Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: GAMMA#1110 Luuk v Sean
Date: Nov 09, 2024

#R1#
Holl fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Hire was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Van Hire lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Holl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holl lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Holl moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Holl wants to land a leg kick but Van Hire is out of range.
Holl uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Hire.
Van Hire throws a chopping leg kick but Holl manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Holl lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Holl.
Van Hire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Holl. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holl appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Holl takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice body punch from Van Hire.
Van Hire lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holl moves into range and lands a nice body kick. #T1#
Holl misses with a hook
and Holl takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Hire chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Van Hire checks a leg kick.
Van Hire appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Holl throws a leg kick but Van Hire sees it coming and moves out of range.
Van Hire pulls out of a head kick attempt. #CL#
Holl fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van Hire, pushing him back against the cage.
Holl working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Holl misses with a knee strike.
Our sources have told us that Holl has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Hire.
A short right from Van Hire on the inside.
Van Hire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Holl trying to land knees to the body.
Holl makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Holl misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Hire.
Van Hire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Hire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Hire has a couple of punches blocked by Holl. #T2##BC2#
Van Hire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holl avoids the head kick by Van Hire.
Holl throwing a counter right hand but Van Hire manages to avoid it.
Van Hire is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Holl rather than just go for the knockout.
Van Hire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holl scores with a jab to the jaw.
Holl uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Hire.
Holl uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Hire.
Van Hire on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Van Hire cracks Holl with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Van Hire cracks Holl with a right hand to the side of the head.
Van Hire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holl paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Holl misses.
Good work by Van Hire as he checks the leg kick.
Van Hire misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Holl misses the target.
Van Hire has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Van Hire takes one to the chin there.#T3#
Van Hire stuns Holl with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Holl misses the jab.
Holl avoids the body shot from Van Hire.
Holl tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Hire blocks a leg kick.
Holl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holl tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Hire manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Hire works Holl's body with a nice hook.
Whealer Van Hire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holl throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Hire.
Van Hire swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice cross by Van Hire.
Holl tries a low kick but Van Hire avoids it.
Van Hire lands a head kick. Holl smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Van Hire just misses with a punch to the body. #T4#
Holl chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Hire can pounce on him.
Holl throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Van Hire throws a big counter head kick but Holl avoids it with no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holl swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Hire lands a leg kick that knocks Holl off balance momentarily.
Holl looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Hire is just out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Hire.
Van Hire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Hire misses with an uppercut. Holl saw that one coming.
Van Hire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Hire throws a looping overhand right but Holl ducks down to avoid it.
Holl throws a leg kick but Van Hire moved away.
Holl scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Holl circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Whealer Van Hire dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Holl moves out of range of the strikes.
Holl blocks a head kick by Van Hire.
An attempted straight right counter from Holl misses the target.#CL#
Holl clinches up with Van Hire and pushes him back against the cage.
Van Hire wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #BC2#
Van Hire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Hire missing with a left hand there. Holl was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holl looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Holl throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Van Hire lands a nice looking body shot.
Van Hire throws out a powerful jab.
Holl throws a leg kick
enabling Van Hire to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Hire was well out of range. Poor timing from Holl.
That kick from Van Hire tenderised Holl's leg. Holl is trying to keep his angry face on.
Holl lands a nice shot that snaps Van Hire's head back.
Van Hire looks to score with a jab to the body but Holl is just out of range.
Holl tried to counter with a leg kick but Van Hire avoided it.
Van Hire tries a head kick but it misses. #T1#
Van Hire misses with a left hand
enabling Holl to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Hire throws a jab when Holl was well out of range.
Van Hire pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whealer Van Hire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holl lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Holl takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A lazy body kick from Holl
and Van Hire counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Holl checks the leg kick nicely there.
Holl tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Hire steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Holl.
Holl uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Hire.
Van Hire connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Van Hire cracks a nice hook into Holl's ribs.
Van Hire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holl.
Holl 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.
Holl slips under a jab.#T2#
A slapping body kick lands there for Van Hire.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Hire throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Holl stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Hire has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Holl displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Hire throws out the jab.
Van Hire throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Van Hire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Holl swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Van Hire fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Holl scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Hire should have avoided that one.
Holl throws a leg kick that misses.
Holl takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Holl blocks a low kick nicely.#CL#
Holl has Van Hire up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Hire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holls head.
Holl missing with knees to the body. #T3#
Holl lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Hire or not.
Van Hire lands with a light punch inside.
Holl looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Holl lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Hire backwards.
Van Hire blocks a body shot from Holl.
Van Hire throws a punch but it's blocked by Holl.
Van Hire tries to work over Holl's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Hire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Van Hire scores with a shot to the side of Holl's head.
Holl throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land. #BC2#
Van Hire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Holl moves into the clinch.
Holl tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Hire avoids the damage to the body.
Van Hire misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Hire.
A short right from Holl on the inside.
Holl is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Hire is defending well for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Hire lands an uppercut.
Van Hire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holls head. #T4#
Holl softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Hire. #BC2#
Van Hire breaks from the clinch.
Van Hire lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Hire lands with a right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Van Hire there.
Van Hire checks the leg kick nicely there.
Van Hire avoids the head kick by Holl.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Hire.
Van Hire throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Hire.
Van Hire throws a body punch but Holl moves out of range.
Holl throws a head kick but Van Hire moves out of range.
Van Hire throws a big counter head kick but Holl avoids it with no problem.
Van Hire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holl.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Whealer Van Hire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Holl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Hire looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Van Hire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Hire misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Hire.
A bone on bone clash there as Holl blocks the leg kick.
Holl lands a jab to the nose.
Holl takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holl throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Van Hire misses with an attempted mid kick.
Holl fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Hire checks the leg kick.#T1#
Van Hire takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Holl is looking to slow Van Hire down with leg kicks.
Holl fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Holl throws a looping overhand right but Van Hire ducks down to avoid it.
Van Hire fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holl stuns Van Hire with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Holl fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Hire has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Hire bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Holl's head backwards.
Van Hire swings for the body but Holl moves out of range.
Holl connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Van Hire finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Van Hire misses the shot to the body.
As Van Hire backs away, Holl returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Holl misses with an uppercut. Van Hire saw that one coming.
Flo Holl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Holl avoids a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holl tries to land a body kick
and Van Hire counters with a low kick, right behind Holl 's knee.
Van Hire connects with the punch.
Holl on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Holl tries to clinch there but Van Hire circles away.
A head kick by Van Hire misses
and Holl makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A nice leg kick from Holl, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Hire checks a leg kick.
Van Hire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Holl misses.
Van Hire blocks a head kick by Holl.
Holl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holl closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T3#
Van Hire blocks a low kick nicely.
Van Hire connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Hire closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Van Hire throws a shot to the body.
Whealer Van Hire is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Van Hire throws a head kick that misses.
Holl throws a leg kick but Van Hire moved away.
Van Hire feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Holls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Van Hire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Holl misses.
Nice straight punches there by Holl. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Holl.
Holl throws a low kick but Van Hire moves out of range easily.
Van Hire throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holl is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T4#
Holl throws a body shot but no joy.
Holl doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Van Hire checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Van Hire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Holl has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Hire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That kick from Van Hire tenderised Holl's leg. Holl is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van Hire pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Hire was well out of range. Poor timing from Holl.
A shot to the liver by Holl. Beautiful body shot.
Holl throws a leg kick but Van Hire sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Holl throws a looping overhand right but Van Hire ducks down to avoid it.
Van Hire flicks out a counter leg kick but Holl steps away.
Holl throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Hire counters with a stiff right hand.

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 Flo Holl.
I think Van Hire 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Whealer Van Hire!
Whealer Van Hire bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: GAMMA#1099 Cleever v Hanson
Date: Oct 05, 2024

#R1#
Mir tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Hire manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mir will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Hire fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mir takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Van Hire scores with a leg kick. #TD#
Mir feints and as Van Hire raises his hands in defense, Mir changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Van Hire can do anything to dispel that myth.
Van Hire avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Van Hire wants to stand and escape but Mir is having none of it.
Van Hire keeping full guard, as Mir tries to pass.
Van Hire is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mir is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T1#
Mir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mir forces his way into half guard.
Van Hire really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mir. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mir missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mir connects with a nice short shot to Van Hire's temple.
Mir throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mir is keen to just control but Van Hire is a slippery customer.
Mir thows a huge punch but Van Hire dodges it nicely.
Mir trying to control from half guard but Van Hire is working away.
Mir takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T2#
Mir lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Van Hire gets full guard.
Mir postures up.
Mir has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Van Hire preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mir is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Van Hire avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Van Hire keeping moving, preventing Mir from controlling successfully.
Mir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van Hire swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mir controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#T3#
Van Hire keeping full guard, as Mir tries to pass.
Van Hire has control of Mir's left arm, preventing Mir from doing any damage. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Van Hire fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mir.#CL#
Mir rushes Van Hire and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Van Hire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mir tries to clinch up.
Van Hire misses with an uppercut. Mir saw that one coming.
Mir tried to counter with a leg kick but Van Hire avoided it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mir.
Van Hire was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Mir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Hire appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T4#
Van Hire connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Hire lands a leg kick that knocks Mir off balance momentarily.
Mir chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Hire can pounce on him.
Van Hire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mir's sensitive parts.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Van Hire, as that shot connected. #TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mir.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Hire manages to get back to half guard.
Mir is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Van Hire!
Van Hire sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Mir stalling away here and it's allowed Van Hire to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Whealer Van Hire will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Van Hire stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mir tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Hire! But no joy.
Mir tries to clinch but Van Hire moves out of range.
Whealer Van Hire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Hire displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mir.
Mir is looking to clinch.
Mir chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Hire can pounce on him.
Van Hire lands a nice shot that snaps Mir's head back.
Frankie Mir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mir looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#CL#
Mir drives through and clinches with Van Hire against the cage. #T1#
Van Hire lands a hook that snaps the head of Mir backwards. #BC2#
Van Hire breaks from the clinch.
Van Hire gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mir.
Van Hire buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mir blocks a head kick by Van Hire.
Mir with a poor takedown
and Van Hire counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Hire lands a glancing blow to the side of Mir's head.
Van Hire stuffs the takedown attempt from Mir. Mir gets slowly back to his feet.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Hire paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Hire fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Hire connects with a leg kick. #TD#
Mir gets a double leg takedown into Van Hire's guard.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mir connects with a couple of short punches.
Mir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Van Hire pulls Mir in close to prevent any damage.
Van Hire manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mir manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Van Hire trying to control the position from guard on top but Mir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mir seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.#SUB#
Mir throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB#
Mir is looking to cinch up a triangle. Van Hire throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Mir's body to avoid the submission. Mir has instead reached around Van Hire's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Mir arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Frankie Mir!
Frankie Mir thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: GAMMA#1091 Gunner v Cormac
Date: Sep 07, 2024

