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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lloyd Blue (ranked 778 p4p, 1330 weight class) and David Goldberg (ranked 93 p4p, 161 weight class). Blue comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey- When I Wake Up. Lloyd Blue 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 11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Lloyd Blue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blue lands with an overhand left.
Blue displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Goldberg.
Goldberg bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Goldberg tries to move into full mount but can't pass Blue's legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goldberg working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Blue is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Goldberg's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldberg throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue wants to control but Goldberg is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Blue manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Goldberg not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Goldberg wants to control from the top but Blue keeps moving.
Blue seems keen to control Goldberg's posture.
Blue utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Goldberg trying to control but Blue is working from the bottom.
Goldberg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Goldberg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Goldberg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Goldberg.
Blue tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Goldberg manages to circle out of the way.
Goldberg throws the left hand but Blue avoids the punch easily.
Goldberg throws a poor cross that misses
and Blue cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Goldberg looks to throw the jab but Blue is out of range.
It looked like Blue wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Goldberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blue is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Goldberg.
Blue connects with a leg kick.
Goldberg shoots in for a takedown but Blue shows good takedown defense.
Lloyd Blue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Goldberg.
Goldberg gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Goldberg staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blue throws a right hand that misses
and Goldberg counters with a shoot takedown. Blue fights it but they end up in guard.
Blue is pulling down on Goldberg's head. It's preventing any offense from Goldberg, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goldberg wants to control from the top but Blue keeps moving.
Goldberg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Goldberg throws a strike but Blue rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Blue is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Blue wants to get up but he can't break Goldberg's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Blue stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Goldberg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blue slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Blue continues to stall.
Goldberg wants to sweep but no luck.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Blue stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Goldberg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Goldberg is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Blue's half guard.
Blue is holding on to half guard well.
Blue is looking to control Goldberg's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blue avoid being mounted?
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Goldberg there.
Blue gets back to full guard.
Goldberg throws an elbow that misses. Blue uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Goldberg's guard. Nice move by Blue!
Blue looking to sit in guard and control but Goldberg gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Goldberg is working Blue over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg wants to pass the guard but Blue is keeping the position.
Blue working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Goldberg.
Blue definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Goldberg throwing strikes but missing.
Goldberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Blue is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goldberg looking to pass the guard.
Blue working a defensive guard here.
Goldberg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Goldberg wants to control from the top but Blue keeps moving.
Goldberg postures up.
Blue is really struggling to control Goldberg but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Blue is pulling down on Goldberg's head. It's preventing any offense from Goldberg, at least for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blue misses with a wild body shot.
Blue tries to clinch there but Goldberg circles away.
Goldberg is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Blue lands a jab.
Goldberg shoots in for a takedown but Blue shows good takedown defense.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg misses with a body shot
and Blue counters with a straight right hand.
Blue is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blue cracks Goldberg with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Blue lands a nice looking body shot.
Goldberg goes for a double leg but Blue avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Blue continues to drive forward.
Goldberg slips a straight right by Blue.
Goldberg shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blue sprawls well. Blue wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Goldberg gets slowly back to his feet.
Goldberg fails with the takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Goldberg misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lloyd Blue dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Goldberg shoots in and drives through. Blue sprawls well.
Lloyd Blue is winning the standup battle so far.
Blue keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Goldberg moves out of range as Blue strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Goldberg misses the target.
Blue throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goldberg fails with the takedown
and Blue counters with a straight right hand.
Blue will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Goldberg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldberg misses with an uppercut. Blue saw that one coming.
Goldberg throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Goldberg looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Goldberg throws a looping overhand right but Blue ducks down to avoid it.
Blue is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg throws a low kick but Blue moves out of range easily.
Blue scoring well with a low kick there.
Goldberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blue sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goldberg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice sprawl there from Blue as Goldberg shoots in.
A little feinted left hand from Blue on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lloyd Blue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Goldberg.
Goldberg misses with a body shot.
Blue is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goldberg.
Blue throws a series of punches but Goldberg moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blue. Goldberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goldberg drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Blue defends it well.
Goldberg shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blue but Blue pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blue is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goldberg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue throws a body shot but no joy.
Goldberg throws a hook but Blue blocks it.
Goldberg tries to keep at a distance but Blue has taken the fight into the clinch.
Goldberg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Goldberg is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Blue takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Goldberg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blue fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goldberg struggles to land a body shot inside as Blue controls his hands.
Goldberg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blue pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Blue blocks a body shot from Goldberg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Goldberg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blue's elbow.
Goldberg managing to block the knees to the body from Blue.
Goldberg is looking for a takedown.
Blue tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blue throws an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blue.
Goldberg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Goldberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blue tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blue blocks an uppercut.
