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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jean Claude Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Rackham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Damme kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Boom! Shake The Room . I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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198 lbs
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193 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Claude Van Damme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Rackham!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rackham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rackham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rackham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Van Damme manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rackham moves in looking to clinch but Van Damme pushes him off.
A nice combination there by Rackham.
It looks like Jean Claude Van Damme has been cut.
Rackham moves into the clinch successfully.
Van Damme on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Damme blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rackham using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Van Damme misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rackham blocks an uppercut.
Rackham throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Van Dammes head.
Van Damme misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rackham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Damme avoids it.
Van Damme can't find room to land a body shot as Rackham controls the action.
Rackham blocking some punches.
Rackham lands an elbow that stopped Van Damme in his tracks for a moment.
Rackham throws an elbow that misses.
Rackham lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Damme backwards.
Rackham blocks an uppercut.
Van Damme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rackham can pounce on him.
Rackham throws a body punch but Van Damme moves out of range.
Rackham doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Damme circles away.
Van Damme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rackham fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Van Damme is out of range.
Rackham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Damme paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rackham wants to clinch.
Rackham tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Damme swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Damme lands a high kick!
Van Damme seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Van Damme throws a wild body kick that Rackham sees coming a mile off.
Van Damme circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Damme takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rackham throws a head kick but Van Damme moves out of range.
Rackham has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme blocks a jab.
Rackham scores with the left hand. Van Damme knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rackham tries to bum rush Van Damme with a series of wild strikes but Van Damme uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rackham moves into the clinch successfully.
Van Damme wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rackham looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van Damme misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Rackham.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rackham just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Damme's brow.
Rackham cracks Van Damme with a nice body shot.
Van Damme scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rackham throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Damme blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Damme misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Damme misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Damme.
Rackham lands a nice uppercut.
Van Damme is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rackham lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme swings wildly with an uppercut but Rackham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rackham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Damme misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rackham scores with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Rackham as the two fighters clinch.
Van Damme lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rackham backwards.
Van Damme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rackham digs a right hand underneath Van Damme's ribcage. Van Damme let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Van Damme is breathing heavily.
Rackham tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Damme misses with some punches.
Rackham lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rackham missing with knees to the body.
Rackham lands an elbow inside.
Jean Claude Van Damme's cut is getting worse.
Rackham lands an elbow inside.
Van Damme takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short left from Rackham.
Rackham is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rackham with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Damme takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jean Claude Van Damme's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rackham lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rackham pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Damme leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rackham landing knees to the head.
Rackham lands an elbow inside that Van Damme shrugs off.
Rackham is trying to maintain a safe position but Van Damme gets an underhook and turns Rackham into the cage.
Rackham unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rackham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Damme misses with some punches.
A short right from Rackham.
Van Damme tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rackham lands a knee to the head.
Jeez, Jean Claude Van Damme's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Rackham stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rackham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Damme avoids it.
Van Damme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rackham's elbow.
Rackham trying to land knees to the body.
Van Damme lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Damme tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Damme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rackham clinches up with Van Damme and pushes him back against the cage.
Rackham's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Van Damme misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Rackham dominated that round.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Rackham. Those never looked like landing.
Rackham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Damme uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rackham.
Rackham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Damme avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rackham gets a clinch.
Rackham looking to throw knees to the head but Van Damme is blocking nicely.
Van Damme throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rackhams head.
Rackham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Damme avoids it.
Van Damme breaks from the clinch.
Rackham throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Van Damme counters with a left to the body.
Van Damme misses with an uppercut.
Rackham tries to score with a low kick but Van Damme moves his leg out of the way.
Rackham pushes Van Damme up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Damme lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rackham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Damme is defending well for now.
Van Damme throws a head punch that misses.
Rackham is looking to control Van Damme's arms but Van Damme gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rackham has his back to the cage.
Van Damme has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Rackham blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Van Damme.
Rackham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rackham tries to stall but Van Damme uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rackham misses with a body punch.
Jack Rackham seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rackham presses Van Damme against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Van Damme misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rackham.
Rackham scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Damme is trying to force a seperation but Rackham has the dominant position.
Rackham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Rackham.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rackham lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Rackham.
Rackham lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rackham works on Van Damme's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rackham unloads a knee to the mid-section. Van Damme lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rackham working Van Damme over with knees to the body.
Rackham lands an elbow just above Van Damme 's eye.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jean Claude Van Damme's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jack Rackham!
A very excited looking Jack Rackham made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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