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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Axel Van Dam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Verdune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Dam kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Beatdown - Gunman Joe. Axel Van Dam has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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203 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Axel Van Dam!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amir Verdune!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Dam staying out of range there.
Verdune fails with an attempt to clinch.
Verdune on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Verdune misses with a looping left.
Verdune throws a right hand that Van Dam ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Dam also avoids with ease.
Van Dam swinging wilding here.
Van Dam slips a jab and a cross from Verdune.
Verdune tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Dam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Verdune avoids the body shot from Van Dam.
Van Dam shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Van Dam moves out of range as Verdune strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Van Dam.
Van Dam misses with a double jab.
Van Dam stuns Verdune with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Verdune throws a series of punches but Van Dam avoids them all with ease.
Verdune swinging wilding here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dam wants to clinch up but Verdune keeps it at a distance.
Van Dam lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Verdune staying out of range there.
Van Dam closes this distance looking for a takedown but Verdune circles away.
Van Dam moves away from the strike by Verdune.
Van Dam takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Van Dam throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Verdune tries to clinch but Van Dam moves away
and Van Dam counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Dam misses with an uppercut. Verdune saw that one coming.
Van Dam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Verdune is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Dam.
Verdune throws a lazy right hand but Van Dam sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Dam thows a body shot but no joy.
Verdune just misses with a punch to the body.
Amir Verdune is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verdune tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Van Dam counters with a straight right hand.
Van Dam cracks Verdune with a right hand to the side of the head.
Van Dam tries to clinch but Verdune moves out of range.
Van Dam throws a series of punches but Verdune moves out of range.
Verdune just misses with a punch to the body.
Verdune moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Dam connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big left from Van Dam misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Van Dam.
Verdune is trying to buck Van Dam off.
Van Dam advances to full mount.
Verdune is squirming around, avoiding Van Dam's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Verdune is trying to stand up.
Van Dam throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Verdune because Van Dam loaded up on that one.
Verdune wants to get back to his feet.
Van Dam landing shots from mount.
It looks like Amir Verdune has been cut.
Verdune is trying to escape the mount but Van Dam keeps good control and instead manages to take Verdune's back.
Even with his hooks in, Van Dam manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Van Dam trying to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Verdune has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Verdune is trying to get back to his feet but Van Dam has full control of the position and if anything, Verdune has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Van Dam looking for the choke from the back.
Verdune is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Even with his hooks in, Van Dam manages to miss with strikes from the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Verdune wants to get back to his feet.
Verdune is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Van Dam gets his way!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Van Dam dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Amir Verdune's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Van Dam slips a jab and a cross from Verdune.
Verdune misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Dam.
Van Dam showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Verdune.
Van Dam jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Dam throws a jab but it's blocked by Verdune.
Van Dam works the jab nicely.
Verdune takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Dam swings for the body but Verdune moves out of range.
Van Dam on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Van Dam throws a jab when Verdune was well out of range.
Verdune looks to throw the jab but Van Dam is out of range.
Van Dam with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verdune tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Dam was well out of range. Poor timing from Verdune.
Van Dam moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Verdune wants to clinch but Van Dam slips to the side
and Van Dam counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Verdune is trying to stand.
Verdune won't allow Van Dam to pass to mount.
Van Dam is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Van Dam uses his free foot to push down on Verdune's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Verdune.
Verdune is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Verdune is breathing heavily.
Verdune is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Van Dam sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Verdune wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verdune is squirming around, avoiding Van Dam's attempts to control the action.
Van Dam looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Van Dam throwing strikes here but Verdune is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Van Dam has hold of Verdune's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Verdune manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Verdune bucks up and throws Van Dam to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Van Dam throws a one two combo.
Van Dam fails to land with a series of punches.
Verdune misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verdune takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Van Dam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the body from Verdune misses
and Van Dam counters with a series of strikes. Verdune will be more careful next time no doubt.
Verdune jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Dam throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Verdune wants to clinch but Van Dam slips to the side
letting Van Dam counter with a right hand.
Van Dam shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Van Dam was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Van Dam wants to control the pace but Verdune is squirming around nicely.
Van Dam wants to take Verdune's back but he can't do it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam working for a guillotine from mount but Verdune is in no mood to give up.
You get the feeling that Verdune really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Van Dam is trying to take his opponent's back.
Van Dam is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Verdune can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Van Dam working the ground and pound effectively.
Verdune really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Van Dam. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Verdune is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Van Dam takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Van Dam takes Verdune's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Verdune is in trouble.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Van Dam dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Amir Verdune's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Verdune tries to clinch up.
Verdune circles away from the clinch attempt.
