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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Delroy Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delroy Holmes acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Delroy Holmes!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmes is just out of range.
Monroe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holmes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Holmes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Holmes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice shot by Monroe.
Holmes slips under a jab.
Monroe misses with a few strikes there.
Holmes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monroe scores with a hook.
Monroe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Holmes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Delroy Holmes has been cut.
Monroe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monroe.
Monroe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Monroe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe throws a shot to the body.
Holmes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Holmes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Monroe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monroe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Monroe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holmes avoids the body shot from Monroe.
Holmes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Monroe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Monroe's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Monroe duly obliges.
The fighters circling - Monroe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jon Monroe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes misses with a head kick.
Monroe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Monroe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monroe misses with a hook to the body
and Holmes counters with a good low kick that Monroe was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes tries a head kick but it misses.
Monroe cracks Holmes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Monroe lands with a good body shot.
Monroe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Holmes throws a head kick but Monroe moves out of range.
Monroe is looking to wear down Holmes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Monroe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Monroe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Monroe throws a lazy right hand but Holmes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Monroe cracks Holmes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big left from Monroe misses.
Holmes tries to clinch there but Monroe circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Holmes.
Monroe checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe misses with a body shot
and Holmes counters with a good, hard body kick but Monroe shrugs it off.
Holmes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Monroe is out of range.
Holmes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Monroe.
Monroe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holmes.
Holmes tries to clinch up but Monroe circles away and keeps his distance.
Monroe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holmes slips under a jab from Monroe.
Monroe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Holmes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Holmes motions for Monroe to come forward. Holmes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Monroe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Holmes doesn't seem bothered though.
Monroe moves out of range of the body kick.
Holmes thows a body kick. Monroe tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Monroe misses.
Monroe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holmes circles away quickly and effectively.
Monroe takes a swing at Holmes's ribcage but misses.
Holmes moves forwards but Monroe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Monroe misses.
Monroe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Monroe dips to his left and cracks Holmes with an uppercut!
Holmes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Monroe just misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Monroe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Holmes.
Monroe misses with a double jab.
Holmes lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Monroe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Delroy Holmes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Holmes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Holmes moves forwards but Monroe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Holmes connects with a leg kick. Monroe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Holmes throws a sloppy head kick and Monroe moves out of range easily.
Monroe throws a hook but Holmes blocks it.
Monroe swings for the body but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes throws a leg kick but Monroe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Monroe missing with a left hand there. Holmes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holmes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Holmes moves away from the strike by Monroe.
A leg kick checked by Monroe.
Monroe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Delroy Holmes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Monroe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Monroe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Holmes staying out of range there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Holmes.
Holmes throws a front kick aimed at Monroe's knee but Monroe avoids it well.
Nice uppercut there from Monroe.
Holmes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holmes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Monroe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Holmes momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Holmes.
Holmes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Monroe throws a right hand that misses
and Holmes counters with a thumping low kick.
Monroe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Holmes. Holmes obviously looking to wear him down.
Jon Monroe is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Monroe throws a hook but Holmes blocks it.
Monroe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monroe throws a hook but Holmes avoids it easily.
Holmes is looking to clinch but Monroe is avoiding it.
Holmes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monroe.
Monroe throws a hook but Holmes avoids it easily.
Holmes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Monroe throws a sloppy body shot
and Holmes counters with a nice body kick.
Holmes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Monroe moves out of range of the leg kick from Holmes.
Monroe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holmes.
Holmes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmes is just out of range.
Monroe throws a jab but it's blocked by Holmes.
Holmes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A slow jab from Monroe misses its intended target.
Monroe connects with a single shot there.
Monroe checks a leg kick nicely.
Holmes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monroe takes a swing at Holmes's ribcage but misses.
Monroe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holmes misses with a straight right.
Monroe misses with a looping left.
A leg kick checked by Monroe.
Holmes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a low kick, looking for Monroe's leg but Monroe calmly moves out of range.
Monroe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Holmes can pounce on him.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Monroe looks to land a right hand but Holmes moved out of range.
Monroe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Monroe misses with the combination.
Holmes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Holmes cracks the inside of Monroe's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Monroe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holmes moves out of range as Monroe strikes.
Monroe tests Holmes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Monroe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Holmes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jon Monroe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Delroy Holmes's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Monroe.
Monroe blocks a low kick nicely.
Monroe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Holmes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Monroe throws a looping overhand right but Holmes ducks down to avoid it.
Monroe misses with a wild body shot.
Holmes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Monroe.
Monroe lands a jab to Holmes's midsection.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Monroe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holmes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Holmes moves away from the strike by Monroe.
Holmes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Monroe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holmes moves away.
Monroe blocks a head kick by Holmes.
Monroe dips to his left and cracks Holmes with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Monroe thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Monroe. Holmes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Monroe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Holmes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Monroe.
Holmes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Holmes misses with a leg kick.
Holmes blocks a jab.
Holmes misses with a two punch combination.
Monroe throws a lazy right hand but Holmes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Monroe throws a shot to the body.
Monroe thows a body shot but no joy.
Monroe tests Holmes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Delroy Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe misses with a hook. Holmes ducked under it nicely.
Monroe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holmes wants to clinch.
Monroe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Monroe misses with a wild body shot.
Holmes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Monroe is able to avoid easily.
Monroe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Holmes doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Monroe misses.
Holmes throws a leg kick but Monroe moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes tries to land a front kick but Monroe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Holmes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Holmes cracks the inside of Monroe's front leg.
Holmes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Monroe keeps the fight on the outside.
Holmes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Holmes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Monroe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Holmes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Monroe's head.
It looks like Jon Monroe has been cut.
Monroe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Holmes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monroe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Monroe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holmes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Monroe.
Monroe circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes wants to land a leg kick but Monroe is out of range.
Monroe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Holmes throws a chopping leg kick but Monroe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Monroe misses with a straight left.
Monroe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Holmes in his tracks.
Holmes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Holmes tries to work over Monroe's front leg with a kick but Monroe checks it.
Holmes moves out of range as Monroe strikes.
A clash of legs there as Monroe blocks the low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab by Monroe.
Nice cross by Monroe.
Jon Monroe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Monroe misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Monroe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Monroe 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Monroe!
An out of breath Jon Monroe thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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