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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 11, 2025 |
#R1#
Holmes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. #KD2#
Bernard feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Holmes sprawling to the canvas! Holmes rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bernard finish him?!
#CUT2#It looks like Larry Holmes has been cut.
Bernard looks to land a left hand but Holmes moved out of range nicely.
A combination from Bernard does no damage.
Bernard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holmes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holmes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Holmes throws a head kick but Bernard moves out of range.
Larry Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes with the inside leg kick.
Bernard throws an overhand right that lands on Holmes's shoulder, as Holmes tries to avoid the shot.
Holmes is looking to counter with head kicks.
Holmes with the inside leg kick.
Holmes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Holmes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bernard has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Holmes.
Bernard swings for the body but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes connects with an inside leg kick.#T1#
Holmes slips a jab from Bernard.
Holmes lands with a kick to the temple. Bernard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A good leg kick by Holmes.
Holmes slips under a jab from Bernard.
Holmes half committed to a counter leg kick.
Holmes scores with a nice body kick.
Bernard blocks a head kick by Holmes.
Holmes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bernard throws an overhand right that lands on Holmes's shoulder, as Holmes tries to avoid the shot.
Holmes moves out of range as Bernard strikes.
Bernard just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHolmes.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holmes moves away from the strike by Bernard.
Holmes lands with a slapping head kick.
Holmes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bernard.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bernard takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bernard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holmes.
Holmes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Holmes scores with a kick to the midsection.
Holmes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good work by Holmes as he checks the leg kick.
Bernard tries to work over Holmes's front leg with a kick but Holmes checks it.
Holmes tried to counter with a leg kick but Bernard avoided it.
Holmes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Holmes moves away from the strike by Bernard.
Holmes lands with a slapping head kick.
Holmes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Holmes throws a sloppy head kick #KD2#
and Bernard counters with a nice right hand that sends Holmes toppling to the canvas! Holmes scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bernard finish him?!
Bernard throws a big shot that misses.
Holmes quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.#T3#
Holmes staying out of range there.
Bernard just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHolmes.
Bernard swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Holmes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bernard throws a right hand that Holmes ducks under and follows up with a left that Holmes also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Holmes.
Bernard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Holmes slips under a jab.
Bernard misses with an uppercut. Holmes saw that one coming.
Holmes avoids the body shot from Bernard.
Holmes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Holmes misses with a head kick.
Bernard throws a jab when Holmes was well out of range.
Holmes throws a sloppy head kick and Bernard moves out of range easily.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bernard has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Holmes.#T4#
Holmes throws a sloppy head kick and Bernard moves out of range easily.
Bernard looks to land a left hand but Holmes moved out of range nicely.
Bernard takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bernard throws a hook but Holmes avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Bernard misses its intended target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bernard avoids the head kick by Holmes.
A low kick lands for Holmes.
Bernard missing with a left hand there. Holmes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by Holmes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bernard takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bernard throws the left hand but Holmes avoids the punch easily.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Larry Holmes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Larry Holmes'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.#R2#
Bernard swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Holmes counters with a nice kick to the body.
Holmes throws a head kick but Bernard moves out of range.
Bernard swinging wildly here.
Bernard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holmes.
Holmes lands a head kick!
A thudding body kick lands there by Holmes!
Bernard throws a shot from downtown. Holmes moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holmes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An inside leg kick lands from Holmes.
Bernard looks to land a right hand but Holmes moved out of range.
Holmes thows a body kick. Bernard tries to catch it but that hurt him. #T1#
Bernard throws a looping overhand right but Holmes ducks down to avoid it.
Holmes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bernard.
Holmes with a nice calf kick.
Holmes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Holmes slams his shin into Bernard's torso.
Bernard misses the jab.
Holmes throws a quick counter head kick but Bernard was just out of range.
A good leg kick by Holmes.
Holmes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bernard avoids the head kick by Holmes.
Bernard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Holmes scores with a head kick.
#T2#
Bernard throws a lazy right hand but Holmes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Holmes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bernard throws a low kick but Holmes avoids it.
Holmes lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes tries a head kick but it misses.
Holmes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bernard.
Holmes scores with a kick to the body.
Bernard throws a leg kick but Holmes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bernard misses with a straight left.
Holmes feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Holmes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bernard's sensitive parts.
Holmes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bernard's sensitive parts.
Larry Holmes is winning the standup battle so far.#T3#
Holmes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Holmes. That's going to slow Bernard down.
Bernard misses with a straight left.
Bernard walks forward, straight into a front kick from Holmes.
Bernard throws a combination that misses
and Holmes makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bernard really felt that one!
Bernard misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Holmes counters with a big head kick but Bernard shrugs it off.
Bernard throws a sloppy head kick
and Holmes counters with an outside leg kick.
