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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 Cristiano Ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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162 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Good kicks
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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
8 - 5 - 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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cristiano Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Van Damme.
Van Damme uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ronaldo.
Van Damme closes the distance but Ronaldo moves to the side
and Ronaldo counters with a series of strikes. Van Damme will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ronaldo catches Van Damme with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Van Damme tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ronaldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ronaldo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Damme tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ronaldo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cristiano Ronaldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ronaldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Damme manages to avoid it.
Ronaldo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Jean Claude Van Damme has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Damme avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ronaldo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ronaldo throws a shot from downtown. Van Damme moves away and avoids it.
Ronaldo throws an off balance right hand
and Van Damme counters with a leg kick.
Van Damme tries to clinch but Ronaldo is having none of it.
Van Damme fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ronaldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Damme was well out of range. Poor timing from Ronaldo.
Van Damme closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ronaldo counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Damme tries to clinch up.
Van Damme misses with a head kick.
A combination from Ronaldo does no damage.
Ronaldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ronaldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Damme tries to close the distance and clinch but Ronaldo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Damme tries to clinch there but Ronaldo circles away.
Van Damme tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ronaldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Ronaldo scores with a four punch combination!
Van Damme tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ronaldo counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Damme connects with a high kick.
Ronaldo connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Damme throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Van Damme fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme darts in trying to clinch
and Ronaldo counters with a left to the body.
Ronaldo looks to land a right hand but Van Damme moved out of range.
Van Damme tries to clinch up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Van Damme fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ronaldo looks gassed!
Van Damme wants to clinch.
Ronaldo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Van Damme counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ronaldo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A combination from Ronaldo does no damage.
Van Damme is looking to clinch.
Van Damme scores with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ronaldo. Van Damme does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Damme tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ronaldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Damme tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ronaldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Damme wants to clinch.
Van Damme doesn't manage to clinch there - Ronaldo circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme moves in looking to clinch but Ronaldo pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ronaldo. Van Damme does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Damme tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Damme looks for the body kick but Ronaldo saw that one coming.
Ronaldo keeps the fight on the outside.
Ronaldo misses with a series of wild punches.
Ronaldo misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheers as Ronaldo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van Damme doesn't seem phased though.
Van Damme is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ronaldo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Damme stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Van Damme closes the distance and clinches.
Ronaldo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Damme avoids it.
Ronaldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Damme throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Cristiano Ronaldo has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Damme tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ronaldo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ronaldo lands a lovely overhand right.
Ronaldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Damme.
Van Damme is looking to clinch but Ronaldo is avoiding it.
Van Damme tries to clinch up but Ronaldo circles away and keeps his distance.
Ronaldo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Van Damme is looking to clinch but Ronaldo is avoiding it.
Van Damme is looking to clinch but Ronaldo is avoiding it.
Ronaldo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Damme is looking to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Damme tries to clinch up
and Van Damme takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ronaldo keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jean Claude Van Damme will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Van Damme tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ronaldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Damme looks to clinch
and Ronaldo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ronaldo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ronaldo misses with a combination
and Van Damme counters with a head kick. That will keep Ronaldo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ronaldo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ronaldo.
A combination from Ronaldo does no damage.
Ronaldo misses with a series of wild punches.
Ronaldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Damme is looking to clinch.
Ronaldo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Damme turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Damme lands a big head kick that sends Ronaldo tumbling to the mat! Van Damme takes a step backwards and waves Ronaldo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ronaldo is breathing heavily.
Van Damme fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Damme tries to clinch up.
Van Damme wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Damme tries to clinch there but Ronaldo circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Damme looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ronaldo misses with a few strikes there.
Van Damme throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ronaldo's head.
Jean Claude Van Damme is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Damme goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ronaldo is rocked!
Ronaldo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ronaldo is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Damme finish him?
Van Damme tries to clinch but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Damme moves in looking to clinch but Ronaldo pushes him off.
Ronaldo seems to have recovered his senses.
Van Damme tries to clinch but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Ronaldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
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 tries to clinch there but Ronaldo circles away.
Van Damme fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo digs a good body shot into Van Damme's ribs.
Van Damme is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Damme tries to close the distance and clinch but Ronaldo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ronaldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Damme is just out of range.
