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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Blackburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lexington Snape (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snape has chosen DJ Tiësto - Carmina Burana: Remixed as his entrance music. Charles Blackburn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lexington Snape's chin.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Blackburn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Lexington Snape!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snape keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Snape tries to clinch up but Blackburn circles away and keeps his distance.
Snape closes the distance but Blackburn moves to the side
and Blackburn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Snape is looking to clinch.
Blackburn lands with an overhand left.
A combination from Blackburn does no damage.
Blackburn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Snape closes the distance but Blackburn moves to the side
and Blackburn counters with a left and a right that stings Snape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackburn throws the left hand but Snape avoids the punch easily.
Snape keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blackburn misses with a hook
and Snape holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Snape using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blackburn is breathing heavily.
Snape using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blackburn managing to block the knees to the body from Snape.
Blackburn avoiding damage as Snape throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snape unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Snape has Blackburn pressed against the cage, preventing Blackburn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Snape putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blackburn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Blackburn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Snape connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blackburn's face.
It looks like Charles Blackburn has been cut.
Snape is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blackburn is defending well for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snape utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Snape tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blackburn avoids it.
Snape lands a damaging elbow.
Snape using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blackburn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Blackburn avoiding damage as Snape throws knees to the body.
Snape connects with a knee to the head.
Snape landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Snape tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blackburn avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snape using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blackburn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Snape utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Snape misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Snape obliges.
Snape lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Snape is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Snape misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blackburn.
Blackburn can't break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Snape.
Blackburn tries to circle away but Snape has him pinned against the cage.
Blackburn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Snape tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blackburn avoids it.
Blackburn is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Snape to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Blackburn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snape crunches a lovely knee into Blackburn's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snape lands an elbow that stopped Blackburn in his tracks for a moment.
Snape crunches a lovely knee into Blackburn's ribcage.
Snape lands a good knee to the midsection. Blackburn won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blackburn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Snape trying to land knees to the body.
Snape connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blackburn's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Snape.
Snape putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blackburn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Snape utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Snape trying to land knees to the body.
Snape scores a nice knee to the body.
Snape unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Snape obliges.
Snape lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snape lands a body punch.
Snape lands an elbow inside.
Snape lands a knee to the body.
Snape landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Snape lands a knee to the body.
Blackburn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Snape misses with a knee strike.
Snape trying to land knees to the body.
Snape lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Snape obliges.
Snape crunches a lovely knee into Blackburn's ribcage.
Blackburn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snape is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Snape scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Snape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lexington Snape dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charles Blackburn's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Snape wants to clinch.
Snape doesn't manage to clinch there - Blackburn circles away.
Snape fails with an attempt to clinch.
Snape tries to clinch up but Blackburn circles away and keeps his distance.
Charles Blackburn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Snape rushes Blackburn and presses him up against the cage.
Snape tries to land a knee to the head but Blackburn blocks with his arms.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Blackburn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Snape using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Snape.
Snape is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Snape landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Snape is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blackburn is defending well for now.
Snape trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snape lands a knee to the body.
Snape tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blackburn avoids it.
Snape missing with knees to the body.
Snape is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blackburn is defending well for now.
A body shot lands from Snape.
Snape lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snape using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Snape.
Snape scores a nice knee to the body.
Snape using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Snape utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Snape has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Snape landing knees to the body.
Blackburn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Snape tries to land knees in the clinch but Blackburn avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snape unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blackburn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Snape is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blackburn is defending well for now.
Snape using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Snape lands an elbow inside.
Blackburn managing to block the knees to the body from Snape.
Snape missing with knees to the body.
Blackburn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Snape walks away with a smile on his face. Blackburn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Snape fails with an attempt to clinch.
Snape doesn't manage to clinch there - Blackburn circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blackburn tries to throw a body punch but Snape avoids it by throwing Blackburn back against the cage.
Snape tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Snape trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn avoiding damage as Snape throws knees to the body.
Snape is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Blackburn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Snape is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blackburn is defending well for now.
Snape swings wildly with an uppercut but Blackburn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blackburn manages to pull guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Blackburn's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Blackburn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Snape manages to get himself to full guard.
Snape has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Blackburn off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Blackburn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Snape.
Snape has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blackburn finds it's way round the side to connect with Snape's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snape has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackburn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blackburn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blackburn misses with a takedown attempt - Snape sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Blackburn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blackburn misses with a two punch combination.
