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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Van Der Veer Jr (ranked 6036 p4p, 511 weight class) and Rand Al Thor (ranked 6232 p4p, 520 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Van Der Veer Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rand Al Thor!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Der Veer Jr scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Al Thor wants to improve his position but Der Veer Jr is controlling well.
Al Thor is trying to control but can't.
Der Veer Jr controlling the pace.
Al Thor wants to improve his position but Der Veer Jr is controlling well.
Al Thor controlling the position well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Thor tries to get to full guard but Der Veer Jr has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Al Thor is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Al Thor wants to control but Der Veer Jr is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Al Thor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Al Thor is looking to improve his position.
Al Thor is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Der Veer Jr's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Der Veer Jr's back!
Der Veer Jr is trying to stand back up.
Al Thor patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Al Thor is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Der Veer Jr defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Der Veer Jr is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Der Veer Jr is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Der Veer Jr gets caught flat footed, as Al Thor shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Der Veer Jr wants to stand up but Al Thor is controlling him.
Al Thor has gone for a leg lock! Der Veer Jr slips out almost immediately though and dives into Al Thor's guard.
Der Veer Jr content to stall in guard here.
Der Veer Jr is fighting to break Al Thor's control of his arms but Al Thor is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Al Thor trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Thor is pulling down on Der Veer Jr's head. It's preventing any offense from Der Veer Jr, at least for the moment.
Al Thor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Al Thor pulls Der Veer Jr in close to his closed guard and prevents Der Veer Jr from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Al Thor is continuing to stall.
Al Thor trying to keep a closed guard but Der Veer Jr is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four 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.
Al Thor looks to land a right hand but Der Veer Jr moved out of range.
Al Thor darts in looking for a takedown but Der Veer Jr gets double underhooks and turns Al Thor into the cage.
Der Veer Jr scores with a takedown into Al Thor's guard.
Der Veer Jr controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Der Veer Jr dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Der Veer Jr manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Al Thor on his heels. He'll look to pass Al Thor's guard now, I'm sure.
Der Veer Jr controls from within his opponent's guard.
Der Veer Jr has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Al Thor pulls Der Veer Jr in close to his closed guard and prevents Der Veer Jr from doing any damage or advancing position.
Al Thor is trying to keep Der Veer Jr in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Thor has his hands on Der Veer Jr's head, controlling the position.
Der Veer Jr controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Thor working a defensive guard here.
Al Thor is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Der Veer Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Al Thor.
Der Veer Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Al Thor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Der Veer Jr leaves Al Thor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Der Veer Jr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Van Der Veer Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rand Al Thor.
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.
Al Thor shoots in but Der Veer Jr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Al Thor is breathing heavily.
Der Veer Jr manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Al Thor on his heels. He'll look to pass Al Thor's guard now, I'm sure.
Der Veer Jr showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Der Veer Jr has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Der Veer Jr postures up.
Der Veer Jr seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Thor trying to control the position.
Al Thor looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Der Veer Jr drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Der Veer Jr being controlled here momentarily.
Der Veer Jr's corner is telling him to maintain position.
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.
Al Thor controls Der Veer Jr momentarily but Der Veer Jr frees himself.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Al Thor holds on and takes a little breather.
The adventures of Al Thor the control monster continue. Boring.
Der Veer Jr is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Der Veer Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Al Thor can do to turn this around?
Al Thor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Al Thor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Der Veer Jr pinned against the cage. Der Veer Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Der Veer Jr dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Der Veer Jr looking to score a takedown here. Al Thor is defending well but Der Veer Jr drives through and ends up in Al Thor's guard.
Al Thor looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Der Veer Jr is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Thor controlling the position.
Al Thor keeping moving, preventing Der Veer Jr from controlling successfully.
Al Thor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Der Veer Jr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Al Thor is trying to keep Der Veer Jr in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Al Thor fails to land the takedown.
Der Veer Jr shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Al Thor manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Der Veer Jr is fighting to break Al Thor's control of his arms but Al Thor is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Al Thor trying to keep a closed guard but Der Veer Jr is proving a slippery customer.
Rand Al Thor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Thor seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Al Thor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Der Veer Jr controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Al Thor is pulling down on Der Veer Jr's head to control his posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Al Thor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Der Veer Jr but Der Veer Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Der Veer Jr scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Der Veer Jr content to control rather than advance.
Van Der Veer Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Al Thor moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Al Thor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Der Veer Jr looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Al Thor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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.
Der Veer Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Al Thor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Al Thor is trying to keep Der Veer Jr in close.
Al Thor is pulling down on Der Veer Jr's head. It's preventing any offense from Der Veer Jr, at least for the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Al Thor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Der Veer Jr swivels and escapes.
Van Der Veer Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rand Al Thor.
Al Thor darts in trying to clinch
and Der Veer Jr counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Al Thor working a defensive guard here.
Al Thor being controlled here, momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Van Der Veer Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Der Veer Jr 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Van Der Veer Jr!
Rand Al Thor was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back!!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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