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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jean Van Dam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sparky Probert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Probert is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Love Sosa" by Chief Keef. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jean Van Dam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sparky Probert!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Dam thuds a left hand into Probert's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Probert as he connects with a hook.
Van Dam throws a jab when Probert was well out of range.
Probert slaps away a takedown attempt from Van Dam, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Probert connects with a body shot that sends Van Dam's belly button to the back.
Probert connects with a single shot there.
Van Dam throws a hook but Probert avoids it easily.
Van Dam shoots in and drives through. Probert sprawls well.
Probert lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Van Dam backs up against the cage.
Jean Van Dam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Dam throws a hook to the side of Probert's head but Probert sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Probert.
Van Dam misses the shot to the body.
Van Dam swings for the body but Probert moves out of range.
Van Dam tries to score a power double leg takedown but Probert sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Van Dam somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Van Dam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Dam shoots in for a double leg but Probert sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice cross by Van Dam.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Dam misses with a shot to the body
and Probert counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dam misses with an uppercut.
Probert uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Dam.
Probert throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Dam throws a jab but it's blocked by Probert.
Van Dam misses with a lunging right hand
and Probert counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Dam throws out a loose jab but Probert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Dam jabs Probert to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Van Dam avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Probert. Van Dam does a little dance to reset his feet.
Probert leaves Van Dam with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Probert misses with a body shot.
Probert walks into a left hand.
Van Dam scores with a sloppy right hand. Probert should have avoided that one.
Van Dam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Probert.
Van Dam throws out a loose jab but Probert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Probert throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Van Dam with that takedown attempt.
Van Dam avoids the body shot from Probert.
Probert ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Dam slips a jab and a cross from Probert.
Probert swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Probert ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Dam moves away.
Probert moves out of range as Van Dam strikes.
Van Dam throws a lazy uppercut
and Probert counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Van Dam bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Van Dam throws an off balance right hand
and Probert counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Van Dam thinking.
Van Dam staying out of range there.
Van Dam shoots in for a takedown but Probert shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Probert tests Van Dam's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Probert.
Van Dam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probert uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Dam.
Sparky Probert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Dam throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Probert counters with a right hand to the body.
Probert misses with a wild body shot.
Van Dam shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Probert as he avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Dam. Probert does a little dance to reset his feet.
Probert misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Dam.
Probert leaves Van Dam with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Probert lands with a good body shot.
Van Dam throws a shot from downtown. Probert moves away and avoids it.
Van Dam throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Dam bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Probert stuffs the takedown.
Probert keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Dam.
Van Dam is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Van Dam staying out of range there.
Van Dam misses with a hook
and Probert counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam throws a body punch but Probert moves out of range.
Van Dam fails with a takedown attempt.
Van Dam is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Dam dodges the punch combination from Probert.
A big left from Probert misses.
Probert avoids the body shot from Van Dam.
Probert ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Van Dam throws a body punch but Probert moves out of range.
Van Dam throws a looping overhand right but Probert ducks down to avoid it.
Probert misses with a wild body shot.
Van Dam works Probert's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Dam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Probert.
Probert swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Van Dam shoots in for a double leg but Probert sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Van Dam tries for a takedown but Probert sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jean Van Dam will probably get the nod.
That's time! Van Dam's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Probert steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Dam.
Probert throws a leg kick but Van Dam checks it.
Van Dam ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Probert blocks a jab.
Van Dam throws a hook to the side of Probert's head but Probert sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Dam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Dam misses the shot to the body.
Van Dam throws an off balance right hand
letting Probert counter with a right hand.
Van Dam scores with a body shot.
Van Dam misses with an uppercut
and Probert counters with a right hand to the body.
Probert cracks Van Dam with an open hand slap.
Probert takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Probert lands a jab to the head.
Van Dam swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Probert counters with a straight right hand.
Van Dam misses with a looping left.
Van Dam drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Van Dam will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Probert tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Van Dam wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dam working the head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Dam grinds an elbow into Probert's temple.
Van Dam swings around for an armbar but Probert sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Van Dam's guard.
Van 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.
Probert wants to stand but Van Dam is controlling his posture from full guard.
Van Dam looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Van Dam manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Probert manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Van Dam content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Van Dam trying to control but Probert is working from the bottom.
Probert is looking to stand up but Van Dam isn't so interested in that idea.
Van Dam postures up in Probert's guard and throws a big left but Probert blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probert keeping moving, preventing Van Dam from controlling successfully.
Probert is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Van Dam is controlling him.
Van Dam wants to control from the top but Probert keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Jean Van Dam wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Probert stuffs the takedown attempt from Van Dam. Van Dam gets slowly back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Probert swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Probert tests Van Dam's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Probert swings for the body but Van Dam moves out of range.
Van Dam misses with a hook
enabling Probert to counter with a crisp jab.
Probert slaps away a takedown attempt from Van Dam, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Probert uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Dam.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Probert moves away.
Probert just misses with a punch to the body.
Probert works over Van Dam's head and body with a nice combination.
Probert lands a nice looking body shot.
Van Dam slips under a jab.
Van Dam lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Probert at a distance.
Probert lands a nice hook to Van Dam's body. Van Dam takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Van Dam scores with a body shot.
Van Dam lands with a cross.
Van Dam looks to throw the jab but Probert is out of range.
Van Dam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Probert.
Van Dam shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Probert sprawls well. Probert wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Van Dam gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Van Dam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Probert changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Dam throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Probert's waist but Probert gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Van Dam off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick from Probert misses.
Probert throws out a loose jab but Van Dam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Dam shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Probert's guard.
Van Dam is looking to work some ground and pound but Probert has wrist control.
Van Dam stands up over Probert, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Van Dam accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Van Dam won't allow Probert to sweep him here.
Van Dam won't allow Probert to get back to his feet.
Van Dam has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Probert is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Probert is looking to stand up but Van Dam isn't so interested in that idea.
Van Dam makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Van Dam dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Probert misses with a wild body shot.
Van Dam swings for the body but Probert moves out of range.
Probert works over Van Dam's head and body with a nice combination.
Van Dam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Probert.
Van Dam takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Van Dam misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Probert.
Probert works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Van Dam manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Probert on his heels. He'll look to pass Probert's guard now, I'm sure.
Probert wants to stand and escape but Van Dam is having none of it.
Van Dam preventing the sweep.
Van Dam stands up over Probert, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Van Dam content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Dam lands a couple of digs.
Van Dam works over Probert with some ground and pound from guard.
Van Dam postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Probert wants to get back to his feet but Van Dam is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Probert takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Probert trying to keep a closed guard but Van Dam is proving a slippery customer.
Probert is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Van Dam is controlling him.
Van Dam working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Probert's head.
Van Dam scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jean Van Dam overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Van Dam lands a couple of elbows.
Van Dam connects with a couple of short punches.
Van Dam stands and throws Probert's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Van Dam creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Probert is rocked!
Van Dam working the head with strikes.
Probert is still in real trouble! Can Van Dam finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Dam wants to lay and pray for a moment but Probert keeps working.
Van Dam in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Probert looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Van Dam turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Van Dam!
During a confident post fight interview, Jean Van Dam thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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