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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luke Holder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rik McRae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McRae has chosen Slipknot - Before I Forget as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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196 lbs
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198 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luke Holder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rik McRae!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McRae blocks the body kick.
McRae shoots in looking for a takedown but Holder manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McRae's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Holder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McRae manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Holder blocks a head kick by McRae.
Holder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McRae pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Holder has McRae up against the cage in a clinch.
Holder is trying to maintain a safe position but McRae gets an underhook and turns Holder into the cage.
McRae is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Holder pulls him back up using the underhooks.
McRae tries to pull guard but Holder holds him up against the cage and eventually McRae drops back down to his feet.
Luke Holder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rik McRae.
Holder works on McRae's body with a couple of short punches.
Holder is struggling to control the position.
McRae lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRae has a couple of punches blocked by Holder.
McRae missing with knees to the body.
Holder avoiding damage.
Nice body punch from Holder.
McRae misses with the head strike.
McRae swings wildly with an uppercut but Holder uses good head movement to avoid it.
McRae fails to pull the fight into his guard.
McRae stalling in the clinch but Holder improves position.
Holder stalling against the cage.
Holder lands a body punch in the clinch.
McRae throws a punch but it's blocked by Holder.
McRae can't find room to land a body shot as Holder controls the action.
Holder throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Holder tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holder lands an elbow inside that McRae shrugs off.
It looks like Rik McRae has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McRae as Holder tries to tie him up.
McRae takes an elbow to the forehead.
Holder blocks an uppercut.
McRae swings wildly with an uppercut but Holder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holder can't find room to land a body shot as McRae controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Holder.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holder avoiding damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McRae as Holder tries to tie him up.
McRae can't get the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holder leaning his opponent against the cage.
Holder lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McRae or not.
Holder lands an elbow that stopped McRae in his tracks for a moment.
McRae struggles to land a body shot inside as Holder controls his hands.
McRae tries to pull guard but Holder forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Holder is trying to stall.
Holder throws an elbow but it misses.
McRae misses with a punch on the inside.
McRae tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McRae fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McRae throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holder looking to stall.
Holder blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRae struggles to land a body shot inside as Holder controls his hands.
A bit of stalling here from Holder.
A left hand lands to the body for McRae.
McRae is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Holder to keep the fight standing.
Holder stalling.
McRae lands a good knee to the midsection. Holder won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from McRae as the two fighters clinch.
McRae throws a head punch that misses.
McRae decides to pull guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
McRae tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McRae is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Holder defends well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holder preventing the sweep.
McRae keeping full guard, as Holder tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Luke Holder will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rik McRae's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Holder clinches with his opponent.
Holder misses with some punches.
McRae lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Holder working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McRae blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McRae with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from McRae fails to land.
McRae throws a punch but it's blocked by Holder.
McRae lands with a light punch inside.
A bit of stalling here from Holder.
A short uppercut from McRae.
Holder lands a shot to the body.
McRae misses with a punch to the body.
Holder misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRae misses with some punches.
Holder slowing the pace effectively.
Holder misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McRae.
Holder stalling.
Holder is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McRae is defending well for now.
McRae swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Holder.
Holder dodges an elbow strike from McRae.
McRae avoids a wild elbow strike from Holder.
McRae blocks an elbow strike from Holder.
McRae lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McRae unloads a knee to the mid-section. Holder lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Holder tries to land knees in the clinch but McRae avoids the damage to the body.
Holder tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McRae avoids it.
Nice body punch from McRae - that landed with a thud.
McRae lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holder tries to land knees in the clinch but McRae avoids the damage to the body.
McRae is trying to drag Holder to the mat but Holder just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
McRae on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Holder stalling in the clinch but McRae improves position.
McRae tries to land knees in the clinch but Holder avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from McRae fails to land.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
McRae lands an uppercut.
McRae avoids a wild elbow strike from Holder.
Holder lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McRae throws a head punch that misses.
McRae misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRae misses with a punch on the inside.
McRae swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holder.
McRae tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McRae on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McRae lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Holder lands an elbow just above McRae 's eye.
McRae working aggressively here.
McRae tries a body shot but Holder blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McRae.
Holder working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rik McRae seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McRae blocks an elbow strike from Holder.
Holder presses McRae against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holder throws a punch but it's blocked by McRae.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holder.
Holder misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McRae.
McRae lands a hook to the side of the head.
McRae lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McRae fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McRae takes a knee to the side of the body.
McRae landing knees to the head.
McRae misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holder.
McRae trying to control the position but instead, Holder has worked for underhooks and has pushed McRae into the cage.
McRae being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McRae lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rik McRae showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rik McRae's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
McRae 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.
Luke Holder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McRae finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McRae connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Holder tries to clinch but McRae moves away
and McRae counters with a nice low kick that buckles Holder's knee momentarily.
McRae throws a sloppy head kick and Holder moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from McRae.
A head kick by McRae misses
letting Holder counter with a right hand.
Holder throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McRae.
Holder clinches up against the cage.
McRae is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Holder to keep the fight standing.
McRae managing to block the knees to the body from Holder.
McRae misses with a punch on the inside.
McRae doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holder prevents a body shot from McRae.
McRae stalling against the cage.
McRae throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holder blocks it with crossed arms.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Holder takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McRae tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McRae misses with a punch on the inside.
McRae pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holder throws an elbow but misses.
McRae avoiding damage as Holder throws knees to the body.
McRae can't find room to land a body shot as Holder controls the action.
Holder lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McRae on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Holder blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRae fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McRae misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holder throws an elbow that misses.
McRae working aggressively here.
Holder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holder tries to land knees in the clinch but McRae avoids the damage to the body.
McRae lands with a right to the head.
Holder is looking to control McRae's arms but McRae gets an underhook and turns him. Now Holder has his back to the cage.
McRae has a couple of punches blocked by Holder.
McRae softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McRae struggles to land a body shot inside as Holder controls his hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McRae's elbow.
McRae lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McRae doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for McRae.
Holder stalling in the clinch but McRae improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRae with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McRae misses with a punch on the inside.
Holder tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McRae avoids the elbow strike from Holder, against the cage.
McRae looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Holder is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McRae looking to throw knees to the head but Holder is blocking nicely.
Still in the clinch, McRae scores with a nice short uppercut.
McRae lands a left hand.
Holder stalling in the clinch but McRae improves position.
McRae is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Holder to keep the fight standing.
McRae tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Holder smiles and moves away.
Luke Holder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rik McRae.
McRae thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRae checks a low kick from Holder.
Holder throws a leg kick but McRae moved away.
McRae blocks a leg kick.
McRae fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Holder lands with a kick to the ribs.
McRae takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McRae takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holder closes the distance and clinches.
Holder is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rik McRae.
I think McRae has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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hype
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