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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rye King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cat Seen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rye King has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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150 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rye King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cat Seen!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King tries to score a power double leg takedown but Seen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten King somewhat.
Seen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Seen throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
King slips a jab and a cross from Seen.
Seen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Seen throws a right and a left that both miss.
King closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - King lands in his opponent's guard.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Seen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Seen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from King.
King pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Seen is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as King accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
King trying to control but Seen is working from the bottom.
King throwing strikes from guard but Seen blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Seen has his hands on King's head, controlling the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Seen looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
King shoots in and bounces Seen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
King wants to pass the guard but Seen is keeping the position.
Seen controls King momentarily but King frees himself.
King trying to control but Seen is working from the bottom.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King trying to control but Seen is working from the bottom.
King in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Seen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Seen throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
King not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
King scoring with strikes to the body and head.
King is looking to take a break and control but Seen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
King is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Seen sees it coming and defends easily.
King throws a strike but Seen avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from King.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rye King dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Seen throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
King closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Seen to the mat! Seen manages to get full guard.
King throwing strikes from guard but Seen blocks nicely.
King trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Seen 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.
Seen is trying to control the position but King postures up.
Seen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Seen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Seen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Seen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from King.
King shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Seen but Seen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rye King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King fails with the takedown.
King fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Seen avoids it really well and circles away.
Seen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two 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.
King will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Seen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
King fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
Seen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cat Seen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Seen misses with a series of wild punches.
King fails with the takedown.
Seen throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
King closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
King throwing shots but Seen is blocking nicely.
Seen blocking the ground and pound attempt from King.
Seen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. King is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is looking to pass Seen's guard but actually Seen recovers to full guard.
King trying to control but Seen is working from the bottom.
Seen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
King wants to pass the guard but Seen is keeping the position.
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.
King postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Seen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King shoots for a takedown but Seen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Seen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Seen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Seen.
Seen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Seen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
King shoots in for a double leg but Seen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Seen slaps away a takedown attempt from King, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Seen fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cat Seen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
King shoots for a double leg takedown but Seen sprawls well. He's pushed King's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
King drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cat Seen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King shoots for a double leg takedown but Seen sprawls well. He's pushed King's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
King closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
King 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.
King is looking to take a break and control but Seen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
King throwing shots but Seen is blocking nicely.
Seen wants to get back to full guard.
King is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Seen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. King is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Seen to regain full guard.
King throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Seen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Seen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Seen throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Seen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Seen misses with a hook.
A left lands for Seen.
A slow jab from Seen misses its intended target.
That's two 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.
King drives through with a takedown into guard.
King trying to control but Seen is working from the bottom.
King sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Seen's guard.
Seen trying to control from the bottom.
Seen regains full guard. Nicely done.
King preventing the sweep.
King stays in close to Seen's body and controls the position.
King trying to control but Seen is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King postures up in Seen's guard and throws a big left but Seen blocks it.
King thows a big elbow that misses.
Seen looking for a sweep. Not yet Seen, not yet.
King looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Seen connects with a good right hand that stumbles King. King circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
King shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Seen sprawls well. Seen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. King gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rye King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King slips a jab and a cross from Seen.
Seen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
King shoots in but Seen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Seen throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
King dodges the punch combination from Seen.
King looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Seen!
Seen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by King.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rye King.
I think King has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rye King!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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