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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scherwin Blake (ranked 3373 p4p, 1996 weight class) and Alexander Igor (ranked 392 p4p, 248 weight class). 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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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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 - 5 - 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 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Igor!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Igor tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Blake counters with a slapping leg kick.
Blake throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Igor.
Igor tries a head kick but it misses.
Blake misses with a hook. Igor ducked under it nicely.
Igor tries to clinch there but Blake circles away.
Igor misses with a kick to the body
and Blake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blake darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Igor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blake throws a hook but Igor blocks it.
Blake scores with a hook.
Igor throws a sloppy head kick
and Blake counters with a leg kick.
Igor looks to land a body kick but Blake moved away.
Igor moves in looking to clinch but Blake pushes him off.
Igor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blake manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Igor moves out of range as Blake strikes.
Igor raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Igor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake throws a body punch but Igor moves out of range.
Blake on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Blake has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rabid Dog in the buildup to the fight.
Blake avoids a kick to the body.
Blake throws a hook but Igor avoids it easily.
Blake takes a swing at Igor's ribcage but misses.
Igor slips under a jab from Blake.
Blake blocks a head kick by Igor.
Blake was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Igor throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A head kick by Igor misses
and Igor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Alexander Igor has been cut.
Blake misses with a looping left.
Igor is looking to clinch.
Blake motions for Igor to come forward. Blake throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Igor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blake swings for the body but Igor moves out of range.
Igor tries to close the distance and clinch but Blake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blake thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Igor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Igor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
Igor is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Igor tries a head kick but it misses.
Blake throws out a loose jab but Igor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blake throws a low kick but Igor avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Igor throws a head kick that misses.
Blake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Igor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Igor.
Blake lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blake connects with a single shot there.
Igor tries to clinch but Blake moves out of range.
Igor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blake manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blake throws out a loose jab but Igor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Igor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Igor throws a head punch that misses.
Blake breaks the clinch.
Blake scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blake avoids the head kick by Igor.
Igor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Igor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Igor wants to clinch up but Blake keeps it at a distance.
Blake fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blake cracks Igor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Igor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Igor tries to close the distance and clinch but Blake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blake throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Igor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Igor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Igor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Igor wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Igor. Those never looked like landing.
Blake misses with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Igor connects with a high kick.
Blake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Igor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blake throws a big shot that misses.
Blake misses with a straight right.
Igor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Blake. Beautiful body shot.
Igor throws a head kick that misses.
Blake throws a jab but it's blocked by Igor.
Blake missing with a left hand there. Igor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scherwin Blake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Igor's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Blake 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.
Igor is looking to clinch.
Blake throws a lazy right hand but Igor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blake throws a shot from downtown. Igor moves away and avoids it.
Igor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blake.
Blake tries to move into range but Igor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blake throws a hook but Igor blocks it.
Igor shapes to counter with a head kick.
Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Igor goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Igor.
Blake misses with a body shot
and Igor counters with a body kick that stops Blake in his tracks momentarily.
Blake digs a good body shot into Igor's ribs.
Blake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Igor can do to turn this around?
Blake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Igor has time to react.
Igor throws a head kick but Blake moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Blake misses the target.
Blake lands a body shot.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on Igor's shoulder, as Igor tries to avoid the shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blake misses with a punch to the body.
Blake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Igor - that landed with a thud.
Blake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Igor gets through Blake's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Igor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Igor lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Igor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blake has him pressed against the cage.
Blake throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Igor blocking some punches.
Blake lands with a short shot to the head.
Igor tries to work over Blake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Igor has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Blake seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Igor can turn it around.
Igor digs a right hand into Blake's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blake's gas tank.
Igor struggles to land a body shot inside as Blake controls his hands.
Blake blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Igor.
Blake misses with some punches.
Blake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Igor's elbow.
Igor blocks a body shot from Blake.
Igor using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Blake - that landed with a thud.
Blake throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Igor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blake's brow.
Blake gets through Igor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake digs a right hand into Igor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Igor's gas tank.
Igor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Igor misses with a punch to the body.
Alexander Igor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blake working aggressively here.
Blake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice uppercut lands for Blake. That snapped Igor's head back.
Blake cracks Igor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Igor moves out of range as Blake strikes.
Blake thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Igor if he has to take too many more of those.
Igor clinches up against the cage.
Blake breaks from the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Igor.
Blake throws a hook but Igor blocks it.
Igor is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Igor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Igor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Igor wants to clinch up but Blake keeps it at a distance.
Blake slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Igor misses with a head kick.
Blake throws a jab when Igor was well out of range.
Blake throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Igor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Igor throws a head kick but Blake moves out of range.
Igor avoids the body shot from Blake.
Igor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blake misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Blake - just one landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Igor blocks the leg kick.
Igor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blake swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blake smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scherwin Blake dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Igor's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Igor.
Blake blocks a head kick by Igor.
Igor tries to clinch
and Blake counters with a crisp one two that drops Igor! Blake thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Igor to his feet! Igor is in big trouble!
Igor is rocked!
Blake stuns Igor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Igor is still on wobbly legs! Can Blake finish him?
Igor walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Blake! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scherwin Blake!
A relieved looking Scherwin Blake thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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