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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Babs Bloom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Awesome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Babs Bloom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Awesome!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Awesome throws a nice looking combination but Bloom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Awesome throws a right hand that Bloom ducks under and follows up with a left that Bloom also avoids with ease.
Bloom throws out a powerful jab.
Bloom dodges the punch combination from Awesome.
Bloom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Awesome misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bloom avoids a punch combination nicely.
Awesome misses with a combination
letting Bloom counter with a right hand.
It looks like Johnny Awesome has been cut.
A left and a right from Awesome both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Babs Bloom has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Awesome pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bloom cracks Awesome with an open hand slap.
Bloom doesn't manage to clinch there - Awesome circles away.
Bloom doesn't manage to clinch there - Awesome circles away.
Awesome throws a nice looking combination but Bloom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A left and a right from Bloom both land. Nice combination.
Awesome takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bloom moves in looking to clinch but Awesome pushes him off.
Bloom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Awesome circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Awesome swats away the attempt to clinch by Bloom.
Bloom closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bloom throws a right hand that Awesome ducks under and follows up with a left that Awesome also avoids with ease.
Bloom is breathing heavily.
Awesome misses with a left hand
and Bloom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bloom tries to clinch but Awesome is having none of it.
Bloom wants to clinch.
Bloom avoids the head kick by Awesome.
Awesome misses with a wild combination.
Awesome throws a series of punches but Bloom moves out of range.
Bloom throws a nice looking combination but Awesome bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bloom avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bloom connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Awesome misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloom tries to clinch there but Awesome circles away.
Some wild striking there from Awesome.
Awesome rushes Bloom and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bloom missing with knees to the body.
Bloom prevents the takedown attempt.
Awesome has Bloom pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Awesome pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bloom tumbling to the mat - Awesome dives into Bloom's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Awesome wants to stand but Bloom is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bloom working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloom wants to sweep here but Awesome controlling him for the moment.
Awesome working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bloom has a closed guard, preventing Awesome from standing up.
Awesome decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bloom, up you get!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bloom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Awesome tries to bum rush Bloom with a series of wild strikes but Bloom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Awesome fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice cross by Bloom.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bloom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Awesome misses with a wild combination.
Bloom is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bloom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bloom clobbers Awesome with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bloom tries to clinch but Awesome moves out of range.
Awesome fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Awesome misses with the combination.
Bloom connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Awesome's hands.
Bloom is looking to clinch but Awesome is avoiding it.
Bloom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Awesome throws a combination that misses
and Bloom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Awesome throws a series of punches but Bloom moves out of range.
Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Awesome swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Awesome throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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 Babs Bloom will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bloom tries to clinch but Awesome moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Awesome.
A swing and a miss from Awesome.
Awesome takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bloom lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Awesome backs up against the cage.
Bloom is looking to clinch but Awesome is avoiding it.
Awesome throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Awesome throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bloom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Awesome misses with a wild combination.
Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Awesome swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bloom tries to clinch up.
Bloom rushes Awesome and presses him up against the cage.
Awesome has Bloom pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bloom manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nice elbow from Bloom.
Awesome on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Awesome takes an elbow to the temple.
Awesome avoiding damage as Bloom throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Awesome is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bloom can't fight it off and eventually Awesome manages to take the fight to the floor. Bloom looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bloom looking to control.
Awesome with a flurry of punches that miss.
Awesome wants to stand and escape but instead Bloom has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Awesome wants to stand but Bloom is controlling the position.
Bloom trying to control the position from guard on top but Awesome is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bloom drops back looking for a leg! Awesome is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Awesome manages to kick Bloom off! Bloom jumps back into Awesome's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awesome wants to get back to his feet but Bloom is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloom drops back looking for a leg! Awesome is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Awesome manages to kick Bloom off! Bloom jumps back into Awesome's guard.
Bloom won't allow Awesome to get back to his feet.
Bloom trying to stand up but can't free himself from Awesome's guard.
Awesome keeping moving, preventing Bloom from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Awesome wants to get back to his feet but Bloom is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Babs Bloom.
Awesome throws a right hand that Bloom ducks under and follows up with a left that Bloom also avoids with ease.
Bloom throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bloom misses with a wild combination.
Awesome throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bloom counters with a two punch combo.
Awesome rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bloom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Awesome throws a series of punches but Bloom moves out of range.
Awesome misses with a series of wild punches.
Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch but Awesome swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Awesome.
Bloom wants to clinch.
Awesome swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Babs Bloom will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bloom scores with a hook.
Bloom is looking to clinch but Awesome is avoiding it.
Bloom is looking to clinch but Awesome is avoiding it.
Bloom clobbers Awesome with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bloom is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Awesome misses with a wild combination.
Awesome tries to bum rush Bloom with a series of wild strikes but Bloom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good exchange - Bloom coming out on top.
Bloom doesn't manage to clinch there - Awesome circles away.
Babs Bloom is winning the standup battle so far.
Awesome circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Awesome. Those never looked like landing.
Awesome misses with the combination.
Good exchange - Bloom coming out on top.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Awesome misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big left from Awesome misses.
Awesome takes one to the side of the head.
Awesome misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloom lands a jab to the head.
Awesome takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bloom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bloom scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Awesome misses with a series of wild punches.
Awesome falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bloom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnny Awesome seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bloom cracks Awesome with an open hand slap.
Bloom connects with a body shot.
Awesome throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bloom cracks Awesome with a right hand to the side of the head.
Awesome throws a series of punches but Bloom avoids them all with ease.
Bloom tries to clinch but Awesome is having none of it.
Awesome throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bloom.
Bloom doesn't manage to clinch there - Awesome circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awesome fails to land with a series of punches.
Awesome has taken the fight to the clinch.
Awesome has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Awesome is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Awesome looking for a takedown.
Bloom prevents a takedown attempt there.
Babs Bloom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Awesome.
Bloom lands a nice elbow.
Bloom prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bloom looking to stall.
Bloom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Awesome avoids it.
Bloom stops a takedown attempt from Awesome.
Bloom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Awesome is defending well for now.
Awesome tries for a takedown but Bloom manages to get underhooks.
Nice elbow from Bloom.
Bloom lands a damaging elbow.
Awesome tightens his grip and picks Bloom up, before dumping him to the ground. Bloom manages to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloom trying to keep a closed guard but Awesome is proving a slippery customer.
Bloom is really struggling to control Awesome but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Awesome throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Awesome's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Johnny Awesome has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bloom trying to control the position.
Awesome is looking to work some ground and pound but Bloom has wrist control.
Awesome lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bloom avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloom looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Awesome decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bloom swings for the body but Awesome moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Awesome.
No joy there for Awesome, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Awesome throws a series of punches but Bloom moves out of range.
Bloom tries to clinch there but Awesome circles away.
Awesome looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Awesome misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bloom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnny Awesome has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Babs Bloom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Babs Bloom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bloom wants to clinch up but Awesome keeps it at a distance.
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 Babs Bloom.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bloom, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Johnny Awesome!
In his post fight interview, Johnny Awesome started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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