Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: PFC 61 Kansleri vs Karimov*
Date: Sep 08, 2018

#R1#
Blade works over Kelly's head and body with a nice combination.
We've been told by Blade's head coaches at The Cave Fighting Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Blade leaves Kelly with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kelly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#CL2#
Kelly moves into the clinch.
Blade is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Blade misses with some punches.
Blade misses with the head strike.
Kelly is working for takedown but Blade is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jake Blade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerry Kelly.
Kelly blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blade as Kelly tries to tie him up.
Blade misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blade misses with a punch on the inside.
Blade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly blocking some punches. #TD2#
Kelly decides to pull guard.
Blade wants to stand but Kelly has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #T1#
Blade knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kelly on the ground.#ES2#
Kelly pushes Blade off and scrambles back to his feet. #CL2#
Kelly closes the distance and clinches.#TD2#
Kelly manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kelly is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kelly has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Shark Tank MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.#T2#
Kelly controlling Blade's posture.
Blade wants to stand but Kelly is controlling his posture from full guard.
Blade stopping the sweep attempt from Kelly.#T3#
Kelly controlling the position.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A big left from Blade misses.
As Blade backs off Kelly throws a huge counter combo but Blade manages to avoid it all.
Blade listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#TD2#
Kelly shoots in and bounces Blade off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Blade wants to stand but Kelly is controlling the position. #T4#
Kelly throws a big elbow that misses.
Kelly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blade is keeping the position for now.
Blade is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blade wants to clinch up but Kelly keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Kelly rushes Blade and presses him up against the cage.
Kelly has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Blade avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerry Kelly dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Kelly takes a swing at Blade's ribcage but misses. #TD2#
Kelly drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kelly prevents Blade from getting back to his feet. #ES#
Blade has his feet on Kelly's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. #CL2#
Blade gets tackled into the cage by Kelly. Kelly maintains the clinch. #TD2#
Kelly jumps guard.
Blade wanted to stand there but Kelly had control of the position.
Kelly is pulling down on Blade's head to control his posture.
Kelly is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Blade trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kelly's guard.#T1#
Kelly manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blade manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB##SU2#
Kelly decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Blade, up you get! #TD2#
Kelly closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Blade is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kelly has just dragged him back down to the mat.#SU2#
Kelly decides to stand back up. Kelly steps back and let's Blade get back to his feet.#TD2#
Kelly shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Blade is trying to defend but Kelly finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#T2#
Kelly keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Blade tries to kick Kelly off but Kelly keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelly working the head and body with strikes.
Kelly working over Blade with some ground and pound. Blade looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB2#
Kelly is looking for a kimura here. #SUB2#
Kelly is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Blade doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kelly.
Gerry Kelly has got the better of the ground game so far.#T3#
Kelly throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Blade wants to stand back up but Kelly manages to pass into side control.
Kelly prevents Blade from escaping the position.
Kelly controls the position. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kelly cracks Blade with a big elbow. #SUB2#
Kelly tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kelly has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kelly works to advance to full mount. Blade defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerry Kelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Blade throws a right and a left that Kelly avoids nicely. #TD2#
Kelly looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kelly looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Blade is trying to escape back to his feet but Kelly uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Kelly prevents Blade from escaping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU2#
Kelly stands up and we're back to a striking position. #T1#
Blade tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kelly swats him away and circles back towards the center. #TD2#
Kelly darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#SU2#
Kelly stands up from half guard.
Kelly keeps the fight on the outside.
Kelly thinks about the counter body kick.#CL2#
Kelly has managed to clinch.
Kelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blade is pressed up against the cage. Kelly has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Blade down to the mat. Blade avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL2#
Kelly pushes Blade up against the cage in a clinch.
Blade throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelly.
Kelly is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blade is keeping busy.
Kelly is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jake Blade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Kelly tries for a takedown. No joy. #TD2#
Kelly has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Blade regains guard immediately.
Kelly stays in close to Blade's body and controls the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#ES#
Blade wriggles free and stands up. #CL2#
Kelly moves into the clinch successfully.
Blade misses with some punches.
Kelly is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jake Blade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerry Kelly.
Blade misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Blade throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Kelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kelly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kelly steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Blade.
Kelly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kelly is trying hard to land a takedown here. Blade sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #TD2#
Kelly shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kelly tries to free his leg and advance position but Blade is retaining full guard.
Kelly won't allow Blade to get back to his feet.
Kelly controlling from the top position.
Kelly trying to control but Blade is working from the bottom. #T4##ES#
Blade wriggles free and stands up. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Kelly breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Blade has managed to clinch. #TD2#
Kelly jumps into guard, dragging Blade to the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly trying to control the position.
Blade has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kelly seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gerry Kelly.
I've got Kelly winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerry Kelly!
Gerry Kelly bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: PFC 57 Crank vs Mayhem
Date: Aug 11, 2018

#R1#
Blade closes the distance but Kwon moves to the side
and Kwon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blade wants to clinch up but Kwon keeps it at a distance.
We've been told by Blade's head coaches at The Cave Fighting Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A slow jab from Kwon misses its intended target. #CL#
Blade clinches up with Kwon and pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Kwon breaks the clinch. #CL#
Blade fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kwon, pushing him back against the cage.#BC2#
Kwon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Blade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kwon! But no joy.
Blade darts in trying to clinch
and Kwon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Blade instigates a clinch.
Kwon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Blade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blade lands a hook that snaps the head of Kwon backwards. #T1#
Kwon takes a shot to the head.
Blade tries to throw a body punch but Kwon avoids it by throwing Blade back against the cage.
Kwon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blade throws a head punch that misses.
Blade struggles to land a body shot inside as Kwon controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Blade.
Blade throws a head punch that misses.
Blade throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Kwon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Blade closes the distance and clinches.
Blade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blade misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Blade fails to land.
Blade swings wildly with an uppercut but Kwon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blade misses with some punches. #T2#
Kwon is looking to break free of the clinch but Blade has double underhooks.
Blade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kwon blocks an uppercut.
Kwon prevents a body shot from Blade.
Kwon lands a hook that snaps the head of Blade backwards.
Blade misses with a body punch.
Kwon lands with a short shot to the head.
Blade tries to throw a body punch but Kwon avoids it by throwing Blade back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blade working aggressively here.
Blade throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kwons head.
A head punch on the inside from Blade fails to land. #BC2#
Kwon breaks the clinch.
Blade tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blade tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kwon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blade tries to clinch but Kwon is having none of it.
Kwon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blade moves away.#T3#
Blade misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Kwon misses.
Kwon throws a poor cross that misses
and Blade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kwon scores with the left hand. Blade knows he should have avoided that one. #CL#
Blade takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blade.
Blade misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blade has a couple of punches blocked by Kwon.
Kwon cracks Blade with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blade.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kwon.
Blade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kwon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kwon blocks a body shot from Blade. #T4#
A right hand to the body from Blade.
Kwon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blade has a couple of punches blocked by Kwon.
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!
Kwon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blade throws a punch but it's blocked by Kwon.
Blade prevents Kwon from breaking the clinch.
Blade misses with a body punch.
Blade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kwon's elbow. #BC2#
Kwon manages to break the clinch.
Blade scores with a nice head shot.#CUT#
It looks like Sol Kwon has been cut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blade darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Blade takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kwon moves out of range of the strikes.
Kwon looks to land a right hand but Blade moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Blade dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sol Kwon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Blade moves into the clinch.
Blade tries to throw a body punch but Kwon avoids it by throwing Blade back against the cage.
Blade misses with some punches.
Kwon blocks a body shot from Blade.
Blade is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kwon can do to turn this around?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blade.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kwon.
Kwon blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC2#
Kwon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kwon throws a lazy uppercut #KD#
and Blade counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kwon! Blade lets Kwon back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC#
Kwon is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blade misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kwon is still on wobbly legs! Can Blade finish him?
Blade ducks right into an uppercut from Kwon.
Kwon keeps the fight on the outside.#CL#
Blade moves into the clinch successfully.
Kwon blocks an uppercut. #BC2#
Kwon manages to break the clinch.
Blade ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blade tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kwon seems to have recovered his senses.
Blade jabs at Kwon's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Blade as he connects with a hook.#T1#
Kwon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blade moves away.
Blade drops Kwon with a naaaaasty hook - Kwon is in real trouble here! Blade dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Blade!
Jake Blade seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: PFC 52 Asskicken vs Blade
Date: Jul 20, 2018

