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Event:
RapidFC 63
Date: Feb 15, 2020 |
#R1##CL2#
Blood takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blood.
Blood misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
Blood has a couple of punches blocked by Dawoud.
Dawoud lands with a right to the head.
Blood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blood has a couple of punches blocked by Dawoud.
Dawoud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
Dawoud throws a head punch that misses.
Dawoud swings wildly with an uppercut but Blood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dawoud lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Blood.
Blood lands a left hand.
Blood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Dawoud.
Dawoud misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
Dawoud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blood.
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
A short right from Dawoud. #T1#
Dawoud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blood has a couple of punches blocked by Dawoud.
Dawoud blocking some punches.
Dawoud lands a hook that snaps the head of Blood backwards.
Dawoud swings wildly with an uppercut but Blood uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Dawoud.
Blood misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawoud.
Dawoud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dawoud misses with a punch on the inside.
Dawoud misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blood.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Dawoud.
Blood working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dawoud.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
Dawoud lands a left hand.
Blood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blood blocks an uppercut.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
Dawoud lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
Dawoud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dawoud misses with a punch on the inside.
Dawoud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Blood on the inside.
Dawoud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dawoud misses with a punch on the inside.
Blood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dawoud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dawoud lands a nice uppercut.
Blood has a couple of punches blocked by Dawoud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dawoud.
Blood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dawoud blocking some punches.
Dawoud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dawoud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dawoud lands a left hand.
Blood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dawoud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
Blood lands a hook that snaps the head of Dawoud backwards. #T3#
Dawoud throws a head punch that misses.
Blood misses with a punch on the inside.
Dawoud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dawoud swings wildly with an uppercut but Blood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dawoud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dawoud misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Dawoud fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dawoud.
Dawoud lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blood backwards.
Blood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dawoud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dawoud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blood misses with the head strike.
Dawoud misses with the head strike.
Blood swings wildly with an uppercut but Dawoud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dawoud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dawoud throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bloods head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blood lands a left hand.
Blood misses with some punches.
Dawoud has a couple of punches blocked by Blood.
#T4#
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawoud has a couple of punches blocked by Blood.
Blood blocks an uppercut.
Blood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dawoud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blood blocks an uppercut.
Blood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blood.
Dawoud blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dawoud.
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
Blood gets through Dawoud's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
Blood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dawoud misses with some punches.
Blood working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dawoud blocks an uppercut.
Blood scores with a shoulder strike.
Dawoud makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blood lands an uppercut.
Blood throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Dawoud fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ivan Blood will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Blood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blood swats away the attempt to clinch by Dawoud.#CL2#
Blood darts in and clinches Dawoud up against the cage.
Dawoud misses with the head strike.
Blood blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Blood scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Blood on the inside.
Dawoud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dawoud throws a punch but it's blocked by Blood.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Dawoud.
Blood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Blood.
Dawoud lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
Dawoud throws a punch but it's blocked by Blood.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
Dawoud blocks an uppercut.
Dawoud blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawoud.
Dawoud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blood working aggressively here.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Blood in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.#T1#
Dawoud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dawoud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dawoud pushes Blood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Blood.
Blood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ivan Blood seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dawoud makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Blood.
Dawoud lands a left hand.
Blood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dawoud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dawoud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
Dawoud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
Blood misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
Blood misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dawoud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dawoud has a couple of punches blocked by Blood.
Dawoud blocking some punches.
Blood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T2#
Blood misses with some punches.
Blood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dawoud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blood takes a shot to the head.
Dawoud swings wildly with an uppercut but Blood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dawoud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blood gets through Dawoud's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dawoud lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Blood.
Dawoud misses with a punch on the inside.
Blood blocks an uppercut.
Blood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dawouds head.
Blood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dawoud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dawoud blocks an uppercut.
Blood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blood blocking some punches.
Blood blocking some punches.
Dawoud blocks an uppercut.
Dawoud lands with a left to the head.
Blood misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
A nice right hand lands inside from Blood.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
Blood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Dawoud fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
A short uppercut from Blood.
A nice left hand lands by Blood.
Blood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dawoud backwards.
Blood misses with some punches.
Dawoud throws a head punch that misses.
Dawoud blocks an uppercut.
Blood misses with the head strike.
Dawoud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
Dawoud blocking some punches.
Blood has a couple of punches blocked by Dawoud.
Dawoud misses with a punch on the inside.
Dawoud misses with a punch on the inside.
Blood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dawoud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blood blocks an uppercut.
Dawoud misses with a punch on the inside.
#T4#
Dawoud misses with the head strike.
Blood blocking some punches.
Dawoud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dawoud misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dawoud.
Dawoud blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
Dawoud makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dawoud lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dawoud lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blood blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dawoud creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawoud.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blood misses with some punches.
Dawoud misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dawoud blocking some punches.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Dawoud.
Blood swings wildly with an uppercut but Dawoud uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dawoud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ivan Blood will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Blood has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blood.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blood.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
Dawoud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blood working aggressively here.
Dawoud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blood lands a hook that snaps the head of Dawoud backwards.
Dawoud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dawoud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dawoud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blood lands a nice uppercut.
Blood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blood lands with a short shot to the head.
Dawoud lands a shoulder strike.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Dawoud.
Blood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dawoud throws a punch but it's blocked by Blood.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dawoud swings wildly with an uppercut but Blood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blood swings wildly with an uppercut but Dawoud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dawoud blocks an uppercut.
#T1#
Dawoud throws a head punch that misses.
Blood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dawoud blocking some punches.
Dawoud working aggressively here.
Dawoud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dawoud misses with the head strike.
Dawoud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dawoud working aggressively here.
Dawoud misses with the head strike.
Blood throws an elbow but it misses.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Dawoud.
Dawoud blocking some punches.
Blood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dawoud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blood takes a shot to the head.
Blood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blood lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blood has a couple of punches blocked by Dawoud.
Dawoud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blood swings wildly with an uppercut but Dawoud uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Dawoud.
Blood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Blood scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dawoud blocking some punches.
Blood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dawouds head.
Blood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dawoud backwards.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Dawoud.
Dawoud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dawoud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blood has a couple of punches blocked by Dawoud.
Blood has a couple of punches blocked by Dawoud.
Blood misses with a punch on the inside.
Dawoud misses with a punch on the inside.
Blood blocks an uppercut.
Blood lands with a light punch inside.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dawoud working aggressively here.
#T3#
A short uppercut from Blood.
Dawoud blocks an uppercut.
Blood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dawoud throws a head punch that misses.
Dawoud throws a punch but it's blocked by Blood.
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
Blood working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawoud.
Blood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawoud.
Ivan Blood is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dawoud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dawoud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dawoud has a couple of punches blocked by Blood.
Dawoud has a couple of punches blocked by Blood.
Dawoud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Dawoud fails to land. #T4#
Dawoud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dawoud lands a shoulder strike.
Dawoud throws a punch but it's blocked by Blood.
Dawoud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dawoud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
Dawoud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dawoud misses with the head strike.
Dawoud misses with a punch on the inside.
Blood lands a hook to the side of the head.
Osman Dawoud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blood blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blood.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Blood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blood has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Blood!
After winning the bout, Ivan Blood thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
S.A.F.O REGENERATION #2
Date: Nov 16, 2019 |
#R1##CL2#
Blood takes the fight into the clinch.
Lesnar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blood misses with the head strike.
Blood lands a hook that snaps the head of Lesnar backwards.
Blood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lesnar jumps guard but Blood stands there with Lesnar around his waist. Lesnar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lesnar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lesnar can't break the clinch.
Lesnar is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Blood is defending well.
Lesnar tries to break free but Blood pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Lesnar .
Blood misses with the head strike.
Blood lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lesnar backwards. #TD#
Lesnar jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blood in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lesnar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blood.
Lesnar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T1#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blood has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lesnar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blood's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Blood throwing strikes but missing.
Lesnar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blood throws a big right hand that misses.
Lesnar trying to control the position.
Lesnar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blood with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blood missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blood throws a big elbow that misses.
Blood postures up in Lesnar 's guard and throws a big left but Lesnar blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lesnar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Blood throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Blood stands up over Lesnar , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lesnar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.#T2#
Blood trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blood chips away with some ground and pound.
Blood is looking to work some ground and pound but Lesnar has wrist control.
Blood throws a big right hand that misses.
Lesnar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blood with a nice head shot there.
Lesnar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blood chips away with some ground and pound.
Blood in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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!
Blood throwing strikes from guard but Lesnar blocks nicely.
Blood missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blood throwing strikes but missing.
Blood with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blood postures up in Lesnar 's guard and throws a big left but Lesnar blocks it. #T3#
Lesnar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lesnar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blood throwing strikes but missing.
Blood postures up in Lesnar 's guard and throws a big left but Lesnar blocks it.
Blood scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Blood throws a big elbow that misses.
Blood throws a big elbow that misses.
Blood pushing down on Lesnar 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lesnar tries to roll over but Blood keeps him under control.
Lesnar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Blood thows a huge punch but Lesnar dodges it nicely.
Blood missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Blood thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blood landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lesnar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blood. #T4#
Blood missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Blood not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lesnar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blood.
Blood throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blood.
Blood thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blood sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lesnar defending well though.
Blood throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lesnar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blood.
Blood thows a huge punch but Lesnar dodges it nicely.
Lesnar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lesnar tries to get out of the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blood is nestled in close to Lesnar , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#ROC2#
Lesnar is rocked!
Blood lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Lesnar ! More strikes land and this one is all over! Blood jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Blood!
Ivan Blood thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
S.A.F.O PROMOTION
Date: Sep 14, 2019 |
#R1#
Lesnar fails to land the takedown.
Lesnar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blood.
#CL#
Blood gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lesnar backwards.
Blood lands a shoulder strike.
Lesnar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Blood walks away with a smile on his face. Lesnar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
Blood rushes Lesnar and presses him up against the cage.
Blood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lesnar backwards.
Blood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Blood on the inside.
Blood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Blood.
Blood lands with a short shot to the head.
Blood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lesnar changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Blood fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ivan Blood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Champ Lesnar.#CL#
Blood has taken the fight to the clinch.
#T1#
Lesnar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lesnar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Blood pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lesnar is trying to force a seperation but Blood has the dominant position.
Lesnar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Blood gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short uppercut from Blood. #CUT#
It looks like Champ Lesnar has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Blood.
Lesnar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Blood smiles and moves away.
#CL#
Blood fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lesnar, pushing him back against the cage.
Lesnar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Blood just stands there and leans against the cage.
Blood lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Blood scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blood lands with a short shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Blood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blood lands with a left to the head.
Lesnar tries to pull guard but Blood forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Blood lands a hook that snaps the head of Lesnar backwards.
Blood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#ROC#
Lesnar is rocked!
Lesnar looks winded!
Lesnar takes a shot to the head.
Lesnar is still on wobbly legs! Can Blood finish him?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #KD#
Blood lands a vicious elbow to the side of Lesnar's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Blood tries to finish him with strikes but Lesnar still seems able to defend himself so Blood steps back and lets Lesnar get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.#CL#
Blood has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blood unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Lesnar! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Blood is unloading with more strikes now! Lesnar drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Blood!
A very excited looking Ivan Blood 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.
