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G #31 BLAKE vs BLASTER PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taiga Jim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Galen Dall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dall has chosen War as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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202 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taiga Jim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Galen Dall!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jim tries to clinch up.
Jim gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dall wants to break free but Jim has control.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dall has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jim lands a right hand.
Dall lands a body shot in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jim blocks an uppercut.
Dall lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dall tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jim just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dall breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall tests Jim's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jim has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dall tries to work over Jim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jim scores with a hook to the body.
Dall wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall jumps into guard, dragging Jim to the mat.
Dall keeping moving, preventing Jim from controlling successfully.
Dall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dall had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jim defends it easily.
Jim with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dall seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jim is looking to work some ground and pound but Dall has wrist control.
Jim lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jim wants to control from the top but Dall keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dall is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jim knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dall on the ground.
Jim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dall looking for a guillotine here but Jim defends easily.
Dall is trying to control the position but Jim postures up.
Dall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jim chips away with some ground and pound.
Jim wants to control from the top but Dall keeps moving.
Jim has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall is trying to keep Jim in close.
Dall is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jim is aware though and is defending well.
Dall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jim is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jim stopping the sweep attempt from Dall.
Dall trying to control the position.
Jim wants to control from the top but Dall keeps moving.
Dall looking for a sweep. Not yet Dall, not yet.
Dall working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jim doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jim manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dall is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jim keeps working.
Dall passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dall moves to take his opponent's back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jim is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Dall looking for the RNC.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Galen Dall dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A jab lands there for Dall.
Taiga Jim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jim moves out of range of the strikes.
Jim tries to clinch up.
Dall dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jim. That did some damage!
Dall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jim manages to avoid it.
Jim avoids the body shot from Dall.
Jim attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dall avoids the body shot from Jim.
Jim doesn't manage to clinch there - Dall circles away.
Dall clobbers Jim with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jim is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jim fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jim misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall misses with a low kick.
Dall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dall tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dall lands the left hand.
Dall scores with a nice body kick.
Dall throws a leg kick but Jim checks it.
Taiga Jim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Dall misses the target.
Taiga Jim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jim gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jim effectively controlling the action here.
Jim misses with the head strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jim takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall misses with a body punch.
Dall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dall tries to stall but Jim uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jim letting Dall take a breather here.
Jim just leaning against Dall, taking a breather.
Jim will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dall up against the cage.
Jim gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Dall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jim lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dall is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jim pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dall scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dall manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Dall misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dall misses with a wild body shot.
Jim slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jim tries to close the distance and clinch but Dall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jim connects with a body shot.
Dall slips under a jab from Jim.
Jim changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dall throws a hook but Jim avoids it easily.
Dall avoids the head kick by Jim.
Jim lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dall misses with a looping right.
Dall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dall tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall swinging wildly here.
Jim lands a nice hook to Dall's body. Dall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dall throws a big shot that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jim throws a right hand that Dall ducks under and follows up with a left that Dall also avoids with ease.
Jim listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jim moves into range and clinches up with Dall.
A right hand to the body from Jim.
Jim gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dall.
Jim stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dall can't find room to land a body shot as Jim controls the action.
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 Taiga Jim 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. This is the final round!
Jim rushes Dall and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jim lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jim misses with a punch to the body.
Dall is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jim is pushing Dall up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jim tries to work over Dall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jim lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dall backwards.
Dall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jim tries to work over Dall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jim lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dall.
Jim has a couple of punches blocked by Dall.
Jim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jim misses with a body punch.
Jim lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jim lands a nice uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dall tries to work over Jim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dall is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jim can't find room to land a body shot as Dall controls the action.
Taiga Jim has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jim digs a right hand into Dall's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dall's gas tank.
Jim will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dall up against the cage.
Jim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jim misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jim.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dall wants to stall.
Dall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jim tries a body shot but Dall blocks it.
Dall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dall looking to slow down the pace here.
Dall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dall tries a body shot but Jim blocks it.
Jim has Dall pressed against the cage.
Jim tries to work over Dall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jim tries to throw a body punch but Dall avoids it by throwing Jim back against the cage.
Dall looking to stall.
Jim misses with a punch to the body.
Jim stalling.
Dall digs a right hand underneath Jim's ribcage. Jim let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jim tries to throw a body punch but Dall avoids it by throwing Jim back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dall digs a right hand underneath Jim's ribcage. Jim let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jim misses with a body punch.
Dall gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dall is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jim is looking to improve his position.
Dall wants to free his trapped foot but Jim is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dall is trying to control. Jim wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jim trying to control here.
Jim is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Dall sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dall is pressing down on Jim's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jim is holding on for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dall is controlling the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Taiga Jim.
I think Jim 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taiga Jim!
After winning the bout, Taiga Jim 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miklos Horvath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hassan Dehu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miklos Horvath looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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189 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Powerful takedowns
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miklos Horvath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hassan Dehu!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horvath slips a jab from Dehu.
Dehu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Horvath.
Dehu scores with a shot to the body.
Horvath showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dehu.
Dehu cracks Horvath with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Horvath takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dehu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dehu moves away from the strike by Horvath.
Dehu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Horvath looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Horvath takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dehu throws a poor cross that misses
and Horvath counters with a three punch combo that has Dehu backing up. Dehu nods at Horvath to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dehu connects with a nice looking jab.
Dehu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Horvath is rocked!
Horvath takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oh Horvath is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Horvath is breathing heavily.
Dehu avoids the head kick by Horvath.
A little jabbing left from Dehu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dehu fakes the body blow, causing Horvath to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Horvath goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hassan Dehu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maui Built (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Deens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maui Built!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leo Deens!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deens swings for the body but Built moves out of range.