#R1#
Blade moves away from the strike by AssKicken.
We've been told by Blade's head coaches at The Cave Fighting Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice shot lands for AssKicken.
Blade takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Blade throws a lazy uppercut #KD2#
and AssKicken counters with a beautiful punch that sends Blade to the canvas! #ROC2#
Blade is rocked!
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!
AssKicken passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Oh Blade is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blade prevents AssKicken from moving into mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU2#
AssKicken stands up.
Blade seems to have got his legs back now.
AssKicken connects with an inside leg kick.
Blade cracks AssKicken with a good jab.#CUT#
It looks like Thoreaux AssKicken has been cut.
Blade is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
AssKicken is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Blade tries to clinch up.#CL#
Blade has AssKicken up against the cage in a clinch. #T1#
Nice body punch from AssKicken - that landed with a thud.
AssKicken blocks a body shot from Blade. #TD2#
AssKicken pulls guard.
AssKicken manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blade manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
AssKicken works a leg free and moves into half guard. #SUB2#
AssKicken is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Blade is just riding it out for now. AssKicken eventually gives up the hold.
AssKicken moves nicely into side control. #SUB2#
AssKicken tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB2#
AssKicken tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T2#
AssKicken tries to move to mount but Blade blocks the move with his legs.
AssKicken has knee on belly and moves into mount. #SUB2#
AssKicken is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Blade can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
AssKicken fails to advance to Blade's back.
Blade wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SU2#
AssKicken is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
AssKicken throws a nice inside leg kick.
AssKicken tries a low kick but Blade avoids it.#T3#
Blade bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of AssKicken's head.#CL#
Blade moves into the clinch.
AssKicken is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Blade to keep the fight standing.#TD2#
AssKicken manages to pull guard.
AssKicken wants to sweep here but Blade controlling him for the moment. #SUB2#
AssKicken working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blade doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blade manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Blade preventing the sweep.
Blade has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T4#
Blade wanted to stand there but AssKicken had control of the position.
AssKicken looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blade is one step ahead there.
Blade knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for AssKicken on the ground.#SUB2#
Blade wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of AssKicken's closed guard. He's half up but AssKicken has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! AssKicken pivots and extends the arm, Blade falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by AssKicken! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thoreaux AssKicken!
Thoreaux AssKicken really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that BuriedAlive// Fight Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: gc181
Date: Dec 15, 2017

#R1#
A big right from Ruth misses.
Blade tries to clinch but Ruth is having none of it.
Blade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruth sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL2#
Blade gets a clinch.
A hook to the body from Blade.
Blade gets underhooks to prevent Ruth's takedown attempt.
Ruth is working for takedown but Blade is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ruth changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Blade fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ed Ruth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blade looks to land a right hand but Ruth moved out of range.
Blade tries to clinch but Ruth moves out of range.
Blade wants to clinch but Ruth slips to the side
and Ruth makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blade fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ruth misses with a looping left.
Ruth slips a jab from Blade.
Blade throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ruth on the side of the head. #T1##CL2#
Blade moves into range and clinches up with Ruth.
Ruth can't get the takedown.
We've been hearing reports that Ruth has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ruth drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ruth blocking some punches.
Ruth is looking to take this one to the mat.
Blade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ruth blocking some punches.
Ruth blocks an uppercut.
Ruth is working for takedown but Blade is calmly controlling the position for now.
Blade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruth wants to take the fight to the mat but Blade manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ruth blocks an uppercut.
Blade misses with a body punch.
Blade working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blade stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blade.
Blade digs a right hand underneath Ruth's ribcage. Ruth let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ruth is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blade. #T2#
A shot in the inside from Blade.
Ruth blocking some punches.
Blade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blade struggles to land a body shot inside as Ruth controls his hands.
Blade working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruth changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Blade fights it off and pushes away nicely. #CL2#
Blade has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blade lands with a left to the head.
Blade struggles to land a body shot inside as Ruth controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ruth blocks an uppercut.
Blade has a couple of punches blocked by Ruth.
Ruth looking for a takedown.
A short left from Blade.
Blade tries to work over Ruth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Blade scores with a nice short uppercut.#T3#
Blade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blade lands with a light punch inside.
Blade is pressed up against the cage. Ruth has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Blade down to the mat. Blade avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ruth throws the left hand but Blade avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Blade. That snapped Ruth's head back. #CUT2#
It looks like Ed Ruth has been cut.
Ruth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ruth seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Blade tries to clinch up#TD#
and Ruth counters with a single leg into guard. Blade didn't expect that.
Blade really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ruth. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ruth stops Blade from standing up.
Blade is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Ruth with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ruth trying to control but Blade is working from the bottom. #T4#
Ruth stops Blade from standing up.
Ruth looking to sit in guard and control but Blade gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Ruth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ruth is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruth missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Blade looks like he's trying to stand up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blade can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ruth working Blade over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Blade dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ed Ruth's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Blade closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ruth circles away from the clinch attempt#TD#
and Ruth counters with a shoot takedown. Blade fights it but they end up in guard.
Ruth with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Blade wants to stand but Ruth is controlling the position.
Ruth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blade being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth throws a big elbow that misses.
Ruth throws a big elbow that misses.
Blade keeping full guard, as Ruth tries to pass. #T1#
Ruth trying to control the position from guard on top but Blade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blade wants to get back to his feet but Ruth passes into half guard.
Blade has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blade is trying to stand.
Ruth is looking to take a break and control but Blade is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ruth landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ruth scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ruth missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Blade on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Blade taking some punishment here, with Ruth in his half guard. #ROC#
Blade is rocked!#T2#
Ruth scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Blade is still in real trouble! Can Ruth finish him?
Blade pushes Ruth off but Ruth dives into side control.
Ruth landing strikes.
Ruth lands a big left to the face of Blade, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Ruth and another - Blade is out! Ruth stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ed Ruth!