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Event:
EFC Pato vs Paa 2
Date: Aug 24, 2019 |
#R1##CL2#
Blood clinches.
Blood lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
Blood misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve Jr.
Blood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steve Jr.
Steve Jr working aggressively here.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve Jr.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
Blood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steve Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Steve Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blood backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
Steve Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Blood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blood as Steve Jr tries to tie him up.
Blood pushes off an throws an elbow but Steve Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Steve Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Blood.
Blood has a couple of punches blocked by Steve Jr.
Steve Jr misses with a body punch.
Blood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steve Jr backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T1#
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
Steve Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steve Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blood misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steve Jr.
A short uppercut from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blood working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve Jr.
Blood misses with some punches.
Blood working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr works on Blood's body with a couple of short punches.
Blood has a couple of punches blocked by Steve Jr.
Blood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Steve Jr fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steve Jr.
Steve Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Steve Jr tries a body shot but Blood blocks it.
Blood has a couple of punches blocked by Steve Jr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steve Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blood backwards.
Steve Jr stalling against the cage.
#T2#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve Jr.
Steve Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve Jr.
A short left from Blood.
Blood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blood working aggressively here.
Steve Jr presses Blood against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Blood.
Steve Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steve Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steve Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blood backwards.
Blood misses with a punch on the inside.
Steve Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blood blocks an uppercut.
Steve Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blood misses with a punch on the inside.
Steve Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Blood swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blood prevents a body shot from Steve Jr. #T3#
Steve Jr displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blood up against the cage.
Steve Jr blocking some punches.
Blood working aggressively here.
Blood misses with a punch on the inside.
Blood lands a shoulder strike.
Steve Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
Steve Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Still in the clinch, Steve Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
Steve Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steve Jr tries to work over Blood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Steve Jr fails to land.
Steve Jr blocks an uppercut.
Steve Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steve Jr misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blood.
Blood being controlled against the cage.#T4#
Steve Jr is looking to control Blood's arms but Blood gets an underhook and turns him. Now Steve Jr has his back to the cage.
Steve Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steve Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steve Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steve Jr misses with some punches.
Blood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blood throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blood working aggressively here.
Blood swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steve Jr backwards.
Steve Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Steve Jr working aggressively here.
Steve Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blood misses with a punch on the inside.
Steve Jr gets through Blood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
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 George Steve Jr will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve Jr.
Steve Jr is looking to control Blood's arms but Blood gets an underhook and turns him. Now Steve Jr has his back to the cage.
A short uppercut from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr gets through Blood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Steve Jr lands with a left to the head.
Blood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steve Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Steve Jr working aggressively here.
Blood prevents a body shot from Steve Jr.
Blood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steve Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steve Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve Jr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blood blocks a body shot from Steve Jr.
Blood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blood swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T1#
Blood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blood misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steve Jr.
Blood lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve Jr.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve Jr.
Steve Jr working aggressively here.
Steve Jr digs a right hand into Blood's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blood's gas tank.
Blood blocks a body shot from Steve Jr.
Blood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Steve Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Blood.
Blood swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steve Jr.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve Jr.
Blood swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve Jr blocks an uppercut.
#T2#
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Blood prevents a body shot from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Blood.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
Steve Jr tries to throw a body punch but Blood avoids it by throwing Steve Jr back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steve Jr.
Steve Jr is trying to stall.
Steve Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blood.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
Steve Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steve Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blood working aggressively here.
Steve Jr blocking some punches.
Steve Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blood has a couple of punches blocked by Steve Jr.
Steve Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blood backwards.
Steve Jr will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Blood up against the cage.#T3#
Steve Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Blood.
Steve Jr tries a body shot but Blood blocks it.
Blood misses with some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Blood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steve Jr misses with some punches.
A short right from Steve Jr.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steve Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blood backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve Jr.
Steve Jr lands a body shot.
Blood misses with some punches.
Blood blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Blood on the inside.
Blood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T4#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
Ivan Blood seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blood lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steve Jr backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steve Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blood lands a left hand.
Steve Jr stalling in the clinch but Blood improves position.
Blood blocks a body shot from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Steve Jr fails to land.
A short right from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Blood.
Steve Jr digs a right hand underneath Blood's ribcage. Blood let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Steve Jr presses Blood against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Steve Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steve Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blood backwards.
Steve Jr is looking to control Blood's arms but Blood gets an underhook and turns him. Now Steve Jr has his back to the cage.
Steve Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that George Steve Jr will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Blood forces Steve Jr back against the cage and clinches.
Steve Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steve Jr misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
Steve Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Steve Jr is working Blood over against the cage.
Steve Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Steve Jr.
Blood misses with the head strike.
Steve Jr blocks an uppercut.
Blood blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve Jr lands with a left to the head.
Blood misses with some punches.
Steve Jr working aggressively here.
Steve Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Blood controls the action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Steve Jr takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Blood misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
Steve Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Blood pushes off an throws an elbow but Steve Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve Jr.
Steve Jr lands a left hand.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
A right hook to the body lands for Steve Jr.
Steve Jr tries to work over Blood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve Jr.
Steve Jr dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Blood misses with the head strike.
Steve Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steve Jr.
Blood misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steve Jr backwards.
Ivan Blood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
George Steve Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Blood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steve Jrs head.
Steve Jr blocking some punches.
Blood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
Blood working aggressively here.
Blood misses with the head strike.
Steve Jr blocking some punches.
Steve Jr blocks an uppercut.
Blood working aggressively here.
Blood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steve Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steve Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blood working aggressively here.
#T3#
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve Jr.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve Jr.
Blood working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve Jr.
Steve Jr blocking some punches.
Steve Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
Steve Jr blocks an uppercut.
Steve Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T4#
Blood misses with an elbow strike.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steve Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve Jr.
Steve Jr blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
Steve Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Blood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blood working aggressively here.
Blood misses with some punches.
Blood swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve Jr tries to work over Blood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Blood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Steve Jr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... George Steve Jr!
An out of breath George Steve Jr 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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EFC Ramses vs Lopez
Date: Jul 20, 2019 |
#R1#
Blood lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#KD2#
Blood lands a left and a right that send Day crashing to the mat, dazed. Blood thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#
Day is rocked!
Blood lands with a right and another and another! Day is in big trouble! Blood lands again and this time it's lights out for Day! A quality knockout there for Blood.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ivan Blood!
Ivan Blood thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
EFC Chaelsson vs Fontaine
Date: Jun 22, 2019 |
#R1#
Blood lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #CUT2#
It looks like Pedro Rocha Barros has been cut.
Blood throws a series of punches but Rocha Barros moves out of range.
Blood misses with a body shot.
Blood throws a combination that misses
and Rocha Barros counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Blood.
Blood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Rocha Barros to counter with a crisp jab.
Rocha Barros misses with a body shot.
Blood looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Rocha Barros misses.
Rocha Barros throws a big shot that misses.
Blood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rocha Barros moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blood looks to land a combination but Rocha Barros avoids it well.
Blood throws a lazy right hand but Rocha Barros sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blood swings for the body but Rocha Barros moves out of range.
Blood misses with a combination
letting Rocha Barros counter with a right hand.
Blood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rocha Barros moves away.
Blood slips a straight right by Rocha Barros.
Blood scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
#T1#
Blood scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rocha Barros waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blood.
Blood throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rocha Barros makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blood misses with a straight right.
Blood throws out a loose jab but Rocha Barros uses good head movement to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Rocha Barros misses its target.
Blood throws a nice looking combination but Rocha Barros bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blood looks to land a left hand but Rocha Barros moved out of range nicely.
Blood throws a hook but Rocha Barros blocks it.
Rocha Barros throws a body punch but Blood moves out of range.
Blood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rocha Barros moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blood cracks a nice hook into Rocha Barros's ribs.
Rocha Barros throws out a loose jab but Blood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blood lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Blood looks to land a combination but Rocha Barros avoids it well.
Ivan Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blood misses with a right hand
and Rocha Barros counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blood connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rocha Barros momentarily.
#T2#
Blood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rocha Barros moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blood misses with a double jab.
Blood misses with a wild combination.
A shot to the body from Blood misses
and Blood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blood just misses with a punch to the body.
Rocha Barros dodges the punch combination from Blood.
Blood lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A jab from Blood does it's job there.
Rocha Barros throws a jab when Blood was well out of range.
Rocha Barros waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blood.
Blood misses with the combination.
Blood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T3#
Blood throws a lazy uppercut
and Rocha Barros counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Blood scores with a nice head shot.
Blood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blood misses with an uppercut
and Rocha Barros counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blood with a hook.
Rocha Barros avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blood lands a jab.
Rocha Barros misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rocha Barros walks into a jab.
Blood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blood throws a series of punches but Rocha Barros avoids them all with ease. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blood connects with a right hand. Rocha Barros shakes it off.
A cross from Rocha Barros lands.
Blood slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blood lands a jab to Rocha Barros's midsection.
Blood throws an overhand right that lands on Rocha Barros's shoulder, as Rocha Barros tries to avoid the shot.
Blood falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rocha Barros counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rocha Barros was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blood lands a nice looking body shot.
Blood misses with a few strikes there.
Rocha Barros slips a straight right by Blood.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blood misses with a body shot
letting Rocha Barros counter with a right hand.
Rocha Barros wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rocha Barros keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blood.
Blood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rocha Barros was well out of range. Poor timing from Blood.
A little feinted left hand from Rocha Barros on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Blood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Rocha Barros's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Blood cracks Rocha Barros with a good jab.
Blood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blood falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rocha Barros counters with a straight right hand.
Blood throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rocha Barros counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blood scores with a one two! Rocha Barros had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Blood falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rocha Barros counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rocha Barros counters with a stiff right hand.
Rocha Barros uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blood.
Rocha Barros is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rocha Barros takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Blood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blood throws an off balance right hand
and Rocha Barros counters with a nice uppercut.
Blood throws a lazy uppercut
and Rocha Barros counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blood throws a right and a left that Rocha Barros avoids nicely.
Blood is breathing heavily.#T1#
Blood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blood throws a nice looking combination but Rocha Barros bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rocha Barros uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blood.
Sloppy strikes from Blood. Those never looked like landing.
Blood throws a right hand that Rocha Barros ducks under and follows up with a left that Rocha Barros also avoids with ease.
Blood throws a right and a left that Rocha Barros avoids nicely.
Rocha Barros throws a jab when Blood was well out of range.
Blood misses with a double jab.
Rocha Barros appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Blood looks to land a left hand but Rocha Barros moved out of range nicely.
Blood misses with a few strikes there.
Rocha Barros lands a nice shot to the body.
Blood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blood misses with a hook.
Blood misses with a left hand
and Rocha Barros counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rocha Barros throws a jab but it's blocked by Blood.
Rocha Barros slips under a jab from Blood.#T2#
Blood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blood cracks Rocha Barros with a good jab.
Blood misses with a wild combination.
Ivan Blood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Rocha Barros throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blood now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Blood throws an overhand right that lands on Rocha Barros's shoulder, as Rocha Barros tries to avoid the shot.
Rocha Barros staying out of range there.
Rocha Barros just misses with a punch to the body.
Rocha Barros waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blood.
Blood moves away from the strike by Rocha Barros.
Blood connects with a nice looking jab.
Ivan Blood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rocha Barros uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blood.
