Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: TOF 220
Date: Apr 19, 2025

#R1#
Keys pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keys pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Soest scores with a crisp jab that stopped Keys in his tracks.
Keys throws a body punch but Van Soest moves out of range.
Van Soest appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Keys misses with a hook.
Van Soest lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Van Soest looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Van Soest lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Soest keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keys.
Keys takes one to the side of the head.
Keys tries to clinch there but Van Soest circles away. #T1#
Keys uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Soest.
Keys loads up on a big right hand but Van Soest slips the punch.
Van Soest appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Van Soest keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keys.
Van Soest throws a sloppy head kick and Keys moves out of range easily.
Van Soest ducks under a wild hook from Keys.
Van Soest lands a right hook to the body.
Van Soest scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Keys cracks Van Soest with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Van Soest scores with a jab.#T2#
Van Soest 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.
Van Soest lands a head kick!
Keys slips a straight right by Van Soest.
Keys wants to counter the offense by Van Soest and move into the clinch position.
Keys throws a head kick that misses #TD#
and Van Soest counters with a nice double leg into side control. Keys won't be happy with that.

Keys sneaks out the side door and pushes Van Soest away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Soest cracks Keys with a good jab.
Keys tries to land a front kick but Van Soest steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Keys fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Van Soest. Those never looked like landing. #T3#
Van Soest lands with a nice body punch.
Van Soest throws a left and a right that both miss
and Keys cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Soest misses the target.
Van Soest sets himself, and Keys steps forward looking for the clinch! Van Soest avoids it this time.
Keys clobbers Van Soest with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Van Soest throws a sloppy head kick and Keys moves out of range easily.
Keys is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Van Soest with a body shot.
Keys misses with a body shot.
Van Soest misses with a wild body shot.
Van Soest scores with a shot to the body.
Van Soest uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keys.
Van Soest attempts a counter takedown but Keys avoids it well and moves away.#T4#
Van Soest jabs at Keys's body.
Keys ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Soest moves away.
A shot to the liver by Van Soest. Beautiful body shot.
Some wild striking there from Van Soest.
Keys wants to counter the offense by Van Soest and move into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Soest connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Van Soest is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Keys takes one to the side of the head. #T5#
Keys throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Soest sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Soest works the jab nicely.
Keys scores with a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Van Soest as he connects with a hook.
Van Soest lands with an uppercut that bounces Keys off the cage and back into range.
Nice jab there from Van Soest.
Van Soest throws a series of punches but Keys moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Van Soest throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Soest scores with a body shot. #T6#
Van Soest swings for the body but Keys moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keys. Van Soest does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keys looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Keys misses with a straight right.
Keys swinging wildly here.
Van Soest appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
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 Soest lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Keys circles away quickly and effectively.
Keys swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Keys throws a body punch but Van Soest moves out of range.
Van Soest swings and misses with a shot to the body#CL2#
and Keys counters by moving into the clinch.
Keys tries to throw a body punch but Van Soest avoids it by throwing Keys back against the cage. #T7##TD#
Van Soest has clasped his hands together around Keys's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Keys takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Keys defending against the ground and pound.
Van Soest working the ground and pound but Keys is defending the strikes.
Van Soest throws a strike aimed at the side of Keys's head but Keys avoids it well.
Van Soest is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Keys wants to get back to his feet but Van Soest is dominant here and he's now got Keys's back!#T8#
Van Soest really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Keys.
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 throwing wild punches that miss their target.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Van Soest controlling the positon.
Keys avoids the strikes from Van Soest.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keys has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Van Soest.#T9#
Van Soest controls the position.
Van Soest misses with punches from the back.
Keys covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Van Soest throwing sloppy strikes.
Van Soest throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Van Soest has good solid back control here.
Van Soest tries to get the hooks in deep but Keys pushed the leg off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kelly Van Soest dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Keys swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Keys. Van Soest shrugs it off though.
Keys is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Van Soest.
Van Soest lands a jab-cross combination.
Kelly Van Soest is winning the standup battle so far.
Keys swings for the body but Van Soest moves out of range.
Keys throws a jab when Van Soest was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Keys misses the target.
Keys misses with a straight left.
Keys rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Soest moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Soest attempts a counter takedown but Keys avoids it well and moves away.
Van Soest is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keys can do to turn this around?#T1#
Keys bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Van Soest's head backwards.
A head kick misses from Keys.
The fighters circling - Keys throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Soest feinted with a counter takedown.
Van Soest scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Van Soest changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Keys throws out a powerful jab.
Van Soest digs a good body shot into Keys's ribs.
Van Soest moves out of range as Keys strikes.
Keys swings widly with a right hand #TD#
so Van Soest counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Soest controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Van Soest's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Keys wants to stand but Van Soest is controlling the position.
Van Soest's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Keys is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Van Soest is controlling him. #T3#
Keys being controlled here, momentarily.
Van Soest trying to control but Keys is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Van Soest misses with a body shot.
Van Soest sets himself, and Keys steps forward looking for the clinch! Van Soest avoids it this time.
Keys throws a body kick, spinning off balance#TD#
and Van Soest counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Van Soest.
Van Soest throws an elbow that misses. Keys uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Van Soest's guard. Nice move by Keys!#REVB##SU2#
Keys stands up from guard. Let's bang! #T4#
Keys ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Soest moves away.
Van Soest misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keys.
Van Soest is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Keys looks to land a left hand but Van Soest moved out of range nicely.
Keys misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Soest steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keys.
Keys walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Soest throws a head kick that misses.
Keys tries to counter with a clinch but Van Soest shakes him off and moves away.#T5#
Van Soest scores with a hook.
Van Soest throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Soest catches Keys with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Keys throws a hook but Van Soest blocks it.
Van Soest misses with a body punch
and Keys counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Keys throws a hook to the side of Van Soest's head but Van Soest sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keys keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Soest steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keys.#T6#
Van Soest moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Keys looks to land a body kick but Van Soest moved away.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Soest misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Keys! But no joy.
Van Soest misses with a hook. Keys ducked under it nicely.
Van Soest scores with a shot to the body.
Keys wants to clinch up but Van Soest keeps it at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Soest misses with a wild combination.
Keys is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T7#
Keys with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Soest to score with a decent uppercut.
Keys throws the kick towards the body but Van Soest avoids it.
Keys lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Keys tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Soest manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Soest throws an overhand right that lands on Keys's shoulder, as Keys tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheers as Keys lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van Soest doesn't seem phased though.#T8#
Keys looks to throw the jab but Van Soest is out of range.
Van Soest half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Van Soest throws a left and a right that both miss
and Keys counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Keys misses the target.
Keys uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Soest.
Van Soest scores with a hook to the body. Keys takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Van Soest throws an overhand right that lands on Keys's shoulder, as Keys tries to avoid the shot.
Keys looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Van Soest takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Keys throws a shot from downtown. Van Soest moves away and avoids it.#T9#
Keys needs to keep his hands up - Van Soest had a free shot at his head there.
Keys throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Keys takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Van Soest throws a jab but it's blocked by Keys.
Van Soest thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Soest misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Keys counters with a series of strikes. Van Soest will be more careful next time no doubt.
Keys looks to throw the jab but Van Soest is out of range.
Keys misses with the combination.
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 Kelly Van Soest will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Van Soest lands a jab to the head.
Keys lands a head kick!
Keys throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Keys takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Soest misses with a series of wild punches.
Keys unleashes a big counter combination but Van Soest bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Van Soest throws a body punch but Keys moves out of range. #T1#
Keys throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Soest attempts a counter takedown but Keys avoids it well and moves away.
Van Soest looks to land a combination. Keys sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Keys loads up on a big right hand but Van Soest slips the punch.
Van Soest pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keys swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Van Soest throws a nice head kick!
Keys jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Soest drops down looking for a counter takedown but Keys sprawls and moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Van Soest darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Soest misses with a hook
enabling Keys to counter with a crisp jab. #T2#
Keys lands a jab.
Keys misses with a left hand #TD#
and Van Soest counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keys avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Van Soest.
Keys keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Van Soest looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Van Soest there.
Van Soest is trying to control the action in half guard but Keys is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T3#
Keys taking some punishment here, with Van Soest in his half guard.
Well, if Van Soest is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Van Soest missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Van Soest not doing much here.
Van Soest not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Van Soest missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Van Soest is nestled in close to Keys, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Van Soest looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Van Soest wants to lay and pray for a moment but Keys keeps working.
Keys keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Van Soest ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Keys moves away.
Van Soest works Keys's body with a nice hook.#T5#
Van Soest swings for the body but Keys moves out of range.
Keys steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Van Soest.
Van Soest lunges at Keys with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Keys's hand.
Keys has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Keys, as that shot connected.
Keys uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Soest.
Van Soest fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keys manages to avoid it.
Van Soest slips a straight right by Keys.
Keys swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Soest drops down looking for a counter takedown but Keys sprawls and moves away.#T6#
Keys waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Soest.
Keys pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keys throws an overhand right that lands on Van Soest's shoulder, as Van Soest tries to avoid the shot.
Van Soest scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Van Soest misses with a looping left.
Van Soest moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Van Soest looks to score with a jab to the body but Keys is just out of range.
Van Soest slips a straight right by Keys.#T7#
Van Soest keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keys.
Van Soest half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Keys blocks a head kick by Van Soest.
Keys cracks Van Soest with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Isaac Keys has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keys takes a swing at Van Soest's ribcage but misses.
Jab by Van Soest.
Van Soest lands with a slapping head kick.
Van Soest uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keys.
Keys throws a body punch but Van Soest moves out of range.
Van Soest half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#T8#
Keys ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keys steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Van Soest.
Keys throws a sloppy head kick and Van Soest moves out of range easily.
Keys takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Van Soest misses with a series of wild punches.
Keys swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Van Soest scores with a nice right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Van Soest.#T9#
A lazy left from Keys finds it's target.
Keys takes one on the button.
Van Soest jabs Keys right on the nose. Keys blinks but takes it well.
Van Soest goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Keys connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Soest's hands.
Van Soest takes a swing at Keys's ribcage but misses.
Van Soest misses with a looping left.
Keys scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kelly Van Soest showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Van Soest, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelly Van Soest!
Kelly Van Soest seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: TOF 212
Date: Mar 23, 2025

