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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lou Hole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulysseus Xenophobus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hole comes to the cage accompanied by Louie Louie/ Motorhead. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
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173 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Lou Hole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ulysseus Xenophobus!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xenophobus avoids the body shot from Hole.
Xenophobus connects with a right hand. Hole shakes it off.
Xenophobus misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Hole misses.
Hole connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Xenophobus's hands.
Xenophobus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hole moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick by Hole misses
and Xenophobus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A lazy left from Xenophobus finds it's target.
Hole closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hole not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hole is nestled in close to Xenophobus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hole is trying to control the action in half guard but Xenophobus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hole is looking for a kimura here.
Hole wants to work for an arm triangle but Xenophobus is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xenophobus slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hole throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Xenophobus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hole lands a couple of elbows.
Hole is in close to Xenophobus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hole accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xenophobus working for a triangle but Hole defends it easily.
Hole trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hole keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Xenophobus's head.
Xenophobus controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hole trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Xenophobus controlling Hole's posture.
Hole is stalling in the full guard.
Xenophobus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hole.
Hole definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Xenophobus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hole throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Xenophobus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Xenophobus can't keep his opponent in guard - Hole advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hole has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hole thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hole is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Xenophobus has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hole controlling the pace for now.
Hole landing strikes, looking to finish!
Xenophobus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hole with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hole is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Xenophobus to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Xenophobus shrugs it off.
Xenophobus in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hole working Xenophobus over with strikes here.
Hole 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.
Xenophobus tries to reverse the position but Hole maintains control.
Hole connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Xenophobus regains half guard.
Hole is looking to advance position but Xenophobus won't allow it.
Hole stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hole just misses with a punch to the body.
Hole on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Xenophobus throws a nice looking combination but Hole bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lou Hole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xenophobus.
Xenophobus lands a jab to the nose.
Hole looks to land a combination but Xenophobus avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lou Hole dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Xenophobus lands a jab-cross combination.
Hole on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hole slips under a jab from Xenophobus.
Xenophobus swings for the body but Hole moves out of range.
Hole throwing a counter right hand but Xenophobus manages to avoid it.
Hole dives in for a single leg takedown but Xenophobus sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It seemed like Xenophobus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hole defending well as Xenophobus loads up on a big left hand.
Hole dives in for a single leg takedown but Xenophobus sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Xenophobus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hole.
Xenophobus misses with a right hand
and Hole counters with a nice uppercut.
Hole misses with a double jab
and Xenophobus counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot lands for Xenophobus.
Xenophobus throws a body punch but Hole moves out of range.
Ulysseus Xenophobus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Xenophobus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xenophobus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Xenophobus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hole.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lou Hole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xenophobus throws a hook but Hole blocks it.
Donk. Xenophobus catches Hole right on the button with a cross.
Hole dives in and grabs Xenophobus's left leg, looking for a takedown. Xenophobus pushes down on Hole's head and hops out.
Xenophobus might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Xenophobus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hole.
A jab from Xenophobus does it's job there.
Xenophobus throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Xenophobus lands with an overhand left.
Xenophobus scores with a body shot.
Hole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hole fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Xenophobus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Xenophobus throws a body shot but no joy.
Hole shoots for a double leg takedown but Xenophobus sprawls well. He's pushed Hole's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xenophobus dips to his left and cracks Hole with an uppercut!
Xenophobus bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hole's head backwards.
Xenophobus misses with a right hand
enabling Hole to counter with a crisp jab.
Hole connects with a good right hand that stumbles Xenophobus. Xenophobus circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hole defending well as Xenophobus loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Hole. Those never looked like landing.
Hole takes a jab right on the kisser.
Xenophobus connects with a right hand. Hole shakes it off.
Hole misses with a wild combination.
Hole walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hole tries to bum rush Xenophobus with a series of wild strikes but Xenophobus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Xenophobus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hole looks to land a right hand but Xenophobus moved out of range.
Hole waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xenophobus.
Xenophobus throws a hook but Hole avoids it easily.
Xenophobus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Hole misses the target.
Hole missing with a left hand there. Xenophobus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Xenophobus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Xenophobus scores with a hook.
Xenophobus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hole tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hole gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Xenophobus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Xenophobus throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Hole's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Xenophobus dives in looking to finish as Hole flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Xenophobus's strikes! Xenophobus is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Hole's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Hole was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ulysseus Xenophobus!
The defeated Lou Hole had this to say: 'What can I say you got me man'.
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