Built misses with an uppercut.
Built misses with a body shot.
Deens gets a clinch.
Built fails to pull guard.
Built jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Deens walks away with a smile on his face. Built gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Deens misses with an uppercut.
Deens misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Built dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Built throws a body shot but no joy.
Built keeps the fight on the outside.
Deens tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Built misses with an uppercut. Deens saw that one coming.
Deens looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Built.
A nice leg kick lands there from Built.
Deens walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Built checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Built throws a front kick that sends Deens stumbling back into the cage.
Built lands with a right hand.
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!
Built slips a jab from Deens.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Deens has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Deens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Built was well out of range. Poor timing from Deens.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deens tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Built. That's going to slow Deens down.
Deens misses with a jab, cross combination.
Built throws the kick towards the body but Deens avoids it.
Deens misses with a looping left.
Built gets tackled into the cage by Deens. Deens maintains the clinch.
Deens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Built's elbow.
Built has a couple of punches blocked by Deens.
A short right from Built.
Deens holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Deens misses with a punch to the body.
Deens breaks the clinch.
Built definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Deens fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Built uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Deens.
Built misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Deens.
Built misses with a body kick.
Built looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Built scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Deens doesn't seem bothered though.
Built fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Deens on the side of the head.
Built lands a leg kick that knocks Deens off balance momentarily.
Built scoring well with a low kick there.
Deens on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Built. Built obviously looking to wear him down.
Deens closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deens.
Deens misses with a knee strike.
Deens dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Deens using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Built has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A body shot lands from Built.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Built.
Deens tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Built misses with some punches.
Deens wants to break free but Built has control.
Deens breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Built is trying to pull guard but Deens has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maui Built. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Built working aggressively here.
Built throws a head punch that misses.
Built tries to score a body lock takedown but Deens shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Deens lands a shot to the body.
Deens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Built scores with a nice right hand.
Built is looking to land body kicks.
Deens on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice body kick there by Built.
Deens throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Built counters with a leg kick.
Built is looking to clinch.
Deens ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Built clinches up against the cage.
Deens misses with a punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Built.
Built misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Built has a couple of punches blocked by Deens.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Deens.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deens lands with a right to the head.
Built misses with a punch to the body.
Built misses with some punches.
Built lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Built misses with a punch to the body.
Built blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Deens lands a body shot.
Deens misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Built fails to land.
Built is trying to trip Deens. He has hold of a leg but Deens is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Built persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Deens is trying to keep Built in close.
Deens wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Deens keeping full guard, as Built tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maui Built 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.
Deens on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Built. Built obviously looking to wear him down.
Built cracks Deens with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Maui Built is winning the standup battle so far.
Built uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deens.
Built waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Deens.
Built scores with a jab. Deens acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Built connects with a solid leg kick.
Built lands with a cross.
Built swats away the attempt to clinch by Deens.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice body punch from Built.
A slapping leg kick lands for Built.
Some wild striking there from Deens.
Built keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Deens misses with a hook.
Built is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Deens can do to turn this around?
Built 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Built feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Deenss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Leo Deens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Built connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Deens is looking to clinch.
Built slips under a jab.
It looked like Built wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Built feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Deens's calf.
Deens throws a jab but it's blocked by Built.
Built thumps Deens with a low kick.
Good exchange - Built coming out on top.
Built throws a wild body kick that Deens sees coming a mile off.
Nice body kick there by Built.
Deens throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Built sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Deens misses.
Deens tries to close the distance and clinch but Built swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Built lands a nice shot to the body.
Deens loads up on a big right hand but Built slips the punch.
Built quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Built is looking to slow Deens down with leg kicks.
Built circles away from the clinch attempt.
Deens's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deens lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Built scores with a jab to the jaw.
Deens misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Deens misses its intended target.
Deens misses with a looping left.
Deens throws out a loose jab but Built uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donk. Built catches Deens right on the button with a cross.
Deens throws a hook but Built avoids it easily.
Deens lands a right hook to the body.
Built throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Built turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Built delivers a nice body kick.
Deens digs a good hook to Built's body.
A punch combination from Deens misses.
Built drops his hands momentarily and Deens takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Built uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Deens.
Built scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Deens clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deens misses with a punch to the body.
Deens is trying to break free.
Built swings wildly with an uppercut but Deens uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Deens as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Built scores with a nice short uppercut.
Deens doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Deens blocking some punches.
Deens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Deens wants to clinch up but Built keeps it at a distance.
Deens throws an off balance right hand
letting Built counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Deens misses the target.
Built uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deens.
Deens misses with a hook
and Built counters with a left to the body.
Built tests Deens's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Deens rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Built counters with a left and a right that stings Deens.
Built fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Deens.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Built fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Deens manages to avoid it.
Deens scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheers as Built lands an impressive looking overhand right. Deens doesn't seem phased though.
Built scores with a punch to the head.
Built missing with a left hand there. Deens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Deens throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Deens throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Deens takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Built scores with a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Built.
Deens slips a jab from Built.
Built throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Deens on the side of the head.
Donk. Built catches Deens right on the button with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Deens misses with a hook.
Built lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Deens at a distance.
Deens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Built.
Good standup being displayed there by Built as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maui Built dominated that second round.
That's time! Built's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Deens throws a front kick aimed at Built's knee but Built avoids it well.
Deens misses with a straight right.
Deens has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Deens rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Built counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Deens misses with an uppercut.
