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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Dragunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Claude Van Dam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksander Dragunov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jean Claude Van Dam!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragunov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Dam circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Dam wants to clinch.
Dragunov misses with a body shot.
Van Dam throws a hook to the side of Dragunov's head but Dragunov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dragunov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dragunov throws a one two combo.
Dragunov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Dam is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Dam misses the target.
Dragunov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dragunov swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Dam.
Dragunov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Dam sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Dam throws a combination that misses
and Dragunov counters with a nice body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dragunov lands with a right hand.
Van Dam tries to clinch up.
Van Dam takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dragunov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dragunov connects with a single shot there.
Van Dam moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragunov misses with a wild combination.
Dragunov looks to land a combination but Van Dam avoids it well.
Dragunov lands a nice shot that snaps Van Dam's head back.
Van Dam tries to clinch but Dragunov moves out of range.
Dragunov connects with a body shot.
Dragunov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dragunov works Van Dam's body with a nice hook.
Van Dam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dragunov circles away quickly and effectively.
Dragunov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dragunov thows a body shot but no joy.
Dragunov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dragunov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Dam.
Van Dam doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Van Dam misses with a low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Dragunov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dragunov.
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 Dam throws a combination that misses
and Dragunov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Van Dam looks gassed!
Dragunov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dragunov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dragunov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Dragunov there.
Van Dam takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dragunov's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dragunov duly obliges.
Jean Claude Van Dam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Dragunov lands.
Van Dam walks into a straight right hand from Dragunov.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dragunov.
Dragunov throws a series of punches but Van Dam avoids them all with ease.
Dragunov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Dam at a distance.
Dragunov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dragunov scores with a jab. Van Dam acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Van Dam takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Van Dam takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Van Dam avoids the body shot from Dragunov.
Good exchange - Dragunov coming out on top.
Van Dam has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dragunov throws a right hand that Van Dam ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Dam also avoids with ease.
Van Dam turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dragunov lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragunov connects with a single shot there.
Dragunov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dragunov throws a series of punches but Van Dam moves out of range.
Van Dam scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Van Dam feints and then cracks Dragunov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dragunov down.
Van Dam misses with a combination
and Dragunov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dragunov swinging wildly here.
Van Dam has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dragunov looks to land a combination. Van Dam sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Van Dam is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dragunov misses with a series of wild punches.
Dragunov is working the combinations to good effect here.
Van Dam will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dragunov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam scores with a jab to the body.
Dragunov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dragunov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Dam.
Dragunov cracks Van Dam with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Van Dam misses the jab.
Dragunov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van Dam takes a swing at Dragunov's ribcage but misses.
Dragunov lands a right hook to the body.
Crunch! Van Dam slams his shin into Dragunov's torso.
Dragunov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Dam.
Van Dam misses with a double jab
and Dragunov counters with a nice body shot.
Dragunov moves out of range of the body kick from Van Dam.
Van Dam throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Van Dam blocks a jab.
Van Dam tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Dragunov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Dam throws a leg kick which misses Dragunov's front leg but catches the back leg as Dragunov tries to avoid it.
Van Dam dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Dam fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dragunov's calf.
Dragunov is looking to wear down Van Dam with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Van Dam connects with a leg kick. Dragunov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Some wild striking there from Van Dam.
Dragunov loads up on a big right hand but Van Dam slips the punch.
Dragunov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Dam manages to avoid it.
Van Dam lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Van Dam digs a good hook to Dragunov's body.
Dragunov slips a straight right by Van Dam.
Van Dam falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dragunov counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Dam throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dragunov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Dam moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Dam wants to clinch.
Van Dam gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dragunov.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dragunov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Van Dam.
Dragunov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van Dam throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Van Dam lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dragunov's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dragunov duly obliges.
A punch combination from Van Dam misses.
Van Dam tries to clinch but Dragunov moves out of range.
Dragunov takes a swing at Van Dam's ribcage but misses.
Dragunov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Dam.
Dragunov swinging wildly here.
Van Dam is looking to clinch but Dragunov is avoiding it.
Dragunov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dragunov tests Van Dam's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Dam tries to clinch but Dragunov is having none of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dragunov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dragunov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Dam wants to clinch up but Dragunov keeps it at a distance.
Dragunov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dragunov lands with a shot to the body.
Van Dam fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dragunov moves away from the strike by Van Dam.
Van Dam scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dragunov fails to land with a series of punches.
Dragunov slips a straight right by Van Dam.
Van Dam swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dragunov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Dam. Dragunov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dragunov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Dam looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dragunov cracks Van Dam with an open hand slap.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam tries to clinch up but Dragunov circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Dam wants to clinch up but Dragunov keeps it at a distance.
Dragunov lands a really nice looking cross but Van Dam seems unphased.
Van Dam tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Dragunov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Van Dam there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dragunov lands an overhand right.
Van Dam takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Van Dam misses with a two punch combination.
Dragunov jabs Van Dam right on the nose. Van Dam blinks but takes it well.
Dragunov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dragunov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Dam fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Dam takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dragunov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Dam sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Dam throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Van Dam there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Van Dam avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Dam is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dragunov.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dragunov avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Dam.
Dragunov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dragunov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dragunov drops his hands momentarily and Van Dam takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dragunov throws the left hand but Van Dam avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Van Dam.