Rocha Barros swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T3#
Blood slips a straight right by Rocha Barros.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rocha Barros might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Rocha Barros lands a glancing blow to the side of Blood's head.
Blood ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blood looks to land a combination but Rocha Barros avoids it well.
Blood misses with an uppercut
and Rocha Barros connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rocha Barros just misses with a punch to the body.
Rocha Barros takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Blood misses with the combination.
Rocha Barros swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A combination from Blood does no damage.
Blood misses with a combination
and Rocha Barros counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blood misses with a two punch combination.
Rocha Barros loads up on a big right hand but Blood slips the punch.
Blood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blood takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rocha Barros connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blood. Rocha Barros does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rocha Barros is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rocha Barros looks to land a left hand but Blood moved out of range nicely.
Blood throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Rocha Barros to counter with a crisp jab.
Rocha Barros lands a nice shot that snaps Blood's head back.
Blood moves out of range of the strikes.
Rocha Barros throws an off balance right hand
and Blood counters with a nice uppercut.
Rocha Barros swings for the body but Blood moves out of range.
Blood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rocha Barros.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blood lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rocha Barros missing with a left hand there. Blood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Blood misses its intended target.
Rocha Barros throwing a counter right hand but Blood manages to avoid it.
Blood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rocha Barros cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ivan Blood will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pedro Rocha Barros's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Blood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rocha Barros.
An attempted straight right counter from Rocha Barros misses the target.
Rocha Barros definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rocha Barros misses the shot to the body.
Blood is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Blood throws the left hand but Rocha Barros avoids the punch easily.
Rocha Barros was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rocha Barros uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blood.
Blood moves out of range of the strikes.
Blood lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Blood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blood misses with a right hand
and Rocha Barros counters with a nice uppercut.
Blood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rocha Barros cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ivan Blood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot lands for Rocha Barros.
Rocha Barros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blood manages to avoid it.
Rocha Barros takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Blood misses with the combination.
A little feinted left hand from Rocha Barros on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rocha Barros loads up on a big right hand but Blood slips the punch.
Blood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Blood.
An attempted straight right counter from Rocha Barros misses the target.
Blood scores with a jab to the jaw.
Blood has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T1#
Rocha Barros takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Blood misses with a right hand
letting Rocha Barros counter with a right hand.
Blood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blood lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rocha Barros throws a shot from downtown. Blood moves away and avoids it.
Blood just misses with a punch to the body.
Rocha Barros appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Blood throws a lazy uppercut
and Rocha Barros counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Rocha Barros throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rocha Barros showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blood.
A quick step to the side and Rocha Barros tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rocha Barros keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Rocha Barros to counter with a crisp jab.
Blood misses with a body shot.
Blood throws a looping overhand right but Rocha Barros ducks down to avoid it.
Blood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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!
Blood throws a shot from downtown. Rocha Barros moves away and avoids it.
Pedro Rocha Barros has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Blood defending well as Rocha Barros loads up on a big left hand.
Blood on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rocha Barros throws a lazy right hand but Blood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blood ducks under a wild hook from Rocha Barros.
Blood swings widly with a right hand
#KD#
and Blood is countered with a crisp right hand from Rocha Barros that sends him to the canvas! Rocha Barros follows him to the mat into side control. #ROC#
Blood is rocked!
Blood gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Blood is still in real trouble! Can Rocha Barros finish him?
Rocha Barros looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Blood covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Rocha Barros!
An out of breath Pedro Rocha Barros 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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Event:
The Island Season 9, 155 lbs, Round 4
Date: May 07, 2019 |
#R1#
Sloppy strikes from Blood. Those never looked like landing.
Blood misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blood looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Blood displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #CUT2#
It looks like James Smith has been cut.#TD#
Smith fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Blood to the ground. Smith is now in Blood's guard.
Blood is looking to stand back up but Smith counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Blood. #REVB#
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Smith throwing shots but Blood is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith lands with a punch from half guard.
Smith sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blood defending well though.
Smith wants to control but Blood is keeping him busy.
Smith drops an elbow to the side of Blood's head.
Smith lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Blood on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Smith lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Blood wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
Smith passes to side control.
Smith connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Blood some visible discomfort.
Smith misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Smith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Smith scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Blood to see if he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blood parries the strikes from Smith easily there. Smith is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Blood to escape.
Smith lands an elbow. #T2#
Smith works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Blood taking a bit of punishment here - Smith scoring with strikes.
Blood really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smith in side control lands a decent elbow.
Smith definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blood can do anything to dispel that myth.
Blood can't do much from the bottom here.
The strikes coming from Smith are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blood avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Smith.
Smith working the body and head with strikes.
Smith lands a nice forearm strike.
Smith controls the position.
Smith looks up at the clock and then as Blood takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Smith smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
#T3#
Smith grinds an elbow into Blood's temple.
An elbow from Smith crashes against the mat.
Smith in side control lands a decent elbow.
Blood seems a little lost for a moment, as Smith dominates the positioning.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smith lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Blood down.
Smith advances to full mount.
Blood is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Smith connects with a massive shot to the dome!
#ROC#
Blood is rocked!
Smith drops a big elbow. That's hurt Blood! More shots from Smith and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Smith!
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Event:
The Island Season 9, 155 lbs, Round 3
Date: May 06, 2019 |
#R1#
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blood seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Blood looks to throw the jab but Gracie is out of range.
Blood misses with a body shot.
Blood lands a jab to the nose.
Blood connects with a crisp jab.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A quick step to the side and Blood tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Blood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Blood lands with a nice body punch.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Blood defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blood throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie takes one to the chin there.
Blood lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blood paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T1#
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Blood.
Blood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Blood stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blood wants it to stay on the feet.#TD2#
Gracie throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Blood was covering up waiting for the punch and Gracie finishes the takedown easily into guard. #SUB2#
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Blood is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Blood manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Blood's guard.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Blood is retaining full guard.
My spies in Yaw-Yan Ardigma inform me that Gracie has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Blood seems keen to control Gracie's posture.#T2##SUB2#
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB2#
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #T3##SUB2#
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie trying to control but Blood is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie preventing the sweep. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Blood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Blood.
Blood misses with a wild body shot.
Blood misses with a straight left.
Ivan Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie defending well as Blood loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blood misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#TD2#
Gracie gets a double leg takedown into Blood's guard.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Blood is retaining full guard.
Gracie advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Blood dominated that round.
That's time! Blood's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Blood slips the punch.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Blood.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Blood is out of range.
Gracie swings for the body but Blood moves out of range.
Blood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blood throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie moves out of range as Blood strikes.
Blood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Nice uppercut lands for Blood. That snapped Gracie's head back.
Blood misses with a straight left.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.
Blood looks to land a combination. Gracie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#CUT#
It looks like Royler Gracie has been cut.
Blood throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Blood is just out of range.
Blood connects with a right hand. Gracie shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blood defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie defending well as Blood loads up on a big left hand.
Gracie tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#T1##TD2#
Gracie shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Blood manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gracie is standing up over Blood. Blood looks to escape but Gracie dives into side control.
#REVR##SUB2#
Gracie goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Blood has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gracie but great work by Blood.
Blood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Blood controlling the position.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#T2##SUB2#
Gracie is working for a kimura but Blood is defending it quite comfortably.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB2#
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Blood is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blood avoid being mounted?
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Blood is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T3##SUB2#
Blood is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
#SUB2#
Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Blood is looking to improve his position.
Blood has his hands clasped together around Gracie's back. He's all about the action.
Royler Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#ES#
Blood manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Blood connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Blood does it's job there.
Blood throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
Blood misses with a looping right.
Blood misses with a double jab
#TD2#
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. Blood fights it but they end up in guard.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Blood is keeping the position.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Blood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Blood dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Royler Gracie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Blood ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
An attempted straight right counter from Blood misses the target.
Blood throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Gracie takes a swing at Blood's ribcage but misses.
Blood connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Blood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blood looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Blood goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Blood lands a nice looking body shot.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blood manages to avoid it.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blood tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blood to the ground. Blood escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Blood moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blood's waist but Blood gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Blood moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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!
Blood slips under a jab.#T1#
Gracie slips a straight right by Blood.
Blood connects with a nice looking jab.
Blood with a hook.
Blood scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one.
Gracie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blood connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gracie scrambles back to his feet.#ROC#
Gracie is rocked!
Gracie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Blood finish him?
Blood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Blood cracks Gracie on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Gracie falls backwards against the cage. Blood follows up with more strikes that drop Gracie to his knees. Blood keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Gracie! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Blood!
An out of breath Ivan Blood 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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Event:
The Island Season 9, 155 lbs, Round 2
Date: May 05, 2019 |
#R1#
Blood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blood throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blood.
Blood tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Nice straight punches there by Blood. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blood.
Blood seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Blood listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blood throws out the jab.
Blood lands a nice shot to the body.
Blood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Blood defends it well.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Blood.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Blood was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blood ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
A big right from Blood misses. #T1##CL#
Blood instigates a clinch.
Blood lands an uppercut.
Blood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blood digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blood's elbow.
Blood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Blood.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
Blood prevents a takedown attempt there.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
Johnson tries a body shot but Blood blocks it.
Blood digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blood lands with a left to the head.
Blood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson's coach down at Temp Spar Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Johnson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Blood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T2#
Blood lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blood.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ivan Blood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwayne Johnson.
Johnson working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blood.
A short left from Blood.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Blood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blood blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Blood digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Blood. #T3#
Blood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blood misses with the head strike.
Blood misses with a punch to the body.
Blood scores with a shoulder strike.
Blood tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blood misses with a punch on the inside.
Blood lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Blood.
Blood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Blood.
Blood misses with some punches.
Johnson tries a body shot but Blood blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Blood.
Blood lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blood's elbow. #T4#
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Blood avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson has Blood pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Blood manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Blood lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blood blocks an uppercut.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Blood.
Blood prevents a takedown attempt there.
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
Johnson tries a body shot but Blood blocks it.
Blood misses with a punch on the inside.
Blood lands a left hand.
Blood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Blood.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Blood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blood struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Blood dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Blood staying out of range there.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Blood lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Blood stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blood wants it to stay on the feet.
Blood appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Blood connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.#ROC#
Johnson is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Dwayne Johnson has been cut.
Blood knocks out Johnson with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Blood before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Blood picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Blood!
Ivan Blood seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Dwayne Johnson had this to say: 'My time is not yet now.'.
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Event:
The Island Season 9, 155 lbs, Round 1
Date: May 04, 2019 |
#R1#
Sujitsu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blood misses with a lunging right hand
#TD2#
and Sujitsu counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Blood being controlled here, momentarily.
Sujitsu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blood swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sujitsu keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Sujitsu drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Blood manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sujitsu has Blood in his guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Sujitsu looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Blood has picked Sujitsu up and slammed him! Sujitsu can't keep hold of the triangle and Blood manages to pass to side control!
Sujitsu manages to work his way to half guard, despite Blood's best efforts.#T1#
Sujitsu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sujitsu wants to sweep here but Blood controlling him for the moment. #SUB2#
Sujitsu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Blood is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SUB2#
Sujitsu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blood defends it easily.
