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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dorsey Holland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Altin Ademaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Altin Ademaj will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dorsey Holland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Altin Ademaj!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ademaj with a lazy takedown attempt
and Holland counters by clinching up.
Holland fails to pull guard.
Ademaj jumps guard and drags Holland to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ademaj keeping moving, preventing Holland from controlling successfully.
Holland throwing strikes but missing.
Holland is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ademaj is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ademaj wants to control the position but Holland says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Holland winds up and cracks Ademaj with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Holland is keen to just control but Ademaj is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holland controlling the action here.
Ademaj is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Holland in particular looking to stall.
Ademaj has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Holland is working away from the top position though.
Holland performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Holland is stalling here. Ademaj is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Holland seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ademaj has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Ademaj has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ademaj throws a series of punches but Holland moves out of range.
Holland tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ademaj defends well and Holland ends up having to push Ademaj into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ademaj scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Holland doesn't seem bothered though.
Ademaj shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Holland is trying to defend but Ademaj finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Holland manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Ademaj keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holland pushes Ademaj back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Holland jumps guard but Ademaj stands there with Holland around his waist. Holland gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dorsey Holland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ademaj has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Holland uses from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holland is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Holland is in close to Ademaj's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ademaj pulls Holland in to control the position.
Holland could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ademaj bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Holland's guard.
Ademaj looks winded!
Ademaj trying to control the position from guard on top but Holland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holland wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ademaj manages to pass to side control.
Holland is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ademaj is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Holland wants to get back to full guard.
Ademaj is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Holland reverses the position - he's now on top in Ademaj's guard.
Holland might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holland is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Altin Ademaj will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Holland.
Ademaj closes the distance and pushes Holland back into the cage.
Holland tries to pull guard but Ademaj won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Holland.
Ademaj gets control of Holland's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ademaj will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Holland slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ademaj working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Holland doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Holland manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holland trying to control the position from guard on top but Ademaj is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holland in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Holland avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Holland is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ademaj tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Holland is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ademaj shoots in for a takedown but Holland shows good takedown defense.
Ademaj is breathing heavily.
Ademaj has a takedown stuffed.
Holland instigates a clinch.
Holland dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Holland jumps guard and drags Ademaj to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ademaj with a flurry of punches that miss.
Holland wants to stand and escape but Ademaj is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ademaj postures up.
Ademaj throws a strike but Holland rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ademaj looking to hit a scissor sweep but Holland is one step ahead there.
Ademaj is adopting a defensive guard.
Holland throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Holland accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Holland has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ademaj is proving hard to escape from.
Holland with a nice head shot there.
Holland controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ademaj darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Holland kicks Ademaj off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dorsey Holland dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Holland fails to land the takedown.
Holland has a takedown stuffed.
Ademaj gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Holland has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ademaj uses from the top position.
Holland is working an open guard so Ademaj takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holland gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ademaj to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Holland is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Ademaj presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ademaj jumps guard.
Ademaj throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Dorsey Holland overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Holland stopping the sweep attempt from Ademaj.
Ademaj trying to control the position.
Holland scoring with punches to the head and body.
Holland seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Holland accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Holland wants to control from the top but Ademaj keeps moving.
Holland stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ademaj swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Holland content to stall in guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ademaj getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ademaj bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Holland's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holland misses with a takedown attempt - Ademaj sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dorsey Holland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ademaj connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Holland is looking to clinch.
Ademaj falls off balance throwing a combination
and Holland moves into the clinch.
Holland wants a takedown but no success here.
Ademaj stalling against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holland gets underhooks to prevent Ademaj's takedown attempt.
Ademaj decides to pull guard.
Holland showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Holland's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Holland wants to pass the guard but Ademaj is keeping the position.
Holland's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holland throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ademaj controls Holland momentarily but Holland frees himself.
Holland working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Altin Ademaj.
I think Ademaj has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Altin Ademaj!
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