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Event:
RSE 77:
Date: May 15, 2024 |
#R1#
Van Soest scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kourov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Soest was well out of range. Poor timing from Kourov.
Van Soest attempts a counter takedown but Kourov avoids it well and moves away.
Van Soest ducks under a wild hook from Kourov.#CL2#
Kourov drives through and clinches with Van Soest against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Van Soest.
Kourov misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Kourov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kourov. #BC#
Van Soest escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kourov wants to clinch.
Van Soest tries to counter with a takedown but Kourov is quick to defend against it.
Kourov misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Soest avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kourov throws a right hand that misses
#TD#
and Van Soest counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Soest showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Van Soest has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T1#
Van Soest scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kourov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Van Soest is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Van Soest stops Kourov from standing up. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Van Soest feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kourovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#TD#
Van Soest closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kourov did well to prevent Van Soest getting side control.
Van Soest throwing shots but Kourov is blocking nicely.
Van Soest thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kourov is trying to stand back up but Van Soest is controlling him
Van Soest missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kourov looks like he's trying to stand up.
#T3#
Van Soest tries to pass to full mount but Kourov defends it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Van Soest throws a strike but Kourov avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Van Soest postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kourov wants to stand and escape but Van Soest is having none of it.
Kourov keeping full guard, as Van Soest tries to pass. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Kourov. Those never looked like landing.
Van Soest appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kourov throws a right and a left that Van Soest avoids nicely.
Vino Kourov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Soest fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T4##TD#
Van Soest dives in and scores a takedown into Kourov's guard.
Van Soest loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Van Soest trying to control but Kourov is working from the bottom.
Van Soest loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Van Soest 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 Soest is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Van Soest keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kourov's head.
Van Soest chips away with some ground and pound.
Van Soest is looking to work some ground and pound but Kourov has wrist control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly Van Soest dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Van Soest with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Some wild striking there from Kourov.
Kourov doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Soest circles away.
Van Soest just misses with a punch to the body.
Kourov tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Soest swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kourov is looking to clinch but Van Soest is avoiding it.
Kourov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van Soest in his tracks.
Kourov misses with a hook.
Van Soest lands a really nice looking cross but Kourov seems unphased.
Kourov tries to clinch but Van Soest is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kourov moves to clinch but Van Soest breaks away #TD#
so Van Soest counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kourov wants to get back to his feet but Van Soest is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Van Soest keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kourov's head.#T1#
Van Soest throwing strikes from guard but Kourov blocks nicely.
Van Soest throwing strikes from guard but Kourov blocks nicely.
Van Soest throwing strikes from guard but Kourov blocks nicely.
Van Soest slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kourov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Van Soest tries to free his leg and advance position but Kourov is retaining full guard.
Van Soest distracts Kourov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Van Soest won't allow Kourov to get back to his feet.
Van Soest scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Van Soest scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#ROC#Kourov is rocked!
Van Soest scoring with some ground and pound.
Kourov is still in real trouble! Can Van Soest finish him?
Van Soest stops Kourov from standing up.
Van Soest connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Van Soest's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Van Soest showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Van Soest prevents Kourov from getting back to his feet. #T3#
Van Soest working some strikes from top position.
Van Soest landing some decent shots from guard.
Kourov can't keep his opponent in guard - Van Soest advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Van Soest sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kourov defending well though.
Van Soest looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kourov wants to get back to his feet.
Van Soest is nestled in close to Kourov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Van Soest working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Van Soest sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Van Soest lands a big elbow - Kourov is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Van Soest!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kelly Van Soest!
Kelly Van Soest thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Vino Kourov spoke after the fight, saying 'there's vomit on his sweat ! mom's spaghetti's !'. |
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Event:
RSE 69:
Date: Apr 17, 2024 |
#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Van Soest lands a body shot.
Van Soest fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crap manages to avoid it.
Van Soest throws a series of punches but Crap avoids them all with ease.
Crap 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 Soest looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big left from Van Soest misses.
Van Soest throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Crap on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Soest ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crap moves away.