#R1#
Beckwith lands with a cross. #TD#
Beckwith shoots in and bounces Van Hire off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Beckwith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Beckwith wants to control from the top but Van Hire keeps moving.
Van Hire keeping full guard, as Beckwith tries to pass. #SUB#
Beckwith thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Beckwith tries to free his leg and advance position but Van Hire is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beckwith sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Van Hire's guard. #SUB#
Beckwith is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Van Hire sees it coming and defends easily.
Beckwith is looking to advance position but Van Hire won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Hire controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. #T1##SUB#
Beckwith is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Van Hire doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Beckwith.
Van Hire is looking to improve his position. #SUB#
Beckwith is working for a kimura but Van Hire is defending it quite comfortably. #SUB#
Beckwith is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Van Hire has managed to free his arm - good work.
Beckwith is looking to advance position but Van Hire won't allow it. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB#
Beckwith is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Van Hire defends it well. #SUB#
Beckwith is looking for a kimura here.
Van Hire trying to control here. #SUB#
Beckwith wants to work for an arm triangle but Van Hire is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #SUB#
Beckwith is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Van Hire has managed to free his arm - good work. #T3#
Van Hire wants to improve his position but Beckwith is controlling well. #SUB#
Beckwith is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB#
Beckwith is working for an americana but Van Hire has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Beckwith was thinking about the submission.
Van Hire looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Beckwith tries to free his leg and advance position but Van Hire is retaining full guard.
Van Hire 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.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Beckwith looking to pass the guard.
Beckwith trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Hire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rudy Beckwith dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Beckwith tries to score a power double leg takedown but Van Hire sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Beckwith somewhat.
Beckwith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Hire stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Hire stuffs the takedown.
Van Hire appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Beckwith is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Beckwith scores with a jab to the jaw.
Van Hire looks to land a right hand but Beckwith moved out of range.
Van Hire tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Beckwith is able to avoid easily.
Beckwith digs a good body shot into Van Hire's ribs.
Beckwith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Beckwith there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beckwith slips under a jab from Van Hire.
Beckwith tries for a takedown but Van Hire sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudy Beckwith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beckwith fails to land the takedown.
Beckwith with a poor takedown
and Van Hire counters with a stiff right hand.
Whealer Van Hire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Van Hire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Hire.
Van Hire scores with a nice head shot.
Van Hire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beckwith manages to avoid it.
Van Hire throws a body shot but no joy. #TD#
Beckwith shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Van Hire pushes Beckwith off and gets back to his feet.
Beckwith has his takedown stuffed
and Beckwith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rudy Beckwith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Hire throws a shot from downtown. Beckwith moves away and avoids it.
Van Hire throws a quick inside leg kick. #TD#
Beckwith shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Beckwith showed some decent athleticism there.
Van Hire has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Beckwith is working away from the top position though.
Van Hire really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Beckwith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T2##SUB#
Beckwith is looking for a kimura here.
Beckwith wants to take a breather but Van Hire is having none of it. #SUB#
Beckwith is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Van Hire has managed to free his arm - good work.
Beckwith wants to control but Van Hire is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Beckwith is looking for a kimura here. #SUB#
Beckwith is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #T3##SUB#
Beckwith seems to be looking for submissions.
Van Hire wants to get back to full guard.
Beckwith has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #SUB#
Beckwith is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Van Hire to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Van Hire shrugs it off. #SUB#
Beckwith looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Van Hire tries to lock up and control but Beckwith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T4#
Beckwith trying to control but he's not successful this time. #SUB#
Beckwith swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Van Hire is now in Beckwith's guard. A big mistake from Beckwith there, giving up the dominant position!
Van Hire not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Beckwith keeping moving, preventing Van Hire from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Van Hire avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Beckwith keeping full guard, as Van Hire tries to pass.
Beckwith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Van Hire is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Whealer Van Hire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
No luck for Beckwith with that takedown attempt.
Beckwith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Van Hire swivels and escapes.
Beckwith shoots for a double leg takedown but Van Hire sprawls well. He's pushed Beckwith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rudy Beckwith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beckwith throws a predictable looking body shot
and Van Hire counters with a thumping low kick.
Beckwith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Beckwith ducks under a wild hook from Van Hire.
Beckwith lands with a shot to the body.
Whealer Van Hire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beckwith swings widly with a right hand
and Van Hire counters with a low kick, right behind Beckwith 's knee.
Beckwith is looking to wear down Van Hire with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Van Hire tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Hire misses the jab.
Van Hire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beckwith. That did some damage!
Beckwith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Van Hire to counter with a crisp jab.
Beckwith fails with a takedown attempt. #T1#
Beckwith shoots and misses
and Van Hire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Hire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beckwith.
Beckwith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Hire was well out of range. Poor timing from Beckwith.
Beckwith throws a shot to the body.
Beckwith shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beckwith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Van Hire was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Hire has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Van Hire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beckwith is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Beckwith tries for a takedown but Van Hire circles away easily
and Van Hire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Hire tests Beckwith's chin there with a solid looking shot.#TD#
Beckwith drives through with a takedown into Van Hire's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Van Hire pulls Beckwith in close to prevent any damage.
Beckwith trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Hire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Hire controlling Beckwith's posture.
Van Hire is continuing to stall.
Van Hire bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Beckwith's guard. #REVB#
Van Hire not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Beckwith looking for a sweep. Not yet Beckwith, not yet.
Beckwith is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Beckwith wants to pass to mount but Van Hire is defending the position. #T3#
Beckwith works his way into full mount!
Van Hire is trying to escape the mount. #SUB#
Beckwith working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Van Hire looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Beckwith! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rudy Beckwith!

Event: GAMMA#1084 Janko v Bora
Date: Aug 10, 2024

#R1#
Van Hire misses with a body shot.
Chai attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chai checks a leg kick.
Chai connects with a crisp jab.
Chai scores with a jab to the jaw.
Van Hire throws a right hand that misses
and Chai counters with a nice uppercut.
Chai avoids a kick to the body.
Chai replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Van Hire blocks it well.
Chai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Van Hire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chai. That did some damage!
Van Hire tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Hire bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chai scores with a three punch combo!
Van Hire throws a lazy right hand but Chai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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 Hire throws a head kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Hire.
Van Hire throws a body kick that misses
and Van Hire takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T1#
Van Hire walks into a straight right hand from Chai.
Chai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chai with the inside leg kick.
A big left from Van Hire misses.
Chai throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Van Hire counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Van Hire misses with a low kick.
Chai throws a sloppy head kick and Van Hire moves out of range easily.
Chai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Hire throws out the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chai.
Chai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chai takes a swing at Van Hire's ribcage but misses.
Van Hire half committed to a counter leg kick.
Van Hire is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Van Hire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Van Hire.
Van Hire tries to work over Chai's front leg with a kick but Chai checks it.
Chai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Hire throws a jab when Chai was well out of range.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Hire throws a leg kick but Chai checks it.
A low kick from Van Hire is predictable there
and Chai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chai throws a counter combo.
Van Hire throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it.
Chai lands with an uppercut that bounces Van Hire off the cage and back into range.
Chai blocks a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Van Hire there.
Chai is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Van Hire had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Nice shot lands for Van Hire.
Chai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Van Hire slips under a jab from Chai.
Van Hire moves in looking to clinch but Chai pushes him off.
A little jabbing left from Chai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That kick from Van Hire tenderised Chai's leg. Chai is trying to keep his angry face on.
Van Hire connects with a right hand. Chai shakes it off.
Van Hire takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Van Hire is looking to clinch but Chai is avoiding it.
Chai connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Hire's hands.#T3#
Chai lands a jab.
Van Hire looks to score with a jab to the body but Chai is just out of range.
Chai swings for the body but Van Hire moves out of range.
Chai throws a head kick but Van Hire moves out of range.
Van Hire just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Hire lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Hire manages to avoid it.
Chai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Van Hire, as that shot connected.
Chai lands with a good body shot.
Van Hire pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chai is out of range and Van Hire settles back down.
A jab lands there for Chai.
A clash of legs there as Van Hire blocks the low kick.
Chai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chai connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Hire throws a leg kick
and Chai counters with a flying knee. Nice. #T4#
Chai with a hook.
A jab from Chai does it's job there.
Van Hire misses with a body shot.
Van Hire misses with an uppercut.
Chai works the jab nicely.
Van Hire tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Hire looks to clinch
and Chai counters with a slapping leg kick.
Van Hire swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Van Hire fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Hire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Hire scores with a jab to the jaw.
Van Hire fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chai lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jeong Hoon Chai dominated that round.
That's time! Van Hire's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Van Hire misses with an uppercut.
Van Hire tries to clinch there but Chai circles away.
Van Hire tries to clinch up.
Van Hire fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Hire misses with a wild body shot.
Van Hire scores with a jab to the body.
Chai misses with a series of wild punches. #CL#
Van Hire clinches up against the cage.
Chai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Van Hire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chai throws a sloppy head kick and Van Hire moves out of range easily.
Chai takes a jab right on the kisser.
Van Hire throws a body punch but Chai moves out of range.
Van Hire buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Hire checks the leg kick nicely there.
Van Hire swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Chai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T1#
Van Hire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Hire tries to work over Chai's front leg with a kick but Chai checks it.
Chai throws the kick towards the body but Van Hire avoids it.
Van Hire on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chai. Chai obviously looking to wear him down.
Van Hire fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Hire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Hire moves away from the strike by Chai.
As Chai backs away, Van Hire returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Chai misses with a straight left.
Chai works over Van Hire's head and body with a nice combination.
Van Hire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chai loads up on a big right hand but Van Hire slips the punch.
Van Hire tried to score with a low kick but Chai checks it.
Van Hire moves in looking to clinch but Chai pushes him off.
Chai tries to land a front kick but Van Hire steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#CL#
Van Hire rushes Chai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T2#
Chai misses with a body punch.
Chai has a couple of punches blocked by Van Hire.
Van Hire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chai.
Chai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Hire can't find room to land a body shot as Chai controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Chai fails to land.
Chai lands a shoulder strike. #BC#
Van Hire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Hire. Chai does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick lands for Van Hire.
Van Hire lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Van Hire scores with a nice body kick.
Van Hire throws a push kick but Chai slaps the foot to one side.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the liver by Chai. Beautiful body shot.
Van Hire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chai misses with a low kick. #T3#
Chai tried to score with a low kick but Van Hire checks it.#CL#
Van Hire instigates a clinch.
A hook to the body from Chai. #BC#
Van Hire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Hire manages to avoid it.
Van Hire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
As Van Hire backs off Chai throws a huge counter combo but Van Hire manages to avoid it all.
Chai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Hire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chai misses with a wild combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Van Hire changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chai is looking to score with low kicks.
Van Hire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Hire throws a head kick that misses
and Chai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T4#
Van Hire misses with a low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Van Hire.
A punch lands to the side of Van Hire 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Van Hire tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Hire feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chais jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Hire dodges the punch combination from Chai.
Van Hire misses with a body kick.
Chai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Van Hire looks to land a left hand but Chai moved out of range nicely.
Chai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Chai in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Van Hire bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chai's head.
Van Hire on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chai blocks a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Whealer Van Hire will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
A jab from Chai does it's job there.
Chai misses with a low kick as Van Hire jumps back.
Chai just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromVan Hire.
Chai moves into range and connects with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chai.
Chai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Hire.
Van Hire throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Van Hire walks into a jab.
Chai thuds a left hand into Van Hire's body.
Van Hire misses with a hook
and Chai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as Van Hire blocks the low kick.
It appears Van Hire was looking to counter with a kick there.
Chai misses the jab.
Van Hire feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Van Hire tries to land a front kick but Chai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#CL#
Van Hire closes the distance and pushes Chai back into the cage.
Chai works on Van Hire's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chai blocks a body shot from Van Hire. #BC#
Van Hire breaks from the clinch. #T1#
Van Hire throws an overhand right that lands on Chai's shoulder, as Chai tries to avoid the shot.
Van Hire has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Van Hire there as he acknowledges the shot.
Van Hire moves to clinch but Chai breaks away
and Chai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chai lands an overhand right.
Van Hire takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chai appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Van Hire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Hire looks to throw the jab but Chai is out of range.
A combination from Chai does no damage.
Van Hire throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chai just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Hire misses the shot to the body.
Chai throws a right and a left that Van Hire avoids nicely.
Chai misses with a looping right.
Van Hire thinks about countering with a head kick.#T2#
Van Hire blocks a low kick nicely.
Chai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Hire misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Hire's sensitive parts.
Van Hire misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Van Hire does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Hire fails with an attempt to clinch. #CL#
Van Hire fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chai, pushing him back against the cage.
Chai lands a body punch.
Chai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Hire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chai lands with a right to the head.
Chai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Hire looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chai throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Hire.
Van Hire is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chai is defending well.
Chai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chai throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Hire. #T3#
A short uppercut from Van Hire.
Van Hire struggles to land a body shot inside as Chai controls his hands. #BC#
Van Hire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Hire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away.
Chai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van Hire in his tracks.
Chai throws a nice looking combination but Van Hire bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Hire throws a sloppy head kick
and Chai counters with a nice body kick.
Van Hire throws a low kick but Chai avoids it.
Van Hire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
Chai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chai connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Hire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chai. That did some damage!
Van Hire throws a hook to the side of Chai's head but Chai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Hire moves in looking to clinch but Chai pushes him off.
Chai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chai's jab looks to have found its range, popping Van Hire under the eye.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chai 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 Van Hire has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Van Hire and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#T4#
Van Hire swings for the body but Chai moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
Van Hire clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Chai fails to land.
Van Hire can't find room to land a body shot as Chai controls the action.
Van Hire prevents a body shot from Chai.
Whealer Van Hire has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Van Hire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Hire blocks a body shot from Chai.
Van Hire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Hire blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC2#
Chai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Hire fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chai manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Van Hire misses
and Chai counters with a nice body kick.
Chai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chai throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Van Hire.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeong Hoon Chai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chai 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeong Hoon Chai!
During a confident post fight interview, Jeong Hoon Chai thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: GAMMA#1080 Milo v Janko
Date: Jul 20, 2024