Deens missing with a left hand there. Built was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Built slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Deens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Built was well out of range. Poor timing from Deens.
Built looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Deens lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Built circles away quickly and effectively.
Deens misses with a hook. Built ducked under it nicely.
Built swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Deens darts in trying to clinch
and Deens takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deens throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Built sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Built.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Built, right into the meat.
Built fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Deens has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Deens swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Built counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deens gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deens manages to break the clinch.
Built punishes Deens's body with a nice straight punch.
Built lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Deens looks to throw the jab but Built is out of range.
Built lands a jab.
Built steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Deens.
Built feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Deens's calf.
Built fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Deens.
Built buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Built looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Deens moves into the clinch.
Deens lands a left hand.
A short left from Built.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Built working aggressively here.
Deens tries a body shot but Built blocks it.
Built misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Built.
Maui Built is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Deens.
A head punch on the inside from Built fails to land.
Deens is trying to force a seperation but Built has the dominant position.
Deens wants to get back to striking at distance but Built won't allow it.
Deens swings wildly with an uppercut but Built uses good head movement to avoid it.
Built is looking to control Deens's arms but Deens gets an underhook and turns him. Now Built has his back to the cage.
Deens tries a body shot but Built blocks it.
Deens looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Deens misses with a punch to the body.
Deens fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Deens misses with a body punch.
Built stalling against the cage.
Built blocks a body shot from Deens.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deens misses with a punch to the body.
Deens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Deens can't find room to land a body shot as Built controls the action.
Deens lands a left hand that snaps the head of Built backwards.
Built lands a hook that snaps the head of Deens backwards.
Built struggles to land a body shot inside as Deens controls his hands.
Deens misses with a short punch on the inside.
Built is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Built jumps guard but Deens turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Deens doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Deens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Deens throws an off balance right hand
and Built counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Deens. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Deens.
Built lands with a thumping leg kick.
Deens misses with an uppercut. Built saw that one coming.
Deens throws a hook but Built avoids it easily.
Deens throws a series of punches but Built avoids them all with ease.
Leo Deens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Built feints and then cracks Deens's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Deens down.
Built ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deens on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Deens's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Built connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Deens scrambles back to his feet.
Built connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Deens's hands.
Built slips under a jab from Deens.
Built connects with a jab.
Deens looks to score with a jab to the body but Built is just out of range.
Built is looking to counter with a body kick.
Built cracks Deens with an open hand slap.
Deens misses with a two punch combination.
Deens misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maui Built showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Built, 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maui Built!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Osvaldo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milan Vukovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vukovic has chosen Yellow Claw - DJ Turn It Up as his entrance music. Osvaldo Martinez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Osvaldo Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Milan Vukovic!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez instigates a clinch.
Martinez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've been informed that Vukovic has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Vukovic misses with a punch to the body.
Vukovic wants to stall.
Martinez is working for takedown but Vukovic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Vukovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vukovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Martinez.
Martinez lands with a right to the head.
Martinez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martinez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vukovic backwards.
Vukovic manages to break the clinch.
Martinez tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Martinez misses with a low kick.
Martinez delivers a nice body kick.
Vukovic fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Martinez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Martinez connects with an inside leg kick.
Vukovic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vukovic dives in for a single leg takedown but Martinez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Vukovic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good leg kick by Martinez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vukovic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Martinez checks a low kick from Vukovic.
Martinez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vukovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martinez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vukovic takes a swing at Martinez's ribcage but misses.
Martinez appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Vukovic missing with a left hand there. Martinez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Martinez connects with a solid leg kick.
Martinez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vukovic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vukovic thuds his shin into the meat of Martinez's side.
Vukovic cracks Martinez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Martinez throws a front kick aimed at Vukovic's knee but Vukovic avoids it well.
Martinez slips a jab from Vukovic.
Martinez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martinez feinted with a counter takedown.
Vukovic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Martinez under the eye.
Martinez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vukovic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Osvaldo Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milan Vukovic.
Vukovic shoots in looking for a takedown. Martinez tries to sprawl out of it but Vukovic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Martinez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vukovic checks a leg kick nicely.
Vukovic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vukovic shoots in for a double leg but Martinez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vukovic misses with a leg kick
and Martinez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
Martinez blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
Vukovic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vukovic is trying to stall.
Vukovic lands a left hand.
Martinez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vukovics head.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
Martinez digs a right hand underneath Vukovic's ribcage. Vukovic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vukovic can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vukovic misses with a knee strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Martinez cracks Vukovic with a nice body shot.
Martinez lands with a short shot to the head.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Martinez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vukovic lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Martinez - that landed with a thud.
Martinez throws a head punch that misses.
Martinez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Vukovic.
Vukovic blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Martinez.
Vukovic tries to stall but Martinez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Martinez is trying to trip Vukovic. He has hold of a leg but Vukovic is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Martinez persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Martinez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Martinez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osvaldo Martinez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vukovic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vukovic wants it to stay on the feet.
Martinez scores with a decent looking hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Martinez, right into the meat.
Martinez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Martinez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vukovic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Vukovic shoots in but Martinez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Martinez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vukovic tries to keep at a distance but Martinez has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martinez managing to block the knees to the body from Vukovic.
Vukovic is looking to break free of the clinch but Martinez has double underhooks.
Vukovic blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Vukovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vukovic gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vukovic tries to break free but Martinez pushes him back against the cage.
Vukovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martinez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vukovics head.
Martinez tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Osvaldo Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vukovic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Martinez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vukovic stalling in the clinch but Martinez improves position.