Sujitsu keeping moving, preventing Blood from controlling successfully. #T2#
Sujitsu looking for a sweep. Not yet Sujitsu, not yet. #SUB2#
Sujitsu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Blood is aware though and is defending well.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sujitsu is on top in guard.
#REVB##SUB2#
Sujitsu drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Blood dives on top into guard.#REVR#
Blood controlling from the top position.
Blood definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sujitsu has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Temp Spar Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.#SUB2#
Sujitsu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T3#
Blood wants to pass the guard but Sujitsu is keeping the position.
Sujitsu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#SUB2#
Sujitsu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sujitsu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sujitsu might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Blood haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#SUB2#
Sujitsu is looking for a triangle but Blood pushes his legs off easily.
#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Blood is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#SUB2#
Sujitsu throws his legs up looking for a submission but Blood uses it to pass to side control.
Sujitsu tries to buck Blood off but Blood is having none of it.
Blood working away.
Sujitsu is looking to reverse the position.
Sujitsu regains half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Sujitsu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blood pulls his head out easily. #SUB2#
Sujitsu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blood pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kubo Sujitsu dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Sujitsu throws a jab when Blood was well out of range.
Sujitsu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blood circles away.
Blood was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Blood with a nice cross.
Blood cracks Sujitsu with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Sujitsu tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Blood pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Sujitsu is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Blood!
Ivan Blood thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
IFA 27-04
Date: Apr 27, 2019 |
#R1#
Kutaz walks into a straight right hand from Blood.
Blood misses with an uppercut
and Kutaz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#CL2#
Kutaz tries to keep at a distance but Blood has taken the fight into the clinch.
I was talking to Kutaz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#BC#
Kutaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blood swings widly with a right hand
and Kutaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blood throws a right hand that misses
and Kutaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kutaz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kutaz misses the jab.
Blood throws a lazy right hand but Kutaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kutaz manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Kutaz misses the target.
Blood fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kutaz on the side of the head.#T1##CL2#
Blood pushes Kutaz up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blood.
Kutaz blocks a body shot from Blood. #BC#
Kutaz breaks from the clinch.
Kutaz connects with a nice looking jab.
Blood rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kutaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blood slips a jab from Kutaz.
Kutaz tries to move into range but Blood moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kutaz throws a jab when Blood was well out of range.
Blood throws a body shot but no joy. #T2#
Kutaz blocks a jab.
It looked like Kutaz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Blood throws a lazy uppercut
and Kutaz 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!
Kutaz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blood under the eye.
Kutaz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kutaz cracks Blood with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#ROC#
Blood is rocked!
Blood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blood's coach down at Temp Spar Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Blood's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kutaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blood! But no joy.
Kutaz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Blood slips a jab from Kutaz.
Blood throws a jab but it's blocked by Kutaz. #T3#
Blood on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blood is still on wobbly legs! Can Kutaz finish him?
Blood throws a good cross that connects.
Blood seems to have recovered his senses.
Kutaz misses the shot to the body.
Blood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blood doesn't manage to clinch there - Kutaz circles away.
Kutaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blood misses the shot to the body.
Blood misses the jab.#T4#
Blood cracks Kutaz with an open hand slap.
Blood cracks Kutaz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kutaz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Blood throws a hook to the side of Kutaz's head but Kutaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kutaz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kutaz scores with a hook to the body. Blood takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blood takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kutaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blood.
Kutaz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ivan Blood will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Kutaz digs a good body shot into Blood's ribs.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Blood in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Blood throws a looping overhand right but Kutaz ducks down to avoid it.
Blood misses with a lunging right hand
and Kutaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kutaz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Blood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kutaz is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kutaz lands with a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Blood misses
and Blood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
Blood 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.
Blood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kutaz throws out the jab.
Kutaz cracks Blood with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kutaz scores with a shot to the body.
Blood catches Kutaz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blood looks to throw the jab but Kutaz is out of range.
Blood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kutaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blood jabs Kutaz right on the nose. Kutaz blinks but takes it well.
Kutaz takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T2#
Blood throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kutaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab lands there for Blood.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kutaz.
Blood tries to clinch up.
A counter left hand to the body from Kutaz misses its target.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kutaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blood with a jab.
Blood takes a swing at Kutaz's ribcage but misses.
Ivan Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kutaz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T3#
Blood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kutaz is looking to counter punch.
A shot to the body from Blood misses
and Kutaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Blood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blood needs to keep his hands up - Kutaz had a free shot at his head there.
Blood scores with a hook.
Kutaz throws a jab when Blood was well out of range.
Kutaz misses with an uppercut
and Blood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Blood.
Ivan Blood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blood scores with a shot to the body.
#T4#
Blood uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kutaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kutaz misses with a left hand
and Blood counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blood lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kutaz throws a poor cross that misses
and Blood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blood throws a predictable looking body shot
#KD#
and Kutaz counters with a crisp right hand that drops Blood! Kutaz lets Blood back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Blood with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ivan Blood will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Blood moves to clinch but Kutaz breaks away
and Kutaz scores with a counter punch that sends Blood to the canvas! Kutaz smells blood - he's punishing Blood with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Blood has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dirk Kutaz!
In his post fight interview, Dirk Kutaz started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
IFA 13:04
Date: Apr 13, 2019 |
#R1#
Man Savage takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Blood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blood looks to throw the jab but Man Savage is out of range.
Man Savage lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Man Savage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blood. Man Savage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man Savage looks to land a body kick but Blood moved away.
Blood jabs Man Savage to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blood throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Man Savage on the side of the head.
Blood looks to land a left hand but Man Savage moved out of range nicely.
Blood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blood has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Man Savage throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Man Savage looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blood slips under a jab.
Man Savage misses with an uppercut. Blood saw that one coming.
Blood wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Man Savage pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T1#
Man Savage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Man Savage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blood circles away quickly and effectively.
Blood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man Savage.
Man Savage misses with a hook
and Blood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Man Savage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blood slips a jab from Man Savage.
Man Savage takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Man Savage throws a hook but Blood blocks it.
Man Savage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Man Savage getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Man Savage closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Man Savage lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man Savage.
Blood moves away from the strike by Man Savage. #T2#
Blood wants to clinch up but Man Savage keeps it at a distance.
Man Savage uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blood has time to react.
Blood takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Man Savage looks to land a right hand but Blood moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Blood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Man Savage misses the target.
Man Savage throws a sloppy head kick and Blood moves out of range easily.
Man Savage on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blood throws a body shot but no joy.
Blood throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blood slips under a jab from Man Savage.
Blood is looking to counter the offense by Man Savage and move into the clinch.
Man Savage slips under a jab.
Man Savage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blood lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Blood walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Man Savage.
Man Savage misses with a head kick.
#T3#
Blood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man Savage throws out the jab.
Blood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blood tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Man Savage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Man Savage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Man Savage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Man Savage listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Man Savage shoots in looking for a takedown but Blood manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Man Savage's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Man Savage needs to keep his hands up - Blood had a free shot at his head there.
Blood moves away from the strike by Man Savage.
Blood throws a good cross that connects.
A combination from Man Savage does no damage.
Man Savage cracks Blood with an open hand slap.
Man Savage with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man Savage connects with a body shot that sends Blood's belly button to the back.
Man Savage swings widly with a right hand
and Blood counters with a nice uppercut. #T4#
Man Savage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Blood wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Man Savage.
Good standup being displayed there by Man Savage as he connects with a hook.
Blood throws a poor cross that misses
and Man Savage counters with a nice uppercut.
Blood has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Man Savage finds it's way round the side to connect with Blood's head.
Man Savage throws a lazy uppercut
letting Blood counter with a right hand.
Blood defending well as Man Savage loads up on a big left hand.
Man Savage throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blood lands with an uppercut that bounces Man Savage off the cage and back into range.
Blood is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Man Savage throws out a powerful jab.
Blood takes one to the side of the head.
Man Savage throws a wild body kick that Blood sees coming a mile off.
It looked like Blood was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Man Savage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blood loads up on a big right hand but Man Savage slips the punch.
Man Savage swings for the body but Blood moves out of range.
Blood slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Macho Man Savage dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Man Savage throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blood counters with a nice uppercut.
Blood takes one on the button.
Blood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man Savage.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Man Savage lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blood.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
Man Savage throws a head punch that misses.
Blood lands a left hand.
Man Savage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man Savage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blood's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood is leaning against Man Savage and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Man Savage's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blood digs a right hand into Man Savage's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Man Savage's gas tank.
Blood working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Man Savage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man Savage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T1#
Man Savage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man Savage's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Man Savage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man Savage.
Blood lands a hook that snaps the head of Man Savage backwards.
Blood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blood misses with a punch on the inside.
Blood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Man Savage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blood's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man Savage.
Blood lands a nice uppercut.
Blood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man Savage misses with the head strike.
Blood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blood lands a body punch.
Blood keeps control of Man Savage as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blood blocks an uppercut.
Blood lands a body punch.
Blood tries a body shot but Man Savage blocks it.
#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blood misses with a punch on the inside.
Man Savage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blood lands a shoulder strike.
Blood keeps control of Man Savage as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blood lands a left hand that snaps the head of Man Savage backwards.
Blood scores with a shoulder strike.
Blood lands a right hand.
Man Savage working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Blood.
Still in the clinch, Blood scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blood misses with some punches.
Man Savage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blood can't find room to land a body shot as Man Savage controls the action.
Man Savage misses with a body punch.
Blood lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC2#
Man Savage breaks from the clinch.
Blood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man Savage was well out of range. Poor timing from Blood.
Man Savage is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.#T3#
Man Savage gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Man Savage misses with a looping right.#CL2#
Man Savage forces Blood back against the cage and clinches.
Man Savage lands a left hand.
Blood lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ivan Blood has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Man Savage is breathing heavily.
Blood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blood is leaning against Man Savage and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blood lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Blood on the inside.
Blood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Man Savage struggles to land a body shot inside as Blood controls his hands.
Blood lands with a short head shot on the inside. #ROC#
Man Savage is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Man Savage is still on wobbly legs! Can Blood finish him?
Man Savage misses with a punch to the body.
Blood lands with a left to the head.
Man Savage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#T4#
Man Savage working aggressively here.
Blood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Man Savage backwards.
Blood lands a nice uppercut.
Man Savage blocks an uppercut.
Blood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Man Savage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#KD#
Blood drops Man Savage onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Man Savage is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Blood creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Man Savage with a big uppercut! Man Savage tries to clinch up but Blood pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Man Savage to the mat! Man Savage covers up and Blood unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ivan Blood!
A very excited looking Ivan Blood 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.
The defeated Macho Man Savage had this to say: 'Ohhh, yeaahhh!'.
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Event:
IFA 04:04
Date: Apr 04, 2019 |
#R1#
Blood throws a body shot but no joy.
Bjornsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blood just misses with a punch to the body.
Blood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ivan Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blood scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bjornsson.
It looked like Bjornsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Blood.
Blood misses with a right hand
enabling Bjornsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Bjornsson is looking to clinch but Blood is avoiding it.
Donk. Blood catches Bjornsson right on the button with a cross.
Bjornsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Bjornsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Blood.
Blood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bjornsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Blood as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bjornsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blood.
Bjornsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T1#
Blood tests Bjornsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blood scores with a shot to the body.
Blood's coach down at Temp Spar Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Blood's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Blood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blood looks to score with a jab to the body but Bjornsson is just out of range.
