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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Laroux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes comes to the cage accompanied by F.A.M.E. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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World class boxer
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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
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodney Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, David Laroux!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes tries to clinch up.
Laroux tries to score a power double leg takedown but Holmes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Laroux somewhat.
Holmes tries to land a leg kick but Laroux saw it coming and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Laroux.
Holmes tries to clinch up but Laroux circles away and keeps his distance.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holmes looks for the body kick but Laroux saw that one coming.
Laroux thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holmes throws a jab when Laroux was well out of range.
Laroux throws a nice looking combination but Holmes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Laroux misses the shot to the body.
Holmes misses with a low kick as Laroux jumps back.
Laroux lands a nice looking body shot.
Laroux misses with a looping right.
Holmes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laroux lands a jab to the head.
Laroux takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Laroux misses with a body punch
enabling Holmes to counter with a crisp jab.
Laroux misses with a straight right.
Holmes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Laroux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laroux misses with an uppercut. Holmes saw that one coming.
Rodney Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laroux misses with an uppercut. Holmes saw that one coming.
A big right from Laroux misses.
Holmes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laroux moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holmes misses with a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Holmes.
Holmes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laroux manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Holmes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a looping overhand right but Laroux ducks down to avoid it.
Laroux avoids the body shot from Holmes.
Laroux throws a chopping leg kick but Holmes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laroux takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laroux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holmes fakes the leg kick and cracks Laroux in the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Laroux misses the target.
Rodney Holmes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holmes tries to clinch up.
Holmes instigates a clinch.
Laroux misses with a punch on the inside.
Holmes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laroux throws a punch but it's blocked by Holmes.
Holmes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laroux's elbow.
Laroux successfully pulls guard.
Laroux lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Holmes!
Laroux misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laroux landing shots from mount.
Laroux throwing strikes here but Holmes is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Laroux lands a big shot there that rocks Holmes but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laroux landing strikes from the mount and Holmes is in trouble!
Holmes taking shots to the head.
Holmes is rocked!
Laroux looking to finish Holmes with some ground and pound. This is bad for Holmes!
Laroux postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Holmes looks a forlorn figure.
Oh Holmes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Laroux is landing with some decent strikes but Holmes is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laroux throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Holmes seems to have got his legs back now.
Laroux looking to finish with strikes here!
Laroux looking to finish Holmes with some ground and pound. This is bad for Holmes!
Laroux sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Laroux cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Holmes in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Laroux unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laroux connects with a bit shot that sees Holmes covering up! More strikes from Laroux and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Laroux is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Laroux!
David Laroux very nearly forgot to thank GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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