#R1#
Van Soest throws a big shot that misses.
White misses with a takedown attempt
and Van Soest counters with a nice body shot.
Van Soest uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
Van Soest throws a shot to the body.
White cracks Van Soest with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
White lands a jab to the head.
Van Soest sizes up White with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Soest was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
White dips to his left and cracks Van Soest with an uppercut!
White slips a straight right by Van Soest.#T1#
White misses the jab.
White misses with a straight right.
White misses with a hook.
Van Soest looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Soest throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
White appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Van Soest is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Van Soest does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Soest avoids the body shot from White.
Van Soest is clearly trying to counter these attacks from White with a body shot.
Van Soest doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for White.#T2#
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Soest throws a jab when White was well out of range.
White attempts a counter takedown but Van Soest avoids it well and moves away.
White blocks a head kick by Van Soest.
White tries to counter with a takedown but Van Soest is quick to defend against it.
Van Soest just misses with a punch to the body.
White takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
White gets cracked there but stands up to it.
White bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Van Soest's head backwards.
Van Soest throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White feinted with a counter takedown.
White definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
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!
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Soest manages to avoid it.#T3#
Van Soest ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Soest defends well against a solid takedown attempt from White.
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Soest counters with a left to the body.
Van Soest slips a straight right by White.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Soest is just out of range.
Van Soest swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Soest ducks under a wild hook from White.
Van Soest throws a counter combo.
Van Soest lands a head kick!
White looks to throw the jab but Van Soest is out of range. #T4#
A swing and a miss from Van Soest.
White feinted with a counter takedown.
Van Soest keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on Van Soest's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
White shoots for a takedown but Van Soest saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Soest.
White misses with a looping right.
Van Soest shapes to counter with a head kick.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Van Soest.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Soest counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Van Soest takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T5#
Van Soest throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Soest.
Van Soest lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
White misses with a body punch
and Van Soest counters with a lovely shot to the body.
White throws a looping overhand right but Van Soest ducks down to avoid it.
A nice side step and Van Soest releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
White slips under a jab.
Van Soest slips under a jab.
Van Soest rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #TD#
and White counters with a nice double leg into guard. #T6#
White wants to control from the top but Van Soest keeps moving.
White with a flurry of punches that miss.
White looking to pass the guard.
Van Soest working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from White.
White wants to pass the guard but Van Soest is keeping the position.
Van Soest looking to control.
Van Soest 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White throws an elbow that misses. Van Soest uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in White's guard. Nice move by Van Soest!#REVB##T7#
Van Soest scoring with some ground and pound.
White trying to keep a closed guard but Van Soest is proving a slippery customer.
Van Soest is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Van Soest works over White with some ground and pound from guard.
White trying to control the position.
White is really struggling to control Van Soest but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T8#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Van Soest connects with a couple of short punches.
White keeping moving, preventing Van Soest from controlling successfully.
White wants to control the position but Van Soest says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Van Soest winds up and cracks White with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Van Soest passes to side control.
Van Soest looks up at the clock and then as White takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Van Soest smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
White is looking to reverse the position.
White regains half guard.#T9##SUB#
White actively working from the bottom here.
Van Soest stalling away here and it's allowed White to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
White trying to keep a closed guard but Van Soest is proving a slippery customer.
White keeping moving, preventing Van Soest from controlling successfully.
Van Soest postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Soest trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
White looking to hit a scissor sweep but Van Soest is one step ahead there. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kelly Van Soest will probably get the nod.
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#
White blocks a head kick by Van Soest.
Van Soest misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
White connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Soest's hands.
Van Soest scores with a body shot.
White moves out of range as Van Soest strikes.
Van Soest displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Soest looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
White closes the distance and clinches up with Van Soest, looking for a takedown. White pushes Van Soest against the cage but Van Soest circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#T1#
White misses with a straight right.
White throws a right hand that misses
and Van Soest counters with a straight right hand.
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Soest connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kelly Van Soest seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Soest misses with a left hand #TD#
and White counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
White is trying to control. Van Soest wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Van Soest felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
White looks to land a strike but Van Soest avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Van Soest tries to land a sweep but no joy.
White makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Van Soest is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
White stopping the sweep attempt from Van Soest.#T2#
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Soest is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Soest seems keen to control White's posture.
Ray White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Van Soest wants to sweep but no luck.
White postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Soest has momentary wrist control but White slips an elbow through the middle.
White stopping the sweep attempt from Van Soest.
Van Soest trying to keep a closed guard but White is proving a slippery customer.
White is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T3#
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Soest is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
White missing with a left hand there. Van Soest was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
Van Soest throws a lazy head kick #TD#
and White counters with a nice double leg into guard.
White working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Van Soest trying to control the position here.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Soest is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
Van Soest looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but White puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
White wants to take a breather but Van Soest is having none of it.
Van Soest tries to roll over but White keeps him under control.
Van Soest avoiding damage under a succession of punches from White.
Van Soest is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T5#
White wants to pass the guard but Van Soest is defending well.
Van Soest trying to hold on to White's head to control him but White postures up.
White drops an elbow to the side of Van Soest's head.
Van Soest is trying to maintain the position but White is very close to passing his half guard.
White is looking to advance position but Van Soest won't allow it.
Van Soest slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#T6#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
White wants to control from the top but Van Soest keeps moving.
Van Soest has White pulled in close to control his posture. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Van Soest throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Soest swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White misses with a looping right.
Van Soest lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Soest is just out of range.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Soest.#T7#
White avoids the body shot from Van Soest.
Van Soest slips under a jab from White.
White uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Soest.
White half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
White throws a body punch but Van Soest moves out of range.
Van Soest throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Soest looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Soest misses the shot to the body. #T8#
White avoids the head kick by Van Soest.
White half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Van Soest uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
Van Soest throws out a counter right but White avoids it with no problem.
Van Soest misses with a lunging right hand #TD#
and White counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Van Soest! #SUB#
White is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Van Soest has escaped the position, nice work there.
White wants to control but Van Soest is keeping him busy.
Van Soest is looking to reverse the position.
White laying and praying for a moment but Van Soest takes advantage and regains half guard.
Van Soest wants to control but White is keeping busy. #T9#
Van Soest is looking to improve his position.
White is thwarting Van Soest's attempts to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Van Soest trying to get back to full guard but White takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ray White dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
White slips a straight right by Van Soest.
White misses the jab.
Van Soest misses with a wild body shot.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Soest.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Soest scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Soest wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Van Soest thuds a left hand into White's body.#TD#
White shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than White was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#T1#
Van Soest tries to bench press White off him but White keeps the position. #SUB#
White goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Van Soest has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for White but great work by Van Soest.
Van Soest tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
White gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
White is staying active underneath Van Soest, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Van Soest lands with a punch from half guard.
White is looking for a sweep. Van Soest is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Van Soest controlling the action here. #T2##SUB#
White looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Van Soest moves nicely into side control.
Van Soest wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
White defending against the ground and pound.
White regains half guard there - taking advantage of Van Soest's attempt to lay and pray for a moment. #T3#
White wants to improve his position but Van Soest is controlling well.
Well, if Van Soest is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
White is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Van Soest scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Van Soest lands a nice short elbow.
Van Soest looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks White with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Van Soest winds up and cracks White with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Well, if Van Soest is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
White wants to control but Van Soest is keeping busy.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#SUB#
White is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Van Soest pulls his head out easily.
White is looking to control Van Soest's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can White avoid being mounted?#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Van Soest blocks a jab.
As White backs off Van Soest throws a huge counter combo but White manages to avoid it all.#T5#
Van Soest dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Soest ducks under a wild hook from White.
White pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
White throws a big shot that misses.
Van Soest now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
White throws a big shot that misses.
Van Soest let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
White misses with a shot to the body
enabling Van Soest to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Soest sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T6#
White moves away from the strike by Van Soest.
White has his takedown stuffed
and Van Soest counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Soest.
Van Soest throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
Van Soest goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Van Soest misses with a combination #TD#
and White counters with a nice double leg into half guard. #T7#
Van Soest is trying to maintain the position but White is very close to passing his half guard.
White lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Van Soest moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Van Soest is controlling White's posture.
White postures up.
Van Soest managing to control the position. #T8#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
White throwing strikes from guard but Van Soest blocks nicely.
Van Soest utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Soest is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Soest is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Soest looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T9#
Van Soest keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
White misses with an uppercut. Van Soest saw that one coming.
Van Soest misses with a hook #TD#
and White counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Van Soest is trying to control but can't.
Van Soest wants to improve his position but White is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Van Soest regains full guard. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kelly Van Soest.
I think Van Soest 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

