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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Van Dam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Souleymane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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205 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
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198 cm
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217 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Good kicks
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Van Dam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ali Souleymane!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dam shoots for a takedown but Souleymane saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dam shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Souleymane sprawls well. Souleymane wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dam gets slowly back to his feet.
Souleymane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Souleymane bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dam fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Van Dam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dam connects with a jab.
Dam gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Souleymane.
Nice straight punches there by Dam. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dam.
Horrible takedown by Dam or perhaps it was just good defense by Souleymane which made him look bad.
Nice shot lands for Dam.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dam fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Souleymane sprawls well initially but Dam persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Souleymane regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dam.
Dam throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Souleymane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dam throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Souleymane avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Souleymane working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dam.
Dam is looking to work some ground and pound but Souleymane has wrist control.
Dam cracks Souleymane with a solid left hand.
Damis looking to pass into half guard but Souleymane pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Souleymane is in guard.
Dam on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dam tries to get out of the position.
Souleymane wants to control from the top but Dam keeps moving.
Dam is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dam looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dam is working hard here to advance position.
Souleymane sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dam is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dam throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dam is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Souleymane!
Souleymane manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Dam has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dam thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dam missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dam is nestled in close to Souleymane, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dam misses with a head shot. Souleymane uses the momentum to regain guard.
Dam with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dam tries to free his leg and advance position but Souleymane is retaining full guard.
Souleymane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dam lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dam with a flurry of punches that miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souleymane utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Souleymane avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dam throws a big right hand that misses.
Dam throws and elbow that misses. Souleymane uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dam's guard. Nice move by Souleymane!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dam is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Dam dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dam scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dam tests Souleymane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dam throws a right hand that Souleymane ducks under and follows up with a left that Souleymane also avoids with ease.
Dam fails to land with a series of punches.
Souleymane moves out of range of the leg kick from Dam.
Dam slips under a jab.
Souleymane lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Souleymane.
Dam fails with the takedown.
Souleymane stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Souleymane wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dam throws a hook but Souleymane avoids it easily.
Dam misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Dam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Souleymane stuffs the takedown attempt from Dam. Dam gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Van Dam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters circling - Dam throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dam swings away with a body shot that misses
and Souleymane counters with a head kick.
Van Dam is winning the standup battle so far.
Dam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Souleymane.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dam.
Dam tries for a takedown but Souleymane circles away easily
and Souleymane counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souleymane moves out of range as Dam strikes.
Dam fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Souleymane checks it well.
Souleymane lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dam at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dam will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Souleymane keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dam is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Souleymane.
Souleymane looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dam misses with an uppercut
and Souleymane counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Van Dam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souleymane scores with a shot to the body.
Souleymane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dam shoots in for a double leg but Souleymane sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souleymane buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Souleymane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice jab there from Souleymane.
Dam shoots in but Souleymane avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Souleymane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dam moves away.
Dam shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Souleymane as he avoids it easily.
Dam shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Souleymane but Souleymane pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Souleymane lands a jab to the head.
Dam swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Souleymane counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Van Dam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dam gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Souleymane connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dam shoots in looking for a takedown. Souleymane tries to sprawl out of it but Dam keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Souleymane manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dam on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dam avoids the head kick by Souleymane.
Dam takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dam throws out a leg kick but Souleymane moves out of range and Dam only half commits.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dam throws a right and a left that Souleymane avoids nicely.
Nice shot lands for Souleymane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Souleymane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dam is looking to chop away at Souleymane's legs.
Souleymane scores with a sloppy right hand. Dam should have avoided that one.
Dam on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dam misses with a wild body shot.
Souleymane throws a chopping leg kick but Dam manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Souleymane has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dam does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dam misses with a lunging right hand
and Souleymane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Dam misses.
Dam lands a jab to the head.
Dam changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Souleymane tries to avoid it but Dam manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Souleymane to the ground. Souleymane escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dam throws a lazy uppercut
and Souleymane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Souleymane throws the left hand but Dam avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dam is trying hard to land a takedown here. Souleymane sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dam swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Souleymane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dam swings widly with a right hand
and Souleymane counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dam missing with a left hand there. Souleymane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dam throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Souleymane counters with an inside leg kick.
Souleymane lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Souleymane lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Souleymane plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dam is rocked!
Souleymane throws a monster overhand right that drops Dam! Souleymane follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ali Souleymane!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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