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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Penagos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damme kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fight to Survive. Penagos has chosen Somebody Gonna Get Their Ass Whooped! as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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23 - 8 - 0 |
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183 cm
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191 lbs
27 - 11 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Van Damme!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Carlos Penagos!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penagos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Damme looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Penagos throws a lazy right hand but Damme sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Damme takes one to the chin there.
We've been told by Damme's head coaches at The Gym : SPACES AVAILABLE that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Penagos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penagos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Penagos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Damme ducks under a wild hook from Penagos.
Damme avoids the body shot from Penagos.
Penagos looks to throw the jab but Damme is out of range.
Damme misses with a low kick.
Van Damme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penagos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Damme.
Penagos throws a sloppy body shot
and Damme counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Damme scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penagos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Penagos ducks under a wild hook from Damme.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damme moves into the clinch.
Damme scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Penagos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damme is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Penagos.
Damme blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damme blocks a body shot from Penagos.
Damme swings wildly with an uppercut but Penagos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damme misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Damme lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Penagos backwards.
Penagos prevents a body shot from Damme.
Penagos stalling in the clinch but Damme improves position.
Penagos blocks a body shot from Damme.
Damme can't find room to land a body shot as Penagos controls the action.
Penagos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damme throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Damme.
Damme managing to block the knees to the body from Penagos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damme misses with some punches.
Damme fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Penagos missing with knees to the body.
Damme misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Damme.
A head punch on the inside from Penagos fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Damme scores with a nice short uppercut.
Damme misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penagos trying to land knees to the body.
Damme throws a head punch that misses.
Penagos tries to throw a body punch but Damme avoids it by throwing Penagos back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Damme as the two fighters clinch.
Penagos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penagos can't find room to land a body shot as Damme controls the action.
Penagos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Damme is leaning against Penagos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Damme lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Damme blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Penagos struggles to land a body shot inside as Damme controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damme lands a hook that snaps the head of Penagos backwards.
Damme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Damme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Damme.
A nice left hand lands by Damme.
Damme with a knee to the head.
Damme misses with a punch on the inside.
Penagos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damme throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Penagoss head.
Damme blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damme misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Penagos lands a nice uppercut.
Penagos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Damme avoids a wild elbow strike from Penagos.
Damme fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Penagos missing with knees to the body.
Penagos tries a body shot but Damme blocks it.
Penagos missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damme throws a punch but it's blocked by Penagos.
Damme throws a head punch that misses.
Penagos avoiding damage as Damme throws knees to the body.
Damme presses Penagos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Penagos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Damme.
Penagos misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Penagos.
Damme tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Damme working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Damme as the two fighters clinch.
Penagos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penagos tries to throw a body punch but Damme avoids it by throwing Penagos back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Damme.
Damme throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damme avoiding damage as Penagos throws knees to the body.
Penagos trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Penagos.
Damme misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Damme 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.
Penagos misses with an uppercut.
Damme is looking to score with low kicks.
Penagos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damme was well out of range. Poor timing from Penagos.
A clash of legs there as Penagos blocks the low kick.
Damme connects with an inside leg kick.
Penagos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Penagos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Damme. Damme obviously looking to wear him down.
Penagos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Damme will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Penagos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Damme counters with a stiff right hand.
Damme clinches with his opponent.
Damme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Damme.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penagos blocks a body shot from Damme.
Penagos blocks an uppercut.
Damme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penagos's elbow.
Damme throws an elbow that misses.
Damme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penagos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Damme up against the cage.
Penagos taking a breather.
Damme struggles to land a body shot inside as Penagos controls his hands.
Damme misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penagos.
Damme swings wildly with an uppercut but Penagos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penagos misses with a punch on the inside.
Damme working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Damme.
Damme lands an uppercut.
Penagos missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penagos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damme is defending well for now.
Penagos can't find room to land a body shot as Damme controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Penagos.
Penagos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Damme lands a body punch in the clinch.
Penagos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Damme throws a punch but it's blocked by Penagos.
Damme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penagos's elbow.
Penagos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Damme struggles to land a body shot inside as Penagos controls his hands.
Damme swings wildly with an uppercut but Penagos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penagos wants to stall.
Penagos tries to land knees in the clinch but Damme avoids the damage to the body.
Penagos scores a nice knee to the body.
Damme lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Penagos backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Damme.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penagos blocks a body shot from Damme.