Bjornsson ducks under a wild hook from Blood.
Blood lands with an overhand left.
Blood looks to score with a jab to the body but Bjornsson is just out of range.
Blood misses with a body shot.
Bjornsson is looking to counter the offense by Blood and move into the clinch.
Blood fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blood scores with a nice head shot.
Bjornsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blood.
Bjornsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Blood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blood looks to throw the jab but Bjornsson is out of range.
Nice cross by Blood.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bjornsson misses with an uppercut. #T2#
A jab lands there for Blood.
Blood scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bjornsson in his tracks.
Nice defenses there by Bjornsson.
Blood misses with a wild body shot.
Bjornsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blood.
Bjornsson scores with a jab to the head.
Bjornsson misses with an uppercut.
A lazy left from Blood finds it's target.
Blood takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big right from Blood misses.
Bjornsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blood misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Bjornsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Blood.#CL#
Bjornsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bjornsson misses with some punches.
#TD#
Bjornsson gets control of Blood's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bjornsson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Blood postures up.
#SUB#
Bjornsson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#T3##SUB#
Bjornsson is looking for a triangle here but Blood uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Blood.
Bjornsson tries to bench press Blood off him but Blood keeps the position.
Bjornsson struggling a bit here.
Bjornsson sneaks back into half guard.#SUB#
Bjornsson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bjornsson trying to control from the bottom.
#T4#
Blood wants to control but Bjornsson is keeping him busy.
Blood really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bjornsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Bjornsson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bjornsson gets full guard.#SUB#
Bjornsson working for a triangle but Blood defends it easily.
#SUB#
Bjornsson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB#
Bjornsson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Blood dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Bjornsson lunges at Blood with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blood's hand.
Ivan Blood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blood throws a series of punches but Bjornsson moves out of range.
Blood throws a hook but Bjornsson avoids it easily.
Blood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#CL#
and Bjornsson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bjornsson.
Blood is trying to push Bjornsson away but Bjornsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Blood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#TD#
Bjornsson manages to pull guard.
Bjornsson controls Blood momentarily but Blood frees himself.
Litill Bjornsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Blood stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Bjornsson has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Blood manages to get his head free but now Bjornsson has transitioned to an armbar! Blood grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Bjornsson! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Litill Bjornsson!
During a confident post fight interview, Litill Bjornsson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
IFA 21:03
Date: Mar 21, 2019 |
#R1#
Man Savage uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Man Savage goes for a double leg but Blood avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Blood continues to drive forward.
Man Savage looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#CL#
Blood rushes Man Savage and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Man Savage throws a head punch that misses.
Blood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man Savage blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man Savage.
Man Savage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blood pushes Man Savage back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Man Savage.
Man Savage blocks an uppercut.
Blood misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Blood.
A left hand lands to the body for Blood.
Blood has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A short uppercut from Blood.
Blood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blood misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Blood.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man Savage misses with a body punch.
Man Savage misses with the head strike.
Blood misses with the head strike.
#T1#
Man Savage misses with a punch to the body.
Blood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blood misses with some punches.
Blood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Man Savage backwards.
A short left from Blood.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man Savage.
Man Savage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
Man Savage misses with a punch to the body.
Blood lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Man Savage.
Man Savage throws a head punch that misses.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Man Savage.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
Man Savage throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Blood.
Blood working aggressively here.
Blood lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Man Savage.
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!
Man Savage blocking some punches.
Man Savage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man Savage blocking some punches.
#T2#
Blood lands with a right to the head.
Blood pushes Man Savage back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blood tries to work over Man Savage's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Man Savage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man Savage.
Blood moves out of range as Man Savage strikes.
Blood is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Man Savage.
Man Savage looks to throw the jab but Blood is out of range.
Blood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blood walks into a left hand.
Blood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Man Savage works Blood's body with a nice hook.
Blood throws a looping overhand right but Man Savage ducks down to avoid it.
Man Savage looks to score with a jab to the body but Blood is just out of range.
Man Savage lands a jab to the head.
#T3#
Blood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man Savage.
Man Savage lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#CL2#
Blood gets tackled into the cage by Man Savage. Man Savage maintains the clinch.
Blood misses with some punches.
Blood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blood tries a body shot but Man Savage blocks it.
Blood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blood presses Man Savage against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man Savage misses with the head strike.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blood tries a body shot but Man Savage blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man Savage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man Savage.
Man Savage cracks Blood with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
Blood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man Savage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man Savage throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bloods head. #T4#
Man Savage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blood misses with some punches.
Blood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC2#
Man Savage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Blood has Man Savage up against the cage in a clinch.
Blood misses with some punches.
Blood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man Savage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blood is working Man Savage over against the cage.
Man Savage blocks an uppercut.
Man Savage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blood's elbow.
Man Savage misses with a punch to the body.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Man Savage.
Man Savage tries to land knees in the clinch but Blood avoids the damage to the body.
Man Savage misses with the head strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Man Savage tries to work over Blood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Blood.
Man Savage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blood misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Blood dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Blood ducks right into an uppercut from Man Savage.
Man Savage throws a hook but Blood blocks it.
Man Savage misses with a left hand
and Blood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT#
It looks like Macho Man Savage has been cut.#CL#
Blood closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blood has a couple of punches blocked by Man Savage.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
Man Savage blocks an uppercut.
Blood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blood blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Man Savage fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Blood.
Blood misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Man Savage.
#BC2#
Man Savage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Man Savage drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blood, as that shot connected.
#ROC#
Man Savage is rocked!
Macho Man Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blood staying out of range there.
Blood throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blood slips a straight right by Man Savage.#T1##CL#
Blood closes the distance and clinches.
Blood swings wildly with an uppercut but Man Savage uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blood.
Man Savage blocks an uppercut.
Blood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Man Savage misses with the head strike.
Man Savage blocking some punches.
Blood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man Savage can do to turn this around?
Blood lands a left hand.
Man Savage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man Savage softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#BC2#
Man Savage breaks from the clinch.
A left and a right from Man Savage both land. Nice combination.
Man Savage on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man Savage throws a body punch but Blood moves out of range.
Man Savage takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blood lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Man Savage at a distance.
Blood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blood misses with a body shot.
#T2#
Blood defending well as Man Savage loads up on a big left hand.
Blood staying out of range there.
Blood was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Blood swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Man Savage.
Man Savage lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Man Savage throws a poor cross that misses
and Blood counters with a stiff right hand.
Man Savage stalks Blood and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Blood's face. Blood staggers backwards, shaken.
Man Savage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blood.
Man Savage might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Blood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man Savage manages to avoid it.
Man Savage swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blood.#CL#
Blood rushes Man Savage and presses him up against the cage.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
Man Savage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man Savage throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Blood - that landed with a thud.
Man Savage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Blood - that landed with a thud.
#T3#
Blood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blood prevents a body shot from Man Savage.
Blood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ivan Blood has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Man Savage working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Man Savage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blood blocking some punches.
Man Savage tries to throw a body punch but Blood avoids it by throwing Man Savage back against the cage.
Man Savage takes a shot to the head.
Man Savage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man Savage blocking some punches.
Blood can't find room to land a body shot as Man Savage controls the action.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man Savage blocking some punches.
Man Savage throws a head punch that misses.
Blood misses with some punches.
Man Savage can't find room to land a body shot as Blood controls the action.
Blood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Man Savage lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blood lands a shoulder strike. #T4#
Blood working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Blood.
Blood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man Savage stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Man Savage working aggressively here.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
Blood lands a shot to the body.
Blood misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Man Savage breaks the clinch.
Man Savage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blood counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Man Savage throws a hook but Blood blocks it.
Man Savage misses with a straight left.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man Savage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blood throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Man Savage! But no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man Savage looks to throw the jab but Blood is out of range.
Man Savage lands a head shot.
Blood on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blood lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Blood dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Macho Man Savage's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Blood misses with a two punch combination.
Blood slips a jab and a cross from Man Savage.
Man Savage will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blood wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Blood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man Savage was well out of range. Poor timing from Blood.
Blood throws a body punch but Man Savage moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Man Savage.
It looked like Blood wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Man Savage takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Man Savage gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blood.
Man Savage throws a hook but Blood blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood lands a head shot.
Man Savage scores with a nice right hand.
Blood scores with a crisp jab that stopped Man Savage in his tracks.
Man Savage is still on wobbly legs! Can Blood finish him?
Blood throws a hook but Man Savage blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man Savage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blood swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T1#
Blood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man Savage.
Man Savage seems to have recovered his senses.
Man Savage misses with a body punch
#CL#
and Blood holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #BC2#
Man Savage breaks from the clinch.
Man Savage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blood.
Blood misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Man Savage on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Man Savage bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#CL2#
Man Savage gets a clinch.
Man Savage working aggressively here.
Man Savage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blood misses with the head strike.
Man Savage throws a head punch that misses.
Man Savage is working Blood over against the cage.
Blood presses Man Savage against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blood lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blood pushes Man Savage back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Man Savage takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T2#
A nice right hand lands inside from Blood.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blood has a couple of punches blocked by Man Savage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blood.
A short right from Blood on the inside.
Blood scores with a shoulder strike.
Blood lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Man Savage.
Blood misses with some punches.
Blood has a couple of punches blocked by Man Savage.
Man Savage swings wildly with an uppercut but Blood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
Blood digs a right hand into Man Savage's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Man Savage's gas tank.
Blood lands an uppercut.
Man Savage working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man Savage.
Blood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blood blocks an uppercut.
Blood digs a right hand underneath Man Savage's ribcage. Man Savage let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T3#
Blood misses with a body punch.
Man Savage's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Blood.
A short left from Blood.
Blood digs a right hand underneath Man Savage's ribcage. Man Savage let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Blood.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blood.
Blood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Macho Man Savage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ivan Blood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Man Savage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blood digs a right hand underneath Man Savage's ribcage. Man Savage let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Man Savage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man Savage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blood's elbow.
Blood lands with a short shot to the head.
Blood misses with a punch to the body.
#T4#
Man Savage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blood blocking some punches.
Man Savage lands with a short shot to the head.
Man Savage misses with a punch on the inside.
Man Savage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man Savage misses with the head strike.
Man Savage swings wildly with an uppercut but Blood uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blood.
Man Savage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blood lands a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Blood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blood, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Blood!
Our winner, Ivan Blood, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Macho Man Savage spoke after the fight, saying 'Ohhh, yeaahhh!'.
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IFA 09:03
Date: Mar 09, 2019 |
#R1#
A slow jab from Zan misses its intended target.
Zan scores with a three punch combo!
Blood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zan moves away.
Zan misses with a hook.
Blood has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Temp Spar Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Blood looks to land a left hand but Zan moved out of range nicely.
Blood takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zan is looking to clinch but Blood is avoiding it.
Zan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blood was well out of range. Poor timing from Zan.
Blood tries to counter by clinching up but Zan breaks away and moves out of range.
Zan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blood makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jab by Blood.
Tan Zan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zan misses with a jab to the body
enabling Blood to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blood defending well as Zan loads up on a big left hand.
Blood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some wild striking there from Blood.
#T1#
Zan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Zan misses the target.
Blood swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#CL2#
Zan rushes Blood and presses him up against the cage.
Blood misses with some punches.
Zan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zan.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Blood scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blood misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blood.
