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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Holzken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mance Perfo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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157 lbs
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178 cm
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156 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodney Holzken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mance Perfo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holzken takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Perfo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Perfo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Perfo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Perfo throws a leg kick
and Holzken counters with a single leg into guard. Perfo didn't expect that.
Holzken pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Perfo is keeping the position for now.
Holzken passes Perfo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Perfo is not content to let Holzken control the position.
Holzken takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holzken is looking for a kimura here.
Perfo is refusing to be controlled, as Holzken sits in half guard.
Holzken wants to free his trapped foot but Perfo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Holzken is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Perfo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Holzken.
Holzken looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Holzken passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Perfo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holzken throwing strikes here but Perfo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Holzken thowing shots but they're missing.
Holzken looking to secure an arm triangle but Perfo defends it well.
Holzken mounts Perfo! Really nice guard pass there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holzken working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Holzken is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Perfo has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Holzken looking to control but Perfo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Holzken is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Perfo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Holzken dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A head kick by Perfo misses
and Holzken decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Perfo's guard.
Holzken wants to pass the guard but Perfo is keeping the position.
Holzken wants to control from the top but Perfo keeps moving.
Holzken scoring with punches to the head and body.
Holzken pushes down on Perfo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Holzken wants to free his trapped foot but Perfo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perfo is looking to control Holzken's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Perfo avoid being mounted?
Holzken is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perfo can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holzken thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Perfo's head.
Perfo trying to control but Holzken postures up.
Holzken is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Perfo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Holzken.
Holzken throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Holzken wants to take a breather but Perfo is having none of it.
Perfo won't allow Holzken to pass to mount.
Perfo has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Holzken passes to full mount!
Holzken throws some wild stikes that Perfo manages to avoid easily.
Holzken wants to control the pace but Perfo is squirming around nicely.
Holzken controlling the position easily from mount.
Holzken looking to control but Perfo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holzken is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Perfo is in real trouble.
Rodney Holzken overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Holzken tightening his grip on Perfo, looking for the choke.
Holzken has got one arm under Perfo's chin. This could be trouble... Perfo trying to control the other hand but Holzken gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Perfo has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rodney Holzken!
In his post fight interview, Rodney Holzken started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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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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