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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aart Hummel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes comes to the cage accompanied by SBB - Memento z banalnym tryptykiem. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hummel's choice of entrance music: Flight of the Bumblebee. 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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198 lbs
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188 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aart Hummel!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Holmes misses.
Hummel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Holmes throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hummel tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Holmes is in Hummel's guard.
Holmes tries to free his leg and advance position but Hummel is retaining full guard.
Hummel has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Amsterdam MMA gym - $ 45. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Hummel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Holmes stands up over Hummel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Holmes drops back looking for a leg! Hummel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hummel manages to kick Holmes off! Holmes jumps back into Hummel's guard.
Holmes postures up in Hummel's guard and throws a big left but Hummel blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes stops Hummel from standing up.
Hummel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes scoring with some ground and pound.
Holmes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hummel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Holmes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hummel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Holmes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Holmes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Holmes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Holmes is looking to work some ground and pound but Hummel has wrist control.
Holmes throwing strikes from guard but Hummel blocks nicely.
Holmes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hummel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Holmes dodges the punch combination from Hummel.
Holmes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hummel.
Sloppy strikes from Hummel. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Hummel. Those never looked like landing.
Holmes pushes Hummel up against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Holmes.
Hummel looks winded!
A short right from Holmes on the inside.
Holmes pulls guard successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes has Hummel pulled in close to control his posture.
Holmes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Holmes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Holmes connects with a couple of short punches.
Holmes preventing the sweep.
Holmes landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holmes postures up in Hummel's guard and throws a big left but Hummel blocks it.
Holmes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hummel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Holmes is one step ahead there.
Holmes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Holmes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Holmes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hummel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Holmes drops back looking for a leg! Hummel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hummel manages to kick Holmes off! Holmes jumps back into Hummel's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holmes postures up and lands a big shot to Hummel's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Holmes dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Holmes shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hummel's guard.
Holmes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jon Holmes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Holmes throwing strikes from guard but Hummel blocks nicely.
Holmes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Holmes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've been hearing that Holmes has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Holmes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hummel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Holmes.
Holmes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Holmes throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hummel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Holmes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Holmes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Holmes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hummel is trying to keep Holmes in close.
Holmes drops back looking for a leg! Hummel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hummel manages to kick Holmes off! Holmes jumps back into Hummel's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Holmes is in close to Hummel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Holmes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Holmes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Holmes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A combination from Hummel does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hummel gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Holmes to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Holmes throws a big right hand that misses.
Hummel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Holmes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holmes advances to half guard.
Holmes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hummel defends it well.
Holmes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Holmes is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes is working for a kimura but Hummel is defending it quite comfortably.
Holmes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Holmes moves nicely into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Holmes dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Holmes closes the distance and pushes Hummel back into the cage.
Holmes works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Holmes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Holmes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hummel can do to turn this around?
Holmes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hummel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hummel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Holmes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Holmes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hummel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Holmes postures up.
Holmes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Holmes lands a couple of digs.
Hummel is rocked!
Holmes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hummel is still in real trouble! Can Holmes finish him?
Holmes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hummel seems to have recovered his senses.
Holmes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Holmes postures up in Hummel's guard and throws a big left but Hummel blocks it.
Holmes loads up on a big left hand. Hummel felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Holmes looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Hummel can't hide his disappointment, as Holmes celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Holmes!
After winning the bout, Jon Holmes thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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RATING
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