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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jean Claude Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Keyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jean Claude Van Damme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephen Keyes!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Damme pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keyes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Keyes throws a good cross that connects.
Keyes moves into the clinch.
Keyes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Damme.
Keyes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Damme wants to break the clinch but can't.
Keyes lands a knee to the head.
Keyes manages to break the clinch.
Van Damme tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Keyes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Keyes connects with a crisp jab.
Keyes closes the distance and clinches.
Van Damme breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Keyes with a hook.
Van Damme plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
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!
Van Damme takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Jean Claude Van Damme has been cut.
Van Damme looks to clinch
and Keyes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick misses from Keyes.
Van Damme closes the distance looking to clinch
and Keyes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Keyes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Keyes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Keyes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Keyes's head.
Keyes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Keyes is rocked!
Van Damme moves into range and clinches up with Keyes.
Keyes is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Damme finish him?
Van Damme using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Keyes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Keyes seems to have recovered his senses.
Keyes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Damme is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Van Damme just leaning against Keyes, taking a breather.
Keyes missing with knees to the body.
Keyes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Keyes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Van Damme tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Damme tries to land a knee to the head but Keyes blocks with his arms.
Keyes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Keyes lands a nice knee to the body.
Keyes landing knees to the head.
Keyes looks gassed!
Van Damme trying to control the position but instead, Keyes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Van Damme into the cage.
Van Damme looking to throw knees to the head but Keyes is blocking nicely.
Van Damme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Damme wants to clinch but Keyes slips to the side
and Keyes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Damme tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick by Van Damme misses
and Keyes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Van Damme putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Keyes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Keyes is leaning against Van Damme and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme breaks the clinch.
Van Damme tries to clinch up
enabling Keyes to counter with a crisp jab.
Keyes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Keyes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Van Damme's calf.
Van Damme wants to clinch but Keyes slips to the side
and Keyes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Van Damme's knee momentarily.
Keyes misses with a few strikes there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Damme. That's going to slow Keyes down.
Van Damme closes the distance but Keyes moves to the side
and Keyes counters with a series of strikes. Van Damme will be more careful next time no doubt.
Van Damme throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Keyes's head.
Van Damme tries to clinch there but Keyes circles away.
Van Damme takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Damme tries to work over Keyes's front leg with a kick but Keyes checks it.
Van Damme thows a body kick. Keyes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Van Damme looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Van Damme - that will leave a mark!
Van Damme wants to clinch up but Keyes keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Keyes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Van Damme misses with a head kick.
Van Damme is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Damme lets loose with a powerful body kick. Keyes will feel that in the morning.
Van Damme tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Damme tries to clinch there but Keyes circles away.
Van Damme fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Damme throws a nice inside leg kick.
Van Damme gets a clinch.
Van Damme unloads a knee to the mid-section. Keyes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Van Damme lands a good knee to the midsection. Keyes won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Van Damme obliges.
Keyes keeps control of Van Damme as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Damme misses with a knee to the head.
Keyes misses with a knee to the head.
Van Damme landing knees to the head.
Keyes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Damme tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Damme throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Keyes blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Damme wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van Damme with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keyes scores with a knee to the head.
Van Damme with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Keyes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Keyes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Keyes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Keyes misses with a knee to the head.
Van Damme wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Keyes managing to block the knees to the body from Van Damme.
Keyes pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Damme leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Van Damme using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Keyes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Keyes tries a knee to the head but Van Damme blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Keyes throws a head punch that misses.
Van Damme misses with a knee strike.
Van Damme breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Damme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keyes keeps Van Damme at a distance using the push kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Keyes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Damme scores with a kick to the body.
Keyes throws a hook to the side of Van Damme's head but Van Damme sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Damme throws a sloppy head kick and Keyes moves out of range easily.
Keyes thows a leg kick but Van Damme checks it
and Van Damme makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Claude Van Damme dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jean Claude Van Damme's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
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 moves in looking to clinch but Keyes pushes him off.
Van Damme takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Van Damme tries to clinch up.
Keyes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Van Damme throws a lazy head kick
letting Keyes counter with a right hand.
Van Damme takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Keyes misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Damme is looking to clinch.
Nice body kick there by Van Damme.
Van Damme looks for the body kick but Keyes saw that one coming.
Keyes rushes Van Damme and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Van Damme breaks the clinch.
Van Damme clinches but Keyes breaks the clinch
and Keyes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses.
Keyes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van Damme counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Damme throws a head kick but Keyes moves out of range.
Van Damme tries to clinch up
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Keyes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Damme misses with a knee to the head.
Keyes managing to block the knees to the body from Van Damme.
Van Damme with a knee to the head.
Keyes landing knees to the head.
Keyes has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Van Damme.
Van Damme trying to control the position but instead, Keyes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Van Damme into the cage.
Keyes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Damme is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Keyes is keeping busy.
Keyes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Keyes looking to stall.
Van Damme stalling in the clinch but Keyes improves position.
Keyes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Damme looking to throw knees to the head but Keyes is blocking nicely.
Van Damme lands a knee to the head.
Van Damme stalling.
Van Damme misses with a knee to the head.
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.
Van Damme tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Keyes avoids it.
Van Damme takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van Damme effectively controlling the action here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Keyes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Damme landing knees to the head.
Keyes looking to throw knees to the head but Van Damme is blocking nicely.
Van Damme with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Damme tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Keyes.
Van Damme connects with a knee to the head.
