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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kelly Van Soest (ranked 615 p4p, 719 weight class) and Zane Raven (ranked 62 p4p, 69 weight class). Van Soest comes to the cage accompanied by Philipee Rochard - The World (Frequencerz Remix). Raven has chosen 300 Violin Orchestra - Jorge Quintero as his entrance music. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kelly Van Soest!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zane Raven!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Francis DeMontford and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raven throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Raven swings widly with a right hand
and Van Soest counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raven just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Raven misses its intended target.
Van Soest appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Raven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raven catches Van Soest with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Van Soest looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Van Soest ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Soest fires out a quick counter leg kick but Raven just manages to avoid it.
Van Soest walks into a left hand.
Raven tests Van Soest's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Soest moves forwards but Raven connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Van Soest turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Raven swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raven shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Van Soest as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Soest misses with a low kick.
Raven misses with a wild body shot.
Van Soest swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Raven shoots in and bounces Van Soest off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Raven working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Van Soest controls Raven momentarily but Raven frees himself.
Raven postures up in Van Soest's guard and throws a big left but Van Soest blocks it.
Van Soest is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Van Soest not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Raven working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raven postures up.
Raven postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Van Soest looking for a sweep. Not yet Van Soest, not yet.
Raven missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Raven has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Raven landing some decent shots from guard.
Raven wants to pass the guard but Van Soest is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Raven accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Van Soest lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Raven looking for a guillotine here but Van Soest defends easily.
Van Soest sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven looking for a guillotine here but Van Soest defends easily.
Raven working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Van Soest doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Van Soest manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Van Soest throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Raven looking for a sweep. Not yet Raven, not yet.
Van Soest loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Van Soest trying to control but Raven is working from the bottom.
Raven trying to control the position.
Raven has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Van Soest can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Van Soest working some strikes from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raven is trying to control the position but Van Soest postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Raven dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Van Soest avoids the body shot from Raven.
Raven shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Van Soest counter with a right hand.
Raven shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Van Soest manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Raven throws a strike but Van Soest rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zane Raven has got the better of the ground game so far.
Raven throws his legs up looking for a submission but Van Soest uses it to pass to side control.
Van Soest has knee on belly and moves into mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Soest lands a nice shot to the head.
Raven is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raven is in a horrible position here. Van Soest smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven is looking to improve his position but Van Soest isn't that keen on the idea.
Raven tries to hold on but Van Soest postures up.
Van Soest trying to control but Raven is having none of it.
Van Soest scoring with strikes but Raven is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest tries to control but Raven wriggling away.
Van Soest prevents Raven from getting the reversal.
Raven regains half guard.
Van Soest tries to pass to full mount but Raven defends it.
Van Soest seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven moves into full guard.
Raven is trying to keep Van Soest in close.
Van Soest is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Raven working for a triangle but Van Soest defends it easily.
Raven is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Van Soest makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Van Soest.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raven controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Raven trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Soest is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raven with a flurry of punches that miss.
Van Soest not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Van Soest keeping moving, preventing Raven from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Soest is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly Van Soest dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Raven misses with a takedown attempt
and Van Soest counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Van Soest.
A big left from Raven misses.
Raven closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Van Soest quickly recovers to half guard.
Van Soest is pressing down on Raven's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Raven preventing the sweep.
Raven throwing strikes from guard but Van Soest blocks nicely.
Van Soest seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Soest is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Van Soest utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Soest controlling Raven's posture.
Van Soest keeping moving, preventing Raven from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Raven loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Raven is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Van Soest trying to control the position.
Raven with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Raven won't allow Van Soest to sweep him here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A jab from Raven finds it's way through Van Soest's defenses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Raven or perhaps it was just good defense by Van Soest, which made it look bad.
Raven misses the shot to the body.
Van Soest has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Van Soest there as he acknowledges the shot.
Raven thuds a left hand into Van Soest's body.
Nice takedown defense from Van Soest. No joy for Raven on that attempt.
Kelly Van Soest has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zane Raven.
Raven is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Soest sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Van Soest appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Raven is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Soest.
Raven scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven takes one to the chin there.
Raven thuds his right hand into Van Soest's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Raven checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Raven throws an overhand right that lands on Van Soest's shoulder, as Van Soest tries to avoid the shot.
Zane Raven seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Raven, as that shot connected.
Van Soest slips under a jab.
