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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scherwin Blake (ranked 2685 p4p, 2880 weight class) and Edward Sleon (ranked 315 p4p, 338 weight class). Sleon has chosen Shabba Madda Pot - Dexta Daps as his entrance music. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scherwin Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Sleon!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Skip Squint and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick from Sleon, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sleon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blake checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Blake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sleon punishes Blake's body with a nice straight punch.
That kick from Sleon tenderised Blake's leg. Blake is trying to keep his angry face on.
A lazy left from Sleon finds it's target.
Blake tries to move into range but Sleon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sleon.
Sleon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sleon connects with a leg kick.
Sleon misses with a straight left.
Blake throws a poor cross that misses
and Sleon counters with a nice leg kick.
Blake lands with a straight right. Sleon didn't see that one coming.
Blake misses with a looping left.
Blake looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Blake tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake lands with a cross.
Blake misses with a lunging right hand
and Sleon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
Sleon lands with a cross.
Blake misses with a hook. Sleon ducked under it nicely.
Good leg kick by Sleon.
Sleon swings widly with a right hand
and Blake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blake misses with a hook.
Sleon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sleon has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sleon cracks Blake with a good jab.
Blake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blake misses with a body shot.
Sleon scores with a sloppy right hand. Blake should have avoided that one.
Sleon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sleon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blake momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sleon.
A low kick from Sleon misses
and Blake counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sleon misses with a hook. Blake ducked under it nicely.
Blake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sleon lunges at Blake with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blake's hand.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sleon manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Sleon.
Sleon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blake throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blake scores with a jab.
Sleon throws a solid leg kick but Blake takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sleon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blake under the eye.
Sleon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blake momentarily.
Blake scores with a body shot.
Sleon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blake's hands.
Blake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sleon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sleon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blake just misses with a punch to the body.
Blake takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jab by Blake.
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sleon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sleon.
Blake lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sleon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blake.
Blake moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSleon.
Blake misses with a few strikes there.
Sleon connects with a right hand. Blake shakes it off.
Blake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sleon counters with a thumping low kick.
Sleon tried to score with a low kick but Blake checks it.
Blake swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blake misses with a looping left.
Sleon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blake misses with an uppercut
and Sleon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blake throws a body shot but no joy.
Blake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sleon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Blake moves away from the strike by Sleon.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blake misses with an uppercut
and Sleon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sleon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blake's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Sleon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Blake misses the shot to the body.
Blake keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sleon throws a body punch but Blake moves out of range.
Edward Sleon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sleon avoids the body shot from Blake.
Blake throws a lazy uppercut
and Sleon counters with a slapping leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sleon 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.
Blake lands with a cross.
Sleon throws a hook to the side of Blake's head but Blake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sleon 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.
Sleon lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sleon manages to avoid it.
Sleon throws a sloppy body shot
and Blake counters with a nice body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Blake might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Blake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sleon was well out of range. Poor timing from Blake.
Blake takes one to the side of the head.
Sleon loads up on a big right hand but Blake slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blake.
Sleon scores with a head kick. Blake tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sleon moves away from the strike by Blake.
An inside leg kick from Blake misses.
Sleon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sleon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Blake throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sleon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sleon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blake.
Blake checks a leg kick.
Sleon throws a leg kick
and Sleon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sleon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sleon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Blake checks it well.
Sleon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sleon thumps Blake with a low kick.
Edward Sleon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sleon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blake.
Sleon misses with a looping right.
Blake is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Blake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sleon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blake.
Blake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sleon.
Sleon misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Blake on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blake fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sleon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sleon looks for the body kick but Blake saw that one coming.
Sleon walks into a jab.
Sleon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blake throws a good cross that connects.
Blake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sleon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake avoids the body shot from Sleon.
Blake was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blake has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sleon finds it's way round the side to connect with Blake's head.
Blake takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sleon lands with a hook. Blake tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sleon cracks Blake with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sleon throws a wild body kick that Blake sees coming a mile off.
Sleon misses with a hook to the body
and Sleon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sleon cracks Blake with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A nice leg kick from Sleon, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blake misses with the combination.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on Sleon's shoulder, as Sleon tries to avoid the shot.
Blake moves away from the strike by Sleon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sleon misses with a hook
and Blake counters with a slapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sleon throws a body shot but no joy.
Blake throws a one two combo.
Blake swings widly with a right hand
and Sleon counters with a nice leg kick.
Sleon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blake in his tracks.
Sleon scores with a nice strike.
A slow jab from Blake misses its intended target.
Blake scores with a one two! Sleon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sleon defending well as Blake loads up on a big left hand.
Sleon follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Sleon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blake.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body kick from Sleon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Edward Sleon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Blake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sleon slips under a jab from Blake.
Blake backing away here, and Sleon unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Blake with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sleon misses with a double jab.
Blake checks a low kick from Sleon.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Blake misses its intended target.
Sleon flicks out a counter leg kick but Blake steps away.
Sleon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
Sleon pushes Blake away with a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blake lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sleon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sleon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A swing and a miss from Blake.
A little jabbing left from Sleon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sleon dips to his left and cracks Blake with an uppercut!
Sleon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blake manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blake blocks a head kick by Sleon.
A little feinted left hand from Blake on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blake slips under a jab.
Blake misses with a straight left.
Sleon throws a leg kick which misses Blake's front leg but catches the back leg as Blake tries to avoid it.
Blake throws a hook but Sleon blocks it.
Blake throws the left hand but Sleon avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sleon! But no joy.
Blake misses with a hook to the body
and Sleon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blake fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sleon walks into a left hand.
Sleon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sleon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blake finds it's way round the side to connect with Sleon's head.
Sleon cracks Blake with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Sleon.
An attempted straight right counter from Blake misses the target.
Blake fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sleon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake tried to score with a low kick but Sleon checks it.
Sleon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Blake cracks Sleon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sleon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blake.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sleon.
A jab lands there for Sleon.
Sleon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blake appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Blake checks the leg kick.
Blake with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleon swings for the body but Blake moves out of range.
Blake misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Sleon.
Sleon checks the leg kick.
Sleon is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sleon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sleon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Blake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sleon.
Blake throws an off balance right hand
and Sleon counters with a left to the body.
Sleon connects with a nice looking jab.
Blake tries to land a leg kick but Sleon saw it coming and moves away.
Blake cracks Sleon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blake walks into a stiff left hand from Sleon.
Blake throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sleon slips a jab from Blake.
Sleon throws out a loose jab but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sleon misses with a low kick.
Blake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sleon was well out of range. Poor timing from Blake.
Edward Sleon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blake throws a right hand that Sleon ducks under and follows up with a left that Sleon also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake digs a good body shot into Sleon's ribs.
Sleon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sleon wants to slow Blake down by chopping away at his legs.
Blake throws a right hand that misses
and Sleon counters with a leg kick.
Sleon is looking to chop away at Blake's legs.
Sleon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blake misses with a straight right.
Scherwin Blake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blake looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Edward Sleon.
Well Sleon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Sleon!
Edward Sleon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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