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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grzegorz Crayewski (ranked 18528 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Holmes (ranked 2362 p4p, 0 weight class). Hank Holmes is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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247 lbs
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273 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grzegorz Crayewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hank Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crayewski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good shot there by Crayewski.
Holmes misses with a straight left.
Holmes misses the shot to the body.
Holmes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A little jabbing left from Holmes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Crayewski throws a hook to the side of Holmes's head but Holmes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holmes is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Crayewski with a body shot.
Holmes misses with a looping left.
Holmes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crayewski defends it nicely.
Crayewski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Holmes has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Crayewski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crayewski tries to land a front kick but Holmes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes misses with a series of wild punches.
Crayewski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Holmes misses with a wild combination.
Crayewski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crayewski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holmes.
Holmes takes a kick to the side of the head.
Crayewski throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Holmes loads up on a big right hand but Crayewski slips the punch.
Holmes looks to throw the jab but Crayewski is out of range.
Good leg kick by Crayewski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Crayewski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Holmes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Holmes misses with a straight left.
Holmes throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Crayewski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crayewski throws a wild body kick that Holmes sees coming a mile off.
Holmes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Crayewski.
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crayewski moves away.
Crayewski appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Crayewski throws a body punch but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes misses with a body shot
and Crayewski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Crayewski. Holmes does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Holmes misses its intended target.
Crayewski throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crayewski. Holmes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crayewski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Holmes tries to move into range but Crayewski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Grzegorz Crayewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes misses with a looping left.
Holmes thuds his right hand into Crayewski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Grzegorz Crayewski has been cut.
Holmes scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crayewski connects with a crisp jab.
Holmes is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Crayewski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Holmes misses with a body shot
and Crayewski counters with a straight right hand.
Crayewski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crayewski. Holmes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holmes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Holmes misses with a right hand
and Crayewski counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice cross by Crayewski.
Crayewski thuds his right hand into Holmes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Crayewski connects with an inside leg kick.
Holmes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Holmes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Crayewski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crayewski thuds his right hand into Holmes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Crayewski dips to his left and cracks Holmes with an uppercut!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Holmes.
Crayewski lands a nice hook to Holmes's body. Holmes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crayewski throws a right hand that Holmes ducks under and follows up with a left that Holmes also avoids with ease.
Holmes walks into a straight right hand from Crayewski.
Holmes ducks right into an uppercut from Crayewski.
A swing and a miss from Holmes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crayewski.
Crayewski throws a right and a left that Holmes avoids nicely.
Crayewski throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Holmes blocks the body kick.
Holmes misses with a hook
and Crayewski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Crayewski.
Holmes looks for a takedown but Crayewski sprawls well.
Grzegorz Crayewski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank Holmes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holmes looks to throw the jab but Crayewski is out of range.
Holmes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crayewski defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grzegorz Crayewski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grzegorz Crayewski's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Crayewski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Holmes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Holmes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Crayewski with a jab.
Crayewski scoring well with a low kick there.
Crayewski lands a nice looking body kick.
Crayewski connects with a body shot that sends Holmes's belly button to the back.
Crayewski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crayewski is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes swings widly with a right hand
and Crayewski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Crayewski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crayewski throws a low kick, looking for Holmes's leg but Holmes calmly moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Crayewski. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crayewski tests Holmes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crayewski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Holmes might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Crayewski has got the better of the exchanges.
Crayewski just misses with a punch to the body.
Crayewski scores with a body shot.
Crayewski lands with an uppercut that bounces Holmes off the cage and back into range.
Holmes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Holmes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crayewski clobbers Holmes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Holmes walks into a stiff left hand from Crayewski.
Holmes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Holmes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crayewski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Holmes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Holmes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Some wild striking there from Holmes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crayewski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Holmes's calf.
A good leg kick by Crayewski.
Crayewski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holmes.
Holmes misses with a jab to the body
enabling Crayewski to counter with a crisp jab.
Crayewski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crayewski.
Crayewski throws a series of punches but Holmes avoids them all with ease.
Holmes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Grzegorz Crayewski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holmes misses with a straight left.
Crayewski slips under a jab.
Crayewski looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Grzegorz Crayewski is winning the standup battle so far.
Holmes misses with a body punch
and Crayewski counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holmes. Crayewski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crayewski seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Holmes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Crayewski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Holmes scrambles back to his feet.
Crayewski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Holmes doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Crayewski - just one landing.
Crayewski scores with a three punch combo!
Holmes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
An inside leg kick lands from Crayewski.
Crayewski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Holmes misses with a hook
and Crayewski counters with a stiff right hand.
Holmes dodges the punch combination from Crayewski.
Crayewski scores with a shot to the body.
Crayewski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Crayewski here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Crayewski does no damage.
Holmes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crayewski. Crayewski obviously looking to wear him down.
Holmes blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crayewski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Crayewski scores with a jab to the body.
Crayewski scores with a crisp jab that stopped Holmes in his tracks.
Crayewski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holmes.
Crayewski scores with a punch to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holmes. Crayewski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crayewski lands with a kick to the ribs.
Crayewski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Holmes's sensitive parts.
Crayewski pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Holmes back to the cage. Crayewski follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Holmes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Holmes is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crayewski connects with an inside leg kick.
Holmes is still on wobbly legs! Can Crayewski finish him?
Holmes takes one to the side of the head.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Crayewski has cracked Holmes with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Crayewski lands another huge swinging hook and Holmes tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Holmes, before Crayewski can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Grzegorz Crayewski!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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