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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Holliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Tuffs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tuffs comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Korn Blind kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Trevor Tuffs will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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190 lbs
15 - 24 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Holliday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trevor Tuffs!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuffs is trying hard to land a takedown here. Holliday sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tuffs fails with a takedown attempt.
John Holliday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holliday fails to land with a series of punches.
Holliday misses with a few strikes there.
Tuffs looks for a takedown but Holliday sprawls well.
John Holliday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevor Tuffs.
Tuffs has his takedown stuffed
and Holliday counters with a stiff right hand.
Holliday throws a nice looking combination but Tuffs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Holliday bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tuffs's head backwards.
Holliday swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tuffs fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Holliday avoids it really well and circles away.
Tuffs looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Holliday is fending him off so far but Tuffs persists. Nope, Holliday circles away and we're back to standing.
Holliday rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tuffs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tuffs tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Holliday swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuffs with a poor takedown
and Holliday counters with a stiff right hand.
Tuffs looks gassed!
Tuffs with a poor takedown
and Holliday counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Holliday looks to land a combination but Tuffs avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Holliday. Those never looked like landing.
Holliday swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Holliday swinging wildly here.
Holliday keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Holliday looks to land a combination but Tuffs avoids it well.
Nice sprawl there from Holliday as Tuffs shoots in.
Holliday lands with an overhand left.
Tuffs has his takedown stuffed
and Holliday counters with a right hand to the body.
Tuffs slips a jab and a cross from Holliday.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuffs is trying hard to land a takedown here. Holliday sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Holliday misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holliday throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Holliday misses with a few strikes there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tuffs.
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!
Holliday looks to land a combination but Tuffs avoids it well.
Holliday stuffs the takedown attempt from Tuffs. Tuffs gets slowly back to his feet.
Tuffs slips a jab and a cross from Holliday.
Holliday misses with a series of wild punches.
Holliday throws a series of punches but Tuffs avoids them all with ease.
Holliday throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tuffs.
Tuffs shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Holliday defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Holliday does no damage.
Holliday leaves Tuffs with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Holliday tries to bum rush Tuffs with a series of wild strikes but Tuffs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holliday will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tuffs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Holliday displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tuffs.
Tuffs fails to land the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Holliday.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holliday throws a combination that misses
and Tuffs counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Holliday's guard now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Holliday preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tuffs drops back looking for a leg! Holliday is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Holliday manages to kick Tuffs off! Tuffs jumps back into Holliday's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuffs drops back looking for a leg! Holliday is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Holliday manages to kick Tuffs off! Tuffs jumps back into Holliday's guard.
Tuffs throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holliday preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Holliday has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Tuffs off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tuffs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Holliday dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Holliday throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tuffs.
Holliday throws a right and a left that Tuffs avoids nicely.
Holliday fails to land with a series of punches.
Holliday throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tuffs counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Holliday wants to stand and escape but Tuffs is having none of it.
Tuffs makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tuffs drops back looking for a leg! Holliday is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Holliday manages to kick Tuffs off! Tuffs jumps back into Holliday's guard.
Holliday keeping full guard, as Tuffs tries to pass.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holliday is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tuffs is controlling him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holliday utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday is looking to stand up but Tuffs isn't so interested in that idea.
Tuffs throwing strikes from guard but Holliday blocks nicely.
Tuffs thows a big elbow that misses.
Tuffs drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tuffs jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tuffs passes into half guard.
Tuffs looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tuffs is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tuffs.
Holliday is looking to escape.
Holliday kicks Tuffs off and gets back to his feet.
Tuffs shoots for a double leg takedown but Holliday sprawls well. He's pushed Tuffs's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Holliday rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tuffs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holliday throws a right and a left that Tuffs avoids nicely.
Tuffs changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Holliday tries to avoid it but Tuffs manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Holliday to the ground. Holliday escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tuffs tries for a takedown but Holliday sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
John Holliday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevor Tuffs.
Tuffs dives in and grabs Holliday's left leg, looking for a takedown. Holliday pushes down on Tuffs's head and hops out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Holliday misses.
Holliday throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tuffs counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tuffs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuffs works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tuffs is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Holliday defends it well.
Tuffs is looking for a kimura but Holliday is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tuffs to get the leverage.
Tuffs is working for a submission of some sort.
Holliday is looking to escape.
Holliday has one foot on Tuffs's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Tuffs is trying hard to land a takedown here. Holliday sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Holliday fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Holliday.
Holliday has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuffs shoots in but no luck this time.
Tuffs shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Holliday as he avoids it easily.
Holliday misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Holliday throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tuffs shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Holliday as he jumps to the side.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Holliday!
Tuffs closes the distance and clinches up with Holliday, looking for a takedown. Tuffs pushes Holliday against the cage but Holliday circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Holliday throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holliday throws a series of punches but Tuffs avoids them all with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holliday swinging wildly here.
Tuffs shoots in for a takedown but Holliday shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Tuffs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Holliday misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Holliday misses with a series of wild punches.
Tuffs takes one on the button.
Tuffs misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tuffs fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Holliday to the ground. Tuffs is now in Holliday's guard.
Tuffs stops Holliday from standing up.
Holliday is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Holliday is trying to break the clinch but Tuffs has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Tuffs - that landed with a thud.
Tuffs tries to score a body lock takedown but Holliday shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tuffs tries for a takedown but Holliday manages to get underhooks.
John Holliday has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevor Tuffs.
Holliday wants to break free but Tuffs has control.
Tuffs is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuffs wants a takedown but no success here.
Holliday tries to circle away but Tuffs has him pinned against the cage.
Tuffs wants a takedown but no success here.
Holliday is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Holliday wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tuffs has him pressed against the cage.
Holliday wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tuffs lands a left hand.
Holliday working hard to break the clinch.
Tuffs prevents Holliday from breaking the clinch.
Holliday gets underhooks to prevent Tuffs's takedown attempt.
Tuffs tries to score a body lock takedown but Holliday shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tuffs has Holliday pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Holliday manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Holliday's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Holliday misses.
Tuffs shoots in for a takedown but Holliday shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tuffs shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Holliday counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tuffs fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Holliday throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tuffs drives through with a takedown into Holliday's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuffs throwing strikes but missing.
Tuffs thows a big elbow that misses.
Tuffs content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tuffs tries to free his leg and advance position but Holliday is retaining full guard.
Tuffs drops back, looking for a kneebar! Holliday looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Holliday looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Holliday!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holliday stands up and beckons Tuffs to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tuffs is defended easily by Holliday.
John Holliday is winning the standup battle so far.
Holliday misses with a double jab.
John Holliday is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tuffs shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Holliday as he jumps to the side.
Holliday misses with a double jab.
Holliday throws a nice looking combination but Tuffs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
John Holliday is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holliday misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holliday stuffs the takedown attempt from Tuffs. Tuffs gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuffs shoots in looking for a takedown but Holliday manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tuffs's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Holliday looks to land a combination but Tuffs avoids it well.
Tuffs shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Holliday pinned against the cage. Holliday gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tuffs fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Holliday tries to bum rush Tuffs with a series of wild strikes but Tuffs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tuffs shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tuffs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holliday.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tuffs will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Holliday moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tuffs.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Holliday.
I think Holliday has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Trevor Tuffs!
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hype
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