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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Blaylock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ace Boggie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaylock comes to the cage accompanied by Echoes - The Rapture. Ace Boggie told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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205 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Blaylock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ace Boggie!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaylock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boggie was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaylock.
Blaylock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boggie circles away quickly and effectively.
Boggie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Blaylock.
It looks like Ace Boggie has been cut.
Blaylock throws a body punch but Boggie moves out of range.
Boggie misses with a few strikes there.
Blaylock lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boggie gets a clinch.
Boggie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boggie misses with a takedown attempt - Blaylock sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Boggie fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Blaylock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boggie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blaylock is breathing heavily.
Boggie tries to clinch there but Blaylock circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Boggie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boggie clinches up with Blaylock and pushes him back against the cage.
Boggie stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Boggie goes for a takedown attempt but Blaylock pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boggie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blaylock.
Boggie should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Boggie closes the distance and pushes Blaylock back into the cage.
Boggie gets control of Blaylock's arms and successfully pulls guard. Boggie will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Blaylock avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Blaylock has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Blaylock controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Boggie seems keen to control Blaylock's posture.
Blaylock wants to get up but he can't break Boggie's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock got a little sloppy there for a moment and Boggie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Blaylock has managed to get both his arms back between Boggie's legs - danger averted.
Boggie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Blaylock!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boggie controlling the pace for now.
Boggie misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Boggie throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Boggie controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boggie throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Blaylock holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Boggie tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Boggie jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Blaylock manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Boggie controls the position from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boggie decides to stand back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boggie.
Michael Blaylock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ace Boggie.
Boggie clinches.
Boggie breaks from the clinch.
Blaylock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boggie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Some wild striking there from Boggie.
Boggie shoots for a double leg takedown but Blaylock sprawls well. He's pushed Boggie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Boggie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ace Boggie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Boggie fails with a takedown attempt.
Blaylock throws a nice looking combination but Boggie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boggie throws a right and a left that Blaylock avoids nicely.
Blaylock misses with the combination.
Boggie wants to clinch up but Blaylock keeps it at a distance.
Boggie dives in and scores a takedown into Blaylock's guard.
Boggie throws a big right hand that misses.
Boggie trying to control the position from guard on top but Blaylock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boggie stands and throws Blaylock's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Blaylock on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Blaylock tries to get out of the position.
Boggie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Blaylock has escaped the position, nice work there.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Boggie has eaten all the pies!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boggie moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Boggie's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Boggie working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Blaylock knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Boggie on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock is not content to let Boggie control the position.
Boggie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boggie might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Blaylock kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ace Boggie.
Boggie shoots in but Blaylock avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boggie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blaylock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boggie rushes Blaylock and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Boggie misses with a punch to the body.
Boggie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blaylock being controlled against the cage.
Boggie tries for a takedown. No joy.
Michael Blaylock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ace Boggie.
Boggie is pressed up against the cage. Blaylock has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Boggie down to the mat. Boggie avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Boggie rushes Blaylock and presses him up against the cage.
Blaylock is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Boggie looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boggie breaks the clinch.
Boggie fails with a takedown attempt.
Blaylock scores with a decent looking hook.
Blaylock lands a body shot.
Boggie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blaylock but Blaylock pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blaylock misses with the combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boggie.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boggie.
Boggie walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Boggie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ace Boggie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Blaylock throws a right and a left that Boggie avoids nicely.
Michael Blaylock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boggie ducks right into an uppercut from Blaylock.
Blaylock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blaylock throws a body punch but Boggie moves out of range.
Boggie takes the fight into the clinch.
Boggie landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Boggie ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Boggie no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Boggie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blaylock's guard.
Boggie pushes down on Blaylock's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Blaylock trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Boggie is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boggie throws a looping overhand right but Blaylock ducks down to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boggie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Blaylock gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Blaylock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boggie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boggie. Blaylock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blaylock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blaylock misses with a few strikes there.
Blaylock on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boggie has managed to clinch.
Boggie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Blaylock pulls his leg out and moves away.
Blaylock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boggie tries for a takedown but Blaylock sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Michael Blaylock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ace Boggie.
Blaylock shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Boggie eats them both and turns towards Blaylock to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Boggie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Blaylock defends it nicely.
Boggie walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boggie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boggie dodges the punch combination from Blaylock.
Michael Blaylock is winning the standup battle so far.
Blaylock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boggie misses with a head kick.
Blaylock scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boggie misses with a takedown attempt - Blaylock sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Blaylock throws a series of punches but Boggie avoids them all with ease.
Blaylock feints a jab promting Boggie to slip. Blaylock then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Boggie slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Boggie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blaylock's waist but Blaylock gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Boggie off to one side.
Blaylock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boggie.
Nice takedown defense from Blaylock. No joy for Boggie on that attempt.
Blaylock misses with a combination
so Boggie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boggie stands up and waves to Blaylock to follow him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaylock throws a series of punches but Boggie avoids them all with ease.
Boggie instigates a clinch.
Boggie prevents a takedown attempt there.
Boggie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blaylock swats away the attempt to clinch by Boggie.
Michael Blaylock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blaylock misses with a double jab.
Michael Blaylock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boggie misses with an uppercut.
Ace Boggie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boggie moves in looking to clinch but Blaylock pushes him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ace Boggie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Boggie winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ace Boggie!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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