#R1#
Good leg kick by River.
River swings for the body but Van Hire moves out of range.
Van Hire is looking to counter punch.
River throws a hook to the side of Van Hire's head but Van Hire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A good leg kick by Van Hire.
River misses with a left hand
and Van Hire counters with a lovely shot to the body.
River misses with a looping right.
River swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
River lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by River.
Van Hire delivers a nice body kick.
Van Hire misses with a body kick.
River avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
River has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
River tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Hire was well out of range. Poor timing from River.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Hire moves away.
A quick step to the side and Van Hire tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters circling a little - Van Hire finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Van Hire misses.
River misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Hire misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from River. Van Hire does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Hire rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but River moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#CL#
Van Hire closes the distance and clinches. #T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for River.
River lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
River scores with a hook to the body.
River working aggressively here. #BC#
Van Hire breaks the clinch.
Van Hire thumps River with a low kick.
River connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Hire's hands.
Van Hire moves out of range of the body kick from River.
River misses with a straight left.
Van Hire quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Van Hire lands a leg kick that knocks River off balance momentarily.
River blocks a head kick by Van Hire.
River lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - River looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
River wants to slow Van Hire down by chopping away at his legs.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Hire throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Van Hire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Hire looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It seemed like River was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
River looks to clinch
and Van Hire makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as River blocks the leg kick. #CL#
Van Hire has closed the distance and engaged River in a clinch.
Van Hire working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
River misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for River.
Van Hire cracks River with a nice body shot.#BC2#
River escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Hire is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
River misses with a body shot
and Van Hire counters with a straight right hand.
River throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
River moves away from the strike by Van Hire.
Van Hire fails to land with a series of punches.
River avoids the body shot from Van Hire.
Van Hire throws a head kick but River moves out of range.
River tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Hire was well out of range. Poor timing from River.
And Van Hire counters with a quick kick to the body but River blocks it.
River throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Van Hire's head.#T3#
A left lands for River.
River tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Hire was well out of range. Poor timing from River.
Van Hire gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
River moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
River blocks a jab.
Van Hire lands a nice looking kick to the body. River takes a step back to recover.
River lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
River walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Van Hire checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. #CL#
Van Hire clinches with his opponent.
Van Hire struggles to land a body shot inside as River controls his hands.
Van Hire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Hire controls his hands. #BC#
Van Hire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
River takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River lands a nice shot that snaps Van Hire's head back.
Van Hire lands a nice shot to the body. #T4#
A low kick lands for River.
Van Hire with a hook.
Van Hire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from River.
Good leg kick by River.
River waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Hire.
A counter left hand to the body from Van Hire misses its target.
River missing with a left hand there. Van Hire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Hire is looking to counter with a body kick.
River has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from River there as he acknowledges the shot.
Van Hire misses with a straight left.
Van Hire cracks River with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Van Hire ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
River throws a low kick but it's checked well by Van Hire.
Van Hire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from River.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by River.#CL2#
River clinches.
River lands a hook to the side of the head.
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Whealer Van Hire will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
River moves out of range as Van Hire throws a body kick.
River closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
River ducks under a wild hook from Van Hire.#CL#
Van Hire has managed to clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Van Hire.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
River makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC#
Van Hire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Van Hire.
Charlie River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Hire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River.
Van Hire quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Van Hire on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by River. River obviously looking to wear him down.
Van Hire takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Whealer Van Hire is winning the standup battle so far.
River moves out of range of the body kick from Van Hire.
River misses the shot to the body.
River misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Hire looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Hire stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from River.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Hire slips under a jab.#T1#
Van Hire scores with a hook.
Van Hire wants to clinch up but River keeps it at a distance.
Van Hire lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Van Hire slips under a jab from River.
River throws a leg kick which misses Van Hire's front leg but catches the back leg as Van Hire tries to avoid it.
Van Hire moves away from the strike by River.
Van Hire takes a swing at River's ribcage but misses.
Van Hire throws a shot from downtown. River moves away and avoids it.
A punch combination from River misses.
Van Hire looks to throw the jab but River is out of range.
Van Hire with a nice cross.
Van Hire wants to clinch up but River keeps it at a distance.
River only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Van Hire misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #CL#
Van Hire rushes River and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Van Hire misses with the head strike.
Van Hire lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt River or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Hire lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T2#
River misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
River's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
River swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Hire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Hire lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down River.
River lands with a light punch inside.
River tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Hire avoids it.
Whealer Van Hire has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Van Hire lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Hire 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.
River is pressed up against the cage. Van Hire has hold of a leg and is looking to drag River down to the mat. River avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Van Hire scores with a hook to the body. River takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
River is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
River takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Van Hire throws a wild body kick that River sees coming a mile off.
Van Hire scores with a sloppy right hand. River should have avoided that one. #T3##CL2#
River rushes Van Hire and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
River tries a body shot but Van Hire blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van Hire as River tries to tie him up.
Van Hire lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Hire lands a right hand that snaps the head of River backwards. #BC#
Van Hire manages to break the clinch.
Van Hire on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Van Hire connects with a body shot that sends River's belly button to the back.
Van Hire digs a good hook to River's body.
Van Hire thows a body kick. River tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Van Hire cracks River with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Van Hire uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before River has time to react.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Hire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but River moves away.
Van Hire misses with a body shot
and Van Hire takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Hire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Hire stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from River.
River swings for the body but Van Hire moves out of range.
Van Hire appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#T4#
River throws a lazy right hand but Van Hire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
River takes one on the button.
Van Hire lands a glancing blow to the side of River's head.#CUT#It looks like Charlie River has been cut.#KD#
Van Hire lands a big head kick that sends River tumbling to the mat! Van Hire takes a step backwards and waves River back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#River is rocked!
River lands with a nice combination. Van Hire backs away looking to recover.
River is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Hire finish him?
Van Hire throws a hook but River avoids it easily.
River seems to have recovered his senses.
River misses with a leg kick
and Van Hire counters with a slapping leg kick.
Van Hire is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
River swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Hire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that River can do to turn this around?
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Hire.
A looping hook to the body misses from River. Van Hire does a little dance to reset his feet.
River throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River throws a big shot that misses.
Van Hire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by River.
Van Hire just misses with a punch to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Van Hire blocks the leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Whealer Van Hire dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Charlie River's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Hire.
A slapping leg kick lands for River.
Van Hire misses with a wild body shot.
River lands with a cross.
Van Hire connects with a looping right hand.
Nice body punch from River.
River is looking to land body kicks.
Van Hire works River's body with a nice hook.#CL2#
River takes the fight into the clinch.
River misses with a body punch. #BC#
Van Hire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Hire fires out a quick counter leg kick but River just manages to avoid it.
Van Hire looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
River scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Hire throws a hook but River blocks it.
River appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T1#
Van Hire throws a sloppy head kick and River moves out of range easily.
River slips a jab from Van Hire.
Van Hire misses with a series of wild punches.
River throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
River throws a push kick but Van Hire slaps the foot to one side.
Van Hire throws a hook to the side of River's head but River sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
River needs to keep his hands up - Van Hire had a free shot at his head there.
Van Hire steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from River. That one must have hurt.
Van Hire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Hire throws a good cross that connects.
Decent striking displayed by Van Hire there.
Nice defenses there by Van Hire.
River does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
River misses with a hook
letting Van Hire counter with a right hand.
River buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Hire throws a head kick that half lands.
Van Hire looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
Van Hire ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
River lands a nice looking kick to the body. Van Hire takes a step back to recover.
River misses with a hook. Van Hire ducked under it nicely.
Van Hire throws a head kick that half lands.
Van Hire on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice uppercut lands for Van Hire. That snapped River's head back.
Van Hire fails with an attempt to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by River.
Van Hire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from River.
River throws a right and a left that both miss.
River tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Hire scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Hire dips to his left and cracks River with an uppercut!
Charlie River has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
River tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Van Hire counters with a nice low kick that buckles River's knee momentarily.
River is looking to slow Van Hire down with leg kicks.
Van Hire scores with a shot to the body.
River is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
River fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Van Hire checks it well.
Van Hire throwing a counter right hand but River manages to avoid it.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
River throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Whealer Van Hire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van Hire digs a good hook to River's body.
River misses with a shot to the body
and Van Hire counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Hire fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice body kick there by Van Hire.
River throws out a loose jab but Van Hire uses good head movement to avoid it.
And Van Hire counters with a quick kick to the body but River blocks it.#CL#
Van Hire moves into range and clinches up with River.
Van Hire gets through River's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T4##BC2#
River breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Hire lands a front kick.
River throws a predictable looking body shot
and Van Hire counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
River has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from River. Van Hire does a little dance to reset his feet.
River takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
River rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Hire moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
River takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Hire throws a head kick that half lands.
Van Hire comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Van Hire ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Van Hire looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
Van Hire scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Hire lands with a nice body kick.
Nice cross by Van Hire.
River swings widly with a right hand
and Van Hire counters with a body kick. #CL#
River gets tackled into the cage by Van Hire. Van Hire maintains the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Whealer Van Hire showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van Hire 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Whealer Van Hire!
In his post fight interview, Whealer Van Hire started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: GAMMA#1071 Robson v Coloradas
Date: Jun 22, 2024

