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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Probert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alden van den Kieboom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Probert's entrance music is walk (pantera). A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying van den Kieboom's choice of entrance music: Ambitionz as a fighta. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Alden van den Kieboom enters the cage!
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198 lbs
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180 cm
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185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Probert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alden van den Kieboom!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van den Kieboom swats away the attempt to clinch by Probert.
van den Kieboom lands with a kick to the temple. Probert shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Probert is looking to clinch.
Probert is looking to clinch but van den Kieboom is avoiding it.
Probert tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
van den Kieboom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Probert is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Probert shoots in for a takedown but van den Kieboom shows good takedown defense.
van den Kieboom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Probert closes the distance and clinches up with van den Kieboom, looking for a takedown. Probert pushes van den Kieboom against the cage but van den Kieboom circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Probert tries to close the distance and clinch up but van den Kieboom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van den Kieboom throws a right hand that Probert ducks under and follows up with a left that Probert also avoids with ease.
Probert shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has van den Kieboom pinned against the cage. van den Kieboom gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Probert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
van den Kieboom throws a head kick but Probert moves out of range.
van den Kieboom throws an overhand right that lands on Probert's shoulder, as Probert tries to avoid the shot.
Probert is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in van den Kieboom's half guard.
van den Kieboom keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
van den Kieboom is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probert thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
van den Kieboom trying to control here.
Probert looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
van den Kieboom is not content to let Probert control the position.
Probert thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing van den Kieboom to regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
van den Kieboom throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Probert's head.
Probert tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from van den Kieboom.
Probert is looking to clinch.
Probert fails with an attempt to clinch.
Probert chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before van den Kieboom can pounce on him.
Probert throws a sloppy head kick
and van den Kieboom counters with a nice body kick.
van den Kieboom dodges the punch combination from Probert.
van den Kieboom slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
van den Kieboom throws a nice head kick!
Probert is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
van den Kieboom wants to clinch but Probert slips to the side
and Probert counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Probert.
Probert has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. van den Kieboom avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
van den Kieboom wants to get back to striking at distance but Probert won't allow it.
Probert throws a head punch that misses.
van den Kieboom connects with a nasty looking knee right to Probert's face.
Probert is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
van den Kieboom is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
van den Kieboom is trying to force a seperation but Probert has the dominant position.
van den Kieboom has had enough of the clinch but Probert keeps him there for the moment.
Probert ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Probert no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Probert looking for submissions from the bottom but instead van den Kieboom passes into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alden van den Kieboom dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for van den Kieboom.
Some wild striking there from van den Kieboom.
van den Kieboom lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
van den Kieboom wants to clinch up but Probert keeps it at a distance.
Probert is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
van den Kieboom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Probert misses with a wild combination.
van den Kieboom tries to close the distance and clinch but Probert swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick from van den Kieboom lands but Probert takes it in his stride.
Probert is looking to clinch.
Probert throws a left and a right that both miss
and van den Kieboom counters with a head kick.
Probert is rocked!
van den Kieboom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bob Probert is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
van den Kieboom throws a head kick but Probert moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probert blocks a head kick by van den Kieboom.
van den Kieboom jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Probert shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Probert in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Probert throwing strikes from guard but van den Kieboom blocks nicely.
Probert looking to pass the guard.
Probert in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probert postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Probert is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Probert trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Probert with a nice head shot there.
Probert 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.
Probert stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. van den Kieboom swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Probert works over van den Kieboom with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Probert wants to pass the guard but van den Kieboom is keeping the position.
Probert throwing strikes but missing.
Probert thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
van den Kieboom is looking to stand up but Probert isn't so interested in that idea.
Probert thows a big elbow that misses.
van den Kieboom is breathing heavily.
Probert slips nicely into half guard.
Probert has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Probert landing strikes from the mount and van den Kieboom is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alden van den Kieboom will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
van den Kieboom tries to clinch but Probert moves away
and Probert holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
van den Kieboom tries to break free but Probert pushes him back against the cage.
van den Kieboom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Probert lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Probert takes a knee right on the jaw!
van den Kieboom can't break the clinch.
Probert slows down the pace here.
van den Kieboom wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Probert has him pressed against the cage.
van den Kieboom trying to land knees to the body.
Probert presses van den Kieboom against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Probert has van den Kieboom pressed against the cage, preventing van den Kieboom from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Probert lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Probert is nestled in close to van den Kieboom, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Probert trying to mount his opponent but van den Kieboom defends it.
van den Kieboom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Probert looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van den Kieboom on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Probert scoring with strikes to the body and head.
van den Kieboom is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Probert scores with a couple of nice shots.
Probert is nestled in close to van den Kieboom, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Probert is sneakily working for an arm triangle but van den Kieboom sees it coming and defends easily.
Probert looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Probert uses his free foot to push down on van den Kieboom's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for van den Kieboom.
Probert putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probert is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Probert working the ground and pound effectively.
Probert breaks from van den Kieboom's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Probert working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Probert is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Probert controlling from the full mount.
van den Kieboom is bucking up trying to escape but Probert cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probert landing strikes from the mount.
Probert with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
van den Kieboom tries to hold on but Probert postures up.
Probert dominating with strikes here.
Probert postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. van den Kieboom looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probert landing punches.
van den Kieboom is looking to improve his position but Probert isn't that keen on the idea.
Probert with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Probert looking to finish van den Kieboom with some ground and pound. This is bad for van den Kieboom!
Bob Probert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alden van den Kieboom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bob Probert overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Probert has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of van den Kieboom's face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Probert showed his dominance in that final round.
I think van den Kieboom 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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