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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ben Boone (ranked 3049 p4p, 4535 weight class) and Casey Van Sanders (ranked 168 p4p, 220 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Boone might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Here Comes the Boom. Ben Boone had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Boone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Casey Van Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boone scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Boone is taking a breather. Van Sanders says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Van Sanders is trying to get back to full guard.
Boone is taking a breather. Van Sanders says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Sanders is trying to control but can't.
Boone trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Sanders pushes Boone off and gets back to his feet.
Van Sanders fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Sanders shoots in looking for a takedown but Boone manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Van Sanders's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Van Sanders is looking to land body kicks.
Boone thinks about countering with a head kick.
Boone scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Boone lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Van Sanders tries to roll over but Boone keeps him under control.
Boone with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Van Sanders trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Boone seems content to control.
Boone blocks the strikes from Van Sanders.
Boone sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Van Sanders moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boone is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Boone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van Sanders is keeping the position for now.
Van Sanders preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boone fails with a takedown attempt.
Boone darts in and clinches Van Sanders up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Boone lands a body shot.
Van Sanders tries to pull guard but Boone holds him up against the cage and eventually Van Sanders drops back down to his feet.
Boone stalls.
Boone successfully pulls guard.
Van Sanders throwing strikes from guard but Boone blocks nicely.
Boone pulls Van Sanders in to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boone bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Van Sanders's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Boone dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boone tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Sanders feints the counter takedown.
Boone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Sanders can do to turn this around?
Boone misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Van Sanders does no damage.
Van Sanders darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Boone holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Boone looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boone wants to control but Van Sanders is keeping busy.
Boone punching from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boone on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Boone tries to get out of the position.
Boone trying to control here.
Boone tries to kick Van Sanders off but Van Sanders keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Boone wants to improve his position but Van Sanders is controlling well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Van Sanders shoots in and drives through. Boone sprawls well.
As Van Sanders looks to move away, Boone throws a big counter combo but Van Sanders just gets out of the way.
Boone looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Van Sanders dives in and grabs Boone's left leg, looking for a takedown. Boone pushes down on Van Sanders's head and hops out.
Boone looking to score a takedown here. Van Sanders is defending well but Boone drives through and ends up in Van Sanders's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Sanders controls Boone momentarily but Boone frees himself.
Van Sanders thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Van Sanders controls Boone momentarily but Boone frees himself.
Van Sanders tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Van Sanders working for a triangle but Boone defends it easily.
Van Sanders manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Boone manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boone seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ben Boone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Van Sanders wants to control from the top but Boone keeps moving.
Boone has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Boone is trying to hold Van Sanders in close to prevent damage but Van Sanders has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four 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.
Boone won't allow Van Sanders to pass to mount.
Van Sanders is trying to control the action in half guard but Boone is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boone is concentrating on defense, preventing Van Sanders from advancing position.
Boone is not content to let Van Sanders control the position.
Van Sanders prevents Boone from standing back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boone decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Van Sanders makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Van Sanders.
Van Sanders looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boone is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Casey Van Sanders will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. And we move into the final round!
Van Sanders closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Boone quickly recovers to half guard.
Boone is doing well to control the position and prevent Van Sanders from advancing to side control.
Boone continues to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Sanders trying to control the action but Boone is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boone moves into full guard.
Van Sanders postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boone keeping moving, preventing Van Sanders from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Van Sanders wants to pass the guard but Boone is keeping the position.
Van Sanders stopping the sweep attempt from Boone.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boone moves into range and clinches up with Van Sanders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Boone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boone keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boone darts in and clinches Van Sanders up against the cage.
Boone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boone shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Van Sanders's guard.
Boone pushes down on Van Sanders's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Van Sanders is trying to get back to full guard.
Boone not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Sanders is looking to improve his position.
Van Sanders slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Boone has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Van Sanders is proving hard to escape from.
Van Sanders trying to control the 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.
Boone looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boone has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boone shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Van Sanders but Van Sanders pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Boone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boone 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Boone!
Ben Boone tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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