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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abe Jefferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darin Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Darin Blood was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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179 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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184 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abe Jefferson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darin Blood!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blood takes a swing at Jefferson's ribcage but misses.
Jefferson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blood.
Jefferson tries a low kick but Blood avoids it.
Blood rushes Jefferson and presses him up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Blood scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jefferson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Blood gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Blood with a knee to the head.
Jefferson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Blood fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jefferson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blood circles away quickly and effectively.
Jefferson walks into a jab.
Blood throws a leg kick which misses Jefferson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jefferson tries to avoid it.
Nice body kick there by Blood.
Jefferson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Blood sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abe Jefferson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Jefferson with that takedown attempt.
A combination from Jefferson does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jefferson throws a combination that misses
and Blood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Jefferson misses.
Jefferson misses with a double jab.
Jefferson throws a sloppy head kick
and Blood counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Blood lands a nice shot that snaps Jefferson's head back.
Jefferson ducks under a wild hook from Blood.
Blood thows a body shot but no joy.
Blood lands with an overhand left.
Jefferson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jefferson, right into the meat.
Jefferson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blood lands a leg kick that knocks Jefferson off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blood connects with a nice looking jab.
Jefferson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blood swings for the body but Jefferson moves out of range.
Jefferson misses with a looping left.
A low kick from Jefferson misses
and Blood counters with a nice body kick.
Jefferson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big left from Jefferson misses.
Blood throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood throws a hook to the side of Jefferson's head but Jefferson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blood lands a leg kick that knocks Jefferson off balance momentarily.
Jefferson misses with a double jab.
Blood moves out of range as Jefferson strikes.
Jefferson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice combination there by Jefferson.
Blood throws out a loose jab but Jefferson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Blood. Those never looked like landing.
Abe Jefferson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jefferson dives in and grabs Blood's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blood pushes down on Jefferson's head and hops out.
Jefferson ducks right into an uppercut from Blood.
Jefferson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jefferson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blood scores with a spinning back kick!
Blood avoids the body shot from Jefferson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jefferson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Blood has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blood and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jefferson throws a series of punches but Blood moves out of range.
Jefferson is breathing heavily.
Blood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jefferson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Blood.
Jab, jab by Blood - just one landing.
Jefferson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Blood.
Jefferson throws a nice looking combination but Blood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blood lands a nice looking body shot.
Blood has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jefferson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jefferson swinging wildly here.
Blood throws a body kick that misses.
Jefferson looks to throw the jab but Blood is out of range.
Jefferson throws a nice looking combination but Blood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blood checks a leg kick.
Blood shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jefferson eats them both and turns towards Blood to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jefferson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jefferson stalks Blood and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Blood's face. Blood staggers backwards, shaken.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jefferson!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blood throws a low kick but Jefferson avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson throws an off balance right hand
and Blood counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blood misses with a looping right.
Jefferson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blood.
Jefferson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jefferson moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Blood does it's job there.
Jefferson looking to score a takedown here. Blood is defending well but Jefferson drives through and ends up in Blood's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jefferson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blood is trying to keep Jefferson in close.
Blood throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Blood is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blood wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jefferson keeps working.
Jefferson is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darin Blood dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jefferson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blood's head.
Jefferson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blood looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jefferson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jefferson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jefferson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blood.
Jefferson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jefferson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Abe Jefferson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jefferson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blood listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blood tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jefferson.
Jefferson lands a slapping body shot.
Jefferson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Blood tests Jefferson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jefferson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jefferson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blood misses with an uppercut. Jefferson saw that one coming.
Darin Blood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jefferson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood closes the distance and pushes Jefferson back into the cage.
Blood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jefferson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blood is keeping busy.
Jefferson tries to score a body lock takedown but Blood shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Blood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jefferson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jefferson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Blood walks away with a smile on his face. Jefferson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Blood shoots in for a takedown but Jefferson shows good takedown defense.
Blood is looking to slow Jefferson down with leg kicks.
A slow jab from Jefferson misses its intended target.
Sloppy strikes from Jefferson. Those never looked like landing.
Jefferson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jefferson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blood.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blood throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blood tries a head kick but it misses.
Jefferson tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jefferson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Jefferson misses.
Jefferson throws a nice looking combination but Blood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jefferson misses with a series of wild punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jefferson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blood counters with a left to the body.
Blood misses with a straight left.
Blood swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jefferson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jefferson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blood.
Jefferson throws a nice looking combination but Blood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blood misses with a head kick.
Blood throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jefferson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blood.
Jefferson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blood.
Blood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jefferson looks for a takedown but Blood sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abe Jefferson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jefferson throws out the jab.
Jefferson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jefferson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Blood's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Blood dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jefferson. That did some damage!
Blood thows a body shot but no joy.
Jefferson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blood's calf.
A low kick from Jefferson misses
and Blood counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jefferson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jefferson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Donk. Blood catches Jefferson right on the button with a cross.
Blood cracks Jefferson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jefferson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blood is looking to score with low kicks.
Jefferson checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blood tries to land a front kick but Jefferson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blood throws a wild body kick that Jefferson sees coming a mile off.
Blood ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jefferson misses with a two punch combination.
Blood throws an overhand right that lands on Jefferson's shoulder, as Jefferson tries to avoid the shot.
Jefferson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jefferson misses with a wild combination.
Blood scores with a push kick.
Jefferson throws a nice looking combination but Blood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jefferson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blood feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jeffersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jefferson throws a right and a left that Blood avoids nicely.
Blood has Jefferson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jefferson is looking to take this one to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darin Blood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jefferson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Blood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blood dodges the punch combination from Jefferson.
Jefferson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jefferson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jefferson misses with the combination.
Blood shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jefferson is trying desperately to improve position.
Jefferson gets back to half guard.
Blood sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jefferson is trying to stand back up but Blood is controlling him
Blood works his way into full mount!
Jefferson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jefferson trying desperately to get to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jefferson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jefferson is working hard here to advance position.
Blood lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Blood wants to control the pace but Jefferson is squirming around nicely.
Jefferson is looking to get to half guard.
Blood controlling from the full mount.
Jefferson is squirming around, avoiding Blood's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Blood working the ground and pound effectively.
Jefferson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Blood tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jefferson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Blood putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Blood content just to control the position here.
A nice elbow there by Blood.
Abe Jefferson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blood has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Blood controlling from mount.
Blood landing strikes from the mount.
Blood is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jefferson is looking to get to half guard.
Blood looking to control but Jefferson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jefferson is desperately trying to improve his position but Blood has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood lands a nice shot to the head.
Blood working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Blood lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jefferson working to try and regain half guard.
Blood takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Darin Blood has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jefferson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jefferson is desperately trying to improve his position but Blood has a good base and remains in mount.
Darin Blood is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jefferson is bucking up trying to escape but Blood cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Blood working Jefferson over with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darin Blood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blood 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darin Blood!
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