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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caden Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Matesic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake's entrance music is Who you gonna call? Ghost busters!. A fine choice. Caden Blake could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ivan Matesic's chin.
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230 lbs
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243 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caden Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Matesic!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake shoots in but no luck this time.
Blake darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Matesic tries to get to full guard but Blake has control of the leg.
Blake is nestled in close to Matesic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Blake wants to pass to mount but Matesic is defending the position.
Matesic makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Matesic.
Blake wants to pass the guard but Matesic is keeping the position.
Matesic throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Matesic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blake gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blake's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Blake knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Matesic on the ground.
Blake postures up and lands a big shot to Matesic's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Matesic looks gassed!
Blake lands a couple of elbows.
Blake stands up over Matesic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Matesic is trying to control the position but Blake postures up.
Matesic trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Blake lands a couple of elbows.
Matesic should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Blake stops Matesic from standing up.
Blake landing with the ground and pound.
Blake lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Blake wants to pass the guard but Matesic is keeping the position.
Matesic has momentary wrist control but Blake slips an elbow through the middle.
Blake landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake looking to pass the guard.
Blake working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Blake wants to stand but Matesic has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Blake lands a couple of digs.
Blake makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Blake scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Matesic keeping full guard, as Blake tries to pass.
Blake scoring with some ground and pound.
Blake landing some decent shots from guard.
Blake is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Blake has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake postures up and lands a big shot to Matesic's brow.
Blake landing some decent shots from guard.
Blake scoring with punches to the head and body.
Matesic working for a triangle but Blake defends it easily.
Blake makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Blake wants to control from the top but Matesic keeps moving.
Blake stands up over Matesic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Matesic 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blake is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Blake advances to half guard.
Matesic tries to roll over but Blake keeps him under control.
Blake landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Blake scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Blake takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Blake works his way into full mount!
Matesic is bucking up trying to escape but Blake cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blake lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Blake with shots to the head and body - Matesic looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caden Blake dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Blake closes this distance looking for a takedown but Matesic circles away.
Matesic feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Blake looking to hit a scissor sweep but Matesic is one step ahead there.
Blake trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Matesic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blake works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Matesic preventing the sweep.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Caden Blake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blake wants to improve his position but instead Matesic has moved into half guard.
Blake throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Blake is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blake has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake taking a breather.
Blake prevents a takedown attempt there.
Blake throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Matesic missing with knees to the body.
Blake lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Matesic is trying to stand up here but Blake is controlling him well.
Blake scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Blake is nestled in close to Matesic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Matesic throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Matesic tries to get to full guard but Blake has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blake is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Blake trying to mount his opponent but Matesic defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Matesic is trying to stand.
Matesic taking some punishment here, with Blake in his half guard.
Blake prevents Matesic from improving his position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice sprawl there from Matesic as Blake shoots in.
Matesic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blake moves into the clinch successfully.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blake creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Blake.
Blake lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matesic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blake counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake prevents Matesic from improving his position.
Matesic pushes Blake off looking to stand but Blake dives back in and keeps control.
Blake scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Matesic flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Blake blocks the strikes from Matesic.
Blake lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Matesic has hold of Blake's hands but Blake slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Matesic is looking for a sweep. Blake is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blake takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Matesic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blake but Blake pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Caden Blake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Matesic.
Blake shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Blake showed some decent athleticism there.
Blake working over Matesic with some ground and pound. Matesic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matesic trying to control from the bottom.
Blake lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Matesic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Blake scores with a couple of nice shots.
Matesic is looking to control Blake's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Matesic avoid being mounted?
Matesic taking some punishment here, with Blake in his half guard.
Blake passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Matesic!
Matesic is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caden Blake dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Matesic. No joy for Blake on that attempt.
A head kick from Matesic lands but Blake takes it in his stride.
Blake closes the distance and clinches up with Matesic, looking for a takedown. Blake pushes Matesic against the cage but Matesic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Matesic tries to clinch
and Blake counters with a single leg into guard. Matesic didn't expect that.
Blake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Matesic trying to control the position.
Matesic lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Blake!
Blake is wriggling around trying to escape.
Matesic landing shots from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matesic lands a big shot there that rocks Blake but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matesic sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Blake is desperately trying to improve his position but Matesic has a good base and remains in mount.
Matesic throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Blake working to try and regain half guard.
Matesic looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Matesic lands a nice shot to the head.
Blake can't escape the position.
Matesic in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Matesic is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Blake can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Blake is trying to escape the mount.
Blake is in a horrible position here. Matesic smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two 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.
Matesic prevents Blake from getting the reversal.
Blake gets back to half guard.
Blake tries to get to full guard but Matesic has control of the leg.
Matesic throwing shots but Blake is blocking nicely.
Blake slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Blake looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Matesic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Matesic seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Matesic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matesic is looking to stand up but Blake won't let him.
Blake working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Matesic.
Matesic trying to control the position from guard on top but Blake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matesic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Caden Blake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Matesic won't allow Blake to sweep him here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Blake looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Matesic!
Matesic is looking to improve his position but Blake isn't that keen on the idea.
Blake tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Blake prevents Matesic from getting the reversal.
Blake blocks Matesic's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matesic is working to get back to half guard.
Blake takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Matesic keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Blake controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caden Blake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blake, 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caden Blake!
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