Dragunov throws a series of punches but Van Dam moves out of range.
Dragunov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Van Dam goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dragunov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A shot to the liver by Dragunov. Beautiful body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dragunov takes a swing at Van Dam's ribcage but misses.
Dragunov cracks Van Dam with a good jab.
Dragunov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van Dam.
Van Dam tries to clinch up but Dragunov circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksander Dragunov dominated that round.
That's time! Dragunov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dragunov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dragunov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Van Dam dodges the punch combination from Dragunov.
Dragunov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dragunov ducks under a wild hook from Van Dam.
Van Dam scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dragunov in his tracks.
Dragunov throws a jab when Van Dam was well out of range.
Van Dam moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dragunov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dragunov.
Van Dam tries to clinch up but Dragunov circles away and keeps his distance.
Dragunov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Dam doesn't manage to clinch there - Dragunov circles away.
Dragunov connects with a right hand. Van Dam shakes it off.
Dragunov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Dam tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dragunov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dragunov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dragunov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Van Dam counters with a nice body kick.
Van Dam throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dam feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dragunov's calf.
Van Dam moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Dam throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Dam tries to close the distance and clinch but Dragunov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Dam looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Dam clinches up against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Van Dam misses with some punches.
Van Dam doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Dam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dragunov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dragunov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Dragunov wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Dam won't allow it.
Van Dam throws a head punch that misses.
Dragunov is trying to break the clinch but Van Dam has him pressed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam prevents Dragunov from breaking the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Van Dam scores with a nice short uppercut.
Van Dam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Dam throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Van Dam swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Dam throws a head punch that misses.
Van Dam comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Van Dam misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Dam dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Dragunov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Dam is trying to maintain a safe position but Dragunov gets an underhook and turns Van Dam into the ropes.
Dragunov avoids a wild elbow strike from Van Dam.
Van Dam swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Van Dam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Dam throws an elbow but it misses.
Dragunov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Van Dam doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Van Dam.
Van Dam misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dragunov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van Dam has him pressed against the ropes.
Dragunov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Dam swings wildly with an uppercut but Dragunov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Dam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dragunov avoids the elbow strike from Van Dam, against the ropes.
Van Dam misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Van Dam fails to land.
Dragunov is trying to force a seperation but Van Dam has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Van Dam throws a punch but it's blocked by Dragunov.
Van Dam pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Van Dam looking to slow down the pace here.
Dragunov blocks an uppercut.
Van Dam has a couple of punches blocked by Dragunov.
Dragunov avoids the elbow strike from Van Dam, against the ropes.
Van Dam doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Dam lands with a left to the head.
Dragunov is trying to break free.
Van Dam lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dragunov backwards.
Van Dam misses with an elbow over the top.
Dragunov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Dragunov takes an elbow to the temple.
Van Dam misses with the head strike.
Van Dam pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Van Dam fails to land.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam throws a head punch that misses.
Dragunov blocking some punches.
Dragunov wants to break free but Van Dam has control.
Dragunov blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Van Dam creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dragunov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Dam.
Van Dam misses with the head strike.
Dragunov tries to break free but Van Dam pushes him back against the ropes.
Van Dam stalling in the clinch but Dragunov improves position.
Dragunov can't break the clinch.
Dragunov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Dam doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dragunov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van Dam tries to stall but Dragunov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Van Dam swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Dam has a couple of punches blocked by Dragunov.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A head punch on the inside from Van Dam fails to land.
Dragunov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dragunov.
Dragunov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Dam tries to stall but Dragunov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Van Dam misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dragunov working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dragunov.
Van Dam keeps control of Dragunov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dragunov has had enough of the clinch but Van Dam keeps him there for the moment.
Van Dam wants to stall.
Van Dam working aggressively here.
Dragunov is trying to break the clinch but Van Dam is controlling him.
Van Dam prevents Dragunov from breaking the clinch.
Van Dam pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Van Dam misses with the head strike.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dragunov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Dam creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Dam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Dam misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Dam misses with a punch on the inside.
Dragunov tries to break the clinch but Van Dam is controlling the position.
Van Dam controlling the action here for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Van Dam just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dragunov's brow.
Van Dam swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Dam prevents Dragunov from breaking the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Van Dam.
Van Dam swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dragunov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dragunov blocking some punches.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dragunov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dragunov tries to break free but Van Dam pushes him back against the ropes.
Dragunov blocks an uppercut.
Dragunov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dragunov.
Dragunov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dragunov is trying to break free.
Dragunov blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dragunov.
Van Dam throws a head punch that misses.
Van Dam keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dragunov's efforts to push away.
Van Dam throws an elbow that misses.
Van Dam dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam swings wildly with an uppercut but Dragunov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Dam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Dragunov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Dam.
Dragunov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dragunov blocks an uppercut.
Van Dam lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Dam stalling in the clinch but Dragunov improves position.
Van Dam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Dam misses with a punch on the inside.
Dragunov is trying to push Van Dam away but Van Dam has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Van Dam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Van Dam fails to land.
Jean Claude Van Dam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dragunov tries to circle away but Van Dam has him pinned against the ropes.
Van Dam throws a punch but it's blocked by Dragunov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Claude Van Dam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Aleksander Dragunov!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Aleksander Dragunov!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Aleksander Dragunov!
Aleksander Dragunov wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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