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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seymour Holt (ranked 4951 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karol Kowalczyk (ranked 6245 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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161 lbs
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177 cm
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seymour Holt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karol Kowalczyk!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holt tries to clinch
letting Kowalczyk counter with a right hand.
Kowalczyk darts in and clinches Holt up against the cage.
Kowalczyk manages to break the clinch.
Holt forces Kowalczyk back against the cage and clinches.
Kowalczyk breaks from the clinch.
Kowalczyk throws a left and a right that both miss
and Holt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Holt decides to stand and escape the position.
Kowalczyk displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kowalczyk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holt.
Kowalczyk throws a sloppy head kick
and Holt counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kowalczyk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holt circles away from the clinch attempt
and Holt counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kowalczyk won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt takes a little break here. Kowalczyk wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Kowalczyk is working to avoid the ground and pound but Holt connects with a decent elbow.
Holt controlling the position.
You can see the frustration on Kowalczyk's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Holt wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kowalczyk, who protects the arm well.
A lull in the action here as Holt stalls from top position.
Holt working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk tries to bench press Holt off him but Holt keeps the position.
Holt tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kowalczyk on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Holt tries to score with some ground and pound. Kowalczyk controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kowalczyk tries to escape but Holt is in control.
Holt is working Kowalczyk over with some ground and pound from side control.
Holt lands a decent elbow from side control.
Holt controls the position from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kowalczyk down.
Holt works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
A lull in the action here.
Kowalczyk is trying to improve his position.
Holt creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kowalczyk felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Holt is working Kowalczyk over with some ground and pound from side control.
Holt is chipping away with strikes.
Holt tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Holt has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Holt controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holt connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kowalczyk some visible discomfort.
Kowalczyk is pushing Holt's head away, looking to escape. Holt manages to hold on to the position though.
Holt 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.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Holt is trying to get an arm triangle but Kowalczyk is defending well.
Kowalczyk tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Holt wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Holt stands up.
Kowalczyk tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Holt counters with a series of strikes. Kowalczyk will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seymour Holt dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kowalczyk closes the distance and clinches.
Holt goes for a takedown attempt but Kowalczyk pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Good exchange - Kowalczyk coming out on top.
Holt swats away the attempt to clinch by Kowalczyk.
Holt drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holt controls the position.
Kowalczyk is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kowalczyk is being controlled here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt working away.
Holt working the ground and pound from side control.
Kowalczyk tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Holt wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A lull in the action here.
Holt tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Holt has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kowalczyk on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Holt landing strikes.
Kowalczyk struggling a bit here.
Holt cracks Kowalczyk with a big elbow.
Kowalczyk takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Seymour Holt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holt lands with a nice body kick.
Holt gets a takedown into half guard.
Kowalczyk wants to improve his position but Holt is controlling well.
Holt controlling the action here.
Holt looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kowalczyk with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Holt is taking a breather. Kowalczyk says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kowalczyk tries to get to full guard but Holt has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Holt lands strikes from half guard.
Holt lands strikes from half guard.
Kowalczyk wants to get back to his feet.
Holt scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Holt lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Still in half guard, Holt seems content to control.
Holt is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Holt perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Holt winds up and cracks Kowalczyk with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kowalczyk gets full guard.
Holt lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holt is looking to work some ground and pound but Kowalczyk has wrist control.
Holt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kowalczyk's head.
Seymour Holt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Holt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kowalczyk seems keen to control Holt's posture.
Holt scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kowalczyk has momentary wrist control but Holt slips an elbow through the middle.
Holt working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kowalczyk's head.
Holt postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Holt stands up and waves to Kowalczyk to follow him.
Holt scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Holt sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seymour Holt dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kowalczyk moves into the clinch successfully.
Holt tries to pull guard but Kowalczyk forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Holt blocks an uppercut.
Kowalczyk has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Holt avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Holt tightens his grip and picks Kowalczyk up, before dumping him to the ground. Kowalczyk manages to land in guard.
Kowalczyk wants to sweep here but Holt controlling him for the moment.
Holt is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holt scoring with some ground and pound.
Holt works over Kowalczyk with some ground and pound from guard.
Holt not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalczyk looking for a sweep. Not yet Kowalczyk, not yet.
Holt is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Holt scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kowalczyk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Holt is working Kowalczyk over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Holt working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kowalczyk controls Holt momentarily but Holt frees himself.
Holt seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Holt stands up over Kowalczyk, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Holt working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Holt not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Holt distracts Kowalczyk with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Holt engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kowalczyk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Holt looking to score a takedown here. Kowalczyk is defending well but Holt drives through and ends up in Kowalczyk's guard.
Holt is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kowalczyk looking for a guillotine here but Holt defends easily.
Holt lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Holt scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Holt postures up in Kowalczyk's guard and throws a big left but Kowalczyk blocks it.
Kowalczyk will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Holt is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Holt makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Holt showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Holt stands up over Kowalczyk, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Holt cracks Kowalczyk with a solid left hand.
Holt connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kowalczyk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kowalczyk is looking to stand up but Holt isn't so interested in that idea.
Holt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Holt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kowalczyk sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kowalczyk darts in trying to clinch
and Holt decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kowalczyk's guard.
Holt is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holt lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Karol Kowalczyk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seymour Holt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Holt makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seymour Holt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Holt, 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seymour Holt!
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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
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