Zan blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
Zan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zan lands a shoulder strike.
Zan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Zan.
Blood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zan's elbow. #T2#
Blood throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zan tries to work over Blood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
Blood blocks an uppercut.
Blood tries a body shot but Zan blocks it.
A short right from Blood on the inside.
Zan blocking some punches.
Zan lands an uppercut.
Blood works on Zan's body with a couple of short punches.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Zan.
Blood can't find room to land a body shot as Zan controls the action.
Blood misses with a punch on the inside.
Blood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zan working aggressively here.
Blood pushes Zan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zan throws a punch but it's blocked by Blood.
Nice body punch from Blood - that landed with a thud.
Blood blocking some punches.
Blood swings wildly with an uppercut but Zan uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Blood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zan has a couple of punches blocked by Blood.
Blood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blood lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Blood.
Zan lands with a left to the head.
Zan blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Zan fails to land.
Zan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blood misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blood.
Zan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blood blocks an uppercut.
Zan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zan struggles to land a body shot inside as Blood controls his hands.
Blood misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Blood.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
Zan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#T4#
Blood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zan backwards.
Blood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blood struggles to land a body shot inside as Zan controls his hands.
Blood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blood working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zan.
Blood misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Zan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zan.
Blood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zan scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zan.
Blood lands an uppercut.
Zan misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zan has a couple of punches blocked by Blood.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zan.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blood stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blood misses with a body punch.
Zan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blood backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Blood dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Zan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Blood wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Blood throws a body shot but no joy. #CL#
Blood closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blood's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
Blood prevents a body shot from Zan.
Blood can't find room to land a body shot as Zan controls the action.
Blood lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zan throws a punch but it's blocked by Blood.
Blood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blood pushes Zan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood lands a hook that snaps the head of Zan backwards.
Zan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blood.
Zan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blood tries to throw a body punch but Zan avoids it by throwing Blood back against the cage.
Zan tries to work over Blood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blood has a couple of punches blocked by Zan.
#T1#
Blood misses with a body punch.
Zan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blood lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zan.
Blood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zan can do to turn this around?
Zan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blood pushes Zan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blood lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zan blocks an uppercut.
Blood lands a shot to the body.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Zan.
Blood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zan backwards.
Zan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blood backwards.
Blood misses with the head strike.
A short left from Blood.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Zan.
Zan prevents a body shot from Blood.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Blood. #T2#
Blood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zan tries to work over Blood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ivan Blood has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zan working aggressively here.
Zan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blood misses with a body punch.
Blood scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zan.
Zan working aggressively here.
Zan misses with a body punch.
Blood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Blood.
Zan scores with a hook to the body.
Blood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
Blood is working Zan over against the cage.
Blood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blood is leaning against Zan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zan is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Blood.
Zan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T3#
Zan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blood has a couple of punches blocked by Zan.
Blood lands a shot to the body.
Zan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bloods head.
Zan prevents a body shot from Blood.
Blood lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blood blocks a body shot from Zan.
Blood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zan backwards.
A shot in the inside from Blood.
Zan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Blood lands a nice uppercut.
Zan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blood misses with some punches.
Zan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#T4#
Blood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zan blocks an uppercut.
Blood digs a right hand into Zan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zan's gas tank.
Blood lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zan or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blood works on Zan's body with a couple of short punches.
Blood stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blood scores with a hook to the body.
Blood lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blood lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Blood.
Blood scores with a shot to the side of Zan's head.
Blood lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blood lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Blood.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blood lands with a right to the head.
Zan throws a punch but it's blocked by Blood.
Blood digs a right hand underneath Zan's ribcage. Zan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blood lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Blood dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Blood lands with a good body shot.
Blood connects with a right hand. Zan shakes it off.
Blood throws a one two combo.
Blood tries to clinch but Zan is having none of it.
Zan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Blood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blood is looking to wear down Zan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blood lands a jab to Zan's midsection.
Zan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blood connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zan scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blood feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Blood throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab from Zan.#T1#
Zan throws a jab when Blood was well out of range.
Zan takes a swing at Blood's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Blood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zan misses with a body punch
and Blood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blood wants to clinch up but Zan keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zan! But no joy.#CL#
Blood moves into the clinch successfully.
Blood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blood blocks an uppercut.
Zan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zan working aggressively here.
Blood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blood scores with a shot to the side of Zan's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
Blood lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blood lands with a right to the head.
Blood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T2#
Blood lands a shoulder strike.
Zan misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Blood.
Zan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
Blood lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Blood.
Zan has a couple of punches blocked by Blood.
Blood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Blood as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Blood.
Blood lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blood has a couple of punches blocked by Zan.
A left hand lands to the body for Blood.
Blood lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Blood on the inside.
Blood lands a hook that snaps the head of Zan backwards.
Blood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blood works on Zan's body with a couple of short punches.
Blood scores with a shot to the side of Zan's head. #T3#
Nice body punch from Blood.
Blood lands a nice uppercut.
Blood lands with a short shot to the head.
Blood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zan's elbow.
Zan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blood's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Blood.
Blood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Blood.
Blood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tan Zan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ivan Blood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A right hand to the body from Blood.
Zan can't find room to land a body shot as Blood controls the action.
Blood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Blood.
Zan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zan misses with a hook from the clinch. #T4#
Zan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zan working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blood.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zan.
Zan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blood.
Zan misses with a punch to the body.
Blood misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zan.
Zan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Blood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blood has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Blood!
A very excited looking Ivan Blood 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.
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Event:
Ab23
Date: Mar 02, 2019 |
#R1##TD#
Ambe gets a double leg takedown into Blood's guard.
Blood keeping moving, preventing Ambe from controlling successfully.
Ambe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ambe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blood swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ambe throws a big right hand that misses.
Blood looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blood really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ambe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Blood has momentary wrist control but Ambe slips an elbow through the middle.
Ambe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ambe throwing strikes but missing.
Ambe controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ambe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ambe trying to control the position from guard on top but Blood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Ambe has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Ambe cracks Blood with a solid left hand.
Ambe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ambe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ambe connects with a couple of short punches.
Blood trying to control the position.
Ambe's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ambe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T2#
Blood is trying to keep Ambe in close.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blood can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ambe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ambe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blood's head.
Blood has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Temp Spar Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Ambe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ambe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blood working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ambe.
Ambe trying to control but Blood is working from the bottom.
Ambe postures up in Blood's guard and throws a big left but Blood blocks it.
Ambe tries to free his leg and advance position but Blood is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ambe content to stall in guard here.
Ambe throwing strikes but missing. #T3#
Ambe throws a big elbow that misses.
Ambe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ambe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ambe 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.
Ambe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ambe is looking to work some ground and pound but Blood has wrist control.
Blood controls Ambe momentarily but Ambe frees himself. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ambe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Blood misses.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Blood manages to break the clinch.
#T4#
Ambe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blood.
Blood swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blood lands the left hand.#CUT2#
It looks like Scar Ambe has been cut.
Ambe wants to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Blood.
Ivan Blood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ambe dives in and grabs Blood's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blood pushes down on Ambe's head and hops out.
Good exchange - Blood coming out on top.
Ambe shoots in for a takedown but Blood shows good takedown defense.
Ambe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blood with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blood misses with an uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blood cracks Ambe with an open hand slap.
Ambe slips under a jab.
Blood stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scar Ambe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ambe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ambe misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ivan Blood will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Scar Ambe's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Blood misses with a looping right.
Blood lands with a straight right. Ambe didn't see that one coming.
Blood throws a hook but Ambe blocks it.
Blood lands a lovely overhand right.
Blood misses with a wild body shot.
Ambe slips under a jab.
Blood scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blood scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ambe fails with the takedown.#CL#
Ambe has Blood up against the cage in a clinch.
Blood looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ambe is trying to maintain a safe position but Blood gets an underhook and turns Ambe into the cage.#BC2#
Blood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ambe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ambe tries to close the distance and clinch but Blood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blood throws out a counter right but Ambe avoids it with no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ambe pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T1##KD2#
Blood drops Ambe with a beautiful combination! Ambe stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Blood is looking for the KO!#ROC2#
Ambe is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ambe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blood lands a nice looking body shot.
Blood throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ambe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ambe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blood misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Blood.
Ambe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ambe is looking to clinch but Blood is avoiding it.
Blood lunges at Ambe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ambe's hand.
Ambe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blood connects with a body shot that sends Ambe's belly button to the back.
Blood connects with a crisp jab. #CUT2#
Scar Ambe's cut is getting worse.#T2#
Blood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#TD#
Blood gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ambe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Blood wants to sweep here but Ambe controlling him for the moment.
Ambe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ambe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blood is pulling down on Ambe's head. It's preventing any offense from Ambe, at least for the moment.
Blood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blood tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T3#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ambe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ambe stopping the sweep attempt from Blood.
Ambe distracts Blood with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ambe wants to control from the top but Blood keeps moving.
Blood working a defensive guard here.
Ambe forces his way into half guard.
Blood on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Scar Ambe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ambe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blood defending well though. #SUB#
Ambe is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#T4#
Blood keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Ambe seems content to control.
Ambe passes to full mount!
Ambe postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Blood looks a forlorn figure.
#SUB#
Ambe with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ambe working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ambe throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Blood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Scar Ambe's cut.
That's time! Ambe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Ambe tries to clinch but Blood moves out of range.
Blood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ambe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blood throws a jab when Ambe was well out of range.
Blood is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ambe looks to land a left hand but Blood moved out of range nicely.#CL#
Ambe has managed to clinch.
#BC2#
Blood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ambe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Blood lands a jab to the head.
Ambe misses the jab.
Ivan Blood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ambe misses with a hook.
Ambe shoots in for a takedown but Blood shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood throws out a loose jab but Ambe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blood looks to score with a jab to the body but Ambe is just out of range.
Ambe tries to counter by clinching up but Blood breaks away and moves out of range.
Blood avoids the head kick by Ambe.
Ivan Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ambe moves in looking to clinch but Blood pushes him off.
Blood lands a really nice looking cross but Ambe seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Blood has knocked Ambe down with a huge combo! Blood steps away and waves a wobbly Ambe back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Oh Ambe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T1#
Blood avoids the body shot from Ambe.
Blood let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Blood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ambe went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ambe has a takedown stuffed.
Ambe looks to throw the jab but Blood is out of range.
Ambe seems to have got his legs back now.
Blood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A lazy left from Blood finds it's target.
Blood throws out a powerful jab.
Blood throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ambe on the side of the head. #CUT2#
Scar Ambe's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.#KD2#
Blood cracks Ambe with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ambe looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Blood finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ambe ducks into an uppercut from Blood and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Blood!
During a confident post fight interview, Ivan Blood thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Scar Ambe had this to say: 'Fuck all ya lll'.
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Event:
Ab20- Champions
Date: Feb 15, 2019 |
#R1#
Kutaz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kutaz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ivan Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blood throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kutaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blood has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Blood throws a lazy right hand but Kutaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kutaz lands a nice looking body shot.
Kutaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab by Kutaz.
Blood throws a shot from downtown. Kutaz moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blood. Kutaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blood wants to clinch.
Kutaz scores with a hook.#T1#
Kutaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Blood ducks under a wild hook from Kutaz.
