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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zane Raven (ranked 420 p4p, 767 weight class) and Kelly Van Soest (ranked 42 p4p, 74 weight class). Raven comes to the cage accompanied by 300 Violin Orchestra - Jorge Quintero. Van Soest comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Philipee Rochard - The World (Frequencerz Remix) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zane Raven!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kelly Van Soest!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Soest moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Soest connects with a body shot.
Raven throws the left hand but Van Soest avoids the punch easily.
Raven throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Soest counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raven fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Raven takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Raven scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Raven misses.
Van Soest was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raven gets a double leg takedown into Van Soest's guard.
Van Soest working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raven stopping the sweep attempt from Van Soest.
Raven scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Raven loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Van Soest is trying to control the position but Raven postures up.
Raven 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.
Raven throwing strikes from guard but Van Soest blocks nicely.
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 keeping moving, preventing Raven from controlling successfully.
Raven postures up in Van Soest's guard and throws a big left but Van Soest blocks it.
Van Soest 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 controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raven is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Raven manages to get to full guard.
Raven looking to control but Van Soest passes into half guard.
Raven is trying to get back to full guard.
Raven is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Raven with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Van Soest controlling the action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Raven is not content to let Van Soest control the position.
Van Soest scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Raven is pressing down on Van Soest's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Raven trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raven wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Van Soest is now in half guard.
Van Soest content to control rather than advance.
Raven is staying active underneath Van Soest, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raven tries to get to full guard but Van Soest has control of the leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kelly Van Soest will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
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.
Van Soest now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Van Soest uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raven.
No luck for Raven with that takedown attempt.
Van Soest changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Raven misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Soest cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raven listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Van Soest looks to land a right hand but Raven moved out of range.
Raven throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Soest sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Soest unleashes a big counter combination but Raven bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Soest slips a jab from Raven.
Raven shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Van Soest counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zane Raven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donk. Van Soest catches Raven right on the button with a cross.
Van Soest stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Raven shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Van Soest's guard.
Raven wants to control from the top but Van Soest keeps moving.
Van Soest manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Raven manages to get himself to full guard.
Van Soest works over Raven with some ground and pound from guard.
Zane Raven overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Raven wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raven lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Van Soest looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Van Soest bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Raven's guard.
Raven wants to sweep here but Van Soest controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raven is looking to sweep but instead, Van Soest has passed into half guard.
Raven tries to roll over but Van Soest keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven moves into full guard.
Raven wants to sweep but no luck.
Van Soest content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Van Soest trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Raven keeping moving, preventing Van Soest from controlling successfully.
Raven pulls Van Soest in to control the position.
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 to hit a scissor sweep but Van Soest is one step ahead there.
Raven trying to keep a closed guard but Van Soest is proving a slippery customer.
Raven has momentary wrist control but Van Soest slips an elbow through the middle.
Van Soest controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Raven 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Soest missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly Van Soest 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!
Van Soest ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Soest with the counter takedown but Raven avoids it easily.
Raven swings for the body but Van Soest moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raven. Van Soest does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Soest displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raven throws out the jab.
Nice straight punches there by Van Soest. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Van Soest.
Van Soest lands with a good body shot.
Raven ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raven looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Van Soest is fending him off so far but Raven persists. Nope, Van Soest circles away and we're back to standing.
Raven has his takedown stuffed
and Van Soest counters with a nice double leg into side control. Raven won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Soest trying to control the action but Raven is working from the bottom.
Raven is looking to regain half guard here but Van Soest keeps moving and retains side control.
Van Soest working the body and head with strikes.
Van Soest working the ground and pound but Raven is defending the strikes.
Raven is trying to improve his position.
Van Soest wants to lay and pray for a moment but Raven keeps working.
Van Soest working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raven is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Raven's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Raven is trying to get back to half guard.
Raven is trying to work for a sweep but Van Soest has mounted him!
Van Soest trying to control but Raven is having none of it.
Raven tries to reverse the position but Van Soest maintains control.
Van Soest with shots to the head and body - Raven looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Van Soest cracks Raven with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Van Soest has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Soest punishing his opponent with strikes.
