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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akira Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Akira Maeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Holmes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holmes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but Maeda blocks with his arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Holmes as Maeda tries to tie him up.
Holmes wants to stall.
Maeda pulls Holmes into guard.
Maeda wants to stand but Holmes is controlling the position.
Holmes tries to stand but Maeda is controlling from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maeda is working an open guard so Holmes takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda swats away the attempt to clinch by Holmes.
Maeda tries to clinch there but Holmes circles away.
Maeda moves into the clinch successfully.
Maeda lands a left hand.
Maeda wants a takedown.
Holmes tries to stall but Maeda uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Maeda goes for a takedown in the clinch but Holmes prevents it.
Maeda can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akira Maeda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees to the body from Holmes.
Holmes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holmes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Holmes counters by clinching up.
Maeda throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Maeda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Holmes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maeda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holmes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maeda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holmes is trying to stall.
Maeda tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Maeda is working for takedown but Holmes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stalling in the clinch from Holmes.
Maeda wants a takedown.
Maeda is breathing heavily.
Holmes misses with a knee to the head.
Maeda tries to land knees in the clinch but Holmes avoids the damage to the body.
Maeda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses.
Holmes lands with an overhand left.
Holmes thumps Maeda with a low kick.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maeda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maeda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Holmes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maeda tries to clinch but Holmes moves away
and Holmes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Holmes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maeda looking to slow down the pace here.
Holmes with a knee to the head.
Holmes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maeda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maeda closes the distance but Holmes moves to the side
and Holmes counters with a one-two to the body.
Akira Maeda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maeda closes the distance looking to clinch
and Holmes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Holmes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maeda blocks it with crossed arms.
Maeda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maeda gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Holmes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Holmes is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Maeda dives into side control.
Maeda decides to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes has closed the distance and engaged Maeda in a clinch.
Maeda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maeda tries a head kick but it misses.
Maeda wants to clinch.
Holmes wants to clinch.
Maeda tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Holmes counters with a head kick. That will keep Maeda thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Maeda will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Maeda wants to clinch but Holmes slips to the side
and Holmes moves into the clinch.
Holmes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Holmes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holmes looking to throw knees to the head but Maeda is blocking nicely.
Maeda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but Maeda blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Holmes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holmes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maeda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holmes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maeda tries to score a power double leg takedown but Holmes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Maeda somewhat.
Holmes tries to clinch up but Maeda circles away and keeps his distance.
Holmes moves into range and clinches up with Maeda.
Holmes wants to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Holmes.
Maeda pulls guard successfully.
Maeda has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Holmes has passed into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maeda tries to buck Holmes off but Holmes is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Holmes is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Holmes stands up from mount. Strange move.
Maeda is looking to clinch but Holmes is avoiding it.
Holmes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maeda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holmes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Maeda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Holmes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maeda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holmes's defenses.
Maeda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Maeda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Maeda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holmes's defenses.
Holmes managing to block the knees to the body from Maeda.
Holmes misses with a knee to the head.
Maeda fails to pull guard.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but Maeda blocks with his arms.
Holmes misses with a knee to the head.
Maeda has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Holmes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akira Maeda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Holmes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Holmes forces Maeda back against the ropes and clinches.
Holmes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but Maeda blocks it.
Holmes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maeda blocks it with crossed arms.
Holmes is pressed up against the ropes. Maeda has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Holmes down to the mat. Holmes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Maeda tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Holmes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Holmes.
Holmes misses with a knee strike.
Holmes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maeda is defending well for now.
Holmes is fighting off a takedown attempt but Maeda 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.
Maeda stops Holmes from standing up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Maeda decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maeda shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Holmes pinned against the cage. Holmes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Maeda rushes Holmes and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Maeda manages to pull guard.
Holmes wants to get up but he can't break Maeda's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Maeda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maeda manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Holmes manages to get himself to full guard.
Holmes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maeda. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Maeda won't allow Holmes to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Akira Maeda will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Maeda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maeda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Holmes.
Holmes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Holmes closes the distance and clinches.
Maeda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Josh Holmes has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maeda.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maeda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maeda is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Holmes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Maeda trying to stall but Holmes improves his position.
Holmes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holmes misses with a knee to the head.
Holmes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maeda changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Holmes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Maeda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maeda throws a head kick that half lands.
Holmes cracks Maeda with a right hand to the side of the head.
Maeda is looking to clinch but Holmes is avoiding it.
Holmes throws a sloppy head kick and Maeda moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda shoots in for a double leg but Holmes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akira Maeda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holmes closes the distance and clinches.
Holmes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short uppercut from Maeda.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maeda tries to land a knee to the head but Holmes blocks with his arms.
Maeda connects with a knee to the head.
Maeda is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Holmes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Holmes manages to break the clinch.
Maeda swats away the attempt to clinch by Holmes.
Maeda blocks a low kick nicely.
Maeda doesn't manage to clinch there - Holmes circles away.
Maeda fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Holmes instigates a clinch.
Holmes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maeda tries to close the distance and clinch but Holmes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maeda keeps the fight on the outside.
Holmes moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but Maeda blocks with his arms.
Holmes misses with a knee to the head.
Maeda misses with a knee to the head.
Holmes looking to throw knees to the head but Maeda is blocking nicely.
Maeda looking to throw knees to the head but Holmes is blocking nicely.
Holmes looking to throw knees to the head but Maeda is blocking nicely.
Holmes lands a good knee to the midsection. Maeda won't want to take too many of those.
Holmes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but Maeda blocks it.
Maeda looking to stall.
Holmes looking to throw knees to the head but Maeda is blocking nicely.
Josh Holmes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Holmes avoiding damage.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maeda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Maeda obliges.
Maeda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maeda tries to clinch up
and Holmes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Maeda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maeda tries to land a knee to the head but Holmes blocks with his arms.
Holmes looking to throw knees to the head but Maeda is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Maeda.
Holmes leaning against his opponent.
Holmes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maeda tries to score a body lock takedown but Holmes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Maeda is looking to break free of the clinch but Holmes has double underhooks.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maeda connects with a nasty looking knee right to Holmes's face.
Maeda tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Holmes smiles and moves away.
Holmes keeps the fight on the outside.
Maeda doesn't manage to clinch there - Holmes circles away.
Holmes leaves Maeda with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Holmes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holmes moves into the clinch.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maeda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maeda manages to break the clinch.
Maeda wants to clinch
and Holmes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holmes wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda closes the distance looking to clinch
and Holmes counters by clinching up.
Holmes misses with a knee to the head.
Maeda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Maeda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maeda jumps guard.
Maeda wants to sweep but no luck.
Holmes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Maeda wants to stand but Holmes is controlling the position.
Holmes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Holmes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Holmes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Holmes!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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