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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gordie Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronan Hollace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollace has chosen Outside by Staind as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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28
140 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
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175 cm
30
142 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gordie Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronan Hollace!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollace is looking to chop away at Green's legs.
Green lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hollace's sensitive parts.
A jab from Green finds it's way through Hollace's defenses.
Green gets a double leg takedown into Hollace's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hollace has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hollace preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Green 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.
Hollace looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Green missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Green stops Hollace from standing up.
Green in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Green in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Green landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Green throws an elbow that misses. Hollace uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Green's guard. Nice move by Hollace!
Green escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hollace gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Green is looking for a triangle but Hollace pushes his legs off easily.
Hollace tries to free his leg and advance position but Green is retaining full guard.
Hollace trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.
Green working for a triangle but Hollace defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Green escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hollace gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hollace is looking to work some ground and pound but Green has wrist control.
Hollace throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Green works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hollace postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hollace must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hollace cracks Green with a solid left hand.
Hollace missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hollace advances position into side control!
Green is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollace wants to control but Green is keeping him busy.
Hollace wants to take a breather but Green manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Hollace.
Hollace stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Green swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hollace in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green keeping moving, preventing Hollace from controlling successfully.
Green being controlled here, momentarily.
Green is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Green lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hollace slips under a jab from Green.
Hollace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hollace on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Green drives through with a takedown into Hollace's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Green forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordie Green dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Green moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hollace.
Green can't find room to land a body shot as Hollace controls the action.
Green pushes Hollace back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Green's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Green moves forwards but Hollace connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Green with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hollace tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Green misses with a double jab.
Green throws a leg kick but Hollace moved away.
Green avoids the head kick by Hollace.
Green connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hollace's hands.
Green takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Green is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hollace.
A jab from Green misses.
Hollace throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Green, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hollace's sensitive parts.
Hollace dips to his left and cracks Green with an uppercut!
Hollace throws a right and a left that Green avoids nicely.
Green buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hollace looks to land a body kick but Green moved away.
Green gets a double leg takedown into Hollace's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hollace is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Green is controlling him.
Green working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hollace's head.
Green with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hollace avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Green pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hollace is keeping the position for now.
Green postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hollace keeping moving, preventing Green from controlling successfully.
Green landing with the ground and pound.
Green stands and throws Hollace's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Green lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hollace down.
Hollace is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hollace's legs.
Green is chipping away with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green trying to control the position but Hollace is working away.
You can see the frustration on Hollace's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Green creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hollace sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollace parries the strikes from Green easily there. Green is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hollace to escape.
Green throws an elbow but Hollace slips to the side and avoids it well.
Green wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hollace keeps working.
Green working the head and body with strikes.
Hollace regains half guard, as Green was trying to land strikes.
Hollace blocking the ground and pound attempt from Green.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hollace blocking the ground and pound attempt from Green.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordie Green dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Hollace.
Green looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hollace keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hollace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Green darts in and clinches Hollace up against the cage.
Green is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hollace is defending well for now.
Green looking to slow down the pace here.
Hollace has Green pushed against the cage.
Green has picked Hollace up - he's going for a ride! Green dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Hollace is looking to control Green's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hollace avoid being mounted?
Green prevents Hollace from improving his position.
Hollace keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hollace's head.
Green is keen to just control but Hollace is a slippery customer.
Green is looking to advance position but Hollace won't allow it.
Green looks to land a strike but Hollace avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Green throwing strikes from guard but Hollace blocks nicely.
Green with a nice head shot there.
Hollace is looking to stand up but Green isn't so interested in that idea.
Hollace is trying to control the position but Green postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Green in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Green wants to stand but Hollace is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hollace working a defensive guard but Green passes into half guard.
Hollace keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Green not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Green is trying to control. Hollace wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hollace wants to control but Green is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Green not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hollace trying to control here.
Green throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hollace pushes Green off looking to stand but Green dives back in and keeps control.
Gordie Green is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hollace wants to improve his position but Green is controlling well.
Green scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hollace blocking the ground and pound attempt from Green.
Hollace has hold of Green's hands but Green slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green wants to advance to full mount but Hollace doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Gordie Green overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Green trying to control but Hollace is working from the bottom.
Green working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Green trying to control but Hollace is working from the bottom.
Green loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Green is looking to work some ground and pound but Hollace has wrist control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green stays in close to Hollace's body and controls the position.
Ronan Hollace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hollace not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gordie Green showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Green 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gordie Green!
In his post fight interview, Gordie Green gave a big smile as he said 'Get your clothes at Koffin Inc. or I'll kick your ass too!'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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