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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Noddy Holder (ranked 1453 p4p, 65 weight class) and Jan Jansson (ranked 2063 p4p, 102 weight class). Holder comes to the cage accompanied by The loudest voice in Tycoon.. Jansson has chosen PAIN - Bye / Die as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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165 cm
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143 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Noddy Holder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Jansson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holder tries to clinch there but Jansson circles away.
Noddy Holder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holder tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jansson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jansson.
Holder tries to clinch up.
Holder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jansson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holder has Jansson up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jansson blocks an elbow strike.
Holder throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jansson lands with a short shot to the head.
Holder has Jansson pressed against the cage, preventing Jansson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holder is struggling to control the position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holder throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holder throws an elbow but misses.
Jansson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Holder backwards.
Holder is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jansson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jansson.
A head punch on the inside from Jansson fails to land.
Jansson avoids the elbow strike from Holder, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Jansson.
Jansson takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice left hand lands by Jansson.
Jansson stalling in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Holder pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jansson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jansson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jansson tries to throw a body punch but Holder avoids it by throwing Jansson back against the cage.
Jansson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holder drops his hands momentarily and Jansson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jansson swinging wildly here.
Holder seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Holder moves into range and clinches up with Jansson.
Our sources have told us that Holder has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Holder lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Holder misses with an elbow strike.
Jansson is trying to break the clinch but Holder is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jansson is trying to maintain a safe position but Holder gets an underhook and turns Jansson into the cage.
Jansson wants to break free but Holder has control.
A head punch on the inside from Jansson fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Jansson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Holder will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jansson up against the cage.
Jansson works on Holder's body with a couple of short punches.
Holder keeps control of Jansson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jansson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Holder pushes off an throws an elbow but Jansson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Holder throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A shot in the inside from Jansson.
Jansson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jansson lands a nice hook to Holder's body. Holder takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jansson throws a poor cross that misses
and Holder moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jansson is trying to push Holder away but Holder has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jansson blocks an elbow strike from Holder.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Holder just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jansson's brow.
Jansson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holder tries to clinch but Jansson moves out of range.
Holder closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jansson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jansson is trying to maintain a safe position but Holder gets an underhook and turns Jansson into the cage.
Holder looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Holder as Jansson tries to tie him up.
Jansson is trying to stall.
Jansson dodges an elbow strike from Holder.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jansson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Jansson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Holder doesn't manage to clinch there - Jansson circles away.
Holder tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jansson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Holder gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jansson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Holder.
Jansson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Holder seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jansson can turn it around.
Jansson working hard to break the clinch.
Jansson slows down the pace here.
Jansson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jansson swings wildly with an uppercut but Holder uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jansson manages to break the clinch.
Holder takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jansson keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holder gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Holder wants to clinch.
It seemed like Jansson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Holder fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jansson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Holder clinches.
Holder misses with an elbow strike.
Holder misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jansson lands with a short shot to the head.
Holder misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Holder just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jansson's brow.
Jansson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Holder has him pressed against the cage.
Jansson is leaning against Holder and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jansson blocks an elbow strike.
Holder lands an elbow that stopped Jansson in his tracks for a moment.
Holder throws an elbow that misses.
Jansson is trying to break the clinch but Holder has him pressed against the cage.
Jansson manages to break the clinch.
Holder moves into the clinch.
Holder throws an elbow but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jansson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jansson stalling in the clinch.
Jansson breaks the clinch.
Holder takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holder defending well as Jansson loads up on a big left hand.
Holder tries to clinch up but Jansson circles away and keeps his distance.
Holder closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jansson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Holder is looking to clinch but Jansson is avoiding it.
Jansson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holder manages to avoid it.
Holder takes one to the side of the head.
Jansson keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holder closes the distance but Jansson moves to the side
and Jansson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Holder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holder takes the fight into the clinch.
Jansson trying to control the position but instead, Holder has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jansson into the cage.
Jansson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Noddy Holder has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jansson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jansson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Holder tries to clinch there but Jansson circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Jansson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Holder wants to clinch
and Jansson counters with a stiff right hand.
Holder wants to clinch
and Jansson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Holder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jansson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holder moves in looking to clinch but Jansson pushes him off.
Jansson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jansson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jansson. Holder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holder moves into the clinch.
Jansson is trying to push Holder away but Holder has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Holder takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jansson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jansson with a nice cross.
Holder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jansson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holder moves away.
Holder tries to clinch up.
Holder tries to clinch there but Jansson circles away.
Holder tries to close the distance and clinch but Jansson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holder tries to clinch but Jansson is having none of it.
Noddy Holder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jansson misses with a series of wild punches.
Holder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jansson scores with a hook to the body. Holder takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holder moves out of range of the strikes.
Holder wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holder tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jansson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Holder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jansson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jansson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Holder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jansson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jansson misses with a straight left.
Holder wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jansson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Holder tries to clinch but Jansson moves out of range.
Jansson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jansson swats away the attempt to clinch by Holder.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jansson keeps the fight on the outside.
Holder moves to clinch but Jansson breaks away
and Holder takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jan Jansson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jansson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Holder fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jansson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Holder tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jansson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holder throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jansson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holder with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Jansson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jansson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Jansson!
After winning the bout, Jan Jansson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Noddy Holder had this to say: 'It's CHRISTMAS!!!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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