Blood lands with a nice combination. Kutaz backs away looking to recover.
Kutaz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kutaz slips under a jab.
Kutaz misses the jab.
Kutaz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kutaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Blood jabs Kutaz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Kutaz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kutaz.
Blood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kutaz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kutaz misses with a straight right.
Kutaz looks to land a right hand but Blood moved out of range.#T2#
Kutaz lands a slapping body shot.
Kutaz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blood's hands.
Kutaz thuds his right hand into Blood's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Blood misses with a series of wild punches.
Kutaz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kutaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kutaz misses with a wild body shot.
Kutaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blood moves away.
Blood looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice body punch from Kutaz.
Blood works the jab nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Kutaz.
Kutaz misses with a wild body shot.
Blood misses with a body shot.
Kutaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kutaz throwing a counter right hand but Blood manages to avoid it.#T3#
Blood connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kutaz momentarily.
Kutaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kutaz throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Blood was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kutaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blood.
Blood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kutaz.
Kutaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blood manages to avoid it.
Blood lands with a hook. Kutaz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kutaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Kutaz takes a swing at Blood's ribcage but misses.
Blood slips a jab from Kutaz.
Blood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kutaz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blood lands a nice looking body shot.
Blood swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T4#
Kutaz lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kutaz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A jab from Kutaz misses.
Kutaz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kutaz scores with a sloppy right hand. Blood should have avoided that one.
Blood scores with a punch to the head.
Blood goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kutaz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kutaz misses with a left hand
and Blood counters with a left to the body.
Blood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kutaz misses with an uppercut. Blood saw that one coming.
Blood swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blood tries to bum rush Kutaz with a series of wild strikes but Kutaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blood tries to move into range but Kutaz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ivan Blood will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Blood on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blood moves out of range of the strikes.
Kutaz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blood finds it's way round the side to connect with Kutaz's head.
Blood connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kutaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blood appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kutaz throws a big shot that misses.
Blood avoids the body shot from Kutaz.
Kutaz swings for the body but Blood moves out of range.
Blood takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kutaz misses with a hook.
Ivan Blood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blood lands a really nice looking cross but Kutaz seems unphased.
Blood takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kutaz.
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!
Blood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T1#
Kutaz misses with a two punch combination.
Kutaz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blood throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Blood finds it's way through Kutaz's defenses.
Kutaz misses with a straight right.
Blood lands a jab to the head.
#ROC2#
Kutaz is rocked!
Kutaz moves out of range as Blood strikes.
Kutaz misses with a straight left.
Blood throws a big shot that misses.
Blood scores with a shot to the body.
Kutaz clobbers Blood with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kutaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blood connects with a single shot there.
Blood looks to land a left hand but Kutaz moved out of range nicely.
Kutaz checks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Kutaz misses the target.
Kutaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kutaz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kutaz ducks under a wild hook from Blood.
Blood misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Kutaz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Blood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kutaz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blood throws a sloppy body shot
letting Kutaz counter with a right hand.
Blood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kutaz.
A telegraphed right hand from Kutaz misses the target.
Blood misses with an uppercut
and Kutaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Blood moves away from the strike by Kutaz.
A nice side step and Blood releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T3#
The fighters circling - Kutaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #KD#
Kutaz sends Blood crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kutaz is motioning to the referee to let Blood up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#
Blood is rocked!
Blood throws an overhand right that lands on Kutaz's shoulder, as Kutaz tries to avoid the shot.
Kutaz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Blood is still on wobbly legs! Can Kutaz finish him?
Kutaz lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Blood - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Kutaz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dirk Kutaz!
Dirk Kutaz retains his lightweight title!
Dirk Kutaz was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
AB17 Kutaz v Ambe
Date: Feb 01, 2019 |
#R1#
Dreamscape ducks under a wild hook from Blood.
Dreamscape ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blood moves away.
Blood throws a body punch but Dreamscape moves out of range.
Dreamscape is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Blood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dreamscape ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Dreamscape on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blood throws a hook but Dreamscape avoids it easily.
Dreamscape misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blood now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dreamscape misses the shot to the body.
Blood lands a really nice looking cross but Dreamscape seems unphased.
Blood scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood blocks a jab.
Blood is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dreamscape with a body shot.
Blood missing with a left hand there. Dreamscape was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blood slips a straight right by Dreamscape.
Dreamscape just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Blood was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T1#
Dreamscape misses the jab.
Blood works Dreamscape's body with a nice hook.
Dreamscape throws a jab when Blood was well out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Blood misses.
A jab from Dreamscape misses.
Dreamscape loads up on a big right hand but Blood slips the punch.
Dreamscape misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dreamscape.
A shot to the liver by Blood. Beautiful body shot.
Blood misses with a combination
and Dreamscape counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blood slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dreamscape looks to land a combination. Blood sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Blood is looking to clinch but Dreamscape is avoiding it.
An attempted straight right counter from Dreamscape misses the target.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dreamscape uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blood.
Dreamscape takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dreamscape throws a looping overhand right but Blood ducks down to avoid it.
Blood's coach down at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Blood's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dreamscape misses with a looping left.
Blood throws out a counter right but Dreamscape avoids it with no problem.
Dreamscape swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Blood misses
and Dreamscape counters with a stiff right hand.
Blood throws a body punch but Dreamscape moves out of range.
Dreamscape tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Blood manages to circle out of the way.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Blood has knocked Dreamscape down with a huge combo! Blood steps away and waves a wobbly Dreamscape back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CUT2#
It looks like Bekkou Dreamscape has been cut.
Dreamscape swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#CL2#
Blood moves into the clinch.
Dreamscape misses with an elbow strike.
Blood misses with the head strike.
Blood scores with a shot to the side of Dreamscape's head.
Blood misses with some punches.
Dreamscape prevents a body shot from Blood. #T3#
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Dreamscape.
Blood misses with the head strike.
Blood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blood throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Blood scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blood blocks an elbow strike.
Blood blocks an uppercut.
Blood works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dreamscape throws an elbow but it misses.
Blood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dreamscapes head.
Blood tries to work over Dreamscape's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blood misses with a body punch.
Blood lands a nice uppercut.
Blood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
Blood lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
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!
Blood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dreamscape backwards.
Blood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dreamscape backwards. #T4#
Dreamscape blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dreamscape has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blood lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dreamscape is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blood is keeping busy.
Blood presses Dreamscape against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dreamscape is breathing heavily.
Blood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blood lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blood works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dreamscape backwards.
Blood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blood lands a shoulder strike.
Blood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dreamscape backwards. #ROC2#
Dreamscape is rocked!
Blood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dreamscape backwards.
Oh Dreamscape is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dreamscape is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from Blood.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blood.
Dreamscape doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blood lands with a left to the head.
Blood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blood throws a big uppercut that drops Dreamscape! More strikes from Blood and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Dreamscape lies dazed against the cage as Blood celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Blood!
A victorious Ivan Blood thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
AB12 Cobra v Fujita
Date: Jan 12, 2019 |
#R1##CL#
Blood fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Blood.
Blood lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Blood definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Blood lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson jumps guard but Blood stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Blood lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Blood.
Blood scores with a shoulder strike.
Blood lands with a right to the head.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Blood won't allow it.
Still in the clinch, Blood scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blood gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.
Ivan Blood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Johnson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson jumps guard but Blood stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right from Blood on the inside.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice body punch from Blood.
Johnson looks winded!
Blood stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Good body shot from Blood.
Blood pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blood lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Blood lands an uppercut.
Blood lands an uppercut.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Blood holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
Blood lands a shoulder strike. #T1#
Blood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blood lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
A short uppercut from Blood.
Blood lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards. #ROC#
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Blood finish him?
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson jumps guard but Blood stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Johnson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blood misses with a punch on the inside.
Blood misses with a punch on the inside.
Blood has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Blood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson blocking some punches.
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
A short uppercut from Blood.
Blood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blood lands a big right hand that drops Johnson! The killer instinct kicks in and Blood finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Blood!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Blood!
A relieved looking Ivan Blood thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
Alca9 Cobra vs Seinfeld
Date: Dec 29, 2018 |
#R1#
Aurelio throws a shot from downtown. Blood moves away and avoids it.
Blood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Blood was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Aurelio with a poor takedown
and Blood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aurelio closes the distance looking to clinch
and Blood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aurelio looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Blood is fending him off so far but Aurelio persists. Nope, Blood circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood slips a jab from Aurelio.
Blood definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A swing and a miss from Aurelio.
Aurelio ducks under a wild hook from Blood.
Marco Aurelio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aurelio with a lazy takedown attempt
and Blood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ivan Blood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Aurelio.#T1#
A big right from Aurelio misses.
Blood throwing a counter right hand but Aurelio manages to avoid it.
Blood misses with a few strikes there.
Blood slips a jab from Aurelio.
A shot to the liver by Blood. Beautiful body shot.
Aurelio throws a right hand that misses
and Blood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aurelio tries for a takedown but Blood circles away easily
and Aurelio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aurelio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blood tests Aurelio's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T2#
Blood's jab looks to have found its range, popping Aurelio under the eye.
Aurelio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aurelio tries to clinch but Blood moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Blood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blood circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blood is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Blood. Aurelio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aurelio takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Blood lunges at Aurelio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aurelio's hand. #T3#
Aurelio misses with a straight left.
Aurelio misses with an uppercut. Blood saw that one coming.
Blood is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Aurelio.
Aurelio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aurelio closes the distance looking to clinch
and Blood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aurelio throws a hook but Blood avoids it easily.
Blood lands with an overhand left.
Ivan Blood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T4#
Good shot there by Blood.#ROC#
Aurelio is rocked!
Aurelio takes one to the chin there.
Aurelio is still on wobbly legs! Can Blood finish him?
Blood throws an overhand right that has Aurelio reeling! Blood follows up with more punches and Aurelio is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ivan Blood!
A very excited looking Ivan Blood 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.
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Event:
Alcabeat6: champions unite
Date: Dec 21, 2018 |
#R1#
Blood misses the shot to the body.
Lapu misses with a left hand
and Blood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lapu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blood was well out of range. Poor timing from Lapu.
Lapu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lapu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#KD2#
and Blood counters with a crisp one two that drops Lapu! Blood thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Lapu to his feet! Lapu is in big trouble!#ROC2#
Lapu is rocked!
Blood closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Lapu out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Blood!
During a confident post fight interview, Ivan Blood thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
Alcabeat4
Date: Dec 01, 2018 |
#R1#
Blood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith with the counter takedown but Blood avoids it easily.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blood as he jumps to the side.
Blood cracks Smith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Blood shows good takedown defense.
Blood lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
Blood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Blood lands an overhand right.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ivan Blood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Smith.
Blood shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Smith eats them both and turns towards Blood to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ivan Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blood jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
Smith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD2#
Smith shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Smith was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Smith throws a strike aimed at the side of Blood's head but Blood avoids it well.
Blood is trying to control Smith's posture but Smith avoids it. #T1#
Smith scoring with punches and elbows.
Smith scores with a couple of short elbows.
Blood is working to avoid the ground and pound but Smith connects with a decent elbow.
Smith is putting a hurting on Blood here, landing some big shots from side control.
Blood knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Smith in side control lands a decent elbow.
Blood tries to buck Smith off but Smith is having none of it.
