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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Claude Van Dam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas comes to the ring accompanied by Rocky's Theme. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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197 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jean Claude Van Dam!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Douglas connects with a leg kick. Van Dam looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Van Dam lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Douglas forces Van Dam back against the ropes and clinches.
Van Dam blocks an elbow strike from Douglas.
Van Dam blocks the elbow strike.
Douglas lands a nice elbow.
Van Dam misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Dam avoids the elbow strike from Douglas, against the ropes.
Van Dam dodges an elbow strike from Douglas.
Van Dam swings wildly with an uppercut but Douglas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Dam softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Van Dam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Dam avoids the elbow strike from Douglas, against the ropes.
Douglas lands a nice elbow.
Van Dam misses with some punches.
Van Dam avoids a wild elbow strike from Douglas.
Van Dam lands with a short shot to the head.
Douglas misses with a knee strike.
Douglas lands a damaging elbow.
Douglas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Douglas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Van Dam looks gassed!
Van Dam takes an elbow to the temple.
Van Dam on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Dam blocks an elbow strike from Douglas.
Douglas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Douglas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Douglas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Dam.
Douglas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Douglas lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Dam won't want to take too many of those.
Van Dam takes an elbow to the forehead.
Douglas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas lands an elbow inside.
Douglas lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Dam won't want to take too many of those.
Douglas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Douglas misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Dam blocks an elbow strike.
Douglas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Dam has a couple of punches blocked by Douglas.
Douglas lands an elbow inside that Van Dam shrugs off.
Douglas lands a nice elbow.
Douglas lands an elbow inside that Van Dam shrugs off.
Van Dam has a couple of punches blocked by Douglas.
Van Dam working aggressively here.
Douglas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Douglas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Dam takes an elbow to the forehead.
Douglas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Douglas throws an elbow but it misses.
Douglas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Douglas.
Douglas landing knees to the head.
Douglas trying to land knees to the body.
Van Dam working aggressively here.
Douglas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Douglas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Van Dam lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Douglas lands a damaging elbow.
Douglas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Van Dam has a couple of punches blocked by Douglas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Douglas.
Douglas throws an elbow that misses.
Van Dam taking a breather.
Knees to the body from Douglas.
Van Dam misses with some punches.
Douglas lands a body shot.
Douglas throws an elbow but it misses.
Douglas lands an uppercut.
Douglas misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Dam blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Douglas throws an elbow but misses.
Douglas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Van Dam working aggressively here.
Douglas lands an elbow inside.
Van Dam avoiding damage as Douglas throws knees to the body.
Van Dam pushes Douglas back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Douglas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Dam avoids the elbow strike from Douglas, against the ropes.
Van Dam trying to stall but Douglas improves his position.
Douglas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Dam avoids a wild elbow strike from Douglas.
Van Dam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Dam swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Douglas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Douglas drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Douglas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas looking for a takedown.
Van Dam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Dam misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Dam throws a punch but it's blocked by Douglas.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Douglas.
Douglas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Douglas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Dam's brow.
Douglas tries to land a knee to the head but Van Dam blocks with his arms.
Van Dam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Dam.
Van Dam dodges an elbow strike from Douglas.
Van Dam blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Dam.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Douglas throws an elbow but misses.
Douglas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Douglas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Douglas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Van Dam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Dam is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Van Dam on the inside.
Douglas pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Dam leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Van Dam looking to slow down the pace here.
Douglas misses with an elbow strike.
Van Dam managing to block the knees to the body from Douglas.
Van Dam looking to stall.
Van Dam scores with a shoulder strike.
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.
Douglas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Douglas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Van Dam swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Douglas misses with an elbow over the top.
Douglas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Van Dam working aggressively here.
Van Dam takes a knee right on the jaw!
Douglas wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Douglas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Dam throws a head punch that misses.
Douglas tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Dam avoids the damage to the body.
Van Dam is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Van Dam misses with the head strike.
Douglas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Douglas missing with knees to the body.
Van Dam lands a shoulder strike.
Van Dam stalling in the clinch but Douglas improves position.
Van Dam lands a left hand.
Van Dam is trying to maintain a safe position but Douglas gets an underhook and turns Van Dam into the ropes.
Douglas blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Douglas.
Douglas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Douglas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Douglas.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Douglas throws an elbow but it misses.
Douglas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Douglas lands a nice elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Douglas.
Douglas lands an elbow that stopped Van Dam in his tracks for a moment.
Van Dam dodges an elbow strike from Douglas.
Douglas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Van Dam throws a head punch that misses.
Van Dam has a couple of punches blocked by Douglas.
Douglas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Van Dam blocks the elbow strike.
Van Dam takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Douglas obliges.
Douglas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Dam misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Van Dam fails to land.
Douglas lands a knee to the body.
Van Dam swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Van Dam fails to land.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Douglas obliges.
Douglas lands an elbow just above Van Dam 's eye.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Douglas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Dam's brow.
