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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Blessed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Laurent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blessed comes to the cage accompanied by Alive - P.O.D. The crowd seem to be enjoying Laurent's choice of entrance music: Megadeth - Symphony of Destruction. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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153 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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28
158 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Blessed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Laurent!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blessed throws a shot from downtown. Laurent moves away and avoids it.
Laurent misses with a few strikes there.
Blessed swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Laurent.
Laurent scores with a hook.
Blessed misses with an uppercut
and Laurent counters with a left to the body.
Blessed throws a big shot that misses.
Blessed works over Laurent's head and body with a nice combination.
Blessed throws a big shot that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Laurent. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Laurent.
Blessed throws out a loose jab but Laurent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blessed listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blessed throws a jab but it's blocked by Laurent.
Laurent throws a looping overhand right but Blessed ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blessed staying out of range there.
Laurent ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blessed moves away.
Blessed throws the left hand but Laurent avoids the punch easily.
Laurent throws a jab but it's blocked by Blessed.
Laurent connects with a body shot.
Blessed slips a jab from Laurent.
Laurent lands a body shot.
Blessed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blessed throws the left hand but Laurent avoids the punch easily.
Blessed swings widly with a right hand
and Laurent counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Blessed throws an off balance right hand
and Laurent counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurent misses with a left hand
and Blessed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laurent misses with a kick to the body.
Blessed throws a series of punches but Laurent moves out of range.
Laurent scores with a jab to the head.
Laurent misses with a jab to the body
and Blessed counters with a straight right hand.
Brian Blessed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Blessed misses.
Blessed fails to land with a series of punches.
Laurent scores with a hook to the body. Blessed takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laurent avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laurent slips under a jab from Blessed.
Blessed moves away from the strike by Laurent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blessed throws a left and a right that both miss
and Laurent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laurent moves out of range as Blessed strikes.
Blessed misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut there from Blessed.
Laurent takes a swing at Blessed's ribcage but misses.
Blessed loads up on a big right hand but Laurent slips the punch.
Blessed is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Laurent on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Laurent slips a jab from Blessed.
Blessed throws a looping overhand right but Laurent ducks down to avoid it.
Laurent wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laurent tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blessed was well out of range. Poor timing from Laurent.
Laurent throws a hook but Blessed blocks it.
Laurent lands a right hook to the body.
Laurent keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blessed.
Laurent closes the distance and pushes Blessed back into the cage.
Laurent throws a head punch that misses.
Laurent tries to break free but Blessed pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blessed trying to stall but Laurent improves his position.
Laurent wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blessed has him pressed against the cage.
Laurent misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brian Blessed will probably get the nod.
That's time! Blessed's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Blessed staying out of range there.
Laurent lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blessed circles away quickly and effectively.
Laurent uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blessed.
Blessed misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Laurent misses.
Laurent has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blessed finds it's way round the side to connect with Laurent's head.
Laurent 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.
Blessed takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Laurent looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blessed misses with a looping right.
Laurent throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blessed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurent blocks a jab.
Blessed blocks a jab.
Blessed throws a hook but Laurent avoids it easily.
Laurent scores with the left hand. Blessed knows he should have avoided that one.
Blessed throws out a loose jab but Laurent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blessed misses with an uppercut
and Laurent counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Blessed misses its intended target.
Laurent scores with a decent looking hook.
Blessed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laurent throws out the jab.
Brian Blessed is winning the standup battle so far.
Blessed misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Laurent misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurent throws a series of punches but Blessed avoids them all with ease.
Blessed lunges at Laurent with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Laurent's hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Laurent. That snapped Blessed's head back.
Blessed slips a jab from Laurent.
Laurent looks to score with a jab to the body but Blessed is just out of range.
Blessed throws a hook to the side of Laurent's head but Laurent sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blessed lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Laurent lands with a hook. Blessed tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Laurent looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Laurent slips a jab from Blessed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laurent uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blessed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurent staying out of range there.
Blessed throws a jab when Laurent was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Blessed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Laurent misses with a two punch combination.
Laurent misses with a wild body shot.
Laurent loads up on a big right hand but Blessed slips the punch.
Blessed throws a big shot that misses.
Laurent lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Laurent ducks under a wild hook from Blessed.
A lazy left from Laurent finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laurent ducks under a wild hook from Blessed.
Laurent throws a lazy right hand but Blessed sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blessed moves out of range as Laurent strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Laurent breaks from the clinch.
Blessed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laurent.
Blessed scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blessed throws a jab but it's blocked by Laurent.
Left hook, right uppercut from Laurent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James Laurent will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Blessed throws a hook but Laurent blocks it.
Blessed looks to land a left hand but Laurent moved out of range nicely.
Blessed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blessed throws the left hand but Laurent avoids the punch easily.
Laurent misses with a straight right.
Laurent lands a lovely overhand right.
Laurent slips under a jab from Blessed.
Laurent takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Laurent ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blessed slips a straight right by Laurent.
Laurent throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blessed misses with an uppercut. Laurent saw that one coming.
A big left from Blessed misses.
Blessed misses with a hook.
Blessed throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Laurent counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laurent misses with a hook to the body
and Blessed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laurent dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laurent avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Laurent misses.
Laurent is looking to clinch but Blessed is avoiding it.
Blessed throws a hook to the side of Laurent's head but Laurent sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blessed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laurent.
Blessed misses with an uppercut
and Laurent counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blessed staying out of range there.
Blessed throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Laurent counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Blessed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Laurent swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blessed.
Laurent works Blessed's body with a nice hook.
Blessed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laurent moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Laurent defending well as Blessed loads up on a big left hand.
Laurent throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blessed misses with an uppercut. Laurent saw that one coming.
Laurent thows a body shot but no joy.
Laurent scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Laurent throws a good cross that connects.
Blessed cracks Laurent with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Laurent throws an overhand right that lands on Blessed's shoulder, as Blessed tries to avoid the shot.
Blessed closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Blessed takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blessed misses with a left hand
and Laurent counters with a nice uppercut.
Blessed throws a hook to the side of Laurent's head but Laurent sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blessed throws a right hand that misses
and Laurent counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blessed swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blessed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laurent.
Laurent keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blessed.
Blessed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Blessed misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laurent changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Laurent tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blessed was well out of range. Poor timing from Laurent.
Blessed misses with a few strikes there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brian Blessed.
I think Blessed 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Brian Blessed!
Brian Blessed got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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