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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Jyllendael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laks Damn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Jyllendael has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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246 lbs
8 - 14 - 0 |
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260 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Jyllendael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Laks Damn!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jyllendael looking to score a takedown here. Damn is defending well but Jyllendael drives through and ends up in Damn's guard.
Jyllendael is looking to work some ground and pound but Damn has wrist control.
Jyllendael is stalling in the full guard.
Damn keeping moving, preventing Jyllendael from controlling successfully.
Jyllendael engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jyllendael's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Jyllendael has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jake Jyllendael just wasn't active enough.
Damn misses with a lunging right hand
and Jyllendael counters by moving into the clinch.
Jyllendael gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jyllendael in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jyllendael is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jyllendael is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Damn looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jyllendael is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Damn doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jyllendael.
Jyllendael is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jyllendael thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jyllendael trying to control the action but Damn is working from the bottom.
Jyllendael is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Damn trying to control from the bottom.
Jyllendael with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damn is refusing to be controlled, as Jyllendael sits in half guard.
Damn is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jyllendael is looking for a kimura but Damn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jyllendael to get the leverage.
Jyllendael misses with a head shot. Damn uses the momentum to regain guard.
Damn wants to stand up but Jyllendael is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jyllendael wants to control from the top but Damn keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jyllendael drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Damn dives on top into guard.
Jyllendael trying to control the position.
Damn is fighting to break Jyllendael's control of his arms but Jyllendael is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jyllendael had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Damn defends it easily.
Jyllendael striking from the bottom here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damn trying to control but Jyllendael is working from the bottom.
Jyllendael trying to control the position here.
Jyllendael definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Damn with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Jyllendael dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Damn tries for a takedown but Jyllendael circles away easily
and Jyllendael decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Damn's guard.
Jyllendael throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Damn can't keep his opponent in guard - Jyllendael advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Damn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jyllendael.
Damn tries to kick Jyllendael off in order to stand up. Jyllendael Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Jyllendael misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jyllendael wants to control but Damn is keeping him busy.
Jyllendael stands up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jyllendael.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damn misses the shot to the body.
Jyllendael dives in and scores a takedown into Damn's guard.
Jyllendael throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Damn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jyllendael showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jyllendael drops back looking for a leg! Damn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Damn manages to kick Jyllendael off! Jyllendael jumps back into Damn's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jyllendael accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jyllendael sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jyllendael gets to his feet - Damn follows without any prompting.
Jyllendael moves into the clinch.
Damn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Damn wants to break free but Jyllendael has control.
Jyllendael has picked Damn up - he's going for a ride! Jyllendael dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jyllendael is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Damn wants to control but Jyllendael is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jyllendael is looking to advance position but Damn won't allow it.
Damn is defending against the submission attempts here by Jyllendael.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jyllendael takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Damn tries to kick Jyllendael off but Jyllendael keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jyllendael wants to control but Damn is keeping him busy.
Jyllendael passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jyllendael has control of Damn's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Damn regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jyllendael controlling his opponent.
Jyllendael looking for a guillotine from mount but Damn is having none of it.
Damn is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jyllendael moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Damn has worked his arm free - good work by Damn!
Jyllendael trying to control the action but Damn is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Jyllendael dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Damn connects with a right hand. Jyllendael shakes it off.
Jyllendael avoids a punch combination nicely.
Damn misses with an uppercut
and Jyllendael counters by clinching up.
Jyllendael keeps control of Damn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jyllendael decides to pull guard.
Jyllendael looking to control.
Jyllendael wants to sweep here but Damn controlling him for the moment.
Jyllendael pulls Damn in close to his closed guard and prevents Damn from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jyllendael looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jyllendael thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Jyllendael manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Damn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jyllendael changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Damn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jyllendael tries to clinch up.
No luck for Damn with that takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Damn tries to break free but Jyllendael pushes him back against the cage.
Jyllendael's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Damn misses with a straight left.
Damn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jyllendael circles away quickly and effectively.
Damn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Jake Jyllendael has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jake Jyllendael is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jyllendael drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jyllendael wants to control from the top but Damn keeps moving.
Jyllendael stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Damn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Damn is trying to control the position but Jyllendael postures up.
Damn keeping moving, preventing Jyllendael from controlling successfully.
Jake Jyllendael has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Damn digs a good hook to Jyllendael's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jyllendael fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Damn sprawls well initially but Jyllendael persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jyllendael stalling away here and it's allowed Damn to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Damn is working an open guard so Jyllendael takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jyllendael pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Damn stalks Jyllendael and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jyllendael's face. Jyllendael staggers backwards, shaken.
Damn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jyllendael slips a straight right by Damn.
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!
Damn cracks Jyllendael with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Laks Damn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damn misses with a series of wild punches.
Jyllendael shoots in but Damn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jyllendael keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Damn throws a hook but Jyllendael avoids it easily.
Laks Damn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damn misses with a left hand
and Jyllendael counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Damn is looking to escape.
Jyllendael throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jyllendael is thwarting Damn's attempts to control the position.
Jake Jyllendael overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jyllendael is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jake Jyllendael is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jyllendael looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Laks Damn.
I think Jyllendael 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Jyllendael!
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energy
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RATING
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