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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Holl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepper OKeefe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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216 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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205 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Holl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pepper OKeefe!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OKeefe swinging wildly here.
OKeefe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Matt Holl counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Matt Holl.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
OKeefe throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
OKeefe isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Matt Holl stacks OKeefe 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 Matt Holl!
OKeefe trying to remain calm as Matt Holl controls from the top position.
OKeefe takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Matt Holl content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
OKeefe is pushing Matt Holl's head away, looking to escape. Matt Holl manages to hold on to the position though.
Matt Holl cracks OKeefe with a big right hand but OKeefe just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matt Holl working the head with strikes.
Matt Holl controlling the position from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matt Holl scores with a couple of short elbows.
Matt Holl is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down OKeefe's shoulder. That is not cool.
OKeefe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
OKeefe being controlled for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matt Holl works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Matt Holl controls the position.
OKeefe on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OKeefe wants to control but Matt Holl postures up.
Matt Holl in side control, just content to control the action for now.
OKeefe looks gassed!
Matt Holl works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matt Holl controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Matt Holl.
OKeefe scores with a jab. Matt Holl acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
OKeefe misses with a low kick.
OKeefe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Matt Holl tries to avoid it but OKeefe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Matt Holl to the ground. Matt Holl escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Matt Holl.
Matt Holl is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down OKeefe's shoulder. That is not cool.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Matt Holl.
OKeefe tries for a takedown but Matt Holl sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Holl dominated that round.
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.
OKeefe gets caught flat footed, as Matt Holl shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
OKeefe wants to sweep here but Matt Holl controlling him for the moment.
OKeefe has his foot on Matt Holl's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Matt Holl works his way back into a safe position though.
Matt Holl sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Matt Holl passes into half guard.
OKeefe is looking for a sweep. Matt Holl is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Matt Holl lands with a punch from half guard.
Matt Holl is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
OKeefe is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OKeefe pushes Matt Holl off but Matt Holl dives into side control.
OKeefe trying to remain calm as Matt Holl controls from the top position.
OKeefe takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Matt Holl is chipping away with strikes.
OKeefe is letting Matt Holl control him for a moment.
OKeefe is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
OKeefe taking punishment in the form of punches.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matt Holl has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Matt Holl's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We're going to have a standup here because Matt Holl wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
OKeefe tries to sprawl but Matt Holl drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matt Holl content to control rather than advance.
OKeefe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Matt Holl is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that OKeefe can do to turn this around?
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Matt Holl passes to side control.
Matt Holl remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
OKeefe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matt Holl works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Matt Holl cracks OKeefe with a big right hand but OKeefe just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Matt Holl is working OKeefe over with some ground and pound from side control.
OKeefe is trying to improve his position.
Matt Holl happy to just control the position for now.
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!
Matt Holl lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matt Holl working the head and body with strikes.
Matt Holl is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down OKeefe's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Holl dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Matt Holl fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging OKeefe to the ground. Matt Holl is now in OKeefe's guard.
Matt Holl 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.
OKeefe working for a triangle but Matt Holl defends it easily.
Matt Holl passes into half guard.
OKeefe actively working from the bottom here.
OKeefe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
OKeefe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Matt Holl.
Matt Holl seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Matt Holl works his way into side control.
Matt Holl is working OKeefe over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matt Holl controls the position.
Matt Holl has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
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!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Matt Holl.
Matt Holl smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Matt Holl feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits OKeefes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matt Holl scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Well, if Matt Holl 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.
Matt Holl working the head and body with strikes.
Matt Holl perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Matt Holl.
Matt Holl gets a takedown into half guard.
Matt Holl with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OKeefe is trying to stand back up but Matt Holl is controlling him
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OKeefe is trying to get back to full guard.
Matt Holl looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Matt Holl just wasn't active enough.
Matt Holl drives through with a takedown into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matt Holl looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Holl showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Matt Holl 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 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Holl!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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