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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stacey Holman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Obcd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mr Obcd will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 0, fighting out of London, Stacey Holman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Obcd!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Obcd fails in his attempt to clinch.
Obcd shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Holman but Holman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Obcd scores with the left hand. Holman knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Stacey Holman has been cut.
Obcd takes the fight into the clinch.
Holman tries to pull guard but Obcd holds him up against the cage and eventually Holman drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Holman to work.
Holman decides to pull guard.
Holman has Obcd pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holman working a defensive guard here.
Holman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Obcd throws a strike but Holman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Holman postures up and lands a big shot to Obcd's brow.
Holman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Holman throwing strikes but missing.
Holman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obcd pulls Holman in to control the position.
Holman stays in close to Obcd's body and controls the position.
Obcd working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Holman.
Holman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Obcd has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Holman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Holman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Obcd wants to clinch.
Obcd avoids the head kick by Holman.
Obcd drives through and clinches with Holman against the cage.
Obcd breaks from the clinch.
Holman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Obcd is looking to clinch but Holman is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Obcd with that takedown attempt.
Mr Obcd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holman throws a head kick but Obcd moves out of range.
Obcd wants to counter the offense by Holman and move into the clinch position.
An inside leg kick lands from Obcd.
Holman throws a head kick but Obcd moves out of range.
Holman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Obcd.
Stacey Holman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Obcd.
Obcd tries to clinch up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Obcd shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Holman as he avoids it easily.
Obcd fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holman tries to counter with a takedown but Obcd is quick to defend against it.
Obcd closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stacey Holman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stacey Holman's cut.
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.
Holman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Obcd looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Holman is fending him off so far but Obcd persists. Nope, Holman circles away and we're back to standing.
As Obcd tries to get set, Holman tries to push him back and clinch up but Obcd manages to avoid the attempt.
Obcd closes the distance looking to clinch
and Holman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Obcd's guard.
Holman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Holman scoring with some ground and pound.
Holman 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holman trying to control but Obcd is working from the bottom.
Obcd has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Holman off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Obcd is looking to clinch but Holman is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obcd catches Holman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Obcd lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Obcd shoots in for a takedown but Holman shows good takedown defense.
Holman is looking to counter the offense by Obcd and move into the clinch.
Obcd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holman manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Obcd on his heels. He'll look to pass Obcd's guard now, I'm sure.
Obcd is breathing heavily.
Holman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Holman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Holman is looking to work some ground and pound but Obcd has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holman 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.
Obcd is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Obcd keeping moving, preventing Holman from controlling successfully.
Holman postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Obcd is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Holman, into his guard.
Holman is pulling down on Obcd's head. It's preventing any offense from Obcd, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Obcd gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Obcd shoots in for a takedown but Holman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Obcd just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHolman.
Stacey Holman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Obcd.
Obcd tries to clinch but Holman is having none of it.
Holman feinted with a counter takedown.
Obcd has Holman up against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Holman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Obcd is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Holman to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obcd comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Obcd lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Obcd stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Obcd tries to pull guard but Holman won't allow it.
Holman leaning his opponent against the cage.
Holman is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Obcd to keep the fight standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holman has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Obcd uses from the top position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Holman holds on and takes a little breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mr Obcd will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Stacey Holman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Obcd tries to clinch there but Holman circles away.
Holman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Obcd tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Holman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Obcd has his takedown stuffed
and Holman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Obcd scores with a knee to the head.
Holman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Holman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Obcd avoids it.
Holman jumps guard but Obcd stands there with Holman around his waist. Holman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obcd lands a damaging elbow.
Obcd connects with a nasty looking knee right to Holman's face.
Holman is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Obcd to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obcd tries to pull guard but Holman won't allow it.
Obcd breaks from the clinch.
Obcd tries to clinch but Holman is having none of it.
Obcd tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holman is looking to counter the offense by Obcd and move into the clinch.
Holman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Obcd closes the distance looking to clinch
and Holman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Holman.
Holman chips away with some ground and pound.
Holman throwing strikes from guard but Obcd blocks nicely.
Holman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obcd wants to sweep here but Holman controlling him for the moment.
Obcd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holman controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obcd keeping moving, preventing Holman from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Obcd tries to clinch but Holman is having none of it.
As Obcd tries to get set, Holman tries to push him back and clinch up but Obcd manages to avoid the attempt.
Obcd tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Obcd is trying hard to land a takedown here. Holman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stacey Holman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Obcd.
Obcd with a lazy takedown attempt
so Holman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Obcd controls Holman momentarily but Holman frees himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Holman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Holman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obcd can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Holman controls the pace.
Holman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Holman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Holman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stacey Holman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Holman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stacey Holman!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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