Van Dam misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Douglas throws an elbow but misses.
Douglas misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Dam.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Douglas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van Dam misses with the head strike.
Douglas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Douglas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Van Dam trying to control the position but instead, Douglas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Van Dam into the ropes.
Van Dam takes an elbow to the forehead.
Douglas lands an elbow that stopped Van Dam in his tracks for a moment.
Van Dam wants to stall.
Douglas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Douglas tries for a takedown but Van Dam manages to get underhooks.
Van Dam misses with some punches.
Van Dam avoids a wild elbow strike from Douglas.
Douglas throws an elbow but it misses.
Van Dam working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Dam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Dam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Douglas lands a nice elbow.
Douglas pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Dam leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Van Dam dodges an elbow strike from Douglas.
Van Dam lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Van Dam takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch on the inside from Van Dam fails to land.
Van Dam misses with some punches.
Van Dam avoids a wild elbow strike from Douglas.
Douglas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Douglas missing with knees to the body.
Douglas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Douglas blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Douglas throws an elbow but misses.
Van Dam trying to control the position but instead, Douglas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Van Dam into the ropes.
Douglas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Douglas throws an elbow but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Douglas misses with a knee strike.
Van Dam blocks an elbow strike from Douglas.
Douglas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Douglas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Dam.
Van Dam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Douglas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Dam.
Van Dam swings wildly with an uppercut but Douglas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Dam misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Dam lands with a light punch inside.
Douglas throws an elbow that misses.
Van Dam misses with a hook from the clinch.
Douglas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Dam backwards.
Douglas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Dam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Douglas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Van Dam blocks an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Douglas as Van Dam tries to tie him up.
Douglas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Dam is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Dam.
Van Dam blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Douglas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Dam has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Douglas blocking some punches.
Van Dam throws a punch but it's blocked by Douglas.
Van Dam avoiding damage as Douglas throws knees to the body.
Douglas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Douglas misses with an elbow strike.
Van Dam throws a head punch that misses.
Douglas blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Dam.
Van Dam has a couple of punches blocked by Douglas.
A short uppercut from Van Dam.
Douglas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Douglas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van Dam on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Van Dam misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Douglas.
Van Dam is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Douglas is keeping busy.
Van Dam throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Douglass head.
Douglas landing knees to the head.
Van Dam swings wildly with an uppercut but Douglas uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam throws a head punch that misses.
Van Dam blocks the elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Dam.
Van Dam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Douglas.
Van Dam avoids the elbow strike from Douglas, against the ropes.
Douglas misses with an elbow strike.
Douglas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Douglas lands an elbow inside.
Douglas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Douglas misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Dam lands a right hand.
Van Dam is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Douglas is keeping busy.
Douglas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Douglas landing knees to the head.
Douglas lands an elbow inside that Van Dam shrugs off.
Van Dam throws a punch but it's blocked by Douglas.
Van Dam lands an uppercut.
Douglas blocks an uppercut.
Van Dam lands a left hand.
Douglas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Douglas pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Dam leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Van Dam avoids a wild elbow strike from Douglas.
Douglas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Van Dam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Douglas dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Van Dam with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A punch lands to the side of Douglas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brian Douglas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Douglas is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Van Dam pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Douglas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Douglas can't get the takedown.
Van Dam misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Dam throws a head punch that misses.
Douglas misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Dam is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Van Dam lands a right hand.
Van Dam doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Dam doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Van Dam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Douglas lands a damaging elbow.
Brian Douglas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Douglas throws an elbow but it misses.
Douglas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Dam is defending well for now.
Van Dam swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Van Dam misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Dam misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Van Dam fails to land.
Van Dam is trying to maintain a safe position but Douglas gets an underhook and turns Van Dam into the ropes.
Douglas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van Dam lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dam blocks an elbow strike.
Van Dam throws a head punch that misses.
Douglas throws an elbow but it misses.
Douglas misses with an elbow strike.
Van Dam working aggressively here.
Van Dam avoids a wild elbow strike from Douglas.
Van Dam throws a head punch that misses.
Van Dam blocks an elbow strike.
Douglas throws an elbow but it misses.
Douglas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Dam avoiding damage as Douglas throws knees to the body.
Van Dam lands a left hand.
Douglas lands an elbow inside that Van Dam shrugs off.
Douglas misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice elbow from Douglas.
Douglas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van Dam misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Dam blocks an elbow strike.
Van Dam trying to control the position but instead, Douglas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Van Dam into the ropes.
Van Dam prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Douglas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Dam is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Van Dam lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Van Dam dodges an elbow strike from Douglas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Douglas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Dam.
A short right from Van Dam.
Van Dam scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Dam working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Van Dam scores with a nice short uppercut.
Douglas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Dam takes an elbow to the forehead.
Van Dam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Dam lands a left hand that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Van Dam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Dam avoids the elbow strike from Douglas, against the ropes.
