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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Kruzov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Gary Holmes has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Viktor Kruzov!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes lands a jab to the nose.
Kruzov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Holmes is fending him off so far but Kruzov persists. Nope, Holmes circles away and we're back to standing.
Holmes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kruzovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
No joy there for Holmes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Holmes throws a combination that misses
and Kruzov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kruzov.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kruzov looking to sit in guard and control but Holmes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes tries to stand but Kruzov is controlling from the bottom.
Kruzov keeping moving, preventing Holmes from controlling successfully.
Kruzov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes trying to control but Kruzov is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Gary Holmes wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Holmes works the jab nicely.
Gary Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Holmes tries to bum rush Kruzov with a series of wild strikes but Kruzov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holmes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Holmes fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes misses with a double jab.
Holmes falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Kruzov counter with a right hand.
Kruzov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Holmes as he jumps to the side.
Holmes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Viktor Kruzov has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kruzov avoids the body shot from Holmes.
Holmes works Kruzov's body with a nice hook.
Holmes connects with a body shot that sends Kruzov's belly button to the back.
Holmes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kruzov.
Holmes scores with a body shot.
Holmes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holmes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kruzov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kruzov looks winded!
Holmes connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Holmes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Holmes misses with a series of wild punches.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holmes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kruzov momentarily.
Holmes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kruzov dodges the punch combination from Holmes.
Kruzov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot lands for Holmes.
Kruzov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Holmes circles away.
Gary Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Kruzov.
Kruzov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A left and a right from Holmes both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holmes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes swinging wildly here.
Holmes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Holmes misses with a wild combination.
Holmes lands a nice looking body shot.
A nice combination there by Holmes.
Kruzov shoots for a double leg takedown but Holmes sprawls well. He's pushed Kruzov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Holmes throws a right and a left that Kruzov avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes misses with a two punch combination.
Kruzov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kruzov moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Holmes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Kruzov's cut.
That's time! Holmes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Holmes throws a nice looking combination but Kruzov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kruzov slips a jab and a cross from Holmes.
Holmes 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 fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kruzov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gary Holmes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holmes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holmes sizes up Kruzov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Danga de danga de dang - Holmes scores with a four punch combination!
Holmes misses with a straight right.
Holmes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kruzov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Holmes just misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruzov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Holmes manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kruzov distracts Holmes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruzov wants to control from the top but Holmes keeps moving.
Kruzov chips away with some ground and pound.
Kruzov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Holmes keeping moving, preventing Kruzov from controlling successfully.
Holmes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Holmes tries to get out of the position.
Kruzov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Holmes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kruzov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kruzov landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes wants to stand and escape but Kruzov is having none of it.
Holmes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kruzov postures up and lands a big shot to Holmes's brow.
Holmes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kruzov.
Kruzov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Holmes wants to stand and escape but Kruzov is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruzov chips away with some ground and pound.
Kruzov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kruzov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kruzov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kruzov stands up over Holmes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruzov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Holmes keeping moving, preventing Kruzov from controlling successfully.
Kruzov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Holmes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kruzov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kruzov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Holmes's head.
Kruzov landing with the ground and pound.
Kruzov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Holmes has momentary wrist control but Kruzov slips an elbow through the middle.
Kruzov drops back, looking for a kneebar! Holmes looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Holmes looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Holmes!
Holmes laying and praying for a moment but Kruzov takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes is trying to control the action in half guard but Kruzov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes wants to stand up but Kruzov has a hold of him and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Kruzov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Viktor Kruzov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Holmes swinging wildly here.
Holmes tries to bum rush Kruzov with a series of wild strikes but Kruzov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holmes misses with a two punch combination.
Holmes misses with a wild combination.
A cross from Holmes lands.
Kruzov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Holmes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kruzov was well out of range. Poor timing from Holmes.
Holmes misses with a series of wild punches.
Holmes is looking to wear down Kruzov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kruzov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Holmes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kruzov is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kruzov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruzov trying to control but Holmes is working from the bottom.
Kruzov connects with a couple of short punches.
Holmes has momentary wrist control but Kruzov slips an elbow through the middle.
Viktor Kruzov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Holmes keeping moving, preventing Kruzov from controlling successfully.
Kruzov landing with the ground and pound.
Kruzov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kruzov is looking to work some ground and pound but Holmes has wrist control.
Kruzov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kruzov works over Holmes with some ground and pound from guard.
Holmes keeping moving, preventing Kruzov from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruzov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Holmes wants to stand and escape but Kruzov is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kruzov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kruzov trying to control but Holmes is working from the bottom.
Kruzov chips away with some ground and pound.
Kruzov wants to control from the top but Holmes keeps moving.
Kruzov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruzov trying to control the position from guard on top but Holmes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Viktor Kruzov hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Holmes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kruzov moves into the clinch.
Holmes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gary Holmes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Holmes misses.
Kruzov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Holmes misses with a few strikes there.
Holmes throws a series of punches but Kruzov moves out of range.
Holmes misses with an uppercut.
Holmes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes slaps away a takedown attempt from Kruzov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kruzov looks for a takedown but Holmes sprawls well.
Gary Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Kruzov.
Holmes throws a right and a left that Kruzov avoids nicely.
Holmes misses with a body shot
and Kruzov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Holmes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kruzov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kruzov closes the distance and clinches up with Holmes, looking for a takedown. Kruzov pushes Holmes against the cage but Holmes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Holmes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kruzov takes a swing at Holmes's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holmes throws a right and a left that Kruzov avoids nicely.
Holmes scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmes thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Kruzov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kruzov 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Kruzov!
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RATING
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