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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lionel Cascara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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177 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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182 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lionel Cascara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roy Blake!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cascara swings for the body but Blake moves out of range.
Cascara scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Roy Blake has been cut.
Cascara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cascara!
Cascara shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blake but Blake pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lionel Cascara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cascara swings for the body but Blake moves out of range.
Cascara fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blake looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cascara throws a nice looking combination but Blake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cascara wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cascara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cascara looks to land a combination but Blake avoids it well.
Cascara throws a body punch but Blake moves out of range.
Cascara throws a head kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blake.
Blake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cascara.
Cascara lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blake at a distance.
Cascara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cascara is defended easily by Blake.
Cascara tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cascara. Blake does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cascara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cascara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cascara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blake looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cascara is fending him off so far but Blake persists. Nope, Cascara circles away and we're back to standing.
Lionel Cascara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Blake.
Cascara swings for the body but Blake moves out of range.
Cascara throws a right and a left that Blake avoids nicely.
Cascara lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cascara. Blake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cascara throws a push kick but Blake slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cascara misses with a double jab.
Cascara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cascara misses with a wild body shot.
Cascara shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blake as he jumps to the side.
Cascara misses with a head kick.
Cascara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blake dives in and grabs Cascara's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cascara pushes down on Blake's head and hops out.
The crowd cheers as Cascara lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blake doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lionel Cascara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roy Blake's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Blake slips a jab from Cascara.
Cascara 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.
Cascara throws a right hand that Blake ducks under and follows up with a left that Blake also avoids with ease.
Cascara throws a nice looking combination but Blake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cascara is looking to clinch but Blake is avoiding it.
Lionel Cascara is winning the standup battle so far.
Blake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cascara.
Cascara gets a double leg takedown into Blake's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cascara trying to control but Blake is working from the bottom.
Cascara is stalling in the full guard.
Blake looking for a guillotine here but Cascara defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cascara controls from within his opponent's guard.
Blake is looking for a triangle but Cascara pushes his legs off easily.
Cascara content to stall in guard here.
Cascara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blake swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cascara with a nice head shot there.
Blake manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Cascara turns into him and now he's in Blake's guard.
Cascara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blake swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blake working for submissions but it's allowed Cascara to get to half guard.
Blake is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cascara works his way into full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cascara fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cascara tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
BOOM! Cascara connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cascara scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Blake?
Cascara lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cascara landing strikes from the mount and Blake is in trouble!
Cascara landing strikes from the mount and Blake is in trouble!
Cascara trying to control but Blake is having none of it.
Cascara takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Blake tries to reverse the position but Cascara maintains control.
Cascara controlling the pace for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cascara unloading with bombs!
Blake is in a horrible position here. Cascara smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cascara landing strikes from the mount and Blake is in trouble!
Blake sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Blake is not content to let Cascara control the position.
Cascara is pressing down on Blake's thigh, looking to free his foot. Blake is holding on for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blake on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cascara has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Blake regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cascara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blake is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lionel Cascara dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roy Blake's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Blake swats away the attempt to clinch by Cascara.
Cascara fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blake is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Cascara.
Cascara looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Blake has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Cascara should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Blake has tightened it up now! Cascara should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Roy Blake!
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hype
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