Martinez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Martinez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Martinez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vukovic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vukovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinez avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is leaning against Vukovic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vukovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Martinez pushes Vukovic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vukovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Martinez.
Nice body punch from Martinez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vukovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez lands with a left to the head.
Martinez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vukovic's elbow.
Vukovic missing with knees to the body.
Martinez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Martinez gets through Vukovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vukovic prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vukovic blocks a body shot from Martinez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands a nice shot to the body.
Martinez working aggressively here.
Vukovic jumps guard but Martinez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Martinez working aggressively here.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vukovic is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Martinez is defending well.
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martinez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vukovic throws an elbow that misses.
Vukovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martinez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vukovics head.
Vukovic blocks a body shot from Martinez.
Martinez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vukovic pulls his leg out and moves away.
Vukovic walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez misses the body punch
and Vukovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martinez closes the distance and pushes Vukovic back into the cage.
Martinez blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Martinez.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Martinez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vukovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martinez avoids it.
A short right from Martinez on the inside.
Vukovic stalling in the clinch.
Vukovic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vukovic tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Martinez smiles and moves away.
Vukovic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Martinez pinned against the cage. Martinez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vukovic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martinez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osvaldo Martinez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Vukovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinez manages to avoid it.
Martinez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vukovic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vukovic misses the jab.
Vukovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martinez attempts a counter takedown but Vukovic avoids it well and moves away.
Martinez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Martinez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Martinez scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Milan Vukovic has been cut.
Good work by Vukovic as he checks the leg kick.
Martinez wants to land a leg kick but Vukovic is out of range.
Martinez throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vukovic tries for a takedown but Martinez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vukovic tests Martinez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Osvaldo Martinez is winning the standup battle so far.
Martinez with a poor takedown
and Vukovic counters with a left to the body.
Martinez misses with a low kick as Vukovic jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vukovic misses with a low kick.
Martinez walks into a stiff left hand from Vukovic.
Vukovic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Martinez is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Vukovic.
Martinez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Martinez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vukovic backwards.
Martinez tries to work over Vukovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vukovic blocking some punches.
Martinez scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Martinez on the inside.
Vukovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vukovic is trying to break the clinch but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.
Vukovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Martinez is pressed up against the cage. Vukovic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Martinez down to the mat. Martinez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Osvaldo Martinez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milan Vukovic.
Martinez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martinez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vukovic can do to turn this around?
Vukovic gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Martinez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Milan Vukovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vukovic has Martinez pulled in close to control his posture.
Martinez content to stall in guard here.
Martinez is pushing down on Vukovic's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vukovic is fighting to maintain full guard but Martinez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Vukovic wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vukovic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vukovic's head.
Martinez stalling.
Vukovic tries to kick Martinez off but Martinez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Martinez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Martinez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Martinez uses his free foot to push down on Vukovic's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Vukovic.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vukovic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Martinez controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Osvaldo Martinez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Martinez 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osvaldo Martinez!
Osvaldo Martinez bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zak Duffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Vane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zak Duffy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Vane!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duffy tries to clinch but Vane is having none of it.
Duffy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vane working aggressively here.
Vane blocking some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Duffy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vane tries to work over Duffy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duffy instigates a clinch.
Vane throws a punch but it's blocked by Duffy.
Duffy misses with a punch on the inside.
Vane misses with a punch to the body.
Vane lands with a left to the head.
Duffy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Duffy lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vane.
A head punch on the inside from Duffy fails to land.
Duffy lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vane.
Vane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vane misses with some punches.
Vane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vane lands with a short shot to the head.
Vane breaks from the clinch.
Duffy tries to clinch
and Vane counters with a nice uppercut.
Duffy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vane counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Duffy thinking.
Duffy wants to clinch.
Duffy tries to clinch but Vane moves out of range.
Duffy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duffy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice cross by Vane.
Duffy misses with a lunging right hand
and Vane counters with a stiff right hand.
Duffy tries to clinch but Vane moves out of range.
Vane fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Duffy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vane let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A good leg kick by Vane.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duffy wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vane keeps the fight on the outside.
Vane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duffy manages to avoid it.
Vane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vane misses with a lunging right hand
and Duffy counters with a nice uppercut.
Zak Duffy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vane gets tackled into the cage by Duffy. Duffy maintains the clinch.
Duffy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Vane.
Vane tries a body shot but Duffy blocks it.
Vane works on Duffy's body with a couple of short punches.
Vane lands a shoulder strike.
Vane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vane blocks a body shot from Duffy.
Vane avoiding damage as Duffy throws knees to the body.
Vane misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Duffy fails to land.
Vane lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Zak Duffy has been cut.
Duffy misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vane slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Duffy tries to clinch up but Vane circles away and keeps his distance.
Duffy moves into the clinch.
Vane breaks from the clinch.
Duffy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Duffy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duffy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Duffy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vane misses with a looping left.
Vane throws an off balance right hand
and Duffy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've been told by Duffy's head coaches at Broken Halo's -Temple of Illumination that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Duffy takes the fight into the clinch.
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!
Vane managing to block the knees to the body from Duffy.
Duffy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vane tries a body shot but Duffy blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duffy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vane's elbow.
Duffy is working Vane over against the cage.
Duffy swings wildly with an uppercut but Vane uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Vane.
Vane presses Duffy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Duffy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vane breaks from the clinch.
Duffy moves in looking to clinch but Vane pushes him off.
Vane throws a hook but Duffy avoids it easily.
Vane throws a jab but it's blocked by Duffy.
Vane lands with a kick to the ribs.
Duffy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vane swats away the attempt to clinch by Duffy.
Duffy tries to clinch but Vane moves out of range.
