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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Lennox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niels van de Veen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lennox comes to the cage accompanied by Country boy can survive. van de Veen has chosen Separate Ways - Journey as his entrance music. Niels van de Veen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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167 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Good kicks
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cameron Lennox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Niels van de Veen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van de Veen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
van de Veen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
van de Veen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lennox in his tracks.
Lennox really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lennox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from van de Veen.
van de Veen throws a push kick but Lennox slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
van de Veen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
van de Veen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lennox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennox shoots in and drives through. van de Veen sprawls well.
No joy there for van de Veen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
van de Veen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lennox circles away quickly and effectively.
Lennox takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lennox throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around van de Veen's waist but van de Veen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lennox off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cameron Lennox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
van de Veen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lennox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from van de Veen.
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.
van de Veen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lennox's head.
Lennox shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts van de Veen as he jumps to the side.
van de Veen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
van de Veen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lennox has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from van de Veen finds it's way round the side to connect with Lennox's head.
Lennox fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
van de Veen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Niels van de Veen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
van de Veen connects with a looping right hand.
van de Veen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by van de Veen as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
van de Veen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
van de Veen throws the kick towards the body but Lennox avoids it.
Lennox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as van de Veen throws out the jab.
van de Veen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
van de Veen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
van de Veen is looking to land body kicks.
van de Veen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lennox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niels van de Veen dominated that round.
That's time! Lennox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
No luck for Lennox with that takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from van de Veen as Lennox shoots in.
van de Veen throws a right and a left that Lennox avoids nicely.
van de Veen throws a sloppy head kick and Lennox moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
van de Veen connects with a right hand. Lennox shakes it off.
van de Veen misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van de Veen misses with a double jab.
Lennox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as van de Veen throws out the jab.
van de Veen with a jab.
No joy there for van de Veen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
van de Veen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lennox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
van de Veen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lennox if he has to take too many more of those.
Lennox shoots in for a double leg but van de Veen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cameron Lennox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
van de Veen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
van de Veen misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from van de Veen misses.
Nice takedown defense from van de Veen. No joy for Lennox on that attempt.
van de Veen lands a head shot.
van de Veen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lennox misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Lennox. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lennox slips a jab and a cross from van de Veen.
van de Veen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
van de Veen connects with a nice looking jab.
Lennox moves out of range as van de Veen strikes.
Lennox takes a jab right on the kisser.
van de Veen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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 Veen lands with a slapping head kick.
van de Veen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
van de Veen cracks Lennox with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big left from van de Veen misses.
van de Veen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
van de Veen connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niels van de Veen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
van de Veen lands with a cross.
Niels van de Veen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick lands from van de Veen that sends Lennox to the canvas. Lennox tries to scramble back to his feet but van de Veen brings him back down into side control.
Lennox is rocked!
Lennox tries to bench press van de Veen off him but van de Veen keeps the position.
Oh Lennox is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lennox is working hard here to advance position.
Lennox is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lennox seems to have got his legs back now.
Lennox actively working from the bottom here.
Lennox looking for a kimura from the bottom but van de Veen passes into side control!
van de Veen stands up and we're back to a striking position.
van de Veen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennox has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lennox there as he acknowledges the shot.
van de Veen lands with a nice body kick.
Lennox moves forwards but van de Veen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
van de Veen lands a high kick!
van de Veen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
van de Veen scores with a hook.
van de Veen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
van de Veen swinging wilding here.
Lennox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
van de Veen thuds his shin into the meat of Lennox's side.
van de Veen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lennox shoots in looking for a takedown. van de Veen tries to sprawl out of it but Lennox keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. van de Veen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
van de Veen works over Lennox's head and body with a nice combination.
van de Veen thuds his right hand into Lennox's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lennox walks into a stiff left hand from van de Veen.
Lennox closes the distance and clinches up with van de Veen, looking for a takedown. Lennox pushes van de Veen against the cage but van de Veen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lennox slips under a jab.
van de Veen thows a body shot but no joy.
Lennox walks into a stiff left hand from van de Veen.
van de Veen lands with a right hand.
A head kick misses from van de Veen.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
van de Veen throws a jab but it's blocked by Lennox.
And that's the end of the fight!
Niels van de Veen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well van de Veen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niels van de Veen!
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energy
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hype
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