Event: TOF 204
Date: Mar 01, 2025

#R1#
Ferreira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Soest swings for the body but Ferreira moves out of range.
Van Soest misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ferreira throws a jab when Van Soest was well out of range.
Van Soest moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Soest changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ferreira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Soest.
Ferreira misses with a looping left.
Ferreira throws the left hand but Van Soest avoids the punch easily.
We've been told by Ferreira's head coaches at Ragnarok\'s Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Van Soest ducks under a wild hook from Ferreira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferreira scores with a nice right hand.
Ferreira misses with an uppercut. Van Soest saw that one coming.
Van Soest tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferreira was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Soest.
Ferreira throwing a counter right hand but Van Soest manages to avoid it.
Van Soest throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferreira. #T1#
Ferreira throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Van Soest to counter with a crisp jab.
Ferreira jabs at Van Soest's body.
Van Soest takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ferreira scores with a jab to the body.
Ferreira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Soest just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferreira swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ferreira with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Soest to score with a decent uppercut.
Ferreira tries to bum rush Van Soest with a series of wild strikes but Van Soest uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ferreira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ferreira takes a swing at Van Soest's ribcage but misses.
Van Soest bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ferreira lands a nice looking body shot. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Soest scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ferreira misses the jab.
Ferreira swings widly with a right hand
and Van Soest connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut there from Van Soest.
Ferreira looks to land a left hand but Van Soest moved out of range nicely.
Van Soest displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ferreira throws out the jab.
A left lands for Ferreira.
A slow jab from Ferreira misses its intended target.
Ferreira throws an overhand right that lands on Van Soest's shoulder, as Van Soest tries to avoid the shot.
Ferreira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Soest raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ferreira throws a jab when Van Soest was well out of range.
Ferreira throws an off balance right hand
and Van Soest counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Romulo Ferreira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Ferreira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Soest has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ferreira finds it's way round the side to connect with Van Soest's head.
Ferreira throws a body punch but Van Soest moves out of range.
Van Soest swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ferreira lands a two punch combo.
Ferreira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Soest blocks a jab.
Van Soest throws out a counter right but Ferreira avoids it with no problem.
Van Soest misses with a head kick.
Ferreira takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ferreira throws a series of punches but Van Soest avoids them all with ease.
Van Soest digs a good body shot into Ferreira's ribs.
Ferreira's jab looks to have found its range, popping Van Soest under the eye.#T4#
Van Soest scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferreira throws a hook to the side of Van Soest's head but Van Soest sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Soest appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Van Soest moves out of range as Ferreira strikes.
Van Soest lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ferreira circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Soest keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ferreira.
It seemed like Van Soest was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ferreira misses the jab.
Van Soest let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Van Soest throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferreira throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Soest stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ferreira misses with an uppercut. Van Soest saw that one coming.
Ferreira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Soest.
Van Soest slips a jab from Ferreira.#T5#
Van Soest misses with a shot to the body
and Ferreira counters with a one-two to the body.
Ferreira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ferreira throws a right hand that Van Soest ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Soest also avoids with ease.
A head kick from Van Soest lands but Ferreira takes it in his stride.
Van Soest is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ferreira rather than just go for the knockout.
Ferreira throws a jab when Van Soest was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Van Soest on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A head kick misses from Van Soest.
Van Soest avoids the body shot from Ferreira.
Van Soest let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Van Soest jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Soest misses with a double jab
and Ferreira counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Soest lands a jab.
Van Soest lands with a nice combination. Ferreira backs away looking to recover.#T6#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Soest closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ferreira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Soest throws out the jab.
Ferreira misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Soest counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Ferreira misses its intended target.
Ferreira misses with a wild combination.
Ferreira takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Van Soest takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Soest goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#T7#
Van Soest throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferreira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ferreira swings away with a body shot that misses
and Van Soest counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ferreira lands a body shot.
Ferreira misses with a straight left.
Ferreira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ferreira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Soest bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Soest takes one to the side of the head.
Ferreira looks to land a combination but Van Soest avoids it well.
Ferreira swings widly with a right hand
letting Van Soest counter with a right hand.
Van Soest throws a right and a left that both miss.#T8#
Van Soest uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ferreira.
Van Soest looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Van Soest on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferreira slips under a jab from Van Soest.
The crowd cheers as Ferreira lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van Soest doesn't seem phased though.
Ferreira swings widly with a right hand
and Van Soest counters with a left to the body.
Van Soest misses with a hook. Ferreira ducked under it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Ferreira. Those never looked like landing.
Ferreira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van Soest counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ferreira blocks a head kick by Van Soest.
A lazy left from Ferreira finds it's target.
Van Soest scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T9#
Van Soest digs a good body shot into Ferreira's ribs.
Van Soest misses the shot to the body.
Ferreira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Soest.
Ferreira was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ferreira throws a nice looking combination but Van Soest bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Van Soest finds it's way through Ferreira's defenses.
Ferreira misses with a hook.
Ferreira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Soest.
Van Soest throws a head kick that misses
and Ferreira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ferreira throws the left hand but Van Soest avoids the punch easily.
Ferreira looks to land a left hand but Van Soest moved out of range nicely.
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 Romulo Ferreira will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Ferreira connects with a crisp jab.
Van Soest scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ferreira in his tracks.
A head kick misses from Van Soest.
Van Soest's corner calls for a 1-2. Van Soest obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ferreira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Soest slips under a jab.
A jab from Ferreira finds it's way through Van Soest's defenses.
A swing and a miss from Ferreira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Soest throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferreira.
An attempted straight right counter from Ferreira misses the target.
Ferreira misses with a wild body shot.
Ferreira misses with a hook #TD2#
and Van Soest counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ferreira!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferreira being controlled for a moment. #T1#
Van Soest cracks Ferreira with a big right hand but Ferreira just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ferreira parries the strikes from Van Soest easily there. Van Soest is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ferreira to escape.
Ferreira is trying to get back to his feet.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Van Soest trying to control the position but Ferreira is working away.
Ferreira wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Ferreira as he connects with a hook.
Ferreira throws a right hand that misses
and Ferreira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ferreira swings widly with a right hand
and Van Soest counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ferreira is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Soest. Ferreira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferreira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Soest sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ferreira moves away from the strike by Van Soest.
Ferreira swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T3#
Ferreira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Soest steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ferreira.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Van Soest.
Ferreira throws a lazy right hand but Van Soest sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Soest moves away from the strike by Ferreira.
Van Soest lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ferreira misses with a hook.
Van Soest lands a head kick!
Ferreira cracks a nice hook into Van Soest's ribs.
Ferreira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T4#
Van Soest moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab from Ferreira.
Van Soest moves away from the strike by Ferreira.
Ferreira throws the left hand but Van Soest avoids the punch easily.
Van Soest looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A left lands for Ferreira.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferreira lands a two punch combo.
Van Soest dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from Ferreira lands.
Ferreira throws a hook but Van Soest avoids it easily.
Van Soest lands with a kick to the temple. Ferreira shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Van Soest's corner calls for a 1-2. Van Soest obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #T5#
Ferreira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Soest scores with a jab to the body.
Van Soest works the jab nicely.
Ferreira lands a nice looking body shot.
Ferreira throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Van Soest to counter with a crisp jab.
Ferreira takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Van Soest jabs Ferreira to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ferreira takes a swing at Van Soest's ribcage but misses.
Ferreira throws a poor cross that misses
letting Van Soest counter with a right hand.
Ferreira connects with a nice looking jab.
Ferreira takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T6#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferreira lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ferreira misses with an uppercut. Van Soest saw that one coming.
Ferreira swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Van Soest counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Soest slips under a jab from Ferreira.
Ferreira throws an off balance right hand
and Van Soest counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A cross from Ferreira lands.
Ferreira misses with a hook
and Van Soest counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Van Soest throws a head kick that Ferreira semi-blocks.
Ferreira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Soest.
Ferreira misses the body punch
and Ferreira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Soest throws a lazy uppercut
and Ferreira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T7#
Van Soest displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ferreira throws out the jab.
Ferreira throws an off balance right hand
and Van Soest counters with a straight right hand.
Ferreira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Soest sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Soest cracks Ferreira with a right hand to the side of the head.
Van Soest ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Soest 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.
Van Soest throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferreira cracks a nice hook into Van Soest's ribs.
Nice uppercut lands for Van Soest. That snapped Ferreira's head back.
Ferreira takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ferreira cracks Van Soest with an open hand slap.#T8#
Ferreira looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Soest is just out of range.
Ferreira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferreira throws the left hand but Van Soest avoids the punch easily.
Ferreira smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ferreira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Soest doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Van Soest ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ferreira throws a hook but Van Soest blocks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Van Soest misses.
Ferreira jabs at Van Soest's body.#T9#
Ferreira throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Soest.
It seemed like Van Soest was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ferreira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ferreira misses with a wild combination.
Van Soest throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferreira.
Ferreira takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Van Soest lands a nice looking body shot.
Ferreira misses with a hook
and Van Soest counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Van Soest slips a jab from Ferreira.
Ferreira scores with a nice strike.
Ferreira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Soest.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kelly Van Soest will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Ferreira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Ferreira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Soest.
A nice side step and Van Soest releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Van Soest lands a nice hook to Ferreira's body. Ferreira takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Van Soest ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Ferreira misses the target.
Van Soest ducks under a wild hook from Ferreira.
Ferreira lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Van Soest jabs Ferreira to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Van Soest walks into a stiff left hand from Ferreira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Soest swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ferreira counters with a nice body shot.
Ferreira falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ferreira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
Ferreira on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Van Soest displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ferreira throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Soest! But no joy.
Van Soest misses with a head kick.
Van Soest steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ferreira.
Van Soest looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ferreira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Soest moves away.
Ferreira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferreira rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Soest counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ferreira avoids the head kick by Van Soest.
A big left from Van Soest misses.
Van Soest ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Soest throws a hook but Ferreira blocks it.#T2#
Ferreira missing with a left hand there. Van Soest was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Soest! But no joy.
Ferreira misses with a straight left.
Ferreira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Soest.
Ferreira throws a right hand that misses
and Van Soest counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Soest looks to land a right hand but Ferreira moved out of range.
Ferreira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Soest.
Ferreira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ferreira was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ferreira avoids the body shot from Van Soest.
Ferreira throws an off balance right hand
and Van Soest counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Soest throws a body punch but Ferreira moves out of range. #T3#
Ferreira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van Soest makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Van Soest lands with a good body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Ferreira misses the target.
Van Soest throws a lazy uppercut
and Ferreira counters with a straight right hand.
Ferreira on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ferreira throws a big shot that misses.
Van Soest throws a counter combo.
Ferreira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Soest drops his hands momentarily and Ferreira takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ferreira misses with a shot to the body
and Van Soest cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Van Soest.
Van Soest throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ferreira counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T4#
Ferreira swings widly with a right hand
and Van Soest counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Ferreira throws a sloppy body shot
and Van Soest counters with a straight right hand.
Van Soest stuns Ferreira with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ferreira swinging wildly here.
Kelly Van Soest seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Soest swings for the body but Ferreira moves out of range.
Ferreira missing with a left hand there. Van Soest was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ferreira scores with a body shot.
Van Soest slips under a jab.
Ferreira swings widly with a right hand
and Ferreira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T5#
Van Soest scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Van Soest ducks under a wild hook from Ferreira.
Van Soest takes a swing at Ferreira's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Van Soest throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ferreira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Soest let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ferreira throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Soest counters with a two punch combo.
Ferreira misses with an uppercut. Van Soest saw that one coming.
Van Soest keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Soest cracks Ferreira with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ferreira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Soest was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferreira.
Van Soest misses with a hook.#T6#
Van Soest takes a swing at Ferreira's ribcage but misses.
Van Soest connects with a right hand. Ferreira shakes it off.
Ferreira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Soest has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Van Soest displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ferreira throws out the jab.
Ferreira connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferreira misses with a right hand
and Van Soest counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Van Soest.
The crowd cheers as Van Soest lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ferreira doesn't seem phased though.
Ferreira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ferreira fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T7#
Van Soest lands with an overhand left.
Ferreira misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Soest counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ferreira connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Ferreira misses.
Van Soest punishes Ferreira's body with a nice straight punch.
Good shot there by Van Soest.
Ferreira throws a hook but Van Soest avoids it easily.
As Ferreira backs off Van Soest throws a huge counter combo but Ferreira manages to avoid it all.
A jab from Ferreira misses.
Ferreira throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Soest counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Van Soest connects with a right hand. Ferreira shakes it off.#T8#
Van Soest connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ferreira jabs at Van Soest's body.
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!
Ferreira lands the left hand.
Ferreira loads up on a big right hand but Van Soest slips the punch.
Van Soest appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ferreira misses with a looping right.
Danga de danga de dang - Van Soest scores with a four punch combination!
A big right from Van Soest misses.
Ferreira is looking to counter punch.
Ferreira misses with an uppercut
and Van Soest cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice shot by Van Soest.
Van Soest with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T9#
Ferreira throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Soest cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ferreira scores with the left hand. Van Soest knows he should have avoided that one.
Ferreira uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ferreira misses with an uppercut. Van Soest saw that one coming.
Ferreira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ferreira misses the body punch
and Van Soest counters with a left to the body.
Ferreira misses with a left hand
and Van Soest counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ferreira thinking.
Ferreira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Soest throws out a counter right but Ferreira avoids it with no problem.
Ferreira takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice jab there from Van Soest.

