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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrius Klimavicious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klimavicious comes into the arena with Donatan RÓWNONOC "Niespokojna dusza" Chada, Słoń, Sobota blaring out of the sound system. Rob Holmes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrius Klimavicious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klimavicious swings for the body but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes scores with a push kick.
Holmes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Klimavicious sprawls well. Klimavicious wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Holmes gets slowly back to his feet.
Holmes tries to clinch but Klimavicious moves out of range.
Holmes throws a right hand that Klimavicious ducks under and follows up with a left that Klimavicious also avoids with ease.
Klimavicious just misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes slips under a jab from Klimavicious.
Holmes scores with a kick to the body.
Holmes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Klimavicious dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holmes clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Klimavicious's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Holmes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Klimavicious has had enough of the clinch but Holmes keeps him there for the moment.
Holmes has Klimavicious pressed against the cage, preventing Klimavicious from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Holmes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Klimavicious stops a takedown attempt from Holmes.
Klimavicious has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Holmes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Andrius Klimavicious has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Holmes.
Holmes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Klimavicious just stands there and leans against the cage.
Holmes jumps guard but Klimavicious stands there with Holmes around his waist. Holmes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Holmes breaks from the clinch.
Holmes moves forwards but Klimavicious connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sloppy strikes from Klimavicious. Those never looked like landing.
Klimavicious swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Holmes drops his hands momentarily and Klimavicious takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klimavicious fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Holmes tries to clinch up.
Holmes clinches up against the cage.
Klimavicious wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Holmes has him pressed against the cage.
Holmes landing knees to the body.
Klimavicious misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holmes manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klimavicious throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holmes moves into the clinch.
Holmes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holmes shoots in but Klimavicious avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Holmes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Klimavicious.
Klimavicious walks into a straight right hand from Holmes.
Klimavicious throws a body punch but Holmes moves out of range.
Klimavicious clobbers Holmes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Klimavicious cracks a nice hook into Holmes's ribs.
Holmes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Andrius Klimavicious is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Klimavicious stuffs the takedown attempt from Holmes. Holmes gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Klimavicious paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holmes tries to clinch up but Klimavicious circles away and keeps his distance.
Holmes throws a push kick but Klimavicious slaps the foot to one side.
Klimavicious throws a looping overhand right but Holmes ducks down to avoid it.
Holmes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Klimavicious.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klimavicious tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holmes was well out of range. Poor timing from Klimavicious.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holmes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good exchange - Klimavicious coming out on top.
Rob Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holmes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Klimavicious manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Klimavicious goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrius Klimavicious dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Klimavicious slaps away a takedown attempt from Holmes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Holmes shoots in for a double leg but Klimavicious sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Holmes tries to clinch up but Klimavicious circles away and keeps his distance.
Holmes moves into range and clinches up with Klimavicious.
Holmes's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Holmes jumps guard but Klimavicious stands there with Holmes around his waist. Holmes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Andrius Klimavicious has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Holmes.
Holmes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Klimavicious stalling in the clinch but Holmes improves position.
Klimavicious letting Holmes take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes is trying to pull guard but Klimavicious has him pressed against the cage.
Holmes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Klimavicious tries to throw a body punch but Holmes avoids it by throwing Klimavicious back against the cage.
Klimavicious wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Holmes has him pressed against the cage.
Holmes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Klimavicious lands with a nice body punch.
Holmes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Holmes pushes Klimavicious up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Holmes.
Holmes tries to pull guard but Klimavicious forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Holmes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Klimavicious walks away with a smile on his face. Holmes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Klimavicious paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Klimavicious swings widly with a right hand
and Holmes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Klimavicious throws a hook but Holmes avoids it easily.
Klimavicious circles away from the clinch attempt.
Klimavicious cracks Holmes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Klimavicious leaves Holmes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Holmes misses with a takedown attempt - Klimavicious sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Holmes is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holmes tries to clinch up.
Klimavicious throws a shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holmes tries to clinch up but Klimavicious circles away and keeps his distance.
Klimavicious ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holmes moves away.
Klimavicious lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Holmes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Klimavicious swings for the body but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes tries to clinch there but Klimavicious circles away.
Holmes instigates a clinch.
Klimavicious is pressed up against the cage. Holmes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Klimavicious down to the mat. Klimavicious avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Klimavicious misses with a wild body shot.
Klimavicious lunges at Holmes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Holmes's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klimavicious fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Holmes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes moves in looking to clinch but Klimavicious pushes him off.
Rob Holmes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holmes tries to clinch there but Klimavicious circles away.
Klimavicious throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Klimavicious throws a lazy right hand but Holmes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Holmes slips a straight right by Klimavicious.
Nice straight punches there by Klimavicious. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Klimavicious.
Klimavicious throws a lazy right hand but Holmes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klimavicious misses with a body shot.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Klimavicious paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Klimavicious misses with a body shot.
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 Andrius Klimavicious will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klimavicious swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Klimavicious fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmes manages to avoid it.
Holmes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Klimavicious keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Holmes avoids the body shot from Klimavicious.
Holmes fails with a takedown attempt.
Holmes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Holmes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Andrius Klimavicious has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Holmes.
Klimavicious takes a swing at Holmes's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Klimavicious finds it's way through Holmes's defenses.
Andrius Klimavicious is winning the standup battle so far.
Holmes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Holmes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Klimavicious counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Holmes thinking.
Holmes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A punch combination from Klimavicious misses.
Klimavicious throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klimavicious scores with a decent looking hook.
Klimavicious scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Holmes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Holmes fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klimavicious throws a good cross that connects.
Klimavicious lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klimavicious works over Holmes's head and body with a nice combination.
Klimavicious lands a jab to Holmes's midsection.
Holmes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A leg kick checked by Klimavicious.
Klimavicious jabs at Holmes's body.
Klimavicious tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holmes was well out of range. Poor timing from Klimavicious.
Holmes is trying desperately to land a takedown but Klimavicious is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Holmes.
Klimavicious scores with a hook.
Holmes is rocked!
Klimavicious punishes Holmes's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Klimavicious manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Klimavicious connects with a looping right hand.
Holmes is still on wobbly legs! Can Klimavicious finish him?
Klimavicious lands a jab to Holmes's midsection.
No joy there for Klimavicious, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Klimavicious scores with a crisp jab that stopped Holmes in his tracks.
Klimavicious tries to bum rush Holmes with a series of wild strikes but Holmes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Klimavicious works Holmes's body with a nice hook.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Holmes got wobbled bad by a big combination! Klimavicious presses forward with punches and knees until Holmes stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Holmes closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrius Klimavicious!
In his post fight interview, Andrius Klimavicious started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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