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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Holnick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Metallica - The Unforgiven II as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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217 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
24
215 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donnie Holnick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucas Silva !
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Silva .
Silva closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Holnick did well to prevent Silva getting side control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silva in particular looking to stall.
Holnick is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, if Silva is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Holnick has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
Silva prevents Holnick from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holnick is working hard here to advance position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lucas Silva was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Holnick counters with a nice leg kick.
Holnick throws a head kick that misses.
Holnick misses with a low kick.
Silva connects with a body shot that sends Holnick's belly button to the back.
Holnick takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holnick misses with a low kick.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holnick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva .
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva lands with a right hand.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Holnick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva throws a right hand that Holnick ducks under and follows up with a left that Holnick also avoids with ease.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Holnick scores with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva . Holnick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holnick looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Holnick shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva lands a jab to the head.
Holnick tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva . Holnick does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Silva .
Holnick is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva .
Silva misses with a leg kick.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Holnick's defenses.
Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Holnick's guard.
Silva forces his way into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva decides to return to a standing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Holnick is looking to improve his position.
Silva is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is trying to control. Holnick wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Lucas Silva wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Holnick, right into the meat.
Holnick throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Holnick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Holnick on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A left lands for Silva .
Holnick needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holnick takes one to the chin there.
Silva stuns Holnick with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holnick needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Holnick manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Holnick misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holnick.
Holnick looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Holnick slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva 's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A low kick from Holnick is predictable there
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva checks a low kick from Holnick.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Holnick has time to react.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Holnick is just out of range.
Silva is looking to chop away at Holnick's legs.
A cross from Silva lands.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Holnick moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holnick fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Holnick tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Holnick throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva 's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Holnick off to one side.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Holnick takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Holnicks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Holnick avoids the body shot from Silva .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holnick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silva with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Holnick.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Silva throws the left hand but Holnick avoids the punch easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva , right into the meat.
Holnick stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva . Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holnick takes a jab right on the kisser.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holnick counters with a nice leg kick.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Holnick takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva .
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holnick takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Holnick throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Holnick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva .
Nice defenses there by Holnick.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
Silva throws a left that rocks Holnick and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Silva dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Holnick regain composure!
Holnick is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Oh Holnick is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Donnie Holnick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holnick seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Lucas Silva wasn't active enough on the ground.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva wants to slow Holnick down by chopping away at his legs.
Holnick is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Silva lands.
Lucas Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Silva slows the pace down in half guard.
Lucas Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holnick is trying to control but can't.
Lucas Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Well, if Silva is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lucas Silva was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holnick was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva .
An inside leg kick from Holnick misses.
Holnick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Holnick's head.
Silva cracks Holnick with a good jab.
Holnick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 26:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Silva !
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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