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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Holloway (ranked 1457 p4p, 1388 weight class) and Conspiracy Theorist (ranked 198 p4p, 189 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Theorist's choice of entrance music: MoonDeity - WAKE UP!. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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160
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Olympic wrestler
World class 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 26 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Max Holloway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conspiracy Theorist!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theorist throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Theorist misses with a wild body shot.
Theorist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Theorist throws a leg kick that is checked
and Holloway counters with a good low kick that Theorist was not able to check.
Holloway throws a head kick that misses
and Theorist counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Theorist throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Conspiracy Theorist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holloway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holloway swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Theorist throws a lazy uppercut
and Holloway makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Theorist lands with a nice body kick.
Holloway takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Theorist throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theorist lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Holloway ducks under a wild hook from Theorist.
Theorist loads up on a big right hand but Holloway slips the punch.
Holloway avoids the body shot from Theorist.
Holloway quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Theorist with a jab.
Holloway ducks under a wild hook from Theorist.
Holloway staying out of range there.
Theorist looks to throw the jab but Holloway is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Holloway misses the target.
Good leg kick by Holloway.
Theorist scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theorist rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Holloway counters with a stiff right hand.
Holloway has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Nonce Hunters in the buildup to the fight.
Theorist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holloway manages to avoid it.
Holloway throwing a counter right hand but Theorist manages to avoid it.
Holloway slips a jab from Theorist.
Holloway looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Theorist throws a leg kick
enabling Holloway to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Conspiracy Theorist has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut there from Theorist.
Holloway slips under a jab.
Theorist misses with a left hand
and Holloway counters with a stiff right hand.
Theorist scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Theorist throws a predictable looking body shot
and Holloway counters with a straight right hand.
Holloway doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theorist misses with a lunging right hand
and Holloway connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Theorist drops his hands momentarily and Holloway takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Theorist throws a lazy right hand but Holloway sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Holloway moves out of range of the strikes.
Holloway was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Holloway blocks a jab.
Theorist misses with a few strikes there.
Theorist moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Theorist swings widly with a right hand
and Holloway counters with a good low kick that Theorist was not able to check.
Holloway checks a leg kick nicely.
It looked like Holloway was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Theorist.
Theorist connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theorist misses with a straight left.
A combination from Theorist does no damage.
Holloway throwing a counter right hand but Theorist manages to avoid it.
Theorist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Theorist scores with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holloway ducks under a wild hook from Theorist.
Holloway steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Theorist.
Theorist connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big left from Theorist misses.
Theorist with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conspiracy Theorist dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Conspiracy Theorist's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Holloway throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Theorist throws an off balance right hand
and Holloway counters with a nice body shot.
Theorist misses with a hook. Holloway ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Holloway wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Holloway walks into a straight right hand from Theorist.
Theorist throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Theorist throws a front kick that sends Holloway stumbling back into the cage.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Holloway might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Holloway uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Theorist.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Theorist throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A head kick misses from Holloway.
Donk. Theorist catches Holloway right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theorist throws a sloppy body shot
and Holloway counters with a leg kick.
Theorist swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Holloway wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Theorist misses the shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Holloway 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Holloway on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Theorist misses with a left hand
and Holloway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holloway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Holloway 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Theorist throws a jab when Holloway was well out of range.
Theorist keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theorist throws a body punch but Holloway moves out of range.
Theorist lands with an uppercut that bounces Holloway off the cage and back into range.
Holloway is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Theorist throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oh Holloway is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Holloway misses with a jab to the body
and Theorist counters with a nice body shot.
Holloway seems to have got his legs back now.
Holloway lunges at Theorist with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Theorist's hand.
Theorist throws a hook but Holloway blocks it.
Holloway appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Theorist has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Theorist connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab from Theorist misses.
Holloway looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Theorist. Holloway does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Holloway wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Theorist throws a series of punches but Holloway avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theorist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holloway moves away.
Holloway is looking to counter punch.
A low kick from Theorist is predictable there
and Holloway counters with a straight right hand.
Theorist misses with a leg kick.
Theorist misses with a hook. Holloway ducked under it nicely.
Theorist lands with a cross.
Holloway gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Holloway chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Theorist can pounce on him.
Theorist throws a jab when Holloway was well out of range.
Holloway feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holloway gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Theorist darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Theorist scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Theorist throws a chopping leg kick but Holloway manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Theorist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Holloway misses the target.
A punch lands to the side of Holloway 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Holloway swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Theorist.
Holloway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Theorist throws a right and a left that both miss.
Theorist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holloway.
It looked like Holloway was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Theorist.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conspiracy Theorist showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Conspiracy Theorist's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Theorist feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Holloways jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Holloway avoids the body shot from Theorist.
Holloway feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Theorist on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Holloway is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Theorist.
Theorist throws out a counter right but Holloway avoids it with no problem.
Theorist misses with an uppercut
and Holloway counters with a straight right hand.
Theorist lands a nice shot to the body.
A left lands for Theorist.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Theorist throws an off balance right hand
and Holloway counters with a nice leg kick.
Theorist looks to throw the jab but Holloway is out of range.
Holloway throwing a counter right hand but Theorist manages to avoid it.
Holloway misses with a right hand
and Theorist counters with a straight right hand.
Holloway looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theorist loads up on a big right hand but Holloway slips the punch.
Holloway throwing a counter right hand but Theorist manages to avoid it.
Theorist lands with an overhand left.
Theorist scores with a decent looking hook.
Holloway takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice jab there from Theorist.
Theorist throws a shot from downtown. Holloway moves away and avoids it.
Holloway is looking to counter punch.
Theorist drops Holloway with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Holloway! Theorist dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conspiracy Theorist!
Conspiracy Theorist decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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hype
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pop
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