Event: gc 176
Date: Nov 18, 2017

#R1#
Blade looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've been told by Rodgers's head coaches at LOD: Better Alternative that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A big right from Blade misses.
Rodgers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blade is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rodgers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blade is looking to clinch but Rodgers is avoiding it.
As Blade looks to move away, Rodgers throws a big counter combo but Blade just gets out of the way.
Blade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rodgers throws out the jab.
Blade fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rodgers connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blade momentarily.
Blade connects with a body shot.
Rodgers tests Blade's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blade tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodgers throws a leg kick which misses Blade's front leg but catches the back leg as Blade tries to avoid it.
Blade drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rodgers gets cracked there but stands up to it. #CUT2#
It looks like Andy Rodgers has been cut.
Blade moves in looking to clinch but Rodgers pushes him off.
Rodgers misses with a series of wild punches.
Blade swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T1##CL#
Blade gets tackled into the cage by Rodgers. Rodgers maintains the clinch.
Rodgers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rodgers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rodgers lands with a right to the head.
Blade takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blade.
Rodgers is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rodgers tries to work over Blade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rodgers working aggressively here.
Rodgers can't find room to land a body shot as Blade controls the action.
Rodgers wants to stall.
Rodgers tries a body shot but Blade blocks it.
A short right from Rodgers on the inside.
Rodgers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rodgers's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Blade misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blade.
Blade throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodgers misses with a knee to the head. #T2#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blade creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Rodgers fails to land.
Blade misses with a punch on the inside.
Blade tries a body shot but Rodgers blocks it.
Blade throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodgers.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rodgers.
Rodgers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rodgers looking to slow down the pace here.
Rodgers connects with a knee to the head.
Rodgers prevents a body shot from Blade.
Rodgers blocking some punches.
Rodgers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blade working aggressively here.
Blade pushes Rodgers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blade misses with a body punch.
Rodgers misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Blade.
Blade takes a shot to the head.
Rodgers blocks an uppercut. #T3#
Rodgers struggles to land a body shot inside as Blade controls his hands.
Rodgers tries to work over Blade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rodgers blocks a body shot from Blade.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rodgers.
Rodgers stalls.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rodgers.
Blade tries to throw a body punch but Rodgers avoids it by throwing Blade back against the cage.
Rodgers taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Blade.
A right hand to the body from Blade. #BC#
Rodgers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blade tries to clinch there but Rodgers circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Rodgers on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blade feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rodgerss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Blade tries to clinch but Rodgers is having none of it.
Rodgers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rodgers misses the shot to the body.
Rodgers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rodgers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rodgers throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T4#
Blade is looking to clinch.
Rodgers throws a big shot that misses.
Blade tries to clinch up
and Rodgers counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Blade takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Blade connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rodgers. Rodgers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blade moves in looking to clinch but Rodgers pushes him off.
Rodgers tries to counter with a takedown but Blade is quick to defend against it.
Rodgers's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blade connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rodgers scrambles back to his feet.
Rodgers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blade wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodgers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rodgers takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Rodgers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andy Rodgers's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Rodgers misses with a left hand
and Blade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL2#
Blade clinches.
Rodgers displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blade up against the cage.
Rodgers leaning against his opponent.
Rodgers seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Rodgers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blade has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rodgers seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Blade can turn it around.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rodgers.
Rodgers stalling in the clinch but Blade improves position.
Rodgers tries to land a knee to the head but Blade blocks with his arms.
Blade misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rodgers.
Blade lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blade creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#
Andy Rodgers's cut is getting worse.
Rodgers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Blade.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blade.
Blade lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Blade.
Blade tries to work over Rodgers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Blade fails to land. #T1#
Blade has a couple of punches blocked by Rodgers.
A short uppercut from Blade.
A left hand lands to the body for Blade.
A short right from Blade.
Blade pushes Rodgers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rodgers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blade presses Rodgers against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blade working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blade pushes Rodgers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Blade.
Blade working aggressively here.
Blade gets through Rodgers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blade creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blade gets through Rodgers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#ROC2#
Rodgers is rocked!
Blade lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Rodgers to his knees! Blade keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Blade!
After winning the bout, Jake Blade thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: gc 172
Date: Oct 21, 2017

#R1#
Abrams looks to land a body kick but Blade moved away.
As Abrams tries to get set, Blade tries to push him back and clinch up but Abrams manages to avoid the attempt.
Blade throws a jab when Abrams was well out of range.
We've been told by Blade's head coaches at The Cave Fighting Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Blade wants to clinch.#CL2#
Abrams gets a clinch.
Blade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Blade fails to land.
Blade works on Abrams's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Blade.
Blade softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Abrams misses with a punch to the body.
Blade scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blade working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Abrams trying to land knees to the body.
Blade blocking some punches.
Blade lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Abrams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blade scores with a shoulder strike.
Abrams looks winded!
Blade lands a shoulder strike.
Blade lands a hook to the side of the head.#T1#
Still in the clinch, Blade scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blade lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abrams backwards.
Blade working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blade lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abrams backwards.
Blade throws a punch but it's blocked by Abrams.
Nice body punch from Blade.
Blade lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blade gets through Abrams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blade lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Abrams.
Blade lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Abrams backwards.
Still in the clinch, Blade scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blade lands a shot to the body.
Blade lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blade lands an uppercut.
Abrams tries a knee to the head but Blade blocks it.
Blade gets through Abrams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blade lands a nice shot to the body.
Blade lands an uppercut.
Blade lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blade lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Abrams.
Blade lands on the inside with an uppercut. #KD#
Blade drops Abrams onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Abrams is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC#
Abrams is rocked!
Blade softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Abrams is still on wobbly legs! Can Blade finish him?#T2#
Blade scores with a hook to the body.
Blade digs a right hand into Abrams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Abrams's gas tank.
Blade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blade lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Abrams or not.
A short right from Blade on the inside.
Blade pushes Abrams against the cage. Blade is working some dirty boxing. Blade pushes off with a quick right hook! Abrams goes down! Abrams tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Blade moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Blade!
After winning the bout, Jake Blade thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: gc 167
Date: Sep 16, 2017

#R1##CL#
Blade moves into range and clinches up with Man.
Man is working for takedown but Blade is calmly controlling the position for now.
Blade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blade gets underhooks to prevent Man's takedown attempt.
Still in the clinch, Blade scores with a nice short uppercut.
Man tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jake Blade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skeng Man.
Blade is working Man over against the cage.
A short right from Blade. #TD2#
Man manages to pull guard. #SU#
Blade decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Man, up you get!
The fighters circling - Blade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Man goes for a double leg but Blade avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Blade continues to drive forward.#CL#
Blade pushes Man up against the cage in a clinch.
Man drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Blade gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Blade lands a nice shot to the body.
Blade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
Blade lands a body shot in the clinch.
Man looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hook to the body lands for Blade.
Blade lands a body shot.
Blade scores with a nice hook to the head.#T1#
Blade lands a right hand that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Man tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Good body shot from Blade.
Blade lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Blade.
Man is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Blade pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Blade scores with a hook to the body.
Blade lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blade is leaning against Man and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blade throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blade presses Man against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blade creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blade lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blade lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Man backwards. #ROC#
Man is rocked!
Blade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Blade.
Blade gets through Man's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Man is still on wobbly legs! Can Blade finish him?
Nice body punch from Blade.
Blade scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blade is working Man over against the cage.
Blade lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Man to his knees! Blade keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Blade!
An out of breath Jake Blade thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Gc161
Date: Aug 05, 2017