Raven misses with a jab to the body
and Van Soest counters with a stiff right hand.
Raven throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Soest.
Van Soest throwing a counter right hand but Raven manages to avoid it.
Raven takes a swing at Van Soest's ribcage but misses.
Van Soest fires out a quick counter leg kick but Raven just manages to avoid it.
Raven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Soest moves away.
Raven lands with an overhand left.
Raven throws a jab when Van Soest was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raven throws a body punch but Van Soest moves out of range.
It looked like Van Soest wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Raven throws a shot from downtown. Van Soest moves away and avoids it.
Raven scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Soest doesn't seem bothered though.
Raven moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raven misses with a wild body shot.
Raven scores with a nice right hand.
Raven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Soest stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Van Soest wants it to stay on the feet.
Van Soest fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters circle momentarily. Raven darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Soest scores with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Raven really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Raven swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raven takes a swing at Van Soest's ribcage but misses.
Van Soest is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Raven fails with the takedown
and Van Soest counters with a left and a right that stings Raven.
A good leg kick by Van Soest.
Raven throws a hook but Van Soest avoids it easily.
Van Soest avoids the body shot from Raven.
Raven dives in and grabs Van Soest's left leg, looking for a takedown. Van Soest pushes down on Raven's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Soest scores with a body shot.
Raven stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Soest.
Van Soest slips a straight right by Raven.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven throws a big shot that misses.
Raven misses with a body punch
and Van Soest counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raven. Van Soest does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Soest swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Soest throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Raven stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Soest throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raven with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Van Soest to counter with a crisp jab.
Kelly Van Soest has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zane Raven.
Van Soest takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kelly Van Soest is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raven gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Van Soest counters with a low kick, right behind Raven 's knee.
Raven is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A lazy left from Raven finds it's target.
Van Soest throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raven jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Soest appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Raven jabs Van Soest to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Raven is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Soest sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raven throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Soest counters with a low kick, right behind Raven 's knee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raven. Van Soest does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Soest was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Van Soest blocks a jab.
Raven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Soest throws a low kick but Raven avoids it.
Van Soest staying out of range there.
Van Soest ducks under a wild hook from Raven.
Raven misses with a body shot
and Van Soest counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Van Soest pinned against the cage. Van Soest gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Raven scores with a nice head shot.
Raven fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Soest on the side of the head.
Raven bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Van Soest's head.
Raven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raven just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Van Soest misses its target.
Raven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Soest moves away.
Van Soest looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raven misses with a body shot.
It looked like Van Soest wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Raven shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Van Soest as he jumps to the side.
Van Soest shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Raven misses with a takedown
and Van Soest counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Raven shoots in for a takedown but Van Soest shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Van Soest uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raven.
Van Soest swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Van Soest misses with a body shot.
Raven is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Raven scores with a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly Van Soest had his way with Zane Raven in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Raven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Soest was well out of range. Poor timing from Raven.
Raven's corner calls for a 1-2. Raven obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Raven fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Van Soest takes a swing at Raven's ribcage but misses.
Raven connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Raven scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Van Soest uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raven.
Raven's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Raven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Soest moves away.
Van Soest appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Soest lands with a nice combination. Raven backs away looking to recover.
Raven takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Van Soest lands a head shot.
Raven is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Soest doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Raven scores with a punch to the head.
Raven scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Raven looks to throw the jab but Van Soest is out of range.
Van Soest lands a leg kick that knocks Raven off balance momentarily.
Raven darts in looking for a takedown but Van Soest gets double underhooks and turns Raven into the cage.
Raven looking to score a takedown here. Van Soest is defending well but Raven drives through and ends up in Van Soest's guard.
Van Soest wants to sweep but no luck.
Raven lands a couple of digs.
Van Soest looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Raven content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Van Soest is trying to control the position but Raven postures up.
Raven is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Raven in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Raven trying to control but Van Soest is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Raven throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Van Soest was covering up waiting for the punch and Raven finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Van Soest looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Raven trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Van Soest is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Raven in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raven stays in close to Van Soest's body and controls the position.
Raven preventing the sweep.
Raven throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Soest works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Raven postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Raven throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Soest stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Raven misses with a takedown attempt - Van Soest sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raven fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kelly Van Soest has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zane Raven.
Van Soest throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zane Raven comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Raven 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 47:48
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 47:48
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zane Raven!
Zane Raven is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Zane Raven, 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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