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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Remy Bonjasky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Claude Van Dam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Remy Bonjasky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jean Claude Van Dam!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonjasky on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bonjasky throws a sloppy head kick and Van Dam moves out of range easily.
Van Dam throws a sloppy head kick and Bonjasky moves out of range easily.
Van Dam fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Dam throws a head kick but Bonjasky moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Van Dam.
Van Dam blocks the body kick.
Van Dam throws a sloppy head kick and Bonjasky moves out of range easily.
Van Dam has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bonjasky.
Van Dam throws a sloppy head kick and Bonjasky moves out of range easily.
Van Dam walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bonjasky.
Van Dam looks gassed!
Bonjasky throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Jean Claude Van Dam has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Dam checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bonjasky throws out a leg kick but Van Dam moves out of range and Bonjasky only half commits.
Bonjasky throws a lazy body kick
and Van Dam counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bonjasky pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Van Dam is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonjasky.
Bonjasky tries to land a front kick but Van Dam steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Crunch! Bonjasky slams his shin into Van Dam's torso.
Bonjasky throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bonjasky throws a leg kick but Van Dam sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bonjasky scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dam sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Van Dam moves out of range of the body kick.
Van Dam takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Van Dam moves out of range of the body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bonjasky.
Bonjasky throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Van Dam makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bonjasky keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Dam looks to throw the jab but Bonjasky is out of range.
Van Dam throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bonjasky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonjasky cracks the inside of Van Dam's front leg.
Van Dam takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Good leg kick by Bonjasky there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bonjasky throws a leg kick but Van Dam sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bonjasky feints and then cracks Van Dam's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Dam down.
Bonjasky throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bonjasky throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick by Van Dam misses
and Bonjasky counters with a low kick, right behind Van Dam 's knee.
Remy Bonjasky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bonjasky can pounce on him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bonjasky.
Bonjasky throws a lazy head kick
and Van Dam counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bonjasky is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bonjasky lands a head kick. Van Dam smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A combination from Van Dam does no damage.
Van Dam throws a sloppy head kick
and Bonjasky counters with a thumping low kick.
Bonjasky misses with a low kick.
Van Dam throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Van Dam looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bonjasky looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bonjasky misses with a leg kick
and Van Dam counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bonjasky takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Van Dam lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Van Dam misses with a head kick.
Bonjasky moves out of range as Van Dam strikes.
Bonjasky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bonjasky.
Bonjasky is looking to chop away at Van Dam's legs.
Van Dam pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Dam throws a series of punches but Bonjasky avoids them all with ease.
Bonjasky connects with an inside leg kick.
Bonjasky misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bonjasky tries to land a body kick
and Van Dam cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Dam getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Van Dam lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bonjasky gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Van Dam counters with a slapping leg kick.
Van Dam punishes Bonjasky's body with a nice straight punch.
Bonjasky thows a leg kick but Van Dam checks it
and Van Dam cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Dam throws a head kick that misses.
Bonjasky moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A low kick from Bonjasky is predictable there
and Van Dam counters with a two punch combo.
Van Dam is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bonjasky lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky throws a body kick the misses
and Van Dam cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bonjasky throws a sloppy head kick
and Van Dam counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bonjasky throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Van Dam misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bonjasky looks to throw a body kick
and Van Dam connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Dam throws a head kick that Bonjasky semi-blocks.
A lazy body kick from Bonjasky
letting Van Dam counter with a right hand.
Van Dam misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Van Dam misses.
Van Dam moves out of range of the body kick from Bonjasky.
Bonjasky misses with a kick to the body
and Van Dam counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Left hook, right uppercut from Van Dam.
Bonjasky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Dam fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bonjasky looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bonjasky throws a low kick but Van Dam avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remy Bonjasky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jean Claude Van Dam's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Van Dam scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Remy Bonjasky is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Dam takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Dam doesn't manage to clinch there - Bonjasky circles away.
Van Dam throws a sloppy head kick and Bonjasky moves out of range easily.
Bonjasky scores with a head kick. Van Dam tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bonjasky.
Bonjasky connects with an inside leg kick.
Bonjasky lands with a slapping head kick.
Bonjasky throws a solid leg kick but Van Dam takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bonjasky.
Van Dam moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bonjasky connects with a solid leg kick.
Van Dam has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bonjasky.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bonjasky!
Van Dam throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bonjasky throws a leg kick which misses Van Dam's front leg but catches the back leg as Van Dam tries to avoid it.
Bonjasky misses with a kick to the body
and Van Dam moves into the clinch.
Bonjasky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Dam on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bonjasky. Bonjasky obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dam catches Bonjasky with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jean Claude Van Dam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Dam connects with a high kick.
Bonjasky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Bonjasky.
Bonjasky avoids the head kick by Van Dam.
Van Dam throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bonjasky on the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Bonjasky.
Van Dam blocks a low kick nicely.
Bonjasky tries to work over Van Dam's front leg with a kick but Van Dam checks it.
Van Dam lands a head kick. Bonjasky smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bonjasky thows a leg kick but Van Dam checks it
and Bonjasky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bonjasky slips a straight right by Van Dam.
Bonjasky scores with a kick to the midsection.
Van Dam misses with a combination
and Bonjasky finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Van Dam throws a sloppy head kick and Bonjasky moves out of range easily.
Van Dam's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
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.
Bonjasky throws a leg kick that is checked
and Van Dam counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bonjasky avoids the head kick by Van Dam.
Van Dam doesn't manage to clinch there - Bonjasky circles away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bonjasky!
