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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Blasko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julius Prime acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Blasko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julius Prime!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blasko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Prime throws out the jab.
Julius Prime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Prime blocks the leg kick.
Prime connects with a jab.
Prime blocks a low kick nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Prime misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Prime.
Prime lands a jab to Blasko's midsection.
Prime lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blasko at a distance.
Blasko misses with a low kick.
Blasko tries to clinch up but Prime circles away and keeps his distance.
Blasko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Blasko.
Blasko clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Prime.
Blasko misses with some punches.
Prime lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blasko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Prime working aggressively here.
Prime swings wildly with an uppercut but Blasko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Prime.
Prime lands with a left to the head.
Prime working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blasko managing to block the knees to the body from Prime.
Blasko takes an elbow to the temple.
Prime has a couple of punches blocked by Blasko.
Prime stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blasko backwards.
Prime misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blasko misses with a punch on the inside.
Prime swings wildly with an uppercut but Blasko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blasko wants to get back to striking at distance but Prime won't allow it.
Prime lands a hook that snaps the head of Blasko backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Prime.
Prime cracks Blasko with a nice body shot.
Prime tries to stall but Blasko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Prime lands with a left to the head.
Prime lands a body shot.
Blasko is breathing heavily.
Prime has a couple of punches blocked by Blasko.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Prime just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blasko's brow.
Prime lands a hook to the side of the head.
Prime lands a left hand.
Prime swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blasko has a couple of punches blocked by Prime.
Prime scores with a shot to the side of Blasko's head.
Prime misses with a short punch on the inside.
Prime lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Prime fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blasko can't find room to land a body shot as Prime controls the action.
Prime fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime misses with the head strike.
Blasko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Prime cracks Blasko with a nice body shot.
Blasko is looking to break free of the clinch but Prime has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Prime fails to land.
Blasko has had enough of the clinch but Prime keeps him there for the moment.
Prime avoids the elbow strike from Blasko, against the cage.
Prime keeps control of Blasko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blasko lands a good knee to the midsection. Prime won't want to take too many of those.
Prime trying to land knees to the body.
Blasko tries to break the clinch but Prime is controlling the position.
Prime scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blasko trying to control the position but instead, Prime has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blasko into the cage.
Prime throws an elbow that misses.
Prime lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blasko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Prime holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Good body shot from Blasko.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Prime.
Prime tries to stall but Blasko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Prime lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Prime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Prime.
Prime lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blasko.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Prime.
Blasko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prime lands a body shot in the clinch.
Prime lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Prime on the inside.
Prime has Blasko pushed against the cage.
Prime lands an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Blasko changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Prime fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Blasko tries to land a leg kick but Prime saw it coming and moves away.
Prime cracks Blasko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Blasko shoots in for a double leg but Prime sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Prime scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blasko walks into a straight right hand from Prime.
Blasko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blasko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Prime scoring well with a low kick there.
Prime lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Prime throws a good cross that connects.
Prime scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jab by Prime.
Blasko drops his hands momentarily and Prime takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prime keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blasko.
Blasko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blasko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Blasko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Prime's corner calls for a 1-2. Prime obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab lands there for Prime.
Blasko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Prime connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blasko's hands.
A shot to the liver by Prime. Beautiful body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prime scores with a jab to the body.
Prime connects with a crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Prime - just one landing.
Blasko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Prime.
Blasko fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Prime dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Prime moves out of range of the strikes.
Prime misses with a body shot.
Prime scores with a hook to the body. Blasko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Prime dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Prime takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Prime lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Prime throws a quick inside leg kick.
Prime connects with a looping right hand.
Prime swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blasko.
Blasko drops his hands momentarily and Prime takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Prime feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blaskos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Prime uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blasko has time to react.
Blasko drops his hands momentarily and Prime takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Blasko moves in looking to clinch but Prime pushes him off.
Blasko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blasko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Prime connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blasko scrambles back to his feet.
Blasko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Blasko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blasko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Prime.
Prime fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blasko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prime digs a good hook to Blasko's body.
Prime throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Prime dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Prime as he connects with a hook.
Prime thuds a left hand into Blasko's body.
Blasko looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Blasko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Prime to score with a decent uppercut.
Prime throws out a powerful jab.
Blasko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Blasko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Prime.
A jab from Prime does it's job there.
Blasko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Prime scores with a jab.
Blasko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Prime but Prime pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Prime lands a head shot.
Julius Prime seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Prime lands a nice shot to the body.
Prime wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lazy left from Prime finds it's target.
Julius Prime is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blasko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Prime takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Prime lands a glancing blow to the side of Blasko's head.
Decent striking displayed by Prime there.
Prime ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime with a hook.