Vane tries to keep at a distance but Duffy has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Vane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zak Duffy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vane scores with a decent looking hook.
Zak Duffy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duffy is looking to clinch but Vane is avoiding it.
Duffy lands a jab.
Charles Vane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duffy closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Duffy darts in and clinches Vane up against the cage.
Vane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duffy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vane is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Duffy with a body shot.
Vane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Duffy tries to close the distance and clinch but Vane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duffy tries to clinch but Vane is having none of it.
Duffy is looking to clinch but Vane is avoiding it.
Duffy tries to clinch but Vane moves out of range.
Duffy misses with a body punch
and Vane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Vane 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.
Duffy cracks Vane with a right hand to the side of the head.
Duffy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vane throws a looping overhand right but Duffy ducks down to avoid it.
Duffy tries to clinch but Vane moves out of range.
Jab by Vane.
Duffy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vane.
Vane thuds a left hand into Duffy's body.
Duffy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vane.
Duffy is struggling to control the position.
Vane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vane gets through Duffy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vane can't find room to land a body shot as Duffy controls the action.
Vane misses with the head strike.
Vane lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duffy blocks a body shot from Vane.
Duffy blocks an uppercut.
Duffy misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duffy is trying to break free.
Vane lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Duffy or not.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Vane. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duffy tries to land knees in the clinch but Vane avoids the damage to the body.
Vane blocks an uppercut.
Duffy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Duffy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Vane.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vane.
Vane tries a body shot but Duffy blocks it.
Vane has a couple of punches blocked by Duffy.
Vane lands with a light punch inside.
Duffy trying to land knees to the body.
Vane lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vane tries to work over Duffy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duffy tries to work over Vane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vane lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vane.
A head punch on the inside from Duffy fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy missing with knees to the body.
Vane breaks from the clinch.
Vane misses with a looping left.
Vane feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Duffy's calf.
Vane misses with a hook. Duffy ducked under it nicely.
Duffy throwing a counter right hand but Vane manages to avoid it.
Vane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duffy tries to clinch there but Vane circles away.
Duffy ducks under a wild hook from Vane.
Vane scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Duffy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vane.
Duffy wants to clinch but Vane slips to the side
and Vane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duffy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Duffy tries to close the distance and clinch but Vane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vane cracks Duffy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Duffy tries to clinch there but Vane circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duffy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duffy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duffy tries to clinch up but Vane circles away and keeps his distance.
Duffy tries to clinch there but Vane circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duffy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Vane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Duffy tries to clinch up but Vane circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Vane on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vane misses with a looping left.
Duffy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vane.
Vane connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Duffy blocks a jab.
Vane lands with a cross.
Vane keeps the fight on the outside.
Vane throws a predictable looking body shot
and Duffy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Vane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zak Duffy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Duffy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duffy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Vane connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Duffy.
Vane cracks Duffy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vane connects with the punch.
Duffy is looking to clinch but Vane is avoiding it.
Duffy misses with a hook
and Vane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vane throws a nice outside leg kick.
Duffy fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and Vane releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Duffy staying out of range there.
Vane swings for the body but Duffy moves out of range.
Duffy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Vane swats away the attempt to clinch by Duffy.
Duffy wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffy tries to clinch there but Vane circles away.
Vane fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duffy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Duffy wants to clinch up but Vane keeps it at a distance.
Duffy with a hook.
Duffy darts in trying to clinch
and Vane counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Duffy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Duffy doesn't manage to clinch there - Vane circles away.
Duffy throws a hook to the side of Vane's head but Vane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duffy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duffy tries to clinch but Vane is having none of it.
Duffy is looking to clinch but Vane is avoiding it.
Vane works Duffy's body with a nice hook.
Vane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duffy tries to clinch but Vane moves out of range.
Charles Vane is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duffy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Duffy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vane. Vane obviously looking to wear him down.
Duffy rushes Vane and presses him up against the cage.
Duffy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vane avoiding damage as Duffy throws knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duffy throws a punch but it's blocked by Vane.
Vane lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vane blocks a body shot from Duffy.
Vane breaks the clinch.
Duffy tries to clinch up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vane.
Vane lands with a good body shot.
Vane swats away the attempt to clinch by Duffy.
Vane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy wants to clinch up but Vane keeps it at a distance.
Vane throws a nice inside leg kick.
Duffy tries to close the distance and clinch but Vane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vane lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duffy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The fighters circling - Duffy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vane throws a shot from downtown. Duffy moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Vane misses.
Vane lands a nice shot that snaps Duffy's head back.
Vane cracks Duffy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Duffy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zak Duffy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duffy can't break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Vane.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vane.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duffy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Vane on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vane.
Duffy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vane blocks it with crossed arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vane blocking some punches.
Duffy wants to get back to striking at distance but Vane won't allow it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Duffy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duffy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zak Duffy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Duffy looking to throw knees to the head but Vane is blocking nicely.
Duffy tries to throw a body punch but Vane avoids it by throwing Duffy back against the cage.
Vane blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Vane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vane winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Vane!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ely Scrubs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Bones The Coke Fiend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Bones The Coke Fiend will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ely Scrubs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Bones The Coke Fiend!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Coke Fiend pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Coke Fiend blocks a jab.
Scrubs has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Wild Card in the buildup to the fight.
The Coke Fiend tries to move into range but Scrubs moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Scrubs's jab looks to have found its range, popping The Coke Fiend under the eye.
The Coke Fiend clinches with his opponent.
Scrubs avoids a wild elbow strike from The Coke Fiend.
The Coke Fiend prevents a body shot from Scrubs.
