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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nino Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramses Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaze comes to the cage accompanied by Pendulum - Slam. Roberts has chosen Nacho Libre - Ramses as his entrance music. Nino Blaze could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ramses Roberts's chin.
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296 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nino Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ramses Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blaze. That did some damage!
Roberts on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blaze. Blaze obviously looking to wear him down.
Roberts misses with a wild body shot.
Blaze fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Roberts pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Roberts tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses.
Blaze avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blaze has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Roberts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters circling a little - Blaze finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from Roberts misses.
Blaze avoids the body shot from Roberts.
Roberts tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blaze is able to avoid easily.
Roberts takes a kick to the side of the head.
Roberts throws the kick towards the body but Blaze avoids it.
Blaze cracks Roberts with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Roberts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Blaze.
Roberts moves away from the strike by Blaze.
Roberts walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Roberts misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts lands with an overhand left.
Blaze uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roberts.
Roberts throws a head kick but Blaze moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Roberts checks a leg kick.
Blaze tried to score with a low kick but Roberts checks it.
Roberts avoids a kick to the body.
Blaze moves forwards but Roberts connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Nino Blaze has been cut.
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!
Nice jab there from Blaze.
Roberts throws a series of punches but Blaze avoids them all with ease.
Roberts throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blaze shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Roberts throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blaze throws a leg kick which misses Roberts's front leg but catches the back leg as Roberts tries to avoid it.
Blaze fakes the leg kick and cracks Roberts in the body.
Blaze lands a nice hook to Roberts's body. Roberts takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blaze scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses.
Roberts looks winded!
A lazy body kick from Roberts
and Blaze counters with a nice low kick that buckles Roberts's knee momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blaze.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze cracks Roberts with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Blaze fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Roberts looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blaze connects with a body shot.
Blaze swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roberts blocks a head kick by Blaze.
Roberts plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blaze, right into the meat.
Roberts listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Roberts has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Blaze connects with an inside leg kick.
Blaze feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Roberts's calf.
Roberts stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blaze.
Blaze throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blaze feints and then cracks Roberts's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roberts down.
Blaze lands a nice shot that snaps Roberts's head back.
Roberts looks for the body kick but Blaze saw that one coming.
Blaze scores with the left hand. Roberts knows he should have avoided that one.
Roberts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blaze misses with a body shot.
Blaze lands with a hook. Roberts tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts moves out of range of the body kick from Blaze.
Some wild striking there from Blaze.
Blaze digs a good hook to Roberts's body.
Roberts blocks a head kick by Blaze.
Roberts's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Roberts duly obliges.
Blaze feints and then cracks Roberts's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roberts down.
Roberts throws a right hand that Blaze ducks under and follows up with a left that Blaze also avoids with ease.
Blaze cracks Roberts with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts scores with a push kick.
Blaze misses with a body shot.
Blaze scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Blaze throws a right and a left that Roberts avoids nicely.
Blaze tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Roberts is able to avoid easily.
Roberts throws a shot from downtown. Blaze moves away and avoids it.
Blaze is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Blaze throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roberts throws a head kick but Blaze moves out of range.
Blaze connects with a leg kick. Roberts looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts stalks Blaze and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Blaze's face. Blaze staggers backwards, shaken.
Blaze takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Roberts looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Roberts swings for the body but Blaze moves out of range.
Blaze lands a jab to Roberts's midsection.
Blaze tries to bum rush Roberts with a series of wild strikes but Roberts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roberts's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blaze looks for the body kick but Roberts saw that one coming.
Blaze lands a leg kick that knocks Roberts off balance momentarily.
Blaze lands with a nice body punch.
Roberts gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blaze.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blaze.
Roberts looks to land a left hand but Blaze moved out of range nicely.
Blaze chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Roberts can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaze scoring well with a low kick there.
Roberts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roberts looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blaze moves into range and connects with a jab.
Roberts tries to move into range but Blaze moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nino Blaze will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nino Blaze's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Roberts scores with a hook.
Roberts takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Roberts takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Roberts misses with an uppercut. Blaze saw that one coming.
Blaze misses with a leg kick.
Roberts has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Blaze.
Roberts cracks Blaze with a good jab.
Roberts throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nino Blaze is winning the standup battle so far.
Blaze dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Roberts. That did some damage!
Blaze lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Roberts takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blaze.
Blaze looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blaze lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blaze lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blaze throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
Blaze pushes Roberts away with a front kick.
Blaze connects with a leg kick. Roberts looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blaze connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blaze turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blaze lands a two punch combo.
An inside leg kick lands from Blaze.
Blaze throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blaze's corner calls for a 1-2. Blaze obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blaze.
Blaze chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blaze digs a good body shot into Roberts's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaze just misses with a punch to the body.
