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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Donald Steve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orpheus Holzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orpheus Holzer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Donald Steve's chin.
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Donald Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Orpheus Holzer!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Holzer misses.
Holzer throws a hook but Steve blocks it.
Steve tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Holzer manages to circle out of the way.
Holzer scores with a hook.
Holzer lands a nice hook to Steve's body. Steve takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Steve lunges at Holzer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Holzer's hand.
Holzer misses with a straight left.
Holzer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Holzer misses the shot to the body.
Holzer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Holzer swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
Holzer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steve.
Steve swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Holzer misses with a straight left.
Steve wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Steve lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holzer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A cross from Steve lands.
Holzer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve slips a jab from Holzer.
Steve lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holzer looks to score with a jab to the body but Steve is just out of range.
Holzer scores with a nice right hand.
Holzer throws the left hand but Steve avoids the punch easily.
Holzer lands a nice looking body shot.
Holzer avoids the body shot from Steve.
Steve uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Holzer.
Holzer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Holzer finds it's way through Steve's defenses.
Holzer thuds his right hand into Steve's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Holzer throws an overhand right that lands on Steve's shoulder, as Steve tries to avoid the shot.
Holzer misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Holzer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Holzer staying out of range there.
Steve avoids the body shot from Holzer.
Holzer slips a jab from Steve.
Steve connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Holzer momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Steve.
Steve tries to counter by clinching up but Holzer breaks away and moves out of range.
Steve with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steve fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Holzer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Orpheus Holzer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Steve.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holzer. Steve does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holzer avoids the body shot from Steve.
Holzer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holzer just misses with a punch to the body.
Steve takes a swing at Holzer's ribcage but misses.
Holzer throws out a counter right but Steve avoids it with no problem.
Holzer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holzer lands a body shot.
Steve uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Holzer has time to react.
Holzer throws a body punch but Steve moves out of range.
Steve is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holzer moves away.
Holzer scores with a sloppy right hand. Steve should have avoided that one.
Holzer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steve.
Holzer just misses with a punch to the body.
Holzer moves away from the strike by Steve.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holzer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Steve's head.
Holzer misses the jab.
Steve jabs Holzer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Holzer there.
Holzer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steve.
Steve slips under a jab from Holzer.
Steve throws out a loose jab but Holzer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holzer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steve.
A cross from Steve lands.
Steve is breathing heavily.
Steve dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steve shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice body punch from Holzer.
Steve throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holzer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Holzer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've been informed that Holzer has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Steve takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holzer throws a lazy right hand but Steve sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steve throws a series of punches but Holzer avoids them all with ease.
Holzer defending well as Steve loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holzer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Holzer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Steve has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Steve there as he acknowledges the shot.
Holzer connects with a body shot that sends Steve's belly button to the back.
Holzer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Holzer throws a head punch that misses.
Holzer can't find room to land a body shot as Steve controls the action.
Holzer lands a nice uppercut.
Holzer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Holzer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holzer.
A shot in the inside from Holzer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holzer is leaning against Steve and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Holzer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve.
Holzer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Steve prevents a body shot from Holzer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orpheus Holzer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice cross by Holzer.
Steve scores with a nice head shot.
Steve bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steve ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Holzer throws a hook but Steve blocks it.
Nice shot by Holzer.
Holzer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holzer looks to land a left hand but Steve moved out of range nicely.
Steve takes a swing at Holzer's ribcage but misses.
Steve tries to move into range but Holzer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Steve misses with a looping right.
Holzer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Holzer just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holzer throws a right hand that Steve ducks under and follows up with a left that Steve also avoids with ease.
Holzer looks to score with a jab to the body but Steve is just out of range.
Holzer misses with a body shot.
Steve sizes up Holzer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holzer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steve sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holzer lands a jab to the nose.
Holzer misses the shot to the body.
Holzer loads up on a big right hand but Steve slips the punch.
Donk. Holzer catches Steve right on the button with a cross.
Holzer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
It seemed like Holzer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Holzer misses with a hook.
Steve looks to score with a jab to the body but Holzer is just out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holzer lands a jab.
Steve throws an overhand right that lands on Holzer's shoulder, as Holzer tries to avoid the shot.
Steve missing with a left hand there. Holzer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holzer scores with a jab to the body.
Holzer throws a jab when Steve was well out of range.
Steve tries to counter by clinching up but Holzer breaks away and moves out of range.
Holzer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holzer lands a jab to the nose.
Holzer just misses with a punch to the body.
Holzer moves out of range as Steve strikes.
Steve misses with a right hand
and Holzer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two 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!
Holzer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve was well out of range. Poor timing from Holzer.
Nice defenses there by Steve.
Holzer moves out of range of the strikes.
Holzer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Holzer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Holzer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Steve bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Steve.
Holzer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Holzer lands the left hand.
Steve tries to keep at a distance but Holzer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Holzer misses with a body punch.
Holzer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Holzer lands with a light punch inside.
Steve jumps guard but Holzer stands there with Steve around his waist. Steve gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Holzer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steve's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Holzer.
Holzer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Holzer.
Orpheus Holzer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Holzer.
Holzer lands with a right to the head.
Holzer lands a nice uppercut.
Holzer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steve prevents a body shot from Holzer.
Holzer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Steve.
A short right from Holzer.
It looks like Donald Steve has been cut.
Holzer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Steve looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Holzer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Holzer on the inside.
Steve is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holzer lands with a right to the head.
Oh Steve is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Holzer creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Steve with a big uppercut! Steve tries to clinch up but Holzer pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Steve to the mat! Steve covers up and Holzer unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Orpheus Holzer!
Orpheus Holzer was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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