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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brad Blackburn (ranked 8342 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartholomew Bojan (ranked 5110 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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177 lbs
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173 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brad Blackburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bartholomew Bojan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bojan lands a nice shot that snaps Blackburn's head back.
Bojan misses with a wild combination.
Bojan misses with a few strikes there.
Blackburn tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bojan manages to circle out of the way.
Bojan lands with a hook. Blackburn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Blackburn throws a body shot but no joy.
Blackburn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bojan.
It looks like Brad Blackburn has been cut.
Bojan throws a shot to the body.
Blackburn dodges the punch combination from Bojan.
Blackburn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bojan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blackburn seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Blackburn closes the distance and pushes Bojan back into the cage.
Blackburn misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bojan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blackburn has him pressed against the cage.
Blackburn breaks the clinch.
Bojan throws a combination that misses
and Blackburn moves into the clinch.
Blackburn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bojan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bojan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bojan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bojan tries to circle away but Blackburn has him pinned against the cage.
Bojan wants to get back to striking at distance but Blackburn won't allow it.
Bojan looks winded!
Blackburn has Bojan pressed against the cage, preventing Bojan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blackburn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blackburn really is a fat lump.
Bojan wants to get back to striking at distance but Blackburn won't allow it.
Blackburn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bojan swings for the body but Blackburn moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Blackburn tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blackburn dodges the punch combination from Bojan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bojan fails to land with a series of punches.
Bojan scores with a nice strike.
Blackburn closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blackburn.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackburn pushes Bojan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blackburn manages to break the clinch.
Bojan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blackburn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bojan.
Bojan tries to keep at a distance but Blackburn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blackburn lands a hook that snaps the head of Bojan backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn swings wildly with an uppercut but Bojan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blackburn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blackburn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bojan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bojan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Blackburn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blackburn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bojan was well out of range. Poor timing from Blackburn.
Bojan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blackburn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Blackburn manages to break the clinch.
Bartholomew Bojan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bojan looks to land a combination but Blackburn avoids it well.
Blackburn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bojan manages to avoid it.
Blackburn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn clinches.
Blackburn tries to work over Bojan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blackburn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bojan managing to block the knees to the body from Blackburn.
Blackburn tries a body shot but Bojan blocks it.
Bojan tries to break the clinch but Blackburn is controlling the position.
Blackburn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blackburn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blackburn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bojan misses with a combination
and Blackburn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bojan takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackburn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blackburn lands with a light punch inside.
Blackburn scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Blackburn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brad 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.
Bojan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blackburn.
Bojan takes a swing at Blackburn's ribcage but misses.
Blackburn drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bojan sprawls and moves away.
Bojan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bojan scores with a punch to the head.
Blackburn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bojan looks to score with a jab to the body but Blackburn is just out of range.
Bojan misses with a wild combination.
Blackburn closes the distance and clinches up with Bojan, looking for a takedown. Blackburn pushes Bojan against the cage but Bojan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bojan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Blackburn counters with a single leg into guard. Bojan didn't expect that.
Bojan is looking to stand back up but Blackburn counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Bojan.
Bojan is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bojan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Blackburn is trying to work for a kimura but Bojan is defending well.
Blackburn seems to be looking for submissions.
Blackburn is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bojan sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Blackburn is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bojan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Blackburn.
Bojan is trying to stand up here but Blackburn is controlling him well.
Bojan is defending against the submission attempts here by Blackburn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bojan wants to get back to full guard but Blackburn has passed into side control.
Blackburn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bojan looks to move to half guard but instead Blackburn has passed into mount! Damn!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Blackburn has hold of Bojan's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bojan manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bojan is trying desperately to improve position.
Blackburn working for a guillotine from mount but Bojan is in no mood to give up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blackburn is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bojan can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Blackburn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brad 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. 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.
Blackburn clinches.
Bojan avoiding damage as Blackburn throws knees to the body.
Bojan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blackburn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bojan can do to turn this around?
Blackburn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blackburn tries to pull guard but Bojan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Blackburn drags the fight down to the ground.
Blackburn controls Bojan momentarily but Bojan frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bojan stands up and waves to Blackburn to follow him.
Bojan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Blackburn eats them both and turns towards Bojan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn takes one on the button.
Bojan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blackburn swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bojan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bojan throws a series of strikes that have Blackburn backpedaling.
Bojan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blackburn tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bojan manages to circle out of the way.
Bojan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bojan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blackburn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Blackburn.
Blackburn is looking to take this one to the mat.
Blackburn lands a shot to the body.
Blackburn scores a nice knee to the body.
Bojan wants to get back to striking at distance but Blackburn won't allow it.
Blackburn has Bojan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bojan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Blackburn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blackburn misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn has a couple of punches blocked by Bojan.
Blackburn scores with a shoulder strike.
Bojan is trying to force a seperation but Blackburn has the dominant position.
Blackburn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blackburn keeps control of Bojan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blackburn keeps control of Bojan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blackburn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bojan is trying to force a seperation but Blackburn has the dominant position.
Blackburn lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackburn crunches a lovely knee into Bojan's ribcage.
Bojan can't break the clinch.
Blackburn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blackburn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bojan prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bojan avoiding damage as Blackburn throws knees to the body.
Blackburn tries a body shot but Bojan blocks it.
Bojan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bojan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blackburn has him pressed against the cage.
Blackburn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bojan.
Bojan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blackburn has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Blackburn fails to land.
Blackburn has a couple of punches blocked by Bojan.
Bojan is trying to break the clinch but Blackburn is controlling him.
Bojan can't break the clinch.
Blackburn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blackburn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bojan's elbow.
Bojan is looking to break free of the clinch but Blackburn has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bojan uses from the top position.
Bojan wants to stand and escape but instead Blackburn has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Blackburn trying to control the position from guard on top but Bojan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blackburn tries to free his leg and advance position but Bojan is retaining full guard.
Blackburn is standing up over Bojan. Bojan looks to escape but Blackburn dives into side control.
Bojan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brad 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Blackburn!
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energy
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hype
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