#R1#
Gordon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Blade wants to clinch but Gordon slips to the side
and Gordon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blade tries to clinch up but Gordon circles away and keeps his distance.
Blade cracks a nice hook into Gordon's ribs.
Blade throws a hook to the side of Gordon's head but Gordon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gordon throws a body shot but no joy. #KD2#
Nice combo by Gordon! Oh, that's hurt him - Blade falls to the canvas and Gordon follows him into side control. #ROC2#
Blade is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gordon in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. #SU2#
Gordon stands up and beckons Blade to his feet. #CL2#
Gordon drives through and clinches with Blade against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Blade fails to land.
I was talking to Blade's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blade's brow.
Gordon told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Blade throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blade creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blade lands with a light punch inside.
Gordon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Blade.
Gordon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gordon tries a body shot but Blade blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blade. #T1#
Blade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blade scores with a shoulder strike.
Gordon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blade prevents a body shot from Gordon.
Blade gets through Gordon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blade scores with a shoulder strike.
Gordon misses with a punch on the inside.
Blade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gordon.
Blade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gordon pushes Blade back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gordon misses with the head strike.
Blade scores with a shot to the side of Gordon's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blade.
Blade takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blade misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gordon.
Gordon blocking some punches.
Blade swings wildly with an uppercut but Gordon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gordon blocks an uppercut.
Blade misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gordon tries a body shot but Blade blocks it. #T2#
Gordon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gordon blocks a body shot from Blade.
Gordon lands a shoulder strike.
Gordon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gordon lands a damaging elbow.
Gordon scores with a hook to the body.
Blade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gordon's elbow.
A short uppercut from Gordon.
Blade takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gordon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gordon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blade takes a shot to the head.
Gordon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blade is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A nice left hand lands by Blade.
Blade lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
Gordon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Blade.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gordon.
Gordon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gordon lands a nice elbow. #T3#
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blade's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Gordon fails to land.
Blade misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gordon throws an elbow but misses.
Gordon presses Blade against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gordon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blade backwards.
Blade lands a left hand.
Gordon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gordon.
Gordon is looking to take this one to the mat.
Blade cracks Gordon with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from Gordon.
A hook to the body from Blade.
Gordon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blade's defenses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blade.
Blade lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blade lands an uppercut.
Blade lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short body shot lands from Gordon as the two fighters clinch.
Gordon blocks an uppercut. #T4#
Gordon lands an elbow inside that Blade shrugs off.
Gordon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Gordon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blade tries to work over Gordon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gordon pushes off an throws an elbow but Blade leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gordon misses with a body punch.
Gordon has a couple of punches blocked by Blade.
Blade misses with a punch on the inside.
Gordon lands with a left to the head.
Blade misses with the head strike.
Blade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Gordon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gordon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gordon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blade backwards.
Blade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gordon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blade lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blade throws a head punch that misses.
Gordon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gordon misses with some punches.
Blade lands with a short shot to the head.
Gordon tries for a takedown but Blade manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darby Gordon dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
The fight stays on the outside here - Blade looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darby Gordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gordon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A left lands for Blade.#CL2#
Gordon closes the distance and pushes Blade back into the cage.
Blade scores with a shot to the side of Gordon's head.
Gordon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gordon is working for takedown but Blade is calmly controlling the position for now.
Blade makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blade misses with a body punch.
Blade scores with a shot to the side of Gordon's head.
Blade struggles to land a body shot inside as Gordon controls his hands.
Gordon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gordon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gordon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gordon lands a nice uppercut.
Blade presses Gordon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blade.
Gordon is breathing heavily.
Blade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blade tries to work over Gordon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Gordon tries to pull guard but Blade forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gordon throws a punch but it's blocked by Blade.
Blade presses Gordon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blade misses with the head strike.
A short right from Blade.
Gordon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blade lands a hook that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
Blade struggles to land a body shot inside as Gordon controls his hands.
Gordon misses with a body punch.
Blade lands a nice uppercut.
Gordon misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Blade.
Blade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gordon's elbow.
Blade presses Gordon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blade lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gordon.
Blade works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blade lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
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!
Blade lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jake Blade has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blade lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T2#
A nice left hand lands by Blade.
Blade lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gordon backwards. #ROC#
Gordon is rocked!
Blade throws a head punch that misses.
Gordon is still on wobbly legs! Can Blade finish him?
Blade throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gordons head.
Blade lands an uppercut.
Blade creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Gordon's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Gordon drops to his knees and Blade pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Blade!
An out of breath Jake Blade thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Gc157
Date: Jul 08, 2017

#R1##CL#
Blade rushes Perry and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Blade.
Perry wants a takedown but no success here.
Blade lands a left hand. #TD2#
Perry is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Blade can't fight it off and eventually Perry manages to take the fight to the floor. Blade looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Blade is looking to stand up but Perry isn't so interested in that idea.
Perry sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Perry trying to control the position from guard on top but Blade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blade avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Perry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Perry throwing strikes but missing. #T1#
Blade is looking to stand up but Perry isn't so interested in that idea. #ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Blade manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Perry has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Blade is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nice body punch from Blade - that landed with a thud.
Perry goes for a takedown in the clinch but Blade prevents it.
Jake Blade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyrie Perry.
Blade lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Perry backwards.
Blade scores with a shoulder strike.
Blade lands with a short shot to the head.
Blade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blade throws a head punch that misses.
Perry is looking to control Blade's arms but Blade gets an underhook and turns him. Now Perry has his back to the cage.
Blade lands with a light punch inside. #TD2#
Perry works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Perry working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blade wants to stand but Perry is controlling the position. #T2#
Perry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blade wants to stand and escape but Perry is having none of it.
Perry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blade keeping full guard, as Perry tries to pass.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Blade is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Blade misses the shot to the body.
Perry tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Blade defends well and Perry ends up having to push Blade into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Perry fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Perry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blade.
Blade keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jake Blade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T3#
Perry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice shot by Blade.#TD2#
Perry closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Blade did well to prevent Perry getting side control.
Blade is trying to stand up here but Perry is controlling him well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Perry lands a nice short elbow.
Perry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Perry thows a huge punch but Blade dodges it nicely.
Blade is staying active underneath Perry, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Perry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Perry seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Perry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blade defending well though.
Perry tries to pass the half guard into mount. Blade knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Perry performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #T4#
Blade is looking to escape.
Perry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Blade pushes Perry off looking to stand but Perry dives back in and keeps control.
Perry passes the guard and advances to mount!
Blade is in a horrible position here. Perry smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
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!
Perry trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Perry scores with a couple of good head shots there.
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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Perry shoots in but no luck this time.
Perry shoots for a takedown but Blade saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Perry throws a looping overhand right but Blade ducks down to avoid it.
Perry takes one on the button.#CL#
Blade closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC2#
Perry breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Blade fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Perry, pushing him back against the cage.
Blade misses with a punch on the inside.
Perry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perry goes for a takedown attempt but Blade pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jake Blade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyrie Perry.
Perry shoots in but Blade avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Blade is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Perry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Blade drives through and clinches with Perry against the cage.
Blade is pressed up against the cage. Perry has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Blade down to the mat. Blade avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #TD2#
Perry shoots in and gets a takedown into Blade's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#ES#
Blade has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Perry off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Blade tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Perry was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T1#
Perry shoots in looking for a takedown. Blade tries to sprawl out of it but Perry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Blade manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Blade tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Perry manages to circle out of the way.
Perry fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blade avoids it really well and circles away.
Perry takes one to the chin there.
Perry walks into a jab.
Blade drops Perry with a huge uppercut! Perry drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Blade is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Blade!
A relieved looking Jake Blade thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: gc153
Date: Jun 10, 2017

