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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Siphiwe Tshabalala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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165 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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ADCC Champion
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Siphiwe Tshabalala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate Holyfield!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holyfield keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tshabalala.
Nate Holyfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holyfield misses with a leg kick.
Tshabalala scores with a push kick.
A combination from Holyfield does no damage.
A low kick from Holyfield misses
and Tshabalala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Tshabalala.
Holyfield avoids the head kick by Tshabalala.
Holyfield misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Holyfield looks to land a combination but Tshabalala avoids it well.
Holyfield throws a big shot that misses.
Tshabalala throws a low kick but it's checked well by Holyfield.
Holyfield lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tshabalala lands a lovely overhand right.
Holyfield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tshabalala is looking to score with low kicks.
Tshabalala throws a half hearted mid kick.
Siphiwe Tshabalala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holyfield moves out of range of the leg kick from Tshabalala.
Holyfield throws a body kick that misses.
Tshabalala looks to score with a jab to the body but Holyfield is just out of range.
Tshabalala feints and then cracks Holyfield's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Holyfield down.
Tshabalala throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tshabalala lands a nice leg kick that just misses Holyfield's sensitive parts.
Tshabalala throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tshabalala looks to land a left hand but Holyfield moved out of range nicely.
Holyfield lands a really nice looking cross but Tshabalala seems unphased.
Tshabalala thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tshabalala lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Holyfield has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Holyfield and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Holyfield misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tshabalala throws a nice inside leg kick.
Holyfield smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tshabalala scores with a punch to the head.
Holyfield stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tshabalala.
Holyfield will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Holyfield fails with a takedown attempt.
Siphiwe Tshabalala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Holyfield.
Holyfield looks gassed!
Tshabalala feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Holyfield's calf.
Tshabalala connects with a leg kick. Holyfield looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tshabalala jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tshabalala.
Holyfield tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tshabalala swivels and escapes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tshabalala. Holyfield shrugs it off though.
Tshabalala scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Holyfield is trying desperately to land a takedown but Tshabalala is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Holyfield.
Tshabalala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holyfield moves away.
Tshabalala lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tshabalala throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tshabalala throws a sloppy head kick and Holyfield moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tshabalala tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tshabalala looks to score with a jab to the body but Holyfield is just out of range.
Tshabalala looks to throw the jab but Holyfield is out of range.
Tshabalala goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tshabalala tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Holyfield is able to avoid easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tshabalala.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tshabalala, right into the meat.
Tshabalala tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tshabalala lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tshabalala moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tshabalala rushes Holyfield and presses him up against the cage.
Holyfield leaning against his opponent.
Tshabalala landing knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Tshabalala scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tshabalala cracks Holyfield with a nice body shot.
Tshabalala misses with a punch to the body.
Tshabalala jumps into guard, dragging Holyfield to the mat.
Tshabalala looking to hit a scissor sweep but Holyfield is one step ahead there.
Holyfield wants to pass the guard but Tshabalala is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Siphiwe Tshabalala 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.
Tshabalala throws out a powerful jab.
A big right from Holyfield misses.
Tshabalala throws the kick towards the body but Holyfield avoids it.
Tshabalala tests Holyfield's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some wild striking there from Holyfield.
Tshabalala uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tshabalala moves out of range of the leg kick from Holyfield.
Tshabalala stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tshabalala wants it to stay on the feet.
Tshabalala displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Holyfield throws out the jab.
Holyfield is breathing heavily.
Holyfield misses with a lunging right hand
and Tshabalala counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield throws a shot from downtown. Tshabalala moves away and avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tshabalala.
Tshabalala thumps Holyfield with a low kick.
Tshabalala connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Holyfield momentarily.
Tshabalala tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tshabalala misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tshabalala looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tshabalala fails to land with a series of punches.
Tshabalala misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holyfield tries for a takedown but Tshabalala sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tshabalala fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Holyfield.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tshabalala scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Tshabalala looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Holyfield's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tshabalala connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Holyfield chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tshabalala can pounce on him.
Holyfield takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tshabalala lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tshabalala lunges at Holyfield with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Holyfield's hand.
Decent striking displayed by Tshabalala there.
Tshabalala goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tshabalala feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Holyfields jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tshabalala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holyfield manages to avoid it.
