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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Atomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crash Holly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atomi comes to the cage accompanied by Megadeth - A Tout Le Monde. Holly is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Slow Death. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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163 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tomi Atomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Crash Holly!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atomi misses with a wild combination.
Atomi misses with a straight right.
Holly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Holly misses with a wild combination.
Holly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Holly throws a chopping leg kick but Atomi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Holly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Atomi misses the shot to the body.
Atomi connects with a body shot.
Holly misses with a hook.
Holly lands the left hand.
Atomi lands a right hook to the body.
Holly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Atomi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Atomi lunges at Holly with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Holly's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atomi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holly moves away.
Atomi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice straight punches there by Holly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Holly.
Atomi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Atomi fails with the takedown
and Holly counters with a right hand to the body.
Holly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Atomi misses with a few strikes there.
Holly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Atomi.
Atomi throws a big shot that misses.
Atomi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Atomi is looking to work some ground and pound but Holly has wrist control.
Atomi tries to free his leg and advance position but Holly is retaining full guard.
Atomi lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atomi tries to free his leg and advance position but Holly is retaining full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atomi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Atomi trying to control but Holly is working from the bottom.
Atomi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Holly is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Atomi, into his guard.
Atomi wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atomi working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Holly has passed into half guard!
Atomi wants to control but Holly is keeping busy.
Atomi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Holly pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holly is trying to control. Atomi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Holly is thwarting Atomi's attempts to control the position.
Atomi is looking to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atomi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Holly's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Holly's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Atomi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Atomi misses with a hook.
Atomi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Atomi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Holly sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Atomi somewhat.
Atomi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holly getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big right from Atomi misses.
A combination from Holly does no damage.
Atomi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Holly wants to get back to full guard.
Atomi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Holly is refusing to be controlled, as Atomi sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atomi trying to control from Holly's half guard. Holly has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Holly trying to control the position.
Atomi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Atomi trying to control but Holly is working from the bottom.
Atomi looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Atomi is working Holly over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Atomi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Atomi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Atomi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Atomi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Atomi throws a big elbow that misses.
Atomi has gone for a leg lock! Holly slips out almost immediately though and dives into Atomi's guard.
Atomi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holly trying to control the position from guard on top but Atomi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Atomi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Atomi keeping moving, preventing Holly from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Crash Holly hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Holly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Holly misses with a looping left.
Holly tries a head kick but it misses.
Holly takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A punch combination from Atomi misses.
Atomi cracks Holly with a good jab.
Holly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Atomi.
Holly tries to score with a low kick but Atomi moves his leg out of the way.
Holly misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atomi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Atomi throwing strikes from guard but Holly blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Atomi dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Holly throws a hook but Atomi avoids it easily.
Holly takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Atomi shoots in looking for a takedown but Holly manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Atomi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Holly takes one on the button.
Atomi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Holly is rocked!
Atomi scores with a three punch combo!
Holly is still on wobbly legs! Can Atomi finish him?
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Atomi.
Holly seems to have recovered his senses.
Atomi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Holly sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomi Atomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holly connects with the punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holly on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Holly throws a hook to the side of Atomi's head but Atomi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Atomi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holly scores with a nice right hand.
Holly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Atomi.
Atomi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Holly defends it nicely.
Atomi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holly scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Tomi Atomi has been cut.
Holly gets caught napping as Atomi dives in and scores a takedown. Holly manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Atomi wants to pass the guard but Holly is keeping the position.
Atomi trying to control the position from guard on top but Holly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Atomi distracts Holly with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atomi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holly is keeping the position for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Atomi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Atomi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Atomi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Atomi wants to pass the guard but Holly is keeping the position.
Holly working a defensive guard but Atomi passes into half guard.
Tomi Atomi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holly is defending against the submission attempts here by Atomi.
Holly is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Atomi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Crash Holly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holly keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Atomi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Atomi trying to pass the guard but Holly defending well.
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.
Holly is looking for a sweep. Atomi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Atomi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Holly really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Atomi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Atomi is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Holly as he works his way to full guard.
Atomi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Atomi wants to control from the top but Holly keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomi Atomi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Atomi 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomi Atomi!
After the fight, Tomi Atomi was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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