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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masato Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damme comes to the cage accompanied by Fight to Survive. Akiyama has chosen Fallen Army - GRV Music as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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186 cm
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199 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
21
190 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Van Damme! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Masato Akiyama! The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Damme pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Damme thumps Akiyama with a low kick. Damme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Damme throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Akiyama tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Damme paws at him with a jab and circles away. Damme keeps the fight on the outside. Damme keeps the fight on the outside. Akiyama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Akiyama tries to clinch there but Damme circles away.
Akiyama tries to clinch up but Damme circles away and keeps his distance. Damme lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The fight stays on the outside here - Akiyama looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Akiyama fails in his attempt to clinch. Akiyama takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Damme. Akiyama avoids the head kick by Damme.
Masato Akiyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Akiyama is looking to clinch but Damme is avoiding it.
Akiyama tries to clinch up but Damme circles away and keeps his distance. Damme lands a nice shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Damme. Akiyama wants to clinch. Akiyama fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Akiyama doesn't manage to clinch there - Damme circles away.
Damme moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Akiyama looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Damme throws a head kick that Akiyama semi-blocks.
Akiyama is looking to clinch but Damme is avoiding it.
Akiyama tries to clinch but Damme is having none of it. Akiyama wants to clinch. Van Damme is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Damme scores with a head kick.
Damme throws a head kick that half lands.
Akiyama fails in his attempt to clinch. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Damme.
Akiyama doesn't manage to clinch there - Damme circles away.
Damme lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Akiyama takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Damme throws a nice inside leg kick. Akiyama wants to clinch up but Damme keeps it at a distance. Akiyama is looking to clinch. Akiyama wants to clinch. Akiyama tries to clinch but Damme is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A slapping leg kick lands for Damme.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Damme swats away the attempt to clinch by Akiyama. Akiyama takes one on the button. Damme throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Akiyama looks gassed! Damme avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Damme looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Damme cracks the inside of Akiyama's front leg. Damme looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Damme lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. A thudding body kick lands there by Damme!
Akiyama takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Damme connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Damme goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Damme is looking to slow Akiyama down with leg kicks. Damme turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Damme lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Akiyama on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Damme. Damme obviously looking to wear him down.
Akiyama takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Damme lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Damme chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Damme throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Damme throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Akiyama is rocked! Akiyama takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Akiyama is still on wobbly legs! Can Damme finish him? Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Damme lands with a good body shot. Akiyama seems to have recovered his senses. Damme throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Damme feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Akiyama's calf. Damme circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Akiyama drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Damme follows Akiyama to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Van Damme!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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