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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Blatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blatt's entrance music is you're going down- sick puppies. A fine choice. Simpson has chosen Devil on My Shoulder as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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218 lbs
21 - 22 - 0 |
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185 cm
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217 lbs
16 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeff Blatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chuck Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson shoots in looking for a takedown. Blatt tries to sprawl out of it but Simpson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Blatt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Blatt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Simpson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blatt has time to react.
Simpson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blatt in his tracks.
Simpson stuffs the takedown.
Simpson looks to clinch
and Blatt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Blatt takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Blatt is pressing down on Simpson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Simpson is holding on for now.
Blatt is thwarting Simpson's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Blatt blocks a leg kick.
Blatt avoids the head kick by Simpson.
Simpson tries to clinch up but Blatt circles away and keeps his distance.
Blatt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Simpson.
Blatt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A jab from Blatt misses.
Simpson misses with a hook.
Simpson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Blatt.
Blatt shoots in for a takedown but Simpson shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Blatt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blatt jabs Simpson right on the nose. Simpson blinks but takes it well.
Simpson misses with a jab to the body
and Blatt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson slips a jab from Blatt.
Simpson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blatt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blatt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Simpson lands with a cross.
Simpson wants to clinch.
Simpson throws an off balance right hand
and Blatt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blatt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Simpson was well out of range. Poor timing from Blatt.
Blatt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab from Simpson misses.
Simpson tries a head kick but it misses.
Chuck Simpson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blatt moves out of range as Simpson strikes.
Simpson throws out a loose jab but Blatt uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Blatt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Simpson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blatt looks to land a right hand but Simpson moved out of range.
Simpson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blatt manages to avoid it.
Simpson slips a straight right by Blatt.
Simpson throws a big shot that misses.
Blatt throws a body punch but Simpson moves out of range.
Simpson avoids the head kick by Blatt.
Good shot there by Simpson.
Simpson stuffs the takedown.
Blatt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Simpson.
Blatt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Simpson.
Simpson throws the left hand but Blatt avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson throws a front kick aimed at Blatt's knee but Blatt avoids it well.
Simpson tries to clinch but Blatt is having none of it.
A jab from Blatt finds it's way through Simpson's defenses.
Simpson tries a head kick but it misses.
Simpson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blatt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Simpson.
Simpson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Blatt napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blatt is looking to reverse the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blatt trying his best to control but Simpson has mounted him.
Simpson landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chuck Simpson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Simpson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blatt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Blatt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Simpson.
Simpson misses the jab.
Simpson fails to land the takedown.
Blatt misses with a body shot.
Blatt throws a big shot that misses.
Blatt scores with a decent looking hook.
Simpson misses with a double jab.
Simpson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blatt is out of range.
Blatt shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Simpson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Simpson pulls Blatt in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Simpson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Chuck Simpson.
Blatt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blatt blocks a head kick by Simpson.
Blatt throws a head kick that half lands.
Simpson looks to land a left hand but Blatt moved out of range nicely.
Simpson misses with a hook. Blatt ducked under it nicely.
Simpson misses with a leg kick
and Blatt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Simpson slips a straight right by Blatt.
Simpson scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blatt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blatt tries for a takedown but Simpson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A jab from Blatt misses.
An inside leg kick from Simpson misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simpson misses with an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blatt crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Simpson - the referee stops the clock and Blatt gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Simpson. Blatt manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Blatt misses with an uppercut.
Blatt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Simpson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Blatt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Simpson fails with the takedown
and Blatt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blatt is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Simpson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Simpson throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson gets caught napping as Blatt dives in and scores a takedown. Simpson manages to retain guard.
Simpson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Blatt looking to pass the guard.
Chuck Simpson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Simpson ducks under a wild hook from Blatt.
Simpson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blatt moves away.
Simpson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Blatt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Simpson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blatt.
Simpson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chuck Simpson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Simpson.
Blatt throws a jab when Simpson was well out of range.
Simpson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Blatt.
Blatt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big left from Simpson misses.
Blatt misses the shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blatt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simpson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Simpson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blatt throws a right and a left that Simpson avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simpson misses with a body shot.
Blatt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Simpson circles away.
Simpson tries a head kick but it misses.
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 Jeff Blatt will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Blatt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Simpson was well out of range. Poor timing from Blatt.
Simpson just misses with a punch to the body.
Simpson misses with a straight left.
Simpson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blatt lands with a cross.
Simpson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Simpson throws a wild body kick that Blatt sees coming a mile off.
Simpson throws a head kick but Blatt moves out of range.
Simpson scores with a leg kick.
Simpson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Blatt counters with a right hand to the body.
Simpson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blatt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Simpson.
Simpson throws a poor cross that misses
and Simpson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Simpson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Blatt counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blatt lands with an uppercut that bounces Simpson off the cage and back into range.
Simpson misses with a two punch combination.
Blatt throws a jab but it's blocked by Simpson.
Blatt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Blatt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Simpson is looking to clinch but Blatt is avoiding it.
Simpson connects with a solid leg kick.
Simpson throws a leg kick but Blatt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Blatt moves away from the strike by Simpson.
Simpson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blatt circles away quickly and effectively.
Simpson shoots in but Blatt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Simpson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Blatt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Blatt staying calm.
Simpson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Blatt wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Blatt crashes against the mat.
Jeff Blatt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blatt trying to control the action but Simpson is working from the bottom.
Blatt laying and praying for a moment but Simpson takes advantage and regains half guard.
Blatt wants to control but Simpson is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jeff Blatt.
Simpson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blatt.
Simpson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blatt.
Blatt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Simpson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Simpson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blatt dodges the punch combination from Simpson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blatt dives in and grabs Simpson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Simpson pushes down on Blatt's head and hops out.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Blatt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blatt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Blatt!
A victorious Jeff Blatt thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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