Prime throws a nice outside leg kick.
Prime connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Blasko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Prime tests Blasko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Prime scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Blasko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Prime thuds a left hand into Blasko's body.
Prime lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Prime darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Prime scores with a nice strike.
Blasko moves into the clinch.
Prime taking a breather.
Blasko blocks an uppercut.
Prime lands a body punch.
Blasko tries to break free but Prime pushes him back against the cage.
Prime pushes Blasko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blasko throws a punch but it's blocked by Prime.
Prime lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Prime.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Prime.
Blasko is rocked!
Nice body punch from Prime.
Oh Blasko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime lands a body shot.
Prime pushes off an throws an elbow but Blasko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Prime lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Prime.
Prime lands a left hand.
Prime lands a body shot.
Prime lands with a left to the head.
Prime lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blasko backwards.
Prime lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Prime will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Blasko up against the cage.
Prime lands a right hand.
Blasko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blasko blocks an uppercut.
Blasko cracks Prime with a nice body shot.
Julius Prime seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Prime lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blasko backwards.
Blasko goes for a takedown in the clinch but Prime prevents it.
Blasko misses with some punches.
Prime misses with a punch on the inside.
Blasko seems to have got his legs back now.
Prime misses with a punch on the inside.
Blasko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Prime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime lands a body shot.
Blasko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prime pressing his opponent against the cage.
Prime lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blasko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Prime misses with some punches.
Blasko is trying to maintain a safe position but Prime gets an underhook and turns Blasko into the cage.
Prime has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Prime creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blasko stalling in the clinch but Prime improves position.
Prime lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blasko backwards.
Prime digs a right hand into Blasko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blasko's gas tank.
Prime throws a head punch that misses.
Prime slowing the pace effectively.
Blasko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blasko dodges an elbow strike from Prime.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blasko blocks an uppercut.
Blasko jumps guard but Prime stands there with Blasko around his waist. Blasko gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Blasko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prime lands a shoulder strike.
Prime displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blasko up against the cage.
The referee calls for Blasko to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Prime showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Blasko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Prime connects with a looping right hand.
Blasko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Blasko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Prime.
Prime throws a looping overhand right but Blasko ducks down to avoid it.
Blasko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Prime circles away quickly and effectively.
Blasko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Prime lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Blasko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Prime throws out the jab.
Prime with a jab.
Prime keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Prime jabs Blasko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blasko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Prime lands with a nice body punch.
Prime connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Prime connects with a body shot.
Prime has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Prime paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Prime looks to land a left hand but Blasko moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Blasko.
Prime ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blasko is defended easily by Prime.
Nice cross by Prime.
Nice body punch from Prime.
Prime connects with a right hand. Blasko shakes it off.
Prime feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blaskos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Blasko fails with the takedown.
Blasko takes one to the side of the head.
Prime tests Blasko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Prime scores with a punch to the head.
Prime scores with a decent looking hook.
Prime scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blasko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Prime.
Prime fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Prime's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blasko under the eye.
Blasko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Prime dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blasko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Blasko shoots in but Prime avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Blasko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blasko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Prime. Prime obviously looking to wear him down.
Prime connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blasko momentarily.
Blasko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prime connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blasko's hands.
Prime jabs at Blasko's body.
Prime cracks Blasko with a good jab.
Prime cracks Blasko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blasko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Prime connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blasko scrambles back to his feet.
Blasko takes one to the chin there.
Blasko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Prime rushes Blasko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Prime throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blaskos head.
Prime dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Prime working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Prime just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blasko's brow.
Prime pushes Blasko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Prime lands a left hand.
Blasko working hard to break the clinch.
Prime trying to control the position but instead, Blasko has worked for underhooks and has pushed Prime into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blasko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Prime.
Blasko is trying to break free.
Prime looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Prime controlling the action here for a moment.
Prime softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Prime has Blasko pressed against the cage.
Prime doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blasko digs a right hand into Prime's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Prime's gas tank.
Blasko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Prime fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prime creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Prime scores with a shoulder strike.
Blasko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blasko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Prime.
John Blasko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Prime lands a damaging elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Prime.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Prime.
Nice elbow from Prime.
Prime throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Prime lands a body punch in the clinch.
Prime throws a punch but it's blocked by Blasko.
Prime pushes off an throws an elbow but Blasko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Prime pressing his opponent against the cage.
Prime scores with a shoulder strike.
Prime misses with an elbow over the top.
Blasko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Prime pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Prime.
Prime lands with an overhand left.
Prime connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prime feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blaskos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Prime lands a nice shot that snaps Blasko's head back.
Prime scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Julius Prime is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prime throws a shot to the body.
Blasko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julius Prime comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Prime 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 25:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julius Prime!
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