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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dee Stroya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Blundell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Blundell is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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215 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dee Stroya!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan Blundell!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blundell thows a body shot but no joy.
Blundell misses the jab.
Blundell ducks right into an uppercut from Stroya.
Stroya looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blundell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stroya fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blundell avoids it really well and circles away.
Stroya throws a big shot that misses.
Stroya lands a nice looking body kick.
Blundell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Blundell lands a nice shot to the body.
Stroya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stroya shoots in for a takedown but Blundell shows good takedown defense.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blundell is looking to clinch but Stroya is avoiding it.
Blundell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroya slips a straight right by Blundell.
Jab, jab by Blundell - just one landing.
Stroya throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blundell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blundell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Blundell blocks a leg kick.
Blundell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stroya.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dee Stroya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blundell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blundell moves forwards but Stroya connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stroya darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dee Stroya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stroya scores with a body shot.
Stroya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Stroya.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroya cracks Blundell with a good jab.
Stroya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blundell.
Stroya fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stroya throws a body kick that misses.
Stroya lands a head kick. Blundell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Blundell misses with a wild body shot.
Blundell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stroya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blundell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stroya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blundell scores with the left hand. Stroya knows he should have avoided that one.
Stroya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blundell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stroya throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blundell moves out of range of the leg kick from Stroya.
Blundell slips under a jab.
Blundell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blundell throws a hook but Stroya avoids it easily.
Blundell misses the jab.
Stroya swats away the attempt to clinch by Blundell.
Blundell cracks a nice hook into Stroya's ribs.
Blundell swings for the body but Stroya moves out of range.
Stroya throws a leg kick but Blundell moved away.
A telegraphed right hand from Blundell misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroya uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blundell.
A combination from Stroya does no damage.
Ryan Blundell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stroya avoids the body shot from Blundell.
Blundell moves out of range as Stroya strikes.
Blundell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Stroya.
Blundell scores with a jab to the body.
Stroya throws out a loose jab but Blundell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blundell avoids the body shot from Stroya.
Horrible takedown by Stroya or perhaps it was just good defense by Blundell which made him look bad.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blundell avoids the body shot from Stroya.
Blundell takes a swing at Stroya's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dee Stroya dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Blundell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stroya fails with the takedown.
Stroya looks to throw the jab but Blundell is out of range.
Blundell has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
A big right from Stroya misses.
Stroya throws an overhand right that lands on Blundell's shoulder, as Blundell tries to avoid the shot.
Stroya swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stroya misses with a few strikes there.
Blundell lands a nice shot to the body.
Stroya throws a jab but it's blocked by Blundell.
Stroya looks to land a body kick but Blundell moved away.
Blundell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stroya was well out of range. Poor timing from Blundell.
Stroya with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stroya throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blundell's waist but Blundell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stroya off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroya tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stroya throws a looping overhand right but Blundell ducks down to avoid it.
Blundell checks the leg kick.
Blundell just misses with a punch to the body.
Dee Stroya is winning the standup battle so far.
Stroya doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blundell misses with a body shot.
Stroya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blundell.
Blundell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stroya connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blundell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blundell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stroya.
Stroya misses with a double jab.
Stroya throws a sloppy head kick and Blundell moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blundell slips a jab from Stroya.
Stroya misses with a low kick.
Blundell takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Blundell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stroya counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blundell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stroya.
Stroya lands with a shot to the body.
Stroya bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blundell's head.
Stroya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blundell.
Blundell tries to clinch up but Stroya circles away and keeps his distance.
Blundell looks to score with a jab to the body but Stroya is just out of range.
Blundell lands a nice hook to Stroya's body. Stroya takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stroya.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blundell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blundell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stroya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blundell misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stroya.
Blundell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slow jab from Blundell misses its intended target.
Stroya fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Blundell checks it well.
A low kick from Stroya is predictable there
and Blundell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blundell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stroya rather than just go for the knockout.
Blundell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stroya pivots, looking for a leg kick but Blundell is out of range and Stroya settles back down.
A punch lands to the side of Stroya 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stroya.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Stroya finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blundell misses with a looping left.
Blundell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blundell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stroya shoots in for a takedown but Blundell shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dee Stroya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blundell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blundell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stroya moves away.
Blundell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blundell looks to throw the jab but Stroya is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blundell misses with a straight right.
Blundell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blundell throws a looping overhand right but Stroya ducks down to avoid it.
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 Dee Stroya will probably get the nod.
That's time! Stroya's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Blundell cracks a nice hook into Stroya's ribs.
Stroya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stroya misses with a body kick.
Stroya circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stroya throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stroya moves out of range of the strikes.
Stroya tests Blundell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blundell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blundell swings for the body but Stroya moves out of range.
Stroya misses with the body kick
and Blundell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stroya changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blundell tries to avoid it but Stroya manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blundell to the ground. Blundell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Blundell throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blundell scores with a body shot.
Stroya wants to land a leg kick but Blundell is out of range.