Verdune wants to clinch up but Van Dam keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Van Dam finds it's way through Verdune's defenses.
Verdune misses with a double jab.
Verdune misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Dam.
Verdune misses with a shot to the body
and Van Dam counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Van Dam with a hook.
Axel Van Dam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Dam ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Van Dam throws a hook to the side of Verdune's head but Verdune sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Verdune moves in looking to clinch but Van Dam pushes him off.
Verdune takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Verdune swings away with a body shot that misses
and Van Dam counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verdune darts in trying to clinch
and Van Dam counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Verdune thinking.
The fighters circling - Van Dam throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Dam shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Van Dam showed some decent athleticism there.
Van Dam is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Verdune can do to turn this around?
Van Dam seems to be looking for submissions.
Van Dam is looking to advance position but Verdune won't allow it.
Van Dam wants to control but Verdune is keeping him busy.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Van Dam connects with a nice short shot to Verdune's temple.
Verdune is trying to stand back up but Van Dam is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam passes to full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Van Dam there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Van Dam tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Van Dam looking for a guillotine from mount but Verdune is having none of it.
Van Dam looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Van Dam can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Verdune is looking to escape.
Axel Van Dam overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Van Dam is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Verdune has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam throwing strikes here but Verdune is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Verdune is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Van Dam looking to secure an arm triangle but Verdune defends it well.
Verdune has given up his back.
Van Dam tries to keep control of the position but Verdune is staying busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Van Dam is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Verdune is defending well though. Van Dam let's go of the attempt for now.
Van Dam lands shots from the back.
Verdune defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Verdune has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Verdune fending off the submission attempt from Van Dam.
Verdune is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Van Dam clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Amir Verdune's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Verdune tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Van Dam counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Van Dam wants to pass the guard but Verdune is keeping the position.
Verdune wants to get back to his feet but Van Dam is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Van Dam trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Van Dam has gone for a leg lock! Verdune slips out almost immediately though and dives into Van Dam's guard.
Van Dam looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Van Dam is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Verdune trying to stand up but can't free himself from Van Dam's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dam working a defensive guard but Verdune manages to pass into side control anyway.
Van Dam tries to improve position but can't.
Verdune decides to stand up, so the ref orders Van Dam to his feet.
Van Dam looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Verdune!
Van Dam thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Verdune tries to buck Van Dam off but he can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Verdune has worked his arm free - good work by Verdune!
Verdune is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Van Dam passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Verdune!
Van Dam working for a guillotine from mount but Verdune is in no mood to give up.
Van Dam is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Verdune has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Verdune!
Van Dam is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Verdune defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verdune stands and steps away. Van Dam gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Van Dam shoots in for a takedown but Verdune shows good takedown defense.
Van Dam looks to land a combination but Verdune avoids it well.
Van Dam lands a glancing blow to the side of Verdune's head.
Van Dam throws a right and a left that both miss.
Verdune tries to clinch but Van Dam moves away
and Van Dam counters with a left to the body.
Verdune swings for the body but Van Dam moves out of range.
Verdune misses with a straight left.
Verdune tries to clinch up.
Van Dam moves away from the strike by Verdune.
That's four 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.
Verdune avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Verdune tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Verdune wants to clinch but Van Dam slips to the side
and Van Dam counters by moving into the clinch.
Verdune fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Verdune effectively controlling the action here.
Verdune trying to stall but Van Dam improves his position.
Van Dam blocks an uppercut.
Verdune doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Dam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Dam misses with an uppercut.
Verdune throws a series of punches but Van Dam avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Van Dam had his way with Amir Verdune in that round.
The cut man is working on Amir Verdune's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. 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.
Van Dam throws a right and a left that both miss.
Verdune defending well as Van Dam loads up on a big left hand.
Verdune just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Dam throws a series of punches but Verdune moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Van Dam.
Verdune will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Verdune scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Verdune tries to clinch up
and Van Dam connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Dam connects with a crisp jab.
Van Dam tries to bum rush Verdune with a series of wild strikes but Verdune uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Verdune is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Verdune throws the left hand but Van Dam avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verdune tries to clinch
and Verdune takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Dam misses with a takedown attempt - Verdune sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Van Dam thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Dam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Van Dam.
Van Dam wants to control but Verdune is keeping him busy.
Verdune prevents Van Dam from moving into mount.
Verdune is trying to get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here as Van Dam stalls from top position.
Van Dam prevents Verdune from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam wants to control but Verdune is keeping him busy.
Van Dam is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Verdune is trying to escape and Van Dam transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Verdune is forced to tap! Nice work there by Van Dam! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Axel Van Dam!
Axel Van Dam retains his light heavyweight title!
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