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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes comes to the cage accompanied by F.A.M.E. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gray's choice of entrance music: make love not war baby. Rodney Holmes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodney Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Mr Gray!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray throws out a loose jab but Holmes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Holmes.
Holmes lands a jab to the nose.
Holmes lands a right hook to the body.
Gray scores with a jab to the head.
Holmes thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Holmes!
Holmes lands a front kick.
Gray loads up on a big right hand but Holmes slips the punch.
Gray throws a poor cross that misses
and Holmes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mr Gray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gray ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gray rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Holmes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gray throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A good leg kick by Holmes.
The fighters circling - Holmes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gray, right into the meat.
Some wild striking there from Holmes.
A combination from Gray does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes blocks a low kick nicely.
Holmes slips under a jab.
Holmes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice defenses there by Holmes.
Gray misses with a right hand
and Holmes counters with a solid body kick.
Holmes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gray at a distance.
Holmes just misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes lands a right hook to the body.
Holmes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Some wild striking there from Holmes.
Holmes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gray throws out the jab.
Holmes closes the distance and clinches.
Gray swings wildly with an uppercut but Holmes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Gray misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes moves out of range as Gray strikes.
Gray moves out of range of the body kick from Holmes.
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gray moves away.
Gray showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holmes.
Gray fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Holmes staying out of range there.
Gray throws a poor cross that misses
and Holmes counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rodney Holmes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gray fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Holmes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gray darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gray tries to pass to full mount but Holmes defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holmes wants to control but Gray is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Holmes to regain full guard.
Gray looking to sit in guard and control but Holmes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gray tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gray is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gray throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gray manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes wants to control but Gray is having none of it.
Gray working the ground and pound effectively.
Gray tries to control but Holmes wriggling away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gray cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gray throwing shots but Holmes is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mr Gray will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Holmes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gray.
Nice jab there from Holmes.
Gray shoots for a takedown but Holmes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Holmes lands a body shot.
Holmes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Holmes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holmes scores with a jab to the head.
Gray tries for a takedown but Holmes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gray looks to land a combination but Holmes avoids it well.
Gray throws out a loose jab but Holmes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gray throws a right hand that misses
enabling Holmes to counter with a crisp jab.
Gray takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Holmes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gray.
Holmes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gray.
Holmes lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes throws a shot to the body.
Gray avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Holmes lands a slapping body shot.
Gray throws a hook but Holmes avoids it easily.
Holmes forces Gray back against the cage and clinches.
Gray scores with a hook to the body.
Gray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holmes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gray successfully pulls guard.
Gray has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Holmes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gray wants to sweep here but Holmes controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gray has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Holmes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray looking for a sweep. Not yet Gray, not yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gray isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Holmes stacks Gray 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 Holmes!
Gray is looking to regain half guard here but Holmes keeps moving and retains side control.
Gray sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Holmes trying to control the pace.
Gray wants to sweep but Holmes has passed to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes takes a little break here. Gray wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Gray is looking for a sweep.
Gray is not content to let Holmes control the position.
Gray tries to improve position but can't.
Mr Gray has got the better of the ground game so far.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gray manages to get back to half guard.
Holmes trying to pass the guard but Gray defending well.
Holmes is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rodney Holmes just wasn't active enough.
Gray throws a right hand that misses
and Holmes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gray throws an off balance right hand
and Holmes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gray misses with an uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Holmes as he connects with a hook.
Holmes looks to throw the jab but Gray is out of range.
Good shot there by Holmes.
Gray wants to land a leg kick but Holmes is out of range.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gray throws a head kick that misses.
Holmes misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Gray misses.
Holmes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gray checks it well.
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 Rodney Holmes will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A jab from Gray misses.
Gray misses the jab.
Holmes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gray.
Holmes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gray misses with a hook. Holmes ducked under it nicely.
Gray throws an off balance right hand
and Holmes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gray throws a body punch but Holmes moves out of range.
Gray misses with a wild combination.
Rodney Holmes is winning the standup battle so far.
Gray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gray misses with a wild combination.
Holmes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Holmes ducks under a wild hook from Gray.
Holmes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
Gray is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holmes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Holmes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray throws a nice looking combination but Holmes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gray waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holmes.
Gray fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Holmes to the ground. Gray is now in Holmes's guard.
Holmes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gray looking to sit in guard and control but Holmes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gray looking for a guillotine here but Holmes defends easily.
Gray looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Holmes puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Holmes content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes uses his free foot to push down on Gray's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gray.
Gray is looking to improve his position but Holmes isn't that keen on the idea.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gray. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Holmes content just to control the position here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray is trying to escape the mount.
Holmes content just to control the position here.
Gray is working to get back to half guard.
Gray sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Gray wants to improve his position but Holmes is controlling well.
Holmes is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray wants to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rodney Holmes.
Holmes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gray.
A bone on bone clash there as Holmes blocks the leg kick.
Holmes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Holmes feints and then cracks Gray's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gray down.
Gray fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holmes throws a hook to the side of Gray's head but Gray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holmes lands a two punch combo.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gray throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holmes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gray was well out of range. Poor timing from Holmes.
Jab by Holmes.
Holmes misses with a hook. Gray ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mr Gray.
I think Gray 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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