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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kami Kazi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ludo Van Veen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kazi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "Sands" by Kamikaze Kush. Van Veen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Give it ALL. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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174 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kami Kazi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ludo Van Veen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Veen avoids the head kick by Kazi.
Van Veen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van Veen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kazi manages to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Van Veen.
Kazi slips under a jab.
Van Veen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kazi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kazi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Veen.
Kazi looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A jab from Van Veen does it's job there.
Kazi slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Veen misses the shot to the body.
Kazi throws a quick counter kick to the body but Van Veen avoids it.
Van Veen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kazi manages to avoid it.
Van Veen misses with a hook to the body
and Kazi counters with a leg kick.
Van Veen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazi breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kazi. Van Veen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Veen misses with a wild body shot.
Kazi checks a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Van Veen. Beautiful body shot.
Van Veen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kazi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Veen throws a leg kick which misses Kazi's front leg but catches the back leg as Kazi tries to avoid it.
Van Veen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van Veen throws a hook to the side of Kazi's head but Kazi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Veen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Veen swats away the attempt to clinch by Kazi.
Kazi tries to land a front kick but Van Veen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kazi throws a head kick but Van Veen moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazi slips a straight right by Van Veen.
Kazi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Van Veen misses with a wild body shot.
Van Veen clinches up with Kazi and pushes him back against the cage.
Kazi working aggressively here.
Kazi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Van Veen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
I was talking to Kazi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Van Veen misses with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Veen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kazi's elbow.
Van Veen can't find room to land a body shot as Kazi controls the action.
Kazi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Veen backwards.
Van Veen misses with a punch to the body.
Van Veen tries to work over Kazi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Veen struggles to land a body shot inside as Kazi controls his hands.
Kazi swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Veen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kazi.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Veen.
Van Veen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Veen lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazi misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Veen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kazi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kazi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Veen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kazi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Van Veen can turn it around.
Van Veen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Kazi.
Van Veen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Veen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kazi manages to break the clinch.
Van Veen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kazi. Kazi obviously looking to wear him down.
Van Veen misses with a wild body shot.
Kazi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Veen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kazi moves away.
Kazi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Veen. That did some damage!
Kazi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van Veen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Veen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazi slips a straight right by Van Veen.
Kazi jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Van Veen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kazi rather than just go for the knockout.
Van Veen swings for the body but Kazi moves out of range.
Van Veen misses with a straight right.
Kazi looks to land a body kick but Van Veen moved away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Veen throws a jab when Kazi was well out of range.
Van Veen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kazi defending well as Van Veen loads up on a big left hand.
Van Veen swings for the body but Kazi moves out of range.
Van Veen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van Veen lands with an overhand left.
Kazi misses with a body shot.
Kazi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A shot to the body from Van Veen misses
and Kazi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludo Van Veen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice body punch from Van Veen.
Van Veen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Van Veen lands with a cross.
Van Veen just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Veen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kazi swings for the body but Van Veen moves out of range.
Kazi blocks the body kick.
Kazi walks into a stiff left hand from Van Veen.
Van Veen moves out of range as Kazi throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Veen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kazi.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Veen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A counter left hand to the body from Kazi misses its target.
Kazi tries to move into range but Van Veen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ludo Van Veen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Kazi blocks the leg kick.
Van Veen looks to land a right hand but Kazi moved out of range.
Kazi quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Van Veen throws a lazy uppercut
and Kazi counters with a nice body shot.
Van Veen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kazi avoids the body shot from Van Veen.
Van Veen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Van Veen is looking to land body kicks.
Kazi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Van Veen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Veen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Van Veen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kazi in his tracks.
Van Veen misses the jab.
Kazi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kazi takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Van Veen as he checks the leg kick.
Kazi lands with a hook. Van Veen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kazi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Veen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van Veen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kazi.
Van Veen digs a good body shot into Kazi's ribs.
Van Veen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kazi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kazi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kazi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Van Veen - the referee stops the clock and Kazi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Van Veen. Kazi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kazi misses with a leg kick.
Van Veen throws a good cross that connects.
Kazi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Veen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Veen swings for the body but Kazi moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Van Veen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Veen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Veen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kazi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kazi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Veen to score with a decent uppercut.
Kazi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Veen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kazi misses with a wild body shot.
Van Veen throws a body shot but no joy.
Kazi is looking to counter punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Veen. Kazi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kazi moves away from the strike by Van Veen.
Kazi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kazi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen misses the shot to the body.
Kazi blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Van Veen.
Kazi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Van Veen swings for the body but Kazi moves out of range.
Ludo Van Veen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kazi takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Veen checks a leg kick.
Kazi ducks under a wild hook from Van Veen.
Kazi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Van Veen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kazi was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Veen.
Kazi throws a counter high kick but Van Veen was just alert enough to avoid it.
Van Veen just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Veen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludo Van Veen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Van Veen looks to score with a jab to the body but Kazi is just out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Van Veen moves out of range of the body kick.
Kazi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kazi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Veen throws out the jab.
Van Veen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Veen misses with a body shot.
Kazi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kazi moves out of range as Van Veen strikes.
Kazi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Van Veen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kazi manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Veen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A lazy body kick from Van Veen
and Kazi counters with a leg kick.
Van Veen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kazi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Van Veen. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Veen just misses with a punch to the body.
Kazi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kazi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Veen was well out of range. Poor timing from Kazi.
Kazi throws a body punch but Van Veen moves out of range.
Van Veen scores with a decent looking hook.
Van Veen throws a body kick that misses.
Van Veen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kazi.
Kazi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Van Veen counters with a right hand to the body.
A big right from Van Veen misses.
Kazi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kazi moves away from the strike by Van Veen.
Kazi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Van Veen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Veen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Veen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kazi's head backwards.
Kazi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van Veen tries to clinch up.
Van Veen takes a swing at Kazi's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Veen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kazi.
Kazi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kazi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kazi staying out of range there.
Kazi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Van Veen just manages to avoid it.
Van Veen connects with a body shot that sends Kazi's belly button to the back.
Van Veen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kazi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Van Veen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazi throws a leg kick but Van Veen checks it.
Van Veen throws an overhand right that lands on Kazi's shoulder, as Kazi tries to avoid the shot.
Van Veen takes a swing at Kazi's ribcage but misses.
Van Veen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kazi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Van Veen looks to score with a jab to the body but Kazi is just out of range.
Kazi jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kazi slips under a jab from Van Veen.
Kazi throws a head kick that misses.
Van Veen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kazi throws a nice head kick!
Kazi moves out of range of the strikes.
Kazi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Veen looks to land a right hand but Kazi moved out of range.
Kami Kazi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kazi misses with a wild body shot.
Van Veen misses with an uppercut. Kazi saw that one coming.
Kazi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Veen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kazi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kazi throws a push kick but Van Veen slaps the foot to one side.
Kazi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Van Veen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kazi at a distance.
Van Veen throws a head kick that half lands.
Kazi feints and then cracks Van Veen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Veen down.
Kazi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Van Veen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Donk. Van Veen catches Kazi right on the button with a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ludo Van Veen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van Veen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ludo Van Veen!
Ludo Van Veen really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Reaper Combatwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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hype
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