Blue is pressed up against the cage. Goldberg has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Blue down to the mat. Blue avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lloyd Blue is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Goldberg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blue can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg lands a nice hook to Blue's body. Blue takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice defenses there by Blue.
Goldberg shoots in and drives through. Blue sprawls well.
A cross from Blue lands.
Blue jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blue throws a jab when Goldberg was well out of range.
Goldberg tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Goldberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blue manages to avoid it.
A head kick by Blue misses
and Goldberg counters with a single leg into guard. Blue didn't expect that.
Blue wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Goldberg is now in half guard.
Goldberg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg is thwarting Blue's attempts to control the position.
Goldberg perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Goldberg is looking to advance position but Blue won't allow it.
Goldberg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blue keeps working.
Blue controlling the position for now.
Goldberg trying to control from half guard but Blue is working away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Blue wants to get back to full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Blue is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goldberg can do to turn this around?
Goldberg misses with a looping left.
Blue tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Goldberg manages to circle out of the way.
Goldberg darts in looking for a takedown but Blue gets double underhooks and turns Goldberg into the cage.
Goldberg manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Blue on his heels. He'll look to pass Blue's guard now, I'm sure.
David Goldberg has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blue keeping moving, preventing Goldberg from controlling successfully.
Blue is controlling Goldberg's posture.
Blue not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Blue is adopting a defensive guard.
Goldberg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blue swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Goldberg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goldberg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Blue is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Goldberg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blue.
Blue looks to score with a jab to the body but Goldberg is just out of range.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Blue fails with an attempt to clinch.
Goldberg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blue can pounce on him.
Blue connects with a leg kick.
Blue connects with an inside leg kick.
Goldberg avoids the head kick by Blue.
Goldberg scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Blue has one foot on Goldberg's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Blue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goldberg shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blue pinned against the cage. Blue gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Blue swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg fails with a takedown attempt.
Blue just misses with a punch to the body.
Goldberg has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blue.
Goldberg shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Blue napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Blue sneaks out the side door and pushes Goldberg away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Blue lands a glancing blow to the side of Goldberg's head.
A combination from Blue does no damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goldberg darts in looking for a takedown but Blue gets double underhooks and turns Goldberg into the cage.
Blue throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A good leg kick by Blue.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lloyd Blue dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Blue defending well as Goldberg loads up on a big left hand.
Blue throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Goldberg.
Goldberg dives in for a single leg takedown but Blue sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Goldberg checks a leg kick.
Goldberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blue tried to counter with a leg kick but Goldberg avoided it.
David Goldberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Goldberg.
Blue will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blue throws a head kick that misses.
Goldberg throws out a counter right but Blue avoids it with no problem.
A big right from Blue misses.
Blue fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blue stuffs the takedown.
Lloyd Blue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Goldberg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg takes a swing at Blue's ribcage but misses.
Blue swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Goldberg shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Blue napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Blue is trying to control Goldberg's posture but Goldberg avoids it.
Goldberg tries to score with some ground and pound. Blue controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Goldberg postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Goldberg is looking to take a break and control but Blue is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blue regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue is looking to improve his position.
Goldberg is working for a submission of some sort.
Blue is trying to stand.
Blue is trying to maintain the position but Goldberg is very close to passing his half guard.
Blue is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Goldberg jumps into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue is not content to let Goldberg control the position.
Goldberg thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Blue tries to bench press Goldberg off him but Goldberg keeps the position.
Blue is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Goldberg's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Blue blocking the ground and pound attempt from Goldberg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Blue wants to control but Goldberg is keeping busy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Goldberg bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Blue tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Goldberg presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Blue is in all sorts of trouble here.
Goldberg is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Goldberg lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Blue is trying desperately to improve position.
Goldberg tries to control but Blue wriggling away.
Blue working to try and regain half guard.
Blue is working hard here to advance position.
Goldberg postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Blue looks a forlorn figure.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Blue is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Goldberg with good strikes from the mount here!
Goldberg goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Blue turns into him and now he's in Goldberg's guard.
Blue trying to control the position from guard on top but Goldberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goldberg is pulling down on Blue's head to control his posture.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Blue controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Blue passes into half guard.
Blue looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Blue uses his free foot to push down on Goldberg's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Goldberg.
Goldberg is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
David Goldberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Blue gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Goldberg shoots in but no luck this time.
Goldberg checks a low kick from Blue.
Blue is looking to clinch.
Goldberg blocks a low kick nicely.
Goldberg closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Goldberg lands in his opponent's guard.
Blue is pulling down on Goldberg's head. It's preventing any offense from Goldberg, at least for the moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Goldberg scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Blue is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Goldberg throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to David Goldberg.
I think Blue 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lloyd Blue!
Our winner, Lloyd Blue, 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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