And Crap tries to counter it with a takedown but Van Soest pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Van Soest just misses with a punch to the body.
#T1#
Crap displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Soest throws out the jab.
Van Soest scores with a jab to the body.
Van Soest just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Van Soest darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Soest misses the shot to the body. #TD#
Van Soest looking to score a takedown here. Crap is defending well but Van Soest drives through and ends up in Crap's guard.
Crap is striking off his back. Van Soest thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard. #T2#
Crap missing with punches from the bottom.
Crap is staying active underneath Van Soest, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Crap throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Crap has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Crap missing with punches from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crap tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Crap punching from the bottom.
Van Soest landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Van Soest prevents Crap from improving his position.
Crap missing with punches from the bottom.
Crap throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Crap missing with punches from the bottom.
Van Soest takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T3#
Crap misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Crap punching from the bottom.
Crap moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Crap throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Crap thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Van Soest has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Van Soest is working Crap over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Crap trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Crap has momentary wrist control but Van Soest slips an elbow through the middle.
Crap will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Crap tries to strike from the bottom.
Van Soest scoring with punches to the head and body.
Crap throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Crap striking off his back but it's not causing Van Soest any problems.
Crap thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. #T4#
Crap throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Crap tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Crap doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Crap trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Van Soest sitting in guard here, content to control. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Van Soest misses with a body shot.
Van Soest throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crap with the counter takedown but Van Soest avoids it easily.
Van Soest waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crap.
Crap is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Soest. Crap does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crap drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Van Soest defends it well.
Crap on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly Van Soest dominated that round.
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##TD#
Van Soest closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Crap did well to prevent Van Soest getting side control.
Crap missing with punches from the bottom.
Crap is looking for a sweep. Van Soest is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Van Soest blocks the strikes from Crap.
Crap is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Crap missing with punches from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crap missing with punches from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Soest working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Crap flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Van Soest is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Van Soest is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T1#
Van Soest content to control rather than advance.
Van Soest trying to control the action but Crap is working from the bottom.
Crap on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Crap moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Crap throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Crap throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Crap looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Crap throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crap thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Van Soest slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Crap will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Crap tries to strike from the bottom.
Crap throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Crap trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Crap doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Van Soest lands a really nice looking cross but Crap seems unphased.
Van Soest is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crap can do to turn this around?
A big right from Van Soest misses.
Crap keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crap tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Van Soest looks to land a right hand but Crap moved out of range.#T3#
Van Soest misses with a hook. Crap ducked under it nicely.
Crap changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Van Soest uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Crap has time to react.
Van Soest looks to score with a jab to the body but Crap is just out of range.
Van Soest cracks Crap with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Van Soest throws a body shot but no joy.
Crap feints the counter takedown.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Van Soest throws a shot from downtown. Crap moves away and avoids it.
Crap feints the counter takedown.#T4#
Van Soest clobbers Crap with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Crap uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Soest.
Van Soest swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crap changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The fighters circling - Van Soest throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Soest scores with a nice right hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crap uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Soest.
Crap drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Van Soest defends it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly Van Soest dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Van Soest tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crap was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Soest.#TD#
Van Soest looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Crap!
Crap is trying to get back to half guard.
Crap tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Crap tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Van Soest lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kelly Van Soest overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crap taking punishment in the form of punches.
Crap is looking to reverse the position.
Van Soest in side control lands a decent elbow.
Crap throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land. #T1#
Crap striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Crap is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Van Soest scoring with punches and elbows.
Van Soest is chipping away with strikes.
Crap tries to improve position but can't.
Van Soest trying to control the action but Crap is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
Van Soest trying to control the position but Crap is working away.
Van Soest is really struggling to control Crap but he's trying to hold on to the position.#T2#
Van Soest works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Crap manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Crap punching from the bottom.
Crap throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Crap is pressing down on Van Soest's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Van Soest is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Van Soest makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Crap looking for a sweep. Not yet Crap, not yet.
Crap trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Crap striking off his back but it's not causing Van Soest any problems.
