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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scottie Chase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
0 - 5 - 0 |
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scottie Chase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Van Damme!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damme swats away the attempt to clinch by Chase.
Damme moves into range and clinches up with Chase.
The referee is keeping an eye on Damme - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Damme being controlled against the cage.
Chase really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Damme has had enough of the clinch but Chase keeps him there for the moment.
Damme wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chase has him pressed against the cage.
Damme tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chase smiles and moves away.
Damme has Chase up against the cage in a clinch.
Chase has Damme pressed against the cage, preventing Damme from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damme is trying to force a seperation but Chase has the dominant position.
Chase fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Damme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Damme should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A head kick from Chase lands but Damme takes it in his stride.
Chase dives in for a single leg takedown but Damme sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Chase tries to pull guard but Damme holds him up against the cage and eventually Chase drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scottie Chase. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chase wants to break free but Damme has control.
Damme goes for a takedown attempt but Chase pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Chase fails with a takedown attempt.
Chase looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damme throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chase looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chase shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Damme defends it nicely.
Damme throws a sloppy head kick and Chase moves out of range easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Damme.
Damme is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damme fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Damme clinches.
Chase breaks the clinch.
Damme on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chase looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Damme catches Chase with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chase connects with a body shot.
Damme leaves Chase with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chase tries to clinch but Damme moves away
and Damme counters with a nice leg kick.
Chase shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Damme but Damme pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Damme or perhaps it was just good defense by Chase which made him look bad.
Chase tries to clinch there but Damme circles away.
Damme waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chase.
Chase looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chase tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Damme defends well and Chase ends up having to push Damme into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Chase is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damme breaks the clinch.
Damme fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck for Damme with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Van Damme will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Chase swings for the body but Damme moves out of range.
Damme throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Damme fails with the takedown.
Damme drops his hands momentarily and Chase takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chase blocks the body kick.
Damme drives through with a takedown into Chase's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Damme wants to get up but he can't break Chase's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Damme is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chase looking for a guillotine here but Damme defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damme won't allow Chase to sweep him here.
Damme looking to pass the guard.
Chase looking for a sweep. Not yet Chase, not yet.
Damme got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chase has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Damme has managed to get both his arms back between Chase's legs - danger averted.
Damme trying to control the position from guard on top but Chase is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chase looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Damme passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chase is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Damme pulls his head out easily.
Chase is trying to control but can't.
Chase tries to get to full guard but Damme has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chase is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Damme pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chase is trying to stand up here but Damme is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damme trying to mount his opponent but Chase defends it.
Damme is keen to just control but Chase is a slippery customer.
Damme decides to stand and escape the position.
Damme tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Chase defends well and Damme ends up having to push Chase into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Chase pushes off an throws an elbow but Damme leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chase wants a takedown but no success here.
Chase breaks the clinch.
Scottie Chase is winning the standup battle so far.
Chase fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damme looks for a takedown but Chase sprawls well.
Scottie Chase has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Van Damme.
Damme dives in and grabs Chase's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chase pushes down on Damme's head and hops out.
Damme shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chase pinned against the cage. Chase gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chase.
Chase shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice sprawl there from Chase as Damme shoots in.
Damme blocks a head kick by Chase.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Van Damme will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Chase throws a leg kick which misses Damme's front leg but catches the back leg as Damme tries to avoid it.
Chase looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chase drives through with a takedown into guard.
Damme wants to sweep but no luck.
Damme managing to control the position.
Chase trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Damme has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Chase is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Damme.
Chase is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Damme has escaped the position, nice work there.
Damme takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damme tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Damme gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Damme regains full guard. Nicely done.
Damme is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chase advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chase advances to mount.
Van Damme has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chase stands up from mount. Strange move.
Chase fails with a takedown attempt.
Damme throws a head kick but Chase moves out of range.
Scottie Chase is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Damme shoots in for a takedown but Chase shows good takedown defense.
Damme changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chase tries to avoid it but Damme manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chase to the ground. Chase escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chase shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Damme as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damme keeps the fight on the outside.
Chase keeps the fight on the outside.
Damme looks for a takedown but Chase sprawls well.
Scottie Chase has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Van Damme.
Chase closes this distance looking for a takedown but Damme circles away.
Chase will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chase circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Chase. No joy for Damme on that attempt.
Chase looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Damme is fending him off so far but Chase persists. Nope, Damme circles away and we're back to standing.
Damme is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chase sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Damme will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damme is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice takedown defense from Damme. No joy for Chase on that attempt.
No luck for Damme with that takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Chase or perhaps it was just good defense by Damme which made him look bad.
Chase is looking to clinch.
Damme looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Damme does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scottie Chase showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Damme has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Van Damme!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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