#R1#
Van Hire fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Saetang.
Saetang throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Van Hire avoids the body shot from Saetang.
Van Hire connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Hire takes a kick to the side of the head.#CL#
Van Hire clinches with his opponent. #BC2#
Saetang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saetang swings widly with a right hand
letting Van Hire counter with a right hand.
Van Hire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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 Hire throws the kick towards the body but Saetang avoids it.
Van Hire looks to score with a jab to the body but Saetang is just out of range.
Saetang swinging wildly here.
Saetang tries a low kick but Van Hire avoids it.
Van Hire seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Saetang just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Hire lands with a good body shot.
Saetang throws a lazy head kick
and Saetang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Hire chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saetang can pounce on him.
Van Hire listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kittisak Saetang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
An inside leg kick from Saetang misses.
Saetang throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Hire counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Saetang misses with a head kick.
Van Hire thows a body kick. Saetang tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Saetang looks winded!
Saetang tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Hire cracks Saetang with a right hand to the side of the head.
Saetang throws a leg kick
and Van Hire counters with a body kick.
Van Hire scores with a hook to the body. Saetang takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Van Hire paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#ROC#Saetang is rocked!
Van Hire closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Saetang out cold! Saetang corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Whealer Van Hire!
After the fight, Whealer Van Hire was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: GAMMA#1065 Robson v Bond
Date: May 25, 2024

#R1#
Van Hire tries to clinch but Christie is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Christie on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#TD#
Christie feints and as Van Hire raises his hands in defense, Christie changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Christie 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 Hire utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Van Hire is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Christie lands a couple of elbows.
Van Hire utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Christie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Christie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Van Hire can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Hire managing to control the position.
Christie throwing strikes from guard but Van Hire blocks nicely. #T1#
Christie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Christie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Christie postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Christie is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Hire has wrist control.
Van Hire looking to hit a scissor sweep but Christie is one step ahead there.
Van Hire utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Christie has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Christie postures up in Van Hire's guard and throws a big left but Van Hire blocks it.
Christie is in close to Van Hire's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Van Hire preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Christie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T2#
Christie is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Hire has wrist control.
Christie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Van Hire working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Christie.
Christie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Christie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Christie with a nice head shot there.
Christie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Van Hire really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Christie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Christie throws a big elbow that misses.
Christie stopping the sweep attempt from Van Hire.
Christie lands a couple of elbows.
Christie scoring with some ground and pound.
Christie is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Hire has wrist control.
Christie is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Hire has wrist control.#T3#
Christie working some strikes from top position.
Christie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Christie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van Hire is keeping the position for now.
Christie sitting in guard here, content to control.
Christie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Van Hire keeping moving, preventing Christie from controlling successfully.
Christie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Van Hire preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Van Hire is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Van Hire has momentary wrist control but Christie slips an elbow through the middle.
Christie makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Christie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Christie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Christie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Christie trying to control but Van Hire is working from the bottom.
Van Hire has momentary wrist control but Christie slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Hire tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Van Hire working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Christie.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Christie dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Van Hire on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Van Hire blocks a head kick by Christie.
Van Hire only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Christie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Christie throws out a loose jab but Van Hire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Hire looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Christie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Hire can do to turn this around?#CL2#
Van Hire rushes Christie and presses him up against the cage.
Van Hire throws a punch but it's blocked by Christie. #BC2#
Van Hire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Hire misses with a looping right.
Christie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Christie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Steven Christie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Hire tries to clinch up but Christie circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Hire has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Van Hire connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Christie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Hire sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL#
Christie gets a clinch.
Van Hire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Van Hire blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Van Hire.
Van Hire working aggressively here. #BC2#
Van Hire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Hire drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Christie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Van Hire's head.
Van Hire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Christie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Hire misses with a body shot.
It looked like Christie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#TD#
Christie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Van Hire looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Van Hire dodges the ground and pound from Christie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christie landing a few strikes.
Van Hire parries the strikes from Christie easily there. Christie is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Van Hire to escape. #T2#
Sloppy strikes there by Christie.
Christie throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Van Hire parries the strikes from Christie easily there. Christie is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Van Hire to escape.
Christie postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Christie creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Van Hire sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
You can see the frustration on Van Hire's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Christie throws a strike aimed at the side of Van Hire's head but Van Hire avoids it well.#SU#
Christie stands up and we're back to a striking position. #TD#
Christie shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Van Hire manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Christie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T3#
Christie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Christie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Christie is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Hire has wrist control.
Christie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Christie postures up in Van Hire's guard and throws a big left but Van Hire blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Christie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Christie with a nice head shot there.
Christie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Hire works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Christie postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Christie throws a strike but Van Hire rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Christie seems keen to control Van Hire's posture.#T4#
Christie wants to sweep but no luck.
Christie lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Christie scoring with punches to the head and body.
Christie working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Van Hire's head.
Christie throws an elbow that misses. Van Hire uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Christie's guard. Nice move by Van Hire!#REVB#
Christie wants to sweep here but Van Hire controlling him for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Christie dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Christie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Christie shoots in looking for a takedown. Van Hire tries to sprawl out of it but Christie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Van Hire manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Van Hire tries to clinch up.
Good shot there by Van Hire.
Van Hire attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Christie looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Hire is just out of range.
Van Hire replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Christie blocks it well.
Van Hire slips under a jab.
Christie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Christie there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Christie doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Hire circles away. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Christie breaks the clinch. #T1#
Christie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Hire ducks under a wild hook from Christie.
A telegraphed right hand from Christie misses the target.
Van Hire lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#CL2#
Van Hire rushes Christie and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Van Hire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab from Christie.
Christie throws the left hand but Van Hire avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Van Hire on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Christie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Hire throws out a counter right but Christie avoids it with no problem.
Christie dips to his left and cracks Van Hire with an uppercut!#CL#
Christie has Van Hire up against the cage in a clinch. #BC2#
Van Hire breaks from the clinch.
Christie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T2#
Christie lands a glancing blow to the side of Van Hire's head.
Christie thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Hire uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Christie connects with a looping right hand.
Christie throws a lazy right hand but Van Hire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Van Hire on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Van Hire connects with a good right hand that stumbles Christie. Christie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Christie tests Van Hire's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Christie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice side step and Van Hire releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Christie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Christie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Hire was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Van Hire moves out of range as Christie strikes.
Christie throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Christie misses the target. #T3#
Van Hire tries to close the distance and clinch but Christie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Christie takes one to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Hire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Christie checks the leg kick nicely there.
Christie swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Christie shoots in looking for a takedown. Van Hire tries to sprawl out of it but Christie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Van Hire manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Christie throws a body shot but no joy.
Christie throws an overhand right that lands on Van Hire's shoulder, as Van Hire tries to avoid the shot.
Christie misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Hire counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Hire clobbers Christie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Van Hire tries to clinch but Christie moves out of range.
Van Hire fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whealer Van Hire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steven Christie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Van Hire throws the kick towards the body but Christie avoids it.#CL#
Christie clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Van Hire on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Hire.
Van Hire lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Van Hire misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Hire has had enough of the clinch but Christie keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Hire.
Van Hire lands a hook that snaps the head of Christie backwards.
Van Hire is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC#
Christie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Christie ducks under a wild hook from Van Hire.
Van Hire looks to land a left hand but Christie moved out of range nicely.
Van Hire misses with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Whealer Van Hire.
I think Christie 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Christie!
A very excited looking Steven Christie made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: STRIKE! 3
Date: Feb 24, 2024

