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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evander Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eks Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Holyfield might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Can't Touch This. Man has chosen The Prodigy 'Invaders Must Die' as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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205 lbs
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217 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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ADCC Champion
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evander Holyfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eks Man!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man slips under a jab from Holyfield.
Holyfield throws a right hand that Man ducks under and follows up with a left that Man also avoids with ease.
Holyfield looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
Holyfield fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Man throws a hook to the side of Holyfield's head but Holyfield sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Man walks into a jab.
Man changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Holyfield tries to avoid it but Man manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Holyfield to the ground. Holyfield escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Holyfield swinging wildly here.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Holyfield.
Holyfield misses with the combination.
Holyfield fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man wants to slow Holyfield down by chopping away at his legs.
Holyfield throws a series of punches but Man avoids them all with ease.
Holyfield throws a leg kick but Man sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Holyfield throws a nice looking combination but Man bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Man avoids a punch combination nicely.
Holyfield lands an overhand right.
Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Evander Holyfield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man slips a jab and a cross from Holyfield.
Man showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holyfield.
Man throws a predictable looking body shot
and Holyfield counters with a three punch combo that has Man backing up. Man nods at Holyfield to acknowledge the strikes.
Evander Holyfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield slaps away a takedown attempt from Man, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Man misses with a hook
enabling Holyfield to counter with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Holyfield, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Holyfield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holyfield misses with a series of wild punches.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Holyfield is just out of range.
Holyfield throws a nice looking combination but Man bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice jab there from Holyfield.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Man checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Man thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Holyfield avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Man is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Man wants to pass the guard but Holyfield is keeping the position.
Holyfield knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Man on the ground.
Man engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Man pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holyfield is keeping the position for now.
Man controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Eks Man.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Holyfield.
Holyfield misses with a wild combination.
Man looks to land a right hand but Holyfield moved out of range.
A leg kick checked by Man.
Man misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Evander Holyfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eks Man.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holyfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Holyfield looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Evander Holyfield will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Some wild striking there from Holyfield.
Holyfield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holyfield.
Holyfield closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sloppy strikes from Holyfield. Those never looked like landing.
Man throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A left and a right from Holyfield both land. Nice combination.
Holyfield fails to land with a series of punches.
Holyfield swinging wildly here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Holyfield.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man checks the leg kick nicely there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Holyfield.
Man shoots in for a double leg but Holyfield sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Holyfield throws a series of punches but Man moves out of range.
Man looks to land a left hand but Holyfield moved out of range nicely.
Man thows a body shot but no joy.
A nice combination there by Holyfield.
Man is trying hard to land a takedown here. Holyfield sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Holyfield. No joy for Man on that attempt.
Evander Holyfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eks Man.
Holyfield throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Man looks for a takedown but Holyfield sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a double jab.
Holyfield throws a series of punches but Man avoids them all with ease.
Man is trying hard to land a takedown here. Holyfield sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Man misses with an uppercut.
Holyfield lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man circles away quickly and effectively.
Holyfield avoids the body shot from Man.
Holyfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Holyfield tries to bum rush Man with a series of wild strikes but Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holyfield.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man closes the distance and clinches up with Holyfield, looking for a takedown. Man pushes Holyfield against the cage but Holyfield circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Man dodges the punch combination from Holyfield.
Holyfield swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Man counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Man ducks right into an uppercut from Holyfield.
Man misses the jab.
Man looks to land a left hand but Holyfield moved out of range nicely.
Holyfield tries to land a leg kick but Man saw it coming and moves away.
Holyfield tries to bum rush Man with a series of wild strikes but Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Man thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holyfield tries a low kick but Man avoids it.
Holyfield misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Holyfield throws out the jab.
Man scores with a takedown into Holyfield's guard.
Man wants to control from the top but Holyfield keeps moving.
Man is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evander Holyfield dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Holyfield tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Holyfield shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Man looks to land a right hand but Holyfield moved out of range.
Holyfield scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Holyfield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holyfield misses with a wild combination.
Man changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Holyfield tries to avoid it but Man manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Holyfield to the ground. Holyfield escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Holyfield lands a really nice looking cross but Man seems unphased.
Man throws a body punch but Holyfield moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice sprawl there from Holyfield as Man shoots in.
Nice straight punches there by Holyfield. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Holyfield.
A telegraphed right hand from Man misses the target.
Man lunges at Holyfield with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Holyfield's hand.
Holyfield fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big left from Man misses.
Holyfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man is trying hard to land a takedown here. Holyfield sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Evander Holyfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eks Man.
Holyfield looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
Man checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield wants to land a leg kick but Man is out of range.
Holyfield throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Holyfield.
Man misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Holyfield.
Holyfield misses with a few strikes there.
Holyfield throws a low kick but Man avoids it.
Holyfield misses with a hook. Man ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holyfield misses with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Holyfield. Those never looked like landing.
Man misses with a left hand
and Holyfield counters with a left to the body.
Holyfield attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Man looks to land a right hand but Holyfield moved out of range.
Man on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Man misses with a kick to the body.
Holyfield thows a body shot but no joy.
Holyfield looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holyfield.
Man is trying hard to land a takedown here. Holyfield sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Holyfield throws a nice looking combination but Man bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Holyfield staying out of range there.
Holyfield tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Man is able to avoid easily.
Eks Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Man lands a jab to the head.
Man closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Holyfield did well to prevent Man getting side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Holyfield defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man throwing shots but Holyfield is blocking nicely.
Holyfield blocking the ground and pound attempt from Man.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evander Holyfield showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Holyfield, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evander Holyfield!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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