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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Danzig - Five Finger Crawl. Bernard Blake had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bernard Blake!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rico Willis!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Willis throws a push kick but Blake slaps the foot to one side.
Blake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Willis was well out of range. Poor timing from Blake.
Willis lands a jab to Blake's midsection.
Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blake misses the shot to the body.
Blake throws an off balance right hand
and Willis counters with a nice uppercut.
Blake misses with a jab to the body
and Willis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Bernard Blake has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Willis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blake.
Blake misses the shot to the body.
Blake tries a low kick but Willis avoids it.
Blake misses with the combination.
Blake connects with a leg kick. Willis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Willis doesn't seem bothered though.
Blake throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Willis counter with a right hand.
Blake fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blake lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Willis was well out of range. Poor timing from Blake.
Blake misses with a looping right.
Blake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Willis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Willis misses with the combination.
Blake misses with a combination
and Willis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Willis.
Blake connects with the punch.
Blake scores with a nice head shot.
Willis walks into a stiff left hand from Blake.
Blake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Willis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Willis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
Blake goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Rico Willis has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blake momentarily.
Blake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Willis was well out of range. Poor timing from Blake.
Willis tries to clinch up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Willis.
Blake throws a series of punches but Willis avoids them all with ease.
Willis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blake lands a right hook to the body.
Willis takes the fight into the clinch.
Blake scores with a shot to the side of Willis's head.
Blake misses with a punch to the body.
Blake lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Willis backwards.
Blake tries to throw a body punch but Willis avoids it by throwing Blake back against the cage.
Blake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from Blake misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Blake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bernard Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Willis can pounce on him.
Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blake throws a quick inside leg kick.
Willis connects with a jab.
Blake takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Willis tests Blake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blake misses with a body shot.
Willis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Willis defending well as Blake loads up on a big left hand.
Blake misses with a hook to the body
and Willis counters with a low kick, right behind Blake 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis closes the distance and clinches.
Blake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blake lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Willis looks gassed!
Blake taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Blake lands a body punch.
Blake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blake tries a body shot but Willis blocks it.
Blake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Willis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Blake - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Blake prevents a body shot from Willis.
Willis struggles to land a body shot inside as Blake controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blake is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Willis.
Willis blocks a body shot from Blake.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernard Blake dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Blake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Blake connects with the punch.
Willis avoids the body shot from Blake.
Blake moves into range and connects with a jab.
A good leg kick by Willis.
Willis looks to score with a jab to the body but Blake is just out of range.
Willis lands with an uppercut that bounces Blake off the cage and back into range.
Willis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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!
Blake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blake looks to land a combination but Willis avoids it well.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Willis lands a right hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Willis as Blake shoots in.
Willis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blake lands with a light punch inside.
Willis pushes off an throws an elbow but Blake leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Willis struggles to land a body shot inside as Blake controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Blake.
Willis tries to throw a body punch but Blake avoids it by throwing Willis back against the cage.
Blake scores with a hook to the body.
Willis is breathing heavily.
Blake is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Blake misses with a punch on the inside.
Willis takes a shot to the head.
Blake lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Willis backwards.
That has opened up Rico Willis's cut even more.
Blake tries to work over Willis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blake stalling in the clinch.
Willis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Willis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blake tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Willis smiles and moves away.
Blake swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bernard Blake is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Blake!
Blake lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blake scores with a punch to the head.
Willis is rocked!
Blake swats away the attempt to clinch by Willis.
Blake takes a swing at Willis's ribcage but misses.
Blake swinging wildly here.
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Willis.
Willis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Blake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Willis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rico Willis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Willis scores with a leg kick.
Blake tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Willis.
Blake tried to score with a low kick but Willis checks it.
Willis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good exchange - Blake coming out on top.
The cut above Rico Willis's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Blake fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Willis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Willis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blake. Willis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Willis.
Blake throws a leg kick that is checked
and Willis counters with a low kick, right behind Blake 's knee.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Willis manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Willis. Beautiful body shot.
A punch combination from Willis misses.
Blake throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake misses the shot to the body.
Blake misses with a body shot.
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!
Willis misses with an uppercut. Blake saw that one coming.
Willis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blake is looking to score with low kicks.
Blake throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Willis's waist but Willis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blake off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernard Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Willis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blake misses with an uppercut.
Willis tries to clinch up.
Willis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Willis closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blake misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Blake.
Blake tries to throw a body punch but Willis avoids it by throwing Blake back against the cage.
Willis misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernard Blake dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Blake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Willis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blake was well out of range. Poor timing from Willis.
Blake looks to score with a jab to the body but Willis is just out of range.
A punch combination from Blake misses.
Blake throws a low kick but Willis moves out of range easily.
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Willis.
Willis misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Willis. That snapped Blake's head back.
Willis doesn't manage to clinch there - Blake circles away.
