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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manny Holt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wendell Sailor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sailor's choice of entrance music: Blackalicious - It's Going Down. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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270 lbs
25 - 25 - 0 |
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224 lbs
24 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Holt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wendell Sailor!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sailor. Holt does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Sailor misses its intended target.
Holt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sailor on the side of the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Holt.
A shot to the body from Sailor misses
and Holt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sailor thinking.
Holt connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Wendell Sailor has been cut.
Holt 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.
Holt avoids the body shot from Sailor.
Holt misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Holt. Those never looked like landing.
Holt fails with the takedown.
Sailor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sailor misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sailor throws a hook but Holt blocks it.
Nice uppercut lands for Holt. That snapped Sailor's head back.
A jab from Holt finds it's way through Sailor's defenses.
Sailor is rocked!
Holt misses with a straight left.
Sailor misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sailor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holt. Sailor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sailor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sailor scores with a punch to the head.
Holt throws a hook to the side of Sailor's head but Sailor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wendell Sailor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sailor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Manny Holt has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holt slips a jab from Sailor.
Holt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sailor throws a jab when Holt was well out of range.
Holt swinging wildly here.
Sailor misses with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sailor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Holt shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Holt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sailor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sailor doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt misses with a hook. Sailor ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sailor. Holt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sailor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Holt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sailor's head.
Holt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Holt tries for a takedown but Sailor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Holt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sailor.
Sailor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sailor throws a head kick that misses.
Holt misses with a hook to the body
and Sailor counters with a nice uppercut.
Sailor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Holt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Holt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sailor's hands.
Sailor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holt.
Sailor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holt was well out of range. Poor timing from Sailor.
Holt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sailor avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Holt misses its intended target.
Holt throws a jab but it's blocked by Sailor.
Holt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sailor was well out of range. Poor timing from Holt.
Holt goes for a double leg but Sailor avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sailor continues to drive forward.
Sailor lands a body punch.
Sailor misses with a punch to the body.
Sailor stalls.
Holt tries to circle away but Sailor has him pinned against the cage.
Sailor tries to throw a body punch but Holt avoids it by throwing Sailor back against the cage.
Holt misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holt wants to take the fight to the mat but Sailor manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sailor breaks the clinch.
Sailor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holt.
Sailor's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sailor duly obliges.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sailor. Holt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holt ducks under a wild hook from Sailor.
Sailor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That has opened up Wendell Sailor's cut even more.
Holt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sailor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sailor just misses with a punch to the body.
Holt lands a nice shot to the body.
Holt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holt avoids the body shot from Sailor.
Holt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sailor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Holt rather than just go for the knockout.
Holt just misses with a punch to the body.
Sailor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wendell Sailor will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sailor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sailor lands with a hook. Holt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sailor takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sailor misses with a hook. Holt ducked under it nicely.
Holt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sailor blocks a jab.
Sailor takes one to the chin there.
Sailor is still on wobbly legs! Can Holt finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sailor with a hook.
Sailor seems to have recovered his senses.
Holt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sailor.
A combination from Sailor does no damage.
Holt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sailor.
Holt lands a nice hook to Sailor's body. Sailor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sailor scores with a nice right hand.
Manny Holt's cut is getting worse.
Wendell Sailor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sailor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sailor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sailor dodges the punch combination from Holt.
Sailor looks to score with a jab to the body but Holt is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sailor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holt.
Holt fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sailor to the ground. Holt is now in Sailor's guard.
Sailor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sailor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Holt's guard.
Sailor wants to control from the top but Holt keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holt lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sailor!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sailor keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sailor is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
BOOM! Holt connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holt postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sailor looks a forlorn figure.
Holt looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wendell Sailor's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Wendell Sailor's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Manny Holt!
During a confident post fight interview, Manny Holt thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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