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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ray White (ranked 869 p4p, 513 weight class) and Kelly Van Soest (ranked 70 p4p, 41 weight class). White kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is HonestKey- Change. Van Soest has chosen Philipee Rochard - The World (Frequencerz Remix) 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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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 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ray White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kelly Van Soest!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Soest throws a big shot that misses.
White misses with a takedown attempt
and Van Soest counters with a nice body shot.
Van Soest uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
Van Soest throws a shot to the body.
White cracks Van Soest with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
White lands a jab to the head.
Van Soest sizes up White with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Soest was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
White dips to his left and cracks Van Soest with an uppercut!
White slips a straight right by Van Soest.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses the jab.
White misses with a straight right.
White misses with a hook.
Van Soest looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Soest throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
White appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Van Soest is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Van Soest does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Soest avoids the body shot from White.
Van Soest is clearly trying to counter these attacks from White with a body shot.
Van Soest doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Soest throws a jab when White was well out of range.
White attempts a counter takedown but Van Soest avoids it well and moves away.
White blocks a head kick by Van Soest.
White tries to counter with a takedown but Van Soest is quick to defend against it.
Van Soest just misses with a punch to the body.
White takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
White gets cracked there but stands up to it.
White bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Van Soest's head backwards.
Van Soest throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White feinted with a counter takedown.
White definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
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!
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Soest manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Soest defends well against a solid takedown attempt from White.
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Soest counters with a left to the body.
Van Soest slips a straight right by White.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Soest is just out of range.
Van Soest swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Soest ducks under a wild hook from White.
Van Soest throws a counter combo.
Van Soest lands a head kick!
White looks to throw the jab but Van Soest is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Van Soest.
White feinted with a counter takedown.
Van Soest keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on Van Soest's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
White shoots for a takedown but Van Soest saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Soest.
White misses with a looping right.
Van Soest shapes to counter with a head kick.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Van Soest.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Soest counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Van Soest takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Soest.
Van Soest lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
White misses with a body punch
and Van Soest counters with a lovely shot to the body.
White throws a looping overhand right but Van Soest ducks down to avoid it.
A nice side step and Van Soest releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
White slips under a jab.
Van Soest slips under a jab.
Van Soest rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and White counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
White wants to control from the top but Van Soest keeps moving.
White with a flurry of punches that miss.
White looking to pass the guard.
Van Soest working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from White.
White wants to pass the guard but Van Soest is keeping the position.
Van Soest looking to control.
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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White throws an elbow that misses. Van Soest uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in White's guard. Nice move by Van Soest!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest scoring with some ground and pound.
White trying to keep a closed guard but Van Soest is proving a slippery customer.
Van Soest is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Van Soest works over White with some ground and pound from guard.
White trying to control the position.
White is really struggling to control Van Soest but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's eight 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.
Van Soest connects with a couple of short punches.
White keeping moving, preventing Van Soest from controlling successfully.
White wants to control the position but Van Soest says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Van Soest winds up and cracks White with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Van Soest passes to side control.
Van Soest looks up at the clock and then as White takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Van Soest smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
White is looking to reverse the position.
White regains half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
White actively working from the bottom here.
Van Soest stalling away here and it's allowed White to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
White trying to keep a closed guard but Van Soest is proving a slippery customer.
White keeping moving, preventing Van Soest from controlling successfully.
Van Soest postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Soest trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
White looking to hit a scissor sweep but Van Soest is one step ahead there.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
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 the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
White blocks a head kick by Van Soest.
Van Soest misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
White connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Soest's hands.
Van Soest scores with a body shot.
White moves out of range as Van Soest strikes.
Van Soest displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Soest looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
White closes the distance and clinches up with Van Soest, looking for a takedown. White pushes Van Soest against the cage but Van Soest circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses with a straight right.
White throws a right hand that misses
and Van Soest counters with a straight right hand.
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Soest connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kelly Van Soest seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Soest misses with a left hand
and White counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
White is trying to control. Van Soest wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Van Soest felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
White looks to land a strike but Van Soest avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Van Soest tries to land a sweep but no joy.
White makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Van Soest is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
White stopping the sweep attempt from Van Soest.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Soest is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Soest seems keen to control White's posture.
Ray White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Van Soest wants to sweep but no luck.
White postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Soest has momentary wrist control but White slips an elbow through the middle.
White stopping the sweep attempt from Van Soest.
Van Soest trying to keep a closed guard but White is proving a slippery customer.
White is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Soest is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
White missing with a left hand there. Van Soest was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
Van Soest throws a lazy head kick
and White counters with a nice double leg into guard.
White working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Van Soest trying to control the position here.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Soest is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but White puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
White wants to take a breather but Van Soest is having none of it.
Van Soest tries to roll over but White keeps him under control.
Van Soest avoiding damage under a succession of punches from White.
Van Soest is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
White wants to pass the guard but Van Soest is defending well.
Van Soest trying to hold on to White's head to control him but White postures up.
White drops an elbow to the side of Van Soest's head.
Van Soest is trying to maintain the position but White is very close to passing his half guard.
White is looking to advance position but Van Soest won't allow it.
Van Soest slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's six 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.
White wants to control from the top but Van Soest keeps moving.
Van Soest has White pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Van Soest throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Soest swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White misses with a looping right.
Van Soest lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Soest is just out of range.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Soest.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
White avoids the body shot from Van Soest.
Van Soest slips under a jab from White.
White uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Soest.
White half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
White throws a body punch but Van Soest moves out of range.
Van Soest throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Soest looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Soest misses the shot to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
White avoids the head kick by Van Soest.
White half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Van Soest uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
Van Soest throws out a counter right but White avoids it with no problem.
Van Soest misses with a lunging right hand
and White counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Van Soest!
White is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Van Soest has escaped the position, nice work there.
White wants to control but Van Soest is keeping him busy.
Van Soest is looking to reverse the position.
White laying and praying for a moment but Van Soest takes advantage and regains half guard.
Van Soest wants to control but White is keeping busy.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest is looking to improve his position.
White is thwarting Van Soest's attempts to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Van Soest trying to get back to full guard but White takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ray White dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
White slips a straight right by Van Soest.
White misses the jab.
Van Soest misses with a wild body shot.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Soest.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Soest scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Soest wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Van Soest thuds a left hand into White's body.
White shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than White was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Soest tries to bench press White off him but White keeps the position.
White goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Van Soest has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for White but great work by Van Soest.
Van Soest tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
White gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
White is staying active underneath Van Soest, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Van Soest lands with a punch from half guard.
White is looking for a sweep. Van Soest is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Van Soest controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Van Soest moves nicely into side control.
Van Soest wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
White defending against the ground and pound.
White regains half guard there - taking advantage of Van Soest's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White wants to improve his position but Van Soest is controlling well.
Well, if Van Soest is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
White is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Van Soest scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Van Soest lands a nice short elbow.
Van Soest looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks White with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Van Soest winds up and cracks White with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Well, if Van Soest is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
White wants to control but Van Soest is keeping busy.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
White is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Van Soest pulls his head out easily.
White is looking to control Van Soest's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can White avoid being mounted?
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Van Soest blocks a jab.
As White backs off Van Soest throws a huge counter combo but White manages to avoid it all.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Soest ducks under a wild hook from White.
White pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
White throws a big shot that misses.
Van Soest now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
White throws a big shot that misses.
Van Soest let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
White misses with a shot to the body
enabling Van Soest to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Soest sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
White moves away from the strike by Van Soest.
White has his takedown stuffed
and Van Soest counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Soest.
Van Soest throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
Van Soest goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Van Soest misses with a combination
and White counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest is trying to maintain the position but White is very close to passing his half guard.
White lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Van Soest moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Van Soest is controlling White's posture.
White postures up.
Van Soest managing to control the position.
That's eight 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.
White throwing strikes from guard but Van Soest blocks nicely.
Van Soest utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Soest is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Soest is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Soest looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Van Soest keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
White misses with an uppercut. Van Soest saw that one coming.
Van Soest misses with a hook
and White counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Van Soest is trying to control but can't.
Van Soest wants to improve his position but White is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Van Soest regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kelly Van Soest.
I think Van Soest has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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