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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Lombardi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damme comes into the arena with Fight to Survive blaring out of the sound system. Vincent Lombardi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Van Damme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincent Lombardi!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombardi throws a head kick that misses.
Damme blocks a low kick nicely.
Damme is looking to chop away at Lombardi's legs.
Lombardi throws a head kick that misses.
Lombardi tries a head kick but it misses.
Damme buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Damme goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A leg kick checked by Lombardi.
Damme chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Damme throws a head kick that misses
and Lombardi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lombardi scores with a leg kick.
A low kick from Damme misses
and Lombardi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lombardi throws a lazy head kick
and Damme counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lombardi's knee momentarily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Damme. Lombardi shrugs it off though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lombardi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Damme moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lombardi throws a sloppy head kick and Damme moves out of range easily.
Lombardi scores with a push kick.
Lombardi throws a front kick that sends Damme stumbling back into the cage.
Damme is breathing heavily.
Damme closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Lombardi misses.
Jab from Lombardi.
Lombardi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Damme misses
and Lombardi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Damme throws a head kick that misses.
Lombardi rushes Damme and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lombardi working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Lombardi.
Damme is looking to break free of the clinch but Lombardi has double underhooks.
Lombardi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lombardi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Damme is trying to stall.
Damme misses with an elbow over the top.
Lombardi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lombardi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Damme backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Damme.
Damme creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lombardi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Damme throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lombardi throws a head kick but Damme moves out of range.
Lombardi throws a head kick but Damme moves out of range.
Damme blocks a head kick by Lombardi.
Damme forces Lombardi back against the cage and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lombardi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damme tries to stall but Lombardi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short left from Lombardi.
Damme lands a damaging elbow.
Lombardi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Damme attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lombardi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Lombardi misses
and Damme makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lombardi throws a head kick but Damme moves out of range.
Damme tries a head kick but it misses.
Lombardi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Damme tenderised Lombardi's leg. Lombardi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Damme misses with a low kick.
Damme misses with a leg kick
and Lombardi counters with a big head kick but Damme shrugs it off.
Damme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Damme moves out of range of the body kick.
Lombardi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lombardi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Damme 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.
Lombardi tries a head kick but it misses.
Damme misses with a head kick.
Damme misses with an uppercut. Lombardi saw that one coming.
Damme misses with a low kick as Lombardi jumps back.
Lombardi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Damme.
Lombardi throws a sloppy head kick
and Damme counters with a thumping low kick.
Damme throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Damme.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lombardi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Damme - the referee stops the clock and Lombardi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Damme. Lombardi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Damme scores with a head kick.
Damme fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lombardi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damme pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Damme delivers a nice body kick.
Damme throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lombardi.
Damme moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Damme.
A low kick from Damme misses
and Lombardi counters with an inside leg kick.
Damme moves into the clinch.
Lombardi misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Damme using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lombardi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Damme breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lombardi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Damme fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lombardi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lombardi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Damme looks to land a combination but Lombardi avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Van Damme will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lombardi avoids the head kick by Damme.
Damme cracks Lombardi with an open hand slap.
Van Damme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lombardi misses with a head kick.
Lombardi moves out of range of the body kick.
Lombardi avoids the body shot from Damme.
Lombardi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Damme attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Damme scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Damme fails in his attempt to clinch.
Damme thumps Lombardi with a low kick.
Damme misses with a body shot.
Damme throws a head kick that misses.
Van Damme is winning the standup battle so far.
Damme plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Damme tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Damme clinches.
Lombardi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Damme.
Lombardi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lombardi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Damme is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lombardi is defending well for now.
Lombardi keeps control of Damme as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lombardi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lombardi throws a head punch that misses.
Lombardi breaks from the clinch.
Lombardi misses with a leg kick.
Lombardi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Damme moves away.
Damme throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lombardi avoids the head kick by Damme.
Damme lands a jab to Lombardi's midsection.
Lombardi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Damme blocks a head kick by Lombardi.
Damme throws a head kick that misses.
Damme throws a sloppy head kick
and Lombardi counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lombardi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Damme moves in looking to clinch but Lombardi pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombardi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Lombardi.
Lombardi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Damme misses with a head kick.
