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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bradford Forbes (ranked 3309 p4p, 460 weight class) and Martin Holm (ranked 2783 p4p, 409 weight class). Martin Holm will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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208 lbs
2 - 1 - 1 |
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215 lbs
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Good takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bradford Forbes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martin Holm!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forbes misses with a looping left.
Forbes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holm was well out of range. Poor timing from Forbes.
It seemed like Holm was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Forbes. Holm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holm with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Forbes to score with a decent uppercut.
We've been told by Forbes's head coaches at Bójka that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Holm throws an overhand right that lands on Forbes's shoulder, as Forbes tries to avoid the shot.
Forbes looks to throw the jab but Holm is out of range.
Holm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Forbes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forbes misses with a body shot
and Holm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Forbes scores with a sloppy right hand. Holm should have avoided that one.
Forbes misses with a straight left.
Holm throws out a counter right but Forbes avoids it with no problem.
Martin Holm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Forbes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Forbes throws a poor cross that misses
and Holm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Forbes misses with a hook to the body
and Holm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Forbes throws a sloppy body shot
and Holm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Forbes misses with a straight right.
Holm throws out a counter right but Forbes avoids it with no problem.
Holm has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Holm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Forbes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Holm! But no joy.
Holm ducks under a wild hook from Forbes.
Holm throws out a counter right but Forbes avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forbes misses with a right hand
enabling Holm to counter with a crisp jab.
Forbes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holm moves away.
Forbes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Forbes misses.
It seemed like Holm was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Forbes misses with a lunging right hand
and Holm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Forbes misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Holm! But no joy.
Forbes throws a poor cross that misses
and Holm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Forbes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Holm swivels and escapes.
It seemed like Holm was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Forbes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Holm counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forbes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holm looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Holm 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.
Forbes misses with a lunging right hand
and Holm counters with a straight right hand.
Forbes scores with a body shot.
Bradford Forbes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Forbes lands a jab to Holm's midsection.
Holm stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Holm wants it to stay on the feet.
A little jabbing left from Holm on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Forbes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Holm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Holm is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Forbes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A jab from Forbes misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Holm! But no joy.
Forbes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Holm looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forbes swings widly with a right hand
and Holm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Forbes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holm.
A little jabbing left from Holm on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Forbes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Forbes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Forbes misses with a hook to the body
and Holm counters with a right hand to the body.
Holm takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Forbes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holm.
Holm throws an overhand right that lands on Forbes's shoulder, as Forbes tries to avoid the shot.
Forbes misses with a lunging right hand
letting Holm counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Martin Holm will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Forbes misses with a right hand
and Holm makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Forbes misses with a hook
and Holm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Forbes misses with an uppercut
and Holm counters with a nice uppercut.
Holm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Forbes.
Forbes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Holm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Holm has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Forbes misses with a lunging right hand
and Forbes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Forbes misses with a hook
and Holm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Forbes misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Holm! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forbes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Forbes misses with an uppercut
and Holm makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Forbes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Holm counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Forbes misses the target.
Holm takes one on the button.
Holm is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Forbes misses with a right hand
and Holm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Forbes takes a swing at Holm's ribcage but misses.
Holm looks to throw the jab but Forbes is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holm avoids the body shot from Forbes.
A countering left hand to the body from Holm misses.
Forbes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Holm counter with a right hand.
Forbes misses the jab.
Forbes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holm moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Bradford Forbes has been cut.
Forbes swings widly with a right hand
and Holm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Forbes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holm swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Forbes swings widly with a right hand
and Holm counters with a left to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Forbes might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Holm.
Forbes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Forbes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Forbes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Holm scores with a counter punch that sends Forbes to the canvas! Holm smells blood - he's punishing Forbes with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Forbes has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Holm!
A very excited looking Martin Holm rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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