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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ludo Van Veen (ranked 312 p4p, 48 weight class) and Bomb Com (ranked 642 p4p, 90 weight class). Van Veen comes to the cage accompanied by Give it ALL. The crowd seem to be enjoying Com's choice of entrance music: Bombs Away. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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174 lbs
27 - 12 - 0 |
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175 lbs
24 - 15 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ludo Van Veen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bomb Com!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Veen lands a body shot.
Van Veen misses the shot to the body.
Van Veen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS in the buildup to the fight.
Van Veen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Com on the side of the head.
Com connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A leg kick checked by Van Veen.
Van Veen moves out of range of the strikes.
Com keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Veen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Com.
Com takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Com wants to land a leg kick but Van Veen is out of range.
Com misses with a kick to the body.
Com connects with a good right hand that stumbles Van Veen. Van Veen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Com is looking to slow Van Veen down with leg kicks.
Van Veen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Van Veen throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Com cracks the inside of Van Veen's front leg.
Van Veen throws a good cross that connects.
Van Veen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Van Veen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Com, as that shot connected.
Van Veen connects with a body shot.
Com looks to land a left hand but Van Veen moved out of range nicely.
Van Veen throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Veen scores with a nice strike.
Com blocks a jab.
Com takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A decent looking cross lands there for Van Veen.
Com chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Com staying out of range there.
Com on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Com takes one to the chin there.
Com fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Veen throws a looping overhand right but Com ducks down to avoid it.
Van Veen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Com under the eye.
Good work by Van Veen as he checks the leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Veen.
Van Veen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Com changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Van Veen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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 Veen misses the jab.
Com attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Van Veen drops his hands momentarily and Com takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Com ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Com moves forwards but Van Veen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Com moves out of range as Van Veen strikes.
Van Veen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Com keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Veen.
Com shoots in and bounces Van Veen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Com sitting in guard here, content to control.
Com throwing strikes but missing.
Com must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Com loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Com throwing strikes but missing.
Com working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Com wants to control from the top but Van Veen keeps moving.
Van Veen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Com.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Com lands a couple of digs.
Com trying to control but Van Veen is working from the bottom.
Com looking to sit in guard and control but Van Veen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Com manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Van Veen manages to get himself to full guard.
Com wants to control from the top but Van Veen keeps moving.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Com wants to pass the guard but Van Veen is keeping the position.
Com lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Com postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Com trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Veen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Com postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Com throwing strikes from guard but Van Veen blocks nicely.
Com in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Com working some strikes from top position.
Van Veen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Com loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Com is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Veen has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Com accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Com looking to sit in guard and control but Van Veen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ludo Van Veen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Van Veen tries to score with a low kick but Com moves his leg out of the way.
And Com tries to counter it with a takedown but Van Veen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Com tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Van Veen is able to avoid easily.
Van Veen misses with a jab to the body
and Com counters with a straight right hand.
Com misses with a wild body shot.
Van Veen throws a head kick but Com moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Com. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Com. Van Veen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Com uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Veen.
Van Veen slaps away a takedown attempt from Com, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Van Veen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A telegraphed right hand from Com misses the target.
Van Veen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big left from Com misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Veen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Com's sensitive parts.
Com throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Veen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Com. That's going to slow Van Veen down.
Van Veen scores with a kick to the body.
Van Veen checks a low kick from Com.
The fighters circling - Com throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Veen connects with a leg kick. Com looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Veen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Com misses with a few strikes there.
Van Veen is looking to counter punch.
Com is looking to score with low kicks.
Com misses with a looping left.
Van Veen blocks a jab.
Van Veen throws a body punch but Com moves out of range.
It seemed like Com was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Veen lands with an uppercut that bounces Com off the cage and back into range.
Com uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Veen.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A telegraphed right hand from Van Veen misses the target.
Van Veen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Com pushes Van Veen away with a front kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Van Veen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Com has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Com and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Com tries to land a leg kick but Van Veen saw it coming and moves away.
Com has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Van Veen finds it's way round the side to connect with Com's head.
Van Veen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Van Veen defending well as Com loads up on a big left hand.
Van Veen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Van Veen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Com. Com obviously looking to wear him down.
Com slips a straight right by Van Veen.
Some bone on bone action there as Com checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen misses with the body kick
and Com connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Veen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Com takes one to the side of the head.
Com scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Van Veen misses with a low kick.
Com throws a hook to the side of Van Veen's head but Van Veen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A good leg kick by Com.
