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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Schultz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axel Van Dam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schultz comes into the arena with Proven (Hatebreed) blaring out of the sound system. Van Dam has chosen Beatdown - Gunman Joe as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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220 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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186 cm
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212 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Schultz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Axel Van Dam!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Van Dam is defended easily by Schultz.
Van Dam defending well as Schultz loads up on a big left hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Van Dam.
Schultz looks to land a combination but Van Dam avoids it well.
Van Dam lands the left hand.
Schultz with a hook.
Van Dam tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schultz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schultz misses with an uppercut. Van Dam saw that one coming.
Schultz lands with a nice body punch.
Van Dam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schultz.
Van Dam moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Dam clinches up with Schultz and pushes him back against the cage.
Schultz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schultz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Dam moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Dam scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dam throws a body punch but Schultz moves out of range.
Van Dam looks for a takedown but Schultz sprawls well.
Dave Schultz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axel Van Dam.
Van Dam misses with a combination
and Schultz counters with a left and a right that stings Van Dam.
Some wild striking there from Van Dam.
Van Dam slips under a jab from Schultz.
Schultz lands a jab.
Schultz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Schultz swinging wildly here.
Jab from Schultz.
Jab by Schultz.
Nice jab there from Van Dam.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schultz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Dam.
Van Dam throws a hook but Schultz blocks it.
Schultz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Schultz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Schultz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Van Dam will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Van Dam moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Schultz throws a right and a left that Van Dam avoids nicely.
Van Dam swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Schultz counters with a nice uppercut.
Schultz moves out of range as Van Dam strikes.
Schultz misses with a few strikes there.
Schultz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van Dam counters with a straight right hand.
Dave Schultz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Dam throws a shot to the body.
Van Dam fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Dam lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Schultz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Schultz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz scores with a decent looking hook.
Schultz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van Dam counters with a shoot takedown. Schultz fights it but they end up in guard.
Van Dam looking to sit in guard and control but Schultz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Van Dam looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Schultz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Schultz trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Dam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schultz stopping the sweep attempt from Van Dam.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Dam is trying to control the position but Schultz postures up.
Van Dam is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Schultz frees his head nicely. Oh but Van Dam has switched to an armbar! Schultz is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Axel Van Dam!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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