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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Rendulic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Holt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Holt will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Rocky Rendulic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Adam Holt!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holt scores with a shot to the body.
Holt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holt keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rendulic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fokai Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Holt stuns Rendulic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Holt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Holt throws a sloppy head kick and Rendulic moves out of range easily.
Holt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rendulic misses with a wild combination.
As Rendulic backs off Holt throws a huge counter combo but Rendulic manages to avoid it all.
Rendulic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big left from Rendulic misses.
Holt cracks Rendulic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Holt clinches up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holt breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt closes the distance and pushes Rendulic back into the cage.
Holt tries to throw a body punch but Rendulic avoids it by throwing Holt back against the cage.
Rendulic is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Holt has a couple of punches blocked by Rendulic.
Rendulic swings wildly with an uppercut but Holt uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Holt.
Holt digs a right hand into Rendulic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rendulic's gas tank.
Holt misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Rendulic.
Holt has a couple of punches blocked by Rendulic.
Rendulic can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Rendulic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rendulic misses with a body punch.
Rendulic is looking to take this one to the mat.
Holt tries a body shot but Rendulic blocks it.
Holt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rendulic has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Holt is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Holt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rendulic is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Holt.
It looks like Rocky Rendulic has been cut.
Holt catches Rendulic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holt clinches up against the cage.
Holt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rendulic's hands.
Rendulic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab from Holt does it's job there.
Rendulic wants to clinch up but Holt keeps it at a distance.
Holt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rendulic doesn't seem bothered though.
Holt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Holt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holt has managed to clinch.
Holt tries to work over Rendulic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Holt has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rendulic seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Holt can turn it around.
Rendulic lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holt looks to score with a jab to the body but Rendulic is just out of range.
Holt takes the fight into the clinch.
Holt blocks an uppercut.
Rendulic wants a takedown.
Holt cracks Rendulic with a nice body shot.
Holt misses with a punch on the inside.
Holt manages to pull guard.
Holt wants to sweep but no luck.
Rendulic with a nice head shot there.
Rendulic makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Holt escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rendulic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Holt is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rendulic has Holt pulled in close to control his posture.
Rendulic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Holt's guard.
Holt pulls Rendulic in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rendulic throws a big elbow that misses.
Rendulic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rendulic working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rendulic trying to control but Holt is working from the bottom.
Holt has his hands on Rendulic's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Holt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Rendulic's cut.
That's time! Rendulic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Holt throws a sloppy head kick and Rendulic moves out of range easily.
Rendulic looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rendulic wants to free his trapped foot but Holt is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Holt taking some punishment here, with Rendulic in his half guard.
Holt wants to control but Rendulic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Holt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rendulic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rendulic stops Holt from getting back to his feet.
Rendulic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holt is not content to let Rendulic control the position.
Rendulic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rendulic is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Holt has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rendulic wants to take a breather but Holt is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt won't allow Rendulic to pass to mount.
Rendulic is trying to control. Holt wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rendulic looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rendulic working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Holt's thigh. Holt counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Rendulic postures up.
Rendulic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Holt pushes Rendulic off and gets back to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rendulic.
Holt on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rendulic working the ground and pound from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rendulic misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Rendulic working the ground and pound.
Check out the look on Rendulic's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Holt is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rendulic is putting a hurting on Holt here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rendulic 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.
Rendulic misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Holt manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rendulic wants to work for an arm triangle but Holt is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rendulic is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt trying to hold on to Rendulic's head to control him but Rendulic postures up.
Rendulic wants to work for an arm triangle but Holt is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Holt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rendulic is working away from the top position though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rendulic lands a nice short elbow.
Rendulic is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Holt doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rendulic.
Holt looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rendulic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rendulic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Holt's head.
Holt moves into full guard.
Rendulic throws a big elbow that misses.
Rendulic postures up.
Holt has a closed guard, preventing Rendulic from standing up.
Holt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rendulic prevents Holt from getting back to his feet.
Rocky Rendulic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Holt has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rendulic off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Rendulic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Rendulic's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rendulic looks for a takedown but Holt sprawls well.
Rendulic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rendulic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Holt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Holt darts in and clinches Rendulic up against the cage.
Rendulic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holt lands an uppercut.
Adam Holt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Holt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Holt prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Rendulic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rendulic gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Holt manages to escape and get back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holt looks for the body kick but Rendulic saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt clinches up against the cage.
Holt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rendulic darts in looking for a takedown but Holt gets double underhooks and turns Rendulic into the cage.
Holt steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rendulic.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holt misses with the body kick
and Rendulic counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Holt has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rendulic off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Holt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Holt scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holt with a jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rendulic.
Holt explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Holt has managed to clinch.
Rendulic misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rendulic just stands there and leans against the cage.
Holt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rendulic has him pressed against the cage.
Holt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rendulic scores with a shot to the side of Holt's head.
Holt pulls guard.
Rendulic stops Holt from standing up.
Rendulic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rendulic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Holt keeping moving, preventing Rendulic from controlling successfully.
Holt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rendulic with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rendulic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt wants to get back to his feet but Rendulic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Holt pulls Rendulic in close to prevent any damage.
Holt has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rendulic off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rendulic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Rendulic misses.
Holt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A shot to the liver by Holt. Beautiful body shot.
Adam Holt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rendulic on the side of the head.
Holt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rendulic, pushing him back against the cage.
Rendulic lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holt.
Rendulic has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Holt regains guard immediately.
Holt has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rendulic off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Holt lands a two punch combo.
Holt misses with a head kick.
Holt misses with a double jab
and Rendulic counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holt rushes Rendulic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rendulic is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Holt gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rendulic can't get the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Holt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Holt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Holt!
After the fight, Adam Holt was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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