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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vic Bauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Holder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bauer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Europe's "The Final Countdown". Vic Bauer had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vic Bauer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Holder!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holder with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Holder goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bauer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bauer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Holder on the side of the head.
Bauer throws a body punch but Holder moves out of range.
Holder lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bauer motions for Holder to come forward. Bauer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bauer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bauer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holder manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Holder misses.
Holder fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bauer checks it well.
Bauer throws a right and a left that Holder avoids nicely.
Holder scores with a leg kick.
Bauer takes a swing at Holder's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick from Holder misses.
Bauer misses with a leg kick.
Holder thumps Bauer with a low kick.
Bauer tries to bum rush Holder with a series of wild strikes but Holder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holder tries to land a leg kick but Bauer saw it coming and moves away.
Luke Holder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauer misses with a hook.
Holder pushes Bauer up against the cage in a clinch.
Holder missing with knees to the body.
Holder breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holder cracks the inside of Bauer's front leg.
Holder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bauer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holder.
Bauer fails with a takedown attempt.
Holder looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Holder bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bauer's head backwards.
Bauer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holder.
Holder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holder slips under a jab.
Holder lands with a hook. Bauer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bauer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Holder can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauer moves out of range as Holder throws a body kick.
Bauer wants to land a leg kick but Holder is out of range.
A slow jab from Bauer misses its intended target.
Holder plants his feet and lands a nice head 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!
Holder keeps Bauer at a distance using the push kick.
A head kick by Holder misses
and Bauer counters with a single leg into guard. Holder didn't expect that.
Bauer is breathing heavily.
Holder trying to keep a closed guard but Bauer is proving a slippery customer.
Bauer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bauer preventing the sweep.
Holder preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bauer lands a couple of elbows.
Bauer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bauer trying to control the position from guard on top but Holder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holder looking for a sweep. Not yet Holder, not yet.
Bauer postures up in Holder's guard and throws a big left but Holder blocks it.
Bauer cracks Holder with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bauer throwing strikes from guard but Holder blocks nicely.
Bauer wants to control from the top but Holder keeps moving.
Holder trying to keep a closed guard but Bauer is proving a slippery customer.
Bauer preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Holder avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bauer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bauer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Holder can't keep his opponent in guard - Bauer advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Holder keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bauer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Holder defending well though.
Bauer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Holder with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bauer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bauer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bauer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Holder keeps working.
Bauer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Holder dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Holder throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Holder scores with a leg kick.
Holder lands a head kick. Bauer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bauer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body kick from Holder.
Holder fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bauer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Holder tries a head kick but it misses.
Bauer misses with a lunging right hand
and Holder counters with a flying knee. Nice.
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!
Holder feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bauer's calf.
Holder swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bauer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Holder makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bauer really felt that one!
Bauer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Holder.
A thudding body kick lands there by Holder!
Holder lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A left lands for Holder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holder tries to clinch but Bauer moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bauer misses with a right hand
and Holder counters with a body kick that stops Bauer in his tracks momentarily.
Holder dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bauer. That did some damage!
Holder throws a nice outside leg kick.
Holder cracks the inside of Bauer's front leg.
Holder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holder lands a nice looking body shot.
Bauer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Holder.
Holder throws a head kick that half lands.
Bauer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holder scores with a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Holder.
Holder lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Holder thuds a left hand into Bauer's body.
That kick from Holder tenderised Bauer's leg. Bauer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Luke Holder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bauer tries to keep at a distance but Holder has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holder tries to land knees in the clinch but Bauer avoids the damage to the body.
Holder lands an elbow inside that Bauer shrugs off.
Holder has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bauer blocks the elbow strike.
Bauer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Holder leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Holder's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Holder comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bauer will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bauer blocks the elbow strike.
Bauer has clasped his hands together around Holder's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauer postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Holder is trying to control Bauer's posture but Bauer avoids it.
Holder stops Bauer from passing to mount.
Bauer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Holder is not content to let Bauer control the position.
Bauer is putting a hurting on Holder here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bauer trying to control the action but Holder is working from the bottom.
Bauer works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bauer cracks Holder with a big right hand but Holder just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bauer working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Holder is trying to work for a sweep but Bauer has mounted him!
Holder is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bauer raining down shots from the mount!
Bauer has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Holder's face.
Holder keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bauer controlling from mount.
Bauer raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Holder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Holder looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Holder lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Holder tries to clinch up.
Holder moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bauer 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.
Holder lands a front kick.
Bauer misses with a left hand
and Holder counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bauer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Holder tries to clinch up.
Holder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bauer moves away.
Luke Holder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holder lands with a slapping head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bauer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Holder.
Bauer dives in and grabs Holder's left leg, looking for a takedown. Holder pushes down on Bauer's head and hops out.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bauer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Holder - the referee stops the clock and Bauer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Holder. Bauer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Holder turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holder looks to land a combination but Bauer avoids it well.
Holder looks for the body kick but Bauer saw that one coming.
Holder scores with a nice head shot.
Bauer steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Holder. That one must have hurt.
Holder scores with a head kick. Bauer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Holder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bauer.
A nice leg kick lands there from Holder.
Holder lands with a slapping head kick.
Bauer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holder fakes the leg kick and cracks Bauer in the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Holder.
Holder scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Holder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holder lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Holder wants to clinch up but Bauer keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bauer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Holder fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bauer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Holder misses with a head kick.
Bauer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice body kick there by Holder.
Holder scores with a leg kick.
Holder lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bauer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Holder swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bauer counters with a two punch combo.
Bauer misses with a combination
and Holder counters with a left to the body.
Holder throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bauer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bauer fails with a takedown attempt.
Holder throws a head kick that Bauer semi-blocks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Holder.
Holder lands with a kick to the ribs.
Holder lands with a slapping head kick.
Holder misses with an attempted mid kick.
Holder lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Holder, right into the meat.
Both fighters circling a little - Holder finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bauer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Holder. Holder obviously looking to wear him down.
Holder lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bauer's sensitive parts.
Holder lands a jab to the head.
Holder is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bauer rather than just go for the knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holder lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bauer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Holder doesn't manage to clinch there - Bauer circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bauer missing with a left hand there. Holder was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bauer takes a kick to the side of the head.
Holder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bauer throws an off balance right hand
and Holder counters with a nice kick to the body.
Vic Bauer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holder connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Holder scoring well with a low kick there.
Holder feints and then cracks Bauer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bauer down.
Holder connects with an inside leg kick.
Luke Holder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Holder explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Holder cracks the inside of Bauer's front leg.
Bauer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bauer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Holder - that will leave a mark!
Holder wants to clinch up but Bauer keeps it at a distance.
Holder throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Holder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Holder 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 26:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Holder!
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