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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Iain Donovan (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. Chris Van De Kamp looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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140 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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162 cm
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133 lbs
19 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Excellent grappler
Counter fighter
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Iain Donovan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Van De Kamp!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donovan tries to bum rush Van De Kamp with a series of wild strikes but Van De Kamp uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Donovan throws a sloppy head kick and Van De Kamp moves out of range easily.
Donovan throws a hook to the side of Van De Kamp's head but Van De Kamp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Iain Donovan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van De Kamp on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Donovan tries to bum rush Van De Kamp with a series of wild strikes but Van De Kamp uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Van De Kamp is defended easily by Donovan.
Donovan drives through with a takedown into Van De Kamp's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donovan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van De Kamp works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Van De Kamp keeping full guard, as Donovan tries to pass.
Van De Kamp had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Donovan defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Donovan wants to pass the guard but Van De Kamp is keeping the position.
Van De Kamp 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.
Donovan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Donovan forces his way into half guard.
Donovan is looking to take a break and control but Van De Kamp is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Van De Kamp is pressing down on Donovan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Donovan advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Donovan.
Donovan wants to take a breather but Van De Kamp manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Donovan.
Donovan trying to control but Van De Kamp is working from the bottom.
Our spies down at at B.P.A.: BEST COACHES SPARRING 160 SUPPLEMENT IN LV inform us that Van De Kamp has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Donovan passes Van De Kamp's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Donovan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Van De Kamp moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Donovan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van De Kamp pulls Donovan in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Donovan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Donovan passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van De Kamp is staying active underneath Donovan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Donovan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Van De Kamp trying to control here.
Donovan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Donovan wants to work for an arm triangle but Van De Kamp is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Van De Kamp is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Donovan is thwarting Van De Kamp's attempts to control the position.
Van De Kamp looks winded!
Van De Kamp wants to improve his position but Donovan is controlling well.
Donovan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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.
Van De Kamp blocking the ground and pound attempt from Donovan.
Donovan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Van De Kamp keeping hold of Donovan's head, controlling as best he can.
Donovan tries to pass to full mount but Van De Kamp defends it.
Van De Kamp is trying to get back to full guard.
Donovan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Van De Kamp knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van De Kamp is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iain Donovan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Van De Kamp drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Van De Kamp got a little sloppy there for a moment and Donovan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Van De Kamp has managed to get both his arms back between Donovan's legs - danger averted.
Donovan is looking for a triangle but Van De Kamp pushes his legs off easily.
Van De Kamp tries to free his leg and advance position but Donovan is retaining full guard.
Van De Kamp trying to control the position from guard on top but Donovan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Donovan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Donovan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Van De Kamp can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Iain Donovan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Van De Kamp got a little sloppy there for a moment and Donovan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Van De Kamp has managed to get both his arms back between Donovan's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donovan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Donovan being controlled here, momentarily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Donovan is on top in guard.
Van De Kamp is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van De Kamp keeping moving, preventing Donovan from controlling successfully.
Donovan postures up.
Donovan wants to control from the top but Van De Kamp keeps moving.
Donovan is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Van De Kamp is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Van De Kamp looking to hit a scissor sweep but Donovan is one step ahead there.
Donovan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van De Kamp swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Donovan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Van De Kamp being controlled here, momentarily.
Donovan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van De Kamp swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Van De Kamp not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Donovan trying to control the position from guard on top but Van De Kamp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Donovan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van De Kamp is keeping the position for now.
Van De Kamp looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Van De Kamp keeping moving, preventing Donovan from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Donovan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan throws a right hand that misses
and Van De Kamp decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Donovan's guard.
Donovan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Van De Kamp trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Donovan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Van De Kamp pushes down on Donovan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Donovan trying to control here.
Donovan is defending against the submission attempts here by Van De Kamp.
Donovan moves into full guard.
Van De Kamp won't allow Donovan to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van De Kamp wants to control from the top but Donovan keeps moving.
Donovan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Donovan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Van De Kamp is one step ahead there.
Donovan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van De Kamp can do to turn this around?
Donovan is working hard here to advance position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Donovan is on top in guard.
Donovan passes Van De Kamp's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Van De Kamp is staying active underneath Donovan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van De Kamp trying to control but Donovan postures up.
Van De Kamp is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iain Donovan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Donovan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Donovan.
The ground and pound from Donovan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Donovan has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Donovan landing strikes from the mount.
Donovan tries to control but Van De Kamp wriggling away.
Van De Kamp is in all sorts of trouble here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donovan lands a heavy elbow.
Van De Kamp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van De Kamp defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Donovan.
Donovan lands with some strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van De Kamp sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van De Kamp moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Donovan looking to pass the guard.
Donovan pushes down on Van De Kamp's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Van De Kamp trying to control but Donovan postures up.
Donovan is trying to control the action in half guard but Van De Kamp is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Donovan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Donovan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Donovan trying to control the action but Van De Kamp is working from the bottom.
Iain Donovan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two 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.
Donovan stalling away here and it's allowed Van De Kamp to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Van De Kamp wants to sweep here but Donovan controlling him for the moment.
Donovan trying to control the position from guard on top but Van De Kamp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Donovan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van De Kamp looking for a sweep. Not yet Van De Kamp, not yet.
Donovan trying to control the position from guard on top but Van De Kamp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van De Kamp keeping full guard, as Donovan tries to pass.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Donovan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van De Kamp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donovan.
Donovan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Donovan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Donovan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Van De Kamp counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Van De Kamp accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Donovan keeping moving, preventing Van De Kamp from controlling successfully.
Donovan 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.
Chris Van De Kamp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan 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 De Kamp is trying to control but can't.
Donovan is controlling the pace.
Donovan is looking to take a break and control but Van De Kamp is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Donovan is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van De Kamp keeping moving, preventing Donovan from controlling successfully.
Donovan wants to pass the guard but Van De Kamp is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iain Donovan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Donovan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iain Donovan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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