Penagos tries to work over Damme's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penagos is trying to stall.
Van Damme has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Damme lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Damme throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Penagoss head.
A shot in the inside from Penagos.
Damme scores with a hook to the body.
Damme lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Penagos tries to land knees in the clinch but Damme avoids the damage to the body.
Damme misses with the head strike.
Penagos tries to work over Damme's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penagos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Damme lands a nice elbow.
Damme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Damme stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Penagos is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penagos blocks an uppercut.
Penagos lands an elbow that stopped Damme in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penagos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Damme lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Damme is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Penagos is defending well for now.
Damme avoiding damage as Penagos throws knees to the body.
Penagos pushes off an throws an elbow but Damme leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Damme working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Penagos tries to work over Damme's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Damme misses with a hook from the clinch.
Penagos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Damme tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Penagos.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Damme.
Penagos avoids the elbow strike from Damme, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penagos tries to land knees in the clinch but Damme avoids the damage to the body.
Penagos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Damme avoids it.
Nice body punch from Damme - that landed with a thud.
Damme digs a right hand underneath Penagos's ribcage. Penagos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Damme lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Damme dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Damme thows a body kick. Penagos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A bone on bone clash there as Penagos blocks the leg kick.
Damme takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Damme moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Damme jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Damme tries a head kick but it misses.
Damme throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Damme looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Damme pushes Penagos up against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Penagos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Damme's brow.
Damme softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Damme lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Damme scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penagos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Damme.
Damme misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damme working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Damme trying to land knees to the body.
Penagos struggles to land a body shot inside as Damme controls his hands.
Damme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Damme lands a hook that snaps the head of Penagos backwards.
Damme managing to block the knees to the body from Penagos.
A right hook to the body lands for Damme.
Penagos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Damme tries to throw a body punch but Penagos avoids it by throwing Damme back against the cage.
Damme gets through Penagos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Damme lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Damme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penagos's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Damme.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damme lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damme.
Damme working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Penagos blocks a body shot from Damme.
Damme misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penagos misses with a body punch.
Penagos missing with knees to the body.
Damme can't find room to land a body shot as Penagos controls the action.
A short right from Damme on the inside.
Damme misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Damme creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Damme.
Damme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damme trying to land knees to the body.
Penagos can't find room to land a body shot as Damme controls the action.
Nice body punch from Damme.
Damme struggles to land a body shot inside as Penagos controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Damme fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damme.
Damme working aggressively here.
Damme gets through Penagos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Damme is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penagos can do to turn this around?
Damme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penagos's elbow.
A hook to the body from Damme.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penagos prevents a body shot from Damme.
Damme tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Penagos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Damme has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Damme avoiding damage as Penagos throws knees to the body.
Penagos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damme is defending well for now.
Damme on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Penagos managing to block the knees to the body from Damme.
Damme misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damme struggles to land a body shot inside as Penagos controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Damme.
A short right from Damme.
Still in the clinch, Damme scores with a nice short uppercut.
Damme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Damme struggles to land a body shot inside as Penagos controls his hands.
Penagos trying to land knees to the body.
Damme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Penagos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Damme tries a body shot but Penagos blocks it.
Damme lands a good knee to the midsection. Penagos won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damme pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Penagos blocks a body shot from Damme.
Damme lands a shoulder strike.
Penagos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Damme scores with a nice hook to the head.
Penagos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Damme trying to land knees to the body.
Damme working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Damme blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penagos missing with knees to the body.
Damme lands with a right to the head.
Penagos missing with knees to the body.
Damme lands a right hand that snaps the head of Penagos backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Damme clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Damme lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Damme lands a leg kick that knocks Penagos off balance momentarily.
Penagos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Damme eats them both and turns towards Penagos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Damme lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Penagos tries to keep at a distance but Damme has taken the fight into the clinch.
Damme misses with an elbow strike.
Damme misses with the head strike.
Damme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Penagos takes a shot to the head.
Damme blocks an elbow strike.
Penagos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damme stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Damme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penagos's elbow.
Damme tries to throw a body punch but Penagos avoids it by throwing Damme back against the cage.
Penagos working Damme over with knees to the body.
Penagos is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penagos misses with a body punch.
Damme digs a right hand underneath Penagos's ribcage. Penagos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Penagos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Damme.
Damme lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Penagos backwards.
Damme working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Damme lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Penagos backwards.
Damme tries to work over Penagos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Damme digs a right hand into Penagos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Penagos's gas tank.
