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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manny Holt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beck Barsanti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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284 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Holt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beck Barsanti!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barsanti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barsanti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holt.
Holt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barsanti.
Holt thows a body shot but no joy.
Holt looks for a takedown but Barsanti sprawls well.
Holt slips under a jab.
Barsanti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holt.
Holt scores with a jab to the body.
Holt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Holt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barsanti swinging wildly here.
Holt blocks a jab.
Holt misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barsanti throws a body punch but Holt moves out of range.
Barsanti lands with a nice body punch.
Holt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Manny Holt has been cut.
Barsanti throws the left hand but Holt avoids the punch easily.
Holt misses with a takedown
and Barsanti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barsanti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Holt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barsanti misses with a looping left.
Barsanti slips a jab and a cross from Holt.
Holt thows a body shot but no joy.
Barsanti takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barsanti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holt was well out of range. Poor timing from Barsanti.
Holt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barsanti counters with a straight right hand.
Beck Barsanti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt ducks under a wild hook from Barsanti.
Holt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barsanti changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Holt is breathing heavily.
Barsanti throws a jab but it's blocked by Holt.
Barsanti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barsanti throws a wild body kick that Holt sees coming a mile off.
Barsanti misses with a few strikes there.
Barsanti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barsanti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Manny Holt's cut is getting worse.
Barsanti moves out of range of the strikes.
Holt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barsanti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Holt doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barsanti gets the takedown into side control.
Holt taking a bit of punishment here - Barsanti scoring with strikes.
Barsanti trying to control the action but Holt is working from the bottom.
Barsanti working the ground and pound but Holt is defending the strikes.
Barsanti postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Barsanti fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Holt defending against the ground and pound.
Barsanti just content to control the position.
Holt regains half guard, as Barsanti was trying to land strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barsanti is looking for a kimura here.
Barsanti is looking for a kimura here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barsanti wants to take a breather but Holt is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beck Barsanti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Holt's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Barsanti smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barsanti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holt.
Holt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holt throws a wild body kick that Barsanti sees coming a mile off.
Holt lands the left hand.
Barsanti closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Holt's guard.
Barsanti throwing strikes from guard but Holt blocks nicely.
Barsanti not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Barsanti trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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!
Barsanti advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barsanti in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Barsanti trying to control the position but Holt is working away.
Holt sneaks back into half guard.
Barsanti takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Barsanti is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Barsanti trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Manny Holt's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Manny Holt's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Beck Barsanti!
Beck Barsanti gave a mention to Springfield HW Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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