Holmes throws a sloppy head kick and Bernard moves out of range easily.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses #KD2#
and Bernard counters with a nice right hand that sends Holmes toppling to the canvas! Holmes scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bernard finish him?!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good work by Holmes as he checks the leg kick.
It appears Holmes was looking to counter with a kick there.
Bernard walks forward, straight into a front kick from Holmes.
Bernard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Holmes counters with a leg kick.
Bernard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holmes sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T4#
Holmes lands a head kick. Bernard smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sloppy strikes from Bernard. Those never looked like landing.
Holmes throws a sloppy head kick and Bernard moves out of range easily.
Holmes lands a front kick.
A head kick misses from Holmes.
Bernard looks to throw the jab but Holmes is out of range.
Bernard throws a right hand that misses
and Holmes counters with an outside leg kick.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses.
Bernard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Holmes blocks a jab.#KD2#
Bernard lands a big uppercut and Holmes crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Holmes looks OK. Bernard waves Holmes back to his feet!#ROC2#Holmes is rocked!#CUT2#Larry Holmes's cut is getting worse.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bernard throws a series of punches but Holmes avoids them all with ease.
Oh Holmes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bernard takes a kick to the side of the head.
A jab from Bernard misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Larry Holmes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Larry Holmes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Holmes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Holmes seems to have got his legs back now.
Bernard blocks a head kick by Holmes.
Bernard throws a right hand that misses
and Holmes counters with a head kick.
Holmes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bernard throws an overhand right that lands on Holmes's shoulder, as Holmes tries to avoid the shot.
Holmes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bernard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bernard throws a leg kick
and Holmes counters with a low kick, right behind Bernard 's knee.
Bernard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holmes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes thows a body kick. Bernard tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bernard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holmes.
Bernard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Holmes moves out of range of the strikes.#T1#
Bernard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bernard tries to bum rush Holmes with a series of wild strikes but Holmes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bernard blocks a head kick by Holmes.
Holmes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bernard if he has to take too many more of those.
Holmes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Holmes ducks under a wild hook from Bernard.
Holmes fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bernard just manages to avoid it.
Bernard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holmes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bernard.
Holmes throws a head kick but Bernard moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bernard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holmes moves away.
The fighters circling - Bernard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Holmes has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A telegraphed right hand from Bernard misses the target. #T2#
Bernard blocks a head kick by Holmes.
Holmes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bernard throws out a counter right but Holmes avoids it with no problem.
Bernard is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bernard misses the jab.
Holmes quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Bernard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bernard avoids the head kick by Holmes.
Holmes lands a nice looking body kick.
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!
Holmes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bernard.
Holmes checks a leg kick nicely.
Holmes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Holmes tries a head kick but it misses.
Holmes backing away here, and Bernard unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bernard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Holmes.
Bernard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T3#
Bernard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmes manages to avoid it.
Holmes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bernard moves out of range of the body kick from Holmes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Holmes.
Holmes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bernard's sensitive parts.
A telegraphed right hand from Bernard misses the target.
Bernard avoids the head kick by Holmes.
Bernard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bernard swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Holmes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bernard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Holmes is able to avoid easily.
Holmes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bernard.
Bernard swings for the body but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes connects with a high kick. #T4#
Holmes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Holmes lands a head kick!
Holmes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Holmes.
Bernard blocks a head kick by Holmes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes lands a front kick.
Holmes ducks under a wild hook from Bernard.
Holmes lands with a kick to the ribs.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bernard looks to land a left hand but Holmes moved out of range nicely.
Cade Bernard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Larry Holmes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Holmes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holmes thinks about countering with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Holmes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Holmes 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Holmes! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 27, 2025 |
#R1##CL#
Acosta rushes Bernard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#TD#
Acosta has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bernard regains guard immediately.
Bernard working a defensive guard but Acosta passes into half guard.
Bernard wants to improve his position but Acosta is controlling well.
Acosta wants to take a breather but Bernard is having none of it.
Bernard tries to get to full guard but Acosta has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acosta is controlling the pace.
Bernard trying to control but Acosta postures up.
#T1#
Acosta sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bernard defending well though.
Bernard wants to control but Acosta is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bernard keeps control of the position for the meantime.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bernard can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bernard is trying to control but can't.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Bernard might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Acosta haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Acosta tries to clinch but Bernard moves out of range.
Bernard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Acosta was well out of range. Poor timing from Bernard.
Bernard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Acosta closes the distance and clinches up with Bernard, looking for a takedown. Acosta pushes Bernard against the cage but Bernard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Acosta is breathing heavily.
Bernard throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Acosta colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Bernard as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Acosta is left battered and dazed whilst Bernard and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cade Bernard! |
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