Scrubs lands with a left to the head.
Scrubs lands a right hand.
Scrubs blocks an elbow strike.
The Coke Fiend working Scrubs over with knees to the body.
The Coke Fiend utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scrubs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scrubs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Coke Fiend throws a head kick that misses.
The Coke Fiend throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Scrubs.
The Coke Fiend misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Coke Fiend rushes Scrubs and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Scrubs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Scrubs working aggressively here.
The Coke Fiend misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scrubs.
The Coke Fiend stalling in the clinch but Scrubs improves position.
The Coke Fiend misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scrubs.
Scrubs has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics The Coke Fiend uses from the top position.
Scrubs working a defensive guard here.
The Coke Fiend wanted to stand there but Scrubs had control of the position.
The Coke Fiend really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Scrubs. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Scrubs is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The Coke Fiend preventing the sweep.
My spies in London MMA Club inform me that The Coke Fiend has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Coke Fiend trying to control but Scrubs is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Scrubs is on top in guard.
Scrubs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Coke Fiend swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Scrubs not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Scrubs pushes down on The Coke Fiend's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Scrubs stops The Coke Fiend from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Coke Fiend pushes Scrubs off but Scrubs dives into side control.
Scrubs working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Scrubs goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, The Coke Fiend has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Scrubs but great work by The Coke Fiend.
The Coke Fiend wants to stand but Scrubs is controlling his arm.
Scrubs gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Scrubs manages to get to full guard.
Scrubs bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in The Coke Fiend's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Coke Fiend is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Scrubs is controlling him.
The Coke Fiend keeping moving, preventing Scrubs from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Coke Fiend keeping full guard, as Scrubs tries to pass.
The Coke Fiend can't keep his opponent in guard - Scrubs advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The Coke Fiend trying to control here.
Nice strikes from Scrubs there.
Scrubs controlling the action here.
Nice strikes from Scrubs there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ely Scrubs dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Scrubs blocks a head kick by The Coke Fiend.
Scrubs blocks the body kick.
Scrubs punishes The Coke Fiend's body with a nice straight punch.
The Coke Fiend goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The Coke Fiend tries to clinch but Scrubs moves out of range.
Scrubs avoids a kick to the body.
The Coke Fiend tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scrubs cracks The Coke Fiend with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ely Scrubs is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Scrubs misses.
The Coke Fiend looks for the body kick but Scrubs saw that one coming.
The Coke Fiend walks into a left hand.
Scrubs changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Scrubs does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The Coke Fiend throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Coke Fiend ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Coke Fiend throws a low kick but it's checked well by Scrubs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scrubs throws a wild body kick that The Coke Fiend sees coming a mile off.
Scrubs swings for the body but The Coke Fiend moves out of range.
Scrubs connects with a body shot that sends The Coke Fiend's belly button to the back.
The Coke Fiend tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Scrubs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Scrubs circles away from the clinch attempt
and Scrubs counters with a stiff right hand.
The Coke Fiend takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Scrubs scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The Coke Fiend dodges the punch combination from Scrubs.
The Coke Fiend tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Coke Fiend takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice body punch from Scrubs.
Scrubs swings for the body but The Coke Fiend moves out of range.
Scrubs throws a body punch but The Coke Fiend moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scrubs blocks a low kick nicely.
Johnny Bones The Coke Fiend is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scrubs scores with a nice head shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Scrubs as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Johnny Bones The Coke Fiend has been cut.
Scrubs with a nice cross.
The Coke Fiend is rocked!
The Coke Fiend throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Scrubs counters with a straight right hand.
The Coke Fiend is still on wobbly legs! Can Scrubs finish him?
Scrubs stuns The Coke Fiend with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Scrubs dances in with a quick combination. The Coke Fiend is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Scrubs snaps The Coke Fiend's head back. The Coke Fiend stumbles backwards against the cage. Scrubs steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with The Coke Fiend's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. The Coke Fiend just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ely Scrubs!
Our winner, Ely Scrubs, 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alan Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glorious Tyrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alan Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Glorious Tyrone!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyrone attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ford throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tyrone scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tyrone scores with a jab to the head.
No luck for Tyrone with that takedown attempt.
Ford looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Tyrone misses.
Ford lands a head kick!
Tyrone misses with a hook.
Tyrone ducks under a wild hook from Ford.
Tyrone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ford.
Tyrone moves out of range of the body kick from Ford.
Ford moves in looking to clinch but Tyrone pushes him off.
Ford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford misses with a body shot.
Ford goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone blocks a jab.
Tyrone drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ford defends it well.
Ford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ford throws out a loose jab but Tyrone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyrone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ford doesn't manage to clinch there - Tyrone circles away.
Tyrone bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ford's head.
It looks like Alan Ford has been cut.
Ford throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tyrone takes one to the side of the head.
Ford throws a leg kick which misses Tyrone's front leg but catches the back leg as Tyrone tries to avoid it.
Ford uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tyrone has time to react.
Ford has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tyrone.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyrone. Ford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ford ducks under a wild hook from Tyrone.
Ford misses with a hook.
Ford scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyrone misses with a two punch combination.
Ford was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford drops his hands momentarily and Tyrone takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ford throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tyrone's waist but Tyrone gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ford off to one side.
Ford scores with a head kick.
Ford is looking to clinch but Tyrone is avoiding it.
Tyrone has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ford pushes Tyrone up against the cage in a clinch.
Ford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tyrone jumps into guard, dragging Ford to the mat.
Tyrone is looking for a triangle but Ford pushes his legs off easily.
Ford trying to control but Tyrone is working from the bottom.