#R1#
Gordon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blade's sensitive parts.
Gordon throws a head kick that misses.
Blade is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gordon.
Gordon slips under a jab from Blade.#CL2#
Gordon clinches up with Blade and pushes him back against the cage.
Gordon lands an elbow that stopped Blade in his tracks for a moment.
Blade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gordon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blade lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Blade.
Gordon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gordon lands a body shot.
Blade tries to work over Gordon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gordon lands an elbow inside.
Blade misses with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Gordon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Gordon.
Blade swings wildly with an uppercut but Gordon uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD2#
Gordon has clasped his hands together around Blade's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Blade on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Blade tries to get out of the position.#SUB2#
Gordon is working to tighten his grip on Blade's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Blade has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Gordon is really squeezing tight and eventually Blade passes out! Gordon breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Darby Gordon!
Darby Gordon spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: USFC 152
Date: Apr 22, 2017

#R1#
Blade just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as Blade lands an impressive looking overhand right. Laiho doesn't seem phased though.
Blade moves out of range of the strikes.
Jake Blade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blade takes one to the side of the head.
Laiho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blade looks to land a right hand but Laiho moved out of range.
Laiho moves out of range of the strikes.
Blade takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Laiho misses with an uppercut. Blade saw that one coming.
Blade is looking to counter the offense by Laiho and move into the clinch.
Blade doesn't manage to clinch there - Laiho circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laiho keeps the fight on the outside.
Blade wants to clinch.
Laiho throws a jab but it's blocked by Blade. #T1#
Laiho shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blade pinned against the cage. Blade gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Blade was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blade slaps away a takedown attempt from Laiho, before circling back to the center of the mat.#TD2#
Laiho bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Blade is pushing Laiho's head away, looking to escape. Laiho manages to hold on to the position though.
Laiho sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Blade is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Blade is not in a great position here, taking some shots. #SUB2#
Laiho is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Blade looks calm but he's in trouble here. Laiho gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Blade is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Laiho lets go of the hold and Blade can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alexi Laiho!
After the big win, Alexi Laiho made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Amped Performance and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: USFC 147
Date: Apr 01, 2017

#R1#
Blade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hollywood.
Hollywood punishes Blade's body with a nice straight punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blade.
Hollywood fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blade is out of range.
As Hollywood tries to get set, Blade tries to push him back and clinch up but Hollywood manages to avoid the attempt.#CL#
Blade moves into the clinch.
Hollywood misses with the head strike.
Hollywood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blade lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hollywood or not.
Blade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hollywood trying to land knees to the body.
Hollywood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Hollywood fails to land.
Blade lands a shot to the body.
Blade misses with the head strike.
Hollywood prevents a body shot from Blade.
Hollywood is looking for a takedown.
Blade working aggressively here.
Blade cracks Hollywood with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hollywood wants a takedown but no success here.
Blade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1#
A right hook to the body lands for Blade.
Hollywood looks winded!
Blade lands a nice shot to the body.
Blade cracks Hollywood with a nice body shot.
Blade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blade lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blade lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blade creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blade gets through Hollywood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blade lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hollywood backwards.
Blade lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blade lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blade lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hollywood backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blade lands a body shot.
Blade creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Hollywood with a big uppercut! Hollywood tries to clinch up but Blade pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Hollywood to the mat! Hollywood covers up and Blade unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jake Blade!
Jake Blade thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: USFC 139
Date: Feb 24, 2017

#R1#
Blade tries to close the distance and clinch but Reilly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blade throws an overhand right that lands on Reilly's shoulder, as Reilly tries to avoid the shot.
Reilly sizes up Blade with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Reilly throws a hook but Blade avoids it easily.
Blade moves in looking to clinch but Reilly pushes him off.
Reilly misses with a two punch combination.
Blade is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blade moves into range and connects with a jab. #CUT#
It looks like Iain Reilly has been cut.
Blade closes the distance but Reilly moves to the side #TD2#
and Reilly counters with a takedown into side control.
Reilly misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Reilly working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Reilly has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reilly throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reilly trying to control the position but Blade is working away.
Blade is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#T1#
Blade is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Blade wants to get back to his feet but Reilly drags him back down.
Reilly in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Blade takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well. #ROC2#
Blade is rocked!
Reilly landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Oh Blade is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blade knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Reilly on the ground.
Reilly in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Blade looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Reilly turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iain Reilly!
A very excited looking Iain Reilly made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: USFC 134
Date: Jan 22, 2017

#R1#
Blade gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Blade is looking to clinch.
Elpidio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blade.
Blade misses the shot to the body.
Elpidio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blade.
Blade moves in looking to clinch but Elpidio pushes him off.
Elpidio swats away the attempt to clinch by Blade.
Elpidio looks to land a combination. Blade sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice defenses there by Blade.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Blade has closed the distance and engaged Elpidio in a clinch.
Blade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Elpidio lands a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Elpidio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Elpidio looks to land a combination but Blade avoids it well. #CL#
Blade closes the distance and pushes Elpidio back into the cage.#T1#
Blade can't find room to land a body shot as Elpidio controls the action.
Blade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blade can't find room to land a body shot as Elpidio controls the action.
Elpidio doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC2#
Elpidio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Elpidio throws a leg kick that misses.
Blade slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#CUT#
It looks like Edwin Elpidio has been cut.
A big right from Elpidio misses.
Blade seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Blade tries to close the distance and clinch but Elpidio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blade tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blade misses with a hook
and Elpidio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jake Blade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blade lands the left hand.
Elpidio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blade doesn't seem bothered though.
Elpidio throws out a loose jab but Blade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blade tries to clinch up.#T2#
Elpidio swats away the attempt to clinch by Blade.
Blade moves out of range of the leg kick from Elpidio.
A little feinted left hand from Blade on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've been told by Blade's head coaches at The Cave Fighting Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Elpidio keeps the fight on the outside.#KD2#
Elpidio lands a big head kick that sends Blade tumbling to the mat! Elpidio takes a step backwards and waves Blade back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Blade is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blade lands with a right that hurts Elpidio. Elpidio looks to clinch but Blade throws a short knee that drops Elpidio. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Jake Blade!
Jake Blade decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: USFC 128
Date: Dec 24, 2016

#R1#
A cross from Bum lands.
Blade moves forwards but Bum connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CL#
Blade moves into the clinch.
Bum prevents a body shot from Blade.
Blade lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blade.
Blade misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bum misses with some punches.
Blade works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Blade scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blade.
Blade blocking some punches.
Bum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blade lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bum blocks a body shot from Blade.
Blade misses with a hook to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bum.
A short left from Blade.
Bum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blade presses Bum against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bum.
Bum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bum lands with a right to the head. #T1##TD2#
Bum works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. #SUB2#
Bum thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #ES#
Blade kicks Bum off and gets to his feet.
Bum goes for a double leg but Blade avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Blade continues to drive forward.
Blade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bum.
Bum swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blade.#CL2#
Bum clinches up with Blade and pushes him back against the cage.
Bum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bum works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blade throws a punch but it's blocked by Bum.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bum.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blade scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Blade on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blade.
Bum has a couple of punches blocked by Blade.
Blade tries a body shot but Bum blocks it.
Blade blocks an uppercut. #T2#
Blade lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Blade.
Bum looks winded!#TD2#
Bum wants the takedown. Blade is fighting it off but Bum persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Blade's guard against the cage.#ES#
Blade has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Bum is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Bum misses with some punches.
Bum misses with a punch to the body.
Bum throws a punch but it's blocked by Blade.
Blade lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blade.
Blade pushes Bum back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blade lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Blade.
Blade scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Blade - that landed with a thud.
Blade stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bum backwards. #ROC#
Bum is rocked!
Blade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blade.
Bum is still on wobbly legs! Can Blade finish him?
Bum takes a shot to the head.
Blade scores with a hook to the body.#T3#
Blade lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blade scores with a shoulder strike.
Blade creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Bum with a big uppercut! Bum tries to clinch up but Blade pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Bum to the mat! Bum covers up and Blade unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). 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.

