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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Del Oeste (ranked 751 p4p, 104 weight class) and Mace Blackblood (ranked 889 p4p, 121 weight class). Del Oeste's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Coming Home. Blackblood comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gorgoroth Open the Gates kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mace Blackblood enters the cage!
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191 lbs
19 - 17 - 0 |
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185 cm
28
202 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Del Oeste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Mace Blackblood!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackblood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blackblood moves out of range of the strikes.
Blackblood throws a counter combo.
Del Oeste throws a hook but Blackblood avoids it easily.
Blackblood steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Del Oeste.
A slow jab from Del Oeste misses its intended target.
Blackblood lands a head shot.
Del Oeste drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Del Oeste trying to control the position from guard on top but Blackblood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blackblood looking for a sweep. Not yet Blackblood, not yet.
Del Oeste trying to control the position from guard on top but Blackblood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackblood has his hands on Del Oeste's head, controlling the position.
Blackblood working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Oeste postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Del Oeste in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blackblood pulls Del Oeste in close to prevent any damage.
Blackblood keeping moving, preventing Del Oeste from controlling successfully.
Del Oeste throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Del Oeste throws a big right hand that misses.
Del Oeste is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Blackblood is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Blackblood has escaped and now he's on top!
Del Oeste pulls Blackblood in close to his closed guard and prevents Blackblood from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackblood showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Del Oeste 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.
Blackblood is in close to Del Oeste's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Del Oeste working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blackblood doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blackblood manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Blackblood chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Oeste is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blackblood postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Del Oeste is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Blackblood is aware though and is defending well.
Del Oeste is trying to keep Blackblood in close.
Del Oeste keeping moving, preventing Blackblood from controlling successfully.
Del Oeste has his foot on Blackblood's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blackblood works his way back into a safe position though.
Del Oeste keeping moving, preventing Blackblood from controlling successfully.
Blackblood is in close to Del Oeste's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Del Oeste looking for a guillotine here but Blackblood defends easily.
Blackblood trying to control but Del Oeste is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackblood avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Blackblood scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Del Oeste throws his legs up looking for a submission but Blackblood uses it to pass to side control.
Blackblood working the body and head with strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blackblood working the body and head with strikes.
A lull in the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mace Blackblood will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A big left from Del Oeste misses.
A swing and a miss from Blackblood.
Del Oeste misses with a looping left.
Blackblood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Del Oeste has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blackblood.
Nice uppercut lands for Del Oeste. That snapped Blackblood's head back.
Del Oeste ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blackblood moves away.
Blackblood throws a hook to the side of Del Oeste's head but Del Oeste sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Del Oeste moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Mace Blackblood has been cut.
Blackblood has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Blackblood throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blackblood moves out of range of the leg kick from Del Oeste.
Del Oeste fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blackblood tries to bum rush Del Oeste with a series of wild strikes but Del Oeste uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Del Oeste is defended easily by Blackblood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackblood misses with a few strikes there.
Del Oeste shoots in looking for a takedown but Blackblood manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Del Oeste's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Del Oeste shoots for a takedown but Blackblood saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Del Oeste. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Del Oeste shoots in looking for a takedown. Blackblood tries to sprawl out of it but Del Oeste keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Blackblood manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Blackblood works over Del Oeste's head and body with a nice combination.
Del Oeste throws a big shot that misses.
Blackblood throws a jab when Del Oeste was well out of range.
Del Oeste scores with a takedown into Blackblood's guard.
Del Oeste drops back, looking for a kneebar! Blackblood looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Blackblood looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Blackblood!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Del Oeste is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Del Oeste's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Blackblood takes a little break here. Del Oeste wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Blackblood creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Blackblood landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Oeste tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Del Oeste's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Del Oeste tries to buck Blackblood off but Blackblood is having none of it.
Del Oeste tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Blackblood easily slips into full mount!
Del Oeste is desperately trying to improve his position but Blackblood has a good base and remains in mount.
Blackblood avoids the attempt from Del Oeste to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackblood looking to finish Del Oeste with some ground and pound. This is bad for Del Oeste!
Mace Blackblood has got the better of the ground game so far.
Del Oeste tries to hold on but Blackblood pushes him away.
Del Oeste is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Blackblood is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Blackblood controlling the position easily from mount.
Blackblood prevents Del Oeste from getting the reversal.
Blackblood looking to control and managing it successfully.
Del Oeste working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mace Blackblood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mace Blackblood's cut.
That's time! Del Oeste's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Blackblood darts in and clinches Del Oeste up against the cage.
Del Oeste tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Blackblood smiles and moves away.
Del Oeste showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blackblood.
Blackblood throws a body shot but no joy.
Blackblood scores with a punch to the head.
Del Oeste shoots in looking for a takedown. Blackblood tries to sprawl out of it but Del Oeste keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Blackblood manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Del Oeste is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Del Oeste.
Blackblood looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Del Oeste. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Del Oeste slips a jab from Blackblood.
Del Oeste looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Blackblood manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Del Oeste postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Del Oeste slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Del Oeste throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Blackblood managing to control the position.
Blackblood lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackblood trying to control but Del Oeste is working from the bottom.
Del Oeste looking to control.
Blackblood working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Del Oeste's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blackblood trying to control but Del Oeste is working from the bottom.
Del Oeste looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Del Oeste throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Del Oeste has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blackblood can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Oeste looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Blackblood passes into side control.
Del Oeste is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mace Blackblood is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blackblood moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Del Oeste.
Blackblood is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Del Oeste can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Oeste holds on to Blackblood's head and controls the position momentarily.
Del Oeste is trying to control Blackblood's posture but Blackblood avoids it.
Del Oeste is letting Blackblood control him for a moment.
Blackblood is continuing to stall.
Del Oeste struggling a bit here.
Ryan Del Oeste has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Del Oeste is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Blackblood's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mace Blackblood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blackblood 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mace Blackblood!
Mace Blackblood thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Ryan Del Oeste was interviewed post fight and said 'Tomorrow I'll be back in camp training, getting better than ever. Then I will come back and show what I am really made of.'.
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