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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ruud Blaylock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shingo Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruud Blaylock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shingo Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaylock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blaylock moves out of range of the leg kick from Tanaka.
Blaylock fails to land with a series of punches.
Blaylock uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tanaka's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blaylock connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tanaka scrambles back to his feet.
Blaylock scores with a shot to the body.
Tanaka moves away from the strike by Blaylock.
Tanaka lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Blaylock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tanaka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tanaka throws a solid leg kick but Blaylock takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tanaka.
Blaylock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tanaka fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Blaylock checks it well.
Blaylock clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaylock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tanaka takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Blaylock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tanaka drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ruud Blaylock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blaylock doesn't manage to clinch there - Tanaka circles away.
Blaylock connects with a jab.
Blaylock clinches up with Tanaka and pushes him back against the cage.
Blaylock breaks from the clinch.
Blaylock moves in looking to clinch but Tanaka pushes him off.
Blaylock lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Tanaka misses
and Blaylock moves into the clinch.
Blaylock gets underhooks to prevent Tanaka's takedown attempt.
Blaylock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blaylock wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock throws a head kick that Tanaka semi-blocks.
It looks like Shingo Tanaka has been cut.
Blaylock scores with a jab.
Tanaka throws a leg kick but Blaylock moved away.
Tanaka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blaylock moves into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blaylock.
Blaylock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tanaka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Blaylock is out of range and Tanaka settles back down.
Tanaka blocks a head kick by Blaylock.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blaylock checks a leg kick.
Blaylock throws a head kick that misses.
Tanaka tries a head kick but it misses.
Blaylock throws a sloppy head kick and Tanaka moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blaylock tries to clinch
and Tanaka counters with a good low kick that Blaylock was not able to check.
Tanaka throws out a leg kick but Blaylock moves out of range and Tanaka only half commits.
Blaylock moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blaylock tries to clinch
and Tanaka counters with a leg kick.
Tanaka drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanaka trying to control the position but Blaylock is working away.
Tanaka throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Blaylock is avoiding damage well.
Blaylock is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tanaka has just dragged him back down to the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanaka with the ground and pound but Blaylock regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tanaka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruud Blaylock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shingo Tanaka's cut.
That's time! Blaylock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tanaka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A head kick by Blaylock misses
and Tanaka counters with a nice body kick.
Tanaka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blaylock.
Tanaka ducks under a wild hook from Blaylock.
Blaylock doesn't manage to clinch there - Tanaka circles away.
Tanaka gets tackled into the cage by Blaylock. Blaylock maintains the clinch.
Blaylock working hard to break the clinch.
Blaylock breaks the clinch.
Blaylock tries to clinch up.
Tanaka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tanaka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blaylock wants to clinch.
Tanaka thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Blaylock if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaylock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tanaka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tanaka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tanaka lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Blaylock.
Blaylock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tanaka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tanaka tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blaylock is able to avoid easily.
Tanaka delivers a nice body kick.
Tanaka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blaylock.
Blaylock scores with a sloppy right hand. Tanaka should have avoided that one.
Blaylock jabs at Tanaka's body.
Tanaka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blaylock is out of range.
Blaylock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blaylock tries to clinch up.
Tanaka's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blaylock connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tanaka scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Blaylock.
Blaylock is looking to clinch but Tanaka is avoiding it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanaka blocks a head kick by Blaylock.
Tanaka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blaylock gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tanaka throws a big elbow that misses.
Tanaka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blaylock being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Shingo Tanaka has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Blaylock moves out of range of the body kick.
Tanaka swats away the attempt to clinch by Blaylock.
Tanaka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ruud Blaylock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanaka takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tanaka throws a chopping leg kick but Blaylock manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Blaylock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blaylock throws a head kick but Tanaka moves out of range.
Ruud Blaylock is winning the standup battle so far.
Blaylock tests Tanaka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blaylock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tanaka takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Tanaka misses
and Blaylock counters with a nice uppercut.
Blaylock checks a low kick from Tanaka.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaylock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blaylock has closed the distance and engaged Tanaka in a clinch.
Blaylock keeps control of Tanaka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blaylock tries to circle away but Tanaka has him pinned against the cage.
Blaylock stalling in the clinch but Tanaka improves position.
Blaylock is trying to push Tanaka away but Tanaka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tanaka avoiding damage as Blaylock throws knees to the body.
Blaylock is trying to force a seperation but Tanaka has the dominant position.
Blaylock breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruud Blaylock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shingo Tanaka's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Tanaka shoots in for a double leg but Blaylock sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blaylock moves in looking to clinch but Tanaka pushes him off.
Blaylock scores with a sloppy right hand. Tanaka should have avoided that one.
Blaylock lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Blaylock is looking to clinch but Tanaka is avoiding it.
Tanaka throws a body kick that misses.
Blaylock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tanaka swats away the attempt to clinch by Blaylock.
Tanaka circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tanaka counters with a body kick that stops Blaylock in his tracks momentarily.
Tanaka throws a leg kick that misses.
Blaylock blocks the body kick.
Blaylock tries to clinch but Tanaka moves out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tanaka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaylock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tanaka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blaylock instigates a clinch.
Blaylock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tanaka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blaylock.
Blaylock tries to clinch but Tanaka is having none of it.
Tanaka misses with a low kick as Blaylock jumps back.
Blaylock misses with a few strikes there.
Blaylock checks the leg kick nicely there.
Blaylock doesn't manage to clinch there - Tanaka circles away.
Blaylock closes the distance and pushes Tanaka back into the cage.
Blaylock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blaylock is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Blaylock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blaylock tries to break free but Tanaka pushes him back against the cage.
Blaylock breaks the clinch.
Blaylock throws out a powerful jab.
Tanaka throws a head kick but Blaylock moves out of range.
Blaylock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaylock doesn't manage to clinch there - Tanaka circles away.
Tanaka throws the kick towards the body but Blaylock avoids it.
Blaylock tries to clinch up.
Blaylock is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tanaka lets loose with a powerful body kick. Blaylock will feel that in the morning.
Blaylock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tanaka manages to avoid it.
Blaylock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blaylock tries to clinch but Tanaka moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock connects with the punch.
Tanaka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tanaka is looking to chop away at Blaylock's legs.
Blaylock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blaylock connects with a jab.
Blaylock closes the distance and clinches.
Tanaka is trying to break the clinch but Blaylock is controlling him.
Tanaka is trying to force a seperation but Blaylock has the dominant position.
Blaylock keeps control of Tanaka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tanaka is trying to pull guard but Blaylock has him pressed against the cage.
Ruud Blaylock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shingo Tanaka.
Blaylock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaylock is looking to clinch.
Shingo Tanaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blaylock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blaylock moves in looking to clinch but Tanaka pushes him off.
Tanaka keeps the fight on the outside.
Tanaka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blaylock is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Blaylock checks a leg kick nicely.
Blaylock doesn't manage to clinch there - Tanaka circles away.
Blaylock closes the distance but Tanaka moves to the side
and Tanaka counters with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tanaka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blaylock as he avoids it easily.
Ruud Blaylock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blaylock will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blaylock gets a clinch.
Blaylock is trying to break the clinch but Tanaka is controlling him.
Blaylock can't find room to land a body shot as Tanaka controls the action.
Blaylock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruud Blaylock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blaylock, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruud Blaylock!
Ruud Blaylock thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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