Ludo Van Veen is winning the standup battle so far.
Com lands with a hook. Van Veen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Com takes one to the chin there.
Van Veen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Com can pounce on him.
Van Veen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Van Veen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Com throws a looping overhand right but Van Veen ducks down to avoid it.
Van Veen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jab, jab by Van Veen - just one landing.
Com goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Com feints and then cracks Van Veen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Veen down.
Com throws the left hand but Van Veen avoids the punch easily.
Van Veen scores with a nice head shot.
Com lands with a good body shot.
Van Veen misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Com connects with an inside leg kick.
Com looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Van Veen is fending him off so far but Com persists. Nope, Van Veen circles away and we're back to standing.
Ludo Van Veen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Veen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Com avoids the body shot from Van Veen.
Com swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Veen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Van Veen cracks Com with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice straight punches there by Com. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Com.
Van Veen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Com lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Com takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Com looks to throw the jab but Van Veen is out of range.
Com throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Veen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Van Veen swings for the body but Com moves out of range.
Jab from Van Veen.
Com ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Com thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Veen lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Van Veen - that will leave a mark!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen blocks a head kick by Com.
Com keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Com throws a jab when Van Veen was well out of range.
Van Veen lands a right hook to the body.
Com throws an overhand right that lands on Van Veen's shoulder, as Van Veen tries to avoid the shot.
Com takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Van Veen slips a jab from Com.
Van Veen ducks under a wild hook from Com.
Van Veen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Van Veen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Com's head.
Com has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Com tries to land a leg kick but Van Veen saw it coming and moves away.
Van Veen quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Com loads up on a big right hand but Van Veen slips the punch.
A jab from Van Veen misses.
Com throws a chopping leg kick but Van Veen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Veen just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Veen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Com.
Com throws a hook to the side of Van Veen's head but Van Veen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Veen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Com moves away.
Van Veen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Com is able to avoid easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Com! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bomb Com will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Van Veen misses with a wild body shot.
A clash of legs there as Van Veen blocks the low kick.
Van Veen throwing a counter right hand but Com manages to avoid it.
Donk. Van Veen catches Com right on the button with a cross.
Van Veen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van Veen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Com lands with a nice body punch.
Van Veen connects with a crisp jab.
Com moves away from the strike by Van Veen.
Com moves out of range as Van Veen throws a body kick.
Com slips a jab from Van Veen.
Com slips under a jab.
Van Veen looks for the body kick but Com saw that one coming.
Com swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Veen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Com lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Com moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Veen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Com throws a nice outside leg kick.
Com misses with a two punch combination.
Com swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Com with a nice cross.
Com throws a body kick that misses.
Com connects with an inside leg kick.
Com looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van Veen with a hook.
Van Veen throws a series of punches but Com moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Com.
Van Veen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Com feints and then cracks Van Veen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Veen down.
Van Veen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Veen slips under a jab from Com.
A shot to the liver by Van Veen. Beautiful body shot.
Com slips under a jab.
Van Veen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big right from Van Veen misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Com connects with a body shot that sends Van Veen's belly button to the back.
Com tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Veen was well out of range. Poor timing from Com.
Van Veen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab by Van Veen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Com throws a hook but Van Veen avoids it easily.
Van Veen lands a right hook to the body.
Com shoots in looking for a takedown but Van Veen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Com's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Van Veen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Com manages to avoid it.
Van Veen throws a push kick but Com slaps the foot to one side.
Com misses with a low kick.
Com wants to land a leg kick but Van Veen is out of range.
Van Veen connects with a body shot that sends Com's belly button to the back.
Com misses the shot to the body.
Van Veen throwing a counter right hand but Com manages to avoid it.
Van Veen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Com.
Com closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Van Veen to the mat! Van Veen manages to get full guard.
Com missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Com postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Van Veen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Com.
Com missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Com pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van Veen is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen is trying to control the position but Com postures up.
Bomb Com has got the better of the ground game so far.
Com drops back, looking for a kneebar! Van Veen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Van Veen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Van Veen!
Com regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Com keeping control of the position.
Com slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Com bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Van Veen's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Com slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Com missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Com throws a big elbow that misses.
Com postures up in Van Veen's guard and throws a big left but Van Veen blocks it.
Com looking to pass the guard.
Com preventing the sweep.
Com with a flurry of punches that miss.
Van Veen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bomb Com.
I think Com 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ludo Van Veen!
Ludo Van Veen made sure to mention his sponsor, Reaper Combatwear in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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