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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lew Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jenkins might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Broke for Free - Calm the F#@$ Down. Damme has chosen Fight to Survive as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
11 - 2 - 1 |
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186 cm
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199 lbs
26 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lew Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Van Damme!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins shoots for a takedown but Damme saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Damme. That's going to slow Jenkins down.
Jenkins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Damme counters with a thumping low kick.
Lew Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damme scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jenkins has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jenkins goes for a double leg but Damme avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Damme continues to drive forward.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Damme.
Jenkins tries to throw a body punch but Damme avoids it by throwing Jenkins back against the cage.
Damme lands a shoulder strike.
Damme misses with some punches.
Damme scores with a hook to the body.
Jenkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Damme sprawls well. Damme wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jenkins gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lew Jenkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damme lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damme cracks Jenkins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jenkins walks into a left hand.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Horrible takedown by Jenkins or perhaps it was just good defense by Damme which made him look bad.
Damme dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jenkins. That did some damage!
Jenkins misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Damme.
Jenkins takes a swing at Damme's ribcage but misses.
Damme scores with a leg kick.
Damme slaps away a takedown attempt from Jenkins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Damme chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jenkins fails with a takedown attempt.
Damme looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jenkins tries to clinch there but Damme circles away.
A good leg kick by Damme.
Damme throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jenkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damme was well out of range. Poor timing from Jenkins.
Damme throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Damme.
A big right from Damme misses.
Jenkins looks for a takedown but Damme sprawls well.
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!
Jenkins throws a hook but Damme avoids it easily.
Damme slips a jab and a cross from Jenkins.
Jenkins's corner calls for a 1-2. Jenkins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jenkins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jenkins blocks a body shot from Damme.
Jenkins has a couple of punches blocked by Damme.
Damme makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Damme.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Damme.
Jenkins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A hook to the body from Damme.
Jenkins is breathing heavily.
Damme breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Damme throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Damme lands with a thumping leg kick.
Damme fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jenkins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Damme darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jenkins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Damme circles away.
Damme connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jenkins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Jenkins. Those never looked like landing.
Damme scores with a jab.
Jenkins is looking to clinch.
Jenkins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Damme can pounce on him.
Damme lands with a kick to the ribs.
Damme throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jenkins tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Damme defends well and Jenkins ends up having to push Damme into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Damme scores with a shoulder strike.
Jenkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Damme fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Damme.
Jenkins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Damme tries to land knees in the clinch but Jenkins avoids the damage to the body.
Jenkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Damme.
Jenkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damme lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jenkins backwards.
Jenkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Damme controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Damme creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jenkins misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damme misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jenkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jenkins lands a left hand.
Damme misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Damme creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Damme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Jenkins. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Jenkins misses with a body punch.
Jenkins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jenkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damme lands a body shot.
Damme scores with a shoulder strike.
Jenkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Damme scores with a nice short uppercut.
Damme scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice elbow from Damme.
It looks like Lew Jenkins has been cut.
Damme lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jenkins tries a body shot but Damme blocks it.
Damme gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jenkins.
Damme lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jenkins backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Damme dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lew Jenkins's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Damme lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jenkins's sensitive parts.
Jenkins misses with a few strikes there.
Damme fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jenkins.
Jenkins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Damme connects with a nice looking jab.
Jenkins tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jenkins looks to land a combination but Damme avoids it well.
Damme delivers a nice body kick.
Damme lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Jenkins.
Damme scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Damme scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Damme.
Jenkins tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Damme.
Jenkins swings for the body but Damme moves out of range.
Damme lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Damme.
Lew Jenkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Damme cracks Jenkins with a right hand to the side of the head.
Damme's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jenkins under the eye.
Damme thows a body kick. Jenkins tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Damme turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Damme is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jenkins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Damme is fending him off so far but Jenkins persists. Nope, Damme circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Damme fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Damme pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jenkins back to the cage. Damme follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Damme lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jenkins's sensitive parts.
Jenkins misses with an uppercut.
Jenkins tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Damme thuds his shin into the meat of Jenkins's side.
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!
Danga de danga de dang - Damme scores with a four punch combination!
Damme feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jenkins's calf.
Jenkins will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jenkins misses with a lunging right hand
and Damme connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown but Damme shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Damme has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Damme throws a nice outside leg kick.
Damme buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damme connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jab, jab by Damme - just one landing.
Jenkins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Damme can pounce on him.
Jenkins misses with an uppercut. Damme saw that one coming.
Jenkins throws a nice looking combination but Damme bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Damme works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jenkins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jenkins walks forward, straight into a front kick from Damme.
Damme defending well as Jenkins loads up on a big left hand.
Jenkins 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 three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lew Jenkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jenkins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Damme can pounce on him.
Damme cracks Jenkins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jenkins throws a series of punches but Damme avoids them all with ease.
Damme chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Damme moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Damme lands with a nice combination. Jenkins backs away looking to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damme connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jenkins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Damme lands with a thumping leg kick.
Damme with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Damme turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Damme explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jenkins uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Damme has time to react.
Jenkins dives in and scores a takedown into Damme's guard.
Damme is looking to stand up but Jenkins isn't so interested in that idea.
Jenkins throws a strike but Damme rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Damme wanted to stand there but Jenkins had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damme preventing the sweep.
Damme gets to his feet - Jenkins follows without any prompting.
Jenkins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Damme turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jenkins takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jenkins looks to land a left hand but Damme moved out of range nicely.
Damme leaves Jenkins with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Crunch! Damme slams his shin into Jenkins's torso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Damme showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lew Jenkins's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Damme bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jenkins's head backwards.
Van Damme seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Damme avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jenkins drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Damme lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jenkins's sensitive parts.
Jenkins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Damme jabs Jenkins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Damme pushes Jenkins away with a front kick.
Damme feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jenkins's calf.
Jenkins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A slapping leg kick lands for Damme.
A slapping leg kick lands for Damme.
Jenkins takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Damme feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jenkins's calf.
Jenkins tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Damme.
Jenkins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Damme.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Damme misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damme fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jenkins throws a jab when Damme was well out of range.
Jenkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Damme circles away.
Jenkins throws a jab when Damme was well out of range.
A left and a right from Jenkins both land. Nice combination.
Damme defending well as Jenkins loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Jenkins misses the target.
Jenkins misses with a combination
and Damme counters with a thumping low kick.
Damme connects with an inside leg kick.
Damme dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jenkins. That did some damage!
Damme moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Damme throws a nice inside leg kick.
Damme scores with a nice head shot.
Damme fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jenkins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Damme throws a leg kick which misses Jenkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Jenkins tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins ducks right into an uppercut from Damme.
Damme lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damme throws a hook to the side of Jenkins's head but Jenkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Damme moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Damme.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Damme, right into the meat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jenkins.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lew Jenkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jenkins clinches.
Jenkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damme's elbow.
Damme breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Damme.
A punch combination from Damme misses.
Jenkins throws an off balance right hand
and Damme counters with a nice leg kick.
Damme scores with a nice body kick.
Jenkins staying out of range there.
A jab lands there for Jenkins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damme displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jenkins.
Jenkins misses with a wild combination.
Jenkins is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Damme keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Damme is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jenkins looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jenkins postures up in Damme's guard and throws a big left but Damme blocks it.
Lew Jenkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jenkins throws a strike but Damme rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Damme tries to stand but Jenkins is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damme postures up.
Jenkins is looking for a triangle here but Damme uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jenkins is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Damme's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Van Damme comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Damme 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Van Damme!
Van Damme gave a mention to Divinity 160Q for $150 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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