#R1#
De Cremonesi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Van Hire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi lands a lovely overhand right.
Van Hire moves out of range of the body kick from De Cremonesi.
Van Hire throws a body punch but De Cremonesi moves out of range.
Van Hire throws a leg kick but De Cremonesi checks it.
De Cremonesi steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Van Hire scores with a kick to the midsection.
Van Hire blocks a leg kick.
Van Hire is looking to counter punch.
De Cremonesi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Hire is looking for a counter combo.
De Cremonesi throws a push kick but Van Hire slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Cremonesi misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Hire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Hire blocks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Van Hire on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Cremonesi misses with a body kick.
De Cremonesi scores with a decent looking hook.#T1#
De Cremonesi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Hire. Van Hire obviously looking to wear him down.
Van Hire bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Cremonesi's head.
De Cremonesi jabs Van Hire to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi misses with a kick to the body.
De Cremonesi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Hire has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi swinging wildly here.
De Cremonesi throws a hook to the side of Van Hire's head but Van Hire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T2#
Nice jab there from De Cremonesi.
Van Hire misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Cremonesi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Cremonesi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Cremonesi connects with the punch.
De Cremonesi takes a swing at Van Hire's ribcage but misses.
De Cremonesi throws a right and a left that both miss.
A lazy body kick from De Cremonesi
and Van Hire counters with a series of strikes. De Cremonesi will be more careful next time no doubt.
De Cremonesi is looking to land body kicks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Cremonesi, as that shot connected.
Franko De Cremonesi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Hire moves out of range of the body kick from De Cremonesi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Franko De Cremonesi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Van Hire tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Hire takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Cremonesi throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Cremonesi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Cremonesi misses with an uppercut
and Van Hire counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Hire looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Franko De Cremonesi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Hire loads up on a big right hand but De Cremonesi slips the punch.
De Cremonesi swings widly with a right hand
and Van Hire counters with a series of strikes. De Cremonesi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Van Hire pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Hire on the wrong end of a nice jab.
De Cremonesi slips a jab from Van Hire.
De Cremonesi lands a leg kick that knocks Van Hire off balance momentarily.
Van Hire misses with a body kick.#T1#
De Cremonesi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Hire is looking to counter punch.
De Cremonesi throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Cremonesi misses with a body shot.
De Cremonesi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Hire.
De Cremonesi lands with a hook. Van Hire tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Cremonesi throws a wild body kick that Van Hire sees coming a mile off.
De Cremonesi cracks Van Hire with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
De Cremonesi throws a head kick that half lands.
De Cremonesi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Hire throws a shot to the body.
Van Hire throws a jab when De Cremonesi was well out of range.
A low kick lands for Van Hire. #T2#
Nice straight punches there by De Cremonesi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Cremonesi.
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!
De Cremonesi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Hire manages to avoid it.
Van Hire is looking to counter punch.
De Cremonesi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Cremonesi looks for the body kick but Van Hire saw that one coming.
Van Hire looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Cremonesi throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Hire counters with a left to the body.
Van Hire moves out of range as De Cremonesi strikes.
De Cremonesi is looking to land body kicks.
De Cremonesi moves out of range as Van Hire throws a body kick.
De Cremonesi thinks about the counter body kick.
De Cremonesi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Cremonesi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Cremonesi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Van Hire counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Whealer Van Hire will probably get the nod.
That's time! Van Hire's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Van Hire takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Cremonesi tries to land a leg kick but Van Hire saw it coming and moves away.
De Cremonesi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Cremonesi misses with a body kick.
De Cremonesi misses with a body shot.
De Cremonesi just misses with a punch to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as De Cremonesi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Van Hire moves out of range of the body kick from De Cremonesi.
Van Hire is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Cremonesi looks to throw the jab but Van Hire is out of range.
Van Hire swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Cremonesi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Hire.
Van Hire lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
De Cremonesi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Hire counters with a thumping low kick. #T1#
De Cremonesi gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Van Hire counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Cremonesi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Hire blocks a jab.
Van Hire feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Van Hire throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Cremonesi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Hire slips under a jab from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Hire counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
De Cremonesi throws a push kick but Van Hire slaps the foot to one side.
De Cremonesi avoids the body shot from Van Hire.
A punch lands to the side of De Cremonesi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
De Cremonesi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Hire swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Hire pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T2#
De Cremonesi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Van Hire throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Hire connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Hire looks to score with a jab to the body but De Cremonesi is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from De Cremonesi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Cremonesi feints and then cracks Van Hire's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Hire down.
De Cremonesi lands the left hand.
Van Hire showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi misses with a low kick.
Van Hire swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
De Cremonesi throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Hire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Cremonesi.

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 Whealer Van Hire.
I think Van Hire 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Whealer Van Hire!
A relieved looking Whealer Van Hire thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: H34
Date: Dec 23, 2023

#R1#
Van Hire throws a shot from downtown. BySubtraction moves away and avoids it.
BySubtraction looks to throw the jab but Van Hire is out of range.
Van Hire avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from BySubtraction misses the target.
Addition BySubtraction seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for BySubtraction.
BySubtraction works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
BySubtraction tries to clinch up but Van Hire circles away and keeps his distance.
BySubtraction misses the jab.
It looked like Van Hire wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
BySubtraction throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
BySubtraction throws an overhand right that lands on Van Hire's shoulder, as Van Hire tries to avoid the shot.
Van Hire swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab lands there for Van Hire.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Hire misses with a straight left.
BySubtraction misses the jab.
Van Hire appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Van Hire looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Van Hire takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
BySubtraction throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Van Hire to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BySubtraction waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Hire.
BySubtraction misses with a body shot. #T1#
Nice body kick there by Van Hire.
BySubtraction rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Hire counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Van Hire darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
BySubtraction is looking to clinch.
BySubtraction misses with a hook. Van Hire ducked under it nicely.
BySubtraction looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Hire is just out of range.
BySubtraction swings widly with a right hand
and Van Hire counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Van Hire walks into a jab.
BySubtraction throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Hire turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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!
BySubtraction throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Hire counters with a straight right hand.
BySubtraction scores with a body shot.
BySubtraction throws a poor cross that misses #KD#
and Van Hire counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! BySubtraction goes down! Van Hire rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... BySubtraction is up to one knee.... 8,9.... He's up! The referee says he's good to go, so we're back to the action!#ROC#BySubtraction is rocked!
BySubtraction drops his guard momentarily, allowing Van Hire to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes BySubtraction! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Van Hire takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Whealer Van Hire!
Whealer Van Hire decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: OFK 323 - Burrows Vs Heimo
Date: Aug 12, 2023

#R1#
Valentine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Hire shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Valentine eats them both and turns towards Van Hire to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#CUT2#It looks like Giggle Valentine has been cut.
Whealer Van Hire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valentine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Hire throws out the jab.
Van Hire ducks right into an uppercut from Valentine.
Van Hire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Hire throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Valentine.
Van Hire walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Van Hire lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Valentine at a distance.
Valentine misses with a right hand
and Van Hire counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentine on the wrong end of a nice hook.#ROC2#Valentine is rocked!#T1#
Van Hire walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Valentine drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Van Hire swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Valentine's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Whealer Van Hire!
Whealer Van Hire decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: AKF 80
Date: Feb 08, 2023

#R1#
Neich looks to land a left hand but Van Hire moved out of range nicely.
Neich takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Van Hire throws a right and a left that Neich avoids nicely.
Van Hire takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A shot to the liver by Neich. Beautiful body shot.
Neich misses with a right hand
enabling Van Hire to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT2#It looks like Lester Neich has been cut.
Neich looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Neich misses with an uppercut. Van Hire saw that one coming.
Neich misses with an uppercut.
Van Hire flicks out a counter leg kick but Neich steps away.
Neich jabs Van Hire to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Van Hire ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Hire is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Neich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Hire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lester Neich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Hire walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neich gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Neich needs to keep his hands up - Van Hire had a free shot at his head there.#ROC2#Neich is rocked!
Van Hire takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oh Neich is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T1#
Van Hire gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Neich seems to have got his legs back now.
Neich misses with a right hand
and Van Hire counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Van Hire avoids the body shot from Neich.
Some wild striking there from Van Hire.
Neich throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Hire.
Neich stuns Van Hire with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Neich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Neich swings for the body but Van Hire moves out of range.
Van Hire swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Van Hire takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Neich throws a body punch but Van Hire moves out of range.
Neich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Neich throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Hire counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Neich thinking.
Neich misses with an uppercut. Van Hire saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Hire. Neich does a little dance to reset his feet.#T2#
Neich is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neich throws a body punch but Van Hire moves out of range.
Van Hire throws a shot from downtown. Neich moves away and avoids it.
Van Hire slips a straight right by Neich.
Van Hire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Hire now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Neich blocks a head kick by Van Hire.
Neich moves out of range as Van Hire strikes.
Neich scores with a jab. Van Hire acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A head kick misses from Van Hire.
Neich ducks under a wild hook from Van Hire.
Neich thuds his right hand into Van Hire's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Hire throws a poor cross that misses
and Neich counters with a straight right hand.
Neich loads up on a big right hand but Van Hire slips the punch.
It seemed like Van Hire was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big right from Neich misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lester Neich will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lester Neich's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Van Hire blocks a jab.
Neich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Hire counters with a series of strikes. Neich will be more careful next time no doubt.
Neich misses with a wild body shot.
Van Hire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Neich.
Neich misses the shot to the body.
Neich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Hire moves away.
Van Hire appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Van Hire has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Neich finds it's way round the side to connect with Van Hire's head.
Van Hire avoids the body shot from Neich.
A big left from Neich misses.
A big left from Neich misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neich throws a jab when Van Hire was well out of range.
Neich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Hire.
Van Hire throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Hire uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Neich has time to react.
Neich throws a big shot that misses.#T1#
Neich ducks under a wild hook from Van Hire.
Neich throwing a counter right hand but Van Hire manages to avoid it.
OH! Neich has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Van Hire smells blood and charges in for the finish! Van Hire unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Neich sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Whealer Van Hire!
Whealer Van Hire thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: AKF FN 400
Date: Jan 13, 2023

