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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jean Claude Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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198 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jean Claude Van Damme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Van Damme throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
We've been told by Van Damme's head coaches at Brick Brawlers MMA (13 Coaches) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Van Damme misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Van Damme shrugs it off.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jean Claude Van Damme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Damme swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
A big right from Van Damme misses.
Van Damme clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Van Damme rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a body kick.
Van Damme connects with a crisp jab.
Van Damme bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
Silva avoids the body shot from Van Damme.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Van Damme misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Van Damme is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme swinging wildly here.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Damme.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Van Damme connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Van Damme rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Van Damme shrugs it off.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Van Damme moved away.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva connects with a high kick.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Van Damme misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Van Damme shrugs it off.
Good standup being displayed there by Van Damme as he connects with a hook.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Van Damme will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Damme misses the target.
Van Damme misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Van Damme slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Van Damme lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice shot by Van Damme.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Van Damme throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Van Damme looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Van Damme has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Van Damme is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Van Damme is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Maybe Van Damme would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Van Damme takes a knee right on the jaw!
Van Damme wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Damme.
Anderson Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Damme fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Damme.
Silva throws a head kick but Van Damme moves out of range.
Van Damme misses with a right hand
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Van Damme back to the ropes. Silva follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Damme ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Van Damme throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Damme moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anderson Silva will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Van Damme throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Silva tries to clinch there but Van Damme circles away.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Damme keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Damme.
Van Damme throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Van Damme throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Van Damme thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Damme throws out the jab.
Van Damme throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Anderson Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Damme avoids the head kick by Silva.
Van Damme blocks a head kick by Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme blocks a head kick by Silva.
Van Damme swings widly with a right hand
and Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses.
Van Damme will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Damme throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Van Damme throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Van Damme off balance momentarily.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Van Damme tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Silva defends well and Van Damme ends up having to push Silva into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Van Damme looking to slow down the pace here.
Van Damme is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the ropes and eventually Van Damme drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Claude Van Damme. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Damme wants to stall.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Damme misses with a few strikes there.
Van Damme tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Damme misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva scores with a nice body kick.
Van Damme throws a sloppy body shot
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Damme misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Anderson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Damme avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva throws a head kick but Van Damme moves out of range.
Van Damme stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Van Damme takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Van Damme fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Van Damme throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Damme swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Damme swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Van Damme.
Van Damme blocks a head kick by Silva.
Van Damme misses with a few strikes there.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Damme.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Van Damme scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Damme misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Van Damme thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Van Damme misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Van Damme rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Van Damme with a nice cross.
Van Damme throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Van Damme moves out of range easily.
Van Damme throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Van Damme tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Van Damme throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Damme. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Van Damme.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Damme.
Van Damme rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Van Damme thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Van Damme misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
Silva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Van Damme lands a slapping body shot.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Van Damme lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Van Damme throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Van Damme lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Silva throws a head kick but Van Damme moves out of range.
Jean Claude Van Damme has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Damme works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva connects with a high kick.
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!
Van Damme misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva slips under a jab from Van Damme.
A shot to the body from Van Damme misses
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Van Damme.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Van Damme takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Van Damme moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Damme.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Damme.
Van Damme takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Van Damme throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Van Damme moves out of range easily.
Van Damme just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Damme misses with a wild combination.
Van Damme throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Van Damme really felt that one!
Silva lands a head kick. Van Damme smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Van Damme throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Van Damme throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Damme throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Van Damme is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Van Damme lands a nice shot to the body.
Van Damme throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Damme misses with a double jab.
Van Damme throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Van Damme is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Anderson Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Silva!
Our winner, Anderson Silva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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