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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Crash Holly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Roza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holly comes to the cage accompanied by Slow Death. Roza has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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161 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Crash Holly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Roza!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holly misses with a combination
and Roza counters with a nice uppercut.
Roza fails with a takedown attempt.
Roza looks gassed!
Roza doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Holly throws a poor cross that misses
and Roza counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Holly throws out a loose jab but Roza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holly moves into the clinch.
Holly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holly misses the jab.
Roza tries to keep at a distance but Holly has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holly tries to break the clinch but Roza is controlling the position.
Holly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roza.
Roza lands a hook that snaps the head of Holly backwards.
Roza jumps guard but Holly turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Roza jumps guard and drags Holly to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Roza keeping moving, preventing Holly from controlling successfully.
Holly preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holly trying to control the position from guard on top but Roza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Crash Holly.
Holly stuns Roza with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Holly throws a series of punches but Roza moves out of range.
Holly throws a lazy uppercut
letting Roza counter with a right hand.
Holly drives through and clinches with Roza against the cage.
Holly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roza's elbow.
Roza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roza.
Roza manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holly lands with a nice body kick.
Roza checks a leg kick nicely.
Holly misses with a looping right.
Holly throws a jab but it's blocked by Roza.
Holly shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Roza defends it nicely.
Holly lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roza is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Holly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holly swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Roza.
Roza takes a jab right on the kisser.
Roza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holly.
Holly misses with an uppercut.
Holly moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holly throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Roza counter with a right hand.
Holly throws a hook but Roza blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crash Holly dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Roza moves out of range as Holly strikes.
Holly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Holly throws a low kick but it's checked well by Roza.
Crash Holly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roza tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Holly swivels and escapes.
Holly throws a series of punches but Roza moves out of range.
Roza steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holly.
Holly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rozas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Holly loads up on a big right hand but Roza slips the punch.
Holly lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Roza is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Holly.
Holly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Holly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Holly misses with a left hand
and Roza counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Roza moves out of range of the strikes.
Holly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holly lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Holly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holly takes a swing at Roza's ribcage but misses.
Holly throws a looping overhand right but Roza ducks down to avoid it.
Holly forces Roza back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holly.
Holly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Holly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roza lands a hook that snaps the head of Holly backwards.
Roza tries to break the clinch but Holly is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holly scores with a hook to the body.
Roza content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Holly tries to break the clinch but Roza is controlling the position.
Roza is trying to pull guard but Holly has him pressed against the cage.
Holly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Holly.
Holly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roza tries to break free but Holly pushes him back against the cage.
Holly is trying to break the clinch but Roza is controlling him.
Holly has Roza pressed against the cage, preventing Roza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Holly lands a body shot.
Holly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Roza.
Holly struggles to land a body shot inside as Roza controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Holly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holly throws a head punch that misses.
Roza looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short body shot lands from Holly as the two fighters clinch.
Roza has a couple of punches blocked by Holly.
Holly misses with some punches.
Holly tries to break free but Roza pushes him back against the cage.
Holly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roza's elbow.
Holly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
Holly scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Roza.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roza moves out of range as Holly strikes.
Roza avoids the body shot from Holly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crash Holly dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Holly misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Holly misses its intended target.
A big right from Holly misses.
Holly will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Holly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roza.
Roza slips a straight right by Holly.
Holly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Holly works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Roza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holly tries to bum rush Roza with a series of wild strikes but Roza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holly throws a hook but Roza blocks it.
Holly shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Roza sprawls well. Roza wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Holly gets slowly back to his feet.
Holly connects with a crisp jab.
Crash Holly is winning the standup battle so far.
Roza slips under a jab.
Holly misses with a hook
and Roza counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Holly thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Holly misses the target.
Holly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Roza counters with a three punch combo that has Holly backing up. Holly nods at Roza to acknowledge the strikes.
Holly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Holly closes the distance and clinches.
Holly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Roza has him pressed against the cage.
Roza blocks a body shot from Holly.
Crash Holly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Roza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Roza is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Holly is keeping busy.
Holly tries to circle away but Roza has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holly is trying to break the clinch but Roza is controlling him.
Holly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crash Holly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Roza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Holly tries to circle away but Roza has him pinned against the cage.
Holly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice sprawl there from Roza as Holly shoots in.
Holly throws a lazy right hand but Roza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Holly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holly misses with a wild combination.
Holly closes the distance and clinches.
Roza wants to break free but Holly has control.
Holly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Roza wants to take the fight to the mat but Holly manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Holly fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holly.
Justin Roza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Roza tries to stall but Holly uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Crash Holly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Holly, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crash Holly!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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