Roberts has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Blaze.
Blaze jabs Roberts to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Roberts takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A good leg kick by Blaze.
Blaze lands a nice looking body shot.
Blaze throws a head kick but Roberts moves out of range.
Blaze throws a sloppy head kick and Roberts moves out of range easily.
Blaze lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blaze connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Roberts's hands.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Roberts might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Blaze has got the better of the exchanges.
Blaze connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ramses Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaze scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Roberts doesn't seem bothered though.
Blaze fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Roberts has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blaze digs a good body shot into Roberts's ribs.
Roberts takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blaze fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blaze scoring well with a low kick there.
Blaze thuds a left hand into Roberts's body.
Blaze scores with a head kick.
Blaze fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Roberts has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blaze lands with a nice body punch.
Blaze is looking to wear down Roberts with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blaze turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Roberts stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blaze.
Roberts has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Blaze.
Blaze throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Roberts's head.
Roberts on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Roberts misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts 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.
Blaze throws a head kick that Roberts semi-blocks.
Roberts takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blaze throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Roberts chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blaze can pounce on him.
Blaze scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blaze has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Blaze moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Blaze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roberts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ramses Roberts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blaze buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roberts throws a front kick aimed at Blaze's knee but Blaze avoids it well.
Blaze scores with a leg kick.
Blaze cracks the inside of Roberts's front leg.
Blaze throws a head kick that Roberts semi-blocks.
Blaze thumps Roberts with a low kick.
Blaze throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Roberts on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blaze. Blaze obviously looking to wear him down.
Blaze is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roberts can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blaze can pounce on him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blaze.
Blaze lands with an overhand left.
An inside leg kick lands from Blaze.
Blaze swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blaze connects with a solid leg kick.
Roberts takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Blaze misses with a wild body shot.
Roberts misses with a body kick.
Blaze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blaze moves out of range of the body kick.
Roberts with a nice cross.
The fighters circling - Blaze throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Blaze.
Roberts misses with a looping right.
Good leg kick by Blaze there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Roberts throws the kick towards the body but Blaze avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Blaze dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nino Blaze's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Blaze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roberts lands with an overhand left.
Blaze finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Roberts slips under a jab.
Blaze lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Roberts misses with an uppercut.
Blaze scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blaze turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blaze misses the shot to the body.
Roberts lands with an overhand left.
An inside leg kick lands from Blaze.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blaze.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blaze.
Blaze connects with a leg kick. Roberts looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Some bone on bone action there as Roberts checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Roberts throws a front kick aimed at Blaze's knee but Blaze avoids it well.
Blaze throws out a leg kick but Roberts moves out of range and Blaze only half commits.
Roberts throws a head kick that half lands.
Roberts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blaze looks to score with a jab to the body but Roberts is just out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Roberts.
Blaze scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Roberts swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blaze fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roberts.
Blaze takes one to the side of the head.
Blaze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roberts.
Blaze throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A head kick misses from Blaze.
Blaze fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blaze checks the leg kick.
Roberts avoids the head kick by Blaze.
Roberts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blaze connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Roberts on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaze uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roberts.
Ramses Roberts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blaze crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Roberts - the referee stops the clock and Blaze gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Roberts. Blaze manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Blaze throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Roberts misses with a head kick.
Roberts takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blaze looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blaze rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roberts moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roberts tries a head kick but it misses.
Blaze scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Roberts doesn't seem bothered though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blaze.
Blaze pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roberts tries to move into range but Blaze moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blaze fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Roberts has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Roberts pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Roberts 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.
Nino Blaze is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Roberts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blaze lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Blaze tenderised Roberts's leg. Roberts is trying to keep his angry face on.
Roberts walks into a jab.
Blaze scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Roberts throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blaze counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Blaze uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roberts.
Blaze lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blaze thows a body kick. Roberts tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Roberts takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Blaze moves out of range as Roberts strikes.
Blaze scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blaze looks to score with a jab to the body but Roberts is just out of range.
Roberts stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blaze.
Roberts connects with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaze lands a head shot.
Roberts has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Blaze.
Roberts throws a body kick that misses
and Blaze counters with an inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blaze.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts throws the kick towards the body but Blaze avoids it.
Blaze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blaze throws a head kick that misses.
Roberts attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Roberts ducks right into an uppercut from Blaze.
Blaze scores with the left hand. Roberts knows he should have avoided that one.
Roberts misses with the combination.
Blaze fakes the leg kick and cracks Roberts in the body.
Blaze lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Blaze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roberts on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blaze chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roberts throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blaze counters with an outside leg kick.
Roberts goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Roberts takes a swing at Blaze's ribcage but misses.
Roberts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blaze.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nino Blaze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blaze 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nino Blaze!
Nino Blaze tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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