Event: USFC 124
Date: Nov 26, 2016

#R1#
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech misses the jab.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blade connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #KD#
Blade lands a big right hand that sends Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech crashing to the mat! Blade stays standing though and waves Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech back to his feet!#ROC#
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech is rocked!
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!
Blade fakes the body blow, causing Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). 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.
In defeat, Kalba Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech stepped up to the mic, saying 'Defeat sucks but going hungry sucks worse'.

Event: USFC 121
Date: Nov 05, 2016

#R1#
Blade has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Huia finds it's way round the side to connect with Blade's head.
Huia shoots in but no luck this time.
Blade tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Huia manages to circle out of the way.
Blade takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Huia has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Blade is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Huia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blade is looking to counter punch.#TD2#
Huia feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Huia passes Blade's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Huia in particular looking to stall.
Huia prevents Blade from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Huia passes the guard and advances to mount!
Blade is trying to stand but he's just given Huia his back.
Huia has good solid back control here.
Blade knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Huia on the ground.
Let's hope that Huia has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T2#
Blade is trying to stand back up.
Well, with Huia on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Blade is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Huia connects with a big shot to the side of Blade's head.
Blade wants to get back to his feet.
Huia has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Blade's body. #T3#
Blade is trying to get back to his feet but Huia has full control of the position and if anything, Blade has just worked his way into a worse spot.#SUB2#
Blade is looking to escape but he's done so without protecting himself and Huia manages to counter with a nice rear naked choke! Blade is in trouble and he's forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hone Huia!

Event: PF 13 - Bismarck vs Laiho
Date: Sep 17, 2016

#R1##CL#
Abrams closes the distance and clinches.
Blade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abrams lands a nice elbow.
Blade cracks Abrams with a nice body shot.
Blade lands with a light punch inside.
Abrams lands a good knee to the midsection. Blade won't want to take too many of those.
Blade presses Abrams against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Abrams.
Blade working aggressively here.
Abrams lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blade tries to throw a body punch but Abrams avoids it by throwing Blade back against the ropes.
Blade lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blade avoids a wild elbow strike from Abrams.
Still in the clinch, Blade scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Abrams.
Abrams gets through Blade's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abrams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abrams takes a shot to the head.
Abrams misses with an elbow strike.
Abrams lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abrams.
Blade misses with a body punch.
Blade can't find room to land a body shot as Abrams controls the action.
Abrams blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T1#
Abrams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blade throws a punch but it's blocked by Abrams.
Abrams lands an elbow inside that Blade shrugs off.
Abrams gets through Blade's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abrams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Blade takes an elbow to the temple.
Blade lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Abrams or not.
Abrams landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Blade looks winded!
Abrams makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Abrams. #CUT#
It looks like Jake Blade has been cut.
Abrams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Abrams creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blade softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Blade has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Abrams seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Blade can turn it around.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blade avoids a wild elbow strike from Abrams.
Abrams cracks Blade with a nice body shot.
Blade struggles to land a body shot inside as Abrams controls his hands.
Blade swings wildly with an uppercut but Abrams uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blade.
Abrams misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Abrams. #T2#
Blade lands with a right to the head.
Blade makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Abrams lands an elbow inside.
A short right from Abrams on the inside.
Abrams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abrams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Abrams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Blade.
Abrams lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Good body shot from Abrams.
Blade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abrams misses with a body punch.
Blade misses with the head strike.
Blade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abrams backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blade.
Abrams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Abrams creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abrams lands a shot to the body.
Abrams works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Abrams lands an elbow inside that Blade shrugs off.
A right hook to the body lands for Abrams.
Abrams scores a nice knee to the body. #T3#
A nice right hand lands inside from Abrams.
Abrams crunches a lovely knee into Blade's ribcage.
Blade prevents a body shot from Abrams.
Abrams pushes Blade back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Abrams lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Abrams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Abrams. #ROC#
Blade is rocked!
Blade takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blade is still on wobbly legs! Can Abrams finish him?
Abrams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abrams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Abrams lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Abrams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Abrams digs a right hand underneath Blade's ribcage. Blade let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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!
Abrams lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abrams.
Blade blocks an elbow strike.
Blade tries to throw a body punch but Abrams avoids it by throwing Blade back against the ropes.
Abrams lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Abrams tries a knee to the head but Blade blocks it.
Abrams lands with a light punch inside.
Abrams unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Blade! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Abrams is unloading with more strikes now! Blade drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taite Abrams!
A relieved looking Taite Abrams thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: PF 10 - Hardy vs Gonzalez
Date: Aug 27, 2016