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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelly Van Soest!
A victorious Kelly Van Soest thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: TOF 195
Date: Feb 01, 2025

#R1#
Van Soest tries to move into range but Jackman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jackman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Van Soest staying out of range there.
Jackman throws a right hand that Van Soest ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Soest also avoids with ease.
Van Soest swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jackman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Soest sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It seemed like Van Soest was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jackman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jackman scores with a nice head shot.
Van Soest throws a head kick that misses.
Jackman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackman misses with a looping right.
A nice side step and Van Soest releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A swing and a miss from Jackman.
Jackman lands with a good body shot.#T1#
Good exchange - Van Soest coming out on top.#CUT2#It looks like Jimmy Jackman has been cut.
Jackman throws a right hand that Van Soest ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Soest also avoids with ease.
Van Soest looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've been hearing reports that Jackman has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Van Soest throws a shot from downtown. Jackman moves away and avoids it.
Van Soest defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackman.
Jackman moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromVan Soest.
Jackman throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Soest. #TD#
Jackman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Van Soest tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Jackman easily slips into full mount!
Van Soest wants to control but Jackman is having none of it.
Van Soest keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard. #T2#
Van Soest is in a horrible position here. Jackman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackman 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 felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Van Soest is trying to escape the mount.
Van Soest tries to lock up and control but Jackman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jackman lands a big shot there that rocks Van Soest but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Van Soest blocking the ground and pound.
Van Soest is trying to escape the mount. #T3#
Jackman looking to control but Van Soest is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Soest is trying desperately to improve position.
Jackman 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 squirming around, avoiding Jackman's attempts to control the action.
Jackman scoring with strikes but Van Soest is staying in there.
Jackman is landing with some decent strikes but Van Soest is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Van Soest is looking to improve his position but Jackman isn't that keen on the idea.
Van Soest sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.#T4#
Van Soest wants to get back to full guard.
Jackman is looking to pass Van Soest's guard but actually Van Soest recovers to full guard.
Van Soest looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jackman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Van Soest wants to sweep but no luck. #T5#
Jackman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Van Soest has momentary wrist control but Jackman slips an elbow through the middle.
Van Soest keeping moving, preventing Jackman from controlling successfully.
Van Soest wants to sweep here but Jackman controlling him for the moment.
Jackman trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Soest is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackman stopping the sweep attempt from Van Soest.
Van Soest keeps trying to improve his position.#T6#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jackman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jackman throwing strikes from guard but Van Soest blocks nicely.
Jackman landing with the ground and pound.
Van Soest looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Van Soest wants to sweep but no luck. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Van Soest avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Soest shapes to counter with a head kick.#TD#
Jackman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jackman scoring with punches from side control. #T7##SUB#
Jackman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jackman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jackman misses with the ground and pound.
Jackman wants to take a breather but Van Soest manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Jackman.
Jackman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Van Soest is on top in guard. #REVB#
Jackman wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Van Soest is now in half guard.
Jackman is looking for a sweep. Van Soest is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jackman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T8#
Van Soest is just content to waste time from the top position. Jackman takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Van Soest wants to control from the top but Jackman keeps moving.
Van Soest throws an elbow that misses. Jackman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Van Soest's guard. Nice move by Jackman!#REVR#
Jackman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jackman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van Soest swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackman preventing the sweep. #T9#
Jackman trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Soest is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Soest working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackman.
Van Soest manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jackman manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Jackman is trying to control the position but Van Soest postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Soest wants to control from the top but Jackman keeps moving.
Van Soest throws a big elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Jackman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Jackman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Van Soest jabs Jackman right on the nose. Jackman blinks but takes it well.
Jackman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jackman duly obliges.
Jackman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Soest circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackman shoots in looking for a takedown. Van Soest tries to sprawl out of it but Jackman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Van Soest manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackman slips under a jab from Van Soest.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jackman.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jackman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#T1#
Jackman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Van Soest ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Soest takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jackman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Van Soest tries to avoid it but Jackman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Van Soest to the ground. Van Soest escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Van Soest slips a jab from Jackman.
Van Soest drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jackman defends it well.
Van Soest moves out of range as Jackman strikes.
Jackman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Van Soest defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Jackman. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Jackman throws a jab when Van Soest was well out of range.
Van Soest uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackman.
Jackman with a hook.
Van Soest misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackman.
Jackman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Soest swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jackman throws a body punch but Van Soest moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Van Soest's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jackman punishes Van Soest's body with a nice straight punch.
Jackman throws a hook to the side of Van Soest's head but Van Soest sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T3#
Van Soest bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Van Soest on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#TD#
Jackman gets the takedown into side control.
Van Soest is looking to reverse the position.
Jackman wants to control for a moment but Van Soest uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Jackman is taking a breather. Van Soest says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Van Soest is looking for a sweep. Jackman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jackman lands a nice short elbow.#T4#
Jackman trying to control the action but Van Soest is working from the bottom.
Jackman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jackman 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.
Van Soest trying to control here.
Jackman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Soest can do to turn this around?
Van Soest is looking for a sweep. Jackman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Van Soest is defending against the submission attempts here by Jackman. #T5#
Jackman thows a huge punch but Van Soest dodges it nicely.
Van Soest has hold of Jackman's hands but Jackman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Van Soest trying to control but Jackman postures up.
Van Soest is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are battling for position here. Van Soest manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jackman landing with the ground and pound.
Van Soest tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T6#
Van Soest keeping full guard, as Jackman tries to pass.
Jackman won't allow Van Soest to sweep him here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Van Soest controls Jackman momentarily but Jackman frees himself.
Jackman 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. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jackman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Van Soest moves away from the strike by Jackman.
Van Soest looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Soest uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackman. #T7#
Jackman lunges at Van Soest with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Van Soest's hand.
Jimmy Jackman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Van Soest misses.
Van Soest swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackman feinted with a counter takedown.#TD#
Jackman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Van Soest has his hands on Jackman's head, controlling the position.
Jackman trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Soest is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Soest preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T8#
Van Soest wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Jackman is now in half guard.
Van Soest is trying to get back to full guard.
Jackman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jackman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jackman 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 looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Van Soest trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no! #T9#
Van Soest can't escape the position.
Jackman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Van Soest working to try and regain half guard.
Van Soest wants to hold on but Jackman pushes him away.
Jackman looking to control but Van Soest is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jackman raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Jackman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Jackman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Jackman swings for the body but Van Soest moves out of range.
Jackman misses with an uppercut
and Van Soest counters with a three punch combo that has Jackman backing up. Jackman nods at Van Soest to acknowledge the strikes.
Van Soest throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackman drops down looking for a counter takedown but Van Soest sprawls and moves away.
Van Soest misses with a double jab.
Jackman misses with a straight left.
Van Soest takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Soest was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackman.
Jackman misses with an uppercut. Van Soest saw that one coming.
Van Soest looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T1##TD#
Jackman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Van Soest works his way to full guard. Good work.
Van Soest keeping moving, preventing Jackman from controlling successfully.
Jackman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jimmy Jackman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jackman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Van Soest's head.
Jackman controlling from the top position.
Jackman trying to control but Van Soest is working from the bottom. #T2#
Van Soest trying to control the position here.
Van Soest wants to sweep here but Jackman controlling him for the moment.
Jackman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Van Soest looking for a sweep. Not yet Van Soest, not yet.
Van Soest controlling Jackman's posture. #T3#
Jackman trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Soest is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jackman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Despite the aggression on Van Soest's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jackman fails with the takedown
and Van Soest connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Soest takes one to the chin there.
Jackman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T4#
Nice sprawl there from Van Soest as Jackman shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Jackman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackman lands the left hand.
Jackman looks to land a right hand but Van Soest moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Soest! But no joy.#TD#
Van Soest gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Van Soest tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Van Soest has Jackman pulled in close to control his posture.
Van Soest tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kelly Van Soest has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T5#
Van Soest has Jackman pulled in close to control his posture.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jackman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jackman looking to pass the guard.
Jackman preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Van Soest is on top in guard. #REVB#
Van Soest stopping the sweep attempt from Jackman.
Van Soest in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jackman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T6##SUB#
Jackman looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Van Soest has picked Jackman up and slammed him! Jackman can't keep hold of the triangle and Van Soest manages to pass to side control!
Jackman sneaks back into half guard.
Van Soest wants to free his trapped foot but Jackman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Van Soest prevents Jackman from improving his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Van Soest in particular looking to stall.
Jackman is looking to control Van Soest's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jackman avoid being mounted?
Jimmy Jackman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T7#
Van Soest wants to take a breather but Jackman is having none of it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jackman trying to control but Van Soest postures up. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jackman lands with a nice combination. Van Soest backs away looking to recover.
Jackman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Soest was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackman.
Jackman slips under a jab from Van Soest.
Jackman swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T8#
Van Soest moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Soest looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jackman looks to throw the jab but Van Soest is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Van Soest on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jackman misses with a body shot.
Jackman throws a big shot that misses.
Van Soest is looking for the big counter here.
Jackman lands a really nice looking cross but Van Soest seems unphased.
Jackman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackman connects with a nice looking jab.
Kelly Van Soest is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Soest throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T9#
Jackman throws out a powerful jab.
Van Soest with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jackman to score with a decent uppercut.
Van Soest takes a shot to the body in his stride. #TD#
Jackman throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Van Soest tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jackman is in Van Soest's guard.
Van Soest wants to sweep but no luck.
Van Soest looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Jackman puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackman is keen to just control but Van Soest is a slippery customer.
The referee calls for the fighters to work. #SUB2#
Van Soest looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Jackman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackman 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Jackman!
Jimmy Jackman seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: SPPS Resurrection 017
Date: Dec 21, 2024

