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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Badr Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herman Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. F**king Hostile kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Herman Holmes will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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285 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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285 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Badr Hari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Herman Holmes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Hari!
Hari scores with a leg kick.
Holmes blocks a head kick by Hari.
Hari explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hari tries to land a front kick but Holmes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Crunch! Hari slams his shin into Holmes's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hari with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Holmes looks gassed!
Hari thuds his right hand into Holmes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Herman Holmes has been cut.
Holmes blocks a head kick by Hari.
Hari scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hari lands a jab to Holmes's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hari slips a jab from Holmes.
Hari scores with a shot to the body.
Holmes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hari tried to score with a low kick but Holmes checks it.
Hari throws a sloppy head kick and Holmes moves out of range easily.
Hari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Holmes blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hari tries to land a front kick but Holmes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hari tests Holmes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Holmes moves out of range of the body kick from Hari.
Holmes just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmes blocks the body kick.
Hari swinging wildly here.
Hari throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Holmes counters with a leg kick.
Holmes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hari.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes avoids the head kick by Hari.
Holmes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hari throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holmes.
Holmes slips a straight right by Hari.
Hari throws a leg kick
and Holmes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hari misses with a series of wild punches.
Hari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holmes.
Badr Hari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hari misses with a kick to the body.
Hari fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A right-left combo lands from Hari.
Hari walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Holmes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Holmes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hari misses with a hook. Holmes ducked under it nicely.
Holmes avoids the body shot from Hari.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hari misses with a body kick.
Hari thows a leg kick but Holmes checks it
and Holmes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Badr Hari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Herman Holmes's cut.
That's time! Hari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A good leg kick by Hari.
Holmes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Holmes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Holmes moves out of range of the body kick from Hari.
Hari throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hari misses with a low kick.
Holmes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Holmes in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hari is looking to land body kicks.
Hari connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes thows a leg kick but Hari checks it
and Hari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hari throws a combination. Holmes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hari looks for the body kick but Holmes saw that one coming.
Hari lands a nice looking kick to the body. Holmes takes a step back to recover.
Hari misses with a hook.
Hari has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Holmes.
Hari goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hari misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a body kick that misses.
Holmes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Holmes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hari misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hari feints and then cracks Holmes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Holmes down.
Hari looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmes is just out of range.
Holmes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hari misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hari throws a low kick but Holmes avoids it.
Holmes misses with a hook
and Hari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hari dips to his left and cracks Holmes with an uppercut!
Hari throws a low kick, looking for Holmes's leg but Holmes calmly moves out of range.
Hari throws a head kick but Holmes moves out of range.
Hari throws a series of punches but Holmes moves out of range.
Hari lands with a kick to the temple. Holmes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Badr Hari is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holmes misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hari lands with a cross.
Hari pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hari.
A low kick from Hari misses
and Holmes counters with an outside leg kick.
Hari throws a head kick that misses.
Hari tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holmes throws a head kick but Hari moves out of range.
Hari throws a body kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hari sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Badr Hari dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Herman Holmes's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Holmes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hari throws a nice head kick!
Hari throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice straight punches there by Hari. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hari.
Hari attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from Hari finds it's target.
Holmes scores with a jab. Hari acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hari misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes throws a hook to the side of Hari's head but Hari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Holmes checks a low kick from Hari.
Hari misses with a low kick as Holmes jumps back.
Holmes defending well as Hari loads up on a big left hand.
Hari buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hari moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Herman Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hari motions for Holmes to come forward. Hari throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hari checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hari throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Holmes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hari.
Hari scores with a three punch combo!
Holmes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hari.
Decent striking displayed by Hari there.
Holmes tests Hari's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Badr Hari has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hari throws a front kick that sends Holmes stumbling back into the cage.
Holmes moves out of range of the body kick from Hari.
Hari throws a wild body kick that Holmes sees coming a mile off.
A head kick misses from Hari.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hari crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Holmes - the referee stops the clock and Hari gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Holmes. Hari manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A jab from Hari misses.
Hari checks a low kick from Holmes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Hari is predictable there
and Holmes counters with a nice body shot.
Holmes throws out a powerful jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Holmes, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hari slips a straight right by Holmes.
Holmes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Holmes might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hari has got the better of the exchanges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hari works the jab nicely.
Hari throws a sloppy head kick
and Holmes counters with a one-two to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Herman Holmes.
Well Hari has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Badr Hari!
Badr Hari tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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