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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derwent Bolt (ranked 2694 p4p, 2375 weight class) and Erich Von Blomberg (ranked 0 p4p, 346 weight class). Erich Von Blomberg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derwent Bolt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erich Von Blomberg!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Blomberg misses with a few strikes there.
Von Blomberg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bolt shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bolt throwing shots but Von Blomberg is blocking nicely.
Bolt is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Von Blomberg has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bolt is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolt thows a huge punch but Von Blomberg dodges it nicely.
Bolt moves nicely into side control.
Bolt is staying tight to Von Blomberg's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Bolt in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The referee asks Bolt politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Bolt prefers to stall for the moment though.
Bolt seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Von Blomberg for as long as he can get away with.
Bolt continues to stall.
Bolt throws an elbow but Von Blomberg slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bolt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolt works to advance to full mount. Von Blomberg defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Bolt thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Von Blomberg holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bolt tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bolt unloads with some shots from mount but Von Blomberg bucks and avoids them well.
Bolt controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolt throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bolt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Von Blomberg looks winded!
Bolt has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Von Blomberg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bolt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bolt looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolt controlling from mount.
Bolt with good strikes from the mount here!
Bolt looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bolt unloads with some shots from mount but Von Blomberg bucks and avoids them well.
Von Blomberg in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bolt content just to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bolt throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derwent Bolt dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Von Blomberg misses with a combination
and Bolt counters with a left to the body.
Von Blomberg drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Von Blomberg takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bolt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Von Blomberg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bolt scores with a hook to the body. Von Blomberg takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bolt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bolt shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bolt showed some decent athleticism there.
Bolt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Von Blomberg can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Blomberg is in trouble now - Bolt has advanced to mount!
Bolt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Von Blomberg is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Bolt there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bolt unloads with some shots from mount but Von Blomberg bucks and avoids them well.
Bolt tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bolt raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bolt punching from mount but Von Blomberg doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bolt looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bolt pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bolt throwing strikes here but Von Blomberg is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bolt controlling the pace for now.
Von Blomberg holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bolt tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bolt lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Von Blomberg hang on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolt controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolt's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bolt misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Poor strikes thrown by Bolt there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Von Blomberg blocking the ground and pound.
Bolt tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bolt unloading with bombs!
Bolt tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Blomberg wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bolt.
Bolt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derwent Bolt dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bolt has managed to clinch.
I was talking to Bolt's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bolt turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bolt manages to end up in side control.
Derwent Bolt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bolt creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Von Blomberg sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bolt is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Von Blomberg will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bolt advances to full mount.
Von Blomberg blocking the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolt controlling his opponent.
Von Blomberg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bolt unloads with some shots from mount but Von Blomberg bucks and avoids them well.
Bolt raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Blomberg avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bolt.
Bolt throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Von Blomberg because Bolt loaded up on that one.
Bolt controlling from mount.
Bolt looking to finish Von Blomberg with some ground and pound. This is bad for Von Blomberg!
Bolt working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bolt throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bolt misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bolt thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolt controlling his opponent.
Bolt throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bolt throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bolt with the ground and pound from mount.
Bolt controlling the position easily from mount.
Further stalling from Bolt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolt raining down shots from the mount!
Bolt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bolt thowing shots but they're missing.
Bolt throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bolt sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolt raining down shots from the mount!
Bolt controlling his opponent.
Bolt throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bolt tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Bolt is stinking the place up with his stalling.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Bolt.
Bolt throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Von Blomberg because Bolt loaded up on that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derwent Bolt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bolt 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derwent Bolt!
Derwent Bolt made sure to mention his sponsor, FUClothing in his post fight interview.
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energy
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