Douglas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Dam misses with a hook from the clinch.
Douglas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Douglas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van Dam avoids the elbow strike from Douglas, against the ropes.
Van Dam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Douglas.
Douglas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Dam has a couple of punches blocked by Douglas.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Douglas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Dam's brow.
Douglas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Dam working aggressively here.
Douglas blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Douglas.
Van Dam stops a takedown attempt from Douglas.
Van Dam lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Douglas backwards.
Van Dam avoiding damage as Douglas throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam misses with a hook from the clinch.
Douglas wants a takedown but no success here.
Van Dam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Douglas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Dam looking to stall.
Van Dam lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Dam throws a punch but it's blocked by Douglas.
Douglas misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Dam throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Douglass head.
Van Dam working aggressively here.
A short left from Van Dam.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Douglas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Dam.
Douglas lands a nice knee to the body.
Van Dam stalling in the clinch but Douglas improves position.
Douglas throws an elbow but it misses.
Douglas trying to land knees to the body.
Douglas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van Dam looking to stall.
Douglas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Van Dam trying to control the position but instead, Douglas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Van Dam into the ropes.
Douglas lands an elbow inside.
Douglas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Van Dam misses with some punches.
Van Dam wants to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Douglas.
Douglas wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch on the inside from Van Dam fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Van Dam misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Dam misses with some punches.
Douglas looking for a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Dam.
Van Dam has a couple of punches blocked by Douglas.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Douglas obliges.
Douglas working Van Dam over with knees to the body.
Van Dam blocks an elbow strike.
Douglas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Dam prevents a takedown attempt there.
Douglas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Dam scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Douglas throws an elbow but misses.
Van Dam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Van Dam avoids the elbow strike from Douglas, against the ropes.
Douglas landing knees to the body.
Van Dam lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Douglas changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Van Dam fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Douglas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Van Dam!
Van Dam has taken the fight to the clinch.
Van Dam avoids the elbow strike from Douglas, against the ropes.
Douglas lands an elbow just above Van Dam 's eye.
Van Dam is looking to control Douglas's arms but Douglas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Van Dam has his back to the ropes.
Douglas wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch on the inside from Van Dam fails to land.
Douglas lands an elbow inside that Van Dam shrugs off.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Douglas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Dam's brow.
Van Dam swings wildly with an uppercut but Douglas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Dam working aggressively here.
Douglas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Douglas as Van Dam tries to tie him up.
Douglas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Dam's defenses.
Douglas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Dam has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Dam misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Dam swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Douglas lands with a short shot to the head.
Douglas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Van Dam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Dam misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Douglas.
Douglas lands an elbow just above Van Dam 's eye.
Douglas lands an elbow that stopped Van Dam in his tracks for a moment.
Douglas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Van Dam lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Dam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Dam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Douglas lands an elbow inside that Van Dam shrugs off.
Van Dam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Douglas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Douglas lands a nice elbow.
Douglas misses with an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Douglas.
Van Dam has a couple of punches blocked by Douglas.
Douglas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Dam misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Dam lands a right hand.
Douglas misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Douglas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Dam's brow.
Douglas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Dam trying to control the position but instead, Douglas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Van Dam into the ropes.
Van Dam takes an elbow to the temple.
Douglas lands a damaging elbow.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Douglas pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Dam leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Douglas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Douglas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Dam blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Dam blocks the elbow strike.
Van Dam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Dam avoids the elbow strike from Douglas, against the ropes.
A short left from Van Dam.
Douglas has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Van Dam is trying to keep an underhook but Douglas manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Douglas trying to control from half guard but Van Dam is working away.
Douglas looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Van Dam is trying to escape back to his feet but Douglas uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Douglas stands up.
Douglas moves out of range as Van Dam throws a body kick.
Douglas is looking to chop away at Van Dam's legs.
Douglas throws a lazy head kick
and Van Dam counters with a big head kick but Douglas shrugs it off.
Douglas closes the distance and clinches.
Douglas missing with knees to the body.
Van Dam takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Douglas.
Van Dam takes a shot to the head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam misses with a short punch on the inside.
Douglas lands an elbow inside.
Douglas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Van Dam is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Douglas lands an elbow inside that Van Dam shrugs off.
Douglas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Douglas crunches a lovely knee into Van Dam's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Douglas.
Douglas lands a nice knee to the body.
Van Dam misses with the head strike.
Douglas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Dam.
Van Dam gets through Douglas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Douglas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Van Dam lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Douglas lands a right hand.
Douglas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Douglas missing with knees to the body.
Van Dam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Dam blocks the elbow strike.
Van Dam working aggressively here.
Douglas misses with an elbow strike.
Van Dam stalling in the clinch but Douglas improves position.
Van Dam working aggressively here.
Douglas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Dam effectively controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jean Claude Van Dam.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Brian Douglas!
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Brian Douglas!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Brian Douglas!
Brian Douglas wins by unanimous decision!
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