#R1#
Van Soest moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Soest connects with a body shot.
Raven throws the left hand but Van Soest avoids the punch easily.
Raven throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Soest counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raven fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Raven takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Raven scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Raven misses.
Van Soest was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Raven gets a double leg takedown into Van Soest's guard.
Van Soest working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raven stopping the sweep attempt from Van Soest.
Raven scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T1#
Raven trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Raven loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Van Soest is trying to control the position but Raven postures up.
Raven 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.
Raven throwing strikes from guard but Van Soest blocks nicely.
Van Soest 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.
Van Soest keeping moving, preventing Raven from controlling successfully.
Raven postures up in Van Soest's guard and throws a big left but Van Soest blocks it.
Van Soest is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Van Soest controlling the action here. #T2#
Raven is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Raven manages to get to full guard.
Raven looking to control but Van Soest passes into half guard.
Raven is trying to get back to full guard.
Raven is working hard here to advance position.#T3#
Van Soest looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Raven with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Van Soest controlling the action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Raven is not content to let Van Soest control the position.
Van Soest scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Raven is pressing down on Van Soest's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Raven trying to control the position. #T4#
Raven wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Van Soest is now in half guard.
Van Soest content to control rather than advance.
Raven is staying active underneath Van Soest, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raven tries to get to full guard but Van Soest has control of the leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kelly Van Soest will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Raven shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Van Soest pinned against the cage. Van Soest gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Van Soest now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Van Soest uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raven.
No luck for Raven with that takedown attempt.
Van Soest changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Raven misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Soest 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.
Raven listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Van Soest looks to land a right hand but Raven moved out of range.
Raven throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Soest sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Soest unleashes a big counter combination but Raven bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#T1#
Van Soest slips a jab from Raven.
Raven shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Van Soest counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zane Raven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donk. Van Soest catches Raven right on the button with a cross.
Van Soest stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#TD#
Raven shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Van Soest's guard.
Raven wants to control from the top but Van Soest keeps moving.
Van Soest manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Raven manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Van Soest works over Raven with some ground and pound from guard.
Zane Raven overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Raven wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #T2#
Raven lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
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 Soest looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Van Soest bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Raven's guard. #REVB#
Raven wants to sweep here but Van Soest controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raven is looking to sweep but instead, Van Soest has passed into half guard.
Raven tries to roll over but Van Soest keeps him under control.#T3#
Raven moves into full guard.
Raven wants to sweep but no luck.
Van Soest content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Van Soest trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Raven keeping moving, preventing Van Soest from controlling successfully.
Raven pulls Van Soest in to control the position. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Raven looking to hit a scissor sweep but Van Soest is one step ahead there.
Raven trying to keep a closed guard but Van Soest is proving a slippery customer.
Raven has momentary wrist control but Van Soest slips an elbow through the middle.
Van Soest controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Raven 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Soest missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kelly Van Soest 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!#R3#
Van Soest ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Soest with the counter takedown but Raven avoids it easily.
Raven swings for the body but Van Soest moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raven. Van Soest does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Soest displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raven throws out the jab.
Nice straight punches there by Van Soest. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Van Soest.
Van Soest lands with a good body shot.
Raven ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raven looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Van Soest is fending him off so far but Raven persists. Nope, Van Soest circles away and we're back to standing.
Raven has his takedown stuffed#TD2#
and Van Soest counters with a nice double leg into side control. Raven won't be happy with that. #T1#
Van Soest trying to control the action but Raven is working from the bottom.
Raven is looking to regain half guard here but Van Soest keeps moving and retains side control.
Van Soest working the body and head with strikes.
Van Soest working the ground and pound but Raven is defending the strikes.
Raven is trying to improve his position.
Van Soest wants to lay and pray for a moment but Raven keeps working.
Van Soest working the body and head with strikes. #T2#
Raven is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Raven's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Raven is trying to get back to half guard.
Raven is trying to work for a sweep but Van Soest has mounted him!
Van Soest trying to control but Raven is having none of it.
Raven tries to reverse the position but Van Soest maintains control.
Van Soest with shots to the head and body - Raven looks very uncomfortable down there. #T3#
Van Soest trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Van Soest cracks Raven with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Van Soest has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Soest punishing his opponent with strikes.
Van Soest working away from the top, dropping strikes.
BOOM! Van Soest connects with a massive shot to the dome! #ROC2#Raven is rocked!
Van Soest looking to finish Raven with some ground and pound. This is bad for Raven!
Oh Raven is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raven can't escape the position.
Raven regains half guard.
Raven seems to have got his legs back now.
Raven trying to get back to full guard but Van Soest takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!#T4#
Van Soest working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Raven really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raven tries to hold on but Van Soest pushes him away.
Raven is in all sorts of trouble here.
Van Soest looking to finish Raven with some ground and pound. This is bad for Raven!
Raven is desperately trying to improve his position but Van Soest has a good base and remains in mount.
Raven slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Raven taking some punishment here, with Van Soest in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Van Soest.
Van Soest slips a nice elbow through Raven's hands, connecting with Raven's forehead.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Van Soest in particular looking to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kelly Van Soest really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R4#
Raven looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Van Soest is fending him off so far but Raven persists. Nope, Van Soest circles away and we're back to standing.
Raven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Soest moves away.
Van Soest defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Raven.
Raven throws an overhand right that lands on Van Soest's shoulder, as Van Soest tries to avoid the shot.
Van Soest keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raven.
Van Soest tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raven was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Soest.
Raven with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Soest to score with a decent uppercut.
Kelly Van Soest seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Soest moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Soest swinging wildly here. #T1#
A big left from Raven misses.
Van Soest pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Soest punishes Raven's body with a nice straight punch.#TD2#
Van Soest feints and as Raven raises his hands in defense, Van Soest changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Van Soest won't allow Raven to sweep him here. #SUB#
Raven has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Van Soest is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Raven.
Raven is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Van Soest's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Raven trying to control from the bottom. #T2#
Van Soest controlling the pace.
Raven is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Van Soest's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Van Soest's back!#SUB#
Raven looking for the choke from the back.
Van Soest is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Raven off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Raven is trying to stick to Van Soest's back but Van Soest is turning into Raven. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Raven's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Van Soest.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Soest trying to control the position from guard on top but Raven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Soest connects with a couple of short punches.
Van Soest looking to sit in guard and control but Raven gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Van Soest looking for a sweep. Not yet Van Soest, not yet. #T3#
Raven is in close to Van Soest's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Raven postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Van Soest is on top in guard. #REVB#
Van Soest stopping the sweep attempt from Raven.
Raven 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#
Raven 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 stopping the sweep attempt from Raven.#SUB#
Raven escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Van Soest gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Raven is trying to control the position but Van Soest postures up. #T4#
Van Soest is working Raven over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Raven 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#
Raven lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Van Soest has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Van Soest moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Raven looking to pass the guard.
Van Soest bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Raven's guard. #REVB#
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kelly Van Soest dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R5#
Van Soest defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Raven.
Van Soest tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raven was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Soest.
Nice body punch from Van Soest.
Raven loads up on a big right hand but Van Soest slips the punch.
Raven fails with the takedown.
Van Soest looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Soest misses with a lunging right hand #TD#
and Raven counters with a single leg into guard. Van Soest didn't expect that.
Raven looking to pass the guard.
Van Soest wants to sweep but no luck. #T1#
Raven wants to control from the top but Van Soest keeps moving.
Van Soest pulls Raven in close to his closed guard and prevents Raven from doing any damage or advancing position.
Van Soest looking to control.
Raven engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Van Soest keeping moving, preventing Raven from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Raven throws a big elbow that misses. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Van Soest swings for the body but Raven moves out of range.
Zane Raven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Soest ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Soest throws a body shot but no joy.
Raven throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Soest counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raven lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Soest at a distance.
Raven tries for a takedown but Van Soest sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Van Soest with the counter takedown but Raven avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zane Raven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raven misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Soest.
A little jabbing left from Van Soest on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Raven throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Soest counters with a nice uppercut. #T3##TD#
Raven decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Van Soest is defending against the submission attempts here by Raven.
Van Soest moves into full guard.
Raven preventing the sweep.
Raven controls from within his opponent's guard.
Van Soest wants to sweep here but Raven controlling him for the moment. #T4##SUB2#
Van Soest had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Raven defends it easily.
Van Soest keeping full guard, as Raven tries to pass.
Van Soest keeping moving, preventing Raven from controlling successfully.
Raven content to stall in guard here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Van Soest is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zane Raven showed his dominance in that final round.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 46:49
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 46:49
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelly Van Soest!
Kelly Van Soest is the new featherweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Kelly Van Soest thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Zane Raven stepped up to the mic, saying 'Death is in the air…'.

