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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jean Claude Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Kennison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Van Damme might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lil Wayne - Troublemaker f. Young Money. Kennison has chosen Snot- Stoopid as his entrance music. The key to victory for Jean Claude Van Damme has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jean Claude Van Damme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karl Kennison!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennison lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kennison circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kennison counters with a head kick. That will keep Van Damme thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Van Damme tries to clinch
and Kennison counters with a nice low kick that buckles Van Damme's knee momentarily.
Van Damme wants to clinch
letting Kennison counter with a right hand.
Van Damme rushes Kennison and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Van Damme misses with a knee to the head.
Van Damme misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Damme lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Karl Kennison has been cut.
Kennison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Damme's elbow.
Van Damme's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kennison works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme prevents Kennison from breaking the clinch.
Kennison dodges an elbow strike from Van Damme.
Van Damme misses with an elbow strike.
Kennison takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kennison tries to circle away but Van Damme has him pinned against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Van Damme just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kennison's brow.
Van Damme throws an elbow but it misses.
Van Damme creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kennison's defenses.
Kennison dodges an elbow strike from Van Damme.
Kennison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Damme wants to clinch but Kennison slips to the side
letting Kennison counter with a right hand.
Kennison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kennison rushes Van Damme and presses him up against the cage.
Van Damme tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Damme throws an elbow but it misses.
Kennison manages to break the clinch.
Kennison misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kennison. Kennison obviously looking to wear him down.
Van Damme moves to clinch but Kennison breaks away
and Kennison counters with a stiff right hand.
Kennison throws a low kick, looking for Van Damme's leg but Van Damme calmly moves out of range.
Kennison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kennison misses the jab.
Kennison lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kennison circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kennison counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme darts in trying to clinch
and Kennison counters with a right hand to the body.
Van Damme darts in trying to clinch
enabling Kennison to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Damme tries to clinch up
and Kennison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jean Claude Van Damme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme wants to clinch but Kennison slips to the side
and Kennison counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Van Damme closes the distance but Kennison moves to the side
letting Kennison counter with a right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kennison darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Damme looks to clinch
and Kennison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Damme tries to clinch
and Kennison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Damme looks to clinch
letting Kennison counter with a right hand.
An inside leg kick from Kennison misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Kennison.
Van Damme darts in trying to clinch
and Kennison holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Kennison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karl Kennison's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Van Damme tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kennison counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kennison misses with the combination.
Van Damme checks the leg kick.
Van Damme tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kennison counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Damme moves to clinch but Kennison breaks away
and Van Damme takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kennison throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Damme.
Kennison breaks the clinch.
Karl Kennison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Damme displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kennison throws out the jab.
Van Damme darts in trying to clinch
and Kennison counters with a nice leg kick.
Van Damme wants to clinch but Kennison slips to the side
and Kennison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kennison connects with a good right hand that stumbles Van Damme. Van Damme circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Van Damme wants to clinch
and Kennison makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme wants to clinch
and Kennison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good standup being displayed there by Kennison as he connects with a hook.
Van Damme tries to clinch
and Kennison counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kennison.
Kennison avoids the elbow strike from Van Damme, against the cage.
Van Damme tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Damme misses with an elbow over the top.
Kennison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Damme tries to clinch up
and Kennison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kennison counters with a leg kick.
Van Damme closes the distance but Kennison moves to the side
and Kennison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Damme forces Kennison back against the cage and clinches.
Van Damme pushes off an throws an elbow but Kennison leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kennison tries to stall but Van Damme uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kennison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Kennison - that landed with a thud.
Kennison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Damme misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Damme connects with a knee to the head.
Kennison can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Van Damme lands an elbow just above Kennison 's eye.
Kennison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Damme tries to clinch but Kennison moves away
and Kennison counters with a low kick, right behind Van Damme 's knee.
Van Damme darts in trying to clinch
letting Kennison counter with a right hand.
Van Damme closes the distance and pushes Kennison back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kennison blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Damme tries a knee to the head but Kennison blocks it.
Kennison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kennison circles away from the clinch attempt
and Van Damme takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Karl Kennison will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Karl Kennison's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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.
Van Damme moves to clinch but Kennison breaks away
and Kennison counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Van Damme tries to clinch
and Kennison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kennison closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Kennison.
Kennison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van Damme throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Van Damme tries to land a knee to the head but Kennison blocks with his arms.
Kennison takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kennison avoids the elbow strike from Van Damme, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Van Damme lands a nice elbow.
Van Damme with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kennison is looking to control Van Damme's arms but Van Damme gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kennison has his back to the cage.
Van Damme throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kennison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Damme closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kennison counters with a nice low kick that buckles Van Damme's knee momentarily.
Van Damme closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kennison counters with a good low kick that Van Damme was not able to check.
Van Damme clinches up with Kennison and pushes him back against the cage.
Van Damme creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kennison blocks the elbow strike.
Van Damme looking to throw knees to the head but Kennison is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Damme looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kennison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Damme moves to clinch but Kennison breaks away
and Kennison counters with a straight right hand.
Van Damme tries to clinch but Kennison moves away
and Van Damme takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Damme looks to clinch
and Kennison counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Van Damme moves to clinch but Kennison breaks away
and Kennison counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Damme is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Van Damme wants to clinch but Kennison slips to the side
and Kennison counters with a thumping low kick.
Van Damme wants to clinch but Kennison slips to the side
and Kennison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Damme tries to clinch up
and Kennison counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Damme wants to clinch
and Kennison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karl Kennison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Van Damme closes the distance but Kennison moves to the side
and Kennison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Van Damme tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kennison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kennison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Damme tries to clinch up
and Kennison counters with a three punch combo that has Van Damme backing up. Van Damme nods at Kennison to acknowledge the strikes.
Jean Claude Van Damme has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Damme moves out of range as Kennison strikes.
Van Damme looks for the body kick but Kennison saw that one coming.
Kennison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Karl Kennison.
I've got Kennison winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Karl Kennison!
A very excited looking Karl Kennison made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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