Stroya plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blundell takes a swing at Stroya's ribcage but misses.
Stroya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stroya avoids the body shot from Blundell.
Blundell misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Blundell. Beautiful body shot.
A shot to the liver by Stroya. Beautiful body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Blundell there.
Blundell misses the shot to the body.
Stroya thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blundell was well out of range. Poor timing from Stroya.
Blundell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stroya missing with a left hand there. Blundell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blundell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stroya misses with a low kick as Blundell jumps back.
Stroya pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blundell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stroya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stroya is defended easily by Blundell.
Stroya misses the jab.
Stroya throws a front kick aimed at Blundell's knee but Blundell avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroya wants to slow Blundell down by chopping away at his legs.
Blundell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stroya was well out of range. Poor timing from Blundell.
Stroya throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blundell.
Stroya throws a solid leg kick but Blundell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stroya.
Blundell loads up on a big right hand but Stroya slips the punch.
Stroya is looking to slow Blundell down with leg kicks.
Blundell misses with a body shot.
Blundell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stroya moves away.
Stroya wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stroya misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blundell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Blundell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stroya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blundell moves away.
A jab from Stroya misses.
Stroya is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Blundell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blundell dips to his left and cracks Stroya with an uppercut!
Stroya walks into a stiff left hand from Blundell.
Stroya misses with a shot to the body
and Blundell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stroya thinking.
Blundell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blundell lands a glancing blow to the side of Stroya's head.
Blundell misses with a straight right.
Stroya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blundell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Dee Stroya did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Blundell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Blundell.
Stroya swings widly with a right hand
and Blundell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Blundell jabs Stroya right on the nose. Stroya blinks but takes it well.
Stroya throws the kick towards the body but Blundell avoids it.
Blundell forces Stroya back against the cage and clinches.
Stroya working hard to break the clinch.
Blundell is struggling to control the position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stroya tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blundell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blundell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blundell slips under a jab from Stroya.
Blundell moves in looking to clinch but Stroya pushes him off.
Blundell misses the shot to the body.
Stroya misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stroya thumps Blundell with a low kick.
Stroya misses with the combination.
Stroya just misses with a punch to the body.
Blundell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blundell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Stroya finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Blundell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blundell misses with a wild body shot.
Stroya lands a slapping body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Blundell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stroya drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stroya takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blundell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blundell lands an overhand right.
Stroya misses with a few strikes there.
Stroya shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blundell takes a swing at Stroya's ribcage but misses.
Blundell scores with a body shot.
Stroya throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blundell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stroyas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stroya takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blundell checks a low kick from Stroya.
Stroya misses with a wild body shot.
Blundell moves out of range as Stroya throws a body kick.
Blundell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stroya at a distance.
Stroya feints and then cracks Blundell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blundell down.
Stroya swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blundell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blundell misses with a wild body shot.
Blundell moves out of range of the strikes.
Blundell is looking to clinch but Stroya is avoiding it.
Stroya just misses with a punch to the body.
Blundell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stroya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blundell.
Stroya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stroya pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stroya swinging wildly here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stroya thows a body shot but no joy.
Blundell is looking to clinch but Stroya is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Blundell dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Blundell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blundell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice shot by Blundell.
Blundell throws out a loose jab but Stroya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blundell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stroya.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blundell. Stroya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stroya looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stroya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stroya looks to land a combination but Blundell avoids it well.
A slow jab from Stroya misses its intended target.
Blundell misses with an uppercut. Stroya saw that one coming.
Blundell lands a nice shot to the body.
Stroya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroya thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Blundell if he has to take too many more of those.
Stroya tries to land a leg kick but Blundell saw it coming and moves away.
Stroya lands with a shot to the body.
Blundell moves in looking to clinch but Stroya pushes him off.
Stroya lands a leg kick that knocks Blundell off balance momentarily.
Blundell lands a jab.
Stroya misses with a leg kick.
Blundell has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Stroya.
A big right from Stroya misses.
Stroya avoids the body shot from Blundell.
Stroya rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blundell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab, jab by Blundell - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blundell misses with a body punch
and Stroya counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blundell scores with a shot to the body.
Stroya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stroya is defended easily by Blundell.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Blundell takes the fight into the clinch.
Blundell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stroya gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Blundell gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroya trying to control but Blundell is working from the bottom.
Blundell seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Stroya trying to control but Blundell is working from the bottom.
Blundell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stroya preventing the sweep.
Ryan Blundell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroya throwing strikes but missing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stroya fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stroya misses with a hook. Blundell ducked under it nicely.
Blundell looks to score with a jab to the body but Stroya is just out of range.
Blundell slips a straight right by Stroya.
Jab by Blundell.
Blundell throws a hook but Stroya blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blundell looks to throw the jab but Stroya is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Stroya 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stroya throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Blundell was covering up waiting for the punch and Stroya finishes the takedown easily into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ryan Blundell.
I think Stroya 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 49:46
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 46:49
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 49:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dee Stroya!
Dee Stroya retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Dee Stroya 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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