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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dee Spair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Blood will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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270 lbs
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270 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dee Spair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Blood!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed right hand from Spair misses the target.
Blood tries to bum rush Spair with a series of wild strikes but Spair uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blood was well out of range. Poor timing from Spair.
Blood fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Spair on the side of the head.
It looks like Dee Spair has been cut.
Blood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spair swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Blood does no damage.
Blood blocks a jab.
Blood drops Spair with a beautiful combination! Spair stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Blood is looking for the KO!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blood tries to clinch but Spair is having none of it.
Blood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Spair manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blood tries to clinch there but Spair circles away.
Blood tries to clinch but Spair is having none of it.
Blood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spair throws a body punch but Blood moves out of range.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spair paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spair throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blood. Spair does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spair takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Blood tries a head kick but it misses.
Blood throws a half hearted mid kick.
Spair looks to land a right hand but Blood moved out of range.
Blood thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Spair if he has to take too many more of those.
Blood wants to clinch up but Spair keeps it at a distance.
Spair looks to land a right hand but Blood moved out of range.
Blood misses with an uppercut. Spair saw that one coming.
Blood throws a body kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blood. Spair does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Blood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spair throws out the jab.
Blood scores with a hook.
Blood throws a series of punches but Spair moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blood throws an elbow but misses.
Spair dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Blood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spair is pushing Blood up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Blood misses with an elbow over the top.
Blood struggles to land a body shot inside as Spair controls his hands.
Blood is looking to control Spair's arms but Spair gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blood has his back to the cage.
A body shot lands from Spair.
Blood looks winded!
Spair manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Spair lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Spair.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spair gets through Blood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spair tries to work over Blood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Spair scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spair tries to work over Blood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spair gets through Blood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spair pushes Blood back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Spair.
A short right from Spair.
Spair softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Spair lands with a short shot to the head.
Spair misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spair.
Spair displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blood up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Spair.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spair scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spair.
Spair pushes Blood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spair could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spair lands a left hand.
Spair scores with a shot to the side of Blood's head.
Spair lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spair.
Spair working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spair scores with a shot to the side of Blood's head.
Spair lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spair stalling against the cage.
Spair lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blood or not.
Spair scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spair lands a body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spair throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bloods head.
Spair lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spair digs a right hand into Blood's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blood's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Blood will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dee Spair's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Spair drives through and clinches with Blood against the cage.
Spair is struggling to control the position.
Blood lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spair backwards.
Spair lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spair avoiding damage.
Spair lands a nice uppercut.
Blood tries to stall but Spair uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Spair struggles to land a body shot inside as Blood controls his hands.
A bit of stalling here from Spair.
Spair blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Spair - that landed with a thud.
Spair working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spair has Blood pushed against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Spair lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blood is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
Blood taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spair lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
Dee Spair has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Spair.
Spair makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spair lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blood backwards.
Spair misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spair stalling in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Spair scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blood misses with a punch on the inside.
Spair struggles to land a body shot inside as Blood controls his hands.
Spair manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Spair.
Come on Spair - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Spair gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spair lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Spair.
A short body shot lands from Spair as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Spair.
Spair lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Spair.
The referee is keeping an eye on Spair - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nice body punch from Spair - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Spair.
Spair leaning his opponent against the cage.
Spair lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blood backwards.
Spair manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Spair lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spair lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blood.
Spair softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Spair throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Spair lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spair lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blood backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Spair on the inside.
Nice body punch from Spair - that landed with a thud.
Spair lands an uppercut.
Spair lands a nice uppercut.
Come on Spair - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right from Spair on the inside.
Spair is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blood can do to turn this around?
Spair gets through Blood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spair content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Spair lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blood backwards.
Spair lands a body shot in the clinch.
Spair just leaning against Blood, taking a breather.
Spair tries a body shot but Blood blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spair lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blood backwards.
Still in the clinch, Spair scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spair makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spair goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spair lands a shot to the body.
Spair working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Spair lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Spair.
Spair lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spair stalling in the clinch.
Spair lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spair stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spair is leaning against Blood and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Spair lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spair lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spair working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Spair.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dee Spair dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dee Spair's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Spair misses with a looping right.
Blood missing with a left hand there. Spair was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spair throws a body punch but Blood moves out of range.
Blood lands a nice shot that snaps Spair's head back.
Spair gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spair working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blood working hard to break the clinch.
Blood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blood.
Spair lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blood backwards.
Spair scores with a shoulder strike.
Blood has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spair scores with a shoulder strike.
Blood trying to land knees to the body.
Spair tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blood's elbow.
Spair lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blood backwards.
Spair controlling the action here for a moment.
Blood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Spair lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spair lands a right hand.
Spair lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blood or not.
Spair lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spair scores with a shoulder strike.
Spair scores with a shot to the side of Blood's head.
Spair lands a shot to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Blood's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Spair softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spair slowing the pace effectively.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spair creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Spair lands with a short shot to the head.
Spair tries to work over Blood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spair displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blood up against the cage.
Spair scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spair.
Blood tries a body shot but Spair blocks it.
Blood swings wildly with an uppercut but Spair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blood misses with an elbow over the top.
Blood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spair is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Blood's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Spair's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short right from Spair.
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
Spair leaning his opponent against the cage.
Spair lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blood backwards.
Blood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spair is working Blood over against the cage.
Spair scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blood takes a shot to the head.
Spair content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Spair lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spair lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spair blocks the elbow strike.
Spair lands a hook that snaps the head of Blood backwards.
Spair's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Spair pushes Blood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spair working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
Spair lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spair lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spair lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spair is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Spair misses with a body punch.
Spair is leaning against Blood and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Spair gets through Blood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Spair.
Spair scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spair is working Blood over against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A bit of stalling here from Spair.
A shot in the inside from Spair.
Spair lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spair has Blood pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dee Spair showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Spair has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dee Spair!
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