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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Holt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Holt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Browne!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holt digs a good body shot into Browne's ribs.
Browne lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Holt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Holt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Browne is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Browne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holt drives through and clinches with Browne against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Browne wants to clinch up but Holt keeps it at a distance.
Holt scores with a nice strike.
Browne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Holt lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Holt.
Holt lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Holt misses with a wild combination.
Browne throws a jab but it's blocked by Holt.
Holt throws out a powerful jab.
Browne swings for the body but Holt moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Browne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Browne misses with an uppercut. Holt saw that one coming.
Browne's coach down at Better Alternative ($800/week) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Browne's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Holt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
I was talking to Holt's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Holt has a couple of punches blocked by Browne.
Holt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Holt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Browne is looking to clinch but Holt is avoiding it.
Browne misses with a hook.
Holt misses with a hook. Browne ducked under it nicely.
Holt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Browne.
Holt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Browne changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Browne blocks a head kick by Holt.
Holt lands a jab to the head.
Holt clinches up with Browne and pushes him back against the cage.
Holt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holt darts in and clinches Browne up against the cage.
Holt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Browne blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Browne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holt throws a series of punches but Browne moves out of range.
A punch combination from Browne misses.
Browne misses with a few strikes there.
Browne tries to close the distance and clinch but Holt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Browne lands with a good body shot.
Browne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Browne looks to throw the jab but Holt is out of range.
Holt forces Browne back against the cage and clinches.
Holt stalling.
Holt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Browne's efforts to push away.
A nice left hand lands by Holt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Holt breaks the clinch.
Holt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Browne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holt.
Holt avoids the body shot from Browne.
Holt has managed to clinch.
Browne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Holt swings wildly with an uppercut but Browne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holt is struggling to control the position.
Browne blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Browne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Holt's efforts to push away.
Holt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Browne is trying to break the clinch but Holt is controlling him.
Holt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Browne or not.
Holt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holt works on Browne's body with a couple of short punches.
Holt tries to pull guard but Browne holds him up against the cage and eventually Holt drops back down to his feet.
Holt can't find room to land a body shot as Browne controls the action.
Holt blocks an uppercut.
Holt lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Holt dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Holt moves into the clinch.
Holt swings wildly with an uppercut but Browne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holt darts in and clinches Browne up against the cage.
Holt blocks an uppercut.
Holt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holt clinches.
Holt struggles to land a body shot inside as Browne controls his hands.
Browne swings wildly with an uppercut but Holt uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Browne's elbow.
Browne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Holt manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Browne looks to score with a jab to the body but Holt is just out of range.
Holt went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Holt keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Holt clinches.
Holt lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Browne.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Browne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Browne can't find room to land a body shot as Holt controls the action.
Holt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holt lands a right hand.
Browne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Holt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Browne scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Holt misses.
Browne tries to clinch but Holt is having none of it.
Browne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt misses with a body kick.
Holt has managed to clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Browne.
Holt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adam Holt is winning the standup battle so far.
Holt moves into the clinch successfully.
Holt misses with a punch on the inside.
Holt throws a head punch that misses.
Holt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holt throws a head kick but Browne moves out of range.
A combination from Holt does no damage.
Browne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Browne doesn't seem bothered though.
Holt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Holt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Holt stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Browne blocks a body shot from Holt.
Holt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Browne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Holt breaks the clinch.
Holt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A combination from Holt does no damage.
Browne swings for the body but Holt moves out of range.
Browne cracks Holt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Holt throws a body shot but no joy.
Holt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Browne circles away quickly and effectively.
Browne moves out of range of the strikes.
Holt misses with a wild combination.
That kick from Holt tenderised Browne's leg. Browne is trying to keep his angry face on.
Browne slips a jab and a cross from Holt.
Browne misses the jab.
Browne avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Holt. Those never looked like landing.
Browne fails in his attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holt looks to score with a jab to the body but Browne is just out of range.
Holt swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Browne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Browne connects with a nice looking jab.
Browne tries to clinch up but Holt circles away and keeps his distance.
Holt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Browne can do to turn this around?
Browne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holt looks to land a combination but Browne avoids it well.
Jab, jab by Browne - just one landing.
Holt lands a really nice looking cross but Browne seems unphased.
Browne looks to land a right hand but Holt moved out of range.
Browne avoids the head kick by Holt.
Browne looks to score with a jab to the body but Holt is just out of range.
Browne misses the shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Browne.
Holt moves into the clinch.
Holt misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Holt dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Browne throws a hook but Holt avoids it easily.
Holt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Holt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Browne tries to clinch but Holt moves out of range.
Holt clinches.
Holt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Browne blocks an elbow strike from Holt.
Holt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holt moves into range and clinches up with Browne.
Holt can't find room to land a body shot as Browne controls the action.
Holt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Browne drives through and clinches with Holt against the cage.
Holt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Browne takes an elbow to the forehead.
Holt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt misses with a few strikes there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Browne! But no joy.
Holt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Browne.
Holt misses with a few strikes there.
Holt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Browne finds it's way round the side to connect with Holt's head.
Browne stuns Holt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holt throws a head kick but Browne moves out of range.
Holt loads up on a big right hand but Browne slips the punch.
Holt has Browne up against the cage in a clinch.
Holt taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Browne lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Holt or not.
Browne scores with a shot to the side of Holt's head.
A head punch on the inside from Browne fails to land.
Browne has Holt pressed against the cage, preventing Holt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Browne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Browne.
Holt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Browne blocks a body shot from Holt.
Browne digs a right hand into Holt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Holt's gas tank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Browne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holt tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Holt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Browne as the two fighters clinch.
Holt working hard to break the clinch.
Holt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Browne backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Browne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt breaks from the clinch.
Holt lands the left hand.
Holt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Holt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Browne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Holt backwards.
Holt working hard to break the clinch.
Adam Holt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Holt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Marcus Browne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Browne working aggressively here.
Holt is trying to pull guard but Browne turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Holt misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Holt fails to land.
Holt throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Holt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Browne lands a shoulder strike.
Browne misses with some punches.
Browne misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Browne.
Holt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Holt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Holt. Beautiful body shot.
Adam Holt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Browne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holt.
Holt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Holt stalks Browne and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Browne's face. Browne staggers backwards, shaken.
Holt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A head kick misses from Holt.
Browne lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Holt goes down and covers up as Browne starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Browne!
Marcus Browne very nearly forgot to thank Voodoo Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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