A right-left combo lands from Tshabalala.
Holyfield is rocked!
Tshabalala tries a head kick but it misses.
Holyfield is still on wobbly legs! Can Tshabalala finish him?
Holyfield lands a lovely overhand right.
Holyfield seems to have recovered his senses.
Holyfield moves out of range of the body kick from Tshabalala.
Holyfield loads up on a big right hand but Tshabalala slips the punch.
Holyfield defending well as Tshabalala loads up on a big left hand.
Tshabalala feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Holyfield's calf.
Tshabalala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tshabalala is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holyfield can do to turn this around?
Holyfield blocks the body kick.
Tshabalala rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holyfield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tshabalala lands with a nice body punch.
Sloppy strikes from Holyfield. Those never looked like landing.
Holyfield misses with a straight right.
Tshabalala lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tshabalala misses with a body shot.
Holyfield tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tshabalala was well out of range. Poor timing from Holyfield.
Tshabalala's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tshabalala duly obliges.
Tshabalala lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Holyfield on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holyfield swats away the attempt to clinch by Tshabalala.
Tshabalala avoids the body shot from Holyfield.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Siphiwe Tshabalala dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tshabalala feints a jab promting Holyfield to slip. Tshabalala then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Holyfield slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tshabalala fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Holyfield.
Holyfield blocks a low kick nicely.
Tshabalala with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tshabalala gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Holyfield looking to stall.
Tshabalala is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Holyfield tries to circle away but Tshabalala has him pinned against the cage.
Tshabalala lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tshabalala is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tshabalala pushes Holyfield back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Holyfield takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tshabalala.
Tshabalala can't find room to land a body shot as Holyfield controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tshabalala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tshabalala tries to throw a body punch but Holyfield avoids it by throwing Tshabalala back against the cage.
Tshabalala tries to throw a body punch but Holyfield avoids it by throwing Tshabalala back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tshabalala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tshabalala lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Holyfield managing to block the knees to the body from Tshabalala.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tshabalala.
Tshabalala tries to throw a body punch but Holyfield avoids it by throwing Tshabalala back against the cage.
Holyfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Holyfield tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tshabalala smiles and moves away.
Holyfield throws a hook but Tshabalala avoids it easily.
Tshabalala steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holyfield.
Tshabalala connects with a solid leg kick.
Tshabalala buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Holyfield crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tshabalala - the referee stops the clock and Holyfield gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tshabalala. Holyfield manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Siphiwe Tshabalala is winning the standup battle so far.
Holyfield's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tshabalala connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Holyfield scrambles back to his feet.
Tshabalala connects with a leg kick. Holyfield looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tshabalala, right into the meat.
Tshabalala throws a leg kick which misses Holyfield's front leg but catches the back leg as Holyfield tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tshabalala explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Holyfield moves out of range of the body kick from Tshabalala.
Tshabalala tries to clinch there but Holyfield circles away.
Holyfield goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Holyfield on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tshabalala. Tshabalala obviously looking to wear him down.
Nate Holyfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holyfield has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tshabalala.
Tshabalala scores with a head kick. Holyfield tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tshabalala scores with a sloppy right hand. Holyfield should have avoided that one.
Tshabalala jabs at Holyfield's body.
Sloppy strikes from Tshabalala. Those never looked like landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tshabalala, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tshabalala digs a good hook to Holyfield's body.
Holyfield shoots in but no luck this time.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tshabalala.
Tshabalala moves in looking to clinch but Holyfield pushes him off.
Tshabalala tries to clinch up.
Tshabalala jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tshabalala throws a front kick that sends Holyfield stumbling back into the cage.
Tshabalala lands a nice looking body shot.
Tshabalala lands a jab-cross combination.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tshabalala!
Tshabalala smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tshabalala scores with a leg kick.
Tshabalala throws a nice looking combination but Holyfield bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Holyfield takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tshabalala fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Holyfield looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tshabalala lands with an overhand left.
Holyfield misses with a double jab.
Tshabalala fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Holyfield has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tshabalala lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Tshabalala tenderised Holyfield's leg. Holyfield is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tshabalala, right into the meat.
Tshabalala thuds a left hand into Holyfield's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Siphiwe Tshabalala showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tshabalala has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Siphiwe Tshabalala!
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