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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artie Lange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake comes to the cage accompanied by Battle for Asgard. Lange comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fire - Bruce Springsteen kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donald Blake!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Artie Lange!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Blake coming out on top.
Lange thows a body shot but no joy.
Blake misses with a head kick.
Lange listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Donald Blake has been cut.
Lange throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Blake counter with a right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blake. That's going to slow Lange down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lange missing with a left hand there. Blake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blake finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lange fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blake manages to avoid it.
Blake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lange fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blake manages to avoid it.
Blake takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lange misses with a body punch
and Blake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake wants to clinch up but Lange keeps it at a distance.
Blake lands with a straight right. Lange didn't see that one coming.
Lange looks to land a left hand but Blake moved out of range nicely.
Blake throws a body kick that misses.
Blake thuds a left hand into Lange's body.
Lange throws a body punch but Blake moves out of range.
Blake turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lange throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lange thows a body shot but no joy.
Lange circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lange on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lange misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Blake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake lands a big head kick that sends Lange tumbling to the mat! Blake takes a step backwards and waves Lange back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lange is rocked!
It looks like Artie Lange has been cut.
Lange throws a shot from downtown. Blake moves away and avoids it.
Lange is still on wobbly legs! Can Blake finish him?
Blake looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lange seems to have recovered his senses.
Blake tries to clinch up but Lange circles away and keeps his distance.
Blake ducks right into an uppercut from Lange.
Blake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lange.
Lange misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Blake.
Blake lands with a nice body punch.
Blake bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lange's head backwards.
Blake throws a chopping leg kick but Lange manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blake, right into the meat.
Blake looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake looks to land a right hand but Lange moved out of range.
Lange fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A slow jab from Blake misses its intended target.
Blake punishes Lange's body with a nice straight punch.
Blake lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blake tries to clinch but Lange moves out of range.
Donk. Lange catches Blake right on the button with a cross.
Lange misses with a few strikes there.
Nice cross by Blake.
Lange scores with a shot to the body.
Lange throws a series of punches but Blake avoids them all with ease.
That's four 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!
A big left from Lange misses.
Blake takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lange misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blake.
Lange lands a really nice looking cross but Blake seems unphased.
Blake lands with a slapping head kick.
Lange scores with a shot to the body.
Lange on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Blake scores with the left hand. Lange knows he should have avoided that one.
Lange lands with a nice body punch.
Artie Lange is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lange lands a nice shot to the body.
Lange misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circling - Lange throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Blake bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lange's head.
A leg kick checked by Lange.
Blake moves into the clinch.
A short right from Blake.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blake creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Blake scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blake working aggressively here.
Blake is looking to control Lange's arms but Lange gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blake has his back to the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Blake has a couple of punches blocked by Lange.
Blake working aggressively here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Blake dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lange working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blake.
Blake misses with a punch on the inside.
Blake will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lange up against the cage.
Lange takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Blake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Blake fails to land.
Lange looking to slow down the pace here.
Blake working aggressively here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lange looking to slow down the pace here.
Blake lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blake.
Lange tries to work over Blake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blake lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lange.
Blake blocking some punches.
Blake blocks a body shot from Lange.
Blake is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lange lands a body shot.
Lange blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lange blocks a body shot from Blake.
Lange blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blake blocks a body shot from Lange.
Blake lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lange can't find room to land a body shot as Blake controls the action.
Blake is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Blake has a couple of punches blocked by Lange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake misses with the head strike.
Blake blocks a body shot from Lange.
A head punch on the inside from Blake fails to land.
Lange effectively controlling the action here.
Blake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lange's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blake misses with the head strike.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Blake lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lange backwards.
Lange is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lange blocks an uppercut.
Lange working aggressively here.
Blake makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lange blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blake throws a head punch that misses.
Blake lands with a light punch inside.
Lange lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lange's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lange tries to work over Blake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blake swings wildly with an uppercut but Lange uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blake prevents a body shot from Lange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Blake dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Blake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lange swings for the body but Blake moves out of range.
Lange avoids a kick to the body.
Blake throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A left lands for Blake.
Blake throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lange stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lange is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blake rather than just go for the knockout.
Blake keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lange throws a body punch but Blake moves out of range.
Lange throws a body punch but Blake moves out of range.
Blake lands a jab to Lange's midsection.
Blake lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blake is looking to clinch but Lange is avoiding it.
Lange wants to land a leg kick but Blake is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lange just misses with a punch to the body.
Blake will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lange connects with the punch.
Blake lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blake connects with a solid leg kick.
Lange cracks Blake with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Donald Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blake cracks Lange with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Lange drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Blake follows Lange to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donald Blake!
Donald Blake retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Donald Blake made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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