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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shane Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Van De Kamp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van De Kamp has chosen Sister Sin - Fight Song as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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181 cm
25
155 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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162 cm
28
133 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
KO power |
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Excellent grappler
Counter fighter
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Harvey! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Van De Kamp! The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Harvey scores with a nice head shot. Van De Kamp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harvey. Harvey misses the jab. Van De Kamp fails with a takedown attempt. Van De Kamp needs to keep his hands up - Harvey had a free shot at his head there. Van De Kamp ducks under a wild hook from Harvey. Harvey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Harvey digs a good body shot into Van De Kamp's ribs. Harvey pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Harvey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van De Kamp shoots in for a takedown but Harvey shows good takedown defense. Van De Kamp dodges the punch combination from Harvey.
Harvey is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Harvey misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Harvey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Van De Kamp. Van De Kamp circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Harvey misses with a few strikes there.
Harvey misses with a looping left. Van De Kamp fails with a takedown attempt. Shane Harvey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Van De Kamp. Harvey scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Harvey punishes Van De Kamp's body with a nice straight punch. Harvey throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Van De Kamp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harvey.
Van De Kamp takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Harvey throws a big shot that misses. No luck with that takedown attempt from Van De Kamp. Harvey stuns Van De Kamp with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Harvey throws a looping overhand right but Van De Kamp ducks down to avoid it. Harvey connects with the punch. Van De Kamp takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Harvey misses with a double jab.
Harvey throws a right and a left that Van De Kamp avoids nicely. Harvey's jab looks to have found its range, popping Van De Kamp under the eye. Harvey misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Van De Kamp ducks right into an uppercut from Harvey. Harvey ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Harvey goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Van De Kamp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van De Kamp closes the distance and clinches up with Harvey, looking for a takedown. Van De Kamp pushes Harvey against the cage but Harvey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Van De Kamp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harvey.
Shane Harvey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Harvey misses with a looping right. Harvey is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Harvey throws a body punch but Van De Kamp moves out of range. Harvey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van De Kamp looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Harvey lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Van De Kamp displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harvey throws out the jab. Harvey jabbing away but nothing is landing. Van De Kamp shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harvey pinned against the cage. Harvey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Van De Kamp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harvey.
Harvey dips to his left and cracks Van De Kamp with an uppercut! Harvey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Harvey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shane Harvey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Harvey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. 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 De Kamp needs to keep his hands up - Harvey had a free shot at his head there. Harvey misses with a looping right. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Harvey dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Harvey misses with a straight right. Harvey pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Van De Kamp back to the cage. Harvey follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. A slow jab from Harvey misses its intended target. Harvey lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Harvey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van De Kamp takes one on the button. Harvey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van De Kamp moves out of range of the strikes. Van De Kamp takes one to the chin there. Harvey misses with a straight right. Harvey jabbing away but nothing is landing. Van De Kamp is trying hard to land a takedown here. Harvey sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Harvey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Van De Kamp gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Harvey swings for the body but Van De Kamp moves out of range.
Van De Kamp looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harvey is fending him off so far but Van De Kamp persists. Nope, Harvey circles away and we're back to standing. A jab from Harvey does it's job there. Harvey throws a looping overhand right but Van De Kamp ducks down to avoid it. Harvey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van De Kamp was well out of range. Poor timing from Harvey. Harvey misses with a looping left. Harvey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Van De Kamp. Shane Harvey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Van De Kamp. Harvey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Harvey looks to land a left hand but Van De Kamp moved out of range nicely. Chris Van De Kamp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Van De Kamp shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harvey but Harvey pushes him off and we're back to square one. Harvey throws a lazy right hand but Van De Kamp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Harvey misses with a straight right. Harvey dips to his left and cracks Van De Kamp with an uppercut! Shane Harvey is winning the standup battle so far. Harvey leaves Van De Kamp with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Harvey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van De Kamp. Harvey works Van De Kamp's body with a nice hook. Van De Kamp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Van De Kamp might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Harvey has got the better of the exchanges.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Harvey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Nice defenses there by Van De Kamp. Van De Kamp moves out of range of the strikes. Van De Kamp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Van De Kamp shoots in for a double leg but Harvey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Van De Kamp on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Van De Kamp slips a jab from Harvey. Van De Kamp takes a body punch but keeps moving. Van De Kamp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harvey.
Van De Kamp has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harvey finds it's way round the side to connect with Van De Kamp's head. Van De Kamp darts in looking for a takedown but Harvey gets double underhooks and turns Van De Kamp into the cage. A short uppercut from Harvey. Harvey manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Harvey misses with a hook. Van De Kamp ducked under it nicely. Harvey scores with the left hand. Van De Kamp knows he should have avoided that one. Van De Kamp avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harvey misses the shot to the body. Harvey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Harvey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van De Kamp can do to turn this around? The fighters circle momentarily. Harvey darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Van De Kamp fails with a takedown attempt. Nice uppercut there from Harvey. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. A right-left combo lands from Harvey. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Harvey dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Harvey throws out a loose jab but Van De Kamp uses good head movement to avoid it. Harvey throws a looping overhand right but Van De Kamp ducks down to avoid it. Harvey throws a jab but it's blocked by Van De Kamp. Nice cross by Harvey. Jab from Harvey. Harvey misses with an uppercut. Harvey throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Van De Kamp staying out of range there. Harvey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Van De Kamp on the side of the head. Harvey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van De Kamp moves out of range as Harvey strikes. Harvey throws a jab when Van De Kamp was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Harvey stuffs the takedown attempt from Van De Kamp. Van De Kamp gets slowly back to his feet. Van De Kamp looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Harvey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Harvey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Van De Kamp on the side of the head. Harvey throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Harvey connects with a body shot that sends Van De Kamp's belly button to the back. Van De Kamp avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Harvey cracks Van De Kamp with an open hand slap. Van De Kamp shoots for a double leg takedown but Harvey sprawls well. He's pushed Van De Kamp's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Harvey just misses with a punch to the body.
Harvey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van De Kamp.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Van De Kamp takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. A looping hook to the body misses from Harvey. Van De Kamp does a little dance to reset his feet. Harvey connects with a jab. Harvey misses with a two punch combination.
Harvey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Harvey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harvey lands a jab. Nice jab there from Harvey. Harvey misses with a looping left. This has been an exciting period of action! Harvey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van De Kamp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Harvey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Van De Kamp on the side of the head. Harvey throws a series of punches but Van De Kamp moves out of range. Van De Kamp closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Harvey to the mat! Harvey manages to get full guard. Van De Kamp wants to pass the guard but Harvey is keeping the position. Van De Kamp pushing down on Harvey's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Harvey trying to control here.
Van De Kamp is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Van De Kamp is pressing down on Harvey's thigh, looking to free his foot. Harvey is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Van De Kamp sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harvey defending well though. Van De Kamp wants to free his trapped foot but Harvey is holding on for dear life with his legs. Van De Kamp wants to take a breather but Harvey is having none of it. Van De Kamp passes to full mount! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Van De Kamp is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Van De Kamp extends the arm and Harvey is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Van De Kamp! Chris Van De Kamp decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
37% |
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