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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Zuev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Holm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin Holm has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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187 cm
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Konstantin Zuev !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Martin Holm!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holm misses with an uppercut. Zuev saw that one coming.
Holm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zuev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zuev scores with a sloppy right hand. Holm should have avoided that one.
Zuev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zuev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zuev falls off balance throwing a combination
and Holm counters with a stiff right hand.
Zuev misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zuev lands a nice hook to Holm's body. Holm takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zuev throws a looping overhand right but Holm ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holm staying out of range there.
Konstantin Zuev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zuev .
Zuev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holm throws out a counter right but Zuev avoids it with no problem.
A telegraphed right hand from Zuev misses the target.
Holm swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zuev throws a looping overhand right but Holm ducks down to avoid it.
Zuev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zuev throws out the jab.
Holm swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zuev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Holm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zuev .
Holm throws out a counter right but Zuev avoids it with no problem.
A big right from Holm misses.
Zuev throws a right and a left that Holm avoids nicely.
Holm looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zuev shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Holm eats them both and turns towards Zuev to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holm moves away from the strike by Zuev .
Zuev throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zuev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zuev misses with a double jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Holm! But no joy.
Zuev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Holm swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zuev is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Zuev is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Zuev digs a good hook to Holm's body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zuev .
Zuev misses with a double jab
and Holm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Holm ducks under a wild hook from Zuev .
Zuev lands a nice looking body shot.
Zuev misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuev loads up on a big right hand but Holm slips the punch.
Holm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zuev .
Zuev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Holm on the side of the head.
Zuev misses with the combination.
Holm now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Zuev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holm counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sloppy strikes from Zuev . Those never looked like landing.
Zuev lands a jab.
The crowd cheers as Zuev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Holm doesn't seem phased though.
Zuev catches Holm with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holm staying out of range there.
Zuev throws a big shot that misses.
Zuev scores with a hook to the body. Holm takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zuev throws a combination. Holm tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
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!
Zuev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little jabbing left from Holm on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zuev scores with a punch to the head.
Holm defending well as Zuev loads up on a big left hand.
Holm throws out a counter right but Zuev avoids it with no problem.
Zuev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zuev throws out a loose jab but Holm uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Holm! But no joy.
Holm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zuev .
Holm takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A big right from Zuev misses.
A little jabbing left from Holm on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Zuev dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A left lands for Zuev .
Holm moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Holm showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zuev .
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Holm! But no joy.
Zuev throws a jab when Holm was well out of range.
Zuev throws a hook to the side of Holm's head but Holm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Holm was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zuev connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zuev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holm defending well as Zuev loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holm.
Zuev looks to land a combination but Holm avoids it well.
Holm now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Zuev 's corner calls for a 1-2. Zuev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Zuev misses with a hook.
Zuev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holm can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holm staying out of range there.
Zuev lunges at Holm with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Holm's hand.
Some wild striking there from Zuev .
Konstantin Zuev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Zuev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zuev looks to land a left hand but Holm moved out of range nicely.
Holm drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zuev misses the shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Zuev as he connects with a hook.
Zuev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zuev .
Zuev throws a combination that misses
and Holm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuev throws a jab when Holm was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Holm! But no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Holm misses the target.
Zuev throws a jab when Holm was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Zuev misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Holm! But no joy.
Holm avoids a punch combination nicely.
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!
Holm slips under a jab from Zuev .
Zuev 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Holm under the eye.
Holm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zuev .
A jab lands there for Zuev .
Konstantin Zuev is winning the standup battle so far.
Holm drops his hands momentarily and Zuev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holm showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zuev .
Holm dodges the punch combination from Zuev .
A little jabbing left from Holm on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fighters circling - Zuev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zuev looks to land a left hand but Holm moved out of range nicely.
Zuev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zuev connects with a good right hand that stumbles Holm. Holm circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zuev throws a combination that misses
and Holm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zuev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zuev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Holm on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zuev misses with a double jab.
Holm throws out a counter right but Zuev avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holm avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zuev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holm.
A shot to the liver by Zuev . Beautiful body shot.
A punch combination from Zuev misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zuev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Holm was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zuev jabs Holm to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zuev darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Zuev .
Zuev misses with a few strikes there.
Holm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zuev .
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Holm! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Zuev dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Holm drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Holm swings for the body but Zuev moves out of range.
Holm has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Holm slips under a jab from Zuev .
It seemed like Holm was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Zuev slips a jab from Holm.
Zuev scores with a sloppy right hand. Holm should have avoided that one.
Zuev throws out a loose jab but Holm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zuev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zuev looks to land a left hand but Holm moved out of range nicely.
Holm swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuev lands with a cross.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Zuev !
Zuev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Holm connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuev connects with a jab.
Zuev throws a looping overhand right but Holm ducks down to avoid it.
Zuev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holm.
Holm looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zuev goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Holm is rocked!
Holm walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Holm is still on wobbly legs! Can Zuev finish him?
Zuev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Holm! But no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zuev , as that shot connected.
Zuev drops Holm with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Holm! Zuev dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konstantin Zuev !
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energy
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hype
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