Event: SPPS Resurrection 015
Date: Dec 07, 2024

#R1#
Van Soest takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Van Soest looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Van Soest throws out a loose jab but Chang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chang leaves Van Soest with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chang throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chang looks to throw the jab but Van Soest is out of range.
Chang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Soest manages to avoid it.
Van Soest attempts a counter takedown but Chang avoids it well and moves away.
Chang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Soest uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Van Soest avoids the head kick by Chang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chang throws a hook but Van Soest blocks it.
Chang misses with a body kick.
Van Soest appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Chang takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Van Soest misses with a takedown attempt - Chang sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#T1#
No joy there for Chang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Soest drops down looking for a counter takedown but Chang sprawls and moves away.
Chang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Soest changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chang tries to avoid it but Van Soest manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chang to the ground. Chang escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelly Van Soest. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Soest defending well as Chang loads up on a big left hand.
Chang throws a right hand that misses #TD#
and Van Soest counters with a shoot takedown. Chang fights it but they end up in guard. #SUB2#
Chang working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Van Soest has passed into half guard!
Chang wants to control but Van Soest is keeping busy.
Van Soest throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T2#
Van Soest is thwarting Chang's attempts to control the position.
Chang wants to improve his position but Van Soest is controlling well.
Van Soest not doing much here.
Chang is trying to control but Van Soest manages to pass to mount!
Van Soest with the ground and pound from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Soest landing strikes from the mount.#T3#
Chang tries to lock up and control but Van Soest gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Van Soest looking to finish Chang with some ground and pound. This is bad for Chang!
Van Soest tries to control but Chang wriggling away.
Chang wants to hold on but Van Soest pushes him away.
Chang is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Soest tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T4#
Chang really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Van Soest can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chang is looking to escape.
Van Soest lands a heavy elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kelly Van Soest dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
A left lands for Chang.
Chang gets off balance looking for a body kick#TD#
and Van Soest counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Chang!
Chang is trying to improve his position.
Van Soest working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Chang is looking for a sweep.
Chang is not content to let Van Soest control the position.
Chang on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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Chang takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain. #T1#
Chang is trying to improve his position.
Chang is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Van Soest's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Van Soest lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Chang has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Purpose Martial Arts Academy. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Van Soest thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chang's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chang manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #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 won't allow Chang to sweep him here.
Van Soest is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chang can do to turn this around?
Van Soest in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chang wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB2#
Chang is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chang controls Van Soest momentarily but Van Soest frees himself. #SUB2#
Chang is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Van Soest defends well.
Van Soest trying to control the position from guard on top but Chang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3##SUB2#
Chang is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Chang had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Van Soest defends it easily.
Van Soest stands up over Chang, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #SUB2#
Chang has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Van Soest can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chang is trying to control the position from the bottom. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB2#
Chang isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Van Soest stacks Chang on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Van Soest!
Chang is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Chang has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Van Soest is working away from the top position though.
Nice strikes from Van Soest there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Van Soest drops an elbow to the side of Chang's head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Van Soest here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Chang blocking the ground and pound attempt from Van Soest.
Van Soest trying to control from half guard but Chang is working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kelly Van Soest dominated that second 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. This is the final round!#R3#
Van Soest fails with a takedown attempt.
Tommy Chang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Soest takes a swing at Chang's ribcage but misses.
Van Soest ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chang moves away.
Chang just misses with a punch to the body.
Chang misses with a hook. Van Soest ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chang fails to land with a series of punches.
Chang lands the left hand.
Van Soest connects with a crisp jab.
Van Soest pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chang back to the cage. Van Soest follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tommy Chang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Chang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chang is looking to chop away at Van Soest's legs.
Chang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #TD#
and Van Soest counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chang won't be happy with that.
Chang is trying to improve his position.
The referee asks Van Soest politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Van Soest prefers to stall for the moment though.
Chang is trying to get back to half guard.
Chang keeps trying to improve his position.
Chang regains half guard.
Van Soest is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T2#
Chang controlling the position well. #SUB2#
Chang looking for submissions off his back.
Van Soest is trying to control the action in half guard but Chang is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kelly Van Soest overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Van Soest throwing shots but Chang is blocking nicely.
Van Soest takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chang is looking to control Van Soest's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chang avoid being mounted?#T3#
Van Soest wants to pass to mount but Chang is defending the position.
Van Soest working the head and body with strikes.
Chang is looking to improve his position.
Van Soest thows a huge punch but Chang dodges it nicely.
Chang tries to roll over but Van Soest keeps him under control.
Chang taking some punishment here, with Van Soest in his half guard.
Chang taking some punishment here, with Van Soest in his half guard.
Van Soest uses his free foot to push down on Chang's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Chang. #T4#
Van Soest prevents Chang from getting the reversal.
Chang tries to hold on but Van Soest postures up.
Van Soest with shots to the head and body - Chang looks very uncomfortable down there.
Chang tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chang gets back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Soest lands strikes from half guard.
Chang connecting with a few gentle strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kelly Van Soest showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Van Soest, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelly Van Soest!
A relieved looking Kelly Van Soest 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: SPPS Resurrection 012
Date: Nov 16, 2024

#R1#
Raven throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Raven swings widly with a right hand
and Van Soest counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raven just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Raven misses its intended target.
Van Soest appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Raven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raven catches Van Soest with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Van Soest looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Van Soest ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Soest fires out a quick counter leg kick but Raven just manages to avoid it.
Van Soest walks into a left hand.
Raven tests Van Soest's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Soest moves forwards but Raven connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Van Soest turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Raven swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raven shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Van Soest as he jumps to the side. #T1#
Van Soest misses with a low kick.
Raven misses with a wild body shot.
Van Soest swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#TD2#
Raven shoots in and bounces Van Soest off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Raven working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Van Soest controls Raven momentarily but Raven frees himself.
Raven postures up in Van Soest's guard and throws a big left but Van Soest blocks it.
Van Soest 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.
Van Soest not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Raven working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Raven postures up.
Raven postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Van Soest looking for a sweep. Not yet Van Soest, not yet.
Raven missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Raven has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Raven landing some decent shots from guard.
Raven wants to pass the guard but Van Soest is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Raven accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Van Soest lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Raven looking for a guillotine here but Van Soest defends easily.
Van Soest sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T3##SUB2#
Raven looking for a guillotine here but Van Soest defends easily. #SUB2#
Raven 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 throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Raven looking for a sweep. Not yet Raven, not yet.
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 Raven is working from the bottom.
Raven trying to control the position. #SUB2#
Raven has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Van Soest can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Van Soest working some strikes from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raven is trying to control the position but Van Soest postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zane Raven 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#
Van Soest avoids the body shot from Raven.
Raven shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Van Soest counter with a right hand. #TD2#
Raven shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Van Soest manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Raven throws a strike but Van Soest rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Zane Raven has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB2#
Raven throws his legs up looking for a submission but Van Soest uses it to pass to side control.
Van Soest has knee on belly and moves into mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Soest lands a nice shot to the head.
Raven is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raven is in a horrible position here. Van Soest smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position. #T1#
Raven is looking to improve his position but Van Soest isn't that keen on the idea.
Raven tries to hold on but Van Soest postures up.
Van Soest trying to control but Raven is having none of it.
Van Soest scoring with strikes but Raven is staying in there. #T2#
Van Soest tries to control but Raven wriggling away.
Van Soest prevents Raven from getting the reversal.
Raven regains half guard.
Van Soest tries to pass to full mount but Raven defends it.
Van Soest seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T3#
Raven moves into full guard.
Raven is trying to keep Van Soest in close.
Van Soest is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SUB2#
Raven working for a triangle but Van Soest defends it easily.
Raven is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Van Soest makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Van Soest.#T4#
Raven controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Raven trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Soest is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raven with a flurry of punches that miss.
Van Soest not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Van Soest keeping moving, preventing Raven from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Soest 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kelly Van Soest dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R3#
Raven misses with a takedown attempt
and Van Soest counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Van Soest.
A big left from Raven misses. #TD2#
Raven closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Van Soest quickly recovers to half guard.
Van Soest is pressing down on Raven's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Raven preventing the sweep.
Raven throwing strikes from guard but Van Soest blocks nicely.
Van Soest seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Soest is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Van Soest utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T1#
Van Soest controlling Raven's posture.
Van Soest keeping moving, preventing Raven from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Raven loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Raven is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Van Soest trying to control the position.
Raven with a flurry of punches that miss. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Raven won't allow Van Soest to sweep him here. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A jab from Raven finds it's way through Van Soest's defenses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Raven or perhaps it was just good defense by Van Soest, which made it look bad.
Raven misses the shot to the body.
Van Soest has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Van Soest there as he acknowledges the shot.
Raven thuds a left hand into Van Soest's body.
Nice takedown defense from Van Soest. No joy for Raven on that attempt.
Kelly Van Soest has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zane Raven.
Raven is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Soest sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Van Soest appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Raven is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Soest.
Raven scores with a body shot. #T3#
Raven takes one to the chin there.
Raven thuds his right hand into Van Soest's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Raven checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Raven throws an overhand right that lands on Van Soest's shoulder, as Van Soest tries to avoid the shot.
Zane Raven seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Raven, as that shot connected.
Van Soest slips under a jab.
Raven misses with a jab to the body
and Van Soest counters with a stiff right hand.
Raven throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Soest.
Van Soest throwing a counter right hand but Raven manages to avoid it.
Raven takes a swing at Van Soest's ribcage but misses.
Van Soest fires out a quick counter leg kick but Raven just manages to avoid it.
Raven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Soest moves away.
Raven lands with an overhand left.
Raven throws a jab when Van Soest was well out of range.#T4#
Raven throws a body punch but Van Soest moves out of range.
It looked like Van Soest wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Raven throws a shot from downtown. Van Soest moves away and avoids it.
Raven scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Soest doesn't seem bothered though.
Raven moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raven misses with a wild body shot.
Raven scores with a nice right hand.
Raven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Soest stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Van Soest wants it to stay on the feet.
Van Soest fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters circle momentarily. Raven darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Soest scores with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zane Raven really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R4#
Raven swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raven takes a swing at Van Soest's ribcage but misses.
Van Soest is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Raven fails with the takedown
and Van Soest counters with a left and a right that stings Raven.
A good leg kick by Van Soest.
Raven throws a hook but Van Soest avoids it easily.
Van Soest avoids the body shot from Raven.
Raven dives in and grabs Van Soest's left leg, looking for a takedown. Van Soest pushes down on Raven's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Soest scores with a body shot.
Raven stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Soest.
Van Soest slips a straight right by Raven.#T1#
Raven throws a big shot that misses.
Raven misses with a body punch
and Van Soest counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raven. Van Soest does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Soest swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Soest throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Raven stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Soest throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raven with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Van Soest to counter with a crisp jab.
Kelly Van Soest has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zane Raven.
Van Soest takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kelly Van Soest is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raven gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Van Soest counters with a low kick, right behind Raven 's knee.
Raven is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A lazy left from Raven finds it's target.
Van Soest throws a nice outside leg kick. #T2#
Raven jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Soest appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Raven jabs Van Soest to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Raven is trying hard to land a takedown here. Van Soest sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raven throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Soest counters with a low kick, right behind Raven 's knee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raven. Van Soest does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Soest was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Van Soest blocks a jab.
Raven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Soest throws a low kick but Raven avoids it.
Van Soest staying out of range there.
Van Soest ducks under a wild hook from Raven.
Raven misses with a body shot
and Van Soest counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T3#
Raven shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Van Soest pinned against the cage. Van Soest gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Raven scores with a nice head shot.
Raven fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Soest on the side of the head.
Raven bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Van Soest's head.
Raven swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raven just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Van Soest misses its target.
Raven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Soest moves away.
Van Soest looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.#T4#
Raven misses with a body shot.
It looked like Van Soest wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Raven shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Van Soest as he jumps to the side.
Van Soest shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Raven misses with a takedown
and Van Soest counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Raven shoots in for a takedown but Van Soest shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Van Soest uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raven.
Van Soest swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Van Soest misses with a body shot.
Raven is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Raven scores with a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kelly Van Soest had his way with Zane Raven in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R5#
Raven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Soest was well out of range. Poor timing from Raven.
Raven's corner calls for a 1-2. Raven obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Raven fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Van Soest takes a swing at Raven's ribcage but misses.
Raven connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Raven scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Van Soest uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raven.
Raven's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Raven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Soest moves away.
Van Soest appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Soest lands with a nice combination. Raven backs away looking to recover.
Raven takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Van Soest lands a head shot.#ROC#Raven is rocked!#T1#
Van Soest doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Raven scores with a punch to the head.
Raven scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Raven looks to throw the jab but Van Soest is out of range.
Van Soest lands a leg kick that knocks Raven off balance momentarily.
Raven darts in looking for a takedown but Van Soest gets double underhooks and turns Raven into the cage. #TD2#
Raven looking to score a takedown here. Van Soest is defending well but Raven drives through and ends up in Van Soest's guard.
Van Soest wants to sweep but no luck.
Raven lands a couple of digs.#SUB#
Van Soest looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Raven content to stall in guard here. #T2#
Van Soest 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.
Van Soest is trying to control the position but Raven postures up.
Raven is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Raven in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T3#
Van Soest 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.
Raven trying to control but Van Soest is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Raven throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Van Soest was covering up waiting for the punch and Raven finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Van Soest looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Raven trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Van Soest is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Raven in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T4#
Raven stays in close to Van Soest's body and controls the position.
Raven preventing the sweep.
Raven throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Soest works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Raven postures up. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Raven throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Soest stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Raven misses with a takedown attempt - Van Soest sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raven fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kelly Van Soest has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zane Raven.
Van Soest throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zane Raven comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Raven 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 47:48
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 47:48
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zane Raven!
Zane Raven is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Zane Raven, 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: SPPS Resurrection 009
Date: Oct 26, 2024

