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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Knockout King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knockout King has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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225 lbs
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265 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Knockout King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesse Blake!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blake fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging King to the ground. Blake is now in King's guard.
Blake prevents King from getting back to his feet.
King is wriggling around but Blake manages to pass to half guard.
King tries to kick Blake off but Blake keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
King pushes Blake off but Blake dives into side control.
Blake has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Danga de danga de dang - King scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blake drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
King explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Knockout King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a series of punches but Blake moves out of range.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blake counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
King is trying to break free.
King wants to break the clinch but can't.
King wants to break the clinch but can't.
King is trying to break free.
King has had enough of the clinch but Blake keeps him there for the moment.
King has had enough of the clinch but Blake keeps him there for the moment.
Blake pulls King into guard.
King has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Blake uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Good exchange - Blake coming out on top.
Blake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
King misses with a two punch combination.
King misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from King. Those never looked like landing.
King is breathing heavily.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blake closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blake manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blake closes the distance and clinches.
Blake keeps control of King as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blake circles away quickly and effectively.
King throws a series of punches but Blake avoids them all with ease.
Blake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blake closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blake slowing the pace effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is trying to force a seperation but Blake has the dominant position.
Blake breaks the clinch.
King tries to bum rush Blake with a series of wild strikes but Blake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blake moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Blake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
King takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Blake lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blake displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Blake closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blake throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Knockout King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. King eats them both and turns towards Blake to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
King misses with a double jab.
Blake bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps King's head backwards.
King really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Blake chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blake stalks King and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into King's face. King staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Blake stands and steps away. King gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
King takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blake counters with a left and a right that stings King.
King misses with a combination
and Blake counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in King's guard now.
Blake stands up and waves to King to follow him.
King throws a right and a left that Blake avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blake looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blake takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
King takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Blake dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Blake listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blake.
Danga de danga de dang - Blake scores with a four punch combination!
Blake misses the jab.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Blake. Those never looked like landing.
Blake decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
King is trying to stand up here but Blake is controlling him well.
King scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Blake manages to mount him!
Blake content just to control the position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Blake sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jesse Blake hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
King misses with a two punch combination.
King throws a nice looking combination but Blake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blake counters with a three punch combo that has King backing up. King nods at Blake to acknowledge the strikes.
King throws a combination that misses
and Blake counters with a three punch combo that has King backing up. King nods at Blake to acknowledge the strikes.
King misses with a double jab
and Blake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blake is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Blake controlling the pace for now.
King is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
King is trying to stand.
Blake controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jesse Blake has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blake.
Blake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That kick from Blake tenderised King's leg. King is trying to keep his angry face on.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jesse Blake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blake jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Blake. Those never looked like landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blake counters by clinching up.
Blake pulls guard successfully.
Blake wriggles free and stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Blake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
King tries to keep at a distance but Blake has taken the fight into the clinch.
King is trying to break free.
Blake lands a nice uppercut.
King tries to break the clinch but Blake is controlling the position.
King has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite King's efforts to push away.
Blake prevents King from breaking the clinch.
King is trying to break the clinch but Blake has him pressed against the cage.
King can't break the clinch.
Blake breaks from the clinch.
Blake throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blake.
King lands a two punch combo.
King lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Blake backs up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blake forces King back against the cage and clinches.
Blake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King throws a combination that misses
and Blake counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake stands and steps away. King gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blake shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Blake controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Jesse Blake has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blake drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake stands up and beckons King to his feet.
King throws a series of punches but Blake avoids them all with ease.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blake counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
King tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Blake manages to move to mount!
Blake controlling his opponent.
Blake won't let King get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
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!
King is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blake controlling the position easily from mount.
Knockout King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jesse Blake is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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 fight!
Jesse Blake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blake has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Blake!
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energy
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