Smith trying to control the action but Blood is working from the bottom.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blood taking punishment in the form of punches.
Smith scores with punches from side control.
Smith working the ground and pound.
Smith in side control lands a decent elbow. #T2#
Smith lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Smith working the ground and pound from side control.
Blood takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Smith works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith landing a few strikes.
Smith lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Blood is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Smith lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. #ROC2#
Blood is rocked!
Blood takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Oh Blood is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blood is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Smith working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Smith lands some shots froms side control.
Smith scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Blood is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Smith can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Smith!
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Event:
Alcabeat1: the start
Date: Nov 16, 2018 |
#R1#
Blood lands with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Blood.
Blood throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blood lands a slapping body shot.
Blood connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bipolar's hands.
Good standup being displayed there by Blood as he connects with a hook.
Blood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bipolar tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Blood manages to circle out of the way.
Blood digs a good hook to Bipolar's body.
Blood throws a body punch but Bipolar moves out of range.
Bipolar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
#T1#
Bipolar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Blood makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bipolar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blood.
Bipolar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blood scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bipolar in his tracks.
Blood is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bipolar rather than just go for the knockout.
Blood connects with a body shot that sends Bipolar's belly button to the back.#T2#
Bipolar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Blood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bipolar.
Blood jabs at Bipolar's body.
Blood has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ivan Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#KD2#
Blood drops his shoulder and cracks Bipolar with a huge uppercut! Bipolar goes down! Can Blood finish him?
#ROC2#
Bipolar is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blood prevents Bipolar from getting back to his feet.
Oh Bipolar is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bipolar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blood.
Bipolar seems to have got his legs back now.
Blood throws a strike but Bipolar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Bipolar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Blood is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #T3#
Bipolar looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blood can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bipolar has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Blood is proving hard to escape from.
Bipolar postures up.
Bipolar is fighting to break Blood's control of his arms but Blood is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Blood looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bipolar puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blood is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blood controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Blood is looking to improve his position.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bipolar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Blood dominated that round.
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.
#R2#
Bipolar defending well as Blood loads up on a big left hand.
Bipolar wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blood, as that shot connected.
Blood throws a hook to the side of Bipolar's head but Bipolar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Blood.
Blood works Bipolar's body with a nice hook.
Blood misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood misses with a straight right.
Bipolar tries to counter by clinching up but Blood breaks away and moves out of range.
Blood stuns Bipolar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blood connects with a body shot.#T1#
Blood misses with a body shot.
Bipolar is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Blood.
Bipolar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bipolar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blood comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bipolar walks into a left hand.
Bipolar is looking to clinch but Blood is avoiding it.
Blood with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T2#
Blood works Bipolar's body with a nice hook.
Blood throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bipolar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blood jabs at Bipolar's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blood scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bipolar in his tracks.
Blood darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bipolar seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Blood lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bipolar at a distance.
#T3#
Blood lands a nice hook to Bipolar's body. Bipolar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bipolar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bipolar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #KD2#
Blood cracks Bipolar with an uppercut from hell and Bipolar crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Blood's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blood is looking to work some ground and pound but Bipolar has wrist control.
Blood trying to control but Bipolar is working from the bottom. #SU2#
Bipolar is working an open guard so Blood takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#T4#
Blood jabs Bipolar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blood ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#KD2#
Blood drops Bipolar with a left right combo! Blood follows him down to the ground into side control.
The ground and pound from Blood seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ground and pound from Blood seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Blood tries to score with some ground and pound. Bipolar controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Blood in side control, throwing shots but Bipolar defends.
Blood wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bipolar keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Blood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Blood lands a jab to Bipolar's midsection.
Blood thuds a left hand into Bipolar's body.
Blood scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blood scores with a hook to the body. Bipolar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #KD2#
Blood steps into range and cracks Bipolar with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Bipolar flops backwards and Blood dives into his guard looking to finish!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SU2#
Bipolar is working an open guard so Blood takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Blood misses with a series of wild punches.
#T1##KD2#
Blood lands a big shot that drops Bipolar! Can he finish him?
Blood postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blood throws an elbow that misses. Bipolar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Blood's guard. Nice move by Bipolar!#REVR#
Blood seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T2#
Blood trying to control the position.
Blood is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #SUB2#
Bipolar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#T3#
Blood wants to sweep but no luck.
Blood is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ivan Blood is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#SU#
Bipolar decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Blood, up you get!
Blood stalks Bipolar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bipolar's face. Bipolar staggers backwards, shaken.
Bipolar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T4#
Blood with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blood throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blood lands a nice shot that snaps Bipolar's head back.
Blood throws a shot to the body.
Blood lands a nice shot to the body.
Blood wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blood lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bipolar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Blood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blood has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 24:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 25:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Blood!
Our winner, Ivan Blood, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 07, 2018 |
#R1#
Guy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Guy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Guy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blood tries to clinch up but Guy circles away and keeps his distance.
Blood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guy.
Guy misses with an uppercut.
Guy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Blood scores with a shot to the body.
Blood walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Blood takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Guy ducks right into an uppercut from Blood.
A telegraphed right hand from Blood misses the target.
Nice straight punches there by Guy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Guy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blood shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #T1#
Guy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blood manages to avoid it.
Guy sets himself, and Blood steps forward looking for the clinch! Guy avoids it this time.
Blood takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#CL2#
Blood gets a clinch.
Blood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guy's elbow.
Blood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Guys head.
Guy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bloods head.
Blood lands an uppercut.
Guy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blood.
A hook to the body from Blood.
Guy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blood's elbow.
Guy blocks an uppercut.
Blood blocks an uppercut.
Blood throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Guy throws a punch but it's blocked by Blood.
Blood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Blood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guy. #T2##BC#
Guy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blood looks to throw the jab but Guy is out of range. #CL2#
Guy tries to keep at a distance but Blood has taken the fight into the clinch.
Guy tries to circle away but Blood has him pinned against the cage.
Blood tries a body shot but Guy blocks it.
Guy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blood scores with a shot to the side of Guy's head.
Blood lands an uppercut.
Blood stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Guy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guy lands a left hand.
A hook to the body from Blood.
Guy tries to break the clinch but Blood is controlling the position.
Blood lands a hook that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Blood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blood can't find room to land a body shot as Guy controls the action.
#T3#
Blood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guy's elbow.
Blood is leaning against Guy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blood struggles to land a body shot inside as Guy controls his hands.
Guy lands with a short shot to the head.
Guy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blood pushes Guy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Blood.
Blood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Guy cracks Blood with a nice body shot.
Guy misses with the head strike.
Blood tries a body shot but Guy blocks it.
Guy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blood tries a body shot but Guy blocks it.
Guy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blood backwards. #T4#
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!
Guy misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blood.
Blood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blood misses with a body punch.
Blood struggles to land a body shot inside as Guy controls his hands.
Blood lands with a right to the head.
Blood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guy's elbow.
Blood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guy.
Guy has a couple of punches blocked by Blood.
Blood is leaning against Guy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guy.
Blood lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blood lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guy has a couple of punches blocked by Blood.
Guy throws a punch but it's blocked by Blood. #BC#
Guy manages to break the clinch.
Blood misses with a shot to the body
and Guy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Blood dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Guy throws a jab when Blood was well out of range.
Guy throws a body punch but Blood moves out of range.
Guy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blood slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blood avoids the body shot from Guy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blood. Guy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blood throws a body shot but no joy.
Guy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Guy avoids the body shot from Blood.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Guy's head.#CL2#
Blood pushes Guy up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blood.
Blood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T1##BC#
Guy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blood scores with a nice head shot.
Guy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blood throws a jab but it's blocked by Guy.
Guy misses the jab.
Blood ducks under a wild hook from Guy.
Blood wants to clinch.
Guy throwing a counter right hand but Blood manages to avoid it.
Guy takes a swing at Blood's ribcage but misses.
Blood now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Blood swings widly with a right hand
and Guy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blood thinking.
Guy looks to throw the jab but Blood is out of range.
Blood tries to clinch up but Guy circles away and keeps his distance.
Guy throws a big counter combination but Blood scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#T2#
Guy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Guy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch but Guy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Guy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lil Guy is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Blood misses.
Blood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guy.
Guy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Guy lands an overhand right.
Blood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Guy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T3#
Guy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blood throws a shot from downtown. Guy moves away and avoids it.
Guy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guy.
Blood misses with a hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Guy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Decent striking displayed by Guy there.
Blood takes a swing at Guy's ribcage but misses.
Guy throws a body punch but Blood moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Guy.
Guy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blood.
Blood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Guy throws a hook but Blood avoids it easily.#T4#
Guy throws a big shot that misses.#CL2#
Blood has managed to clinch.
Guy throws a head punch that misses.
Blood working aggressively here.
Blood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Guy is trying to push Blood away but Blood has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Blood blocks a body shot from Guy. #BC#
Guy manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blood takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheers as Guy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blood doesn't seem phased though.
Blood tries to clinch
and Guy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Guy connects with a single shot there.
Nice shot by Guy.
Guy throws a nice looking combination but Blood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Guy dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Blood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Guy slips a straight right by Blood.
Nice shot by Guy.
Guy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bloods jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Blood scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#CL2#
Blood closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blood can't find room to land a body shot as Guy controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Blood.
Guy blocks a body shot from Blood.
Guy has Blood pushed against the cage.
Guy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guy throws a punch but it's blocked by Blood. #T1#
Blood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blood can't find room to land a body shot as Guy controls the action.
Blood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Blood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blood lands a body punch.
Blood lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Blood misses with some punches.
Blood lands a right hand.
Blood misses with some punches.
Guy has a couple of punches blocked by Blood.
A head punch on the inside from Guy fails to land.
Guy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blood lands a shot to the body.
Guy takes a shot to the head.
Blood works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guy throws a head punch that misses.
Blood lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#T2#
A short right from Blood.
Blood keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Guy's efforts to push away.
Blood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blood digs a right hand underneath Guy's ribcage. Guy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Guy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blood.
Guy is looking to break free of the clinch but Blood has double underhooks.
Blood is working Guy over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blood works on Guy's body with a couple of short punches.
Blood blocking some punches.
#BC#
Guy breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Blood closes the distance and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Blood.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blood.
Guy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Guy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Blood. #T3#
Blood lands with a short shot to the head.
Guy wants to break free but Blood has control.
Blood gets through Guy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ivan Blood seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blood struggles to land a body shot inside as Guy controls his hands.
Blood cracks Guy with a nice body shot.
Blood lands a nice shot to the body.
Blood tries to work over Guy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guy swings wildly with an uppercut but Blood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guy swings wildly with an uppercut but Blood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guy tries to throw a body punch but Blood avoids it by throwing Guy back against the cage.
Blood misses with a body punch.
Blood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Blood digs a right hand into Guy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Guy's gas tank.
Blood lands a body shot in the clinch.
Guy working aggressively here.
#T4#
Blood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Guy takes a shot to the head.
Blood lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blood works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blood is leaning against Guy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blood scores with a shot to the side of Guy's head.
Guy taking a breather.
Blood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Blood.
Blood pushes Guy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Blood as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blood.
Blood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Blood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blood.
Blood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Guy has had enough of the clinch but Blood keeps him there for the moment.
Blood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Blood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blood has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Blood!
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