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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Derek Blackley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Paining (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackley comes into the arena with Shock To The System by Billy Idol blaring out of the sound system. Mac Paining has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Derek Blackley's chin.
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155 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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145 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Derek Blackley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mac Paining!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackley throws a body kick that misses.
Blackley scores with a nice right hand.
Blackley throws a leg kick which misses Paining's front leg but catches the back leg as Paining tries to avoid it.
Paining keeps the fight on the outside.
Blackley shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Blackley showed some decent athleticism there.
Blackley looking for a submission but Paining manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Blackley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Paining is trying to control the position but Blackley postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackley looking to pass the guard.
Paining keeping moving, preventing Blackley from controlling successfully.
Paining keeping full guard, as Blackley tries to pass.
Blackley trying to control but Paining is working from the bottom.
Paining working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blackley. Paining does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blackley gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Paining to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Paining wants to control from the top but Blackley keeps moving.
Blackley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Paining trying to control the position from guard on top but Blackley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Paining controlling from the top position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Blackley wants to sweep here but Paining controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paining drops back, looking for a kneebar! Blackley looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Blackley looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Blackley!
Blackley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Paining keeps working.
Paining is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Paining managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Blackley.
Paining dodges the ground and pound from Blackley.
Paining tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Blackley tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Blackley has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Blackley throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Blackley thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Blackley lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Blackley dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Blackley fails to land with a series of punches.
Blackley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blackley misses with a few strikes there.
Blackley lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Blackley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Derek Blackley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blackley looks to land a combination but Paining avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackley misses with a wild combination.
Blackley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Paining counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paining is trying to work for a kimura but Blackley is defending well.
Paining looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Paining is breathing heavily.
Blackley tries to get to full guard but Paining has control of the leg.
Blackley trying to control but Paining postures up.
Paining drops an elbow to the side of Blackley's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Blackley is not content to let Paining control the position.
Paining is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Blackley defends it well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Blackley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Paining counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Blackley's guard now.
Blackley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paining trying to control but Blackley is working from the bottom.
Blackley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Paining can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Paining stopping the sweep attempt from Blackley.
Paining postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackley keeping moving, preventing Paining from controlling successfully.
Paining throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Blackley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Paining's guard.
Blackley postures up in Paining's guard and throws a big left but Paining blocks it.
Paining working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blackley.
Paining keeping moving, preventing Blackley from controlling successfully.
Blackley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Paining keeping moving, preventing Blackley from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Blackley wants to pass the guard but Paining is keeping the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Blackley.
Paining takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Blackley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Paining showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Paining tries for a takedown but Blackley circles away easily
enabling Blackley to counter with a crisp jab.
Paining on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Paining takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Blackley lands a two punch combo.
Blackley lands with an overhand left.
Blackley misses with a takedown
and Paining counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Paining.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paining lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Paining takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Paining drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Blackley manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Paining has Blackley in his guard.
Paining keeping moving, preventing Blackley from controlling successfully.
Blackley is really struggling to control Paining but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Blackley wants to pass the guard but Paining is keeping the position.
Paining is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Paining might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Blackley kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Blackley trying to control the position from guard on top but Paining is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paining looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blackley scores with a push kick.
A combination from Blackley does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blackley moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Paining on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blackley digs a good body shot into Paining's ribs.
Derek Blackley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackley thows a body kick. Paining tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Blackley throws a good cross that connects.
Paining showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blackley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackley tests Paining's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paining dodges the punch combination from Blackley.
Paining takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackley punishes Paining's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paining uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blackley.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Blackley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blackley has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Blackley!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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