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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Holmes's choice of entrance music: F.A.M.E. On his way into the cage it seems that Tony Masters has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tony Masters seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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205 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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189 cm
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221 lbs
23 - 13 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Masters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodney Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masters misses with a looping right.
Holmes throws a body punch but Masters moves out of range.
Rodney Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes slips under a jab from Masters.
A thudding body kick lands there by Holmes!
Holmes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masters moves away.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses
and Masters counters with a leg kick.
Holmes lands a jab to the head.
Masters drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Holmes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Masters working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes keeping moving, preventing Masters from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Masters stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holmes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Masters throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Holmes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Masters wants to pass the guard but Holmes is keeping the position.
Masters is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masters wants to pass the guard but Holmes is keeping the position.
Masters won't allow Holmes to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masters drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Holmes dives on top into guard.
Masters looking for a sweep. Not yet Masters, not yet.
Holmes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Holmes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Masters working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Holmes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Holmes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Holmes throwing strikes from guard but Masters blocks nicely.
Holmes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Holmes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masters manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Masters dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters scoring with strikes but Holmes is staying in there.
Masters throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Masters looking to ground and pound but Holmes is blocking nicely.
Masters working Holmes over with strikes here.
Holmes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Holmes gets back to half guard.
Masters sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Holmes defending well though.
Holmes trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters looks to land a strike but Holmes avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Masters trying to control the position from guard on top but Holmes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Masters with a flurry of punches that miss.
Masters is in close to Holmes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masters trying to control the position from guard on top but Holmes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Masters has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Masters accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masters trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Masters dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Masters shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Holmes as he avoids it easily.
Holmes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Masters lands an overhand right.
Holmes misses with a hook. Masters ducked under it nicely.
Holmes misses with a hook.
Masters misses with a wild body shot.
Masters pivots, looking for a leg kick but Holmes is out of range and Masters settles back down.
Holmes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Holmes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Masters shoots in but no luck this time.
Masters walks into a stiff left hand from Holmes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Masters. That's going to slow Holmes down.
Masters blocks a jab.
Holmes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holmes checks a leg kick.
Masters throws a body kick that misses.
Masters throws a wild body kick that Holmes sees coming a mile off.
Masters shoots in and bounces Holmes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Masters connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes trying to keep a closed guard but Masters is proving a slippery customer.
Masters won't allow Holmes to sweep him here.
Holmes keeping moving, preventing Masters from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Masters accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Masters throws an elbow that misses. Holmes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Masters's guard. Nice move by Holmes!
Masters wants to sweep but no luck.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masters is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes postures up in Masters's guard and throws a big left but Masters blocks it.
Masters working for a triangle but Holmes defends it easily.
Holmes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Holmes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Masters works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Holmes stopping the sweep attempt from Masters.
Holmes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Masters is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Holmes postures up.
Holmes tries to stand but Masters is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throwing strikes from guard but Masters blocks nicely.
Tony Masters overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Masters is trying to keep Holmes in close.
Holmes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Masters is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Masters thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Holmes's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Masters passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masters looking to control but Holmes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Masters dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Holmes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Masters.
Holmes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Masters on the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Holmes.
Masters uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holmes.
Masters throws a body punch but Holmes moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holmes. Masters does a little dance to reset his feet.
Masters throws a good cross that connects.
Rodney Holmes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Masters throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice shot by Masters.
Holmes tries to sprawl but Masters drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters trying to control from Holmes's half guard. Holmes has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Masters preventing the sweep.
Holmes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Masters working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Masters won't allow Holmes to get back to his feet.
Masters 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!
Masters manages to work his way to half guard, despite Holmes's best efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes wants to stand up but Masters has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Holmes lands with a punch from half guard.
Holmes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Holmes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Holmes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Holmes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masters wants to control but Holmes is keeping busy.
Holmes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rodney Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Masters trying to control here.
Holmes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Holmes lands strikes from half guard.
Holmes wants to stand up but Masters has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Masters works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Masters pushes a forearm under Holmes's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Holmes is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tony Masters!
During a confident post fight interview, Tony Masters thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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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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