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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evander Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Hobbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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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 - 5 - 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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luke Hobbs!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holyfield misses with a series of wild punches.
Hobbs wants to clinch but Holyfield slips to the side
and Holyfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hobbs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Holyfield feints and then cracks Hobbs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hobbs down.
Holyfield moves into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hobbs - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short uppercut from Holyfield.
Hobbs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holyfield creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hobbs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hobbs looking to slow down the pace here.
Holyfield breaks the clinch.
Holyfield looks to land a left hand but Hobbs moved out of range nicely.
Holyfield bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holyfield misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hobbs manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobbs blocking the ground and pound attempt from Holyfield.
Holyfield thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hobbs's head.
Holyfield thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hobbs's head.
Holyfield throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hobbs blocking the ground and pound attempt from Holyfield.
Hobbs is not content to let Holyfield control the position.
Holyfield throwing shots but Hobbs is blocking nicely.
Hobbs trying to control but Holyfield postures up.
Holyfield wants to pass the guard but Hobbs is defending well.
Hobbs is staying active underneath Holyfield, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hobbs with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Holyfield throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Holyfield looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hobbs makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hobbs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holyfield pushes Hobbs up against the cage in a clinch.
Holyfield lands a body shot.
Holyfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holyfield misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holyfield is looking to land body kicks.
Nice cross by Holyfield.
Holyfield connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Holyfield keeps the fight on the outside.
Holyfield closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Holyfield lands in his opponent's guard.
Holyfield wants to control from the top but Hobbs keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hobbs working for a triangle but Holyfield defends it easily.
Holyfield postures up in Hobbs's guard and throws a big left but Hobbs blocks it.
Holyfield throws an elbow that misses. Hobbs uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Holyfield's guard. Nice move by Hobbs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield is adopting a defensive guard.
Holyfield is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Holyfield scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hobbs is concentrating on defense, preventing Holyfield from advancing position.
Holyfield working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Holyfield thows a huge punch but Hobbs dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evander Holyfield dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Holyfield takes the fight into the clinch.
Hobbs lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hobbs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holyfield's elbow.
Holyfield has Hobbs pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Holyfield pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hobbs tumbling to the mat - Holyfield dives into Hobbs's guard.
Hobbs 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.
Holyfield wants to control from the top but Hobbs keeps moving.
Holyfield is really struggling to control Hobbs but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hobbs is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield postures up in Hobbs's guard and throws a big left but Hobbs blocks it.
Holyfield controls from within his opponent's guard.
Holyfield missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hobbs is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hobbs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Holyfield working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Holyfield's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Holyfield is working Hobbs over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield is in close to Hobbs's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Holyfield wants to control from the top but Hobbs keeps moving.
Holyfield showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Holyfield postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hobbs keeping moving, preventing Holyfield from controlling successfully.
Hobbs avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holyfield missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Holyfield lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hobbs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hobbs's head.
Holyfield's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Holyfield is looking to work some ground and pound but Hobbs has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Holyfield accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hobbs has momentary wrist control but Holyfield slips an elbow through the middle.
Holyfield avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holyfield looking to pass the guard.
Holyfield throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hobbs works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Holyfield working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Holyfield trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Holyfield throws a big elbow that misses.
Hobbs avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Holyfield working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Holyfield throwing strikes from guard but Hobbs blocks nicely.
Hobbs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holyfield cracks Hobbs with a solid left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hobbs is adopting a defensive guard.
Hobbs keeping full guard, as Holyfield tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evander Holyfield dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Holyfield connects with a body shot that sends Hobbs's belly button to the back.
Hobbs wants to clinch but Holyfield slips to the side
and Holyfield counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Holyfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luke Hobbs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hobbs doesn't manage to clinch there - Holyfield circles away.
Holyfield misses with a jab, cross combination.
Decent striking displayed by Holyfield there.
Holyfield changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hobbs looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holyfield trying to control the action but Hobbs is working from the bottom.
Holyfield tries to advance position but instead Hobbs slips a leg back in to half guard.
Hobbs trying to control but Holyfield postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobbs keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Holyfield throwing shots but Hobbs is blocking nicely.
Holyfield is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Holyfield throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Holyfield tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hobbs knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Holyfield is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hobbs has managed to free his arm - good work.
Holyfield is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Evander Holyfield is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield wants to pass to mount but Hobbs is defending the position.
Hobbs wants to control but Holyfield is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Holyfield not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hobbs is trying to control but can't.
Holyfield scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Holyfield is looking for a kimura here.
Holyfield is nestled in close to Hobbs, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs trying to control here.
Holyfield tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hobbs knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Holyfield throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Holyfield is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hobbs sees it coming and defends easily.
Holyfield sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hobbs defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs is looking to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hobbs trying to control from the bottom.
Holyfield scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Holyfield throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Luke Hobbs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holyfield missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Holyfield thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Holyfield is looking to take a break and control but Hobbs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hobbs blocking the ground and pound attempt from Holyfield.
Holyfield is looking for a kimura but Hobbs is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Holyfield to get the leverage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evander Holyfield showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Holyfield has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evander Holyfield!
Evander Holyfield thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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FIGHT
RATING
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