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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freeman Blackford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Luger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luger has chosen Right Here, Right Now - Fatboy Slim as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Freeman Blackford!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Luger!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackford misses with a straight left.
Luger missing with a left hand there. Blackford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Luger sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Blackford throws a nice outside leg kick.
Luger feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blackfords jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice uppercut lands for Blackford. That snapped Luger's head back.
It looks like Shane Luger has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackford blocks a leg kick.
Blackford slips a jab from Luger.
Blackford checks a low kick from Luger.
Luger throws a low kick but Blackford moves out of range easily.
Luger throws a low kick but Blackford avoids it.
Luger misses with a hook. Blackford ducked under it nicely.
Luger slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luger misses with a leg kick
and Blackford counters with a nice uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Blackford.
Blackford misses the jab.
Blackford walks into a stiff left hand from Luger.
Luger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shane Luger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Luger tries to score with a low kick but Blackford moves his leg out of the way.
Blackford slips under a jab from Luger.
Luger throws a body kick that misses.
Blackford takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blackford with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luger was well out of range. Poor timing from Blackford.
Luger throws a sloppy head kick and Blackford moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luger cracks Blackford with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Luger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luger scores with a nice head shot.
Blackford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blackford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luger.
Luger misses with a low kick.
Luger misses with a head kick.
Shane Luger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackford lands a nice looking body shot.
Good work by Blackford as he checks the leg kick.
Luger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blackford.
Luger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blackford throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blackford.
A nice inside leg kick there by Luger. That's going to slow Blackford down.
Blackford misses with a lunging right hand
and Luger finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Blackford bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Luger's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackford throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Luger staying out of range there.
Blackford blocks a jab.
Blackford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luger was well out of range. Poor timing from Blackford.
A low kick from Luger misses
and Blackford makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blackford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luger.
Blackford takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luger misses with a hook.
Luger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luger throws an overhand right that lands on Blackford's shoulder, as Blackford tries to avoid the shot.
Blackford moves out of range of the body kick.
Blackford throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Luger misses.
Luger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Luger.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blackford throws a nice looking combination but Luger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab by Luger.
Luger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blackford counters with a nice double leg into side control. Luger won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freeman Blackford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Luger's cut.
That's time! Blackford's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Luger scores with a leg kick.
Luger misses with a left hand
and Blackford counters with a stiff right hand.
Luger is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Luger throws out a loose jab but Blackford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Luger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Luger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Luger misses with a hook. Blackford ducked under it nicely.
Blackford moves out of range of the strikes.
Blackford misses with a lunging right hand
and Luger counters with a thumping low kick.
Luger throws out a loose jab but Blackford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luger fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blackford is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackford lands with an overhand left.
Blackford avoids the body shot from Luger.
Luger throws a jab but it's blocked by Blackford.
Luger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blackford can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from Luger.
Luger fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Blackford checks it well.
Blackford avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blackford throws an overhand right that lands on Luger's shoulder, as Luger tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Luger misses.
Blackford avoids the head kick by Luger.
Blackford misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blackford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luger moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackford ducks under a wild hook from Luger.
Blackford checks the leg kick.
Blackford walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice defenses there by Luger.
Blackford moves out of range of the body kick from Luger.
Blackford throws a quick inside leg kick.
Luger throws a lazy right hand but Blackford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Blackford.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Luger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blackford blocks a jab.
Blackford swings widly with a right hand
and Luger counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Blackford changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Luger tries to avoid it but Blackford manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Luger to the ground. Luger escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Luger misses with a low kick.
Luger lands a jab to the nose.
Luger lands with a straight right. Blackford didn't see that one coming.
Luger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blackford throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Blackford misses its intended target.
Blackford moves away from the strike by Luger.
Shane Luger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Luger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blackford. That did some damage!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Luger.
Luger wants to land a leg kick but Blackford is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luger.
Luger misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blackford. Luger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blackford blocks the body kick.
Blackford takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Luger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shane Luger's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blackford slips a jab from Luger.
Luger misses the shot to the body.
Blackford ducks under a wild hook from Luger.
Blackford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luger.
Luger slips under a jab from Blackford.
Luger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blackford checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A low kick from Luger misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Luger throws a leg kick
and Blackford counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Luger takes one to the side of the head.
Luger throws a solid leg kick but Blackford takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Luger.
