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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Blow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdullah Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blow comes to the cage accompanied by Slippin. Slice has chosen Last Resort-Papa Roach as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Blow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abdullah Slice!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice moves into range and connects with a jab.
Slice thuds a left hand into Blow's body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Slice has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Blow looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Slice is fending him off so far but Blow persists. Nope, Slice circles away and we're back to standing.
Slice swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Blow counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Blow wants to control from the top but Slice keeps moving.
Blow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Slice preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blow stops Slice from standing up.
Slice wants to sweep here but Blow controlling him for the moment.
Blow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blow passes Slice's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Slice is looking for a sweep. Blow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blow trying to control the action but Slice is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blow trying to mount his opponent but Slice defends it.
Mike Blow has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Blow moves out of range as Slice strikes.
Slice stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Slice tests Blow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blow avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blow fails to land the takedown.
Slice fails with a takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Slice. Those never looked like landing.
Slice throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blow's waist but Blow gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Slice off to one side.
Blow tries to clinch up but Slice circles away and keeps his distance.
Blow closes the distance and clinches.
Slice takes a knee to the side of the body.
Slice looks winded!
Blow with a knee to the head.
Blow misses with a knee to the head.
Blow lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blow lands a knee to the head.
Blow utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Blow lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Abdullah Slice has been cut.
Blow with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Slice gets underhooks to prevent Blow's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Blow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slice tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blow unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Blow.
Blow lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Blow connects with a nasty looking knee right to Slice's face.
I was talking to Blow's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Blow connects with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slice takes a knee right on the jaw!
Blow connects with a nasty looking knee right to Slice's face.
Blow prevents a body shot from Slice.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Blow looking to throw knees to the head but Slice is blocking nicely.
Blow jumps guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Blow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abdullah Slice's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Slice misses with a two punch combination.
Slice swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blow counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Slice tries to break free but Blow pushes him back against the cage.
Blow misses with a knee strike.
Blow misses with a knee strike.
Slice misses with a body punch.
Blow connects with a knee to the head.
Blow with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Blow lands a knee to the head.
Slice lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Slice's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blow shoots for a double leg takedown but Slice sprawls well. He's pushed Blow's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Blow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blow shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Slice as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice misses with a left hand
and Blow counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Blow.
Blow landing knees to the head.
Slice throws a head punch that misses.
Slice goes for a takedown attempt but Blow pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Slice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blow defending well as Slice loads up on a big left hand.
Slice is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blow.
Slice tries for a takedown but Blow circles away easily
and Blow counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Slice!
Blow controlling the position from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blow working the head with strikes.
Blow goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Slice rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Blow's guard! Nice work there by Slice!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slice stopping the sweep attempt from Blow.
Slice stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Slice stopping the sweep attempt from Blow.
Slice is looking to work some ground and pound but Blow has wrist control.
Blow escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Slice gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Blow not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blow is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Blow is adopting a defensive guard.
Slice trying to control the position from guard on top but Blow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice with a flurry of punches that miss.
Slice throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Slice trying to control the position from guard on top but Blow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blow will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Blow working a defensive guard here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Blow working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slice.
Blow looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Slice trying to control the position from guard on top but Blow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slice is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Abdullah Slice hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Slice misses with a double jab
and Blow counters with a nice double leg into side control. Slice won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blow throws an elbow but Slice slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Blow dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Abdullah Slice's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Slice misses with a hook. Blow ducked under it nicely.
Slice misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Slice misses.
No joy there for Slice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blow slips a straight right by Slice.
Slice misses with a wild combination.
Slice misses with a hook.
A combination from Slice does no damage.
Blow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slice.
Blow shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Slice as he jumps to the side.
Slice throws a series of punches but Blow moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice stuffs the takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Slice misses the target.
Blow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Slice displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blow.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Blow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blow bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blow throws a one two combo.
Mike Blow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slice misses with a series of wild punches.
Blow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Slice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice misses with a jab to the body
and Blow decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Slice's guard.
Blow won't allow Slice to sweep him here.
Blow throws a big elbow that misses.
Slice wants to stand and escape but Blow is having none of it.
Blow not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Slice misses with a lunging right hand
and Blow counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Slice's guard now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blow trying to control the position from guard on top but Slice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blow throwing strikes but missing.
Blow is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mike Blow just wasn't active enough.
Slice throws a jab but it's blocked by Blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slice throws a predictable looking body shot
so Blow counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Blow passes into half guard.
Slice is looking to control Blow's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Slice avoid being mounted?
Blow wants to pass the guard but Slice is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blow is keen to just control but Slice is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Blow clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Abdullah Slice's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Slice jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Slice throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blow counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Slice's guard now.
Slice keeping moving, preventing Blow from controlling successfully.
Slice preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blow trying to control but Slice is working from the bottom.
Mike Blow has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Blow shoots for a double leg takedown but Slice sprawls well. He's pushed Blow's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blow stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blow wants it to stay on the feet.
Blow rushes Slice and presses him up against the cage.
Blow misses with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blow obliges.
Slice has hold of one of Blow's legs. Blow is fighting the takedown attempt but Slice gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Slice is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Slice throws a strike but Blow rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Blow slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blow controls the position.
Slice tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Blow wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slice is still trying to improve position.
Slice struggling a bit here.
Blow in side control, throwing shots but Slice defends.
Blow is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Slice will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Slice shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blow as he jumps to the side.
Blow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abdullah Slice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Slice misses.
Blow dodges the punch combination from Slice.
Slice slaps away a takedown attempt from Blow, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Slice misses with a hook
and Blow counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Blow is working for a kimura but Slice is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice is looking to control Blow's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Slice avoid being mounted?
Slice is looking for a sweep. Blow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blow throwing shots but Slice is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Blow had his way with Abdullah Slice in that round.
The cut man is working on Abdullah Slice's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Blow looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Slice misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slice throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Slice throws a nice looking combination but Blow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Slice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blow shoots for a takedown but Slice saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Blow looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Blow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slice displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blow.
Slice dips to his left and cracks Blow with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice missing with a left hand there. Blow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blow is trying hard to land a takedown here. Slice sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Slice misses with a wild body shot.
Slice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slice throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blow holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Slice is trying to force a seperation but Blow has the dominant position.
Blow tries a knee to the head but Slice blocks it.
Blow unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Blow with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blow has Slice pressed against the cage, preventing Slice from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Slice is trying to push Blow away but Blow has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Blow pulls guard effortlessly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blow is trying to keep Slice in close.
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.
Blow bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Slice's guard.
Blow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slice keeping full guard, as Blow tries to pass.
Blow wants to control from the top but Slice keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Slice looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blow is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Mike Blow wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Blow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Slice, pushing him back against the cage.
Slice misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blow misses with a knee to the head.
Blow gets underhooks to prevent Slice's takedown attempt.
Slice has had enough of the clinch but Blow keeps him there for the moment.
Blow looking to throw knees to the head but Slice is blocking nicely.
Blow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Slice is defending well for now.
Blow manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Abdullah Slice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slice postures up in Blow's guard and throws a big left but Blow blocks it.
Slice trying to control the position from guard on top but Blow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice won't allow Blow to sweep him here.
Mike Blow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Slice wants to control from the top but Blow keeps moving.
Abdullah Slice has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Slice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slice swinging wildly here.
A combination from Slice does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slice tries to bum rush Blow with a series of wild strikes but Blow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mike Blow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A left and a right from Slice both land. Nice combination.
Slice throws an off balance right hand
and Blow counters by clinching up.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mike Blow.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blow, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 50:45
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Blow!
Mike Blow retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Mike Blow thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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