#R1#
Hernandez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van Soest in his tracks.
Van Soest shoots in but Hernandez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hernandez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#TD#
Van Soest is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hernandez's half guard.
Van Soest prevents Hernandez from improving his position.
Van Soest not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Soest thows a huge punch but Hernandez dodges it nicely.
Van Soest is looking to take a break and control but Hernandez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Van Soest sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Van Soest thows a huge punch but Hernandez dodges it nicely.
Van Soest content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hernandez wants to improve his position but Van Soest is controlling well.
Van Soest takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Van Soest thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hernandez's head.
Ground and pound from Van Soest.
Van Soest misses with a head shot. Hernandez uses the momentum to regain guard.
Van Soest trying to control but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Van Soest accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Van Soest throwing strikes from guard but Hernandez blocks nicely. #T3#
Hernandez keeping full guard, as Van Soest tries to pass. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Van Soest waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hernandez.
Van Soest misses with a straight right.
Good standup being displayed there by Van Soest as he connects with a hook.
Mateo Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernandez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Van Soest digs a good hook to Hernandez's body.
Hernandez avoids a kick to the body.
Van Soest tries for a takedown but Hernandez circles away easily
and Hernandez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hernandez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #T4#
Van Soest feints and then cracks Hernandez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hernandez down.
Hernandez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Van Soest doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from Van Soest misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hernandez slips a straight right by Van Soest.
Hernandez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Van Soest uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hernandez.
Van Soest uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hernandez.
Van Soest looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Soest takes a swing at Hernandez's ribcage but misses.
Van Soest wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Van Soest ducks under a wild hook from Hernandez.
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#
Hernandez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Soest.
Hernandez takes a swing at Van Soest's ribcage but misses.
Hernandez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hernandez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Soest drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hernandez sprawls and moves away.
Hernandez misses with a double jab.
Hernandez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hernandez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Soest was well out of range. Poor timing from Hernandez.
Hernandez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Soest misses with a lunging right hand
and Hernandez counters with a nice uppercut.
Hernandez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Van Soest moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Soest throws a leg kick
and Van Soest takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
Van Soest digs a good hook to Hernandez's body.
Hernandez misses with a hook. Van Soest ducked under it nicely.
Hernandez punishes Van Soest's body with a nice straight punch.
Hernandez lands a right hook to the body.
Hernandez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Soest was well out of range. Poor timing from Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with an uppercut. Van Soest saw that one coming.
Hernandez swings for the body but Van Soest moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Hernandez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hernandez.
Van Soest slips under a jab.
Van Soest takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Soest steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hernandez.#T2#
Van Soest fails with the takedown.
Hernandez throws a hook but Van Soest avoids it easily.
Van Soest uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hernandez.
Van Soest feinted with a counter takedown.
Hernandez misses with a body shot. #TD#
Van Soest closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Soest trying to control the action but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
Van Soest scores with punches from side control. #T3#
Hernandez regains half guard, as Van Soest was trying to land strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hernandez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hernandez.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hernandez controlling Van Soest's posture.
Kelly Van Soest overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Van Soest controls from within his opponent's guard. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hernandez is controlling Van Soest's posture.
Hernandez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hernandez wants to sweep here but Van Soest controlling him for the moment.
Van Soest trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Soest connects with a couple of short punches.
Van Soest throwing strikes from guard but Hernandez blocks nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mateo Hernandez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R3#
Van Soest dodges the punch combination from Hernandez.
Van Soest feinted with a counter takedown.
Hernandez stuns Van Soest with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Van Soest throws a hook to the side of Hernandez's head but Hernandez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hernandez 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 throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab lands there for Hernandez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Soest manages to avoid it.
Van Soest defending well as Hernandez loads up on a big left hand.
Hernandez misses with a two punch combination.
Van Soest half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#T1#
Van Soest tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hernandez swivels and escapes.
Hernandez lands a glancing blow to the side of Van Soest's head.
Hernandez tries to bum rush Van Soest with a series of wild strikes but Van Soest uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hernandez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Van Soest uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hernandez.
Hernandez throws a lazy right hand but Van Soest sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hernandez swings and misses with a shot to the body#TD#
and Van Soest counters with a single leg into guard. Hernandez didn't expect that.
Hernandez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Van Soest.
Van Soest throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hernandez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hernandez looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T2#
Van Soest slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Van Soest trying to control the position from guard on top but Hernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Van Soest is looking to work some ground and pound but Hernandez has wrist control.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Van Soest uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hernandez. #TD#
Van Soest closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hernandez did well to prevent Van Soest getting side control.#T3#
Van Soest wants to take a breather but Hernandez is having none of it.
Hernandez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Van Soest scores with a couple of nice shots.
Van Soest lands with a punch from half guard.
Van Soest tries to pass to full mount but Hernandez defends it.
Van Soest thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Van Soest wants to take a breather but Hernandez is having none of it.
Van Soest thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hernandez's head.
Van Soest working the head and body with strikes. #T4#
Hernandez keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Van Soest throwing shots but Hernandez is blocking nicely.
Van Soest working over Hernandez with some ground and pound. Hernandez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hernandez is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hernandez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Van Soest.
Van Soest scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kelly Van Soest clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R4#
The fighters circling - Hernandez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Soest misses with a hook to the body
and Hernandez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hernandez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Soest tries to counter with a takedown but Hernandez is quick to defend against it.
Hernandez cracks Van Soest with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Van Soest pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hernandez is out of range and Van Soest settles back down.
Good standup being displayed there by Hernandez as he connects with a hook.
Hernandez scores with a jab.
Van Soest closes the distance and clinches up with Hernandez, looking for a takedown. Van Soest pushes Hernandez against the cage but Hernandez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hernandez! But no joy.
We've been informed that Hernandez has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Soest throws a body punch but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hernandez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hernandez thuds a left hand into Van Soest's body.
Hernandez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Soest was well out of range. Poor timing from Hernandez.#T1#
Van Soest connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hernandez throws an overhand right that lands on Van Soest's shoulder, as Van Soest tries to avoid the shot.
Van Soest uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hernandez.
Van Soest tries to counter with a takedown but Hernandez is quick to defend against it.
Van Soest throws a body punch but Hernandez moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Hernandez misses.
Mateo Hernandez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Soest avoids the body shot from Hernandez.
Van Soest misses with a straight right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Soest. That's going to slow Hernandez down.
No joy there for Van Soest, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Soest 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.
Hernandez connects with a single shot there.#T2#
Van Soest moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Soest feinted with a counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hernandez. Van Soest does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Soest feinted with a counter takedown.
Mateo Hernandez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hernandez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Soest throws out the jab.
Hernandez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Van Soest looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Van Soest moves away from the strike by Hernandez.
Van Soest takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Van Soest avoids the body shot from Hernandez.
Van Soest changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Van Soest thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Soest with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hernandez misses with a wild combination. #T3#
Van Soest slips a straight right by Hernandez.
Hernandez throws a body punch but Van Soest moves out of range.
Hernandez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hernandez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Soest appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A jab from Van Soest does it's job there.
Jab, jab by Van Soest - just one landing.
Hernandez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Soest manages to avoid it.
Van Soest feinted with a counter takedown.
Hernandez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Soest manages to avoid it.
Van Soest drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hernandez sprawls and moves away.
Hernandez looks to land a right hand but Van Soest moved out of range.
Van Soest uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hernandez. #T4#
Van Soest connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hernandez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Soest bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Soest drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hernandez sprawls and moves away.
Hernandez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Soest lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hernandez throws a shot from downtown. Van Soest moves away and avoids it.
Van Soest lands a nice shot that snaps Hernandez's head back.
A bone on bone clash there as Hernandez blocks the leg kick.
Hernandez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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!
Hernandez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mateo Hernandez dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R5#
Hernandez falls off balance throwing a combination #TD#
and Van Soest counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hernandez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Van Soest.
Hernandez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Van Soest drops an elbow to the side of Hernandez's head.
Hernandez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hernandez is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Soest is trying to control the action in half guard but Hernandez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Van Soest with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T1#
Van Soest thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hernandez's head.
Van Soest takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hernandez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Van Soest.
Van Soest missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Van Soest ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hernandez moves away.
Van Soest swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Hernandez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Soest bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Soest jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hernandez misses with a hook. Van Soest ducked under it nicely.
Hernandez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Hernandez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Hernandez misses.
Hernandez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Soest.
Van Soest drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hernandez sprawls and moves away.
Nice body punch from Hernandez.
Van Soest defending well as Hernandez loads up on a big left hand.
Van Soest shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hernandez throws a jab when Van Soest was well out of range.
Van Soest drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hernandez sprawls and moves away.
Hernandez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Soest changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#T3#
Hernandez ducks right into an uppercut from Van Soest.
Van Soest throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hernandez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Soest feinted with a counter takedown.
Hernandez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hernandez misses the shot to the body.
Van Soest uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hernandez has time to react.
Hernandez misses with a right hand #TD#
and Van Soest decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hernandez's guard.
Hernandez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Van Soest lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T4#
Van Soest is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Van Soest looking to sit in guard and control but Hernandez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Van Soest has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Van Soest 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#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Soest wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hernandez keeps working.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kelly Van Soest showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Van Soest 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 48:47
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 48:47
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelly Van Soest!
Kelly Van Soest is the new featherweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Kelly Van Soest thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: SPPS Resurrection 004
Date: Sep 14, 2024