Blackford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luger throws a chopping leg kick but Blackford manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Luger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Blackford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Luger wants to slow Blackford down by chopping away at his legs.
Luger wants to land a leg kick but Blackford is out of range.
Blackford scores with a hook to the body. Luger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slow jab from Blackford misses its intended target.
Blackford takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blackford misses with a two punch combination.
Blackford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No joy there for Blackford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blackford throws a looping overhand right but Luger ducks down to avoid it.
Blackford thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blackford checks a leg kick.
Luger loads up on a big right hand but Blackford slips the punch.
Luger feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blackfords jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luger lands with a right hand.
Blackford throws a hook to the side of Luger's head but Luger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blackford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Luger connects with a body shot that sends Blackford's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Luger. That's going to slow Blackford down.
Blackford tries to clinch but Luger is having none of it.
A good leg kick by Luger.
Luger throws a leg kick but Blackford sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blackford closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luger.
Blackford scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blackford fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Blackford successfully pulls guard.
Luger wants to get up but he can't break Blackford's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luger won't allow Blackford to sweep him here.
Blackford is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Luger is aware though and is defending well.
Blackford looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Luger's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blackford is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Luger has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Blackford is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Freeman Blackford did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Shane Luger's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Blackford will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Luger looks to land a right hand but Blackford moved out of range.
Luger will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A telegraphed right hand from Blackford misses the target.
Luger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blackford.
Blackford works the jab nicely.
Luger avoids the body shot from Blackford.
Blackford throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blackford moves out of range of the leg kick from Luger.
Luger throws a leg kick but Blackford moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackford scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Luger thows a leg kick but Blackford checks it
and Blackford counters with a nice leg kick.
Luger digs a good hook to Blackford's body.
Blackford takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luger.
Luger's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Luger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blackford throws a sloppy body shot
and Luger counters with a leg kick.
Blackford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blackford sizes up Luger with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That has opened up Shane Luger's cut even more.
Luger slips under a jab from Blackford.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackford throws a jab but it's blocked by Luger.
Blackford takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blackford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Luger.
Blackford throws a predictable looking body shot
and Luger counters with a nice uppercut.
Luger throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A chopping leg kick lands by Luger.
Luger jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Blackford on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Luger. Luger obviously looking to wear him down.
Luger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luger connects with a solid leg kick.
Luger takes one on the button.
Blackford rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Luger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blackford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Luger moves away.
Luger wants to slow Blackford down by chopping away at his legs.
Luger scores with a hook.
Luger throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blackford counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luger lands a leg kick that knocks Blackford off balance momentarily.
Luger throws a sloppy head kick and Blackford moves out of range easily.
Blackford takes a swing at Luger's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luger throws a chopping leg kick but Blackford manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Luger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blackford tries to score with a low kick but Luger moves his leg out of the way.
Blackford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luger manages to avoid it.
Blackford tries to bum rush Luger with a series of wild strikes but Luger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blackford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Luger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luger misses with an uppercut
and Blackford counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Luger lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Blackford throws a lazy right hand but Luger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Freeman Blackford will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shane Luger's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Luger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blackford moves out of range as Luger strikes.
Blackford takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Blackford misses with a hook.
Blackford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blackford misses with a two punch combination.
Luger misses with a kick to the body.
Blackford moves out of range of the body kick.
Luger scores with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Blackford there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blackford stuns Luger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blackford thumps Luger with a low kick.
Luger lunges at Blackford with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blackford's hand.
Blackford wants to clinch.
Luger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Luger.
Blackford misses with a low kick as Luger jumps back.
Shane Luger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Luger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Luger dips to his left and cracks Blackford with an uppercut!
Luger keeps Blackford at a distance using the push kick.
Blackford is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Blackford throws a leg kick
and Luger finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackford throws a front kick that sends Luger stumbling back into the cage.
Luger throws a leg kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Blackford.
Luger lands the left hand.
Luger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blackford.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackford blocks a head kick by Luger.
Blackford looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Blackford swings for the body but Luger moves out of range.
Luger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blackford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blackford slips under a jab.
Blackford darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Blackford not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luger is trying to stand back up but Blackford is controlling him
Blackford is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Luger actively working from the bottom here.
Blackford trying to control the action but Luger is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blackford is really struggling to control Luger but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shane Luger.
I think Blackford 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Glass scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Shane Luger! Shane Luger retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Shane Luger thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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