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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Blades (ranked 1199 p4p, 2457 weight class) and Sam Holt (ranked 117 p4p, 217 weight class). Blades comes to the cage accompanied by Three 6 Mafia - It's a fight. This should be fireworks!
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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 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Blades!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Holt!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blades has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Blades motions for Holt to come forward. Blades throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Holt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blades throws a series of punches but Holt avoids them all with ease.
Blades throws a series of punches but Holt avoids them all with ease.
Blades dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Holt. That did some damage!
Holt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blades.
Blades turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blades falls off balance throwing a combination
and Holt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holt scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blades lands a left and a right that sends Holt crashing to the canvas! Blades dives into mount looking to finish!
Holt is rocked!
It looks like Sam Holt has been cut.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Holt tries to hold on but Blades postures up.
Holt is still in real trouble! Can Blades finish him?
Holt seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blades controlling from the full mount.
Blades continues to stall.
Holt regains half guard.
Holt 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 controlling the position well.
Holt wants to control but Blades is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Blades content to control rather than advance.
Holt throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Blades manages to pass to side control.
Blades stands up and beckons Holt to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blades connects with a good right hand that stumbles Holt. Holt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Holt throws a jab when Blades was well out of range.
Blades throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've been told by Blades's head coaches at California Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Holt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blades manages to avoid it.
Blades misses with a hook.
Blades throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
No joy there for Blades, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice body kick from Blades.
Blades lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Holt throws a lazy right hand but Blades sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blades misses with a looping right.
Holt lands with a nice body punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Holt crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Blades - the referee stops the clock and Holt gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Blades. Holt manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blades throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blades swinging wildly here.
Blades looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blades does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Blades throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holt.
Holt doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Blades pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blades on the side of the head.
Blades showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holt.
Blades throws a series of punches but Holt moves out of range.
Holt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blades throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holt lands a right hook to the body.
Holt throws a body shot but no joy.
Blades swinging wildly here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Blades dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Holt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Good work by Holt as he checks the leg kick.
Holt tests Blades's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blades paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Holt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blades throws a poor cross that misses
and Holt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Holt does it's job there.
The fighters circling - Holt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blades seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Holt scores with a nice right hand.
Holt throws a combination. Blades tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Holt walks forward, straight into a front kick from Blades.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holt. Blades does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Blades misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holt stuns Blades with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A solid body kick from Blades.
Blades misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt scores with a jab.
A punch combination from Blades misses.
Holt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Blades throws a series of punches but Holt moves out of range.
Blades misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blades tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holt was well out of range. Poor timing from Blades.
Blades moves away from the strike by Holt.
Holt lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Blades backs up against the cage.
Blades is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holt can do to turn this around?
Blades misses with a combination
and Holt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Holt jabs Blades right on the nose. Blades blinks but takes it well.
Blades chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blades scores with a push kick.
Blades connects with a nice looking jab.
Blades takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blades at a distance.
Holt slips a jab and a cross from Blades.
Blades misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blades throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Holt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Blades throws a combination that misses
and Holt counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Holt works the jab nicely.
Pablo Blades seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Holt looks to land a combination but Blades avoids it well.
Blades will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blades tries to bum rush Holt with a series of wild strikes but Holt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blades throws a half hearted mid kick.
Holt lands with a straight right. Blades didn't see that one coming.
Blades ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holt moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt throws a big shot that misses.
Holt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Blades throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holt.
A good leg kick by Blades.
Holt swings for the body but Blades moves out of range.
Pablo Blades is winning the standup battle so far.
Blades throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holt.
Holt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Blades. Those never looked like landing.
Holt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Holt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Holt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blades cracks Holt with an open hand slap.
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!
Blades takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Holt slips a jab and a cross from Blades.
Holt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holt cracks Blades with a right hand to the side of the head.
Blades slips under a jab.
Blades on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blades misses with a series of wild punches.
Blades is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Holt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blades looks to land a combination but Holt avoids it well.
Holt moves away from the strike by Blades.
Donk. Holt catches Blades right on the button with a cross.
Nice body punch from Holt.
The fighters circling - Holt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blades takes one to the side of the head.
Blades throws a hook but Holt avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Blades. Those never looked like landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Holt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sam Holt's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Blades lands a jab-cross combination.
Holt misses with a looping right.
Holt fails to land with a series of punches.
Holt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Blades misses.
A cross from Holt lands.
Blades lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holt circles away quickly and effectively.
Blades throws a series of punches but Holt moves out of range.
Holt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A combination from Blades does no damage.
Blades falls off balance throwing a combination
and Holt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blades thinking.
Blades dodges the punch combination from Holt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blades throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blades throws a series of punches but Holt moves out of range.
Holt looks to score with a jab to the body but Blades is just out of range.
Pablo Blades is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt digs a good hook to Blades's body.
Blades throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Holt stalks Blades and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Blades's face. Blades staggers backwards, shaken.
Blades on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Holt lands a nice shot that snaps Blades's head back.
No joy there for Blades, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Holt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blades.
Blades is looking to land body kicks.
Holt jabs at Blades's body.
Holt just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Holt does no damage.
Holt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blades lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Holt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blades fails to land with a series of punches.
Blades misses with a leg kick
and Holt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Blades takes one to the chin there.
Nice straight punches there by Holt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Holt.
A combination from Blades does no damage.
Blades swinging wildly here.
Holt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Holt thuds a left hand into Blades's body.
Blades will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A countering left hand to the body from Holt misses.
Blades looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Holt lands with a nice body punch.
Blades misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holt misses with a straight right.
Holt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blades.
Holt misses with an uppercut. Blades saw that one coming.
Blades misses with a wild combination.
Holt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Holt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blades lands with a nice body kick.
Blades throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Blades lands with a hook. Holt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Holt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blades at a distance.
Holt tries to bum rush Blades with a series of wild strikes but Blades uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blades misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters circling - Blades throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Holt - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blades misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Holt now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Blades buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blades throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Holt appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Holt scores with the left hand. Blades knows he should have avoided that one.
Blades throws a leg kick which misses Holt's front leg but catches the back leg as Holt tries to avoid it.
Holt lunges at Blades with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blades's hand.
Blades ducks right into an uppercut from Holt.
Holt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blades stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blades just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Holt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blades takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Holt lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blades misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Holt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Holt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Holt!
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