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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Holnick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Tretiak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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217 lbs
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195 cm
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216 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donnie Holnick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vladimir Tretiak!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tretiak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holnick swats away the attempt to clinch by Tretiak.
Holnick moves out of range of the strikes.
Tretiak throws a body punch but Holnick moves out of range.
Holnick throws a nice outside leg kick.
Holnick throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Holnick wants to land a leg kick but Tretiak is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Holnick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Holnick.
Tretiak tries to clinch up.
Vladimir Tretiak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tretiak moves into range and clinches up with Holnick.
Tretiak trying to stall but Holnick improves his position.
Holnick pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The referee calls for Holnick to work.
Tretiak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Holnick works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tretiak is trying to control the position but Holnick postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holnick avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Holnick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tretiak isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Holnick stacks Tretiak on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Holnick!
Tretiak tries to bench press Holnick off him but Holnick keeps the position.
A control attempt from Tretiak but he's now mounted!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tretiak working to try and regain half guard.
Holnick with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tretiak tries to reverse the position but Holnick maintains control.
Holnick lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tretiak hang on?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holnick lands a big shot there that rocks Tretiak but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tretiak is trying desperately to improve position.
Tretiak sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Tretiak wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tretiak is trying to maintain the position but Holnick is very close to passing his half guard.
Holnick is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tretiak defends it well.
Tretiak wants to control but Holnick passes into side.
Holnick working away.
Holnick tries to move to full mount but Tretiak actually manages to regain half guard.
Tretiak trying to control but Holnick postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holnick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tretiak's head.
Well, if Holnick 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 is trying to control. Tretiak wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tretiak keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holnick wants to take a breather but Tretiak is having none of it.
Holnick prevents Tretiak from improving his position.
Tretiak is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Holnick pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Holnick dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tretiak blocks a jab.
Tretiak slaps away a takedown attempt from Holnick, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Holnick misses with an uppercut
and Tretiak counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Holnick is trying to get back to full guard.
Holnick taking some punishment here, with Tretiak in his half guard.
Tretiak seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Holnick does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Holnick tries to get to full guard but Tretiak has control of the leg.
Tretiak is trying to work for a kimura but Holnick is defending well.
Holnick controlling the position well.
Tretiak is trying to work for a kimura but Holnick is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tretiak is looking for a kimura but Holnick is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tretiak to get the leverage.
Tretiak trying to pass the guard but Holnick defending well.
Holnick is pressing down on Tretiak's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tretiak slips nicely into half guard.
Tretiak throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tretiak looks to land a strike but Holnick avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Tretiak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Holnick manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Holnick tries to control but Tretiak wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tretiak tries to lock up and control but Holnick gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Holnick trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Holnick goes for an armbar but Tretiak turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Tretiak.
Holnick might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tretiak pushes down on Holnick's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tretiak is taking a breather. Holnick says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Tretiak is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tretiak moves nicely into side control.
Tretiak cracks Holnick with a big elbow.
Tretiak tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tretiak misses with the ground and pound.
Holnick is looking to reverse the position.
The ground and pound from Tretiak seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Tretiak postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Holnick manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tretiak's best efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holnick makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Holnick.
Holnick keeping moving, preventing Tretiak from controlling successfully.
Holnick is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Holnick controls Tretiak momentarily but Tretiak frees himself.
Tretiak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holnick swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Holnick looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tretiak is one step ahead there.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holnick working for a triangle but Tretiak defends it easily.
Tretiak looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Tretiak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Holnick throws a low kick but Tretiak avoids it.
Holnick avoids the body shot from Tretiak.
Holnick takes a swing at Tretiak's ribcage but misses.
Tretiak scores with a takedown into Holnick's guard.
Holnick looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tretiak is one step ahead there.
Holnick has control of Tretiak's left arm, preventing Tretiak from doing any damage.
Tretiak trying to control the position from guard on top but Holnick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tretiak looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tretiak working some strikes from top position.
Tretiak throws an elbow that misses. Holnick uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tretiak's guard. Nice move by Holnick!
Tretiak looking to control.
Tretiak manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Holnick manages to get himself to full guard.
Tretiak is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tretiak looking to pass the guard.
Tretiak is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Holnick looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tretiak is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tretiak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Holnick bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tretiak's guard.
Holnick trying to control the position from guard on top but Tretiak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tretiak looking to control.
Holnick is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Holnick passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holnick postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tretiak is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Holnick is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Tretiak sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Tretiak is looking to control Holnick's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tretiak avoid being mounted?
Holnick passes the guard and advances to mount!
Holnick tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holnick looking to control but Tretiak is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tretiak tries to lock up and control but Holnick gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Holnick with a couple of short strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tretiak tries to lock up and control but Holnick gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Holnick landing shots from mount.
Holnick controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holnick landing strikes from the mount.
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 Donnie Holnick.
Well Holnick 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie Holnick!
Donnie Holnick very nearly forgot to thank Hell's Balls Fightwear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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