Bonjasky connects with an inside leg kick.
Jab from Van Dam.
Van Dam scores with a jab.
Bonjasky looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van Dam displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bonjasky tries to land a front kick but Van Dam steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bonjasky takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A combination from Van Dam does no damage.
Bonjasky lands a leg kick that knocks Van Dam off balance momentarily.
Bonjasky avoids a kick to the body.
Bonjasky with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A low kick from Bonjasky misses
letting Van Dam counter with a right hand.
Bonjasky fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Dam.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam closes the distance and clinches.
Van Dam throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonjasky.
Bonjasky trying to land knees to the body.
Bonjasky blocking some punches.
Van Dam misses with some punches.
Van Dam keeps control of Bonjasky as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Dam.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Dam.
Van Dam misses with the head strike.
Van Dam blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bonjasky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Dam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bonjasky.
Van Dam tries to clinch but Bonjasky moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Van Dam.
Van Dam throws a sloppy head kick and Bonjasky moves out of range easily.
Bonjasky keeps Van Dam at a distance using the push kick.
Van Dam lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Van Dam wants to clinch up but Bonjasky keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bonjasky scores with a nice body kick.
Bonjasky throws a sloppy head kick
and Van Dam counters with a good, hard body kick but Bonjasky shrugs it off.
Van Dam will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bonjasky blocks a head kick by Van Dam.
Van Dam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonjasky looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Van Dam moves out of range as Bonjasky throws a body kick.
Bonjasky throws a leg kick that is checked
and Van Dam counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bonjasky looks to throw a body kick
and Van Dam counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Dam's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bonjasky under the eye.
Van Dam moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bonjasky throws the kick towards the body but Van Dam avoids it.
Van Dam lands with a nice body punch.
Bonjasky throws a leg kick
and Van Dam cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bonjasky gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Van Dam counters with a big head kick but Bonjasky shrugs it off.
Van Dam wants to clinch
and Bonjasky counters with a good low kick that Van Dam was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remy Bonjasky dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jean Claude Van Dam's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Van Dam moves out of range of the leg kick from Bonjasky.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bonjasky. Van Dam shrugs it off though.
Bonjasky misses with the body kick
and Van Dam counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bonjasky throws a leg kick that is checked
and Van Dam counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Dam moves in looking to clinch but Bonjasky pushes him off.
Bonjasky misses with a body kick.
Bonjasky blocks a head kick by Van Dam.
Bonjasky looks for the body kick but Van Dam saw that one coming.
A low kick from Bonjasky is predictable there
and Van Dam counters with a left to the body.
Bonjasky throws a push kick but Van Dam slaps the foot to one side.
Bonjasky buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Van Dam swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonjasky tries to land a body kick
enabling Van Dam to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Dam misses with a head kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Van Dam.
Van Dam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonjasky scores with a head kick. Van Dam tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonjasky needs to keep his hands up - Van Dam had a free shot at his head there.
Bonjasky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Dam tries to clinch but Bonjasky moves out of range.
Bonjasky throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Van Dam counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Dam moves out of range of the body kick.
Bonjasky needs to keep his hands up - Van Dam had a free shot at his head there.
Van Dam moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bonjasky thows a leg kick but Van Dam checks it
and Van Dam cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bonjasky looks to throw a body kick
and Van Dam counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Dam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bonjasky looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Dam lands with a nice body punch.
Bonjasky gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Van Dam counters with a head kick. That will keep Bonjasky thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A low kick from Bonjasky is predictable there
and Van Dam connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bonjasky dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Dam. That did some damage!
Van Dam swinging wildly here.
Van Dam pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Van Dam throws a shot from downtown. Bonjasky moves away and avoids it.
Van Dam is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonjasky.
Bonjasky fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Van Dam is out of range.
Bonjasky takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bonjasky tries to land a leg kick but Van Dam saw it coming and moves away.
Bonjasky throws a lazy body kick
and Van Dam counters with a left and a right that stings Bonjasky.
Van Dam moves in looking to clinch but Bonjasky pushes him off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bonjasky.
Van Dam goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bonjasky scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bonjasky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Dam throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bonjasky lands a front kick.
Bonjasky misses with a body kick.
Van Dam closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bonjasky counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Van Dam does it's job there.
Bonjasky misses with a low kick.
Van Dam lands with a kick to the temple. Bonjasky shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bonjasky misses with a body kick.
Van Dam plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bonjasky misses with the body kick
and Van Dam counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Van Dam darts in trying to clinch
and Bonjasky counters with a good, hard body kick but Van Dam shrugs it off.
Bonjasky throws a leg kick
and Van Dam counters with a head kick.
Van Dam throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bonjasky avoids the head kick by Van Dam.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bonjasky.
Van Dam goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Van Dam moves out of range as Bonjasky throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam wants to clinch.
Van Dam scores with a jab to the body.
Bonjasky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Dam connects with a single shot there.
A head kick from Van Dam lands but Bonjasky takes it in his stride.
Bonjasky looks to throw a body kick
and Van Dam counters with a straight right hand.
Van Dam pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Dam checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bonjasky moves forwards but Van Dam connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Van Dam tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Dam clinches with his opponent.
Bonjasky blocking some punches.
Bonjasky breaks from the clinch.
Jean Claude Van Dam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Dam forces Bonjasky back against the ropes and clinches.
Van Dam misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Claude Van Dam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bonjasky has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Remy Bonjasky!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Remy Bonjasky!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Remy Bonjasky!
Remy Bonjasky wins by unanimous decision!
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RATING
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