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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ronan Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hart is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Not Afraid. Jared Hart will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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176 cm
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160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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225 cm
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150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ronan Blake! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jared Hart! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hart slips under a jab. Hart has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Blake looks to land a combination but Hart avoids it well. Ronan Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hart takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Hart takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blake jabs Hart right on the nose. Hart blinks but takes it well. Blake dips to his left and cracks Hart with an uppercut! Blake fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hart looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Blake lands with an overhand left. Blake stuffs the takedown attempt from Hart. Hart gets slowly back to his feet. Blake connects with a jab. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blake, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hart drops his hands momentarily and Blake takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Hart gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Blake lands with a cross. Blake thuds his right hand into Hart's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Blake clobbers Hart with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Blake bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hart's head backwards. Blake connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Blake lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Blake!
Blake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hart. Hart gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blake.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hart fails with a takedown attempt. Blake lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hart is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Hart is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blake. A punch combination from Blake misses. Blake throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blake. Hart has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Hart takes one to the side of the head.
Hart takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Ronan Blake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hart shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Blake tests Hart's chin there with a solid looking shot. Blake misses with a hook. Hart ducked under it nicely. Hart shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blake as he avoids it easily. Ronan Blake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jared Hart. Blake works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Blake sizes up Hart with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Blake darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Blake misses with the combination.
Hart throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blake's waist but Blake gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hart off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Blake scores with a jab. Blake with a hook. Blake scores with a hook to the body. Hart takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Hart shoots for a double leg takedown but Blake sprawls well. He's pushed Hart's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Blake slaps away a takedown attempt from Hart, before circling back to the center of the mat. Nice shot by Blake. No joy there for Blake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blake is working the combinations to good effect here. Blake misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronan Blake dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Blake thuds his right hand into Hart's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Blake lands a slapping body shot.
Blake scores with the left hand. Hart knows he should have avoided that one. Blake's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Blake duly obliges. A lazy left from Blake finds it's target. Hart misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Blake defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hart. Blake connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hart's hands. Blake tries to bum rush Hart with a series of wild strikes but Hart uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Hart shoots in but Blake avoids the takedown attempt easily. Ronan Blake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jared Hart. Hart is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hart takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Blake cracks Hart with an open hand slap. Nice uppercut there from Blake. Blake thuds his right hand into Hart's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Good standup being displayed there by Blake as he connects with a hook. Blake lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Blake misses with a double jab.
Blake throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blake is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Blake lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blake misses with a wild combination.
Hart shoots for a takedown but Blake saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Blake stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. 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.
A nice combination there by Blake.
Hart takes one on the button. Blake throws an overhand right that lands on Hart's shoulder, as Hart tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blake scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Blake connects with a nice looking jab.
Blake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hart moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Sloppy strikes from Blake. Those never looked like landing. Hart misses with a takedown and Blake counters with a one-two to the body. Hart ducks right into an uppercut from Blake. Blake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Blake scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Blake throws a hook but Hart avoids it easily. Hart blocks a jab. Blake keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blake uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. A jab from Blake finds it's way through Hart's defenses. Blake scores with a jab. Hart acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Hart has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Blake pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Blake scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Blake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronan Blake dominated that second round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Blake cracks Hart with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Hart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blake. Blake scores with a nice strike. Hart on the wrong end of a nice jab. Blake throws a shot from downtown. Hart moves away and avoids it. Blake is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Hart takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Blake listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hart gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Blake connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hart. Hart circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hart on the wrong end of a nice jab. Blake tests Hart's chin there with a solid looking shot. Blake looks to throw the jab but Hart is out of range. Blake throws a hook but Hart avoids it easily. Blake lands with a good body shot. Hart slips under a jab from Blake. Nice shot by Blake. Blake throws a jab when Hart was well out of range. Blake works over Hart's head and body with a nice combination. Jared Hart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Hart shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blake pinned against the cage. Blake gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Blake scores with a body shot.
Hart takes one to the chin there. Blake scores with a jab. Blake moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Blake scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hart in his tracks. Hart closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blake circles away. Hart is trying desperately to land a takedown but Blake is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hart.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hart circles away quickly and effectively. Blake works over Hart's head and body with a nice combination. Blake smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Hart has a takedown stuffed. Ronan Blake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jared Hart. Blake throws a good cross that connects.
Ronan Blake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Nice cross by Blake. A punch lands to the side of Hart 's head but he takes it in his stride. Blake slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Hart walks into a stiff left hand from Blake. Danga de danga de dang - Blake scores with a four punch combination! Hart shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Blake defends it nicely. Hart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Blake feints a jab promting Hart to slip. Blake then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hart slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Blake's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hart under the eye. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Blake works the jab nicely. Hart on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight! Ronan Blake showed his dominance in that final round. Well Blake has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronan Blake! Ronan Blake retains his lightweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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