Damme lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Penagos backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damme misses with a punch on the inside.
Damme tries to land knees in the clinch but Penagos avoids the damage to the body.
Penagos blocks the elbow strike.
Penagos blocks an uppercut.
Penagos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Damme struggles to land a body shot inside as Penagos controls his hands.
Penagos struggles to land a body shot inside as Damme controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Damme.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penagos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Penagos trying to land knees to the body.
Penagos slows down the pace here.
Damme blocks an elbow strike.
Penagos landing knees to the body.
Penagos tries to land knees in the clinch but Damme avoids the damage to the body.
Damme swings wildly with an uppercut but Penagos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penagos lands a shoulder strike.
Penagos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from Damme.
Damme lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Damme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Damme lands an elbow just above Penagos 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damme digs a right hand into Penagos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Penagos's gas tank.
Damme tries a knee to the head but Penagos blocks it.
Damme lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Penagos backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damme.
Damme scores with a shoulder strike.
Penagos blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Penagos.
Penagos pressing his opponent against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Damme.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damme.
Damme lands with a short shot to the head.
Penagos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Penagos blocks a body shot from Damme.
Damme presses Penagos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damme lands a left hand that snaps the head of Penagos backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damme tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Damme misses with a punch to the body.
Damme blocks an uppercut.
Damme prevents a body shot from Penagos.
Damme working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Penagos throws a head punch that misses.
Damme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Damme lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Damme.
Damme avoids the elbow strike from Penagos, against the cage.
Penagos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Damme avoiding damage as Penagos throws knees to the body.
Penagos is leaning against Damme and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penagos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damme throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Penagoss head.
Damme misses with a body punch.
Penagos is looking to control Damme's arms but Damme gets an underhook and turns him. Now Penagos has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Damme had his way with Carlos Penagos in 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. This is the final round!
Damme tried to score with a low kick but Penagos checks it.
Penagos throws a hook to the side of Damme's head but Damme sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Penagos moves out of range as Damme throws a body kick.
Damme takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Penagos misses the shot to the body.
Penagos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Damme lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Damme throws a head kick that misses.
Damme throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Van Damme is winning the standup battle so far.
Damme avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Damme throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Damme tries to land a leg kick but Penagos saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damme throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Damme clinches up against the cage.
Damme misses with a knee to the head.
Damme is leaning against Penagos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Damme.
Penagos pressing his opponent against the cage.
Damme working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Damme tries to land knees in the clinch but Penagos avoids the damage to the body.
Damme avoiding damage as Penagos throws knees to the body.
Damme gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Damme can't find room to land a body shot as Penagos controls the action.
Penagos misses with a body punch.
Damme misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Damme scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penagos misses with a punch to the body.
Damme misses with a punch on the inside.
Damme dodges an elbow strike from Penagos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Damme.
A short right from Damme.
Damme dodges an elbow strike from Penagos.
Penagos is pushing Damme up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Damme lands a left hand.
Penagos tries to throw a body punch but Damme avoids it by throwing Penagos back against the cage.
Penagos lands a shoulder strike.
Damme is leaning against Penagos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Penagos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damme's elbow.
Damme lands with a right to the head.
Damme tries to work over Penagos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penagos lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damme trying to land knees to the body.
Damme tries to throw a body punch but Penagos avoids it by throwing Damme back against the cage.
Damme misses with a hook to the ribs.
Penagos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Damme backwards.
Van Damme is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Penagos tries to throw a body punch but Damme avoids it by throwing Penagos back against the cage.
Penagos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Damme is keeping busy.
Damme misses with the head strike.
Penagos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Penagos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Penagos blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Penagos.
Penagos blocks an elbow strike from Damme.
Damme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Penagos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Damme avoids it.
Penagos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Damme avoids it.
Carlos Penagos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Damme fails to land.
Damme lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penagos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damme is defending well for now.
Come on Penagos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Penagos throws an elbow that misses.
Penagos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Damme.
A right hand to the body from Damme.
Penagos digs a right hand into Damme's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Damme's gas tank.
Penagos lands a knee to the body.
Penagos misses with an elbow strike.
Damme avoiding damage as Penagos throws knees to the body.
Damme avoiding damage as Penagos throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penagos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Damme.
Damme lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Penagos backwards.
Damme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damme works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Van Damme.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Van Damme!
Van Damme retains his middleweight title!
Van Damme seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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