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Event:
QFC Tournament 600 Round 4
Date: Mar 18, 2016 |
#R1#
Holmes throws a hook but Pitopalvelu avoids it easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Holmes!
#CL#
Pitopalvelu moves into the clinch.
Pitopalvelu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Holmes scores with a hook to the body.
Holmes blocks an uppercut.
Pitopalvelu throws a punch but it's blocked by Holmes.
Holmes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pitopalvelu misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes lands with a light punch inside.
Pitopalvelu blocking some punches.
Holmes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pitopalvelu.
Pitopalvelu has a couple of punches blocked by Holmes.
Holmes tries a body shot but Pitopalvelu blocks it.
#T1#
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pitopalvelu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pitopalvelu struggles to land a body shot inside as Holmes controls his hands.
Holmes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Holmes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pitopalvelu throws a punch but it's blocked by Holmes.
Pitopalvelu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pitopalvelu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Pitopalvelu.
Pitopalvelu has a couple of punches blocked by Holmes.
Holmes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pitopalvelu tries a body shot but Holmes blocks it.
Holmes being controlled against the cage.
Pitopalvelu struggles to land a body shot inside as Holmes controls his hands.
Pitopalvelu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pitopalvelu blocks a body shot from Holmes. #T2#
Pitopalvelu letting Holmes take a breather here.
Holmes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pitopalvelu.
A short body shot lands from Holmes as the two fighters clinch.
Holmes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pitopalvelu gets through Holmes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Holmes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Pitopalvelu.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pitopalvelu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pitopalvelu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holmes tries to throw a body punch but Pitopalvelu avoids it by throwing Holmes back against the cage.
Pitopalvelu tries to throw a body punch but Holmes avoids it by throwing Pitopalvelu back against the cage.
Holmes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Holmes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#T3#
Pitopalvelu lands an uppercut.
Holmes tries a body shot but Pitopalvelu blocks it.
Holmes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pitopalvelu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pitopalvelu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pitopalvelu misses with a punch on the inside.
Pitopalvelu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee calls for Pitopalvelu to work.
Pitopalvelu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holmes is working Pitopalvelu over against the cage.
Holmes scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Holmes as the two fighters clinch.
Pitopalvelu is struggling to control the position.
Pitopalvelu stalls. #T4#
Holmes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pitopalvelu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pitopalvelu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holmes's elbow.
Pitopalvelu working aggressively here.
Holmes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holmes.
Pitopalvelu has a couple of punches blocked by Holmes.
Holmes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pitopalvelu misses with a punch on the inside.
Pitopalvelu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holmes's elbow.
Holmes misses with a punch to the body.
Pitopalvelu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Holmes.
Holmes lands a shoulder strike.
Holmes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pitopalvelu or not.
Pitopalvelu struggles to land a body shot inside as Holmes controls his hands.
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 Vellun Pitopalvelu will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Pitopalvelu misses with a body shot.
Pitopalvelu lands a jab-cross combination.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Pitopalvelu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holmes.
Pitopalvelu misses with an uppercut
and Holmes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pitopalvelu avoids the body shot from Holmes.
Pitopalvelu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Holmes to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes scores with a jab to the head.
Holmes misses with a hook
and Pitopalvelu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Holmes misses with a straight left. #T1#
Pitopalvelu lands a jab.#ROC#
Holmes is rocked!
Holmes cracks Pitopalvelu with an open hand slap.
Holmes is still on wobbly legs! Can Pitopalvelu finish him?
Holmes misses with an uppercut
#CL#
and Pitopalvelu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A right handed body shot lands from Pitopalvelu.
Pitopalvelu is stalling here.
Holmes swings wildly with an uppercut but Pitopalvelu uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pitopalvelu.
Holmes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pitopalvelu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pitopalvelu cracks Holmes with a nice body shot.
Pitopalvelu working aggressively here.
Pitopalvelu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pitopalvelu throws a punch but it's blocked by Holmes.
Pitopalvelu creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Holmes with a big uppercut! Holmes tries to clinch up but Pitopalvelu pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Holmes to the mat! Holmes covers up and Pitopalvelu unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vellun Pitopalvelu!
