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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Connely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes's entrance music is F.A.M.E. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodney Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Connely!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Connely connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Holmes scrambles back to his feet.
Holmes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Holmes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holmes misses with a looping left.
Connely throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holmes.
A jab from Connely misses.
Connely misses with a left hand
letting Holmes counter with a right hand.
Connely looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Connely misses with the combination.
Connely swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Holmes counters with a leg kick.
Holmes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Connely stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Holmes stuns Connely with a nice body shot, before stepping back 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!
An inside leg kick lands from Connely.
Chris Connely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Connely ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holmes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A telegraphed right hand from Holmes misses the target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Holmes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Connely misses.
Connely connects with a right hand. Holmes shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Connely misses the target.
Connely slips under a jab.
Holmes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Connely scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Connely uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holmes.
Connely throws a lazy uppercut
and Holmes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Connely ducks right into an uppercut from Holmes.
Connely misses with a straight left.
Holmes throws a combination. Connely tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Connely throws a body punch but Holmes moves out of range.
Connely scores with a leg kick.
Connely throws a solid leg kick but Holmes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Connely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes misses with a shot to the body
and Connely counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Connely is looking to score with low kicks.
Connely loads up on a big right hand but Holmes slips the punch.
Connely takes a swing at Holmes's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes misses the shot to the body.
Connely takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Holmes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Holmes moves out of range of the strikes.
Connely looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmes is just out of range.
Holmes throws out a loose jab but Connely uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holmes staying out of range there.
Holmes scores with a leg kick.
Holmes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Connely. That did some damage!
Connely misses the shot to the body.
Holmes wants to clinch up but Connely keeps it at a distance.
Holmes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Connely misses with a combination
and Holmes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Connely's knee momentarily.
Connely checks a leg kick.
Holmes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holmes connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connely blocks a head kick by Holmes.
Connely misses with a low kick.
Connely misses with a body shot.
Holmes scoring well with a low kick there.
Connely throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holmes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Connely misses the jab.
Holmes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holmes thows a body shot but no joy.
Holmes moves away from the strike by Connely.
Holmes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Holmes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Holmes lands a nice looking body shot.
Connely has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Holmes.
Holmes feints and then cracks Connely's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Connely down.
Connely throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holmes feints and then cracks Connely's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Connely down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Connely looks gassed!
Holmes works the jab nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Holmes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Connely has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Connely and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Connely misses with a body shot.
Holmes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Connely.
Holmes misses the body punch
and Connely counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Holmes lands a head kick. Connely smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Chris Connely has been cut.
Connely throws a right hand that misses
enabling Holmes to counter with a crisp jab.
Holmes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Holmes. Connely shrugs it off though.
Holmes throws out a powerful jab.
Connely misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Connely missing with a left hand there. Holmes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Holmes as he connects with a hook.
Connely lands with a nice combination. Holmes backs away looking to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Holmes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Connely's cut.
That's time! Holmes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Connely lands a nice leg kick that just misses Holmes's sensitive parts.
Holmes misses with a body shot.
Connely throws the left hand but Holmes avoids the punch easily.
Connely pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Holmes back to the cage. Connely follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Connely uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holmes.
Connely throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Connely throws the left hand but Holmes avoids the punch easily.
Holmes lands the left hand.
Holmes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Holmes scores with a jab to the body.
Holmes misses with a hook. Connely ducked under it nicely.
Connely throws an off balance right hand
and Connely takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holmes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Connely.
Holmes scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmes misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connely misses with a lunging right hand
and Holmes counters with a thumping low kick.
Connely lands a jab-cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holmes. Connely does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holmes tries to clinch but Connely is having none of it.
Connely throws a hook but Holmes blocks it.
Connely checks a leg kick.
Donk. Connely catches Holmes right on the button with a cross.
A lazy left from Holmes finds it's target.
Holmes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Connely checks it well.
Connely throws the left hand but Holmes avoids the punch easily.
Connely tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Holmes is able to avoid easily.
Nice defenses there by Holmes.
Holmes missing with a left hand there. Connely was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holmes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Connely misses the jab.
Holmes misses the body punch
and Connely counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holmes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Connely looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Connely slips a jab from Holmes.
Connely throws a combination. Holmes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Connely in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Holmes throws a low kick but Connely avoids it.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch but Connely swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holmes thows a body shot but no joy.
