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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Just (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damme comes to the cage accompanied by Fight to Survive. Just has chosen Intriguing Possibilities- Trent Reznor as his entrance music. Van Damme is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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199 lbs
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198 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Van Damme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Just!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damme misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Just. Damme does a little dance to reset his feet.
Just ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Just stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Just connects with a nice looking jab.
Damme moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Damme throws a left and a right that both miss
and Just counters with a nice body kick.
Damme throws a sloppy head kick and Just moves out of range easily.
Damme fails in his attempt to clinch.
Damme throws a nice outside leg kick.
Damme looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Damme tries to clinch up.
Damme misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damme tries to close the distance and clinch up but Just swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Damme misses with the combination.
Damme throws a front kick aimed at Just's knee but Just avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Just misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Just. Those never looked like landing.
Damme throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Just blocks a head kick by Damme.
Just misses with a two punch combination.
Just scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Damme tries a head kick but it misses.
Damme rushes Just and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Just is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Damme to keep the fight standing.
Damme misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damme fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Just prevents a body shot from Damme.
Damme is trying to break free.
Just tries to score a body lock takedown but Damme shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Damme works on Just's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damme misses with a punch to the body.
Damme throws a head punch that misses.
Damme stops a takedown attempt from Just.
Van Damme has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Just.
Damme tries a body shot but Just blocks it.
Damme lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damme tries a body shot but Just blocks it.
Nice body punch from Damme.
Damme misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Just prevents a body shot from Damme.
A head punch on the inside from Damme fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Damme fails to land.
Damme tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Just displaying some good clinch control by pressing Damme up against the cage.
Damme's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Damme is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damme throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Damme takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Just blocks a head kick by Damme.
Damme misses with a low kick.
Damme moves into the clinch.
Just is trying to pull guard but Damme has him pressed against the cage.
Damme stalling in the clinch but Just improves position.
Damme swings wildly with an uppercut but Just uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damme lands a hook to the side of the head.
Just lands a takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Just passes Damme's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Damme trying to control but Just postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Just thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Just throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Just connects with a nice short shot to Damme's temple.
Just has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Damme trying to hold on to Just's head to control him but Just postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Just stops Damme from getting back to his feet.
Just trying to pass the guard but Damme defending well.
Just is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Damme has managed to free his arm - good work.
Damme kicks off Just and gets to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damme lands a jab to Just's midsection.
Just sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Just changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Damme tries to avoid it but Just manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Damme to the ground. Damme escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Damme dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Just misses with a looping right.
Van Damme is winning the standup battle so far.
Damme throws a looping overhand right but Just ducks down to avoid it.
Just is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Damme.
Just fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Damme throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Just digs a good hook to Damme's body.
Damme throws a head kick that Just semi-blocks.
Damme throws a right hand that Just ducks under and follows up with a left that Just also avoids with ease.
Damme throws a head kick that Just semi-blocks.
Damme wants to clinch.
Just throws out a loose jab but Damme uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damme swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Damme. That's going to slow Just down.
Damme walks into a left hand.
A nice combination there by Damme.
A head kick misses from Damme.
Just throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A jab from Just does it's job there.
Damme wants to land a leg kick but Just is out of range.
Just scores with a body shot.
Just swings for the body but Damme moves out of range.
Just throws a right hand that Damme ducks under and follows up with a left that Damme also avoids with ease.
Damme looks to land a body kick but Just moved away.
Damme is looking to clinch but Just is avoiding it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Damme looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Damme slips a straight right by Just.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Just gets a double leg takedown into Damme's guard.
Damme is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Just is controlling him.
Just throwing strikes from guard but Damme blocks nicely.
Just wants to pass the guard but Damme is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Just won't allow Damme to get back to his feet.
Damme looking to control.
Just not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Just throwing strikes from guard but Damme blocks nicely.
Just advances position into side control!
Just lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Just is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Damme knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Just is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Damme is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Damme manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Just has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Damme is working away from the top position though.
Damme gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Damme throws a right and a left that Just avoids nicely.
Damme uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Just.
Just on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Just connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Damme's hands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Damme.
Just ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Damme moves away.
Damme throws a front kick aimed at Just's knee but Just avoids it well.
Just throws a hook but Damme blocks it.
Damme is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good leg kick by Damme there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Just tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Damme is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Damme tries to bum rush Just with a series of wild strikes but Just uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damme throws a right and a left that both miss.
Just tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Peter Just will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Just checks the leg kick.
Damme fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Just throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick from Just misses.
Just takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Damme thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Just if he has to take too many more of those.
Damme avoids the head kick by Just.
Just keeps the fight on the outside.
Just misses with a two punch combination.
Just lands a jab to Damme's midsection.
Just showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Damme.
Damme tries to bum rush Just with a series of wild strikes but Just uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Damme, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Damme is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Damme goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damme moves out of range of the body kick.
A punch combination from Damme misses.
Good shot there by Damme.
Just with a hook.
No luck for Just with that takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick from Damme misses.
Damme rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Just moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Just blocks a head kick by Damme.
Just fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Damme feints a jab promting Just to slip. Damme then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Just slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Just misses with a body kick.
Damme tries to clinch there but Just circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damme throws a head kick that half lands.
Damme tries to clinch there but Just circles away.
Just blocks a head kick by Damme.
Damme fails with an attempt to clinch.
Just looks to land a body kick but Damme moved away.
Just throws a right hand that Damme ducks under and follows up with a left that Damme also avoids with ease.
Just avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab from Just.
Van Damme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damme clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Just is working for takedown but Damme is calmly controlling the position for now.
A frustrated look appears on Damme's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Damme doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Damme misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Just fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Van Damme has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Just.
Damme can't find room to land a body shot as Just controls the action.
Just blocks a body shot from Damme.
Damme lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Just or not.
Just takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Damme has a couple of punches blocked by Just.
Damme taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Damme misses with a punch to the body.
Damme struggles to land a body shot inside as Just controls his hands.
Just manages to pull guard.
Damme gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Just showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Damme.
Damme tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Just manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Damme tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Just manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damme wants to clinch.
Just tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Damme tries to clinch up but Just circles away and keeps his distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damme fails in his attempt to clinch.
Damme lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jab, jab by Just - just one landing.
Damme throws a head kick but Just moves out of range.
Damme moves to clinch but Just breaks away
enabling Just to counter with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Damme tries to close the distance and clinch but Just swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Damme loads up on a big right hand but Just slips the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Van Damme showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Damme 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Van Damme!
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energy
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hype
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