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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brian Blessed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Laurent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blessed comes to the cage accompanied by Alive - P.O.D. Laurent is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Megadeth - Symphony of Destruction. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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153 lbs
15 - 7 - 1 |
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30
158 lbs
11 - 8 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Blessed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Laurent!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laurent throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Laurent slips a jab from Blessed.
Laurent ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laurent keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blessed.
Blessed takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Blessed on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blessed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Laurent throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brian Blessed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laurent looks to land a right hand but Blessed moved out of range.
No joy there for Blessed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blessed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blessed misses with a right hand
and Laurent counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blessed misses with a lunging right hand
letting Laurent counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurent blocks a jab.
Blessed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laurent.
Laurent scores with the left hand. Blessed knows he should have avoided that one.
Laurent's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Laurent duly obliges.
Blessed blocks the body kick.
Laurent slips under a jab from Blessed.
Laurent with a jab.
Laurent bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laurent throws a hook but Blessed avoids it easily.
Blessed rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Laurent counters with a right hand to the body.
Laurent moves out of range as Blessed strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurent dodges the punch combination from Blessed.
Laurent scores with a hook to the body. Blessed takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blessed looks to throw the jab but Laurent is out of range.
The crowd cheers as Laurent lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blessed doesn't seem phased though.
Laurent throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laurent darts in and clinches Blessed up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laurent.
Laurent misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laurent breaks the clinch.
Blessed scores with a hook.
Blessed throws a hook but Laurent blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blessed throws an off balance right hand
and Laurent counters with a right hand to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laurent. Blessed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blessed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laurent throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blessed throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Laurent misses.
Blessed looks to land a left hand but Laurent moved out of range nicely.
Laurent steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blessed.
Blessed misses with an uppercut. Laurent saw that one coming.
Blessed is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laurent digs a good hook to Blessed's body.
Blessed throws a lazy right hand but Laurent sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laurent misses with an uppercut. Blessed saw that one coming.
Laurent throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blessed throws a big shot that misses.
Blessed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laurent.
Blessed looks to throw the jab but Laurent is out of range.
Laurent is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laurent tries to clinch but Blessed moves out of range.
Blessed rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Laurent counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Laurent works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Laurent dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Blessed misses with a looping right.
Blessed walks into a jab.
A left lands for Laurent.
Blessed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laurent throws out the jab.
Blessed swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Laurent.
A jab from Laurent misses.
A slow jab from Blessed misses its intended target.
Blessed throws a series of punches but Laurent avoids them all with ease.
Blessed darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blessed looks to land a left hand but Laurent moved out of range nicely.
Blessed looks to land a left hand but Laurent moved out of range nicely.
Blessed is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurent misses with a jab to the body
and Blessed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blessed throws a hook but Laurent avoids it easily.
Blessed looks to throw the jab but Laurent is out of range.
James Laurent seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blessed misses with a hook
and Laurent counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Blessed misses.
Laurent misses with a hook.
Laurent clinches up against the cage.
Laurent is trying to break the clinch but Blessed is controlling him.
Laurent's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laurent misses with a wild body shot.
Laurent looks to land a right hand but Blessed moved out of range.
Good exchange - Blessed coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurent gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blessed.
Laurent lands a body shot.
Laurent uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blessed.
Blessed swings widly with a right hand
and Laurent counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blessed lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laurent steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blessed.
A big left from Blessed misses.
A jab from Blessed misses.
Laurent is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blessed ducks under a wild hook from Laurent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurent swings for the body but Blessed moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Blessed.
Laurent throws a right hand that misses
and Blessed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laurent jabs Blessed to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blessed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laurent throws a push kick but Blessed slaps the foot to one side.
Laurent throws a big shot that misses.
Blessed missing with a left hand there. Laurent was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laurent takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice shot lands for Blessed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blessed throws a right hand that Laurent ducks under and follows up with a left that Laurent also avoids with ease.
Blessed scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Laurent avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laurent. Blessed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laurent has taken the fight to the clinch.
Laurent fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blessed keeps control of Laurent as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Blessed takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Laurent breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Brian Blessed will probably get the nod.
That's time! Blessed's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Laurent uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blessed.
Blessed misses with an uppercut
and Laurent counters with a nice body shot.
Laurent cracks Blessed with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blessed takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blessed takes one on the button.
Laurent swinging wildly here.
Blessed throws a poor cross that misses
and Laurent counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blessed's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Blessed duly obliges.
Laurent misses with an uppercut.
Laurent tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blessed was well out of range. Poor timing from Laurent.
Laurent scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurent tries to close the distance and clinch but Blessed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Laurent throws a big shot that misses.
Laurent keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blessed.
Blessed throws a hook but Laurent blocks it.
Laurent misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blessed.
Blessed misses with an uppercut
enabling Laurent to counter with a crisp jab.
Laurent changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blessed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blessed throws a jab but it's blocked by Laurent.
Blessed circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurent staying out of range there.
Blessed misses with a few strikes there.
Blessed looks to land a left hand but Laurent moved out of range nicely.
Laurent looks to score with a jab to the body but Blessed is just out of range.
Laurent misses with a head kick.
Blessed scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blessed misses the jab.
Blessed misses with an uppercut
and Laurent counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laurent misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laurent. Blessed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blessed misses with a hook
and Laurent counters with a three punch combo that has Blessed backing up. Blessed nods at Laurent to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blessed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laurent.
Blessed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blessed throws out a loose jab but Laurent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laurent throws a hook but Blessed avoids it easily.
Blessed misses with a straight left.
Laurent misses with an uppercut.
Laurent tries to clinch up but Blessed circles away and keeps his distance.
Blessed throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Laurent counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Laurent.
Laurent looks to land a left hand but Blessed moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blessed throws a lazy uppercut
and Laurent connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laurent uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blessed.
Laurent keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blessed.
Blessed throws a lazy uppercut
and Laurent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laurent misses with a body kick.
Blessed throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Laurent makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Laurent dodges the punch combination from Blessed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blessed needs to keep his hands up - Laurent had a free shot at his head there.
Blessed takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Laurent.
Well Laurent 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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