Damme throws a head kick that Lombardi semi-blocks.
Lombardi tries a head kick but it misses.
Damme lands with a good body shot.
Damme scores with a head kick.
A low kick from Damme misses
and Lombardi counters with a head kick. That will keep Damme thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Damme avoids the body shot from Lombardi.
Damme misses with a body kick.
Lombardi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Damme darts in trying to clinch
and Lombardi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damme ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lombardi moves away.
Damme plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A head kick from Lombardi lands but Damme takes it in his stride.
Lombardi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Damme.
A low kick from Damme is predictable there
and Lombardi makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Damme really felt that one!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Damme checks a leg kick.
Lombardi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Damme throws a sloppy head kick
and Lombardi counters with a nice body kick.
Lombardi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lombardi lands with a cross.
A jab from Lombardi misses.
Lombardi misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Lombardi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lombardi throws a wild body kick that Damme sees coming a mile off.
Lombardi misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombardi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Damme throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lombardi moves away from the strike by Damme.
Lombardi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Damme lands a leg kick that knocks Lombardi off balance momentarily.
Damme throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Lombardi.
Damme blocks a head kick by Lombardi.
Lombardi is looking to clinch but Damme is avoiding it.
Lombardi misses with a low kick as Damme jumps back.
Lombardi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lombardi connects with the punch.
Damme blocks the body kick.
Damme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Lombardi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
A head kick by Lombardi misses
and Damme makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Damme takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Damme blocks a head kick by Lombardi.
Lombardi darts in trying to clinch
and Damme counters with an outside leg kick.
Lombardi doesn't manage to clinch there - Damme circles away.
Lombardi moves out of range of the leg kick from Damme.
Lombardi misses with a head kick.
Damme throws a lazy body kick
and Lombardi counters with a good low kick that Damme was not able to check.
Lombardi throws a leg kick
and Damme counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Damme feints and then cracks Lombardi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lombardi down.
Damme connects with a high kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lombardi throws a head kick that misses.
Damme throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damme feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lombardi's calf.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Damme.
Damme throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lombardi blocks a head kick by Damme.
Damme fakes the leg kick and cracks Lombardi in the body.
Damme throws a sloppy head kick and Lombardi moves out of range easily.
Damme rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lombardi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lombardi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A head kick misses from Damme.
Damme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Damme misses with a low kick.
Damme throws a half hearted mid kick.
Damme is looking to score with low kicks.
Lombardi throws a head kick that misses
and Damme counters by moving into the clinch.
Lombardi misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombardi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lombardi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damme blocks an uppercut.
Damme blocks an uppercut.
Lombardi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Damme is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Damme prevents a body shot from Lombardi.
Damme throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Damme is trying to break the clinch but Lombardi is controlling him.
Lombardi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lombardi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damme trying to land knees to the body.
Damme drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Damme blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lombardi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lombardi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lombardi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Damme missing with knees to the body.
Lombardi misses with a punch on the inside.
Lombardi swings wildly with an uppercut but Damme uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damme tries to land knees in the clinch but Lombardi avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombardi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lombardi.
Lombardi misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Lombardi fails to land.
Lombardi swings wildly with an uppercut but Damme uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lombardi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lombardi.
Damme is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lombardi avoiding damage as Damme throws knees to the body.
Damme blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Damme.
Lombardi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Lombardi fails to land.
Lombardi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damme breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Damme.
Damme throws a solid leg kick but Lombardi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Damme.
Damme throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lombardi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Damme misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lombardi.
Damme is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Damme creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombardi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lombardi misses with the head strike.
Lombardi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Lombardi.
Damme wants to break free but Lombardi has control.
Lombardi swings wildly with an uppercut but Damme uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damme pushes off an throws an elbow but Lombardi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lombardi manages to break the clinch.
Damme thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lombardi if he has to take too many more of those.
Damme fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lombardi, pushing him back against the cage.
Lombardi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damme misses with a knee strike.
Lombardi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Damme backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lombardi.
Damme takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Damme.
Damme stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lombardi as Damme tries to tie him up.
Damme manages to break the clinch.
Lombardi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Van Damme showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Damme 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Van Damme!
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energy
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hype
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