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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jusber Blazer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jusber Blazer told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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227 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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265 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jusber Blazer!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone moves to clinch but Blazer breaks away
and Blazer counters with a two punch combo.
Malone shoots in for a takedown but Blazer shows good takedown defense.
Malone dives in and scores a takedown into Blazer's guard.
Malone connects with a couple of short punches.
Malone knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blazer on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blazer keeping moving, preventing Malone from controlling successfully.
Malone looking to sit in guard and control but Blazer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Malone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazer throwing strikes from guard but Malone blocks nicely.
Blazer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Malone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blazer.
Malone wants to hit a switch here but Blazer passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Malone there!
Blazer trying to control but Malone is having none of it.
Malone tries to reverse the position but Blazer maintains control.
Blazer avoids the attempt from Malone to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Blazer tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malone bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Malone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Malone throws a big elbow that misses.
Malone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Malone lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Blazer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone trying to control but Blazer is working from the bottom.
Malone is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Malone trying to move into half guard but instead Blazer has managed to sweep!
Malone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Malone wants to get back to his feet but Blazer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Blazer gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Blazer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Malone.
Blazer slips a straight right by Malone.
Malone misses with a looping left.
Malone misses the jab.
Malone moves into the clinch.
Malone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blazer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Malone closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Malone dominated that round.
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.
Blazer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Malone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Malone misses with a lunging right hand
and Blazer counters with a stiff right hand.
Malone looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blazer ducks under a wild hook from Malone.
Blazer lands with a straight right. Malone didn't see that one coming.
Malone has managed to clinch.
Malone gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Malone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malone with a nice head shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malone tries to free his leg and advance position but Blazer is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone throwing strikes from guard but Blazer blocks nicely.
Malone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Blazer wants to sweep but no luck.
Malone postures up and lands a big shot to Blazer's brow.
Malone has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Blazer keeping moving, preventing Malone from controlling successfully.
Malone throws a strike but Blazer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Malone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone controls Blazer momentarily but Blazer frees himself.
Malone has a closed guard, preventing Blazer from standing up.
Malone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Malone has a closed guard, preventing Blazer from standing up.
Blazer stands up and waves to Malone to follow him.
Malone shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blazer to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Josh Malone has been cut.
Malone misses with a body kick.
Malone throws a jab but it's blocked by Blazer.
Malone misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Malone wants to clinch.
Malone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Malone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malone digs a good hook to Blazer's body.
Malone misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Malone misses with a low kick.
Jusber Blazer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blazer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Malone to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Malone dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josh Malone's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Malone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blazer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Malone rushes Blazer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Malone stalling against the cage.
Blazer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Malone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Jusber Blazer has been cut.
Malone is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Blazer can't fight it off and eventually Malone manages to take the fight to the floor. Blazer looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Malone throwing strikes from guard but Blazer blocks nicely.
Josh Malone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Malone trying to control but Blazer is working from the bottom.
Blazer working for a triangle but Malone defends it easily.
Malone throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blazer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Malone chips away with some ground and pound.
Malone throwing strikes but missing.
Malone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blazer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Malone.
Malone scoring with punches to the head and body.
Malone trying to control but Blazer is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Malone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Malone tries to free his leg and advance position but Blazer is retaining full guard.
Malone throws a strike but Blazer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Malone manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blazer manages to get himself to full guard.
Malone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Malone accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Malone throwing strikes from guard but Blazer blocks nicely.
Malone with a flurry of punches that miss.
Josh Malone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Malone throws a big elbow that misses.
Malone content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blazer keeping moving, preventing Malone from controlling successfully.
Malone stands up over Blazer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Malone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Malone, 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Malone!
After the fight, Josh Malone was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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