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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Blackburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bert Starius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). He arrived on a last minute flight shortly after looking tired and unhappy. Officials decided the fight should still take place, much to the delight of the fans in attendance.
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Blackburn and Bert Starius. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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230 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Blackburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bert Starius!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starius works Blackburn's body with a nice hook.
Blackburn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blackburn moves in looking to clinch but Starius pushes him off.
Blackburn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Starius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Charles Blackburn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackburn tries to clinch up.
Starius getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Blackburn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Starius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blackburn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Starius lands a jab.
It looks like Charles Blackburn has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starius throws out a powerful jab.
Starius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blackburn manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Blackburn fails to land.
Starius misses with a punch to the body.
Starius taking a breather.
The crowd are getting on Starius's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blackburn.
Starius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blackburn dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Starius throws a head punch that misses.
Blackburn is struggling to control the position.
Starius lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starius stalling.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blackburn.
Blackburn tries a body shot but Starius blocks it.
Blackburn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Starius up against the cage.
Starius looking to slow down the pace here.
Blackburn trying to stall but Starius improves his position.
Starius is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Blackburn scores with a hook to the body.
Blackburn tries a body shot but Starius blocks it.
Starius is pressed up against the cage. Blackburn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Starius down to the mat. Starius avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Starius connects with a single shot there.
Bert Starius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blackburn throws the left hand but Starius avoids the punch easily.
Starius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blackburn counters with a takedown into side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Blackburn's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starius is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Blackburn looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Starius is avoiding damage well.
Blackburn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Starius keeps working.
Starius dodges the ground and pound from Blackburn.
Blackburn tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Starius tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Blackburn presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Blackburn lands a big shot there that rocks Starius but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starius holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Blackburn tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Blackburn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Starius is looking to escape.
Starius has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Blackburn controlling from mount.
Blackburn with a couple of short strikes.
Blackburn landing shots from mount.
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 Charles Blackburn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Charles Blackburn's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Blackburn goes for a double leg but Starius avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Starius continues to drive forward.
Starius swings wildly with an uppercut but Blackburn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blackburn lands with a light punch inside.
Starius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blackburn works on Starius's body with a couple of short punches.
Blackburn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Starius's elbow.
Blackburn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Starius's elbow.
Starius looking to slow down the pace here.
Starius is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Blackburn tries for a takedown but Starius manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Blackburn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starius tries a body shot but Blackburn blocks it.
Starius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blackburn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blackburn blocks a body shot from Starius.
Starius lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blackburn digs a right hand into Starius's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Starius's gas tank.
Starius is breathing heavily.
Starius is pressed up against the cage. Blackburn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Starius down to the mat. Starius avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Blackburn rushes Starius and presses him up against the cage.
Blackburn stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Blackburn is working for takedown but Starius is calmly controlling the position for now.
Starius lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Starius throws a head punch that misses.
Starius blocks a body shot from Blackburn.
Blackburn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blackburn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Starius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Starius fails to land.
Starius misses with a punch on the inside.
Starius tries to throw a body punch but Blackburn avoids it by throwing Starius back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starius misses with a punch on the inside.
Blackburn is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Starius is defending well.
Blackburn taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Starius taking a breather.
Starius stops a takedown attempt from Blackburn.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Blackburn tries to work over Starius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Starius.
A short right from Starius on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackburn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Blackburn - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Starius blocks a body shot from Blackburn.
Blackburn has a couple of punches blocked by Starius.
Starius is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blackburn is keeping busy.
Blackburn gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starius keeping moving, preventing Blackburn from controlling successfully.
Blackburn controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blackburn wants to control from the top but Starius keeps moving.
Blackburn forces his way into half guard.
Blackburn wants to take a breather but Starius is having none of it.
Blackburn is looking to pass Starius's guard but actually Starius recovers to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Blackburn wants to pass the guard but Starius is keeping the position.
Blackburn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Starius preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blackburn passes Starius's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Charles Blackburn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blackburn trying to mount his opponent but Starius defends it.
Blackburn is keen to just control but Starius is a slippery customer.
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 Charles Blackburn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Charles Blackburn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Blackburn gets the takedown into side control.
Blackburn wants to control but Starius is keeping him busy.
Blackburn thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Blackburn is looking to take a break and control but Starius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Starius to see if he's OK.
Starius is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Blackburn landing a few strikes.
A lull in the action here.
Blackburn looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Starius is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Starius manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Blackburn tries to roll over but Starius keeps him under control.
Blackburn trying to control but Starius postures up.
Blackburn regains full guard. Nicely done.
Blackburn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Charles Blackburn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blackburn has Starius pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Blackburn content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Blackburn is looking to take a break and control but Starius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blackburn is really struggling to control Starius but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Blackburn seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Blackburn's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blackburn seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Starius for as long as he can get away with.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Blackburn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blackburn, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Blackburn!
Charles Blackburn decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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