#R1#
Chang misses with a low kick.
Van Soest checks a low kick from Chang.
Van Soest tries to counter with a takedown but Chang is quick to defend against it.
Chang tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Van Soest is able to avoid easily.
Chang jabs at Van Soest's body.
Chang throws a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Chang misses.
Chang loads up on a big right hand but Van Soest slips the punch.
Van Soest misses with an uppercut
and Chang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chang throws a right hand that misses #TD#
and Van Soest counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Van Soest lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Van Soest drops an elbow to the side of Chang's head. #T1#
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.
Chang wants to get back to full guard.
Chang works his way to full guard. Good work.
Chang keeping moving, preventing Van Soest from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Chang had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Van Soest defends it easily.
Van Soest throws a big elbow that misses.
Chang 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 trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chang stands up over Van Soest, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #T2#
Chang wants to control from the top but Van Soest keeps moving.
Chang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van Soest swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chang with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chang controls from within his opponent's guard.
Van Soest is pulling down on Chang's head. It's preventing any offense from Chang, at least for the moment.#T3#
Chang trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Soest is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Soest working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chang.
Chang has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Purpose Martial Arts Academy. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Van Soest pulls Chang in close to prevent any damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Van Soest lands a head shot.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chang looks to land a right hand but Van Soest moved out of range.
Van Soest jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Chang. #TD#
Van Soest closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Chang quickly recovers to half guard.
Van Soest looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chang is trying to maintain the position but Van Soest is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB2#
Chang is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Van Soest pulls his head out easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chang tries to get to full guard but Van Soest has control of the leg.
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 Kelly Van Soest will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Van Soest throws a hook but Chang blocks it.
Chang misses with a leg kick.
Van Soest moves out of range of the leg kick from Chang.
Van Soest attempts a counter takedown but Chang avoids it well and moves away.
Van Soest with a nice calf kick.
Chang throws a low kick but Van Soest avoids it.
Chang throws a right hand that Van Soest ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Soest also avoids with ease.
Van Soest changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chang. Van Soest does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chang lands a nice looking body kick.
Van Soest tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Soest cracks Chang with an open hand slap.
Chang connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Soest moves out of range as Chang throws a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chang. That's going to slow Van Soest down. #T1#
Chang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Soest manages to avoid it.
Van Soest feinted with a counter takedown.
Chang throws a leg kick that is checked#TD#
and Van Soest counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Chang trying to control from the bottom.
Chang is trying to get back to full guard.
Chang is pressing down on Van Soest's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Van Soest scoring with some ground and pound.
Chang wants to sweep but no luck.
Van Soest lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chang controlling the position.#SUB2#
Chang isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Van Soest stacks Chang on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Van Soest!#T2#
Van Soest is staying tight to Chang's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Chang tries to bench press Van Soest off him but Van Soest keeps the position.
Chang struggling a bit here.
Van Soest throwing strikes but Chang manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chang misses with the ground and pound.
Kelly Van Soest overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Van Soest tries to buck Chang off but Chang is having none of it.
Van Soest is trying to control Chang's posture but Chang avoids it. #T3#
Van Soest is holding Chang down, trying to stall.
Van Soest is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Van Soest wants to control but Chang postures up.
An elbow from Chang crashes against the mat.
Chang working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Chang trying to control the action but Van Soest is working from the bottom.
Van Soest managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Chang. #T4#
Van Soest is looking to reverse the position.
Van Soest being controlled for a moment.
Van Soest can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Soest tries to buck Chang off but Chang is having none of it.
Chang throws an elbow but Van Soest slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Chang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
A nice leg kick from Van Soest, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chang connects with a leg kick.
Chang throws a body kick that misses #TD#
and Van Soest counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Chang is positioning himself well to prevent Van Soest advancing to mount.
Van Soest perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Van Soest seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chang tries to get to full guard but Van Soest has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chang trying to control from the bottom. #T1#
Chang blocking the ground and pound attempt from Van Soest.
Chang regains full guard. Nicely done.
Van Soest chips away with some ground and pound.#SUB2#
Chang isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Van Soest stacks Chang on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Van Soest!
Chang is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Van Soest creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Chang is looking for a sweep.
Van Soest working the head with strikes.
Chang gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #T2#
Van Soest winds up and cracks Chang with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Van Soest is thwarting Chang's attempts to control the position.
Chang on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chang tries to roll over but Van Soest keeps him under control.
Van Soest slips a nice elbow through Chang's hands, connecting with Chang's forehead.
Van Soest looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#T3#
Chang slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB2#
Chang looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SUB2#
Chang looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Van Soest looking to pass the guard.
Van Soest throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chang keeping full guard, as Van Soest tries to pass.
Van Soest throws an elbow that misses. Chang uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Van Soest's guard. Nice move by Chang!#REVB##T4#
Chang lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Van Soest wants to sweep but no luck.
Chang postures up and lands a big shot to Van Soest's brow.
Chang throws a big right hand that misses.
Chang trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Soest is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Soest bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chang's guard. #REVR#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Soest lands a couple of decent looking shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kelly Van Soest showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Van Soest 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelly Van Soest!
A victorious Kelly Van Soest thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: RSE 84:
Date: Jun 08, 2024

#R1#
Kourov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Soest.
Kourov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Soest tries to counter with a takedown but Kourov is quick to defend against it.
Kourov is looking to clinch.
Van Soest appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kourov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kourov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kourov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Soest changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kourov 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 Soest sizes up Kourov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kourov tries to clinch but Van Soest is having none of it.
Van Soest swats away the attempt to clinch by Kourov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Soest darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Van Soest thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kourov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
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!#CL2#
Kourov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Van Soest misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Van Soest looking for a takedown.
Van Soest tries a body shot but Kourov blocks it. #BC2#
Kourov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Soest keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Soest looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Van Soest throws a body punch but Kourov moves out of range.
No joy there for Kourov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kourov jabs Van Soest to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kourov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Van Soest backs up against the cage.
Vino Kourov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Soest tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kourov was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Soest.
Some wild striking there from Van Soest.
A little jabbing left from Kourov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Van Soest avoids the body shot from Kourov.
Kourov wants to clinch up but Van Soest keeps it at a distance.
Van Soest half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#CL2#
Kourov rushes Van Soest and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kourov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Van Soest lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC2#
Kourov manages to break the clinch. #T2#
Kourov misses with a wild combination.
Van Soest drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kourov sprawls and moves away.
Kourov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Soest looks to score with a jab to the body but Kourov is just out of range.
Van Soest lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Van Soest misses with a hook. Kourov ducked under it nicely.
Van Soest swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kourov swings widly with a right hand #TD#
and Van Soest counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kourov!
Kourov pushes Van Soest away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Van Soest gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Van Soest is looking to take a break and control but Kourov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Van Soest sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kourov is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position. #T3#
Van Soest in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kourov stops Van Soest from passing to mount.
Kourov takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Van Soest prevents Kourov from escaping the position.
Kourov felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Van Soest working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Soest lands a nice forearm strike. #T4#
Van Soest controls the position.
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 wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kourov keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Soest taking a breather here.
Kourov is not content to let Van Soest control the position.
Van Soest moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vino Kourov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Van Soest's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Kourov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van Soests jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kourov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kourov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kourov wants to clinch#TD#
and Van Soest counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kourov won't be happy with that.

Kourov explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kourov lunges at Van Soest with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Van Soest's hand.
Vino Kourov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kourov moves to clinch but Van Soest breaks away #TD#
and Van Soest counters with a single leg into guard. Kourov didn't expect that.
Kourov is wriggling around but Van Soest manages to pass to half guard. #REVB#
Van Soest throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T1#
Kourov is looking to get back to is feet but Van Soest passes into side control.
Van Soest wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kourov keeps working.
Kourov parries the strikes from Van Soest easily there. Van Soest is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kourov to escape.
Van Soest throws an elbow but Kourov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Van Soest wants to control but Kourov is keeping him busy.
Van Soest is chipping away with strikes.
Kelly Van Soest overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Van Soest misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards. #T2#
Van Soest postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kourov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Van Soest is controlling him well.
Van Soest lands a decent elbow from side control.
Van Soest just content to control the position.
Van Soest lands some shots froms side control.
Van Soest lands a decent elbow from side control.
Van Soest misses with the ground and pound.
Kourov takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain. #ROC#Kourov is rocked!#T3#
Van Soest working the ground and pound.
Kourov is still in real trouble! Can Van Soest finish him?
Kourov wants to get back to his feet but Van Soest drags him back down.
A big shot lands for Van Soest! That's hurt Kourov! Will he recover? Van Soest fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kelly Van Soest!
Our winner, Kelly Van Soest, 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.
The defeated Vino Kourov had this to say: 'there's vomit on his sweat ! mom's spaghetti's !'.

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 !'.

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.

Event: TWGC 40 (145lbs, D2): Finals - Round 1
Date: Sep 11, 2023

173 cm
21 yrs
145 lbs

168 cm
21 yrs
139 lbs

Norman

Van Soest

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.

Event: TWGC 40 (145lbs, D2): Helsinki Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Sep 02, 2023

170 cm
20 yrs
135 lbs

168 cm
21 yrs
139 lbs

Knightley

Van Soest

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 Minnem�ki 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.

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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