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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Claude Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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162 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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162 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight 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 Amsterdam, Frank Parker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jean Claude Van Damme!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker keeps the fight on the outside.
Parker shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Van Damme's guard.
Parker prevents Van Damme from getting back to his feet.
Parker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Van Damme wants to stand up but Parker is controlling him.
Parker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Van Damme utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme keeping moving, preventing Parker from controlling successfully.
Parker thows a big elbow that misses.
Van Damme wants to get back to his feet but Parker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Van Damme tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Damme doesn't manage to clinch there - Parker circles away.
Van Damme doesn't manage to clinch there - Parker circles away.
Van Damme tries to clinch but Parker is having none of it.
Parker avoids the head kick by Van Damme.
Van Damme tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Parker shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Van Damme napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Van Damme is letting Parker control him for a moment.
Parker lands a nice forearm strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker working the body and head with strikes.
Parker cracks Van Damme with a big right hand but Van Damme just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Van Damme taking a bit of punishment here - Parker scoring with strikes.
Parker working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sloppy strikes there by Parker.
Parker working the ground and pound from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker cracks Van Damme with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Van Damme wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
An elbow from Parker crashes against the mat.
Parker happy to just control the position for now.
Check out the look on Parker's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Parker is controlling him well.
The strikes coming from Parker are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Parker moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Van Damme is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Parker has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Parker trying to control the action but Van Damme is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Van Damme doesn't manage to clinch there - Parker circles away.
Van Damme misses with a body kick.
Van Damme gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Parker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Parker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van Damme swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Van Damme wants to stand up but Parker is controlling him.
Parker working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Parker dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Parker keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Damme moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Van Damme gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Van Damme wants to stand and escape but Parker is having none of it.
Parker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Van Damme's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parker scoring with some ground and pound.
Parker stops Van Damme from standing up.
Parker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Parker stands up over Van Damme, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Van Damme keeping moving, preventing Parker from controlling successfully.
Parker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme wants to stand up but Parker is controlling him.
Parker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Parker stands up over Van Damme, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Van Damme wants to get back to his feet but Parker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Parker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Parker wants to control from the top but Van Damme keeps moving.
Parker connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Parker controls from within his opponent's guard.
Van Damme uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Jean Claude Van Damme is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Van Damme looks like he's trying to stand up.
Parker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Parker controlling the action here.
Parker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Parker trying to mount his opponent but Van Damme defends it.
Parker is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Van Damme looks like he's trying to stand up.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Van Damme is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Parker checks the leg kick.
Parker tries for a takedown but Van Damme sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Parker scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Van Damme is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Van Damme is breathing heavily.
Parker working the ground and pound.
Parker controlling from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Parker dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Van Damme tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Damme moves in looking to clinch but Parker pushes him off.
Parker shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Van Damme is trying to defend but Parker finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Van Damme is trying to stand back up but Parker is controlling him
Parker controlling the action here.
Van Damme is looking to escape.
Parker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Parker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Van Damme is trying to stand up here but Parker is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker controlling the action here.
Parker looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Parker closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Van Damme did well to prevent Parker getting side control.
Parker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Van Damme's head.
Parker stops Van Damme from getting back to his feet.
Frank Parker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Van Damme takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Parker drops an elbow to the side of Van Damme's head.
Parker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Van Damme with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Van Damme is not content to let Parker control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker working the head and body with strikes.
Van Damme is trying to stand up here but Parker is controlling him well.
Parker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Parker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Parker perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Parker is looking to advance position but Van Damme won't allow it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Van Damme is looking to clinch but Parker is avoiding it.
Parker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Van Damme pinned against the cage. Van Damme gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jean Claude Van Damme is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Damme tries to close the distance and clinch but Parker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Parker decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Van Damme makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Van Damme looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Van Damme tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Parker scores with a nice right hand.
Parker shoots in and bounces Van Damme off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Parker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Parker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Damme works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Parker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Parker throws a big right hand that misses.
Van Damme is looking to stand up but Parker isn't so interested in that idea.
Parker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Parker wants to control from the top but Van Damme keeps moving.
Van Damme wants to stand up but Parker is controlling him.
Frank Parker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Parker blocks a head kick by Van Damme.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Damme looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Parker shoots in for a takedown but Van Damme shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Van Damme tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jean Claude Van Damme has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parker shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Van Damme wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Parker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Parker, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:26
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Parker!
Frank Parker retains his lightweight title!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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