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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rob Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Mystic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rob Holmes has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
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187 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Mystic !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mystic drives through and clinches with Holmes against the cage.
Mystic stalling in the clinch but Holmes improves position.
Holmes pushes Mystic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holmes scores with a hook to the body.
Holmes manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mystic passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Holmes can't do much from the bottom here.
Mystic tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Holmes is trying to control Mystic 's posture but Mystic avoids it.
Holmes is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mystic asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes sneaks back into half guard.
Mystic not doing much here.
Holmes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mystic 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mystic 's back!
Holmes misses with punches from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holmes is looking for the choke from the back position but Mystic is controlling his hands well.
Holmes not allowing Mystic to control his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Holmes.
Mystic holding both Holmes 's hands and preventing any damage.
Holmes throwing sloppy strikes.
Mystic tries to escape but Holmes has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Mystic trying to control the hands but Holmes won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mystic trying to get back to his feet but Holmes is in full control for now.
Mystic rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Mystic is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Holmes pulls his head out easily.
Mystic wants to improve his position but Holmes is controlling well.
Mystic moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mystic can't keep his opponent in guard - Holmes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mystic is trying to control but can't.
Holmes works his way into side control.
Holmes decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Holmes slaps away a takedown attempt from Mystic , before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holmes has closed the distance and engaged Mystic in a clinch.
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 Rob Holmes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Holmes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Holmes takes the fight into the clinch.
Holmes jumps guard.
Mystic looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Holmes keeping moving, preventing Mystic from controlling successfully.
Mystic won't allow Holmes to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Antonio Mystic wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mystic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Holmes sprawls well. Holmes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mystic gets slowly back to his feet.
Holmes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Holmes shoots in looking for a takedown but Mystic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Holmes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Holmes moves into the clinch.
Holmes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Holmes lands a knee to the body.
Holmes has Mystic pressed against the cage, preventing Mystic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mystic gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Holmes.
Mystic is trying to pull guard but Holmes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Holmes crunches a lovely knee into Mystic 's ribcage.
Mystic is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mystic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mystic is trying to pull guard but Holmes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rob Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Mystic .
Mystic tries to break the clinch but Holmes is controlling the position.
A body shot lands from Holmes.
Holmes pulls guard.
Holmes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mystic postures up in Holmes's guard and throws a big left but Holmes blocks it.
Holmes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mystic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Holmes pushes Mystic off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mystic fails with the takedown.
Mystic fails with the takedown.
Holmes forces Mystic back against the cage and clinches.
Mystic wants to stall.
Mystic throws a punch but it's blocked by Holmes.
Holmes jumps guard and drags Mystic to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mystic trying to control but Holmes is working from the bottom.
Holmes kicks Mystic off and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mystic .
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mystic .
Mystic tries for a takedown but Holmes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mystic leaves Holmes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Holmes clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Holmes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short uppercut from Holmes.
Holmes controlling the action here for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mystic tries to pull guard but Holmes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Holmes dominated that second round.
That's time! Holmes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mystic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Holmes as he jumps to the side.
Holmes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mystic swivels and escapes.
Mystic fails with a takedown attempt.
Holmes closes the distance and clinches.
Holmes pulls guard.
Mystic wants to pass the guard but Holmes is keeping the position.
Holmes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Holmes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes wants to get back to his feet but Mystic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mystic trying to control the position from guard on top but Holmes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holmes looking for a sweep. Not yet Holmes, not yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Holmes avoids the body shot from Mystic .
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mystic is defended easily by Holmes.
Rob Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Mystic .
Holmes slaps away a takedown attempt from Mystic , before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mystic .
Holmes drives through and clinches with Mystic against the cage.
Holmes manages to break the clinch.
Mystic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Holmes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holmes has closed the distance and engaged Mystic in a clinch.
Holmes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holmes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Holmes shoots for a double leg takedown but Mystic sprawls well. He's pushed Holmes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mystic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mystic clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes slows down the pace here.
Holmes has Mystic pressed against the cage, preventing Mystic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mystic tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Holmes smiles and moves away.
Holmes closes the distance and clinches.
Holmes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mystic 's defenses.
Holmes manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mystic stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Holmes looks to land a body kick but Mystic moved away.
Mystic closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes tries to work over Mystic 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mystic is trying to break the clinch but Holmes has him pressed against the cage.
Holmes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mystic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mystic stalling in the clinch but Holmes improves position.
Mystic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mystic jumps guard but Holmes stands there with Mystic around his waist. Mystic gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes lands a good knee to the midsection. Mystic won't want to take too many of those.
Holmes jumps guard.
Holmes trying to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mystic stands up and waves to Holmes to follow him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Holmes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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