Blake misses with a lunging right hand
and Willis counters with a right hand to the body.
Blake slips a jab and a cross from Willis.
Blake scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Blake misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blake just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake checks a low kick from Willis.
Willis lands with an overhand left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blake. Willis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Willis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blake is looking to wear down Willis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Willis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Willis checks a low kick from Blake.
Blake takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Willis throws a hook but Blake blocks it.
Willis tries to clinch but Blake moves out of range.
Willis jabs Blake right on the nose. Blake blinks but takes it well.
Blake dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Willis. That did some damage!
Willis throws a shot from downtown. Blake moves away and avoids it.
Willis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Willis wants it to stay on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake throws a low kick but Willis avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake misses with a right hand
and Willis counters with an inside leg kick.
Willis connects with an inside leg kick.
Willis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Blake thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Blake 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Willis misses with a few strikes there.
Willis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blake manages to avoid it.
Willis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blake misses with the combination.
Blake lands with an overhand left.
Willis misses with a looping right.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blake. Willis does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Willis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Willis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Willis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blake.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Blake lands a right hand that snaps the head of Willis backwards.
Blake lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blake is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Willis missing with knees to the body.
Willis leaning his opponent against the cage.
Blake gets through Willis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Willis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blake working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis blocks a body shot from Blake.
Willis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blake pulls guard successfully.
Willis wants to get up but he can't break Blake's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Blake trying to control the position.
Willis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blake not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Rico Willis just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Blake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Willis scores with a jab to the body.
Willis scores with a jab to the head.
Blake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Willis.
Blake on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Willis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blake swinging wildly here.
A jab from Blake misses.
Blake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blake misses with a combination
and Willis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake keeps the fight on the outside.
Blake tried to score with a low kick but Willis checks it.
Blake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blake swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Willis to counter with a crisp jab.
Blake cracks Willis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Blake throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Willis's waist but Willis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blake off to one side.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Blake throws a series of punches but Willis avoids them all with ease.
Willis lands a jab to Blake's midsection.
Willis connects with the punch.
Willis lands a jab to the nose.
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!
The crowd cheers as Blake lands an impressive looking overhand right. Willis doesn't seem phased though.
Blake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Willis looks to throw the jab but Blake is out of range.
Blake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Willis was well out of range. Poor timing from Blake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Willis misses the target.
Blake takes a swing at Willis's ribcage but misses.
Blake takes one on the button.
Willis scores with a one two! Blake had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Blake just misses with a punch to the body.
Blake shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Willis but Willis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Willis slips a jab from Blake.
Willis jabs Blake to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Willis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Willis was well out of range. Poor timing from Blake.
Willis connects with a body shot.
Blake thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis throws out a loose jab but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blake swings away with a body shot that misses
and Willis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Willis.
Blake takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Blake throws a predictable looking body shot
and Willis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Willis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Blake manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blake throws a good cross that connects.
Willis tries to clinch but Blake moves out of range.
Willis misses with the combination.
Willis connects with a looping right hand.
Blake misses with a straight left.
Blake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake checks the leg kick.
Willis tests Blake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Willis moves away.
Willis is looking to slow Blake down with leg kicks.
Blake shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Blake showed some decent athleticism there.
Willis kicks Blake off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blake looks to score with a jab to the body but Willis is just out of range.
Blake walks into a straight right hand from Willis.
Willis sizes up Blake with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Willis dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Blake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Willis cracks Blake with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big right from Willis misses.
Blake lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blake just misses with a punch to the body.
Willis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Willis moves out of range of the strikes.
Willis throws an overhand right that lands on Blake's shoulder, as Blake tries to avoid the shot.
Blake misses the body punch
and Willis counters with a nice body shot.
Willis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Willis checks a leg kick.
Blake connects with a right hand. Willis shakes it off.
Blake misses with a body shot.
Blake throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake misses with a left hand
and Willis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A slow jab from Blake misses its intended target.
Blake manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Willis on his heels. He'll look to pass Willis's guard now, I'm sure.
Blake throws a strike but Willis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Blake working a defensive guard here.
Willis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Blake's guard.
Blake throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake is looking to sweep but instead, Willis has passed into half guard.
Blake is pressing down on Willis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Willis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Blake's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blake throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake throws his legs up looking for a submission but Willis uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis decides to stand back up.
A jab from Willis misses.
A big right from Willis misses.
Willis lands a two punch combo.
Blake looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Blake closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Willis's guard.
Blake postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Willis is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Blake, into his guard.
Blake working a defensive guard but Willis passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake tries to reverse the position but Willis maintains control.
Blake regains half guard.
Blake is trying to maintain the position but Willis is very close to passing his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blake is trying to control but Willis manages to pass to mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Bernard Blake showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blake has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 48:47
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 48:47
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernard Blake!
Bernard Blake retains his heavyweight title!
Bernard Blake thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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