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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jan Claude Van Damme (ranked 2899 p4p, 4780 weight class) and Deon Jeffries (ranked 336 p4p, 460 weight class). Van Damme comes to the cage accompanied by Wai khru ram muay. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jan Claude Van Damme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Deon Jeffries!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeffries tries to clinch up but Van Damme circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Damme is looking to counter with head kicks.
Jeffries closes the distance looking to clinch
and Van Damme counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jeffries wants to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jeffries is defended easily by Van Damme.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Damme fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jeffries.
Van Damme definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Van Damme scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Damme.
Van Damme plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Van Damme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jeffries blocks a head kick by Van Damme.
Jeffries is looking to clinch but Van Damme is avoiding it.
Van Damme looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A thudding body kick lands there by Van Damme!
Jeffries throws a head kick that misses
and Van Damme counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jeffries's knee momentarily.
Jeffries fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Damme lands a head kick!
It looks like Deon Jeffries has been cut.
Jeffries takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jan Claude Van Damme is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jeffries moves to clinch but Van Damme breaks away
and Van Damme counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Damme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Damme throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Van Damme.
Jeffries tries to counter with a clinch but Van Damme shakes him off and moves away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Damme. Jeffries shrugs it off though.
Van Damme connects with an inside leg kick.
Jeffries wants to clinch up but Van Damme keeps it at a distance.
Van Damme lands with a slapping head kick.
Van Damme throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Van Damme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jeffries with a poor takedown
and Van Damme counters with a head kick.
Van Damme avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Damme fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jeffries just manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jeffries looks winded!
Van Damme plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Van Damme lands a head kick. Jeffries smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jeffries is rocked!
Jeffries has managed to clinch.
Van Damme displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jeffries up against the cage.
Van Damme breaks from the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Damme. Jeffries shrugs it off though.
Van Damme avoids the head kick by Jeffries.
Jeffries will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Damme throws a head kick that Jeffries semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jeffries.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Damme lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jeffries takes a step back to recover.
Jeffries's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jeffries has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Van Damme.
Van Damme fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Damme scores with a head kick.
That has opened up Deon Jeffries's cut even more.
Van Damme lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Damme connects with a high kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Damme. Jeffries shrugs it off though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Damme. That's going to slow Jeffries down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Claude Van Damme dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Deon Jeffries's cut.
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.
Van Damme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jeffries closes the distance and clinches up with Van Damme, looking for a takedown. Jeffries pushes Van Damme against the cage but Van Damme circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Van Damme buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Damme stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Van Damme wants it to stay on the feet.
Van Damme feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Van Damme lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jeffries takes a step back to recover.
Jeffries is looking to clinch but Van Damme is avoiding it.
Van Damme lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Van Damme lands a big head kick that sends Jeffries tumbling to the mat! Van Damme takes a step backwards and waves Jeffries back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jeffries is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Damme finish him?
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!
Jeffries gets a takedown into half guard.
Van Damme trying to control but Jeffries postures up.
Jeffries is breathing heavily.
Jeffries missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jeffries seems to have recovered his senses.
Ground and pound from Jeffries.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Van Damme manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Van Damme not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jeffries with a flurry of punches that miss.
Van Damme wants to control but Jeffries passes easily into half guard.
Jeffries throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jeffries has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Van Damme is looking to improve his position.
Jeffries landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Van Damme is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jeffries can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jeffries is trying to control. Van Damme wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Van Damme makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Van Damme.
Jeffries throws an elbow that misses. Van Damme uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jeffries's guard. Nice move by Van Damme!
Van Damme pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jeffries is keeping the position for now.
Jeffries is looking to stand up but Van Damme isn't so interested in that idea.
Van Damme 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jeffries swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Van Damme is working hard here to advance position.
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.
Van Damme trying to control the position from guard on top but Jeffries is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Deon Jeffries is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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.
Jeffries tries to clinch up.
Jeffries looks to land a combination but Van Damme avoids it well.
Jeffries tries to clinch but Van Damme moves out of range.
Jeffries has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Van Damme.
Jeffries takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Van Damme lands a head kick!
The cut above Deon Jeffries's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jan Claude Van Damme is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Damme lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Damme slips under a jab.
Van Damme half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jeffries tries to clinch but Van Damme is having none of it.
Jeffries wants to clinch up but Van Damme keeps it at a distance.
Jeffries closes the distance and clinches up with Van Damme, looking for a takedown. Jeffries pushes Van Damme against the cage but Van Damme circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Van Damme looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Claude Van Damme dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Deon Jeffries's cut.
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!
Jeffries tries for a takedown but Van Damme sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And Van Damme counters with a quick kick to the body but Jeffries blocks it.
Van Damme throws a front kick that sends Jeffries stumbling back into the cage.
Jeffries stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Damme.
Van Damme explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Van Damme lands with a kick to the ribs.
Deon Jeffries seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Damme lands a high kick!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jeffries is defended easily by Van Damme.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid body kick from Van Damme.
Jeffries takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Van Damme - that will leave a mark!
Van Damme plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Van Damme lands a head kick!
Jeffries takes a kick to the side of the head.
Van Damme scores with a head kick.
Jeffries fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Van Damme avoids it really well and circles away.
Jan Claude Van Damme has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deon Jeffries.
Van Damme throws a sloppy head kick and Jeffries moves out of range easily.
Jeffries doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Damme circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Damme lands with a kick to the temple. Jeffries shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Damme thumps Jeffries with a low kick.
Whack! Van Damme lands a heavy head kick that drops Jeffries. The ref tackles Van Damme to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Jeffries was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jan Claude Van Damme!
After winning the bout, Jan Claude Van Damme thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Deon Jeffries was interviewed post fight and said 'I’ll be back better stronger and faster you bastards.'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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