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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Van Beest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris RobertsDouglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris RobertsDouglas looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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176 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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177 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dirk Van Beest!
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, Chris RobertsDouglas!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Beest keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from RobertsDouglas.
RobertsDouglas throws a hook but Van Beest blocks it.
Van Beest on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Van Beest chopping away at his opponent's legs.
RobertsDouglas connects with a jab.
Van Beest throws a head kick that misses.
RobertsDouglas throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Beest.
RobertsDouglas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Van Beest tries a head kick but it misses.
RobertsDouglas gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
RobertsDouglas kicks Van Beest off and gets to his feet.
Van Beest swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Beest scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
RobertsDouglas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Van Beest clinches.
Van Beest holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Van Beest tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Beest tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
RobertsDouglas breaks the clinch.
Van Beest has a takedown stuffed.
Van Beest throws a head kick but RobertsDouglas moves out of range.
Chris RobertsDouglas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Beest swinging wilding here.
Van Beest moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Van Beest shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Van Beest throws a hook to the side of RobertsDouglas's head but RobertsDouglas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Beest pulls out of a head kick attempt.
RobertsDouglas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Beest keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
RobertsDouglas misses with a straight left.
Van Beest throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Beest goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
No luck for Van Beest with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dirk Van Beest. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Van Beest with that takedown attempt.
Van Beest fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Beest shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
RobertsDouglas cracks Van Beest with a right hand to the side of the head.
RobertsDouglas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van Beest on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by RobertsDouglas. RobertsDouglas obviously looking to wear him down.
Van Beest shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Van Beest wants to stand up but RobertsDouglas manages to regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Beest looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Beest gets to his feet - RobertsDouglas follows without any prompting.
Van Beest tries a head kick but it misses.
RobertsDouglas cracks a nice hook into Van Beest's ribs.
A right-left combo lands from Van Beest.
RobertsDouglas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van Beest fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Van Beest dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
RobertsDouglas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Van Beest counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in RobertsDouglas's guard now.
Van Beest working some strikes from top position.
Van Beest trying to control but RobertsDouglas is working from the bottom.
Van Beest lands a couple of digs.
Van Beest throwing strikes but missing.
Van Beest stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. RobertsDouglas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Beest is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! RobertsDouglas is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! RobertsDouglas has escaped and now he's on top!
RobertsDouglas is breathing heavily.
Van Beest trying to keep a closed guard but RobertsDouglas is proving a slippery customer.
Van Beest looking to hit a scissor sweep but RobertsDouglas is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Van Beest looking for a guillotine here but RobertsDouglas defends easily.
Van Beest tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Beest has control of RobertsDouglas's left arm, preventing RobertsDouglas from doing any damage.
RobertsDouglas trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Beest is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Beest trying to control the position.
Van Beest wants to sweep here but RobertsDouglas controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A right-left combo lands from Van Beest.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from RobertsDouglas, right into the meat.
Van Beest lands a jab to RobertsDouglas's midsection.
A shot to the body from Van Beest misses
and RobertsDouglas counters with a left to the body.
A combination from Van Beest does no damage.
Van Beest pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Beest scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Van Beest misses with a takedown
and RobertsDouglas counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Van Beest dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Van Beest swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Beest looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
RobertsDouglas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Beest tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Beest fails to land the takedown.
Van Beest looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van Beest will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Beest will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dirk Van Beest is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick by Van Beest misses
and RobertsDouglas counters with a left and a right that stings Van Beest.
Van Beest misses with a double jab
and RobertsDouglas counters with a left and a right that stings Van Beest.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Beest looks to land a right hand but RobertsDouglas moved out of range.
Van Beest throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and RobertsDouglas counters with a nice body shot.
A head kick by Van Beest misses
and RobertsDouglas counters with a thumping low kick.
RobertsDouglas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van Beest fails in his attempt to clinch.
RobertsDouglas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Van Beest.
Van Beest misses with a hook to the body
and RobertsDouglas counters with a straight right hand.
Van Beest lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Van Beest closes the distance looking to clinch
and RobertsDouglas counters with a big head kick but Van Beest shrugs it off.
Dirk Van Beest seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Beest shoots in but no luck this time.
Van Beest checks a leg kick nicely.
Van Beest shoots and misses
and RobertsDouglas counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dirk Van Beest. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from RobertsDouglas.
Van Beest misses with a combination
enabling RobertsDouglas to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Beest swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and RobertsDouglas counters with a right hand to the body.
RobertsDouglas stalks Van Beest and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Van Beest's face. Van Beest staggers backwards, shaken.
Danga de danga de dang - RobertsDouglas scores with a four punch combination!
The fighters circling - RobertsDouglas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Beest falls off balance throwing a combination
and RobertsDouglas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Van Beest's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Beest swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling RobertsDouglas to counter with a crisp jab.
Dirk Van Beest is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Van Beest throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
RobertsDouglas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice shot by RobertsDouglas.
Van Beest misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
RobertsDouglas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Van Beest.
RobertsDouglas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Beest throws a nice looking combination but RobertsDouglas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Beest swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and RobertsDouglas counters with a straight right hand.
RobertsDouglas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Beest shoots for a double leg takedown but RobertsDouglas sprawls well. He's pushed Van Beest's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Van Beest throws a nice looking combination but RobertsDouglas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
RobertsDouglas scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
RobertsDouglas misses with a combination
and Van Beest counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Van Beest wants to control from the top but RobertsDouglas keeps moving.
Van Beest loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Van Beest postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! RobertsDouglas is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Van Beest, into his guard.
Van Beest wants to sweep but no luck.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dirk Van Beest.
Well Van Beest has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Van Beest!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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