Crap throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Crap bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Van Soest's guard. #REVB#
Van Soest is trying to control the position but Crap postures up. #T3#
Crap loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crap throws a big elbow that misses.
Crap loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crap preventing the sweep.
Crap postures up in Van Soest's guard and throws a big left but Van Soest blocks it.
Crap postures up in Van Soest's guard and throws a big left but Van Soest blocks it.
Crap throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Soest works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Crap is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Soest has wrist control.
Crap working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Van Soest looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Crap wants to pass the guard but Van Soest is keeping the position.
Van Soest is adopting a defensive guard.
Crap working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Crap throws a strike but Van Soest rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##T4#
Crap throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Crap trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Van Soest is in close to Crap's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Crap 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.
Crap thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Van Soest lands a couple of digs.
Van Soest controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Crap wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crap trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Crap has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Van Soest has passed into side control.
Crap throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kelly Van Soest showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van Soest 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelly Van Soest!
Kelly Van Soest thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
TWGC 40 (145lbs, D2): Finals - Round 1
Date: Sep 11, 2023 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Mark Norman! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Kelly Van Soest!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.#TD2#
Van Soest darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Norman (0) vs (2) Van Soest
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Norman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Norman trying to control here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Van Soest working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Norman is trying to get back to full guard.
Van Soest trying to mount his opponent but Norman defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norman is looking to improve his position.
Van Soest stalling. #T1#
Norman is trying to get back to full guard.
Norman works his way to full guard. Good work.
Van Soest wants to pass the guard but Norman is keeping the position.
Norman is trying to control the position but Van Soest postures up.
Van Soest tries to free his leg and advance position but Norman is retaining full guard.
Van Soest is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T2#
Van Soest won't allow Norman to sweep him here.
Norman is trying to keep Van Soest in close.
Van Soest preventing the sweep. #SUB#
Norman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Van Soest defends well.
Van Soest looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Van Soest must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T3#
Norman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Norman (2) vs (2) Van Soest
Van Soest is looking for a sweep. Norman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Norman works his way into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Norman (5) vs (2) Van Soest
Norman wants to control for a moment but Van Soest uses the opportunity to move back to half guard. #T4#
Van Soest works his way to full guard. Good work.
Van Soest keeping moving, preventing Norman from controlling successfully.
Van Soest lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Norman (5) vs (4) Van Soest
Norman seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Van Soest stopping the sweep attempt from Norman.
Norman looking to control.
Norman wants to sweep but no luck.
Van Soest controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T5#
Norman trying to keep a closed guard but Van Soest is proving a slippery customer.
Van Soest stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Norman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Norman working a defensive guard here.
Norman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Norman (7) vs (4) Van Soest
Van Soest is in trouble now - Norman has advanced to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Norman (10) vs (4) Van Soest#T6#
Van Soest prevents Norman from taking his back.
Norman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Van Soest wants to hold on but Norman pushes him away.#T7#
Norman tries to control but Van Soest wriggling away. #SUB#
Norman is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Van Soest has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Norman tries to control but Van Soest wriggling away. #T8##SUB#
Norman is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Van Soest has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Van Soest! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Norman (10) vs (6) Van Soest
Norman wants to sweep here but Van Soest controlling him for the moment. #SUB#
Norman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Norman wants to improve his position but instead Van Soest has moved into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T9#
Norman gets back to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Norman is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Norman (12) vs (6) Van Soest
Norman postures up.
Van Soest looking to hit a scissor sweep but Norman is one step ahead there.
Van Soest is trying to keep Norman in close.
Norman looking to pass the guard. #T10#
Norman pushing down on Van Soest's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Norman is trying to control the action in half guard but Van Soest is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Norman works his foot free and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Norman (15) vs (6) Van Soest
Van Soest stops Norman from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better. #SUB#
Norman working for a guillotine from mount but Van Soest is in no mood to give up. #T11#
Van Soest really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Van Soest is squirming around, avoiding Norman's attempts to control the action. #SUB#
Norman swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Van Soest is now in Norman's guard. A big mistake from Norman there, giving up the dominant position! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Norman (15) vs (8) Van Soest
Norman working a defensive guard here.
