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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ronan Hollace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordie Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollace comes to the cage accompanied by Outside by Staind. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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142 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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165 cm
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140 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronan Hollace!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gordie Green!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Green as he connects with a hook.
Green misses with a wild combination.
Green drops his hands momentarily and Hollace takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Green lands a jab-cross combination.
Green cracks the inside of Hollace's front leg.
Green throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hollace was covering up waiting for the punch and Green finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Green working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hollace is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Green working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hollace's head.
Green trying to control the position from guard on top but Hollace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Green lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green wants to pass the guard but Hollace is keeping the position.
Hollace keeping moving, preventing Green from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hollace seems keen to control Green's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Green throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hollace works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hollace escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Green gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hollace is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Green postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollace keeping moving, preventing Green from controlling successfully.
Green looking to sit in guard and control but Hollace gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Green is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Green has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hollace trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hollace wants to pass the guard but Green is keeping the position.
Hollace stands up over Green, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Green looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hollace is one step ahead there.
Green wants to improve his position but instead Hollace has moved into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hollace is keen to just control but Green is a slippery customer.
Hollace is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Green is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Green is trying to get back to full guard.
Green is defending against the submission attempts here by Hollace.
Hollace is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hollace wants to pass to mount but Green is defending the position.
Green actively working from the bottom here.
Hollace is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green is looking to improve his position.
Hollace thows a huge punch but Green dodges it nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Green manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hollace postures up in Green's guard and throws a big left but Green blocks it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Green had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hollace defends it easily.
Hollace avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hollace landing with the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hollace seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Green avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordie Green dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hollace dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Green misses with a jab, cross combination.
Green swats away the attempt to clinch by Hollace.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Green.
Green throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Green moves away from the strike by Hollace.
Hollace tries a head kick but it misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Green keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hollace.
Hollace misses with a jab to the body
and Hollace takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hollace bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Green slips a jab from Hollace.
Green chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hollace lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hollace walks into a jab.
A big left from Hollace misses.
Green staying out of range there.
Green moves out of range as Hollace strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollace scores with the left hand. Green knows he should have avoided that one.
Hollace connects with a body shot.
Green scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Green chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hollace can pounce on him.
Hollace instigates a clinch.
Hollace lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Hollace tries to throw a body punch but Green avoids it by throwing Hollace back against the cage.
Green blocks an elbow strike from Hollace.
A nice left hand lands by Hollace.
Green wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Green wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hollace throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hollace lands a right hand.
Hollace has Green pressed against the cage, preventing Green from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hollace manages to break the clinch.
Green lands a nice hook to Hollace's body. Hollace takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Green. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Green.
Green throws out a loose jab but Hollace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hollace manages to avoid it.
Green thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Hollace misses its intended target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Green connects with a single shot there.
Green lands with a nice body punch.
Hollace fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Green sprawls well initially but Hollace persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hollace throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hollace missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Green manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hollace accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hollace scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hollace is looking to work some ground and pound but Green has wrist control.
Green looking for a guillotine here but Hollace defends easily.
Hollace trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollace's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hollace got a little sloppy there for a moment and Green has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hollace has managed to get both his arms back between Green's legs - danger averted.
Green looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hollace is one step ahead there.
Green keeping moving, preventing Hollace from controlling successfully.
Hollace is in close to Green's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hollace got a little sloppy there for a moment and Green has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hollace has managed to get both his arms back between Green's legs - danger averted.
Green looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gordie Green has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hollace stopping the sweep attempt from Green.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollace landing some decent shots from guard.
Hollace trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hollace sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Green's guard.
Green wants to control but Hollace is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hollace wants to control but Green is keeping him busy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hollace not doing much here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hollace not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronan Hollace dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice shot lands for Hollace.
Green circles away from the clinch attempt.
Green drives through with a takedown into Hollace's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hollace is adopting a defensive guard.
Hollace has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Green postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Green postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Green wants to control from the top but Hollace keeps moving.
Hollace trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green throws a big elbow that misses.
Green wants to control from the top but Hollace keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
Hollace lands a right hook to the body.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hollace manages to avoid it.
Green throws a nice looking combination but Hollace bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hollace.
Green thows a body shot but no joy.
Ronan Hollace is winning the standup battle so far.
Green scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green swats away the attempt to clinch by Hollace.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hollace manages to avoid it.
Green on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Green throws an overhand right that lands on Hollace's shoulder, as Hollace tries to avoid the shot.
Donk. Hollace catches Green right on the button with a cross.
Green works over Hollace's head and body with a nice combination.
Green throws a big shot that misses.
Green swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Green blocks a low kick nicely.
Hollace lands a jab to Green's midsection.
Hollace misses with an uppercut. Green saw that one coming.
Green gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hollace fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hollace scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hollace.
Hollace tries to clinch up but Green circles away and keeps his distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hollace crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Green - the referee stops the clock and Hollace gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Green. Hollace manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hollace gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Green tries to break free but Hollace pushes him back against the cage.
Green can't break the clinch.
Green tries to circle away but Hollace has him pinned against the cage.
Green pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Green enables Hollace to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Green manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hollace stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Green swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Green is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Hollace has his hands clasped together but Green extends an breaks Hollace's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Green.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gordie Green! Gordie Green retains his bantamweight title!
Post fight, Gordie Green stared into the camera and said 'Get your clothes at Koffin Inc. or I'll kick your ass too!'.
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hype
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