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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between PJ Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Dickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, PJ Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Dickson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harvey stalks Dickson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dickson's face. Dickson staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Daniel Dickson has been cut.
Harvey misses with a two punch combination.
Dickson misses with a head kick.
Harvey avoids the head kick by Dickson.
Dickson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dickson.
Harvey moves into the clinch successfully.
Harvey takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like PJ Harvey has been cut.
Dickson pushes off an throws an elbow but Harvey leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Harvey takes an elbow to the forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harvey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harvey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dickson manages to avoid it.
Dickson throws a low kick, looking for Harvey's leg but Harvey calmly moves out of range.
Harvey throws a nice looking combination but Dickson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harvey misses with the combination.
Harvey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickson throws a head kick that Harvey semi-blocks.
Dickson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dickson tries a head kick but it misses.
Dickson dodges the punch combination from Harvey.
Dickson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Harvey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dickson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daniel Dickson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dickson tries to move into range but Harvey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dickson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dickson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Dickson.
Dickson throws a leg kick
and Harvey counters with a nice uppercut.
Dickson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dickson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harvey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harvey avoids the head kick by Dickson.
Dickson avoids the head kick by Harvey.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick by Dickson misses
and Harvey counters with a three punch combo that has Dickson backing up. Dickson nods at Harvey to acknowledge the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dickson.
Dickson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dickson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Harvey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dickson scoring well with a low kick there.
Dickson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Harvey misses with a series of wild punches.
Dickson throws a sloppy head kick and Harvey moves out of range easily.
Dickson looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickson misses with a head kick.
Harvey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harvey tries to land a front kick but Dickson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dickson tries a head kick but it misses.
Dickson throws a head kick but Harvey moves out of range.
Harvey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dickson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dickson throws a lazy head kick
and Harvey counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dickson's guard now.
Harvey throwing strikes from guard but Dickson blocks nicely.
Harvey throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Harvey as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Dickson screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Harvey! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). PJ Harvey!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Dunham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Parker will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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219 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nicholas Dunham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Parker!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker closes the distance and clinches.
Dunham tries for a takedown. No joy.
Parker should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Dunham is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Parker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dunham wants the takedown. Parker is fighting it off but Dunham persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Parker's guard against the cage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Parker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dunham distracts Parker with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dunham makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dunham in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dunham working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Parker's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunham in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Parker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dunham stops Parker from standing up.
Dunham is working Parker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dunham loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Parker is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dunham drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dunham jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham pushes down on Parker's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dunham is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Parker doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dunham.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dunham throws a strike but Parker avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Dunham decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dunham is looking to clinch but Parker is avoiding it.
Parker moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker fails to pull guard.
Dunham letting Parker take a breather here.
Dunham has picked Parker up - he's going for a ride! Dunham dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Dunham is working for a submission of some sort.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker is trying to get back to full guard.
Parker taking some punishment here, with Dunham in his half guard.
Dunham looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Parker with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Parker is defending against the submission attempts here by Dunham.
Dunham is trying to work for a kimura but Parker is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Parker's head.
Dunham is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dunham is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Parker tries to kick Dunham off but Dunham keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Parker looks winded!
Dunham not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dunham is nestled in close to Parker, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dunham is thwarting Parker's attempts to control the position.
Dunham works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunham cracks Parker with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dunham tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dunham has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dunham tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dunham has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dunham stands up and beckons Parker to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dunham rushes Parker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Parker wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas Dunham dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dunham shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Parker napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dunham wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Parker, who protects the arm well.
Dunham creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dunham tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Parker taking a bit of punishment here - Dunham scoring with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunham throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dunham in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Parker can't do much from the bottom here.
Dunham misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham is trying to get an arm triangle but Parker is defending well.
Dunham decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Horrible takedown by Parker or perhaps it was just good defense by Dunham which made him look bad.
Nicholas Dunham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Parker is breathing heavily.
Parker fails with the takedown.
Parker with a poor takedown
and Dunham counters with a nice double leg into side control. Parker won't be happy with that.
Nicholas Dunham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Parker.
Dunham lands a nice forearm strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunham scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dunham lands a nice forearm strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham is chipping away with strikes.
Dunham advances to mount.
