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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Blade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Lacy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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212 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Blade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Lacy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blade fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lacy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lacy misses the jab.
Blade is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lacy.
Lacy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Blade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lacy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blade throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blade lands a lovely overhand right.
Blade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lacy.
Blade looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lacy misses with a wild body shot.
Lacy forces Blade back against the cage and clinches.
Lacy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lacy.
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!
Lacy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blade.
A right hook to the body lands for Blade.
Lacy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blade throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blade presses Lacy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blade lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacy blocking some punches.
Blade tries to throw a body punch but Lacy avoids it by throwing Blade back against the cage.
Lacy lands a body shot.
Lacy blocks an uppercut.
Lacy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Blade misses with some punches.
Blade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blade lands a nice uppercut.
Lacy prevents a body shot from Blade.
Lacy has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Blade seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lacy can turn it around.
Lacy breaks the clinch.
Lacy moves into the clinch successfully.
Blade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lacy working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blade.
Lacy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blade backwards.
Lacy can't find room to land a body shot as Blade controls the action.
Blade lands a nice uppercut.
Lacy misses with the head strike.
Blade swings wildly with an uppercut but Lacy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lacy misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacy blocking some punches.
Lacy tries to throw a body punch but Blade avoids it by throwing Lacy back against the cage.
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 hook from the clinch.
Blade misses with a punch to the body.
Blade misses with a punch on the inside.
Blade misses with the head strike.
Blade misses with the head strike.
Lacy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blade lands with a cross.
Lacy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lacy gets tackled into the cage by Blade. Blade maintains the clinch.
Blade misses with the head strike.
Blade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blade avoiding damage as Lacy throws knees to the body.
Blade misses with a punch to the body.
Lacy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Blade blocking some punches.
Lacy manages to break the clinch.
Lacy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big left from Lacy misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacy throws a hook but Blade blocks it.
Lacy misses with a wild body shot.
Blade seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lacy lands a jab to the head.
Lacy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lacy is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Good shot there by Blade.
Blade tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lacy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blade seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lacy throws a hook but Blade avoids it easily.
Blade scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blade tries to close the distance and clinch but Lacy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blade dodges the punch combination from Lacy.
Blade slips a jab and a cross from Lacy.
Blade tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lacy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lacy misses with an uppercut. Blade saw that one coming.
Lacy throws an off balance right hand
and Blade counters with a straight right hand.
Blade lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lacy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blade takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blade, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Blade gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blade tries to throw a body punch but Lacy avoids it by throwing Blade back against the cage.
Blade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lacy digs a right hand underneath Blade's ribcage. Blade let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blade lands with a short shot to the head.
Lacy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blade throws a punch but it's blocked by Lacy.
Blade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blade lands a shoulder strike.
Lacy breaks the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lacy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Blade back to the cage. Lacy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lacy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blade counters with a stiff right hand.
Blade shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blade looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lacy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blade misses with a wild combination.
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 Jake Blade will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lacy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blade was well out of range. Poor timing from Lacy.
Blade fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lacy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blade counters with a nice uppercut.
Blade is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice jab there from Blade.
Lacy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blade.
Blade seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lacy misses with the combination.
Lacy misses with an uppercut.
Lacy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big right from Lacy misses.
Lacy throws a looping overhand right but Blade ducks down to avoid it.
Blade wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Eddie Lacy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Lacy finds it's target.
Lacy moves into range and clinches up with Blade.
Lacy blocks a body shot from Blade.
A short left from Blade.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blade tries a body shot but Lacy blocks it.
Jake Blade has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lacy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lacy throws a series of punches but Blade avoids them all with ease.
Blade is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Blade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lacy throws a jab but it's blocked by Blade.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Lacy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lacy circles away from the clinch attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blade.
Blade is looking to clinch but Lacy is avoiding it.
Blade tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lacy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lacy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Blade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lacy.
Blade closes the distance and clinches.
Blade throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lacys head.
Lacy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blade misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Blade as the two fighters clinch.
Lacy is breathing heavily.
Lacy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blade backwards.
Lacy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blade blocking some punches.
Blade lands an uppercut.
Blade misses with a punch on the inside.
Blade works on Lacy's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Blade fails to land.
Nice body punch from Blade.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lacy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blade stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blade misses with some punches.
Blade lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lacy backwards.
Blade misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lacy blocks an uppercut.
Blade lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blade throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lacys head.
A head punch on the inside from Lacy fails to land.
Blade stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Blade.
A shot in the inside from Blade.
Blade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lacy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blade misses with some punches.
Lacy struggles to land a body shot inside as Blade controls his hands.
Good body shot from Blade.
Blade working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blade works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blade lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blade lands a body punch.
Blade has a couple of punches blocked by Lacy.
Blade lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Blade.
Blade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lacy in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Blade pushes Lacy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blade blocking some punches.
Blade lands with a left to the head.
Lacy is rocked!
Blade is leaning against Lacy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blade misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lacy tries a body shot but Blade blocks it.
Blade lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lacy backwards.
Lacy is still on wobbly legs! Can Blade finish him?
Blade digs a right hand into Lacy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lacy's gas tank.
Lacy seems to have recovered his senses.
Lacy takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blade dips a shoulder and cracks Lacy with a mighty uppercut! Lacy falls back against the cage and Blade unloads with a barrage of strikes! Lacy is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Blade screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Blade!
A victorious Jake Blade thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Eddie Lacy spoke after the fight, saying 'I will train hard and fight harder next time.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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