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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sam Holt (ranked 2597 p4p, 3402 weight class) and Lucas Van Den Broeck (ranked 172 p4p, 216 weight class). 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Holt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lucas Van Den Broeck!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Holt looks to throw the jab but Van Den Broeck is out of range.
Van Den Broeck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holt drops down looking for a counter takedown but Van Den Broeck sprawls and moves away.
Van Den Broeck takes the fight into the clinch.
Holt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Den Broeck backwards.
Van Den Broeck struggles to land a body shot inside as Holt controls his hands.
Van Den Broeck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holt blocking some punches.
Van Den Broeck gets underhooks to prevent Holt's takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holt is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Van Den Broeck gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Holt misses with a punch to the body.
Holt is trying to pull guard but Van Den Broeck has him pressed against the ropes.
We've been hearing reports that Holt has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Holt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holt is trying to pull guard but Van Den Broeck turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Den Broeck keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Holt's efforts to push away.
Van Den Broeck lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Holt backwards.
Van Den Broeck scores with a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Holt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Holt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Den Broeck keeps control of Holt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Den Broeck pushes Holt back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Den Broeck lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Den Broeck blocks a body shot from Holt.
Holt tries to work over Van Den Broeck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Holt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van Den Broeck lands a shot to the body.
Holt misses with a body punch.
Van Den Broeck blocks a body shot from Holt.
A head punch on the inside from Van Den Broeck fails to land.
Van Den Broeck is working Holt over against the ropes.
Holt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Van Den Broeck smiles and moves away.
Holt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Broeck drives through and clinches with Holt against the ropes.
Holt tries to work over Van Den Broeck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holt misses with some punches.
Holt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Van Den Broeck just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Holt struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Den Broeck controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Den Broeck.
Van Den Broeck misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Van Den Broeck.
Holt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Den Broeck misses with a punch to the body.
Holt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Holt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van Den Broeck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holt is trying to break free.
Holt takes a shot to the head.
Van Den Broeck lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Den Broeck struggles to land a body shot inside as Holt controls his hands.
Van Den Broeck swings wildly with an uppercut but Holt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Den Broeck keeps control of Holt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Den Broeck is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Van Den Broeck working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Van Den Broeck dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Holt slips under a jab.
Van Den Broeck fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Holt, pushing him back against the ropes.
Van Den Broeck misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Den Broeck tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holt's elbow.
Van Den Broeck swings wildly with an uppercut but Holt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Den Broeck prevents the takedown attempt.
Holt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Den Broeck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holt prevents a body shot from Van Den Broeck.
Holt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Still in the clinch, Van Den Broeck scores with a nice short uppercut.
Holt wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Den Broeck goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holt tries to score a body lock takedown but Van Den Broeck shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Holt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Den Broeck throws a head punch that misses.
Holt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Den Broeck's elbow.
Van Den Broeck misses with a punch to the body.
Holt working hard to break the clinch.
Holt is trying to push Van Den Broeck away but Van Den Broeck has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Van Den Broeck lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've been informed that Van Den Broeck has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Den Broeck.
Van Den Broeck tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Den Broeck blocks a body shot from Holt.
A right handed body shot lands from Van Den Broeck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Broeck working aggressively here.
Van Den Broeck lands a nice uppercut.
Van Den Broeck misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holt misses with a punch to the body.
Van Den Broeck working aggressively here.
A short right from Van Den Broeck.
Van Den Broeck misses with some punches.
Holt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Den Broeck working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Den Broeck prevents a body shot from Holt.
Holt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Den Broeck lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Den Broeck is pressed up against the ropes. Holt has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Van Den Broeck down to the mat. Van Den Broeck avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lucas Van Den Broeck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holt looks to throw the jab but Van Den Broeck is out of range.
Van Den Broeck has Holt up against the ropes in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holt.
A shot in the inside from Van Den Broeck.
Van Den Broeck blocks a body shot from Holt.
Van Den Broeck prevents the takedown attempt.
Holt has had enough of the clinch but Van Den Broeck keeps him there for the moment.
Lucas Van Den Broeck seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Den Broeck.
Holt lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Broeck lands with a left to the head.
Holt jumps guard but Van Den Broeck turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Holt is looking to break free of the clinch but Van Den Broeck has double underhooks.
Holt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Den Broeck blocks an uppercut.
Holt misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Den Broeck.
Van Den Broeck gets through Holt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Van Den Broeck tries a body shot but Holt blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Den Broeck lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Den Broeck throws a punch but it's blocked by Holt.
Holt blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Van Den Broeck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Holt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Den Broeck moves away.
Lucas Van Den Broeck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Den Broeck has closed the distance and engaged Holt in a clinch.
Van Den Broeck pushes Holt back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Van Den Broeck has a couple of punches blocked by Holt.
Holt is trying to drag Van Den Broeck to the mat but Van Den Broeck just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Holt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Den Broeck lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holt is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Van Den Broeck to keep the fight standing.
Van Den Broeck landing knees to the body.
Van Den Broeck scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Den Broeck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Van Den Broeck is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Holt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holt working aggressively here.
Van Den Broeck has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Den Broeck.
Holt blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Den Broeck.
Still in the clinch, Van Den Broeck scores with a nice short uppercut.
Van Den Broeck stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Van Den Broeck misses with the head strike.
Van Den Broeck blocks a body shot from Holt.
Van Den Broeck using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Van Den Broeck is keeping busy.
Van Den Broeck prevents Holt from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Van Den Broeck.
Holt wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Den Broeck won't allow it.
Van Den Broeck throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Van Den Broeck fails to land.
Holt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van Den Broeck has him pressed against the ropes.
Van Den Broeck throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holts head.
A nice left hand lands by Holt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Van Den Broeck gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Van Den Broeck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Den Broeck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Den Broeck blocks a body shot from Holt.
Van Den Broeck has Holt pressed against the ropes, preventing Holt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Holt fails to pull guard.
Holt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van Den Broeck has him pressed against the ropes.
Van Den Broeck tries to throw a body punch but Holt avoids it by throwing Van Den Broeck back against the ropes.
Van Den Broeck misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Den Broeck prevents Holt from breaking the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Den Broeck.
Van Den Broeck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holt tries to throw a body punch but Van Den Broeck avoids it by throwing Holt back against the ropes.
Sam Holt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holt takes a shot to the head.
Van Den Broeck lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holt backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Den Broeck.
Van Den Broeck has Holt pressed against the ropes, preventing Holt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Van Den Broeck misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Den Broeck.
Holt misses with a punch to the body.
Holt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Van Den Broeck smiles and moves away.
Holt misses with a few strikes there.
Van Den Broeck gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Van Den Broeck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holt misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Den Broeck.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Van Den Broeck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Van Den Broeck winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Van Den Broeck!
Lucas Van Den Broeck managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Silverback Sweatshop, into his post fight interview.
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