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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Van Elburg (ranked 757 p4p, 1239 weight class) and Sam Holt (ranked 76 p4p, 115 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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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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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 12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincent Van Elburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Holt!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Elburg moves into the clinch.
Van Elburg digs a right hand underneath Holt's ribcage. Holt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Van Elburg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holt backwards.
Van Elburg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Elburg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Van Elburg pushes Holt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Elburg's elbow.
Holt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
I was talking to Van Elburg's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Holt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holt blocking some punches.
Holt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Elburg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Elburg works on Holt's body with a couple of short punches.
Van Elburg prevents a body shot from Holt.
Van Elburg lands a shoulder strike.
Van Elburg lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Elburg.
Holt blocks a body shot from Van Elburg.
Van Elburg tries to throw a body punch but Holt avoids it by throwing Van Elburg back against the cage.
Van Elburg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holt backwards.
Van Elburg scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Elburg lands a shoulder strike.
Van Elburg really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Holt can't find room to land a body shot as Van Elburg controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Elburg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Holt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Elburg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holt backwards.
Holt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Holt is rocked!
Van Elburg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Elburg prevents a body shot from Holt.
Van Elburg digs a right hand underneath Holt's ribcage. Holt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Holt misses with a punch to the body.
Van Elburg blocks a body shot from Holt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Elburg.
Van Elburg blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Holt.
Van Elburg misses with some punches.
Van Elburg lands a left hand.
Van Elburg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Van Elburg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holt backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holt tries to work over Van Elburg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holt swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Elburg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holt takes a shot to the head.
Holt is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Elburg finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Elburg lands a right hand.
Holt seems to have recovered his senses.
Holt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Elburg lands a body shot in the clinch.
Holt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Elburg or not.
Van Elburg lands a shoulder strike.
Holt is working Van Elburg over against the cage.
Van Elburg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Holt backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Elburg.
Van Elburg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holts head.
Van Elburg lands a hook that snaps the head of Holt backwards.
Van Elburg lands with a left to the head.
Van Elburg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Elburg lands a right hand.
Van Elburg misses with a punch to the body.
Van Elburg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Elburg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Van Elburg lands a shoulder strike.
Holt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Elburg lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Elburg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Holt cracks Van Elburg with a nice body shot.
Van Elburg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holt blocks an uppercut.
Holt takes a shot to the head.
Van Elburg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Elburg lands a body punch.
Van Elburg misses with some punches.
Holt misses with some punches.
Holt lands a body shot.
Van Elburg tries to throw a body punch but Holt avoids it by throwing Van Elburg back against the cage.
Holt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holt blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Van Elburg.
Van Elburg throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Van Elburg misses with a punch to the body.
Van Elburg scores with a shot to the side of Holt's head.
Holt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Elburg's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Van Elburg fails to land.
Holt misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Elburg's elbow.
Van Elburg blocks a body shot from Holt.
Holt tries to work over Van Elburg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Elburg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Elburg blocks a body shot from Holt.
Holt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Elburg blocks a body shot from Holt.
A right handed body shot lands from Van Elburg.
Van Elburg lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Holt.
Van Elburg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Elburg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Van Elburg lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Elburg lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Elburg throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Elburg works on Holt's body with a couple of short punches.
Van Elburg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Holt looks winded!
Holt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Elburg creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van Elburg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Van Elburg dominated that round.
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.
Van Elburg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Elburg tries to clinch up.
Holt gets tackled into the cage by Van Elburg. Van Elburg maintains the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Van Elburg.
Van Elburg lands a left hand.
Holt prevents a body shot from Van Elburg.
Van Elburg blocking some punches.
Holt breaks the clinch.
Van Elburg has managed to clinch.
Van Elburg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holts head.
Van Elburg gets through Holt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Holt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Elburg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Holt's efforts to push away.
Van Elburg can't find room to land a body shot as Holt controls the action.
Van Elburg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Elburg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Elburg misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Elburg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holt backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Elburg's elbow.
Van Elburg scores with a shoulder strike.
Holt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Elburg's elbow.
Holt has had enough of the clinch but Van Elburg keeps him there for the moment.
Vincent Van Elburg has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Holt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Elburg's elbow.
Holt has had enough of the clinch but Van Elburg keeps him there for the moment.
Holt misses with the head strike.
Van Elburg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Holt throws a head punch that misses.
Van Elburg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Holt in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A short left from Van Elburg.
Holt misses with some punches.
Holt tries a body shot but Van Elburg blocks it.
Van Elburg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Van Elburg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Elburg.
Van Elburg lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Elburg throws a big uppercut that drops Holt! More strikes from Van Elburg and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Holt lies dazed against the cage as Van Elburg celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Van Elburg!
Vincent Van Elburg managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Wrestler Wayfare, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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