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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Gregor (ranked 1226 p4p, 186 weight class) and Harry Hole (ranked 1145 p4p, 176 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Gregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harry Hole!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hole throws a big shot that misses.
Hole throws a big shot that misses.
Hole scores with a spinning back kick!
Hole scores with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Hole.
Hole looks to score with a jab to the body but Gregor is just out of range.
Hole moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gregor misses with a looping left.
Hole swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hole slips under a jab from Gregor.
Gregor misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gregor misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Hole.
Hole steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gregor.
Gregor needs to keep his hands up - Hole had a free shot at his head there.
Hole throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gregor takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hole scores with a nice head shot.
Hole throws a hook to the side of Gregor's head but Gregor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gregor's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hole connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gregor scrambles back to his feet.
Jab by Hole.
Gregor missing with a left hand there. Hole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gregor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gregor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gregor misses with a wild combination.
Harry Hole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hole cracks a nice hook into Gregor's ribs.
Hole scores with a nice body kick.
Gregor walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gregor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hole.
A little feinted left hand from Gregor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gregor throws a leg kick but Hole sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregor tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hole defends well and Gregor ends up having to push Hole into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hole digs a good body shot into Gregor's ribs.
Hole has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hole lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gregor will feel that in the morning.
Hole moves out of range of the strikes.
Gregor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hole.
Gregor connects with a crisp jab.
Gregor misses with an uppercut.
Hole is trying to counter with his kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hole.
Hole connects with a leg kick. Gregor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hole lands a nice looking body shot.
Hole thuds a left hand into Gregor's body.
Gregor takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hole tries to clinch up.
Gregor missing with a left hand there. Hole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hole was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hole lands with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hole.
Hole fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hole connects with an inside leg kick.
Harry Hole is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gregor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gregor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hole circles away quickly and effectively.
Hole connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gregor takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gregor will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A shot to the liver by Hole. Beautiful body shot.
Hole cracks Gregor with a good jab.
Gregor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hole can pounce on him.
Sloppy strikes from Gregor. Those never looked like landing.
Hole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gregor misses with a hook. Hole ducked under it nicely.
Hole steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hole slips under a jab from Gregor.
Gregor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gregor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hole throws a looping overhand right but Gregor ducks down to avoid it.
Hole throws a hook but Gregor blocks it.
Gregor appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hole lands a right hook to the body.
Gregor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gregor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hole.
It looked like Gregor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gregor slips under a jab from Hole.
Gregor throws a hook but Hole avoids it easily.
Gregor has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hole.
Gregor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hole. Hole obviously looking to wear him down.
Gregor throws a lazy right hand but Hole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gregor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gregor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hole scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hole smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gregor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Hole dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gregor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hole.
Hole feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gregors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gregor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hole moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hole avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gregor throws a nice looking combination but Hole bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hole takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gregor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gregor drops his hands momentarily and Hole takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Donk. Hole catches Gregor right on the button with a cross.
Hole staying out of range there.
Hole appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gregor throws a shot from downtown. Hole moves away and avoids it.
Gregor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hole.
Hole scores with a nice head shot.
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!
Hole lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gregor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hole avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hole lands with a good body shot.
Hole fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gregor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hole scores with a push kick.
Gregor throws a series of punches but Hole avoids them all with ease.
Hole throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Gregor.
Gregor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hole lands a nice shot to the body.
Gregor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hole doesn't seem bothered though.
Hole thuds his right hand into Gregor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hole looks to land a body kick but Gregor moved away.
Gregor misses the jab.
Hole looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hole displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gregor throws out the jab.
Gregor throws out a loose jab but Hole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hole lands a really nice looking cross but Gregor seems unphased.
Hole scoring well with a low kick there.
Gregor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gregor looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hole throws a hook but Gregor blocks it.
Hole scores with a leg kick.
A lazy left from Hole finds it's target.
Gregor throws a looping overhand right but Hole ducks down to avoid it.
Gregor throws a series of punches but Hole moves out of range.
Hole only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gregor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gregor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hole scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gregor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregor ducks under a wild hook from Hole.
Hole tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Gregor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
James Gregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hole digs a good hook to Gregor's body.
Hole throws a good cross that connects.
Hole feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gregor's calf.
Hole misses with a body punch
letting Gregor counter with a right hand.
Hole cracks Gregor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gregor might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hole lands with a nice body punch.
Gregor drops his hands momentarily and Hole takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hole, as that shot connected.
Hole clinches up against the cage.
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!
Gregor has had enough of the clinch but Hole keeps him there for the moment.
Hole tries a body shot but Gregor blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hole creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregor has Hole pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Gregor pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hole tumbling to the mat - Gregor dives into Hole's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gregor trying to control but Hole is working from the bottom.
Hole utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hole is pulling down on Gregor's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gregor working some strikes from top position.
Gregor cracks Hole with a solid left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gregor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hole works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gregor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gregor has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gregor won't allow Hole to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Hole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hole swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gregor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No joy there for Gregor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hole has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hole misses the shot to the body.
Hole misses with a wild body shot.
Hole misses with a straight left.
Gregor is looking to counter punch.
Hole loads up on a big right hand but Gregor slips the punch.
Gregor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gregor walks into a stiff left hand from Hole.
Hole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gregor manages to avoid it.
Gregor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gregor moves forwards but Hole connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hole looks to land a left hand but Gregor moved out of range nicely.
Gregor has a takedown stuffed.
Gregor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gregor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hole was well out of range. Poor timing from Gregor.
Hole takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hole uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gregor has time to react.
Hole lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gregor throws a jab when Hole was well out of range.
Gregor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hole tries to land a body kick
and Gregor counters with a two punch combo.
Gregor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gregor steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hole. That one must have hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hole fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gregor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gregor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gregor there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gregor on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hole to score with a decent uppercut.
Hole thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gregor if he has to take too many more of those.
Hole stuns Gregor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hole lands a nice looking body shot.
Hole fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gregor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gregor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hole.
Hole throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harry Hole seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hole's corner calls for a 1-2. Hole obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gregor misses with an uppercut.
Hole getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gregor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gregor throws a looping overhand right but Hole ducks down to avoid it.
Gregor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hole can pounce on him.
Gregor lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hole throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hole misses with a looping left.
Hole takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice defenses there by Hole.
Hole looks to land a right hand but Gregor moved out of range.
Hole bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gregor's head.
Hole clinches.
Gregor is trying to break the clinch but Hole is controlling him.
Hole tries a body shot but Gregor blocks it.
Hole digs a right hand underneath Gregor's ribcage. Gregor let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hole lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gregor.
Hole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gregor's elbow.
Hole working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hole lands a shoulder strike.
Hole misses with a body punch.
James Gregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hole misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gregor's elbow.
Hole tries a body shot but Gregor blocks it.
Hole has Gregor pressed against the cage, preventing Gregor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hole misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hole lands a nice uppercut.
It looks like James Gregor has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hole.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hole.
Gregor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gregor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Gregor.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hole.
Hole lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gregor backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Hole comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hole 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Hole!
A less than humble Harry Hole misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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