Holmes misses with a head kick.
Connely walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Holmes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Connely lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Holmes ducks under a wild hook from Connely.
A swing and a miss from Connely.
Connely walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Connely swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holmes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Holmes lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connely loads up on a big right hand but Holmes slips the punch.
Holmes drops his hands momentarily and Connely takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Connely on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Connely throws out a loose jab but Holmes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Connely misses with a straight right.
Holmes cracks the inside of Connely's front leg.
Rodney Holmes is winning the standup battle so far.
Connely swinging wildly here.
Connely thumps Holmes with a low kick.
Holmes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Holmes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Holmes throws a leg kick but Connely sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A cross from Holmes lands.
Connely walks into a straight right hand from Holmes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holmes throws a jab but it's blocked by Connely.
Holmes throws a jab when Connely was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connely attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Connely rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Holmes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Connely's knee momentarily.
Holmes drives through and clinches with Connely against the cage.
Connely tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Connely throws an elbow but misses.
Connely lands with a short shot to the head.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but Connely blocks it.
Connely scores with a shoulder strike.
Connely takes a shot to the head.
Holmes misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Connely can't find room to land a body shot as Holmes controls the action.
Connely tries a body shot but Holmes blocks it.
Holmes throws a punch but it's blocked by Connely.
A right hand to the body from Holmes.
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 cut man is working on Chris Connely's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Connely misses the shot to the body.
Connely has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Connely misses with a hook
and Holmes counters with a thumping low kick.
Connely throws a right hand that misses
and Holmes counters with a left to the body.
Holmes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Connely was well out of range. Poor timing from Holmes.
Connely misses with a low kick.
Connely tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot lands for Holmes.
Connely throws a right hand that misses
and Holmes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Holmes. Beautiful body shot.
Connely throws a low kick, looking for Holmes's leg but Holmes calmly moves out of range.
Holmes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Holmes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Holmes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Connely throws an overhand right that lands on Holmes's shoulder, as Holmes tries to avoid the shot.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Connely walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Connely takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Connely.
Connely misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holmes.
Connely throws a good cross that connects.
Connely tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holmes was well out of range. Poor timing from Connely.
Holmes's corner calls for a 1-2. Holmes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Holmes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Holmes connects with a crisp jab.
Connely misses with an uppercut
and Holmes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Connely lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Holmes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Holmes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Holmes lands with a good body shot.
Connely misses with a straight left.
Connely misses the jab.
Holmes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Holmes connects with a leg kick. Connely looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Connely tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmes throws a leg kick but Connely moved away.
Holmes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Connely avoids the body shot from Holmes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Holmes.
A jab from Holmes finds it's way through Connely's defenses.
Connely throws a low kick but Holmes moves out of range easily.
Connely on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Connely looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Connely cracks a nice hook into Holmes's ribs.
Connely swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Holmes.
Connely throws a lazy right hand but Holmes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch combination from Connely misses.
Holmes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Connely manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Connely misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holmes.
A head kick misses from Holmes.
Chris Connely has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connely throws a hook to the side of Holmes's head but Holmes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holmes throws the kick towards the body but Connely avoids it.
Holmes throws a shot from downtown. Connely moves away and avoids it.
Connely lands with a straight right. Holmes didn't see that one coming.
Connely takes a swing at Holmes's ribcage but misses.
Connely throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Connely takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Holmes throws a leg kick which misses Connely's front leg but catches the back leg as Connely tries to avoid it.
Connely throws an overhand right that lands on Holmes's shoulder, as Holmes tries to avoid the shot.
Holmes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Holmes lands the left hand.
Connely 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 catches Connely with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Holmes throws a front kick aimed at Connely's knee but Connely avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes takes a swing at Connely's ribcage but misses.
Holmes throws the left hand but Connely avoids the punch easily.
Connely misses with a right hand
and Holmes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Connely scores with a punch to the head.
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!
Holmes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Connely.
Holmes throws a body punch but Connely moves out of range.
Holmes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Connely throws a looping overhand right but Holmes ducks down to avoid it.
Holmes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holmes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Connely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Connely blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Connely lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Connely on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Holmes working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodney Holmes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Holmes 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodney Holmes!
Rodney Holmes decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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