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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Blatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and OneRound Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blatt comes to the cage accompanied by you're going down- sick puppies. Sapp has chosen bab sapp sucks after 10 seconds! as his entrance music. Jeff Blatt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to OneRound Sapp's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeff Blatt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, OneRound Sapp!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sapp misses the jab.
A punch combination from Blatt misses.
Sapp blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Blatt.
Sapp defending well as Blatt loads up on a big left hand.
Blatt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sapp momentarily.
It looks like OneRound Sapp has been cut.
Sapp takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sapp clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sapp.
Blatt blocks an elbow strike.
Blatt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blatt avoids the elbow strike from Sapp, against the cage.
Sapp lands a body punch.
Sapp stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on Sapp's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by OneRound Sapp.
Blatt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Blatt misses.
Sapp clobbers Blatt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blatt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blatt looks to land a combination but Sapp avoids it well.
Blatt throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from Sapp finds it's way through Blatt's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blatt misses with a wild combination.
Jeff Blatt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blatt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sapp circles away quickly and effectively.
Sapp with a jab.
Blatt fails to land with a series of punches.
Sapp clinches.
Blatt stalling.
Blatt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blatt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blatt is pushing Sapp up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sapp effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blatt tries to break free but Sapp pushes him back against the cage.
Blatt wants to get back to striking at distance but Sapp won't allow it.
Blatt stalling in the clinch but Sapp improves position.
Blatt tries to circle away but Sapp has him pinned against the cage.
Blatt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blatt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A bit of stalling here from Sapp.
Blatt is trying to break the clinch but Sapp has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sapp creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Jeff Blatt has been cut.
Blatt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Blatt working hard to break the clinch.
Sapp leaning against his opponent.
That's four 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.
Blatt breaks from the clinch.
Blatt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sapp circles away quickly and effectively.
Blatt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sapp misses with a looping right.
Blatt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Blatt misses.
Blatt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blatt looks to throw the jab but Sapp is out of range.
Blatt lands a lovely overhand right.
Blatt is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Blatt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blatt misses with the combination.
Blatt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sapp manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Blatt dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blatt throws a hook to the side of Sapp's head but Sapp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sapp dodges the punch combination from Blatt.
Blatt throws a nice looking combination but Sapp bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jeff Blatt is winning the standup battle so far.
Blatt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blatt fails to land with a series of punches.
Blatt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Blatt connects with a right hand. Sapp shakes it off.
Blatt is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sapp displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blatt throws out the jab.
Jeff Blatt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sapp misses with a looping left.
Blatt lands with an overhand left.
A big right from Blatt misses.
Nice jab there from Sapp.
Nice shot by Sapp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blatt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Blatt here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Blatt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blatt moves out of range as Sapp strikes.
The fighters circling - Sapp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blatt throws a right and a left that Sapp avoids nicely.
Blatt throws a right hand that Sapp ducks under and follows up with a left that Sapp also avoids with ease.
Blatt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blatt misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Blatt misses.
Blatt fails to land with a series of punches.
Blatt throws the left hand but Sapp avoids the punch easily.
Blatt throws a series of punches but Sapp moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Blatt throws a right and a left that Sapp avoids nicely.
Blatt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Blatt throws the left hand but Sapp avoids the punch easily.
Sapp moves into range and connects with a jab.
Blatt thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Blatt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blatt lands a really nice looking cross but Sapp seems unphased.
That has opened up OneRound Sapp's cut even more.
Sapp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blatt connects with a single shot there.
Nice uppercut there from Sapp.
Blatt lands a right hook to the body.
Sapp defending well as Blatt loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot by Sapp.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sapp slips under a jab.
Blatt misses with a double jab.
Blatt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sapp.
Sapp slips a jab and a cross from Blatt.
Sapp steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blatt.
Sapp throws the left hand but Blatt avoids the punch easily.
Blatt looks to land a combination but Sapp avoids it well.
Blatt scores with a jab to the body.
Sapp lands with a kick to the temple. Blatt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Blatt misses with a body shot.
Blatt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sapp circles away quickly and effectively.
Blatt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sapp throws the left hand but Blatt avoids the punch easily.
Blatt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blatt lands a head shot.
Blatt fails to land with a series of punches.
Blatt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blatt throws a lazy right hand but Sapp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sapp tries to clinch but Blatt is having none of it.
Blatt throws a big shot that misses.
Blatt thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Blatt misses the target.
Jeff Blatt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blatt lands a really nice looking cross but Sapp seems unphased.
Blatt misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Blatt dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sapp rushes Blatt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Blatt has had enough of the clinch but Sapp keeps him there for the moment.
Blatt is trying to break the clinch but Sapp has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Sapp to work.
Blatt tries to break free but Sapp pushes him back against the cage.
Sapp lands an elbow inside.
Blatt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sapp smiles and moves away.
Sapp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sapp misses with a straight left.
Sapp throws a hook to the side of Blatt's head but Blatt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blatt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blatt fails to land with a series of punches.
Sapp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blatt.
Blatt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sapp.
Blatt looks to land a combination but Sapp avoids it well.