Vellun Pitopalvelu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
QFC Tournament 600 Round 3
Date: Mar 17, 2016 |
#R1#
A shot to the body from Bellum misses
and Holmes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holmes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Holmes.
It seemed like Holmes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bellum takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bellum defending well as Holmes loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Bellum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Holmes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bellum misses with a hook
and Bellum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holmes lands with a straight right. Bellum didn't see that one coming.
Bellum 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.#CL#
Bellum clinches up with Holmes and pushes him back against the cage.
Holmes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Holmes presses Bellum against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Holmes.
Holmes blocking some punches.
Holmes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1#
Holmes misses with a body punch.
Holmes trying to stall but Bellum improves his position.
Holmes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Holmes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bellum manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bellum throws a head punch that misses.
Holmes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holmes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holmes struggles to land a body shot inside as Bellum controls his hands.
Bellum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bellum misses with a punch to the body.
Bellum is pushing Holmes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bellum swings wildly with an uppercut but Holmes uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Bellum throws a head punch that misses.
Holmes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holmes is leaning against Bellum and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bellum digs a right hand underneath Holmes's ribcage. Holmes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Holmes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holmes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Holmes is leaning against Bellum and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bellum stalling against the cage.
Bellum misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Holmes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bellum misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes taking a breather.
Bellum is pushing Holmes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T3#
Holmes misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes tries a body shot but Bellum blocks it.
Bellum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holmes's elbow.
Holmes tries to work over Bellum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bellum.
Bellum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holmes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Holmes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Bellum.
Holmes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bellum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bellum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bellum stalling in the clinch.
Bellum blocks a body shot from Holmes. #T4#
Holmes lands an uppercut.
Holmes being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bellum.
Bellum holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bellum stalling against the cage.
Bellum seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Holmes lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Holmes.
Bellum lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Holmes.
Bellum tries a body shot but Holmes blocks it.
Holmes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bellum backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bellum.
Bellum misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morgan Holmes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Bellum closes the distance but Holmes moves to the side
and Holmes counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT2#
It looks like Mark Bellum has been cut.
Holmes works Bellum's body with a nice hook.
Bellum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holmes digs a good body shot into Bellum's ribs.
Bellum throws a series of punches but Holmes avoids them all with ease.
Holmes loads up on a big right hand but Bellum slips the punch.
Holmes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bellum throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes slips a straight right by Bellum.
Bellum gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Holmes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bellum swings widly with a right hand
and Holmes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#ROC2#
Bellum is rocked!#T1#
Bellum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holmes.
Oh Bellum is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Holmes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bellum misses with an uppercut
and Holmes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bellum seems to have got his legs back now.
Bellum throws a hook to the side of Holmes's head but Holmes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mark Bellum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bellum was well out of range. Poor timing from Holmes.
Holmes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bellum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holmes slips a jab from Bellum.
Holmes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Holmes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Holmes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bellum sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bellum swings widly with a right hand
and Holmes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheers as Holmes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bellum doesn't seem phased though.#T2#
Bellum rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holmes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bellum throws a sloppy body shot
and Holmes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bellum throws a left and a right that both miss
and Holmes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Bellum misses.
Bellum takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bellum keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Holmes throws the left hand but Bellum avoids the punch easily.
Bellum was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Holmes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bellum misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Holmes counters with a straight right hand.
Bellum misses with a hook.
Holmes throws a jab but it's blocked by Bellum. #T3#
Holmes misses the shot to the body.
Bellum looks to land a left hand but Holmes moved out of range nicely.#CL#
Bellum moves into the clinch successfully.
Holmes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bellum is keeping busy.
Bellum working aggressively here.
A bit of stalling here from Bellum.
Holmes lands a left hand.
Bellum stalls.
Holmes misses with a body punch.
Holmes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bellum stalls.
Bellum has Holmes pushed against the cage.#T4#
Bellum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bellum misses with a punch to the body.
Bellum misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes taking a breather.
Holmes taking a breather.
Bellum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holmes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holmes lands with a short shot to the head.
Holmes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holmes lands a right hand.
Bellum makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bellum is trying to stall.
Holmes wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morgan Holmes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mark Bellum's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Bellum swings widly with a right hand
and Holmes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bellum misses with a combination
and Holmes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bellum misses with a shot to the body
and Bellum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bellum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Holmes lands a glancing blow to the side of Bellum's head.