#R1#
Blade ducks under a wild hook from Venczel.
Venczel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blade.
Blade tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Venczel changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Blade walks into a jab.
Venczel misses the shot to the body.
Blade works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#CL#
Blade tries to keep at a distance but Venczel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blade misses with a punch on the inside.
Blade has a couple of punches blocked by Venczel.
Blade is working Venczel over against the ropes.
Venczel tries a body shot but Blade blocks it.
Venczel can't find room to land a body shot as Blade controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blade can't find room to land a body shot as Venczel controls the action.
Venczel tries a body shot but Blade blocks it.
A short uppercut from Blade. #CUT2#
It looks like Zsiga Venczel has been cut.
Venczel blocks a body shot from Blade.
Blade misses with some punches.
Blade misses with a punch on the inside. #T1#
Still in the clinch, Blade scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blade can't find room to land a body shot as Venczel controls the action.
Blade misses with a punch on the inside.
Venczel is working for takedown but Blade is calmly controlling the position for now.#BC#
Venczel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jake Blade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Venczel lands a nice shot that snaps Blade's head back.
Blade steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Venczel.
Blade tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Venczel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Venczel tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Blade defends well and Venczel ends up having to push Blade into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Blade throws a right and a left that both miss.
Venczel throws a series of punches but Blade avoids them all with ease.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Venczel.
Blade stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zsiga Venczel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blade tries to clinch but Venczel moves out of range.
Blade goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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!
Venczel swats away the attempt to clinch by Blade.#T2#
Venczel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Venczel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blade to score with a decent uppercut.
Blade defending well as Venczel loads up on a big left hand. #CL2#
Blade closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Blade lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Venczel backwards.
Blade tries to throw a body punch but Venczel avoids it by throwing Blade back against the ropes. #BC#
Venczel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut lands for Blade. That snapped Venczel's head back.
Blade scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Venczel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blade tries to clinch up#TD#
and Venczel counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Blade is trying to stand up here but Venczel is controlling him well.
Venczel working over Blade with some ground and pound. Blade looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T3#
Blade is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Venczel scores with a couple of nice shots.
Venczel prevents Blade from standing back up.
Venczel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Venczel performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Blade is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Venczel scores with a couple of nice shots.
Blade looks like he's trying to stand up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Venczel connects with a nice short shot to Blade's temple. #SUB#
Venczel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Venczel working over Blade with some ground and pound. Blade looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T4#
Venczel is trying to control. Blade wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Venczel seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Blade really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Venczel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Venczel controlling the action here.
Venczel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Blade tries to kick Venczel off in order to stand up. Venczel Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Blade tries to escape but Venczel is in control.
An elbow from Venczel crashes against the mat.
Blade is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Venczel throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Blade regains half guard, as Venczel was trying to land strikes. #T5#
Venczel trying to control the action but Blade is working from the bottom.
Venczel performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Blade looks like he's trying to stand up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Venczel connects with a nice short shot to Blade's temple. #SUB#
Venczel is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Blade has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB#
Blade is defending against the submission attempts here by Venczel. #T6#
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.
Blade looks like he's trying to stand up. #ES2#
Blade pushes Venczel off and gets back to his feet.
Blade moves in looking to clinch but Venczel pushes him off.
Blade lands with a straight right. Venczel didn't see that one coming.
Blade lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blade has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Blade wants to clinch.#T7##CL2#
Blade has managed to clinch.
Blade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Venczel looking to stall.
A short left from Blade.
Blade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blade swings wildly with an uppercut but Venczel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Blade - that landed with a thud.
Blade misses with a body punch. #TD#
Venczel works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. #ES2#
Blade kicks Venczel off and gets to his feet.
Blade is looking to clinch.
Venczel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Venczel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Venczel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T8#
Blade is looking to clinch.
Venczel keeps the fight on the outside.
Blade tries to clinch but Venczel is having none of it.
Blade slaps away a takedown attempt from Venczel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blade looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Venczel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Venczel swats away the attempt to clinch by Blade.
Venczel throws a hook but Blade blocks it.
Blade moves in looking to clinch but Venczel pushes him off.
Venczel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Venczel throws a head kick but Blade moves out of range. #T9#
Blade throws a right and a left that Venczel avoids nicely.
Venczel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Venczel looks to throw the jab but Blade is out of range.
Venczel slips a jab from Blade.
Venczel changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Venczel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blade looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big right from Venczel misses.
Blade moves in looking to clinch but Venczel pushes him off.
Venczel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Blade to counter with a crisp jab.
Blade moves in looking to clinch but Venczel pushes him off.
Venczel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blade has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Venczel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Blade paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Venczel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Venczel fails to land the takedown.
Blade cracks Venczel with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jake Blade will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zsiga Venczel's cut.
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. This is the final round!
#R2#
Blade lands a jab to the nose.
Blade lands a jab to the nose.
Blade tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Venczel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice jab there from Venczel.
Blade moves to clinch but Venczel breaks away
letting Venczel counter with a right hand. #CL#
Venczel rushes Blade and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Venczel swings wildly with an uppercut but Blade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blade has a couple of punches blocked by Venczel.
Venczel is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Blade pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venczel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blade lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blade makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blade gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Venczel.
A short right from Blade. #T1#
Blade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Venczel blocks an uppercut.
Venczel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blade misses with a punch to the body.
Blade tries to throw a body punch but Venczel avoids it by throwing Blade back against the ropes.
Blade misses with a punch on the inside.
Blade is working Venczel over against the ropes.
Venczel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blade as Venczel tries to tie him up.
Venczel wants to take the fight to the mat but Blade manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zsiga Venczel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blade.
Blade lands a hook that snaps the head of Venczel backwards.
Blade lands a shoulder strike.
Blade lands with a left to the head. #ROC2#
Venczel is rocked!
Jake Blade seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Blade.
Oh Venczel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T2#
Blade throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Venczels head.
Blade lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blade misses with a body punch. #KD2#
Blade drops Venczel onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Venczel is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blade working aggressively here.
Blade can't find room to land a body shot as Venczel controls the action.
Blade misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Venczel. #BC#
Venczel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blade has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Venczel fails with a takedown attempt. #CL2#
Blade rushes Venczel and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Venczel drops down looking for an ankle pick but Blade pulls his leg out and moves away.
Venczel seems to have got his legs back now.#CL2#
Blade takes the fight into the clinch. #T3#
Blade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blade digs a right hand into Venczel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Venczel's gas tank.
Blade misses with some punches.
Blade lands an uppercut.
Blade lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Venczel.
Venczel swings wildly with an uppercut but Blade uses good head movement to avoid it. #KD2#
Blade drops Venczel onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Venczel is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Blade throws a big uppercut that drops Venczel! More strikes from Blade and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Venczel lies dazed against the ropes as Blade celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Blade!
Jake Blade thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: PF 8 - Bresnar vs Loveladdy
Date: Aug 06, 2016