#R1#
Van Hire gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rram throws a nice looking combination but Van Hire bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Hire throws a nice looking combination but Rram bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big right from Rram misses.
Jab from Van Hire.
Rram bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rram scores with a shot to the body.
Rram falls off balance throwing a combination
and Van Hire counters with a body kick that stops Rram in his tracks momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Hire.
Van Hire tries to land a leg kick but Rram saw it coming and moves away.
Van Hire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rram avoids the body shot from Van Hire.
Van Hire stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rram.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rram slips a straight right by Van Hire.
Van Hire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rram was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Hire.
Rram lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T1#
Rram misses with a body shot.
Rram misses the shot to the body.
Rram wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
No joy there for Rram, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Hire is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Van Hire lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rram throws a one two combo.
Van Hire throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rram misses with an uppercut.
Rram fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Hire on the side of the head.
Van Hire fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rram throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Hire ducks under a wild hook from Rram.
Van Hire connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rram lands with an uppercut that bounces Van Hire off the ropes and back into range.
Some wild striking there from Rram.
A little feinted left hand from Van Hire on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T2#
Rram connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Hire's hands.
Rram tries to bum rush Van Hire with a series of wild strikes but Van Hire uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A quick step to the side and Van Hire tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rram takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Van Hire connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rram connects with the punch.
Van Hire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rram.#CL2#
Rram clinches with his opponent.
Van Hire lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rram backwards.
Van Hire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Hire blocking some punches.
Van Hire lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rram backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rram is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A short left from Van Hire. #BC2#
Rram breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rram staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yajson Rram will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Van Hire tries to score with a low kick but Rram moves his leg out of the way.
Rram misses with a two punch combination.
Van Hire looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Van Hire with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rram to score with a decent uppercut.
Yajson Rram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rram throws a push kick but Van Hire slaps the foot to one side.
Van Hire lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rram at a distance.
Van Hire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Van Hire.
Van Hire is looking to wear down Rram with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rram's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rram duly obliges.
Rram throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A quick step to the side and Van Hire tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rram throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rram checks a leg kick nicely.
Rram connects with a good right hand that stumbles Van Hire. Van Hire circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rram misses the body punch
and Rram takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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 Hire lands with a nice body punch.
Rram lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Hire circles away quickly and effectively.
Rram connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #T1#
Van Hire fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rram is looking to land body kicks.
Rram uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Hire.
Rram is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Van Hire throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Hire takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Hire's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rram connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Van Hire scrambles back to his feet.
Rram lands a two punch combo.
Rram has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Van Hire misses with a body shot.
Rram misses with a hook to the body
and Van Hire counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rram lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Hire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rram.
Rram misses with a jab to the body
and Rram takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Hire looks to score with a jab to the body but Rram is just out of range.
Rram misses with the combination. #T2#
Rram takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rram goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Van Hire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rram moves away.
A nice side step and Rram releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Van Hire throws a series of punches but Rram avoids them all with ease.
Van Hire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rram moves out of range of the body kick.
Rram looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rram lands with an uppercut that bounces Van Hire off the ropes and back into range.
Van Hire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rram.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Hire misses the target.
Rram misses with a few strikes there.
Rram thuds a left hand into Van Hire's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rram takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Hire pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rram missing with a left hand there. Van Hire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A counter left hand to the body from Van Hire misses its target.
Rram misses with a looping right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Yajson Rram will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Van Hire scores with a spinning back kick!
Whealer Van Hire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Hire throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rram lands with a shot to the body.
Van Hire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rram.
Yajson Rram seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rram missing with a left hand there. Van Hire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rram will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rram goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rram avoids the body shot from Van Hire.
Yajson Rram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Hire slips a straight right by Rram.
Rram swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rram rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Hire counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rram misses with a jab, cross combination.
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!
Rram throws a right and a left that Van Hire avoids nicely. #T1#
Rram blocks a head kick by Van Hire.
Van Hire jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rram!
Van Hire lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rram rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Hire moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Van Hire wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rram throws a body punch but Van Hire moves out of range.
Van Hire connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Van Hire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rram was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Hire.
Van Hire showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rram.
Van Hire throwing a counter right hand but Rram manages to avoid it.
Rram swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Van Hire counters with a crisp right that sends Rram to the canvas! Van Hire follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Whealer Van Hire!
Our winner, Whealer Van Hire, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: AKF 73: The King
Date: Dec 03, 2022

#R1#
Whok lands a leg kick that knocks Van Hire off balance momentarily.
Van Hire keeps the fight on the outside.
Whok throws a chopping leg kick but Van Hire manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Whok throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Hire lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Whok tries to clinch up but Van Hire circles away and keeps his distance.
Whok misses with a double jab.
Whok misses with a two punch combination.
Whok thows a leg kick but Van Hire checks it
and Van Hire counters with a nice body kick.
Van Hire checks the leg kick nicely there.
Whok goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Van Hire blocks a head kick by Whok.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whok stuns Van Hire with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Whok throws a leg kick that is checked
and Van Hire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whok misses with a leg kick #KD2#
and Van Hire counters with a perfectly timed counter left hook that drops Whok to the mat, face first! Van Hire goes to the neutral corner and waits for the referee to start the count. Whok is back to hise feet already though and looking to continue the bout! Exciting stuff!#ROC2#Whok is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut lands for Whok. That snapped Van Hire's head back.
Oh Whok is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#KD2#
Whok walks into a big right hand from Van Hire and goes down! The referee sends Van Hire to a neutral corner as Whok gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.#T1#
Van Hire checks a low kick from Whok.
The fight stays on the outside here - Whok looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Whok seems to have got his legs back now.
Whok tries to clinch up.
Van Hire swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Whok connects with a leg kick.
A head kick by Whok misses
and Van Hire counters with a nice body kick.
Piger Whok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whok misses with a body kick.
Van Hire steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Whok throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van Hire counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Hire.
Whok feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Whok tries a low kick but Van Hire avoids it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Van Hire, as that shot connected.
A clash of legs there as Van Hire blocks the low kick.
Whok throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Hire throws out a counter right but Whok avoids it with no problem.#T2#
Whok tries a head kick but it misses.
Whok throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Whok takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whok misses with a body kick.
Van Hire tries to land a front kick but Whok steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Whok looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Hire! But no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Hire lands with a shot to the body. #KD2#
Whok walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Van Hire rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Whok has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Van Hire steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Whok. That one must have hurt.
Whok swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Whok tries to score with a low kick but Van Hire moves his leg out of the way.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Hire circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Van Hire was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Hire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whok was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Hire.#KD2#
Van Hire connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Whok onto his butt! Whok bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Whealer Van Hire will get the nod in that round, having scored multiple knockdowns.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Whok throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Whealer Van Hire seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whok looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Whok lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Hire circles away quickly and effectively.#KD2#
Van Hire scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Whok beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Whok throws a right hand that Van Hire ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Hire also avoids with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Hire! But no joy.
Van Hire has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Van Hire has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Whok misses with a kick to the body.
Van Hire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Piger Whok is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whok throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Whok throws a low kick but Van Hire avoids it.
Van Hire looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Whok with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Whok attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Van Hire unleashes a big counter combination but Whok bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Whok falls off balance throwing a combination #KD2#
and Van Hire counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Whok goes down! Van Hire rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Whok is up to one knee.... 8,9.... He's up! The referee says he's good to go, so we're back to the action!
A head kick from Whok lands but Van Hire takes it in his stride. #T1#
Whok tries to land a front kick but Van Hire steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Whok throws a leg kick but Van Hire sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Van Hire looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Hire misses with a head kick.
Van Hire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whok lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Hire circles away quickly and effectively.
Whok connects with a leg kick.
Whok looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#CL#
Whok rushes Van Hire and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whok.
Whok tries a body shot but Van Hire blocks it.
Whok connects with a knee to the head.
Van Hire tries to throw a body punch but Whok avoids it by throwing Van Hire back against the ropes.
Van Hire misses with a punch on the inside.
Whok pushes Van Hire back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Hire dodges an elbow strike from Whok. #T2#
Whok using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Hire has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
I was talking to Whok's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Whok pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Hire leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Whok tries a knee to the head but Van Hire blocks it.
Whok creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Hire struggles to land a body shot inside as Whok controls his hands.
Van Hire lands a left hand.
Van Hire blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Whok throws an elbow but misses.
Whok throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Hire blocks an elbow strike from Whok.
Whok lands with a right to the head.
Whok throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Hire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whok throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Hire scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Hire.
Van Hire working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Van Hire.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Whealer Van Hire will take that one after putting his opponent down more than once in the round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Van Hire lands with a good body shot.
Whok motions for Van Hire to come forward. Whok throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Whok fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Hire takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Whok thows a leg kick but Van Hire checks it #KD2#
and Van Hire counters quickly with a head kick that drops Whok to the mat! The referee starts the count at 3 - will Whok be able to get back to his feet in time? 4,5,6, he's up. He looks OK so we'll continue the action!
Whok throws a head kick but Van Hire moves out of range.
Van Hire ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Whok throws a body kick that misses.
Van Hire avoids the head kick by Whok.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Hire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whok.
Van Hire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Hire throws a counter combo.
Whok rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Hire moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Whok pivots, looking for a leg kick but Van Hire is out of range and Whok settles back down.
Van Hire tries a head kick but it misses. #T1#
Whok thumps Van Hire with a low kick.
Whok throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Van Hire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whok.
Whok misses with a body kick.#CL#
Whok clinches up with Van Hire and pushes him back against the ropes.
Whok prevents a body shot from Van Hire.
A right hook to the body lands for Whok.
Whok struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Hire controls his hands.
Van Hire working aggressively here.
Piger Whok has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Whok misses with a body punch.
Whok throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Whok on the inside.
Van Hire lands a right hand that snaps the head of Whok backwards.
Van Hire stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#BC2#
Van Hire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Piger Whok has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Whok thuds his right hand into Van Hire's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
No joy there for Whok, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Whok slips a straight right by Van Hire.
Whok thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
Whok has Van Hire up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Van Hire.
Whok looks to throw an elbow but misses. #BC2#
Van Hire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Whok lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A bone on bone clash there as Van Hire blocks the leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Whok.
It seemed like Van Hire was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Whok dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Hire. That did some damage!
Van Hire cracks Whok with a good jab.

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 Piger Whok.
I think Van Hire 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 20:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 20:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 20:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Whealer Van Hire!
A very excited looking Whealer Van Hire made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: AKF 69 | Akira vs. Kim
Date: Sep 24, 2022

#R1#
Sanchez blocks the body kick.
Van Hire takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Hire swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sanchez with a jab.
Van Hire dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Van Hire was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Van Hire misses with a jab to the body
letting Sanchez counter with a right hand.
Luis Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Hire.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and Van Hire counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Van Hire.
Sanchez throws out a counter right but Van Hire avoids it with no problem.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
It looked like Van Hire was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van Hire counters with a nice uppercut.
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 Hire fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and Van Hire counters with a big left hand that crumples Sanchez! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Whealer Van Hire!
Whealer Van Hire thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: AKF 67 | Beukeboom vs. Knox
Date: Sep 10, 2022

#R1#
Van Hire swinging wildly here.
Buchanan throws a low kick, looking for Van Hire's leg but Van Hire calmly moves out of range.
Van Hire throwing a counter right hand but Buchanan manages to avoid it.
Van Hire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Hire throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Van Hire jabs Buchanan right on the nose. Buchanan blinks but takes it well.
Buchanan misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Hire counters with a nice body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Van Hire darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Buchanan throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Van Hire throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Buchanan is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the ropes! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Whealer Van Hire!
After winning the bout, Whealer Van Hire thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: AKF FN | Upchurch vs. Chamba
Date: Aug 12, 2022

#R1#
Collins misses with a straight right. #CL#
Collins gets tackled into the ropes by Van Hire. Van Hire maintains the clinch.
Van Hire misses with a punch to the body.
Collins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Collins takes a shot to the head.
Collins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Hire works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Collins is trying to force a seperation but Van Hire has the dominant position.
Van Hire has Collins pressed against the ropes, preventing Collins from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Collins can't break the clinch.
Collins tries to break free but Van Hire pushes him back against the ropes.
Collins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
Collins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Hire misses with an attempted mid kick.
Collins is looking for the big counter here.
A low kick from Collins is predictable there #KD#
and before Collins can reset, Van Hire rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Collins is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue!
Collins misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Hire counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Whealer Van Hire!
A relieved looking Whealer Van Hire thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: S-1 WGP 2022- Nagoya (BWGP R1)
Date: Apr 11, 2022