Van Damme fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ronaldo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van Damme fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Damme pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Damme scores with a push kick.
Van Damme uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ronaldo.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Van Damme moves in looking to clinch but Ronaldo pushes him off.
Van Damme tries to clinch but Ronaldo is having none of it.
Van Damme steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ronaldo.
Van Damme tries to clinch up.
Van Damme doesn't manage to clinch there - Ronaldo circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ronaldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ronaldo loads up on a big right hand but Van Damme slips the punch.
Van Damme lands a big head kick that sends Ronaldo tumbling to the mat! Van Damme takes a step backwards and waves Ronaldo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Van Damme tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ronaldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Damme throws a head kick but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Van Damme uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ronaldo.
Van Damme wants to clinch up but Ronaldo keeps it at a distance.
Van Damme closes the distance and pushes Ronaldo back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Damme is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ronaldo is defending well for now.
Ronaldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Damme's elbow.
Van Damme tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Damme with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Ronaldo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Van Damme with a knee to the head.
Van Damme lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Damme wants to clinch.
Ronaldo misses with a looping right.
Van Damme tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ronaldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ronaldo throws a nice looking combination but Van Damme bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Damme tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ronaldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Damme tries to clinch up but Ronaldo circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Damme fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Damme tries to clinch but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Ronaldo jabs Van Damme to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Damme uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ronaldo.
A jab from Ronaldo finds it's way through Van Damme's defenses.
Van Damme tries to close the distance and clinch but Ronaldo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Damme tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ronaldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Claude Van Damme dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Damme looks to clinch
and Ronaldo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Damme moves in looking to clinch but Ronaldo pushes him off.
Van Damme tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ronaldo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ronaldo keeps the fight on the outside.
Ronaldo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ronaldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Damme tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ronaldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ronaldo lands with a shot to the body.
Van Damme is looking to clinch.
Van Damme tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ronaldo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ronaldo misses with an uppercut.
Ronaldo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ronaldo lands a nice hook to Van Damme's body. Van Damme takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Van Damme fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Damme tries to clinch up but Ronaldo circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Damme avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ronaldo throws a shot from downtown. Van Damme moves away and avoids it.
Ronaldo throws a right and a left that Van Damme avoids nicely.
Van Damme is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Damme tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ronaldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Damme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Damme is looking to clinch.
Ronaldo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Damme doesn't manage to clinch there - Ronaldo circles away.
Ronaldo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ronaldo keeps the fight on the outside.
Ronaldo misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme tries to clinch but Ronaldo is having none of it.
Van Damme slips under a jab from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo keeps the fight on the outside.
Ronaldo takes a swing at Van Damme's ribcage but misses.
Van Damme moves in looking to clinch but Ronaldo pushes him off.
Van Damme tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ronaldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Damme throws a sloppy head kick and Ronaldo moves out of range easily.
Van Damme moves in looking to clinch but Ronaldo pushes him off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Damme scores with a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Damme looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Damme tries to clinch up.
Van Damme tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ronaldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ronaldo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Van Damme fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Damme tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ronaldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Damme is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jean Claude Van Damme is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Damme tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Damme scores with a kick to the midsection.
Van Damme moves in looking to clinch but Ronaldo pushes him off.
Van Damme tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ronaldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Damme tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ronaldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ronaldo throws a series of punches but Van Damme moves out of range.
Van Damme wants to clinch up but Ronaldo keeps it at a distance.
Van Damme is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick from Van Damme lands but Ronaldo takes it in his stride.
Van Damme tries to clinch there but Ronaldo circles away.
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!
Ronaldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Damme.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme throws a sloppy head kick
and Ronaldo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Damme tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ronaldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ronaldo swings widly with a right hand
and Van Damme counters with an inside leg kick.
Van Damme tries to clinch there but Ronaldo circles away.
Ronaldo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Damme tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Damme fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ronaldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Damme moves away.
Van Damme tries to clinch but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Van Damme is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Ronaldo.
Jean Claude Van Damme is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van Damme tries to clinch but Ronaldo moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Damme looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cristiano Ronaldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ronaldo misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Claude Van Damme showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Claude Van Damme!
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energy
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