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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Tupper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake's entrance music is The Pretty Reckless - Take me down. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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201 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
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186 lbs
13 - 21 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Tupper!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tupper instigates a clinch.
Tupper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tupper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tupper moves into the clinch.
Tupper blocks a body shot from Blake.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tupper throws an elbow but misses.
Blake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tupper's efforts to push away.
Tupper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tupper tries to close the distance and clinch but Blake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tupper lands a jab to the nose.
Tupper moves in looking to clinch but Blake pushes him off.
Blake is looking for a counter combo.
Blake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tupper counters with a three punch combo that has Blake backing up. Blake nods at Tupper to acknowledge the strikes.
Tupper tries to clinch but Blake moves out of range.
Tupper pushes Blake up against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tupper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blake's brow.
Blake breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tupper clinches up against the cage.
Tupper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tupper tries to close the distance and clinch but Blake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tupper pushes Blake away with a front kick.
We've been told by Blake's head coaches at The Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Blake swinging wildly here.
Tupper unleashes a big counter combination but Blake bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Blake blocks a head kick by Tupper.
Blake shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Blake was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tupper throws Blake to one side and escapes!
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!
Tupper has managed to clinch.
Tupper is trying to break the clinch but Blake has him pressed against the cage.
Blake breaks the clinch.
Tupper avoids the head kick by Blake.
Blake decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tupper has one foot on Blake's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Tupper takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Blake missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Blake has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Blake stops Tupper from getting back to his feet.
Blake missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Blake lands strikes from half guard.
Tupper is trying to stand up here but Blake is controlling him well.
Blake will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Blake is looking for a kimura here.
Tupper wants to get back to his feet.
Blake wants to work for an arm triangle but Tupper is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupper wants to get back to his feet.
Blake is looking to advance position but Tupper won't allow it.
Tupper is trying to stand back up but Blake is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blake thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tupper's head.
Blake is taking a breather. Tupper says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tupper throws a sloppy head kick and Blake moves out of range easily.
Blake misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Blake changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tupper looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Blake is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tupper is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Blake decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Tupper cracks Blake with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tupper avoids the head kick by Blake.
Blake drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tupper throws Blake to one side and escapes!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blake tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tupper defends well and Blake ends up having to push Tupper into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Blake looks to throw the jab but Tupper is out of range.
Tupper has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Blake is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Blake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tupper is looking for the big counter here.
Tupper moves to clinch but Blake breaks away
and Blake counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Tupper 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.
Blake tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tupper defends well and Blake ends up having to push Tupper into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Blake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tupper gets a clinch.
Tupper lands an elbow inside that Blake shrugs off.
It looks like Jesse Blake has been cut.
Tupper manages to break the clinch.
Tupper throws a head kick but Blake moves out of range.
Tupper scores with a head kick.
Tupper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tupper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tupper lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tupper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blake connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tupper. Tupper circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake fails with a takedown attempt.
Tupper defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blake.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tupper moves in looking to clinch but Blake pushes him off.
Tupper lands with an uppercut that bounces Blake off the cage and back into range.
Tupper throws a head kick but Blake moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blake drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tupper sprawls and moves away.
Jesse Blake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blake lands a high kick!
Tupper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blake gets tackled into the cage by Tupper. Tupper maintains the clinch.
Tupper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tupper moves into range and clinches up with Blake.
Tupper connects with a knee to the head.
Blake dodges an elbow strike from Tupper.
Tupper looking to throw knees to the head but Blake is blocking nicely.
Blake manages to break the clinch.
Good shot there by Blake.
Blake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tupper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tupper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blake paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tupper was well out of range. Poor timing from Blake.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blake fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tupper is fending him off so far but Blake persists. Nope, Tupper circles away and we're back to standing.
Blake tries to work over Tupper's front leg with a kick but Tupper checks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tupper.
Tupper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blake thinks about countering with a head kick.
Tupper dips to his left and cracks Blake with an uppercut!
Tupper tries to clinch up.
Tupper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blake, pushing him back against the cage.
Blake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tupper misses with a series of wild punches.
Blake shoots in for a double leg but Tupper sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blake tries a head kick but it misses.
Bobby Tupper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tupper throws a nice head kick!
Tupper stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tupper wants it to stay on the feet.
Blake tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tupper swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some wild striking there from Tupper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupper tries to clinch up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blake.
Blake does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tupper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tupper forces Blake back against the cage and clinches.
Blake breaks the clinch.
Blake shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tupper sprawls well. Tupper wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blake gets slowly back to his feet.
Blake scores with a takedown into Tupper's guard.
Blake gets to his feet. Tupper looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Tupper throws a one two combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake fails with the takedown.
Tupper closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tupper taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tupper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tupper looks to score with a jab to the body but Blake is just out of range.
Blake moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tupper is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blake with a body shot.
Tupper just misses with a punch to the body.
Tupper wants to clinch up but Blake keeps it at a distance.
Blake shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tupper but Tupper pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blake motions for Tupper to come forward. Blake throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tupper sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tupper throws an off balance right hand
and Blake counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Tupper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jesse Blake's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Blake shoots in looking for a takedown. Tupper tries to sprawl out of it but Blake keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tupper manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tupper clinches up with Blake and pushes him back against the cage.
Tupper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blake fails with a takedown attempt.
Tupper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blake cracks Tupper with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tupper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tupper has managed to clinch.
Blake breaks the clinch.
Blake tries to keep at a distance but Tupper has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake throws a nice looking combination but Tupper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bobby Tupper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tupper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Blake was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Blake tries for a takedown but Tupper sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tupper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tupper stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tupper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tupper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And Blake counters with a quick kick to the body but Tupper blocks it.
Blake with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blake swats away the attempt to clinch by Tupper.
Blake uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tupper defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blake.
Tupper with the counter takedown but Blake avoids it easily.
Tupper tries to clinch but Blake is having none of it.
Tupper gets caught napping as Blake dives in and scores a takedown. Tupper manages to retain guard.
Tupper pushes Blake off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake shoots in for a takedown but Tupper shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jesse Blake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tupper doesn't manage to clinch there - Blake circles away.
Tupper has managed to clinch.
Tupper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tupper dodges the punch combination from Blake.
Tupper has managed to clinch.
Blake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blake takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Blake shoots in and gets a takedown into Tupper's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blake stands up and waves to Tupper to follow him.
Tupper rushes Blake and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Blake fails to land.
Tupper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Blake manages to break the clinch.
Tupper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tupper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tupper takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Blake throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blake misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Blake fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tupper avoids it really well and circles away.
Blake has a takedown stuffed.
Tupper lands a head kick. Blake smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupper lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tupper.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake looks for the body kick but Tupper saw that one coming.
Blake throws a head kick that misses.
Tupper slips under a jab.
Tupper avoids the head kick by Blake.
Tupper moves into range and clinches up with Blake.
Blake turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Blake manages to end up in side control.
Tupper sneaks out the side door and pushes Blake away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Bobby Tupper is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blake keeps the fight on the outside.
Tupper has Blake up against the cage in a clinch.
Tupper breaks the clinch.
Blake is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tupper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tupper.
Tupper darts in and clinches Blake up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Tupper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tupper has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Tupper!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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