#R1#
Kim Park misses with a left hand #KD#
and Van Hire counters with a nice uppercut that drops Kim Park onto his backside! Kim Park bounces straight back to his feet before we have a chance to even start the count. He'll get the standing 8 count anyway before we get back underway.#ROC#Kim Park is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Lee Kim Park has been cut.
Van Hire seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kim Park is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Hire.
Van Hire is looking for a counter combo.
Kim Park is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Hire finish him?
Kim Park throws an off balance right hand
and Van Hire counters with a body kick.
Kim Park swings away with a body shot that misses
and Van Hire counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Whealer Van Hire!
A very excited looking Whealer Van Hire made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: AKF 44 | Beukeboom vs. Cobb 2
Date: Mar 19, 2022

#R1#
Bose cracks a nice hook into Van Hire's ribs.
Van Hire moves out of range as Bose strikes.
Van Hire wants to clinch.
Bose throws a hook but Van Hire avoids it easily.
Bose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Hire manages to avoid it.
Van Hire swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Van Hire slips under a jab from Bose.
A little jabbing left from Van Hire on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bose throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Hire.
Despite the aggression on Van Hire's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Bose moves into the clinch.
Bose tries to work over Van Hire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bose pushes Van Hire back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bose presses Van Hire against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Bose fails to land.
Van Hire's coach down at BEAR JEW'S was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Van Hire's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Van Hire lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bose backwards. #T1#
Bose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bose swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Hire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bose struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Hire controls his hands.
Van Hire working aggressively here.
Bose tries to throw a body punch but Van Hire avoids it by throwing Bose back against the ropes.
Bose throws a head punch that misses.
Bose lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Hire.
Bose lands an uppercut.
Bose lands a right hand that snaps the head of Van Hire backwards.
Bose throws a head punch that misses.
Bose tries to throw a body punch but Van Hire avoids it by throwing Bose back against the ropes.
Bose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Hire prevents a body shot from Bose.
Van Hire lands with a light punch inside.
Van Hire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bose's elbow.
Bose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bose swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T2#
Van Hire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bose lands an uppercut.
Van Hire working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Bose.
Van Hire has a couple of punches blocked by Bose.
Bose lands a body punch in the clinch.
Van Hire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Hire blocks an uppercut.
Bose throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bose blocks a body shot from Van Hire.
Van Hire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Hire tries a body shot but Bose blocks it.
Bose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Hire tries to work over Bose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bose throws a head punch that misses.
Bose working aggressively here.
Van Hire softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Van Hire takes a shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Remy Bose dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Bose throws the left hand but Van Hire avoids the punch easily.
Bose scores with a body shot.
A slow jab from Bose misses its intended target.
Bose takes a swing at Van Hire's ribcage but misses.
Bose throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Hire takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Remy Bose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bose misses with a hook to the body
and Van Hire counters with a nice body shot.
Bose misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Hire blocks a jab.
Van Hire throws out a counter right but Bose avoids it with no problem.
Bose connects with a body shot that sends Van Hire's belly button to the back.
Van Hire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bose.
Van Hire throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A quick step to the side and Bose tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#T1#
Bose misses with a body shot.
As Bose backs off Van Hire throws a huge counter combo but Bose manages to avoid it all.
Bose seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Van Hire throws a head kick that misses
and Bose counters with a nice body shot.
Bose moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bose throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bose is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Hire can do to turn this around?
Bose feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van Hires jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bose looks to land a left hand but Van Hire moved out of range nicely.
Van Hire throws a hook but Bose blocks it.
Van Hire misses with a body kick.
Bose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Hire.
Van Hire is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bose lands a right hook to the body. #T2#
Van Hire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bose paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Hire tries to close the distance and clinch but Bose swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bose misses with a straight right.
Van Hire throws a head kick that half lands.
Van Hire tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bose misses with a wild body shot.
Van Hire let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Remy Bose is winning the standup battle so far.
Bose fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Van Hire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bose takes a swing at Van Hire's ribcage but misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bose, as that shot connected.
Van Hire loads up on a big right hand but Bose slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Remy Bose dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Bose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Van Hire was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bose misses with a body shot
and Van Hire counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Van Hire darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bose is looking to wear down Van Hire with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Hire doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A head kick misses from Van Hire.
Good exchange - Bose coming out on top.
Whealer Van Hire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bose misses the shot to the body.
Bose misses with a body shot.
Van Hire tries to counter with a clinch but Bose shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Hire throws a body punch but Bose moves out of range.
Bose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Hire unleashes a big counter combination but Bose bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Van Hire shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #T1#
Van Hire takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Van Hire stuns Bose with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bose misses the shot to the body.
Van Hire is trying to counter with his kicks.
Van Hire tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bose manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bose swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bose connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Van Hire ducks under a wild hook from Bose.
Bose lands a jab to the nose.
Bose throws a sloppy body shot
letting Van Hire counter with a right hand.
Bose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Hire thinks about the counter body kick.#CL2#
Van Hire has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Hire. #T2#
Bose tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Hire's elbow.
Bose tries a body shot but Van Hire blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Hire.
Van Hire misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bose lands an elbow inside that Van Hire shrugs off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bose lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Hire blocks the elbow strike.
Bose gets through Van Hire's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bose misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Hire scores with a shoulder strike.
Bose pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Van Hire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Hire throws a head punch that misses.
Van Hire lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bose backwards.
Van Hire scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Van Hire lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Van Hire blocks an uppercut.
Van Hire softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

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 Remy Bose.
Well Bose 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Remy Bose!
Remy Bose very nearly forgot to thank UnderGround Supplements amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: AKF 39 | Benedetti vs. Durand
Date: Feb 12, 2022

#R1#
Sepulveda throws a body punch but Van Hire moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sepulveda. Van Hire does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sepulveda moves out of range of the body kick from Van Hire.
Sepulveda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Hire looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alejandro Sepulveda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sepulveda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Hire.
Van Hire throws a sloppy head kick and Sepulveda moves out of range easily.
Van Hire takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Van Hire has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Van Hire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sepulveda.
Sepulveda misses with a wild body shot.
Van Hire throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sepulveda stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Hire lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sepulveda is looking to chop away at Van Hire's legs.
Sepulveda has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Van Hire.
Van Hire throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. #T1#
Sepulveda throws the left hand but Van Hire avoids the punch easily.
Sepulveda swings for the body but Van Hire moves out of range.
Sepulveda throws a hook but Van Hire avoids it easily.
Sepulveda is looking to wear down Van Hire with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Van Hire scores with a jab to the jaw.
Van Hire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sepulveda.
Sepulveda looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Hire is just out of range.
Van Hire is trying to counter with his kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sepulveda.
Van Hire scores with a jab.
Sepulveda has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A punch lands to the side of Van Hire 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Van Hire lands with a kick to the ribs.
Van Hire works the jab nicely.
Van Hire connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Sepulveda to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Van Hire!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Whealer Van Hire!
Whealer Van Hire decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: ENIGMA 71
Date: Jan 16, 2022

#R1##CL2#
Mongkut has closed the distance and engaged Van Hire in a clinch.
Mongkut swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Hire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Hire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Hire pushes Mongkut back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mongkut has a couple of punches blocked by Van Hire.
Mongkut is trying to maintain a safe position but Van Hire gets an underhook and turns Mongkut into the cage.
Van Hire prevents Mongkut from breaking the clinch.#BC2#
Mongkut breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick from Mongkut, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mongkut throws a head kick that misses.
Mongkut throws a lazy right hand but Van Hire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Mongkut.
A jab from Mongkut misses.
Van Hire moves into range and connects with a jab.
Van Hire avoids a kick to the body.
Van Hire looks to throw the jab but Mongkut is out of range.
We've been informed that Mongkut has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A good leg kick by Mongkut. #T1#
Van Hire scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Van Hire throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. #CL2#
Mongkut darts in and clinches Van Hire up against the cage.
Van Hire lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mongkut misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mongkut is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mongkut lands with a light punch inside.
Van Hire lands a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Van Hire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mongkuts head.
Mongkut pushes Van Hire back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Van Hire - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Van Hire.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Hire lands a hook that snaps the head of Mongkut backwards. #T2#
Mongkut lands a nice uppercut.
Mongkut tries to work over Van Hire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Hire lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mongkut missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Mongkut fails to land.
Van Hire scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Hire.
A short left from Van Hire.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mongkut creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van Hire lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Hire.
Van Hire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mongkut has had enough of the clinch but Van Hire keeps him there for the moment.
Mongkut throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Hire.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mongkut.
Van Hire pushes Mongkut back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T3#
Van Hire presses Mongkut against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Van Hire blocks a body shot from Mongkut.
Mongkut looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mongkut misses with a punch to the body.
Van Hire misses with a body punch.
Mongkut is trying to stall.
Van Hire blocking some punches.
A short right from Van Hire on the inside.
Mongkut lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Van Hire scores with a nice short uppercut.#ROC#Mongkut is rocked!
Mongkut wants to break free but Van Hire has control.
Mongkut looking to stall.
Van Hire blocks an uppercut.
Mongkut tries to circle away but Van Hire has him pinned against the cage.#T4#
Mongkut tries to break the clinch but Van Hire is controlling the position.
Mongkut can't break the clinch.
Van Hire scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Hire has a couple of punches blocked by Mongkut.
Van Hire blocks an uppercut.
Mongkut wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mongkut wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mongkut can't break the clinch.
Van Hire scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mongkut is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Hire finish him?
Van Hire lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Hire blocks an uppercut.
Van Hire lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mongkut is trying to maintain a safe position but Van Hire gets an underhook and turns Mongkut into the cage.
Van Hire creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Mongkut's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Mongkut drops to his knees and Van Hire pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Whealer Van Hire!
After winning the bout, Whealer Van Hire thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: ENIGMA 63
Date: Dec 14, 2021