Tyrone is looking for a triangle but Ford pushes his legs off easily.
Tyrone looking for a guillotine here but Ford defends easily.
Tyrone looking for a guillotine here but Ford defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford throwing strikes but missing.
Tyrone wants to sweep here but Ford controlling him for the moment.
Tyrone had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ford defends it easily.
Tyrone is looking for a triangle but Ford pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ford postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ford knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tyrone on the ground.
Tyrone tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ford trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyrone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyrone is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ford defends well.
Tyrone had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ford defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ford got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tyrone has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ford has managed to get both his arms back between Tyrone's legs - danger averted.
Tyrone has his foot on Ford's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ford works his way back into a safe position though.
Ford is working Tyrone over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tyrone is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ford defends well.
Ford avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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 Alan Ford will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alan Ford's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tyrone scores with a shot to the side of Ford's head.
Tyrone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tyrone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tyrone can't find room to land a body shot as Ford controls the action.
Ford gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tyrone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tyrone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ford blocks it with crossed arms.
Tyrone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ford working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyrone working aggressively here.
Ford misses with some punches.
Ford lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ford lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ford lands an elbow that stopped Tyrone in his tracks for a moment.
Tyrone blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyrone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tyrone backwards.
Tyrone jumps guard but Ford turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Still in the clinch, Tyrone scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tyrone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ford lands an elbow that stopped Tyrone in his tracks for a moment.
Ford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tyrone tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ford smiles and moves away.
Ford has managed to clinch.
Tyrone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tyrone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ford lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tyrone tries to circle away but Ford has him pinned against the cage.
Tyrone throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tyrone is looking to break free of the clinch but Ford has double underhooks.
Ford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tyrone is rocked!
Ford working aggressively here.
Tyrone is still on wobbly legs! Can Ford finish him?
Tyrone is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ford creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tyrone's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ford is leaning against Tyrone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tyrone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ford lands a shoulder strike.
Ford lands a big right hand that drops Tyrone! The killer instinct kicks in and Ford finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Ford!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alan Ford!
Alan Ford tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Filipe Acosta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Rasmussen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Acosta comes to the cage accompanied by Saw Theme. Rasmussen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Era – Ameno kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Filipe Acosta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Rasmussen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acosta has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rasmussen finds it's way round the side to connect with Acosta's head.
Acosta looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Acosta throws a hook but Rasmussen avoids it easily.
Acosta shoots in and bounces Rasmussen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rasmussen controls Acosta momentarily but Acosta frees himself.
Acosta postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rasmussen working for a triangle but Acosta defends it easily.
Rasmussen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acosta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rasmussen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Acosta throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acosta postures up.
Rasmussen is looking for a triangle but Acosta pushes his legs off easily.
Rasmussen keeping moving, preventing Acosta from controlling successfully.
Acosta showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Acosta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rasmussen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rasmussen wants to sweep here but Acosta controlling him for the moment.
Acosta postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Acosta content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Acosta connects with a couple of short punches.
Rasmussen is looking for a triangle but Acosta pushes his legs off easily.
Acosta looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen is looking for a triangle but Acosta pushes his legs off easily.
Acosta might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Acosta landing with the ground and pound.
Rasmussen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rasmussen wants to sweep here but Acosta controlling him for the moment.
Acosta cracks Rasmussen with a solid left hand.
Acosta postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Acosta keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rasmussen's head.
Rasmussen is rocked!
Acosta working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rasmussen's head.
Rasmussen is still in real trouble! Can Acosta finish him?
Acosta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rasmussen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Acosta is in close to Rasmussen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Acosta distracts Rasmussen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rasmussen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Acosta is controlling him.
Acosta scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Acosta gets to his feet and stands over Rasmussen, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Rasmussen felt that one! Acosta unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Rasmussen from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Filipe Acosta!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Achab Denis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silvio Gasaspo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denis comes to the cage accompanied by Can't be touched . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Achab Denis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Silvio Gasaspo!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denis scores with a leg kick.
Gasaspo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Denis lands a jab to Gasaspo's midsection.
Achab Denis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gasaspo is defended easily by Denis.
Denis scores with the left hand. Gasaspo knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Silvio Gasaspo has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gasaspo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Denis as he avoids it easily.
Denis is looking to counter the offense by Gasaspo and move into the clinch.
Denis stuns Gasaspo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Denis connects with a looping right hand.
Denis 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gasaspo.
Gasaspo feints and as Denis raises his hands in defense, Gasaspo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Denis has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Gasaspo has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Gasaspo tries to pull guard but Denis holds him up against the cage and eventually Gasaspo drops back down to his feet.
Achab Denis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silvio Gasaspo.
Gasaspo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Denis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gasaspo misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Denis throws an elbow but misses.
Denis pushes off an throws an elbow but Gasaspo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gasaspo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gasaspo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gasaspo lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gasaspo tries to work over Denis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gasaspo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Denis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Denis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Denis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gasaspo's brow.
Denis tries a body shot but Gasaspo blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gasaspo jumps guard but Denis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gasaspo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gasaspo trying to land knees to the body.
Denis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gasaspo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Denis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gasaspo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Denis lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Silvio Gasaspo's cut even more.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gasaspo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short left from Denis.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gasaspo can't find room to land a body shot as Denis controls the action.
Denis misses with a body punch.
Gasaspo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gasaspo has a couple of punches blocked by Denis.
Gasaspo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gasaspo misses with some punches.
Gasaspo tries a body shot but Denis blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gasaspo looking to stall.
Denis blocking some punches.
Denis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gasaspo.
