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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evander Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Holm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holm is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gary Jules - Mad World. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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191 cm
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212 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evander Holyfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lars Holm!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holm tries to clinch there but Holyfield circles away.
Holm tries to clinch there but Holyfield circles away.
Holyfield misses with a low kick.
Holm with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Holm moves in looking to clinch but Holyfield pushes him off.
Lars Holm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holyfield swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holm tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Holyfield counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Holm tries to clinch up.
Holyfield looks to land a combination but Holm avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holyfield misses with a few strikes there.
Holm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Holyfield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Holm finds it's way through Holyfield's defenses.
It looks like Evander Holyfield has been cut.
Holm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holyfield throws the left hand but Holm avoids the punch easily.
Holyfield avoids a punch combination nicely.
Holm tries to clinch up.
Holyfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Holm is just out of range.
Holm moves out of range as Holyfield strikes.
Holm misses with a few strikes there.
Holm closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Holyfield counter with a right hand.
Holm throws a combination that misses
and Holyfield counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Holyfield.
Holyfield gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Holm escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Holyfield gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Holm escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Holyfield gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Holyfield with a nice head shot there.
Holyfield avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Holyfield landing with the ground and pound.
Holm keeping moving, preventing Holyfield from controlling successfully.
Holyfield avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Holm working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Holyfield doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Holyfield manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Holm has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Holyfield can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Holm working for a triangle but Holyfield defends it easily.
Holyfield advances position into side control!
Holm is looking to reverse the position.
Holyfield cracks Holm with a big elbow.
Holm tries to bench press Holyfield off him but Holyfield keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holyfield trying to control the action but Holm is working from the bottom.
Holyfield in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holm is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Holyfield working the head and body with strikes.
Holyfield landing strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holyfield trying to control the action but Holm is working from the bottom.
Holm tries to improve position but can't.
Holyfield in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Holyfield trying to control the action but Holm is working from the bottom.
Holyfield thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Holm is looking to regain half guard here but Holyfield keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holm is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Holyfield's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Holyfield winds up and cracks Holm with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lars Holm will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Evander Holyfield's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sloppy strikes from Holm. Those never looked like landing.
Holyfield throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Holyfield keeps the fight on the outside.
Holyfield closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Holm is looking to reverse the position.
Holyfield cracks Holm with a big right hand but Holm just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Holyfield scores with a couple of short elbows.
Holyfield grinds an elbow into Holm's temple.
Holyfield working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holm is trying to improve his position.
Holyfield tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Holyfield has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Holm is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Holyfield connects with a nice short shot to Holm's temple.
Holyfield prevents Holm from improving his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Holyfield connects with a nice short shot to Holm's temple.
Holyfield seems to be working for a kimura but Holm defends the submission attempt.
Holm is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Holyfield pulls his head out easily.
Holyfield scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Holyfield not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Holyfield wants to take a breather but Holm is having none of it.
Holm looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Holm is looking to improve his position.
Holyfield drops an elbow to the side of Holm's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Holyfield scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Holm regains full guard. Nicely done.
Holyfield has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holyfield with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Holm keeping moving, preventing Holyfield from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Holyfield accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Holyfield trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Holm looking for a triangle here. Holyfield is fighting it but it looks tight! Holm pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Holyfield is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Lars Holm!
Our winner, Lars Holm, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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