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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Connie Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Van Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Connie Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jay Van Do!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Do fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Greene, pushing him back against the cage.
Van Do pulls guard effortlessly.
Greene throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Do works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Greene working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Greene throws a big right hand that misses.
Van Do is trying to hold Greene in close to prevent damage but Greene has managed to pass into half guard.
Greene will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Greene is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Van Do moves into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Do has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Greene off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene clinches up with Van Do and pushes him back against the cage.
Greene has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Van Do is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Van Do breaks the clinch.
Greene tries to clinch up.
Van Do moves into range and clinches up with Greene.
Van Do jumps guard.
Van Do is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Van Do wants to hit a switch here but Greene passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Van Do there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Do is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Greene misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Greene 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.
Van Do tries to lock up and control but Greene gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Van Do really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Greene dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Do tries to lock up and control but Greene gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Van Do working to try and regain half guard.
Greene throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Greene looking to ground and pound but Van Do is blocking nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Greene punishing his opponent with strikes.
You get the feeling that Van Do really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Greene misses with a head shot.
Greene putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Van Do taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Do is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Van Do tries to reverse the position but Greene maintains control.
Greene thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Van Do looks winded!
Van Do throwing hammer fists to the chest of Greene. What's that going to do exactly?
Greene thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Poor strikes thrown by Greene there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Greene is looking to work his way around to Van Do's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Greene misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connie Greene 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.
Greene shoots for a double leg takedown but Van Do sprawls well. He's pushed Greene's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Van Do throws a body shot but no joy.
Greene fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Van Do closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Van Do lands in his opponent's guard.
Greene has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Van Do off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Do can do to turn this around?
Van Do with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Do throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Greene tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Van Do is in Greene's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Do trying to control but Greene is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene is trying to keep Van Do in close.
Greene looking to hit a scissor sweep but Van Do is one step ahead there.
Van Do not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Greene working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Van Do doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Van Do manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Greene is trying to keep Van Do in close.
Van Do postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Van Do really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Greene. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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.
Van Do wants to control from the top but Greene keeps moving.
Greene is looking for a triangle but Van Do pushes his legs off easily.
Greene really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Van Do looking to sit in guard and control but Greene gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Van Do is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Van Do is breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Greene accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Van Do preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Do looking for a guillotine here but Greene defends easily.
Greene content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Van Do had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Greene defends it easily.
Greene working some strikes from top position.
That's four 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.
Greene keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Van Do's head.
Van Do avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Greene cracks Van Do with a solid left hand.
Greene missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Van Do working a defensive guard here.
Greene lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Van Do is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Greene defends well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Greene moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connie Greene dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Greene.
Connie Greene overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Van Do can't do much from the bottom here.
Greene is putting a hurting on Van Do here, landing some big shots from side control.
The strikes coming from Greene are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
You can see the frustration on Van Do's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Do taking punishment in the form of punches.
Van Do is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Greene is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Do tries to hold on but Greene postures up.
Van Do takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Greene misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Greene unloads with some shots from mount but Van Do bucks and avoids them well.
Greene prevents Van Do from getting the reversal.
Greene working for a submission but Van Do is keeping him at bay.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Do is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Van Do's face.
Greene punishing his opponent with strikes.
Greene lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Van Do is looking to improve his position but Greene isn't that keen on the idea.
Greene thowing shots but they're missing.
Van Do is desperately trying to improve his position but Greene has a good base and remains in mount.
Greene has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Van Do's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Do wants to control but Greene is having none of it.
Greene raining down hammerfists from mount.
Greene lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Van Do is looking to improve his position but Greene isn't that keen on the idea.
Greene raining down shots from the mount!
Greene in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Greene punishing his opponent with strikes.
Van Do in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Van Do is bucking up trying to escape but Greene cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Van Do wants to control but Greene is having none of it.
Greene lands a heavy elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greene wants to finish this one by submission but Van Do is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Greene.
Jay Van Do has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Connie Greene is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Greene with a couple of short strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Connie Greene showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Greene, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Connie Greene!
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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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