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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Francesco Fachellie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Claude Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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184 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francesco Fachellie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jean Claude Van Damme!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fachellie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Damme manages to avoid it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Fachellie.
Fachellie punishes Van Damme's body with a nice straight punch.
Fachellie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fachellie shoots for a double leg takedown but Van Damme sprawls well. He's pushed Fachellie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fachellie throws a low kick but Van Damme moves out of range easily.
A cross from Van Damme lands.
Van Damme bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fachellie throws a leg kick but Van Damme sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fachellie doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Damme circles away.
Good exchange - Van Damme coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Damme. Fachellie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Damme connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Francesco Fachellie has been cut.
Fachellie misses with a head kick.
Van Damme lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme scores with the left hand. Fachellie knows he should have avoided that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Damme looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fachellie connects with a looping right hand.
Van Damme tries to clinch there but Fachellie circles away.
Fachellie throws a low kick but Van Damme moves out of range easily.
Fachellie has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fachellie taking a breather.
Van Damme looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van Damme throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fachellies head.
Van Damme's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fachellie throws a leg kick
and Van Damme counters with a nice uppercut.
Fachellie throws a wild body kick that Van Damme sees coming a mile off.
Fachellie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fachellie there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fachellie throws a solid leg kick but Van Damme takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fachellie.
Van Damme comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Francesco Fachellie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Damme scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fachellie tries to clinch but Van Damme is having none of it.
Fachellie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Damme can pounce on him.
Fachellie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fachellie is rocked!
Jean Claude Van Damme is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fachellie throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Van Damme looks to land a right hand but Fachellie moved out of range.
Fachellie throws a lazy head kick
and Van Damme holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short right from Van Damme on the inside.
Van Damme lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fachellie backwards.
Van Damme can't find room to land a body shot as Fachellie controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fachellie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Damme's brow.
Van Damme fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fachellie lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Jean Claude Van Damme has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Damme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Damme fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fachellie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Fachellie fails to land.
Fachellie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fachellie working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fachellie.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Damme.
Van Damme working aggressively here.
Van Damme lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fachellie backwards.
Van Damme breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fachellie is looking to slow Van Damme down with leg kicks.
Van Damme is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fachellie had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Van Damme displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fachellie.
Van Damme swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Damme tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fachellie throws a leg kick that is checked
and Van Damme counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Francesco Fachellie's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Damme lands a big head kick that sends Fachellie tumbling to the mat! Van Damme takes a step backwards and waves Fachellie back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Fachellie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fachellie throws a leg kick
and Van Damme counters with a big left hand that crumples Fachellie! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jean Claude Van Damme!
Jean Claude Van Damme took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Valhalla Q160 Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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