#R1#
A telegraphed right hand from Van Hire misses the target. #CL#
Prince clinches up with Van Hire and pushes him back against the cage.
Van Hire tries to work over Prince's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Prince lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Hire.
A head punch on the inside from Van Hire fails to land.
Prince has Van Hire pushed against the cage.#BC2#
Van Hire breaks the clinch.
Van Hire keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Hire looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Prince looks to land a left hand but Van Hire moved out of range nicely.
Prince lands with a right hand.
Prince lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prince tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Hire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Prince lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Prince throws a wild body kick that Van Hire sees coming a mile off.
Prince scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Hire throws a low kick but it's checked well by Prince.
Nasir Prince seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Prince fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Hire.
Prince moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Prince cracks Van Hire with a right hand to the side of the head.
Prince looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Hire replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Prince blocks it well.
Prince rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Hire moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Prince takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Van Hire goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Prince takes one to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Prince misses.
Prince tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Hire manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Hire unleashes a big counter combination but Prince bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Van Hire throws a body punch but Prince moves out of range.
Prince moves in looking to clinch but Van Hire pushes him off.
Prince's corner calls for a 1-2. Prince obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prince bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Prince lands a jab-cross combination.
Prince throws out a leg kick but Van Hire moves out of range and Prince only half commits.
Prince slips a straight right by Van Hire.#T2#
Van Hire closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #CL#
Prince moves into the clinch.
Van Hire misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prince.
Van Hire blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prince pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Hire leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Van Hire lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Hire wants to get back to striking at distance but Prince won't allow it.
Van Hire working hard to break the clinch.
Prince stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Prince misses with the head strike.
Van Hire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Hire blocks a body shot from Prince.
Van Hire lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Prince misses with a body punch.
Prince struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Hire controls his hands.
Prince stalling in the clinch.
Prince throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land. #T3##BC2#
Van Hire breaks the clinch.
Prince misses with a hook. Van Hire ducked under it nicely.
Van Hire misses with an uppercut. Prince saw that one coming.
It looked like Prince was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Van Hire looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van Hire looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Prince scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van Hire in his tracks.
Van Hire misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Prince with the inside leg kick.
Van Hire drops his hands momentarily and Prince takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Van Hire checks a leg kick nicely.
Van Hire avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little jabbing left from Van Hire on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Prince feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van Hires jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Prince misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Hire shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #T4#
Prince looks to land a right hand but Van Hire moved out of range.
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 Hire misses with a straight right.
Prince jabs at Van Hire's body.#CL#
Prince has Van Hire up against the cage in a clinch.
Prince misses with a hook from the clinch.
Prince blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Hire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Prince's elbow.
Prince's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Van Hire misses with a punch on the inside. #BC2#
Van Hire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Prince swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prince wants to clinch up but Van Hire keeps it at a distance.
Prince tries to clinch but Van Hire moves away
and Prince takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Prince scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Hire should have avoided that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nasir Prince dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Prince fails to land with a series of punches.
Prince misses with a wild combination.
Van Hire defending well as Prince loads up on a big left hand.
Prince rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Hire moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A low kick from Prince is predictable there
and Van Hire counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Prince lands a jab.
The fighters circle, before Van Hire throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Prince's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Van Hire lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Whealer Van Hire!
Whealer Van Hire decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: ENIGMA 54
Date: Nov 07, 2021

#R1#
Van Hire gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Roberto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roberto throws a shot from downtown. Van Hire moves away and avoids it.
Van Hire clobbers Roberto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Van Hire misses with a hook
and Roberto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roberto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice defenses there by Van Hire.
Van Hire misses with a body kick.
Van Hire throws the kick towards the body but Roberto avoids it.
Roberto throws an overhand right that lands on Van Hire's shoulder, as Van Hire tries to avoid the shot.
As Roberto tries to get set, Van Hire tries to push him back and clinch up but Roberto manages to avoid the attempt.
Roberto throws a shot to the body.
Van Hire ducks under a wild hook from Roberto.
Whealer Van Hire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Hire looks to clinch
and Van Hire takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roberto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Hire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Hire moves out of range as Roberto strikes.
That kick from Van Hire tenderised Roberto's leg. Roberto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Roberto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Hire throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Good exchange - Van Hire coming out on top.#T1#
Roberto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Hire can pounce on him.
Van Hire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roberto.
Roberto moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Van Hire throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Van Hire takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Hire throws a wild body kick that Roberto sees coming a mile off.
The fighters circling - Roberto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roberto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van Hire avoids the body shot from Roberto.
Van Hire turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Hire lands a nice looking kick to the body. Roberto takes a step back to recover.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Hire. That's going to slow Roberto down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberto misses with a looping right.
Roberto throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Hire.
Van Hire pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Roberto throws out a counter right but Van Hire avoids it with no problem.
Roberto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Van Hire looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T2##CL#
Van Hire darts in and clinches Roberto up against the cage.
Van Hire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Hire definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Roberto wants to break free but Van Hire has control.
Roberto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Hire misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Van Hire fails to land.
Roberto is trying to push Van Hire away but Van Hire has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Roberto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van Hire keeps control of Roberto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Paulo Roberto will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##CL#
Van Hire moves into range and clinches up with Roberto.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Hire.
Roberto is trying to push Van Hire away but Van Hire has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Van Hire prevents Roberto from breaking the clinch.
Van Hire misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Roberto breaks the clinch.
A lazy body kick from Van Hire
and Roberto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Hire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Hire delivers a nice body kick.
Roberto lands a jab-cross combination.
Van Hire fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roberto.#T1#
Roberto scores with a nice strike.
Van Hire moves away from the strike by Roberto.
Roberto throws a lazy right hand but Van Hire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Hire is looking to counter the offense by Roberto and move into the clinch.
Van Hire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roberto.
Van Hire tries to clinch but Roberto moves away
and Roberto counters with a straight right hand.
Van Hire tries to close the distance and clinch but Roberto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
Van Hire has Roberto up against the cage in a clinch.
We've been informed that Roberto has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Van Hire misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Hire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roberto.
Van Hire tries a body shot but Roberto blocks it. #T2#
Van Hire misses with some punches.
Roberto blocks a body shot from Van Hire.
Roberto is trying to break the clinch but Van Hire has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Van Hire - that landed with a thud.
Van Hire keeps control of Roberto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Hire lands a left hand.
Van Hire keeps control of Roberto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Roberto blocking some punches.
Roberto is trying to break the clinch but Van Hire has him pressed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Whealer Van Hire will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Van Hire moves out of range as Roberto strikes.
Van Hire missing with a left hand there. Roberto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roberto on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Van Hire with a jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Van Hire!
Roberto might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Roberto has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Van Hire.
Van Hire tries to score with a low kick but Roberto moves his leg out of the way.
Roberto misses with a lunging right hand #CL#
and Van Hire counters by clinching up.
Van Hire misses with the head strike.
Van Hire misses with the head strike.
Roberto has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Van Hire.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A short left from Van Hire.
Van Hire swings wildly with an uppercut but Roberto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roberto has had enough of the clinch but Van Hire keeps him there for the moment.#T1#
Van Hire swings wildly with an uppercut but Roberto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Hire misses with a body punch.
Roberto is trying to break the clinch but Van Hire has him pressed against the cage.
Van Hire goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC2#
Roberto breaks from the clinch.
Roberto misses with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Hire.
Roberto is looking for the big counter here.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Roberto lands a lovely overhand right.
Van Hire throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A lazy body kick from Van Hire
and Roberto counters with a straight right hand.
Van Hire misses with an attempted mid kick.
Roberto moves out of range as Van Hire throws a body kick.
Van Hire connects with a right hand. Roberto shakes it off.
Roberto throws a jab when Van Hire was well out of range.
Roberto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roberto misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Roberto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Hire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roberto cracks Van Hire with a right hand to the side of the head.
Van Hire misses with a kick to the body.
Van Hire misses with a kick to the body.
Roberto with a body punch. A glancing blow. #CL#
Van Hire instigates a clinch.
Roberto is looking to break free of the clinch but Van Hire has double underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Whealer Van Hire showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Van Hire 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Whealer Van Hire!

Event: NYCL 23 - Bateman vs Daverio
Date: Sep 11, 2021

#R1#
No joy there for Van Hire, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Hire looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL#
Van Hire closes the distance and clinches.
Sokol goes for a takedown attempt but Van Hire pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #CL#
Van Hire fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sokol, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sokol.
Sokol takes a shot to the head.
Sokol has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Van Hire avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sokol's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Hire works on Sokol's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokol fails to pull guard.
Whealer Van Hire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Sokol.
Sokol tries to pull guard but Van Hire holds him up against the cage and eventually Sokol drops back down to his feet.
Van Hire lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sokol tries to pull guard but Van Hire forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Van Hire. #T1#
Van Hire lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #ROC#Sokol is rocked!
Sokol is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Van Hire is defending well.
Sokol is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Hire finish him?
Sokol's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sokol tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Van Hire just stands there and leans against the cage.
Van Hire lands with a short shot to the head.
Van Hire lands with a light punch inside.
Sokol is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sokol is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Van Hire to keep the fight standing.
Sokol tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Van Hire lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sokol jumps guard but Van Hire turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sokol is trying to pull guard but Van Hire has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Hire.
Van Hire throws a big uppercut that drops Sokol! More strikes from Van Hire and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sokol lies dazed against the cage as Van Hire celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Whealer Van Hire!

Event: NYCL 16 - Rich' vs Olatunji
Date: Aug 13, 2021

#R1#
Nice uppercut lands for Tomsett. That snapped Van Hire's head back.
Tomsett lands an overhand right.
Tomsett moves forwards but Van Hire connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tomsett slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tomsett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Hire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tomsett is looking for a counter combo.#CL2#
Van Hire rushes Tomsett and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Van Hire prevents the takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Van Hire scores with a nice short uppercut.
Van Hire lands a body punch.
Van Hire is working Tomsett over against the cage.
Van Hire scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tomsett is trying to pull guard but Van Hire has him pressed against the cage.
Van Hire scores with a shoulder strike.
Van Hire lands with a light punch inside.
Tomsett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T1#
Tomsett is trying to push Van Hire away but Van Hire has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Van Hire lands a shoulder strike.
Van Hire lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tomsett backwards.
Van Hire pushes Tomsett back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Van Hire leaning against his opponent.
Tomsett is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dechlan Tomsett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Hire lands a nice uppercut.
Van Hire scores with a shot to the side of Tomsett's head.
Van Hire lands a body shot.
Van Hire lands a right hand.
Van Hire is leaning against Tomsett and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Van Hire stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Van Hire takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A right hook to the body lands for Van Hire. #T2#
Tomsett goes for a takedown attempt but Van Hire pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Van Hire bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Tomsett gets tackled into the cage by Van Hire. Van Hire maintains the clinch.
A short left from Van Hire. #ROC2#Tomsett is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Van Hire fails to land.
Oh Tomsett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Hire fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Hire misses with a punch on the inside.
Tomsett seems to have got his legs back now.
Van Hire lands with a left to the head.
Tomsett can't get the takedown.
Van Hire prevents Tomsett from breaking the clinch.
Van Hire keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tomsett's efforts to push away.
Van Hire lands a shoulder strike.
Van Hire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Hire softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tomsett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T3#
Van Hire unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Tomsett! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Van Hire is unloading with more strikes now! Tomsett drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Whealer Van Hire!

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