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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Saga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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192 lbs
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181 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Blair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ian Saga!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blair throws a one two combo.
Blair takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Saga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blair was well out of range. Poor timing from Saga.
Blair misses with a few strikes there.
Saga tried to score with a low kick but Blair checks it.
Blair misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Saga.
Nice body kick there by Saga.
A shot to the body from Blair misses
and Saga counters with a good low kick that Blair was not able to check.
A big right from Blair misses.
Saga misses the shot to the body.
A cross from Saga lands.
Saga swings for the body but Blair moves out of range.
Blair lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saga circles away quickly and effectively.
Saga misses with a double jab
and Blair counters with a one-two to the body.
Blair jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Blair misses.
Saga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saga shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saga scoring well with a low kick there.
Blair misses the jab.
Saga thows a body shot but no joy.
Saga has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Saga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saga lands with a shot to the body.
Saga feints and then cracks Blair's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blair down.
Saga throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Saga takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Saga ducks under a wild hook from Blair.
Blair throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Saga to counter with a crisp jab.
Blair sizes up Saga with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blair misses the shot to the body.
Blair takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Saga throws a front kick that sends Blair stumbling back into the cage.
Saga is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blair rather than just go for the knockout.
Saga fails to land with a series of punches.
Blair scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blair lunges at Saga with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Saga's hand.
Saga moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Saga takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saga with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Saga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blair.
Some wild striking there from Blair.
Saga throws a body punch but Blair moves out of range.
Saga is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blair swinging wilding here.
Saga swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Blair to counter with a crisp jab.
Blair fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saga.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blair takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blair keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saga throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Blair counter with a right hand.
Saga lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Blair loads up on a big right hand but Saga slips the punch.
Saga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blair.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saga lands a nice looking body shot.
Blair tries to move into range but Saga moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Saga throws a body kick that misses.
Saga fails to land with a series of punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Saga.
Blair takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Saga does it's job there.
Saga throws the kick towards the body but Blair avoids it.
Blair misses the jab.
Saga is looking to land body kicks.
Blair falls off balance throwing a combination
and Saga counters with a stiff right hand.
Saga lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Blair backs up against the cage.
Saga lands a slapping body shot.
Saga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saga throws a one two combo.
Saga goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Saga drops his hands momentarily and Blair takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blair.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blair.
A swing and a miss from Blair.
Saga lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Saga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blair is working the combinations to good effect here.
Saga moves out of range of the strikes.
Saga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blair manages to avoid it.
Blair takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blair uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saga.
Saga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blair.
Saga throws a half hearted mid kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Blair blocks the leg kick.
Saga changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blair stalks Saga and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Saga's face. Saga staggers backwards, shaken.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blair.
Saga lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blair sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Blair tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice body kick from Saga.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Saga dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Blair darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Saga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blair.
Saga lands a front kick.
Saga misses with a wild body shot.
Saga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blair.
Saga misses with a double jab
and Saga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Blair throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blair misses the body punch
and Saga counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blair lands a right hook to the body.
Saga scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Saga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blair.
Jimmy Blair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saga dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blair. That did some damage!
Saga blocks a jab.
No joy there for Saga, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blair fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Saga on the side of the head.
Blair is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Blair misses the target.
A shot to de liver by Saga. Beautiful body shot.
Saga bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saga takes a swing at Blair's ribcage but misses.
Saga lands with a nice body punch.
Saga swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blair counters with a straight right hand.
Blair takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Blair misses with a wild combination.
Saga throws a combination that misses
and Blair counters with a left and a right that stings Saga.
Saga ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Saga throws a wild body kick that Blair sees coming a mile off.
Blair looks to land a right hand but Saga moved out of range.
Blair misses the shot to the body.
Saga throws a right hand that Blair ducks under and follows up with a left that Blair also avoids with ease.
Ian Saga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saga lands a jab-cross combination.
A punch lands to the side of Saga 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Blair does it's job there.
Blair moves out of range of the body kick from Saga.
Saga misses with a hook to the body
enabling Blair to counter with a crisp jab.
Blair lands a jab.
Saga throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blair.
Saga swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Blair to counter with a crisp jab.
Blair takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Blair throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blair goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saga lands a slapping body shot.
Blair lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Blair doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blair misses with a wild body shot.
Saga stalks Blair and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Blair's face. Blair staggers backwards, shaken.