Dunham dominating with strikes here.
Parker is rocked!
Dunham lands a big elbow.
Parker is still in real trouble! Can Dunham finish him?
Dunham putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dunham 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.
Dunham lands a big shot to the head and Parker winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Nicholas Dunham!
After winning the bout, Nicholas Dunham thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Derek Laplaglia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Seamon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
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150 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Derek Laplaglia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Seamon!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seamon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Laplaglia pinned against the cage. Laplaglia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A punch combination from Laplaglia misses.
Seamon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Laplaglia closes the distance and pushes Seamon back into the cage.
Seamon avoids the elbow strike from Laplaglia, against the cage.
Seamon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Laplaglia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Laplaglia swings wildly with an uppercut but Seamon uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Laplaglia.
Laplaglia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Laplaglia misses with the head strike.
Laplaglia pushes Seamon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Seamon misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Laplaglia.
Seamon working hard to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Seamon as Laplaglia tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seamon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Seamon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Laplaglia leaning his opponent against the cage.
Laplaglia misses with a knee strike.
Seamon working hard to break the clinch.
Laplaglia gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Seamon.
Laplaglia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Laplaglia throws a head punch that misses.
Laplaglia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Seamon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Laplaglia misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seamon gets through Laplaglia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Laplaglia is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Seamon is keeping busy.
A frustrated look appears on Seamon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Laplaglia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Seamon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Laplaglia lands a knee to the head.
Seamon prevents a body shot from Laplaglia.
Seamon wants a takedown.
Derek Laplaglia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Seamon.
Laplaglia tries to land knees in the clinch but Seamon avoids the damage to the body.
Laplaglia prevents a takedown attempt there.
Seamon gets control of Laplaglia's arms and successfully pulls guard. Seamon will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Laplaglia showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laplaglia trying to control but Seamon is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seamon lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Laplaglia!
Seamon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Laplaglia?
Seamon lands with some strikes.
Seamon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Laplaglia hang on?
Seamon landing strikes from the mount.
Seamon misses with a head shot.
Seamon with shots to the head and body - Laplaglia looks very uncomfortable down there.
Laplaglia is rocked!
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!
Seamon cracks Laplaglia with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oh Laplaglia is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Seamon looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Laplaglia covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Seamon!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patryk Jaworski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guilherme Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patryk Jaworski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guilherme Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ribeiro shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ribeiro showed some decent athleticism there.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jaworski is not content to let Ribeiro control the position.
Jaworski works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jaworski is pulling down on Ribeiro's head to control his posture.
Ribeiro preventing the sweep.
Jaworski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaworski keeping moving, preventing Ribeiro from controlling successfully.
Ribeiro preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaworski pulls Ribeiro in close to prevent any damage.
Ribeiro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jaworski working for a triangle but Ribeiro defends it easily.
Ribeiro must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jaworski is looking to sinch up a triangle. Ribeiro throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Jaworski's body to avoid the submission. Jaworski has instead reached around Ribeiro's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Jaworski arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Patryk Jaworski!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jetrone Lagoc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timoteo Belo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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156 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jetrone Lagoc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Timoteo Belo!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lagoc throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Belo on the side of the head.
Belo tries to clinch but Lagoc is having none of it.
Belo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lagoc pushes Belo up against the cage in a clinch.
Lagoc tries to break the clinch but Belo is controlling the position.
Lagoc avoiding damage as Belo throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Lagoc.
Belo tries to land knees in the clinch but Lagoc avoids the damage to the body.
Belo tries to land knees in the clinch but Lagoc avoids the damage to the body.
Lagoc stalling in the clinch but Belo improves position.
Lagoc lands with a left to the head.
Lagoc tries a body shot but Belo blocks it.
Lagoc blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Belo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lagoc misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees to the body from Belo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lagoc.
Lagoc lands with a right to the head.
Belo is rocked!
Lagoc creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Belo with a big uppercut! Belo tries to clinch up but Lagoc pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Belo to the mat! Belo covers up and Lagoc unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jetrone Lagoc!
An out of breath Jetrone Lagoc thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benedict Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Joaquin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Am I Demon by Danzig. This should be fireworks!
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Benedict Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ralph Joaquin!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joaquin fails with the takedown.
