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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Blair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Chambers!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chambers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chambers tries to bum rush Blair with a series of wild strikes but Blair uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Chambers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chambers stuffs the takedown.
Blair fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blair shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Chambers counters with a series of strikes. Blair will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chambers misses with the combination.
Chambers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blair tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chambers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chambers is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Chambers uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blair has time to react.
Blair shoots in looking for a takedown but Chambers manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Blair's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Blair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blair changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chambers tries to avoid it but Blair manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chambers to the ground. Chambers escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blair takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blair is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chambers sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chambers checks a leg kick.
Chambers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chambers swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers swats away the attempt to clinch by Blair.
Chambers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chambers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blair counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chambers thinking.
Blair avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blair misses with a low kick.
Nice sprawl there from Chambers as Blair shoots in.
Blair throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Chambers misses.
Chambers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chambers looks winded!
A combination from Chambers does no damage.
Chambers takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Blair misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chambers misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blair tries to land a leg kick but Chambers saw it coming and moves away.
Blair dives in and grabs Chambers's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chambers pushes down on Blair's head and hops out.
Blair throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blair fails with the takedown.
Blair dodges the punch combination from Chambers.
Chambers walks into a jab.
Chambers swats away the attempt to clinch by Blair.
Blair is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chambers sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Blair tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blair throws a series of punches but Chambers moves out of range.
Kevin Chambers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blair takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chambers darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers throws a nice looking combination but Blair bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blair doesn't manage to clinch there - Chambers circles away.
Chambers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blair.
Chambers works over Blair's head and body with a nice combination.
Blair shoots for a double leg takedown but Chambers sprawls well. He's pushed Blair's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice sprawl there from Chambers as Blair shoots in.
Chambers fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blair on the side of the head.
Blair shoots in and drives through. Chambers sprawls well.
Chambers keeps the fight on the outside.
Blair shoots in but no luck this time.
Tony Blair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chambers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blair shoots in for a takedown but Chambers shows good takedown defense.
Chambers throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blair on the side of the head.
Chambers displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blair.
Chambers closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chambers has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chambers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blair moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chambers moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Chambers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blair.
Blair tries to clinch up.
Blair shoots in for a takedown but Chambers shows good takedown defense.
Blair slips a jab and a cross from Chambers.
Blair fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blair walks into a straight right hand from Chambers.
Chambers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Chambers dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chambers moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Blair wants to clinch up but Chambers keeps it at a distance.
Blair shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chambers but Chambers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blair moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Blair shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chambers pinned against the cage. Chambers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chambers pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Blair back to the cage. Chambers follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Blair on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chambers dodges the punch combination from Blair.
Blair gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chambers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Blair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blair looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chambers slips a jab and a cross from Blair.
Tony Blair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair throws a half hearted mid kick.
No luck for Blair with that takedown attempt.
Chambers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blair dodges the punch combination from Chambers.
A combination from Chambers does no damage.
Chambers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chambers scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Blair slips a jab and a cross from Chambers.
Blair takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Blair.
Blair throws a right hand that Chambers ducks under and follows up with a left that Chambers also avoids with ease.
Blair fails with the takedown.
Chambers throws a nice looking combination but Blair bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers misses with a series of wild punches.
Blair wants to clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Blair. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Blair tries to clinch there but Chambers circles away.
Blair fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blair tries to clinch up.
Chambers stuffs the takedown.
Blair shoots and misses
and Chambers counters with a left and a right that stings Blair.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chambers avoids the body shot from Blair.
Blair's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chambers connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blair scrambles back to his feet.
Chambers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chambers takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chambers scores with the left hand. Blair knows he should have avoided that one.
Chambers is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blair lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chambers circles away quickly and effectively.
Chambers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chambers is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Blair shoots in and drives through. Chambers sprawls well.
Chambers closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chambers lands with a hook. Blair tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Danga de danga de dang - Blair scores with a four punch combination!
Blair shoots in for a takedown but Chambers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Blair closes the distance and clinches up with Chambers, looking for a takedown. Blair pushes Chambers against the cage but Chambers circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Blair throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chambers's waist but Chambers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blair off to one side.
A nice combination there by Chambers.
A punch combination from Chambers misses.
A punch combination from Blair misses.
Chambers misses with a series of wild punches.
Blair looks to land a combination but Chambers avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chambers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blair circles away quickly and effectively.
Horrible takedown by Blair or perhaps it was just good defense by Chambers which made him look bad.
Blair takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blair takes a swing at Chambers's ribcage but misses.
Horrible takedown by Blair or perhaps it was just good defense by Chambers which made him look bad.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blair fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chambers tries to bum rush Blair with a series of wild strikes but Blair uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chambers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chambers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blair finds it's way round the side to connect with Chambers's head.
Blair fails to land the takedown.
Chambers scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Chambers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Chambers moves out of range of the body kick from Blair.
Blair throws a head kick that misses.
Kevin Chambers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blair avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chambers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blair looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blair looks to score with a jab to the body but Chambers is just out of range.
Blair fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blair throws a nice looking combination but Chambers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Chambers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chambers lunges at Blair with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blair's hand.
Chambers fails to land with a series of punches.
Blair tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chambers misses with a few strikes there.
Blair shoots in for a double leg but Chambers sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blair slips a jab and a cross from Chambers.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair shoots in for a takedown but Chambers shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Blair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chambers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chambers might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chambers.
Chambers goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Blair tries to close the distance and clinch but Chambers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blair throws a right and a left that Chambers avoids nicely.
Blair tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chambers sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Blair somewhat.
Danga de danga de dang - Chambers scores with a four punch combination!
A left and a right from Chambers both land. Nice combination.
Chambers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blair throws a sloppy head kick and Chambers moves out of range easily.
Chambers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blair shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chambers pinned against the cage. Chambers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Blair takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Blair tries to clinch up but Chambers circles away and keeps his distance.
Blair moves in looking to clinch but Chambers pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from Chambers. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blair is defended easily by Chambers.
Chambers looks to score with a jab to the body but Blair is just out of range.
Blair with a poor takedown
and Chambers counters with a three punch combo that has Blair backing up. Blair nods at Chambers to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blair avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blair is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blair tries to clinch up.
A jab lands there for Chambers.
Chambers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chambers wants it to stay on the feet.
Horrible takedown by Blair or perhaps it was just good defense by Chambers which made him look bad.
Chambers lands with a shot to the body.
Blair takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blair misses with a double jab
and Chambers counters with a nice uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blair.
A right-left combo lands from Chambers.
Blair looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Blair looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chambers is fending him off so far but Blair persists. Nope, Chambers circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chambers lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Blair backs up against the cage.
Blair shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chambers as he jumps to the side.
Blair shoots in looking for a takedown. Chambers tries to sprawl out of it but Blair keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chambers manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chambers throws a series of strikes that have Blair backpedaling.
Blair shoots in but no luck this time.
Chambers shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Blair eats them both and turns towards Chambers to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Blair looks to score with a jab to the body but Chambers is just out of range.
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!
Blair misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blair misses with a takedown attempt - Chambers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chambers closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tony Blair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blair is looking to wear down Chambers with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blair lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Chambers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chambers has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Chambers!
Kevin Chambers was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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