Blair will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Blair looks to land a left hand but Saga moved out of range nicely.
Saga throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Saga has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Blair takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Saga ducks under a wild hook from Blair.
Saga moves out of range of the strikes.
Blair throws a nice looking combination but Saga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saga lands a body shot.
Saga fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blair.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Saga.
Blair throws out a powerful jab.
Blair has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Blair thows a left - swing and a miss!
A shot to de liver by Saga. Beautiful body shot.
A left and a right from Saga both land. Nice combination.
Saga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blair lands with a right hand.
Blair walks forward, straight into a front kick from Saga.
Saga scores with a push kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Saga misses with a body shot.
Blair misses with a looping right.
Saga thows a body kick. Blair tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Saga looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Saga lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blair's sensitive parts.
Saga lands with a straight right. Blair didn't see that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saga.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saga changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Saga thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saga throws a combination. Blair tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Blair takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Saga throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blair connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saga misses with a wild body shot.
Saga stuns Blair with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Saga.
Saga fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Saga throws a shot to the body.
Saga turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saga throws a shot to the body.
Saga moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Saga scoring well with a low kick there.
Saga throws a nice looking combination but Blair bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blair is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blair keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saga misses with a body kick.
Saga throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Blair takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Saga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Saga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Saga looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Saga scores with a hook to the body. Blair takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Blair might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Blair misses with a straight left.
Saga looks to score with a jab to the body but Blair is just out of range.
Saga throws a right and a left that Blair avoids nicely.
Blair misses with an uppercut.
Blair throws a body punch but Saga moves out of range.
Saga fails to land with a series of punches.
Blair misses with a straight right.
Saga ducks under a wild hook from Blair.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saga.
Blair throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saga closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saga fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Saga throws a low kick but Blair avoids it.
Blair avoids the body shot from Saga.
Saga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blair manages to avoid it.
Saga comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blair moves out of range of the body kick from Saga.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saga attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Blair just misses with a punch to the body.
Blair thows a body shot but no joy.
Blair falls off balance throwing a combination
and Saga counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Blair looks to land a left hand but Saga moved out of range nicely.
Saga lets loose with a powerful body kick. Blair will feel that in the morning.
Blair misses with a two punch combination.
Blair avoids the body shot from Saga.
Saga slips a straight right by Blair.
Saga lets loose with a powerful body kick. Blair will feel that in the morning.
Saga misses with a two punch combination.
Blair lands a jab to the head.
Saga changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Saga takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blair throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saga misses with a combination
and Blair counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blair.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blair throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blair throws a sloppy body shot
and Saga counters with a nice kick to the body.
Saga misses with a wild body shot.
Saga misses with a jab to the body
and Blair counters with a right hand to the body.
Saga throws a body punch but Blair moves out of range.
Blair takes a swing at Saga's ribcage but misses.
Blair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saga manages to avoid it.
Blair scores with a jab to the head.
Blair has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Saga.
Saga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blair was well out of range. Poor timing from Saga.
Saga just misses with a punch to the body.
Blair looks to score with a jab to the body but Saga is just out of range.
Saga misses with a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Saga.
Saga lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blair at a distance.
Saga scores with a nice body kick.
Blair misses with an uppercut.
Saga takes a swing at Blair's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Saga misses.
Saga drops his hands momentarily and Blair takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Blair showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saga.
Saga jabs at Blair's body.
Saga with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Saga moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Blair steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Saga. That one must have hurt.
Saga lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blair at a distance.
Saga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Saga misses.
Saga misses with a series of wild punches.
Blair takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Saga cracks a nice hook into Blair's ribs.
Blair misses with a double jab.
Blair showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saga.
Saga lands a nice looking body shot.
Jimmy Blair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blair lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Saga throws a body punch but Blair moves out of range.
Saga looks to score with a jab to the body but Blair is just out of range.
Saga slips under a jab.
Jab by Blair.
Saga slips a straight right by Blair.
Saga thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Blair if he has to take too many more of those.
Saga lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blair at a distance.
Saga takes a swing at Blair's ribcage but misses.
Blair avoids the body shot from Saga.
Saga throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blair throws the left hand but Saga avoids the punch easily.
Saga throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saga.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blair doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blair misses the jab.
Nice body kick there by Saga.
Ian Saga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Saga feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blair's calf.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ian Saga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Saga 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ian Saga!
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