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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Van De Kamp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiji Kawada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van De Kamp comes to the cage accompanied by Sister Sin - Fight Song. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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133 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Van De Kamp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Keiji Kawada!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawada moves into range and clinches up with Van De Kamp.
Kawada breaks the clinch.
Kawada rushes Van De Kamp and presses him up against the cage.
Van De Kamp wants the takedown. Kawada is fighting it off but Van De Kamp persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kawada's guard against the cage.
Kawada is controlling Van De Kamp's posture.
Van De Kamp drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Van De Kamp jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van De Kamp stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kawada swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van De Kamp working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Van De Kamp tries to free his leg and advance position but Kawada is retaining full guard.
Van De Kamp postures up.
Van De Kamp wants to control from the top but Kawada keeps moving.
Van De Kamp looking to pass the guard.
Kawada looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawada keeping full guard, as Van De Kamp tries to pass.
Van De Kamp trying to control but Kawada is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kawada instigates a clinch.
Kawada ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kawada no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kawada escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Van De Kamp gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Van De Kamp wants to control from the top but Kawada keeps moving.
Kawada is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Van De Kamp is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kawada is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kawada has escaped and now he's on top!
Van De Kamp bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kawada's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van De Kamp trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Van De Kamp trying to control the position from guard on top but Kawada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van De Kamp throwing strikes but missing.
Van De Kamp trying to control the position from guard on top but Kawada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kawada escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Van De Kamp gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van De Kamp slips nicely into half guard.
Kawada is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van De Kamp moves into full mount! Kawada won't be happy about that!
Van De Kamp landing strikes from the mount and Kawada is in trouble!
Van De Kamp prevents Kawada from getting the reversal.
Van De Kamp looking to secure an arm triangle but Kawada defends it well.
Van De Kamp trying to control but Kawada is having none of it.
Van De Kamp lands a big elbow.
Kawada is trying to escape the mount.
Van De Kamp moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Kawada has worked his arm free - good work by Kawada!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van De Kamp working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Van De Kamp thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kawada tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Van De Kamp wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kawada prevents Van De Kamp from moving into mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van De Kamp swings around for an armbar but Kawada sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Van De Kamp's guard.
Kawada missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kawada looking to pass the guard.
Kawada postures up in Van De Kamp's guard and throws a big left but Van De Kamp blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Van De Kamp dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kawada closes the distance and clinches.
Van De Kamp looking for a takedown.
Kawada has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Van De Kamp uses from the top position.
Van De Kamp thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kawada keeping moving, preventing Van De Kamp from controlling successfully.
Chris Van De Kamp overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kawada lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Van De Kamp!
Van De Kamp is desperately trying to improve his position but Kawada has a good base and remains in mount.
Kawada is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Kawada throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Van De Kamp can't escape the position.
Van De Kamp wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kawada.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van De Kamp sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kawada seems to be working for a kimura but Van De Kamp defends the submission attempt.
Kawada is working for a kimura but Van De Kamp is defending it quite comfortably.
Van De Kamp avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kawada.
Van De Kamp actively working from the bottom here.
Kawada tries to pass to full mount but Van De Kamp defends it.
Kawada stops Van De Kamp from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van De Kamp is trying to maintain the position but Kawada is very close to passing his half guard.
Van De Kamp regains full guard. Nicely done.
Van De Kamp is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kawada wants to control from the top but Van De Kamp keeps moving.
Van De Kamp being controlled here, momentarily.
Kawada stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van De Kamp swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Van De Kamp is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kawada is aware though and is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kawada stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van De Kamp swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van De Kamp is trying to control the position but Kawada postures up.
Kawada trying to control but Van De Kamp is working from the bottom.
Kawada trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Van De Kamp seems keen to control Kawada's posture.
Keiji Kawada has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kawada misses with a few strikes there.
Kawada has managed to clinch.
Van De Kamp has picked Kawada up - he's going for a ride! Van De Kamp dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Kawada is looking to improve his position.
Kawada is trying to maintain the position but Van De Kamp is very close to passing his half guard.
Van De Kamp is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawada gets full guard.
Van De Kamp trying to control but Kawada is working from the bottom.
Kawada keeping full guard, as Van De Kamp tries to pass.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kawada is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Van De Kamp stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kawada swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kawada is on top in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kawada trying to control the position from guard on top but Van De Kamp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kawada wants to stand but Van De Kamp is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Keiji Kawada will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Van De Kamp fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kawada avoids it really well and circles away.
Kawada closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Van De Kamp tries to buck Kawada off but Kawada is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Van De Kamp's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kawada wants to lay and pray for a moment but Van De Kamp keeps working.
Kawada is trying to get an arm triangle but Van De Kamp is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawada working the ground and pound but Van De Kamp is defending the strikes.
Van De Kamp struggling a bit here.
Van De Kamp sneaks back into half guard.
Kawada stalling away here and it's allowed Van De Kamp to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kawada being controlled here momentarily.
Van De Kamp keeping moving, preventing Kawada from controlling successfully.
Kawada pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van De Kamp is keeping the position for now.
Van De Kamp manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van De Kamp looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kawada is squirming around, avoiding Van De Kamp's attempts to control the action.
Van De Kamp cracks Kawada with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kawada slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van De Kamp tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kawada knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Van De Kamp is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kawada is just riding it out for now. Van De Kamp eventually gives up the hold.
Kawada is refusing to be controlled, as Van De Kamp sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van De Kamp looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Van De Kamp is just content to waste time from the top position. Kawada takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Van De Kamp postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kawada is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Van De Kamp is aware though and is defending well.
Van De Kamp tries to free his leg and advance position but Kawada is retaining full guard.
Kawada looking to hit a scissor sweep but Van De Kamp is one step ahead there.
Van De Kamp slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Van De Kamp thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Van De Kamp working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van De Kamp is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kawada is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Van De Kamp showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Van De Kamp has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Van De Kamp!
Our winner, Chris Van De Kamp, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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