Sapp throws a sloppy head kick and Blatt moves out of range easily.
Blatt cracks Sapp with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Blatt has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sapp to stand back up!
Blatt throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blatt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sapp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blatt.
Blatt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sapp throws a big shot that misses.
Blatt lands a left and a right that send Sapp crashing to the mat, dazed. Blatt thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Sapp is rocked!
The cut above OneRound Sapp's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blatt misses with a hook.
Blatt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blatt throws a right hand that Sapp ducks under and follows up with a left that Sapp also avoids with ease.
Blatt throws the left hand but Sapp avoids the punch easily.
Sapp slips a straight right by Blatt.
Sapp slips a jab and a cross from Blatt.
Blatt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sapp ducks under a wild hook from Blatt.
Sapp throws a good cross that connects.
Blatt throws a hook but Sapp avoids it easily.
Blatt loads up on a big right hand but Sapp slips the punch.
Blatt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sapp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blatt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blatt swinging wildly here.
Blatt throws the left hand but Sapp avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Blatt misses.
Blatt scores with a body shot.
Sapp connects with a right hand. Blatt shakes it off.
Blatt tries to bum rush Sapp with a series of wild strikes but Sapp uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sapp throws an overhand right that lands on Blatt's shoulder, as Blatt tries to avoid the shot.
Sapp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sapp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blatt.
That's four 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.
Sapp moves away from the strike by Blatt.
Blatt looks to land a combination. Sapp sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blatt. Sapp does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Blatt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blatt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blatt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sapp blocks a jab.
A combination from Blatt does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sapp clinches.
Sapp softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sapp leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Blatt clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Blatt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sapp takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Blatt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blatt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blatt misses with a few strikes there.
Blatt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sapp can do to turn this around?
Blatt throws a body punch but Sapp moves out of range.
Blatt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sapp.
Sapp uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sapp jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sapp misses with a straight left.
Blatt lands a jab to Sapp's midsection.
Blatt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sapp throws out the jab.
Blatt misses with an uppercut. Sapp saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blatt moves away from the strike by Sapp.
Sapp misses with a hook.
Blatt throws a right and a left that Sapp avoids nicely.
Blatt throws a series of punches but Sapp avoids them all with ease.
A big right from Blatt misses.
Blatt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sapp circles away quickly and effectively.
Blatt misses with a looping left.
Sapp is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blatt.
Blatt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sapp.
Blatt misses with the combination.
Jab by Blatt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blatt looks to land a combination but Sapp avoids it well.
Blatt throws out a loose jab but Sapp uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blatt. Sapp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sapp avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blatt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sapp tries to clinch but Blatt moves out of range.
Blatt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sapp.
Blatt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blatt misses with a two punch combination.
Blatt misses with a wild combination.
Blatt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blatt throws a series of punches but Sapp avoids them all with ease.
Nice uppercut lands for Sapp. That snapped Blatt's head back.
Blatt fails to land with a series of punches.
Blatt throws a jab but it's blocked by Sapp.
Blatt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blatt misses with a series of wild punches.
Sapp walks into a stiff left hand from Blatt.
Blatt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blatt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
OneRound Sapp's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Blatt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sapp ducks under a wild hook from Blatt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blatt lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sapp backs up against the cage.
Blatt misses with a double jab.
Sapp throws a lazy right hand but Blatt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blatt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blatt cracks Sapp with an open hand slap.
Sapp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blatt.
Sapp rushes Blatt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blatt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blatt throws a series of punches but Sapp moves out of range.
A combination from Blatt does no damage.
Blatt swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Blatt had his way with OneRound Sapp in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Blatt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sapp moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sapp slips a jab and a cross from Blatt.
A combination from Blatt does no damage.
Sapp tries to close the distance and clinch but Blatt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sapp clinches up against the cage.
Sapp stalling.
Nice body punch from Blatt - that landed with a thud.
Sapp effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blatt is stalling here.
Blatt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sapp gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blatt tries to break free but Sapp pushes him back against the cage.
Blatt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sapp just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sapp looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sapp landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Sapp.
Blatt breaks the clinch.
Blatt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sapp is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sapp throws a jab when Blatt was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blatt looks to land a combination but Sapp avoids it well.
Blatt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sapp takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blatt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sapp doesn't seem bothered though.
Sapp is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blatt misses with a few strikes there.
Blatt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sapp moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blatt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blatt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sapp.
Sapp on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blatt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blatt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sapp avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sapp moves away from the strike by Blatt.
Sapp ducks under a wild hook from Blatt.
Sapp wants to clinch up but Blatt keeps it at a distance.
Blatt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sapp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blatt.
Blatt misses with a series of wild punches.
Blatt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sapp has time to react.
Blatt misses with a series of wild punches.
Blatt thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blatt misses with an uppercut.
Sapp has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Blatt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blatt moves away from the strike by Sapp.
Blatt misses with a series of wild punches.
Sapp decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Blatt is trying to stand.
OneRound Sapp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sapp content to control rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Blatt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blatt, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge George Francis scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Blatt!
Jeff Blatt is the new heavyweight champion!
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