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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Laude Van Damme Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jean Laude Van Damme Damme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brian Richardson!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damme fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Richardson, pushing him back against the cage.
Damme is pressed up against the cage. Richardson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Damme down to the mat. Damme avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Damme defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Richardson.
Damme closes the distance and clinches up with Richardson, looking for a takedown. Damme pushes Richardson against the cage but Richardson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Richardson closes the distance and clinches.
Richardson tries to break the clinch but Damme is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Damme - that landed with a thud.
Damme keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Richardson's efforts to push away.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Damme.
Damme escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richardson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Damme swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Damme appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Damme doesn't manage to clinch there - Richardson circles away.
Damme fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damme misses with a head kick.
Decent striking displayed by Richardson there.
Richardson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Damme defends it nicely.
Jean Laude Van Damme Damme has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Richardson.
Richardson throws a head kick but Damme moves out of range.
Richardson is looking to clinch.
Damme looks to land a combination but Richardson avoids it well.
Damme with a poor takedown
and Richardson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Richardson cracks Damme with a good jab.
Richardson closes the distance and pushes Damme back into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Richardson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Richardson tries to pull guard but Damme forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damme changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Richardson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Damme displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Richardson.
Richardson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Richardson tries to clinch there but Damme circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richardson fails with the takedown
and Damme counters by clinching up.
Damme gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Richardson.
Richardson looks winded!
Damme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Damme shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Richardson pinned against the cage. Richardson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damme slaps away a takedown attempt from Richardson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Richardson lands a two punch combo.
Damme tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Richardson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Richardson forces Damme back against the cage and clinches.
Damme has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Richardson uses from the top position.
Richardson postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damme trying to strike off his back.
Damme is looking for a triangle but Richardson pushes his legs off easily.
Richardson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Damme wants to stand but Richardson is controlling the position.
Damme is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Richardson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Richardson gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brian Richardson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Damme pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Richardson tries to clinch there but Damme circles away.
Richardson looks to land a combination. Damme sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Richardson takes the fight into the clinch.
Richardson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Damme keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Richardson's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Richardson.
Richardson tries to break the clinch but Damme is controlling the position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Richardson is trying to break the clinch but Damme is controlling him.
Damme jumps guard but Richardson stands there with Damme around his waist. Damme gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Richardson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Damme is defending well.
Damme is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Richardson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Damme stops a takedown attempt from Richardson.
Damme goes for a takedown attempt but Richardson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Laude Van Damme Damme. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richardson looks for a takedown but Damme sprawls well.
Richardson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Richardson. Damme does a little dance to reset his feet.
Damme is looking to clinch.
Damme tries to score a power double leg takedown but Richardson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Damme somewhat.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Damme is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Damme fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brian Richardson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Damme misses with a body shot.
Damme with a poor takedown
and Richardson counters with a one-two to the body.
Richardson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Damme on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richardson keeps the fight on the outside.
Damme slaps away a takedown attempt from Richardson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Damme shoots in but Richardson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Damme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richardson was well out of range. Poor timing from Damme.
Richardson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Damme closes the distance and clinches up with Richardson, looking for a takedown. Damme pushes Richardson against the cage but Richardson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jean Laude Van Damme Damme is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Damme showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richardson.
Damme attempts a counter takedown but Richardson avoids it well and moves away.
Richardson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Damme but Damme pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richardson is looking to clinch but Damme is avoiding it.
Richardson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Damme seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Damme shoots in and drives through. Richardson sprawls well.
Richardson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Damme fails in his attempt to clinch.
Richardson doesn't manage to clinch there - Damme circles away.
Damme darts in looking for a takedown but Richardson gets double underhooks and turns Damme into the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Damme fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Richardson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Damme tries to clinch up but Richardson circles away and keeps his distance.
Richardson gets tackled into the cage by Damme. Damme maintains the clinch.
Richardson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Richardson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Damme's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richardson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Damme misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Damme shoots in for a takedown but Richardson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Richardson tries to score with a low kick but Damme moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damme lands a high kick!
Richardson shoots in looking for a takedown but Damme manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Richardson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Richardson looks for a takedown but Damme sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Damme or perhaps it was just good defense by Richardson, which made it look bad.
Richardson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Damme with a lazy takedown attempt
and Richardson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Richardson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Laude Van Damme Damme. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richardson misses with a punch to the body.
Richardson is trying to drag Damme to the mat but Damme just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Damme jumps guard but Richardson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Richardson pulls guard successfully.
Damme is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Richardson controls Damme momentarily but Damme frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damme trying to control but Richardson is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richardson pulls Damme in to control the position.
Damme throws a big right hand that misses.
Damme drops back, looking for a kneebar! Richardson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Richardson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Richardson!
Richardson stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damme shoots for a double leg takedown but Richardson sprawls well. He's pushed Damme's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Damme fails with an attempt to clinch.
Damme closes the distance and clinches up with Richardson, looking for a takedown. Damme pushes Richardson against the cage but Richardson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Richardson moves into the clinch successfully.
Richardson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Richardson can't get the takedown.
Richardson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Damme to keep the fight standing.
Richardson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Richardson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damme tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Richardson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Damme breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Richardson tries to work over Damme's front leg with a kick but Damme checks it.
Damme wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Richardson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Damme fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Richardson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Richardson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Damme defends well and Richardson ends up having to push Damme into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Richardson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Damme quickly recovers to half guard.
Jean Laude Van Damme Damme has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brian Richardson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damme looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Richardson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Richardson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Richardson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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