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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keenan Kavanagh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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198 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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189 cm
20
198 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
KO power |
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keenan Kavanagh!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kavanagh.
Kavanagh tries to clinch up.
Holmes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kavanagh throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kavanagh.
Kavanagh tries to clinch there but Holmes circles away.
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!
Kavanagh tries to clinch but Holmes is having none of it.
Kavanagh is looking to clinch but Holmes is avoiding it.
Kavanagh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kavanagh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holmes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kavanagh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kavanagh's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kavanagh lands an elbow inside that Holmes shrugs off.
Kavanagh scores with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kavanagh takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Holmes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kavanagh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kavanagh landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kavanagh blocks an uppercut.
Kavanagh lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kavanagh.
Still in the clinch, Holmes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kavanagh stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kavanagh landing knees to the body.
Holmes misses with some punches.
Kavanagh crunches a lovely knee into Holmes's ribcage.
Holmes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kavanagh will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Holmes up against the cage.
Kavanagh lands a damaging elbow.
Kavanagh utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kavanagh is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holmes.
Holmes letting Kavanagh take a breather here.
Kavanagh unloads a knee to the mid-section. Holmes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Holmes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kavanagh lands a nice knee to the body.
Holmes is breathing heavily.
Holmes tries to throw a body punch but Kavanagh avoids it by throwing Holmes back against the cage.
Holmes letting Kavanagh take a breather here.
Holmes misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes working aggressively here.
Kavanagh lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kavanagh working Holmes over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kavanagh.
Kavanagh lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Kavanagh.
Kavanagh unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kavanagh lands a knee to the body.
Holmes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kavanagh dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kavanagh lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Holmes takes an elbow to the temple.
Kavanagh just leaning against Holmes, taking a breather.
Holmes takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kavanagh.
Kavanagh lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kavanagh lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Jon Holmes has been cut.
Kavanagh's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knees to the body from Kavanagh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kavanagh effectively controlling the action here.
A knee to the head by Kavanagh.
Kavanagh utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kavanagh holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Holmes takes an elbow to the temple.
Kavanagh with a knee to the head.
Holmes is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmes swings wildly with an uppercut but Kavanagh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Holmes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kavanagh stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Holmes seems to have got his legs back now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keenan Kavanagh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Holmes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Holmes connects with a jab.
Kavanagh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Holmes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kavanagh wants to clinch.
Kavanagh doesn't manage to clinch there - Holmes circles away.
Kavanagh clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Holmes fails to land.
Kavanagh tries to stall but Holmes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A knee to the head by Kavanagh.
Kavanagh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kavanagh gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Holmes throws a head punch that misses.
Kavanagh is trying to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kavanagh.
Keenan Kavanagh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kavanagh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kavanagh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Kavanagh.
Kavanagh connects with a knee to the head.
Holmes takes an elbow to the temple.
Kavanagh is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kavanagh dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holmes.
Kavanagh stalling the fight.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kavanagh obliges.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Holmes swings wildly with an uppercut but Kavanagh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kavanagh has Holmes pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Keenan Kavanagh.
Kavanagh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Holmes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Holmes misses.
Kavanagh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holmes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kavanagh clinches with his opponent.
Holmes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kavanagh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kavanagh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice elbow from Kavanagh.
Holmes working aggressively here.
Kavanagh lands an elbow inside that Holmes shrugs off.
Kavanagh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kavanagh crunches a lovely knee into Holmes's ribcage.
Holmes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kavanagh landing knees to the head.
Kavanagh lands an elbow just above Holmes 's eye.
Kavanagh landing knees to the body.
Kavanagh drops Holmes with a big knee straight up the middle! Holmes is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kavanagh, right into the meat.
Kavanagh tries to close the distance and clinch but Holmes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kavanagh darts in and clinches Holmes up against the cage.
Kavanagh landing knees to the body.
Kavanagh is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kavanagh drops Holmes with a big knee straight up the middle! Holmes is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
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!
Kavanagh keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kavanagh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Look low, kick high! Kavanagh uses the oldest trick in the book to send Holmes tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Kavanagh is absolutely delighted - when Holmes wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Keenan Kavanagh!
After winning the bout, Keenan Kavanagh 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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