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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Erik Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentijn Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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159 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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178 cm
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164 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erik Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Valentijn Van Damme!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Damme.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Damme is just out of range.
Drake swings for the body but Van Damme moves out of range.
Van Damme jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Damme dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Damme.
Drake fails to land with a series of punches.
Drake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Damme.
Van Damme ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drake moves away.
Drake throws a series of strikes that have Van Damme backpedaling.
Drake misses with a hook. Van Damme ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Van Damme misses.
Van Damme tries to clinch up but Drake circles away and keeps his distance.
Drake throws a right hand that Van Damme ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Damme also avoids with ease.
Van Damme misses with a few strikes there.
Van Damme lands an overhand right.
Drake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Damme.
A slow jab from Drake misses its intended target.
Drake scores with a nice strike.
Van Damme takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Damme.
Van Damme fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valentijn Van Damme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake misses the jab.
Drake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Damme motions for Drake to come forward. Van Damme throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Drake as he connects with a hook.
Drake fails to land with a series of punches.
Drake looks to land a left hand but Van Damme moved out of range nicely.
Drake defending well as Van Damme loads up on a big left hand.
Drake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Damme shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Drake sprawls well. Drake wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Van Damme gets slowly back to his feet.
Drake slips a jab from Van Damme.
Drake throws out a loose jab but Van Damme uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Damme closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Van Damme, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Damme is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drake.
Van Damme defending well as Drake loads up on a big left hand.
Drake misses with a straight left.
Drake slips a jab from Van Damme.
Nice straight punches there by Van Damme. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Van Damme.
Van Damme looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drake scores with a jab to the head.
Erik Drake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Damme misses with an uppercut.
Van Damme throws a lazy right hand but Drake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Damme cracks Drake with a right hand to the side of the head.
Drake misses with a wild combination.
Drake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake slips a straight right by Van Damme.
Drake stuffs the takedown attempt from Van Damme. Van Damme gets slowly back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Drake.
Van Damme throws a shot to the body.
Van Damme throws out a powerful jab.
Van Damme tries a head kick but it misses.
Drake throws a nice looking combination but Van Damme bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drake looks to land a combination but Van Damme avoids it well.
Van Damme swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Damme looks gassed!
Drake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Damme.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Van Damme.
Drake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Damme moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Damme tries to clinch but Drake is having none of it.
Van Damme is looking to clinch but Drake is avoiding it.
That's four 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.
A left and a right from Drake both land. Nice combination.
Van Damme throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Drake's waist but Drake gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Van Damme off to one side.
Erik Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valentijn Van Damme.
A swing and a miss from Drake.
Drake misses with a hook.
Drake displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Damme. That's going to slow Drake down.
Drake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Damme moves out of range as Drake strikes.
Drake throws a nice looking combination but Van Damme bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Damme throws a head kick that half lands.
Drake misses with a combination
and Van Damme counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Damme lands with an uppercut that bounces Drake off the cage and back into rage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Van Damme.
Drake lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Drake dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Drake tries to bum rush Van Damme with a series of wild strikes but Van Damme uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drake is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Drake misses with a straight left.
Drake throws a right and a left that Van Damme avoids nicely.
Van Damme ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drake takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Drake closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Van Damme is looking to clinch but Drake is avoiding it.
Van Damme moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Drake takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Drake throws a series of punches but Van Damme avoids them all with ease.
Van Damme is looking to clinch but Drake is avoiding it.
Van Damme throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Van Damme pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Damme dodges the punch combination from Drake.
A big right from Drake misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Van Damme is looking to clinch but Drake is avoiding it.
Van Damme keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Van Damme.
Van Damme throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Damme lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Van Damme throws a leg kick but Drake moved away.
Van Damme fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Erik Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Damme is breathing heavily.
Van Damme tries to clinch up.
Van Damme throws an overhand right that lands on Drake's shoulder, as Drake tries to avoid the shot.
Van Damme throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drake fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Damme misses with a few strikes there.
Drake throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van Damme counters with an inside leg kick.
Van Damme lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Damme walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Drake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Damme circles away quickly and effectively.
Drake stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Drake wants it to stay on the feet.
Drake smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A punch combination from Drake misses.
Van Damme dodges the punch combination from Drake.
Van Damme misses with a few strikes there.
Drake works the jab nicely.
Drake takes a swing at Van Damme's ribcage but misses.
Drake moves into range and connects with a jab.
Drake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Damme doesn't seem bothered though.
Drake lands a glancing blow to the side of Van Damme's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Drake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Damme circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Damme pushes Drake up against the cage in a clinch.
Drake has Van Damme pressed against the cage, preventing Van Damme from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Drake can't break the clinch.
Drake has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Drake wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van Damme has him pressed against the cage.
Van Damme looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drake tries to break free but Van Damme pushes him back against the cage.
Van Damme escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drake scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Drake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Damme misses with a shot to the body
and Drake counters with a three punch combo that has Van Damme backing up. Van Damme nods at Drake to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake works the jab nicely.
Drake throws a series of punches but Van Damme moves out of range.
Erik Drake is winning the standup battle so far.
Drake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drake misses with a wild combination.
Drake swinging wildly here.
Van Damme throws a sloppy head kick and Drake moves out of range easily.
Drake swinging wildly here.
Drake's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Drake duly obliges.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake throws a series of punches but Van Damme moves out of range.
Van Damme tries to clinch but Drake moves out of range.
Van Damme throws a series of strikes that have Drake backpedaling.
Drake throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Drake dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Van Damme throws a sloppy head kick and Drake moves out of range easily.
Van Damme misses with a hook.
Drake throws a combination. Van Damme tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Drake throws a series of punches but Van Damme moves out of range.
Drake throws a combination that misses
and Van Damme counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Drake throws a combination. Van Damme tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Drake throws a big shot that misses.
Drake throws a series of punches but Van Damme moves out of range.
Drake misses with a series of wild punches.
Drake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Damme throws a hook to the side of Drake's head but Drake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Damme throws out a loose jab but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Damme.
Drake stuns Van Damme with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Damme sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Damme takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Van Damme has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Van Damme misses with a double jab
and Drake counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Drake misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A cross from Drake lands.
Drake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Van Damme counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drake swinging wildly here.
Van Damme wants to clinch but Drake slips to the side
and Drake counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Damme moves out of range as Drake strikes.
Van Damme showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drake.
Van Damme scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme misses with a looping left.
A left and a right from Van Damme both land. Nice combination.
Drake throws a combination that misses
and Van Damme counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Van Damme breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Van Damme.
Van Damme throws a combination that misses
enabling Drake to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Damme throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van Damme counters with a thumping low kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Drake.
Drake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Damme moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice body kick there by Van Damme.
Some wild striking there from Drake.
Drake lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme looks to land a right hand but Drake moved out of range.
Drake swinging wildly here.
A jab from Van Damme misses.
A jab from Drake misses.
Van Damme avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drake looks to land a combination but Van Damme avoids it well.
Drake scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Van Damme throws a lazy right hand but Drake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Damme avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Damme swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Damme ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Van Damme takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Drake fails to land with a series of punches.
Valentijn Van Damme has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Drake takes one to the chin there.
Van Damme wants to clinch.
Van Damme's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Van Damme duly obliges.
Van Damme fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Drake.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Damme looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Damme fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Drake throws a right and a left that Van Damme avoids nicely.
Drake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Damme doesn't seem bothered though.
Drake misses with a double jab
and Drake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erik Drake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Drake, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Drake!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
62% |
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