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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donn King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rooy Vaan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donn King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rooy Vaan!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King controlling the position well.
King might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
King tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Vaan manages to move to mount!
King is looking to get to half guard.
Vaan avoids the attempt from King to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vaan working for a submission but King is keeping him at bay.
King is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vaan throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Vaan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Vaan won't let King get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
King is looking to get to half guard.
Vaan controlling the pace for now.
Vaan prevents King from getting the reversal.
Vaan lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King working to try and regain half guard.
King tries to lock up and control but Vaan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vaan working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
King sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
King is looking to control Vaan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can King avoid being mounted?
King is looking to escape.
Vaan with the ground and pound but King uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Vaan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaan wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
King is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
King scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Vaan clinches up with King and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vaan.
Vaan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vaan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
King decides to pull guard.
King bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vaan's guard.
King scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vaan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vaan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
King postures up and lands a big shot to Vaan's brow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
King won't allow Vaan to get back to his feet.
King postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rooy Vaan 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.
King gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vaan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vaan dives in and scores a takedown into King's guard.
King could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
King is pulling down on Vaan's head to control his posture.
King trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
King is looking to sweep but instead, Vaan has passed into half guard.
Vaan is taking a breather. King says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King trying to hold on to Vaan's head to control him but Vaan postures up.
King has one foot on Vaan's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King instigates a clinch.
Vaan manages to break the clinch.
Vaan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Vaan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
King tries to get back to half guard but can't.
King can't do much from the bottom here.
King tries to escape but Vaan is in control.
Vaan controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King is trying to improve his position.
Vaan is looking to take a break and control but King is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vaan decides to stand back up. Vaan steps back and let's King get back to his feet.
Vaan blocks a head kick by King.
Vaan clinches with his opponent.
Vaan prevents King from breaking the clinch.
Vaan breaks from the clinch.
Vaan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows King to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Vaan wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and King manages to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King working over Vaan with some ground and pound. Vaan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vaan is looking to control King's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vaan avoid being mounted?
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.
Nice strikes from King there.
King tries to stand but can't do so whilst Vaan controls his leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Donn King will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
King moves forwards but Vaan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vaan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches King napping and manages to drive through into side control!
You can see the frustration on King's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vaan is trying to get an arm triangle but King is defending well.
Vaan wants to lay and pray for a moment but King keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on King's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
King is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King tries to bench press Vaan off him but Vaan keeps the position.
King manages to get back to half guard.
King wants to control but Vaan is keeping busy.
Vaan is keen to just control but King is a slippery customer.
King trying to control but Vaan postures up.
King tries to kick Vaan off but Vaan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vaan tries to keep at a distance but King has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vaan has King pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Vaan pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending King tumbling to the mat - Vaan dives into King's guard.
King scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Vaan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in King's half guard.
King makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Vaan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
King throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vaan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaan throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
King misses with a takedown attempt - Vaan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vaan misses with a body kick.
Vaan clinches.
Vaan keeps control of King as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
King tries to pull guard but Vaan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Vaan breaks from the clinch.
Vaan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for King!
You can see the frustration on King's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
King is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Vaan off and has taken his back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King scores with strikes from the back.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards King.
Vaan fending off the submission attempt from King.
King connects with a big shot to the side of Vaan's head.
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 Donn 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donn King!
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RATING
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