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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Blackburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Lipkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackburn comes into the arena with Forever blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Blackburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Lipkin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackburn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blackburn fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters circling a little - Lipkin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lipkin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blackburn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lipkin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lipkin scores with a head kick. Blackburn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A combination from Blackburn does no damage.
Adam Blackburn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Lipkin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blackburn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lipkin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Blackburn.
Blackburn misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackburn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lipkin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blackburn is breathing heavily.
Lipkin has a takedown stuffed.
Blackburn fails to land with a series of punches.
Blackburn misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn misses with a double jab.
Lipkin connects with a high kick.
Blackburn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adam Blackburn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lipkin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Blackburn takes a step back to recover.
Lipkin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Blackburn if he has to take too many more of those.
Blackburn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lipkin.
Lipkin clinches up with Blackburn and pushes him back against the ropes.
Lipkin manages to break the clinch.
Blackburn throws a right and a left that Lipkin avoids nicely.
Blackburn gets caught flat footed, as Lipkin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lipkin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lipkin thows a big elbow that misses.
Lipkin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blackburn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lipkin is pushing down on Blackburn's leg trying to pass to half guard. Blackburn is fighting to maintain full guard but Lipkin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lipkin is looking to take a break and control but Blackburn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lipkin trying to control the pace.
Lipkin trying to control the action but Blackburn is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lipkin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lipkin is looking to pass Blackburn's guard but actually Blackburn recovers to full guard.
Lipkin pushing down on Blackburn's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four 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.
Blackburn looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lipkin tries to pass to full mount but Blackburn defends it.
Lipkin is trying to control the action in half guard but Blackburn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lipkin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lipkin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Lipkin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Some wild striking there from Blackburn.
Blackburn misses with a two punch combination.
Blackburn throws a nice looking combination but Lipkin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blackburn swinging wildly here.
Blackburn misses with the combination.
Lipkin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blackburn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blackburn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lipkin.
Blackburn misses with a double jab.
Blackburn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackburn misses with the combination.
Lipkin lands a head kick. Blackburn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lipkin cracks the inside of Blackburn's front leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lipkin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lipkin scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn parries the strikes from Lipkin easily there. Lipkin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Blackburn to escape.
Lipkin trying to control the position but Blackburn is working away.
An elbow from Lipkin crashes against the mat.
Lipkin throws an elbow but Blackburn slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lipkin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
An elbow from Lipkin crashes against the mat.
Blackburn is not content to let Lipkin control 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.
Blackburn takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lipkin is looking to take a break and control but Blackburn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lipkin might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Blackburn kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn dodges the ground and pound from Lipkin.
The ground and pound from Lipkin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lipkin trying to control the action but Blackburn is working from the bottom.
Blackburn is trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Blackburn is not content to let Lipkin control the position.
Lipkin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blackburn wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lipkin fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Lipkin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Blackburn misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Blackburn.
Lipkin dodges the punch combination from Blackburn.
Lipkin lands with a kick to the temple. Blackburn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Blackburn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lipkin feints and then cracks Blackburn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blackburn down.
A punch combination from Blackburn misses.
Lipkin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lipkin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lipkin connects with a solid leg kick.
Blackburn tries to keep at a distance but Lipkin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lipkin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lipkin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipkin manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Blackburn does no damage.
Blackburn tries to bum rush Lipkin with a series of wild strikes but Lipkin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blackburn takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lipkin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lipkin - that will leave a mark!
Crunch! Lipkin slams his shin into Blackburn's torso.
Lipkin connects with a solid leg kick.
Lipkin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lipkin moves into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lipkin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blackburn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lipkin throws a nice head kick!
Some wild striking there from Blackburn.
Lipkin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Blackburn will feel that in the morning.
Lipkin lands a leg kick that knocks Blackburn off balance momentarily.
Lipkin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lipkin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lipkin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Blackburn manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lipkin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blackburn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lipkin on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin throws a big right hand that misses.
Blackburn keeping moving, preventing Lipkin from controlling successfully.
Lipkin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blackburn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lipkin trying to control but Blackburn is working from the bottom.
Alexander Lipkin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Blackburn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lipkin wants to control from the top but Blackburn keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Alexander Lipkin.
Lipkin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blackburn swivels and escapes.
Sloppy strikes from Blackburn. Those never looked like landing.
Adam Blackburn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blackburn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Lipkin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lipkin 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Lipkin!
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energy
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hype
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