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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Blade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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238 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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257 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stan Marsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Blade!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marsh misses with a body shot.
Marsh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marsh checks a leg kick.
Blade throws a wild body kick that Marsh sees coming a mile off.
Blade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blade scores with a jab to the body.
Marsh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marsh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blade finds it's way round the side to connect with Marsh's head.
Marsh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blade throws a hook but Marsh blocks it.
Blade lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blade throws the kick towards the body but Marsh avoids it.
A jab lands there for Marsh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsh looks to score with a jab to the body but Blade is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big right from Blade misses.
Marsh throws a head kick that misses.
Blade misses with a wild body shot.
Eric Blade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blade jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marsh.
Nice shot by Blade.
Blade walks into a straight right hand from Marsh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blade misses with a body shot.
Blade looks to land a right hand but Marsh moved out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Marsh throws a punch but it's blocked by Blade.
Blade is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Marsh is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blade tries to break free but Marsh pushes him back against the cage.
Blade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marsh working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Blade is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Marsh is pushing Blade up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blade backwards.
Marsh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blade's efforts to push away.
Marsh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blade.
Marsh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marsh lands a left hand.
Marsh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marsh working aggressively here.
Blade breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blade fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marsh.
Donk. Blade catches Marsh right on the button with a cross.
A punch lands to the side of Marsh 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blade wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blade cracks the inside of Marsh's front leg.
Blade tries a head kick but it misses.
Marsh looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Marsh takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Blade's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marsh under the eye.
Marsh scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marsh walks into a straight right hand from Blade.
Marsh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marsh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Blade 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.
Blade takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marsh doesn't manage to clinch there - Blade circles away.
Blade throws a chopping leg kick but Marsh manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Marsh looks to land a left hand but Blade moved out of range nicely.
Blade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marsh was well out of range. Poor timing from Blade.
Blade misses with a low kick.
Blade connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blade avoids a kick to the body.
Marsh moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A thudding body kick lands there by Marsh!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blade checks a leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blade tried to score with a low kick but Marsh checks it.
Marsh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blade.
Blade with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blade looks to land a right hand but Marsh moved out of range.
Marsh throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Eric Blade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blade. That's going to slow Marsh down.
Marsh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blade.
Blade missing with a left hand there. Marsh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marsh lands a right hook to the body.
Blade throws a body punch but Marsh moves out of range.
Blade takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marsh defending well as Blade loads up on a big left hand.
Blade throws a half hearted mid kick.
Marsh misses the shot to the body.
Blade avoids the head kick by Marsh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blade connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blade cracks Marsh with an open hand slap.
Nice straight punches there by Marsh. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marsh.
Marsh misses the body punch
and Blade counters with a slapping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Blade misses the target.
Blade throws a lazy right hand but Marsh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marsh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marsh throws a head kick that misses
and Marsh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blade is looking to slow Marsh down with leg kicks.
Blade blocks a head kick by Marsh.
Marsh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blade.
Marsh avoids the body shot from Blade.
Marsh lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Marsh.
Blade throws a wild body kick that Marsh sees coming a mile off.
Blade looks to land a left hand but Marsh moved out of range nicely.
Blade throws a lazy uppercut
and Marsh counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Blade throws a jab but it's blocked by Marsh.
Blade looks to land a body kick but Marsh moved away.
Blade connects with a body shot.
Marsh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blade.
Marsh misses with a right hand
and Blade counters with an inside leg kick.
Marsh is looking to slow Blade down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsh.
Marsh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blade lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Blade moves away from the strike by Marsh.
Marsh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Blade getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marsh blocks a low kick nicely.
Blade lands a leg kick that knocks Marsh off balance momentarily.
Marsh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blade.
Marsh slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Blade. That snapped Marsh's head back.
Marsh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blade.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marsh blocks a head kick by Blade.
Blade misses with a left hand
and Marsh counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Donk. Blade catches Marsh right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Blade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Marsh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Blade misses with a wild body shot.
Marsh thows a leg kick but Blade checks it
and Blade counters with a nice uppercut.
Blade throws a front kick aimed at Marsh's knee but Marsh avoids it well.
A jab from Marsh misses.
Blade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsh.
Marsh misses with a wild body shot.
Marsh moves out of range as Blade strikes.
Blade chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marsh can pounce on him.
Marsh closes the distance and pushes Blade back into the cage.
Marsh struggles to land a body shot inside as Blade controls his hands.
Blade is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Marsh struggles to land a body shot inside as Blade controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsh.
Marsh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marsh looking to stall.
Marsh misses with some punches.
Marsh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marsh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blade is trying to stall.
Blade stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Eric Blade is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marsh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blade dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Blade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blade trying to control the position but instead, Marsh has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blade into the cage.
Blade breaks the clinch.
Marsh has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Blade.
Stan Marsh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Marsh fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marsh moves in looking to clinch but Blade pushes him off.
Marsh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blade.
Marsh throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Marsh as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blade throws a leg kick
and Marsh counters with a stiff right hand.
Blade avoids the head kick by Marsh.
Marsh is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blade 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 Marsh has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Marsh and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Blade connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marsh. Marsh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blade looks to land a left hand but Marsh moved out of range nicely.
Marsh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blade moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blade throws a lazy right hand but Marsh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marsh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blade counters with an outside leg kick.
Blade looks to score with a jab to the body but Marsh is just out of range.
Marsh misses with a body kick.
Marsh throws a leg kick but Blade sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Marsh throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Blade throws a front kick aimed at Marsh's knee but Marsh avoids it well.
Marsh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blade's head backwards.
Good shot there by Marsh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blade is looking to slow Marsh down with leg kicks.
Marsh throws a head kick that misses
and Blade counters with a straight right hand.
Blade lands with a good body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stan Marsh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blade has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Blade!
A very excited looking Eric Blade made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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