Van Soest working away from the top, dropping strikes.
BOOM! Van Soest connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Raven is rocked!
Van Soest looking to finish Raven with some ground and pound. This is bad for Raven!
Oh Raven is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raven can't escape the position.
Raven regains half guard.
Raven seems to have got his legs back now.
Raven trying to get back to full guard but Van Soest takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Raven really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raven tries to hold on but Van Soest pushes him away.
Raven is in all sorts of trouble here.
Van Soest looking to finish Raven with some ground and pound. This is bad for Raven!
Raven is desperately trying to improve his position but Van Soest has a good base and remains in mount.
Raven slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Raven taking some punishment here, with Van Soest in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Van Soest.
Van Soest slips a nice elbow through Raven's hands, connecting with Raven's forehead.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Van Soest in particular looking to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly Van Soest really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Raven looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Van Soest is fending him off so far but Raven persists. Nope, Van Soest circles away and we're back to standing.
Raven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Soest moves away.
Van Soest defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Raven.
Raven throws an overhand right that lands on Van Soest's shoulder, as Van Soest tries to avoid the shot.
Van Soest keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raven.
Van Soest tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raven was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Soest.
Raven with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Soest to score with a decent uppercut.
Kelly Van Soest seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Soest moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Soest swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Raven misses.
Van Soest pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Soest punishes Raven's body with a nice straight punch.
Van Soest feints and as Raven raises his hands in defense, Van Soest changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Van Soest won't allow Raven to sweep him here.
Raven has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Van Soest is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Raven.
Raven is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Van Soest's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Raven trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest controlling the pace.
Raven is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Van Soest's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Van Soest's back!
Raven looking for the choke from the back.
Van Soest is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Raven off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Raven is trying to stick to Van Soest's back but Van Soest is turning into Raven. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Raven's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Van Soest.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Soest trying to control the position from guard on top but Raven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Soest connects with a couple of short punches.
Van Soest looking to sit in guard and control but Raven gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Van Soest looking for a sweep. Not yet Van Soest, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven is in close to Van Soest's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Raven postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Van Soest is on top in guard.
Van Soest stopping the sweep attempt from Raven.
Raven seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
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 stopping the sweep attempt from Raven.
Raven escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Van Soest gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Raven is trying to control the position but Van Soest postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest is working Raven over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
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.
Raven lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Van Soest has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Van Soest moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Raven looking to pass the guard.
Van Soest bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Raven's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly Van Soest dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Van Soest defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Raven.
Van Soest tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raven was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Soest.
Nice body punch from Van Soest.
Raven loads up on a big right hand but Van Soest slips the punch.
Raven fails with the takedown.
Van Soest looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Soest misses with a lunging right hand
and Raven counters with a single leg into guard. Van Soest didn't expect that.
Raven looking to pass the guard.
Van Soest wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven wants to control from the top but Van Soest keeps moving.
Van Soest pulls Raven in close to his closed guard and prevents Raven from doing any damage or advancing position.
Van Soest looking to control.
Raven engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Van Soest keeping moving, preventing Raven from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Raven throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
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 Soest swings for the body but Raven moves out of range.
Zane Raven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Soest ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Soest throws a body shot but no joy.
Raven throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Soest counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raven lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Soest at a distance.
Raven tries for a takedown but Van Soest sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Van Soest with the counter takedown but Raven avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zane Raven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raven misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Soest.
A little jabbing left from Van Soest on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Raven throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Soest counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Van Soest is defending against the submission attempts here by Raven.
Van Soest moves into full guard.
Raven preventing the sweep.
Raven controls from within his opponent's guard.
Van Soest wants to sweep here but Raven controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Raven defends it easily.
Van Soest keeping full guard, as Raven tries to pass.
Van Soest keeping moving, preventing Raven from controlling successfully.
Raven content to stall in guard here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Van Soest is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zane Raven showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van Soest 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 46:49
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 46:49
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelly Van Soest!
Kelly Van Soest is the new featherweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Kelly Van Soest thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Zane Raven stepped up to the mic, saying 'Death is in the air…'.
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