Bellum misses with a hook. Holmes ducked under it nicely.
Holmes throws out a counter right but Bellum avoids it with no problem.
Bellum takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bellum misses the body punch
and Holmes counters with a big right hand! Oh Bellum is in trouble here! Holmes follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Morgan Holmes!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 600 Round 2
Date: Mar 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Holmes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Hangman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Holmes throws a combination that misses
and The Hangman counters with a body kick.
The Hangman misses with a kick to the body.
The Hangman throws a right hand that misses
and Holmes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holmes lands a nice hook to The Hangman's body. The Hangman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Holmes throws a series of punches but The Hangman avoids them all with ease.
Donk. The Hangman catches Holmes right on the button with a cross.
The Hangman scores with a kick to the midsection.
The Hangman tries a head kick but it misses.
The Hangman misses with a hook
and Holmes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holmes lands a nice shot that snaps The Hangman's head back.
The Hangman doesn't manage to clinch there - Holmes circles away.
Harvey The Hangman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes throws a combination that misses
and The Hangman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T1#
The Hangman misses with a head kick.
#CL2#
The Hangman moves into the clinch successfully.
The Hangman misses with a body punch.
The Hangman tries to work over Holmes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holmes scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Hangman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Holmes can't find room to land a body shot as The Hangman controls the action.
Holmes lands a body punch.
Holmes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Hangman swings wildly with an uppercut but Holmes uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Holmes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #ROC#
The Hangman is rocked!
Holmes works on The Hangman's body with a couple of short punches.
The Hangman is still on wobbly legs! Can Holmes finish him?
The Hangman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holmes swings wildly with an uppercut but The Hangman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holmes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holmes misses with the head strike.
Holmes pushes The Hangman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Holmes swings wildly with an uppercut but The Hangman uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Hangman seems to have recovered his senses.
Holmes tries to throw a body punch but The Hangman avoids it by throwing Holmes back against the cage. #T2#
A body shot lands from The Hangman.
Holmes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Hangman tries a body shot but Holmes blocks it.
A hook to the body from Holmes.
The Hangman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Hangman prevents a body shot from Holmes.
The Hangman misses with the head strike.
The Hangman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Hangman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The Hangman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Hangman presses Holmes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The Hangman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holmes blocks an uppercut.
The Hangman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Hangman.
The Hangman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holmes tries to throw a body punch but The Hangman avoids it by throwing Holmes back against the cage. #T3#
The Hangman has a couple of punches blocked by Holmes.
The Hangman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
The Hangman misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Hangman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holmes creates a bit of space for himself and rocks The Hangman with a big uppercut! The Hangman tries to clinch up but Holmes pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples The Hangman to the mat! The Hangman covers up and Holmes unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Morgan Holmes!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 600 Round 1
Date: Mar 15, 2016 |
#R1#
Holmes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#CL2#
Holmes tries to keep at a distance but Wiliams has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wiliams drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Holmes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
#TD2#
Holmes is fighting off a takedown attempt but Wiliams is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Holmes to the mat. Holmes regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Holmes wants to get back to his feet but Wiliams is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Holmes is trying to hold Wiliams in close to prevent damage but Wiliams has managed to pass into half guard.
Holmes wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiliams looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T1#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holmes is looking to control Wiliams's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Holmes avoid being mounted?
Wiliams prevents Holmes from improving his position.
Wiliams is controlling the pace.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Let's hope that Wiliams has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wiliams moves to clinch but Holmes breaks away
and Wiliams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holmes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#TD2#
Wiliams drives through with a takedown into Holmes's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Holmes wants to get back to his feet but Wiliams is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wiliams looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T3#
Holmes is wriggling around but Wiliams manages to pass to half guard.
Wiliams winds up and cracks Holmes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wiliams is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.#SUB2#
Wiliams is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wiliams is looking to advance position but Holmes won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pip Wiliams dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Wiliams darts in trying to clinch
and Holmes counters with a nice uppercut.
Holmes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Holmes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
BOOM! Holmes lands a beautiful left hook that drops Wiliams. Wiliams tries to recover but Holmes is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Wiliams lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Morgan Holmes!
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