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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nosher Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hank Holmes has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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300 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
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265 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hank Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nosher Powell!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmes manages to avoid it.
Holmes clinches.
Holmes misses with a body punch.
Holmes misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Powell.
Holmes throws a punch but it's blocked by Powell.
Holmes pulls guard effortlessly.
Holmes has his foot on Powell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Powell works his way back into a safe position though.
Powell preventing the sweep.
Holmes is trying to control the position but Powell postures up.
Powell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Holmes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Powell's guard.
Powell pulls Holmes in to control the position.
Holmes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Holmes trying to control the position from guard on top but Powell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Holmes!
BOOM! Powell connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Holmes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Powell.
Powell postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Holmes looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Powell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
It looks like Hank Holmes has been cut.
Powell cracks Holmes with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Holmes is rocked!
Hank Holmes's cut is getting worse.
Powell postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Holmes out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Powell goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nosher Powell!
Nosher Powell seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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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
88% |
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