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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karelin Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Apollo Holmes has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Apollo Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Karelin Roman!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Holmes misses.
Roman clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Roman.
Roman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holmes.
Roman lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Apollo Holmes has been cut.
Roman lands with a right to the head.
Roman is trying to trip Holmes. He has hold of a leg but Holmes is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Roman persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Roman lands a couple of digs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roman connects with a couple of short punches.
Holmes is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roman prevents Holmes from getting back to his feet.
Roman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Roman postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Holmes's head off the mat! Holmes is out! He's out! Roman jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Karelin Roman!
A very excited looking Karelin Roman made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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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
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