Norman 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.#T12#
Norman is working hard here to advance position.
Norman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Norman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Van Soest is one step ahead there.
Norman has Van Soest pulled in close to control his posture. #T13#
Norman looking for a sweep. Not yet Norman, not yet.
Norman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Norman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T14#
Van Soest's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB#
Norman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Van Soest preventing the sweep.
Van Soest works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Van Soest prevents Norman from improving his position.
Van Soest is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Norman takes the fight on points by 15 to 8.
After winning the bout, Mark Norman thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
TWGC 40 (145lbs, D2): Helsinki Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Sep 02, 2023 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Flynn Knightley! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Kelly Van Soest!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Van Soest tries to score a power double leg takedown but Knightley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Van Soest somewhat.
Knightley seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#TD2#
Van Soest manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Knightley on his heels. He'll look to pass Knightley's guard now, I'm sure. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Knightley (0) vs (2) Van Soest
Knightley wants to sweep but no luck.
Van Soest must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Knightley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Van Soest doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Van Soest manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Van Soest pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Knightley is keeping the position for now.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Van Soest working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.#T1#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Soest preventing the sweep.
Van Soest works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Knightley wants to get back to full guard but Van Soest has mounted him! Score +3 for passing guard: Knightley (0) vs (5) Van Soest
Knightley slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.#T2#
Van Soest prevents Knightley from improving his position.
Van Soest passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Knightley (0) vs (8) Van Soest
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knightley regains half guard.
Knightley wants to get back to full guard.#T3#
Van Soest frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Score +3 for passing guard: Knightley (0) vs (11) Van Soest
Knightley is desperately trying to improve his position but Van Soest has a good base and remains in mount.
Knightley is working hard here to advance position.
Knightley is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at The Quarry, so we'll see if he gets out of it.#T4#
Van Soest controlling from mount. #T5#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Van Soest moves to the back position. Score +3 for taking back: Knightley (0) vs (14) Van Soest
Knightley tries to escape but Van Soest has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Van Soest has good solid back control here.
Knightley breaks Van Soest's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Knightley (2) vs (14) Van Soest#T6#
Knightley passes into half guard.
Knightley with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Knightley looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #T7#
Knightley prevents Van Soest from improving his position.
Knightley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Van Soest does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Van Soest is trying to control but can't.
Knightley is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Van Soest has a hand on Knightley's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Knightley takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Score +3 for passing guard: Knightley (5) vs (14) Van Soest#T8#
Knightley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Knightley trying to control but he's not successful this time. #T9#
Knightley content just to control the position here.
Knightley's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Knightley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Van Soest is looking to escape. #T10#
Knightley takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Van Soest is trying desperately to improve position.
Van Soest tries to lock up and control but Knightley gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T11#
Knightley controlling his opponent.
Van Soest is looking to get to half guard.
Knightley controlling his opponent.
Knightley wants to control the pace but Van Soest is squirming around nicely. #T12#
Knightley controlling from the full mount.
Knightley wants to control the pace but Van Soest is squirming around nicely.
Knightley looking to control and managing it successfully.
Van Soest wants to control but Knightley is having none of it.#T13#
Knightley controlling the pace for now.
Van Soest is trying desperately to improve position.
Van Soest wants to hold on but Knightley pushes him away.
Knightley tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T14#
Van Soest manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Van Soest gets full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knightley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van Soest is keeping the position for now.
Knightley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that's the end of the fight!
Van Soest wins on points by 14 to 5.
After winning the bout, Kelly Van Soest thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
Red Rocket Fight Night
Date: Dec 08, 2022 |
#R1#
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.#CL2#
Van Soest moves into the clinch successfully.
Ploegmakers slows down the pace here.
Come on Van Soest - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
#T1#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Soest has Ploegmakers pressed against the cage.
Ploegmakers is trying to maintain a safe position but Van Soest gets an underhook and turns Ploegmakers into the cage.
Ploegmakers pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ploegmakers looking to slow down the pace here.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Van Soest is stalling here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Van Soest takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kelly Van Soest comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van Soest has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 9:10
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 9:10
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelly Van Soest! |
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