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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adalberto Holt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cunningham's choice of entrance music: Here We Go. Jackson Cunningham will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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161 lbs
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192 cm
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adalberto Holt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jackson Cunningham!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holt leaves Cunningham with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cunningham takes the fight into the clinch.
Holt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cunningham is fighting off a takedown attempt but Holt is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Cunningham to the mat. Cunningham regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Cunningham avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cunningham looking to control.
Holt's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cunningham tries to strike from the bottom.
Holt scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cunningham really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Holt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Holt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Holt 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.
Holt throwing strikes but missing.
Holt might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cunningham throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt throws a strike but Cunningham rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Holt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Holt is on top in guard.
Cunningham lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Cunningham trying to control but Holt is working from the bottom.
Holt wants to sweep here but Cunningham controlling him for the moment.
Cunningham would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Holt lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Holt content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Holt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Holt wants to control from the top but Cunningham keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cunningham trying to control the position.
Holt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Holt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cunningham managing to control the position.
Cunningham is trying to control the position but Holt postures up.
Holt sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Holt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Holt with a nice head shot there.
Holt is looking to work some ground and pound but Cunningham has wrist control.
Holt trying to control the position from guard on top but Cunningham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt is looking to work some ground and pound but Cunningham has wrist control.
Holt is in close to Cunningham's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cunningham preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Holt makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cunningham is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cunningham is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Holt trying to control but Cunningham is working from the bottom.
Cunningham is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Holt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cunningham's head.
Cunningham controls Holt momentarily but Holt frees himself.
Holt trying to control the position from guard on top but Cunningham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Holt scoring with punches to the head and body.
Holt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cunningham keeping moving, preventing Holt from controlling successfully.
Holt lands a couple of digs.
Holt throwing strikes but missing.
Holt scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Holt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cunningham is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cunningham punching from the bottom - just letting Holt know he's still in a fight.
Cunningham is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cunningham looks winded!
Holt drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Cunningham dives on top into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adalberto Holt dominated that round.
That's time! Holt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cunningham buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Holt slaps away a takedown attempt from Cunningham, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Holt seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nice sprawl there from Holt as Cunningham shoots in.
Holt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Holt tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cunningham.
Cunningham breaks from the clinch.
Cunningham clinches up with Holt and pushes him back against the cage.
Cunningham prevents Holt from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holt shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cunningham has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Holt off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Cunningham rushes Holt and presses him up against the cage.
Cunningham is trying to pull guard but Holt has him pressed against the cage.
Adalberto Holt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Cunningham.
Cunningham breaks the clinch.
Cunningham has closed the distance and engaged Holt in a clinch.
Holt has Cunningham pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cunningham manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cunningham throws a knee to the head but misses.
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!
Holt turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Holt in side control, throwing shots but Cunningham defends.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cunningham parries the strikes from Holt easily there. Holt is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Cunningham to escape.
Holt scoring with punches from side control.
Holt working the head with strikes.
Cunningham struggling a bit here.
Cunningham is breathing heavily.
The referee asks Holt politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Holt prefers to stall for the moment though.
Holt scoring with punches from side control.
Holt is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cunningham is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Holt working away.
Cunningham tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cunningham is still trying to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cunningham some visible discomfort.
Holt grinds an elbow into Cunningham's temple.
Holt content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Holt creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Cunningham is looking for a sweep.
Holt in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cunningham tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Holt wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Holt working the head with strikes.
Holt is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Holt is working Cunningham over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Cunningham is not content to let Holt control the position.
Holt scoring with punches and elbows.
Holt scoring with punches and elbows.
Holt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cunningham keeps working.
Holt creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Cunningham wants to control but Holt postures up.
Holt working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Holt in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adalberto Holt dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
Cunningham fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Holt avoids it really well and circles away.
Cunningham scores with a decent looking hook.
Holt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cunningham breaks from the clinch.
Jackson Cunningham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cunningham fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Holt, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham is trying to pull guard but Holt turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Holt has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cunningham is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cunningham is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Holt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice takedown defense from Holt. No joy for Cunningham on that attempt.
Adalberto Holt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Cunningham.
Cunningham fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cunningham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cunningham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holt shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cunningham napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Holt working the head and body with strikes.
Cunningham tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Holt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cunningham can do to turn this around?
Holt scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Cunningham will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Holt is putting a hurting on Cunningham here, landing some big shots from side control.
Holt decides to stand back up.
Cunningham swings for the body but Holt moves out of range.
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!
Holt drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Holt cracks Cunningham with a big right hand but Cunningham just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Holt connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cunningham some visible discomfort.
Cunningham takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Cunningham takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Holt is working to tighten his grip on Cunningham's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Cunningham has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Holt is really squeezing tight and eventually Cunningham passes out! Holt breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Adalberto Holt!
The defeated Jackson Cunningham had this to say: 'Well, my opponent was better than me and i respect him for that.'.
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