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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klein East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Everybody Knows My Name. East has chosen Cold as Ice- M.O.P. as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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196 lbs
28 - 9 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 23 - 1, fighting out of New York, Klein East!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A telegraphed right hand from East misses the target.
East ducks under a wild hook from Holmes.
A shot to the body from East misses
and Holmes counters with a head kick. That will keep East thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
East swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
East pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holmes scores with a punch to the head.
East looks to throw a body kick
and Holmes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Holmes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Holmes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by East.
East tries to work over Holmes's front leg with a kick but Holmes checks it.
East connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A punch combination from East misses.
East misses the jab.
East throws a hook to the side of Holmes's head but Holmes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holmes moves away from the strike by East.
East throws a predictable looking body shot
and Holmes counters with a body kick that stops East in his tracks momentarily.
Holmes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Holmes checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Holmes slams his shin into East's torso.
East looks winded!
East throws a chopping leg kick but Holmes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Holmes looks to score with a jab to the body but East is just out of range.
East throws a nice inside leg kick.
Holmes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Holmes blocks a leg kick.
East needs to keep his hands up - Holmes had a free shot at his head there.
Holmes swings for the body but East moves out of range.
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!
East misses the shot to the body.
Holmes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
East cracks Holmes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Holmes.
Mike Holmes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Holmes checks a leg kick.
East connects with a solid leg kick.
Holmes connects with a right hand. East shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
East throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holmes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Holmes misses with an uppercut. East saw that one coming.
East pivots, looking for a leg kick but Holmes is out of range and East settles back down.
East drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
East misses with a hook. Holmes ducked under it nicely.
East avoids a kick to the body.
Klein East seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
East bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Holmes gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
East is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Holmes is just riding it out for now. East eventually gives up the hold.
Holmes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
East throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Holmes is trying to control but can't.
East looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Holmes is trying to control but can't.
Holmes taking some punishment here, with East in his half guard.
Holmes is positioning himself well to prevent East advancing to mount.
Holmes trying to hold on to East's head to control him but East postures up.
Mike Holmes has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
East throws a lazy right hand but Holmes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Holmes moves away from the strike by East.
East misses with an uppercut.
East moves out of range of the leg kick from Holmes.
East attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Holmes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
East shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Holmes but Holmes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
East fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmes manages to avoid it.
East throws a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Holmes, as that shot connected.
A lazy left from Holmes finds it's target.
A jab from East does it's job there.
Holmes moves away from the strike by East.
East throws a body kick that misses
and Holmes counters with a nice low kick that buckles East's knee momentarily.
Holmes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by East.
Holmes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab by Holmes.
Holmes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent East stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Holmes 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.
East attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Holmes delivers a nice body kick.
Holmes misses with a low kick.
East lands a nice leg kick that just misses Holmes's sensitive parts.
A slapping leg kick lands for East.
East throws a leg kick but Holmes moved away.
East fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Holmes.
Holmes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Holmes slips under a jab.
East tries to work over Holmes's front leg with a kick but Holmes checks it.
Nice shot by East.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
East throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Holmes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Holmes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Holmes slips a jab and a cross from East.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmes manages to avoid it.
Holmes scores with a sloppy right hand. East should have avoided that one.
East will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from East.
Holmes slaps away a takedown attempt from East, before circling back to the center of the mat.
East is breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Holmes.
Holmes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
East throws a leg kick
letting Holmes counter with a right hand.
East is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holmes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Holmes cracks East with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Holmes has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning East to stand back up!
East is still on wobbly legs! Can Holmes finish him?
Holmes avoids the body shot from East.
East leaves his chin hanging out and Holmes seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! East crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Holmes!
During a confident post fight interview, Mike Holmes thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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