Gasaspo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Denis lands an elbow that stopped Gasaspo in his tracks for a moment.
Denis lands an elbow that stopped Gasaspo in his tracks for a moment.
The cut above Silvio Gasaspo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gasaspo swings wildly with an uppercut but Denis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Denis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gasaspo lands a left hand.
Denis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gasaspo takes an elbow to the temple.
Gasaspo manages to pull guard.
Denis content to stall in guard here.
Gasaspo working for submissions but it's allowed Denis to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Denis is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gasaspo manages to get to full guard.
Denis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gasaspo looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Denis gets to his feet. Gasaspo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Denis has closed the distance and engaged Gasaspo in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Achab Denis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Silvio Gasaspo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Denis scores with a nice body kick.
Denis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Denis misses the shot to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gasaspo or perhaps it was just good defense by Denis, which made it look bad.
Gasaspo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Denis. That one must have hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gasaspo thuds a left hand into Denis's body.
Denis pushes Gasaspo up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Denis.
Gasaspo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Denis prevents it.
Denis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gasaspo backwards.
Nice body punch from Denis - that landed with a thud.
Gasaspo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Denis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gasaspo can do to turn this around?
Denis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silvio Gasaspo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A nice left hand lands by Denis.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Silvio Gasaspo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Achab Denis!
After winning the bout, Achab Denis 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Blaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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217 lbs
8 - 0 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Blake!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Master Blaster!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaster scores with a jab to the body.
Blaster with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blake cracks Blaster with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Master Blaster has been cut.
Blaster misses with a wild combination.
Blaster lands a leg kick that knocks Blake off balance momentarily.
Blaster fakes the leg kick and cracks Blake in the body.
Blaster punishes Blake's body with a nice straight punch.
Blaster looks to land a body kick but Blake moved away.
Blake is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Blaster avoids the body shot from Blake.
Blaster swings widly with a right hand
letting Blake counter with a right hand.
Blaster delivers a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blake throws a low kick, looking for Blaster's leg but Blaster calmly moves out of range.
Blaster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blake is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Blaster.
Blaster misses with a two punch combination.
Blake misses with a shot to the body
and Blaster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Jake Blake has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaster misses with an uppercut.
Blake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blaster scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Blake misses the shot to the body.
Blake rushes Blaster and presses him up against the cage.
Blaster lands with a right to the head.
Blake takes a shot to the head.
Blake misses with some punches.
Blaster blocks the elbow strike.
Blaster misses with a punch on the inside.
Blaster makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blaster trying to stall but Blake improves his position.
Blake working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Blake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blaster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blaster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blaster misses with a hook to the body
and Blake makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake throws out a powerful jab.
Blaster throws a leg kick but Blake checks it.
Blaster looks to land a left hand but Blake moved out of range nicely.
Blake tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Blaster manages to circle out of the way.
Blake looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blake listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blaster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blake was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaster.
Blake half committed to a counter leg kick.
Blaster lands with a good body shot.
A cross from Blake lands.
That has opened up Master Blaster's cut even more.
Blake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blaster sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blake moves out of range of the body kick from Blaster.
Blake misses with a combination
and Blaster counters with a thumping low kick.
Blake gets a clinch.
Blake takes a shot to the head.
Blaster avoiding damage as Blake throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Blake as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Blaster.
Blaster lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Blaster working aggressively here.
Blaster lands a hook that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Blaster lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blaster lands a shot to the body.
Blake is breathing heavily.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Blaster slows down the pace here.
Blaster scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blaster misses with a body punch.
Blake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Blaster.
Blaster lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blake swings wildly with an uppercut but Blaster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blaster lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Blaster.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaster lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blake missing with knees to the body.
Blake working aggressively here.
Blake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blake can't find room to land a body shot as Blaster controls the action.
Blake working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Blake fails to land.
Blake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blaster struggles to land a body shot inside as Blake controls his hands.
Blaster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blaster can't find room to land a body shot as Blake controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Blake trying to stall but Blaster improves his position.
Blake can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Blake using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blaster has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blaster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaster manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nice body punch from Blaster - that landed with a thud.
Blake blocks a body shot from Blaster.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Blaster dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Blaster catches Blake with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blaster just misses with a punch to the body.
Blaster tries a head kick but it misses.
Blake throws a body shot but no joy.
Blake throws an off balance right hand
and Blaster counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blake thinking.
Blake walks into a straight right hand from Blaster.
Blake just misses with a punch to the body.
Blaster pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Blake on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blake pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blaster misses with a hook to the body
and Blake counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaster catches Blake with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blaster has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blaster throws an off balance right hand
and Blake counters with a left and a right that stings Blaster.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaster swings away with a leg kick that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Blake.
Blaster thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Blaster counter with a right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blaster.
Blake misses with a looping right.
Blake walks into a jab.
Blaster moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Blake swings for the body but Blaster moves out of range.
Blaster throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blaster tries to land a front kick but Blake steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blake tries to move into range but Blaster moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blake lands with a right hand.
The cut above Master Blaster's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Blake blocks the body kick.
Blaster attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blake has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Blaster scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake throws a lazy right hand but Blaster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blaster lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Blake swings away with a body shot that misses
and Blaster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blake is rocked!
Good standup being displayed there by Blake as he connects with a hook.
Blake connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blaster's hands.
Blaster looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blaster scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oh Blake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blaster connects with a nice cross there... Blake is looking wobbly and Blaster recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Blake to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Blaster jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Master Blaster!
Master Blaster is the new light heavyweight champion!
Master Blaster really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Spartan Nutrition 160Q with Proof logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
57% |
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