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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Young (ranked 1926 p4p, 2611 weight class) and Sam Holt (ranked 137 p4p, 186 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Holt!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Young looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Young blocks a jab.
Young throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Sam Holt has been cut.
Holt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Young moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Young connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Holt's hands.
Holt throws a jab when Young was well out of range.
Holt misses with a few strikes there.
As Holt looks to move away, Young throws a big counter combo but Holt just gets out of the way.
Young scores with a kick to the body.
Young thuds his right hand into Holt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Holt is rocked!
Holt checks a leg kick.
Young throws a nice looking combination but Holt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Holt is still on wobbly legs! Can Young finish him?
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Holt seems to have recovered his senses.
Young lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Young looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Young fails to land with a series of punches.
Holt looks to throw the jab but Young is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt moves out of range of the leg kick from Young.
A jab from Holt misses.
Holt misses with a hook.
Young half committed to a counter leg kick.
Holt takes one to the chin there.
A cross from Young lands.
Holt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Young.
Holt swings widly with a right hand
and Young counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Young scores with a nice right hand.
Young avoids the body shot from Holt.
Young looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Holt looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely.
Holt works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Young misses with a hook. Holt ducked under it nicely.
Holt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Holt lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Holt has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Holt goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Holt swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Holt throws a hook but Young avoids it easily.
Holt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Young is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Young has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Young there as he acknowledges the shot.
Holt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Young looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Young slips under a jab from Holt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Young, as that shot connected.
Holt defending well as Young loads up on a big left hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Holt blocks the leg kick.
Holt blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holt moves away.
Holt tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A big left from Holt misses.
Holt punishes Young's body with a nice straight punch.
Holt scores with a jab. Young acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Young throws a nice head kick!
Young throws a sloppy head kick and Holt moves out of range easily.
Young fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holt manages to avoid it.
Young steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holt.
Young swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Holt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holt with the counter takedown but Young avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Holt.
Holt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Holt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Young on the side of the head.
Holt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Young.
Some wild striking there from Holt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Holt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holt staying out of range there.
Holt feints the counter takedown.
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holt.
Young misses with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Young misses.
Young pushes Holt away with a front kick.
Holt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Holt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Young rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Young has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Holt finds it's way round the side to connect with Young's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Young throws a big shot that misses.
Young throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Young misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Young dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Holt's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Holt throws a jab when Young was well out of range.
Eddie Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Holt throws a series of punches but Young moves out of range.
Young fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holt misses with a looping right.
Young throws a body kick that misses.
Young bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Holt's head backwards.
Holt checks a leg kick nicely.
Young uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Holt.
Holt walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Holt throws a hook but Young blocks it.
Young pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holt is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Holt takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
Holt takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young misses with a two punch combination.
Young moves away from the strike by Holt.
As Holt looks to move away, Young throws a big counter combo but Holt just gets out of the way.
Young is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holt can do to turn this around?
A slow jab from Young misses its intended target.
Young throws a leg kick that is checked
so Holt counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Holt is looking to work some ground and pound but Young has wrist control.
Holt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Holt trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
Young wants to get back to his feet but Holt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Holt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Holt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Holt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Holt misses with a series of wild punches.
Young throws a hook to the side of Holt's head but Holt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Young slaps away a takedown attempt from Holt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Eddie Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Young misses with a double jab.
Young lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young throws a right and a left that Holt avoids nicely.
Holt fails to land with a series of punches.
Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Young gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Holt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with the combination.
Nice shot lands for Holt.
Holt just misses with a punch to the body.
Young half committed to a counter leg kick.
Young misses the jab.
Holt misses with a body shot.
Holt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Eddie Young is winning the standup battle so far.
Holt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Young's head backwards.
Holt swings for the body but Young moves out of range.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holt moves away.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Holt ducks under a wild hook from Young.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Young misses with an uppercut. Holt saw that one coming.
Holt looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Young lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Holt misses with a series of wild punches.
Holt misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Young lunges at Holt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Holt's hand.
Young throws a nice looking combination but Holt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Young throws a right and a left that both miss.
Young walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Young throws a shot from downtown. Holt moves away and avoids it.
Holt throws a shot to the body.
Young steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sam Holt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sam Holt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Young pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Young throws out a loose jab but Holt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young misses with an uppercut.
Young cracks Holt with an open hand slap.
Holt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Young.
Young lands with a nice body punch.
Young swings for the body but Holt moves out of range.
Holt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Young slips under a jab from Holt.
A cross from Holt lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Young.
Holt lands the left hand.
Young buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big left from Holt misses.
Holt throws a series of punches but Young moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt throws an overhand right that lands on Young's shoulder, as Young tries to avoid the shot.
Young appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Young misses with a low kick.
Young staying out of range there.
Young looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Young rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holt is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nice body punch from Holt.
Holt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holt looks to throw the jab but Young is out of range.
Holt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Young blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick from Young, right into the meat of the thigh.
Young lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Young fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Holt.
Young cracks Holt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt scores with a decent looking hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Young misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Young throws a hook but Holt avoids it easily.
Holt is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Holt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Holt lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Holt.
A low kick lands for Young.
Young is looking to slow Holt down with leg kicks.
Holt looks to score with a jab to the body but Young is just out of range.
Young throws a poor cross that misses
and Holt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Holt is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Holt trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt slips a nice elbow through Young's hands, connecting with Young's forehead.
Holt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Holt with the ground and pound but Young uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Holt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Holt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Holt with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Holt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Young wants to stand but Holt is controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Holt ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Sloppy strikes from Holt. Those never looked like landing.
Holt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holt. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Holt misses the target.
Holt just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromYoung.
Young stalks Holt and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Holt's face. Holt staggers backwards, shaken.
Holt dips to his left and cracks Young with an uppercut!
Holt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sam Holt.
I think Holt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sam Holt!
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