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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Da Vincible (ranked 168 p4p, 257 weight class) and Jack Blood (ranked 25 p4p, 38 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Blood's choice of entrance music: Raining Blood - Slayer. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25 - 7 - 0 |
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Red Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonardo Da Vincible!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Jack Blood!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Da Vincible's half guard.
Blood seems to be looking for submissions.
Blood thows a huge punch but Da Vincible dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blood is looking to advance position but Da Vincible won't allow it.
Blood looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Da Vincible moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Vincible tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blood cracks Da Vincible with a solid left hand.
Da Vincible looking for a sweep. Not yet Da Vincible, not yet.
Blood pushes down on Da Vincible's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Da Vincible avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blood.
Blood not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Blood is looking to pass Da Vincible's guard but actually Da Vincible recovers to full guard.
Blood trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Da Vincible manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Blood pulls Da Vincible in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood wants to sweep but no luck.
Da Vincible has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Blood is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood has Da Vincible pulled in close to control his posture.
Blood 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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Blood pulls Da Vincible in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Da Vincible throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Blood slips a jab from Da Vincible.
Leonardo Da Vincible is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blood shoots in for a takedown but Da Vincible shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Da Vincible swinging wildly here.
Blood shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Da Vincible wants to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ground and pound from Blood.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Blood 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.
Blood moves out of range as Da Vincible strikes.
Blood scores with a nice right hand.
Blood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Da Vincible pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blood moves out of range of the strikes.
Blood tests Da Vincible's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Da Vincible misses with a lunging right hand
and Blood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood ducks under a wild hook from Da Vincible.
Da Vincible throws a nice outside leg kick.
Da Vincible throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Vincible with a nice calf kick.
Da Vincible misses with an uppercut
letting Blood counter with a right hand.
We've been told by Da Vincible's head coaches at FF Forever that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Blood doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Da Vincible waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blood.
Blood looks to land a right hand but Da Vincible moved out of range.
Blood slips a straight right by Da Vincible.
Da Vincible misses with a jab to the body
enabling Blood to counter with a crisp jab.
Da Vincible misses with a body kick.
Blood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Da Vincible manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leonardo Da Vincible seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Vincible slips a straight right by Blood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Vincible misses with a hook
and Blood counters with a straight right hand.
Da Vincible throws a head kick but Blood moves out of range.
Blood tries to score a power double leg takedown but Da Vincible sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Blood somewhat.
Da Vincible lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Da Vincible looks to throw the jab but Blood is out of range.
It seemed like Blood was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Vincible manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood moves out of range as Da Vincible throws a body kick.
Da Vincible misses with a kick to the body
and Blood counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Blood lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Da Vincible can't keep his opponent in guard - Blood advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Blood in particular looking to stall.
Blood is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Da Vincible defends it well.
Da Vincible won't allow Blood to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood trying to control the action but Da Vincible is working from the bottom.
Blood wants to pass the guard but Da Vincible is defending well.
Blood throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Blood trying to control from Da Vincible's half guard. Da Vincible has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Da Vincible keeping moving, preventing Blood from controlling successfully.
Blood trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blood is fighting to break Da Vincible's control of his arms but Da Vincible is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Blood postures up in Da Vincible's guard and throws a big left but Da Vincible blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Blood will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Da Vincible ducks right into an uppercut from Blood.
Blood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Da Vincible manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Vincible manages to avoid it.
It looked like Da Vincible wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Blood closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Da Vincible tries to get to full guard but Blood has control of the leg.
Blood throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood is pressing down on Da Vincible's thigh, looking to free his foot. Da Vincible is holding on for now.
Da Vincible is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Blood is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Da Vincible sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Da Vincible defending well though.
Blood tries to pass the half guard into mount. Da Vincible knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Blood is trying to control the action in half guard but Da Vincible is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Blood content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Blood is looking to take a break and control but Da Vincible is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Leonardo Da Vincible has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Blood 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.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Blood content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Leonardo Da Vincible is winning the standup battle so far.
Da Vincible throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blood counters with a straight right hand.
Blood ducks under a wild hook from Da Vincible.
Da Vincible looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blood shoots in but no luck this time.
Da Vincible jabs Blood right on the nose. Blood blinks but takes it well.
Da Vincible throws a front kick aimed at Blood's knee but Blood avoids it well.
Da Vincible misses with a leg kick
and Blood counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Blood is taking a breather. Da Vincible says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Blood has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Blood is thwarting Da Vincible's attempts to control the position.
Blood trying to advance position but Da Vincible counters by regaining guard.
Blood not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Da Vincible looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blood is one step ahead there.
Blood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blood controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Da Vincible misses with a hook
and Blood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blood might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Da Vincible waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blood.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blood! But no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Blood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Blood 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Blood!
After winning the bout, Jack Blood thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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