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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theo AtlaSon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Everybody Knows My Name. Theo AtlaSon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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211 lbs
26 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theo AtlaSon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
AtlaSon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holmes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
AtlaSon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
AtlaSon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holmes misses with a low kick.
Holmes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
AtlaSon cracks Holmes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Mike Holmes has been cut.
AtlaSon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Holmes slips a straight right by AtlaSon.
A nice inside leg kick there by Holmes. That's going to slow AtlaSon down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
AtlaSon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
AtlaSon misses the shot to the body.
AtlaSon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
AtlaSon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from AtlaSon there as he acknowledges the shot.
AtlaSon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but AtlaSon manages to avoid it.
Holmes throws a head kick that AtlaSon semi-blocks.
It looks like Theo AtlaSon has been cut.
Holmes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
AtlaSon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holmes.
AtlaSon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Holmes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to AtlaSon's calf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
AtlaSon thuds his shin into the meat of Holmes's side.
AtlaSon misses the body punch
and Holmes counters with a nice body kick.
AtlaSon swings for the body but Holmes moves out of range.
AtlaSon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
AtlaSon drops his hands momentarily and Holmes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Holmes lands with a kick to the ribs.
AtlaSon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holmes moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
AtlaSon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A low kick from AtlaSon misses
and Holmes counters with a left to the body.
Holmes throws a chopping leg kick but AtlaSon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
AtlaSon avoids the head kick by Holmes.
AtlaSon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
AtlaSon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holmes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
AtlaSon works the jab nicely.
Holmes throws a leg kick but AtlaSon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
AtlaSon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Holmes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Theo AtlaSon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Holmes.
AtlaSon misses the shot to the body.
Holmes is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
AtlaSon misses with a body shot.
Holmes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
AtlaSon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
AtlaSon is looking to wear down Holmes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
AtlaSon throws a low kick, looking for Holmes's leg but Holmes calmly moves out of range.
AtlaSon takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Holmes checks a leg kick.
Holmes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Holmes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Holmes takes a swing at AtlaSon's ribcage but misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Holmes blocks a head kick by AtlaSon.
A combination from Holmes does no damage.
AtlaSon moves out of range as Holmes throws a body kick.
AtlaSon fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
AtlaSon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmes manages to avoid it.
AtlaSon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Holmes.
AtlaSon throws a leg kick but Holmes checks it.
A head kick misses from Holmes.
AtlaSon lands with a good body shot.
Holmes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
AtlaSon misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Holmes.
Holmes on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
AtlaSon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Holmes's hands.
AtlaSon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmes manages to avoid it.
Holmes lands with a kick to the temple. AtlaSon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Holmes will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
AtlaSon digs a good hook to Holmes's body.
AtlaSon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Holmes.
AtlaSon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holmes.
Mike Holmes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holmes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Holmes throws a shot to the body.
AtlaSon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Holmes tries to move into range but AtlaSon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Holmes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
AtlaSon throws a lazy uppercut
and Holmes makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. AtlaSon really felt that one!
AtlaSon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
AtlaSon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
AtlaSon lands with a hook. Holmes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
AtlaSon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
AtlaSon throws a series of punches but Holmes moves out of range.
AtlaSon thows a body shot but no joy.
Holmes slips a jab and a cross from AtlaSon.
AtlaSon throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
AtlaSon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Holmes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
AtlaSon blocks a head kick by Holmes.
Holmes throws a shot to the body.
Holmes lands a really nice looking cross but AtlaSon seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holmes misses with a head kick.
Holmes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Holmes.
AtlaSon throws a hook but Holmes blocks it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Holmes.
Holmes thumps AtlaSon with a low kick.
Holmes connects with a leg kick. AtlaSon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
AtlaSon moves out of range of the body kick from Holmes.
Holmes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Holmes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Holmes tries a head kick but it misses.
Holmes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
AtlaSon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Holmes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Holmes.
AtlaSon is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Holmes uses the oldest trick in the book to send AtlaSon tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Holmes is absolutely delighted - when AtlaSon wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mike Holmes!
Mike Holmes is the new light heavyweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Mike Holmes waved his t-shirt featuring Empire Threads's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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