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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jayden Eskridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Blundell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Eskridge might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to like toy soldiers. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jayden Eskridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryan Blundell!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blundell just misses with a punch to the body.
Eskridge avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blundell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blundell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blundell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Eskridge throws a sloppy head kick and Blundell moves out of range easily.
Blundell stuffs the takedown.
Blundell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Eskridge under the eye.
Blundell scores with a jab.
Blundell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blundell can't find room to land a body shot as Eskridge controls the action.
Blundell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Eskridge is keeping busy.
Eskridge jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Blundell walks away with a smile on his face. Eskridge gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blundell tries to keep at a distance but Eskridge has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blundell working aggressively here.
Blundell is trying to stall.
Eskridge blocks an uppercut.
Blundell is trying to push Eskridge away but Eskridge has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Eskridge breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good shot there by Blundell.
Eskridge changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blundell tries to avoid it but Eskridge manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blundell to the ground. Blundell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jayden Eskridge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blundell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Eskridge has time to react.
Blundell sizes up Eskridge with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blundell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ryan Blundell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eskridge bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eskridge closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blundell circles away.
Blundell fails to land with a series of punches.
Blundell works Eskridge's body with a nice hook.
Eskridge misses with a combination
and Blundell counters with a left to the body.
Eskridge moves out of range of the strikes.
Blundell works the jab nicely.
Blundell looks to land a right hand but Eskridge moved out of range.
Blundell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eskridge was well out of range. Poor timing from Blundell.
Blundell lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice takedown defense from Blundell. No joy for Eskridge on that attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blundell.
Blundell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Eskridge has time to react.
Eskridge shoots for a double leg takedown but Blundell sprawls well. He's pushed Eskridge's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blundell.
Blundell throws a hook but Eskridge blocks it.
Eskridge moves away from the strike by Blundell.
Blundell takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Blundell tries to clinch but Eskridge moves out of range.
Eskridge displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blundell throws out the jab.
Eskridge avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blundell looks to throw the jab but Eskridge is out of range.
No luck for Eskridge with that takedown attempt.
Eskridge blocks a jab.
Blundell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Eskridge has a takedown stuffed.
Eskridge is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blundell moves in looking to clinch but Eskridge pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from Blundell. Those never looked like landing.
Blundell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blundell throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blundell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blundell misses with an uppercut. Eskridge saw that one coming.
Eskridge is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eskridge shoots in for a takedown but Blundell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blundell crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Eskridge - the referee stops the clock and Blundell gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Eskridge. Blundell manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ryan Blundell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blundell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blundell wants it to stay on the feet.
A punch combination from Blundell misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Blundell dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Blundell lands the left hand.
Blundell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Eskridge.
Jayden Eskridge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blundell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eskridge avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blundell might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Eskridge is looking to clinch but Blundell is avoiding it.
Blundell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blundell throws a jab when Eskridge was well out of range.
Eskridge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blundell.
Eskridge fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blundell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sloppy strikes from Blundell. Those never looked like landing.
Eskridge moves into the clinch.
Eskridge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eskridge defending well as Blundell loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blundell fails to land with a series of punches.
Eskridge misses with a few strikes there.
Blundell cracks a nice hook into Eskridge's ribs.
Blundell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Eskridge.
Blundell keeps the fight on the outside.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blundell, as that shot connected.
Eskridge tries to close the distance and clinch but Blundell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blundell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Eskridge backs up against the cage.
Blundell misses with a two punch combination.
Blundell is looking to clinch but Eskridge is avoiding it.
Eskridge fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Blundell looks to score with a jab to the body but Eskridge is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blundell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blundell throws a lazy right hand but Eskridge sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Eskridge. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Eskridge fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jayden Eskridge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blundell lands with a hook. Eskridge tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A cross from Blundell lands.
Eskridge on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blundell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blundell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Eskridge counters with a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Blundell.
Eskridge slips under a jab from Blundell.
Ryan Blundell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eskridge takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eskridge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Blundell there.
Eskridge fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eskridge fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blundell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Eskridge.
Eskridge closes the distance and pushes Blundell back into the cage.
Blundell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Eskridge stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Blundell taking a breather.
Eskridge fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Eskridge misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eskridge drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Blundell gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Eskridge manages to break the clinch.
Eskridge throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blundell's waist but Blundell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Eskridge off to one side.
Blundell stuffs the takedown attempt from Eskridge. Eskridge gets slowly back to his feet.
Blundell lands a jab to the nose.
Blundell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Eskridge looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blundell looks to land a combination but Eskridge avoids it well.
Blundell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blundell tries to clinch there but Eskridge circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Blundell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Eskridge takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Eskridge throws a right and a left that both miss.
Eskridge fails with a takedown attempt.
Eskridge wants to clinch up but Blundell keeps it at a distance.
Blundell is looking to clinch but Eskridge is avoiding it.
Eskridge throws a low kick but Blundell avoids it.
Blundell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eskridge gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Blundell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice shot by Blundell.
Blundell blocks a leg kick.
Eskridge moves out of range as Blundell strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eskridge fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blundell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eskridge throws a right and a left that Blundell avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eskridge will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blundell lands a nice hook to Eskridge's body. Eskridge takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Eskridge shoots in for a double leg but Blundell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jayden Eskridge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Blundell does it's job there.
Eskridge takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blundell feints a jab promting Eskridge to slip. Blundell then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Eskridge slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Blundell throws out a loose jab but Eskridge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eskridge ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blundell stalks Eskridge and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Eskridge's face. Eskridge staggers backwards, shaken.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eskridge looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eskridge shoots for a double leg takedown but Blundell sprawls well. He's pushed Eskridge's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Blundell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blundell tries to break free but Eskridge pushes him back against the cage.
Blundell is trying to break the clinch but Eskridge is controlling him.
Eskridge prevents Blundell from breaking the clinch.
Eskridge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eskridge showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blundell.
Eskridge shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blundell as he avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eskridge takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blundell lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blundell tries to clinch up but Eskridge circles away and keeps his distance.
Blundell misses with a looping left.
Blundell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Eskridge takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Blundell throws a hook to the side of Eskridge's head but Eskridge sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blundell doesn't manage to clinch there - Eskridge circles away.
Blundell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blundell tests Eskridge's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Eskridge fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Eskridge showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blundell.
Blundell wants to clinch up but Eskridge keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eskridge looks for a takedown but Blundell sprawls well.
Eskridge closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blundell closes the distance and clinches.
Blundell swings wildly with an uppercut but Eskridge uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Eskridge is trying to pull guard but Blundell has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eskridge breaks the clinch.
Jayden Eskridge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan Blundell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blundell stuns Eskridge with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Blundell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blundell 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Blundell!
Ryan Blundell gave a mention to [GTI] Divine Clothing 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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