Van Damme is trying to stall.
Keyes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Damme trying to land knees to the body.
Van Damme is trying to break the clinch but Keyes is controlling him.
Keyes landing knees to the body.
Van Damme looking to slow down the pace here.
Van Damme with a knee to the head.
Keyes wants to stall.
Van Damme landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keyes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Van Damme scores with a knee to the head.
Keyes misses with a knee to the head.
Keyes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Van Damme.
Keyes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Van Damme scores with a knee to the head.
Van Damme is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Van Damme scores with a knee to the head.
Keyes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Keyes misses with a knee to the head.
Van Damme is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Keyes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Damme blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Damme unloads a knee to the mid-section. Keyes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Keyes looking to throw knees to the head but Van Damme is blocking nicely.
Van Damme tries to land a knee to the head but Keyes blocks with his arms.
Van Damme looking to throw knees to the head but Keyes is blocking nicely.
Van Damme with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Keyes stalling.
Keyes is trying to force a seperation but Van Damme has the dominant position.
Van Damme missing with knees to the body.
Van Damme misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Keyes.
Van Damme is trying to force a seperation but Keyes has the dominant position.
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.
Keyes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Damme blocks it with crossed arms.
Keyes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Van Damme on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Damme misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Keyes.
Keyes misses with a knee strike.
Van Damme breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Damme looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Damme tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Damme misses with an attempted mid kick.
Keyes scores with a head kick.
Keyes is looking to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Van Damme closes the distance but Keyes moves to the side
and Van Damme takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Damme looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Damme pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Van Damme tries to clinch up.
Keyes circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stephen Keyes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jean Claude Van Damme's cut.
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 tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Keyes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Van Damme takes a step back to recover.
Van Damme tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Van Damme scores with a push kick.
Keyes works over Van Damme's head and body with a nice combination.
Van Damme throws a lazy head kick
and Keyes makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Van Damme really felt that one!
Keyes blocks a head kick by Van Damme.
Keyes closes the distance and pushes Van Damme back into the cage.
Keyes keeps control of Van Damme as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Keyes lands a nice knee to the body.
Keyes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Damme blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Damme throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Keyes blocks it with crossed arms.
Keyes lands a nice knee to the body.
Van Damme tries to land knees in the clinch but Keyes avoids the damage to the body.
Van Damme tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Damme throws a knee to the head but misses.
Keyes misses with a knee strike.
Keyes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Keyes lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Keyes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Damme with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Damme takes a knee to the side of the body.
Van Damme tries to circle away but Keyes has him pinned against the cage.
Keyes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Damme.
Keyes looking to throw knees to the head but Van Damme is blocking nicely.
Keyes trying to stall but Van Damme improves his position.
Van Damme tries to land a knee to the head but Keyes blocks with his arms.
Van Damme looking to throw knees to the head but Keyes is blocking nicely.
Van Damme tries a knee to the head but Keyes blocks it.
Van Damme tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Keyes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Keyes tries to stall but Van Damme uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Van Damme tries to land a knee to the head but Keyes blocks with his arms.
Stalling in the clinch from Van Damme.
Nice body punch from Keyes - that landed with a thud.
Keyes tries a knee to the head but Van Damme blocks it.
Van Damme avoiding damage as Keyes throws knees to the body.
Van Damme controlling the action here for a moment.
Van Damme using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Keyes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Keyes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Van Damme lands a good knee to the midsection. Keyes won't want to take too many of those.
That's two 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.
Keyes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Damme tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Keyes avoids it.
Van Damme landing knees to the head.
Keyes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses
and Keyes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Damme tries to close the distance and clinch but Keyes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keyes swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Damme.
Jean Claude Van Damme is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Damme tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Keyes counters with a nice kick to the body.
Keyes thows a body shot but no joy.
Keyes moves in looking to clinch but Van Damme pushes him off.
Van Damme misses with a head kick.
Van Damme pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keyes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Van Damme looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Van Damme tries to clinch up.
Van Damme with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Keyes to score with a decent uppercut.
Van Damme moves in looking to clinch but Keyes pushes him off.
Van Damme takes a kick to the side of the head.
Keyes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Damme manages to avoid it.
Van Damme moves out of range as Keyes strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme thows a body kick. Keyes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Van Damme fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Keyes.
Van Damme fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Damme tries to clinch there but Keyes circles away.
Van Damme misses with a body kick.
Keyes scores with a leg kick.
Van Damme throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Van Damme delivers a nice body kick.
Keyes throws a nice looking combination but Van Damme bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses.
Keyes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Van Damme tries to clinch there but Keyes circles away.
Keyes cracks Van Damme with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Van Damme fails in his attempt to clinch.
Keyes cracks Van Damme with a good jab.
Van Damme tries to close the distance and clinch but Keyes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keyes throws a right hand that Van Damme ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Damme also avoids with ease.
Van Damme scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme wants to clinch.
Van Damme moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Damme pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Damme closes the distance but Keyes moves to the side
and Keyes counters with a nice uppercut.
Jean Claude Van Damme is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Damme throws a head kick that half lands.
Van Damme misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Van Damme.
Keyes instigates a clinch.
Keyes with a knee to the head.
Keyes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Damme tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Damme is looking to break free of the clinch but Keyes has double underhooks.
Van Damme throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Damme looking to slow down the pace here.
Keyes avoiding damage.
Van Damme dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
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 Jean Claude Van Damme.
I think Van Damme has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Claude Van Damme!
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