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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Erwin Holt (ranked 24767 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhang Tiequan (ranked 5172 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Erwin Holt has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Erwin Holt seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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162 lbs
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175 cm
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155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Prefers standup |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Erwin Holt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zhang Tiequan!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ben Hemmingworth and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiequan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Holt might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Holt keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Tiequan is looking to stall here but Holt recovers full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holt keeping moving, preventing Tiequan from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Holt holds on and takes a little breather.
Tiequan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Holt has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tiequan has managed to get both his arms back between Holt's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holt looking to control.
Holt really is a fat lump.
Tiequan is fighting to break Holt's control of his arms but Holt is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Holt knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tiequan on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiequan wants to control from the top but Holt keeps moving.
Holt really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Holt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tiequan trying to control the position from guard on top but Holt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tiequan shoots in and gets a takedown into Holt's guard.
Tiequan throws an elbow that misses. Holt uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tiequan's guard. Nice move by Holt!
Tiequan trying to control the position.
Tiequan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Holt is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiequan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Holt wants to stand but Tiequan is controlling his posture from full guard.
Holt drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tiequan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tiequan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tiequan!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holt is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt regains half guard there - taking advantage of Tiequan's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Holt trying to control from the bottom.
Holt looks like he's trying to stand up.
Holt manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Holt clinches up against the cage.
Holt fails to pull guard.
Holt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tiequan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Holt kicks off Tiequan and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiequan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Holt did well to prevent Tiequan getting side control.
Tiequan wants to pass to mount but Holt is defending the position.
Tiequan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tiequan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tiequan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Holt keeps working.
Tiequan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tiequan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Holt doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tiequan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Erwin Holt will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tiequan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Holt tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tiequan is in Holt's guard.
Tiequan wants to control from the top but Holt keeps moving.
Tiequan wanted to stand there but Holt had control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holt has his feet on Tiequan's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Zhang Tiequan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiequan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt tries to bench press Tiequan off him but Tiequan keeps the position.
Tiequan wants to control but Holt is keeping him busy.
Tiequan wants to take a breather but Holt manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Tiequan.
Holt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Holt controls Tiequan momentarily but Tiequan frees himself.
Holt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Holt is pulling down on Tiequan's head to control his posture.
Holt looking for a guillotine here but Tiequan defends easily.
Tiequan trying to control but Holt is working from the bottom.
Holt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Holt keeping moving, preventing Tiequan from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiequan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Holt's guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tiequan dives in and scores a takedown into Holt's guard.
Holt is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tiequan trying to control but Holt is working from the bottom.
Holt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tiequan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tiequan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Holt is looking to stand up but Tiequan isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiequan looking to pass the guard.
Tiequan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Erwin Holt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Holt looking to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Holt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tiequan defends well.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tiequan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tiequan lands in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zhang Tiequan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Holt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tiequan tries to clinch but Holt moves out of range.
Holt closes the distance and pushes Tiequan back into the cage.
Holt ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Holt no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Holt manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Tiequan has had enough of the clinch but Holt keeps him there for the moment.
A bit of stalling here from Holt.
Holt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Holt can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Holt pulls Tiequan into guard.
Tiequan trying to control but Holt is working from the bottom.
Tiequan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Holt manages to break the clinch.
Tiequan drives through with a takedown into Holt's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Holt pushes Tiequan off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Holt enables Tiequan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Holt manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Holt kicks Tiequan off and gets to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiequan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Holt kicks off Tiequan and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiequan doesn't manage to clinch there - Holt circles away.
Tiequan shoots in and gets a takedown into Holt's guard.
Holt manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Erwin Holt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiequan tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Holt counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Holt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Holt stopping the sweep attempt from Tiequan.
Holt content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tiequan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tiequan has escaped and now he's on top!
Tiequan landing some decent shots from guard.
Tiequan postures up.
Tiequan is looking to stand up but Holt won't let him.
Holt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Holt throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tiequan wants to control from the top but Holt keeps moving.
Holt trying to control the position.
Holt is looking to stand up but Tiequan isn't so interested in that idea.
Tiequan stands and throws Holt's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tiequan wants to stand but Holt is controlling his arm.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erwin Holt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Holt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erwin Holt!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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