#R1#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Jager, right into the meat.
Blade takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blade tries to clinch up.
De Jager has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Blade is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Blade throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blade is looking to clinch but De Jager is avoiding it.
A slow jab from Blade misses its intended target.
De Jager connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Jager scores with a leg kick.
De Jager scores with a leg kick.
De Jager throws the kick towards the body but Blade avoids it.
Blade looks to score with a jab to the body but De Jager is just out of range.
De Jager uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blade.
De Jager connects with a solid leg kick.
De Jager dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Jager getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD2#
Blade gets caught flat footed, as De Jager shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
De Jager throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blade works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blade knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for De Jager on the ground.
De Jager scoring with some ground and pound.
Blade being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
De Jager throwing strikes but missing. #T1#
De Jager postures up in Blade's guard and throws a big left but Blade blocks it.
Blade is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Blade keeping full guard, as De Jager tries to pass. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Blade closes the distance but De Jager moves to the side
letting De Jager counter with a right hand.
De Jager avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blade checks the leg kick nicely there.
Blade tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Jager swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
De Jager thumps Blade with a low kick.
De Jager uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blade has time to react.
Blade tries to clinch up but De Jager circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Jager. That's going to slow Blade down.
Blade on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Jager rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blade counters with a straight right hand.
De Jager misses with a two punch combination.
De Jager walks into a left hand.
De Jager just misses with a punch to the body.
Blade fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Jager replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Blade blocks it well.
De Jager lands with a kick to the temple. Blade shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Blade chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Jager can pounce on him.
Blade throws out a loose jab but De Jager uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Jager takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Blade wants to clinch but De Jager slips to the side
and De Jager makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
De Jager throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blade tries to counter by clinching up but De Jager breaks away and moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
De Jager looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Jager thumps Blade with a low kick.
Blade is looking to clinch. #T3#
De Jager keeps the fight on the outside.#CL#
Blade closes the distance and pushes De Jager back into the ropes.
Blade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Jager goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blade misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Jager misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Jager blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Jager lands with a short punch from the clinch.
I was talking to Blade's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Blade lands with a short shot to the head.
De Jager misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blade.
Blade misses with a punch to the body.
Blade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Jager.
De Jager looking to throw knees to the head but Blade is blocking nicely.
De Jager scores with a hook to the body.
De Jager lands a right hand.
A short right from De Jager.
A head punch on the inside from Blade fails to land.
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!
De Jager lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Jager working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T4#
De Jager blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Jager.
De Jager lands a left hand.
De Jager is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
De Jager unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right hand to the body from Blade.
De Jager blocking some punches.
De Jager digs a right hand into Blade's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blade's gas tank.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Blade scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Jager cracks Blade with a nice body shot.
Blade is breathing heavily.
De Jager can't find room to land a body shot as Blade controls the action.
De Jager blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Jager utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
De Jager working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Jager displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blade up against the ropes.
Blade is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Jager lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T5#
Blade takes a knee right on the jaw!
De Jager tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Jager blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blade working aggressively here.
Blade softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Blade lands a left hand.
De Jager lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blade backwards.
De Jager misses with a punch to the body. #TD2#
De Jager turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Blade bucks up and tries to throw De Jager off but instead De Jager has got his back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Jager softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Blade takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Well, with De Jager on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Blade is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Blade grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
De Jager scores with punches to the body.
De Jager landing with strikes. #T6#
Blade is trying to get back to his feet but De Jager has full control of the position and if anything, Blade has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Blade is trapped and De Jager is scoring with shots to the head and body. #ROC2#
Blade is rocked!
Blade is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
De Jager scores with punches and elbows.
Oh Blade is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blade grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
What can Blade do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
A lull in the action here.
De Jager lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Blade seems to have got his legs back now.
De Jager is punishing Blade with some ground and pound.
De Jager has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T7#
De Jager looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
De Jager punches Blade on the ear.
De Jager is controlling the position but Blade somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
De Jager lands with a punch from half guard.
Blade pushes De Jager off looking to stand but De Jager dives back in and keeps control.
De Jager working Blade over with strikes.
De Jager content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
De Jager working Blade over with strikes.
De Jager trying to control the action but Blade is working from the bottom. #T8#
Blade is trying to stand.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
De Jager thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blade's head.
De Jager thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blade's head.
De Jager landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
De Jager landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Blade has hold of De Jager's hands but De Jager slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. De Jager lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from De Jager there. #ES#
Blade makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
De Jager lands with an uppercut that bounces Blade off the ropes and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Jager with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jake Blade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T9#
De Jager fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blade has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blade on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Jager, right into the meat.
De Jager throws a sloppy head kick and Blade moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from De Jager.
De Jager scores with a kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Jager.
De Jager loads up on a big right hand but Blade slips the punch.
Blade looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
De Jager pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blade is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from De Jager.
De Jager scores with a shot to the body.
Blade swings for the body but De Jager moves out of range.
Blade takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #TD2#
De Jager darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Jager winds up and cracks Blade with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bismarck De Jager dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R2#
De Jager throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Blade misses the target.
A big right from De Jager misses.
De Jager throws a leg kick which misses Blade's front leg but catches the back leg as Blade tries to avoid it.
Blade slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De Jager connects with a leg kick. Blade looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blade missing with a left hand there. De Jager was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Jager scores with a nice body kick.
De Jager lands with an uppercut that bounces Blade off the ropes and back into range.
Blade sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Blade throws an overhand right that lands on De Jager's shoulder, as De Jager tries to avoid the shot.
Blade takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blade blocks a head kick by De Jager.
Blade takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
De Jager throws a hook but Blade avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Blade.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from De Jager tenderised Blade's leg. Blade is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bismarck De Jager seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blade blocks a head kick by De Jager.
De Jager comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T1#
Blade lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Blade moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blade tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Jager misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blade.
De Jager lands a nice looking body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Jager lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Blade has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blade and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#CL#
Blade darts in and clinches De Jager up against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Blade creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Jager misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blade working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Jager.
De Jager scores with a knee to the head.
De Jager has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Jager.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blade can't find room to land a body shot as De Jager controls the action.
De Jager digs a right hand underneath Blade's ribcage. Blade let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De Jager misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Jager lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Jager throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blades head. #T2#
Blade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blade takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Jager blocks an uppercut.
De Jager lands a knee to the head. #KD2#
De Jager drops Blade onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Blade is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
De Jager with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Jager lands a big right hand that drops Blade! The killer instinct kicks in and De Jager finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by De Jager!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bismarck De Jager!

Event: PF 7 - Stewart vs Hardy 2
Date: Jul 23, 2016

#R1#
Blade lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though. #CL#
Blade has managed to clinch.
Blade lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fredrick is trying to pull guard but Blade turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Blade lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blade works on Fredrick's body with a couple of short punches.
Blade lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fredrick has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Blade after a bit of a struggle.
Blade lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blade lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fredrick goes for a takedown in the clinch but Blade prevents it.
Jake Blade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald Fredrick.
Still in the clinch, Blade scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blade.
Blade lands with a short punch from the clinch. #CUT#
It looks like Ronald Fredrick has been cut.
A short right from Blade.
Fredrick jumps guard but Blade stands there with Fredrick around his waist. Fredrick gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fredrick tries to pull guard but Blade won't allow it.
A short right from Blade.
Blade lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blade lands with a short shot to the head.
Fredrick looks winded!
Blade lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fredrick backwards. #ROC#
Fredrick is rocked!
Blade lands with a short shot to the head.
Fredrick is still on wobbly legs! Can Blade finish him?#T1#
Blade scores with a shoulder strike.
Fredrick is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Blade lands a big right hand that drops Fredrick! The killer instinct kicks in and Blade finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Blade!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, 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.
In defeat, Ronald Fredrick stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll see you soon!!!'.

Event: UPF 51: Unnamed
Date: May 28, 2016

#R1#
Montana throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blade moves in looking to clinch but Montana pushes him off.
Blade connects with a right hand. Montana shakes it off.
Montana staying out of range there.
Blade tries to close the distance and clinch but Montana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Montana looks for the body kick but Blade saw that one coming.
Montana circles away from the clinch attempt.
Montana throws a half hearted mid kick.#CL#
Blade instigates a clinch.
Blade misses with a punch on the inside.
Montana lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blade working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Montana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've been informed that Montana has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Blade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Montana.
Montana digs a right hand into Blade's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blade's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blade. #T1#
Montana prevents a body shot from Blade.
A shot in the inside from Montana.
Montana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Montana lands with a short shot to the head.
Montana throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Montana. #BC2#
Montana breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blade throws a right and a left that both miss.
Montana waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blade.
We've been told by Blade's head coaches at The Cave Fighting Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice shot by Montana.
Montana lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Montana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blade.
Jake Blade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Blade has managed to clinch.
A short uppercut from Montana.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montana works on Blade's body with a couple of short punches.#BC2#
Montana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blade tries to clinch but Montana moves away
and Montana counters with a solid body kick.
Montana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #T2#
Blade lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Montana throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Blade tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Montana manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blade tries to clinch up.
Montana lets loose with a powerful body kick. Blade will feel that in the morning.
Blade misses with a straight right.
Montana throws a head kick but Blade moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Montana. That's going to slow Blade down.
Montana thuds his shin into the meat of Blade's side.
Montana with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blade to score with a decent uppercut.
Blade is looking to clinch.
Montana throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blade.
Montana thuds his shin into the meat of Blade's side.
Good exchange - Montana coming out on top.#ROC2#
Blade is rocked!#T3#
Montana takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blade throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blade tries to clinch up but Montana circles away and keeps his distance.
Blade looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blade looks to clinch
and Montana counters with a slapping leg kick.
Montana throws a push kick but Blade slaps the foot to one side.
Montana slips a jab from Blade.
Blade walks into a left hand.
Blade tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Montana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blade misses with a left hand
and Montana counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Blade is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Montana throws a sloppy head kick and Blade moves out of range easily.
Blade seems to have got his legs back now.
Montana drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Blade right on the button. Blade goes down! Montana follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Montana gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Coke Montana!
An out of breath Coke Montana thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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