Holmes tries to bum rush Joaquin with a series of wild strikes but Joaquin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Joaquin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Holmes is defended easily by Joaquin.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Joaquin.
Benedict Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralph Joaquin.
Joaquin fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Holmes to the ground. Joaquin is now in Holmes's guard.
Joaquin wants to control from the top but Holmes keeps moving.
Holmes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Joaquin.
Joaquin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Joaquin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holmes is keeping the position for now.
Holmes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes trying to control the position.
Joaquin trying to control but Holmes is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Joaquin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Joaquin trying to control but Holmes is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ralph Joaquin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Joaquin shoots in and drives through. Holmes sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holmes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joaquin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Joaquin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Joaquin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Joaquin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Holmes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Joaquin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Holmes keeps working.
Joaquin is looking for a kimura but Holmes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Joaquin to get the leverage.
Joaquin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Holmes is just riding it out for now. Joaquin eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joaquin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Holmes is breathing heavily.
Holmes wants to control but Joaquin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Joaquin is looking for a kimura here.
Joaquin is looking for a kimura but Holmes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Joaquin to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joaquin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Holmes defends it well.
Joaquin wants to work for an arm triangle but Holmes is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Joaquin wants to work for an arm triangle but Holmes is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Joaquin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Holmes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Joaquin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joaquin is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph Joaquin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Holmes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice combination there by Holmes.
Joaquin fails with a takedown attempt.
Joaquin fails with a takedown attempt.
Joaquin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Holmes's waist but Holmes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Joaquin off to one side.
Benedict Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralph Joaquin.
Holmes pushes Joaquin up against the cage in a clinch.
Holmes tries to break the clinch but Joaquin is controlling the position.
Joaquin tries to pull guard but Holmes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Joaquin wants a takedown but no success here.
Holmes misses with a knee to the head.
Joaquin has Holmes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Holmes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Holmes manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joaquin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joaquin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice takedown defense from Holmes. No joy for Joaquin on that attempt.
Holmes tries to clinch but Joaquin is having none of it.
Joaquin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Holmes manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Holmes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Joaquin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holmes is keeping the position for now.
Holmes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Joaquin on the ground.
Holmes trying to control the position.
Joaquin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ralph Joaquin has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joaquin throws a big right hand that misses.
Joaquin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Joaquin passes Holmes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Holmes is defending against the submission attempts here by Joaquin.
Joaquin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joaquin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Holmes has managed to free his arm - good work.
Joaquin is keen to just control but Holmes is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes wants to get back to full guard.
Joaquin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Joaquin seems to be working for a kimura but Holmes defends the submission attempt.
Joaquin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Holmes has managed to free his arm - good work.
Joaquin is nestled in close to Holmes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joaquin is working for a kimura but Holmes is defending it quite comfortably.
Joaquin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Joaquin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Holmes sees it coming and defends easily.
Holmes won't allow Joaquin to pass to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joaquin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Holmes is just riding it out for now. Joaquin eventually gives up the hold.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joaquin seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph Joaquin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Joaquin dodges the punch combination from Holmes.
Joaquin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Holmes defends it nicely.
Holmes has closed the distance and engaged Joaquin in a clinch.
Joaquin is looking to take this one to the mat.
Joaquin breaks from the clinch.
Holmes throws a sloppy head kick and Joaquin moves out of range easily.
Holmes tries for a takedown but Joaquin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Joaquin.
Benedict Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralph Joaquin.
Holmes gets a clinch.
Joaquin manages to break the clinch.
Joaquin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Joaquin drives through with a takedown into Holmes's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Joaquin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Holmes looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Holmes looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Holmes!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes wants to stand but Joaquin has his arm trapped.
Joaquin tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Holmes prevents Joaquin from escaping the position.
Joaquin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Joaquin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
It looks like Holmes is going to stand back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Benedict Holmes wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nice sprawl there from Holmes as Joaquin shoots in.
Joaquin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Holmes is trying to defend but Joaquin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Joaquin seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joaquin is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Holmes!
Joaquin wants to finish this one by submission but Holmes is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Joaquin.
Joaquin punching from mount but Holmes doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Joaquin misses with a head shot.
Joaquin punching from mount but Holmes doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Joaquin controlling from the full mount.
Benedict Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joaquin swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ralph Joaquin!
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