Snape moves into range and clinches up with Blackburn.
Blackburn takes an elbow to the temple.
Snape putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blackburn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snape lands an elbow just above Blackburn 's eye.
Charles Blackburn's cut is getting worse.
Snape is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Snape trying to land knees to the body.
Snape is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blackburn is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lexington Snape showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Charles Blackburn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Snape tries to clinch but Blackburn is having none of it.
Snape forces Blackburn back against the cage and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Snape.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Snape.
Knees in the clinch landing for Snape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snape missing with knees to the body.
Snape tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blackburn avoids it.
Blackburn wants to get back to striking at distance but Snape won't allow it.
Snape missing with knees to the body.
Snape lands a knee to the body.
Snape unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Snape throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Snape is working Blackburn over against the cage.
Blackburn managing to block the knees to the body from Snape.
Snape lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snape trying to land knees to the body.
Snape lands a nice knee to the body.
Snape landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Snape gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Snape lands a shot to the body.
Snape misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blackburn.
Snape with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Blackburn avoiding damage as Snape throws knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snape tries to land knees in the clinch but Blackburn avoids the damage to the body.
Snape keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blackburn's efforts to push away.
Blackburn jumps guard but Snape stands there with Blackburn around his waist. Blackburn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Snape obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snape with a knee to the head.
Snape utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Snape goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Snape using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blackburn blocks a body shot from Snape.
Snape landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Snape lands a nice knee to the body.
Snape unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blackburn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Snape missing with knees to the body.
Blackburn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Snape is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blackburn is defending well for now.
Snape scores a nice knee to the body.
Snape unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blackburn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Snape misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blackburn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn takes an elbow to the temple.
Blackburn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Snape tries to clinch
and Blackburn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blackburn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Snape has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Snape is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Snape uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blackburn.
Blackburn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Snape tries to clinch up but Blackburn circles away and keeps his distance.
Snape tries to clinch but Blackburn moves out of range.
Blackburn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Snape moves into the clinch.
Snape is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snape lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Snape utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Snape scores a nice knee to the body.
Snape lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Snape.
Blackburn avoiding damage as Snape throws knees to the body.
Snape with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Snape working Blackburn over with knees to the body.
Snape scores a nice knee to the body.
Snape using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snape utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Snape missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lexington Snape really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charles Blackburn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Snape tries to clinch but Blackburn moves away
and Blackburn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blackburn misses with a looping left.
Blackburn fails with the takedown.
Blackburn sizes up Snape with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blackburn lands with a nice combination. Snape backs away looking to recover.
Snape closes the distance and pushes Blackburn back into the cage.
Snape with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blackburn tries to break free but Snape pushes him back against the cage.
Blackburn takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snape using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Snape lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Snape crunches a lovely knee into Blackburn's ribcage.
Snape with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snape using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blackburn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Snape lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees in the clinch landing for Snape.
Blackburn avoiding damage as Snape throws knees to the body.
Snape utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Snape scores a nice knee to the body.
Snape unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Good body shot from Snape.
Snape scores a nice knee to the body.
Snape scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Snape.
Charles Blackburn's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Snape putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blackburn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Snape lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snape trying to land knees to the body.
Blackburn is trying to pull guard but Snape turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Blackburn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Snape landing knees to the body.
Blackburn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Snape landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Snape lands a nice knee to the body.
Blackburn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Snape landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Blackburn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Snape scores with a knee to the head.
Lexington Snape seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Snape lands an elbow just above Blackburn 's eye.
Blackburn tries for a takedown but Snape manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Blackburn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snape unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snape misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blackburn.
Nice elbow from Snape.
Jeez, Charles Blackburn's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Snape.
Snape landing knees to the body.
A short right from Snape on the inside.
Snape putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blackburn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Snape landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackburn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Snape landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Blackburn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blackburn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Snape putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blackburn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Snape obliges.
Snape tries to work over Blackburn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snape working Blackburn over with knees to the body.
Snape misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blackburn.
Blackburn managing to block the knees to the body from Snape.
Blackburn pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snape wanted to stand there but Blackburn had control of the position.
Blackburn has his foot on Snape's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Snape works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blackburn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blackburn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Snape doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Blackburn is tightening it up a little... Snape has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Snape reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Snape taps out! Nice BJJ there by Blackburn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Charles Blackburn!
Charles Blackburn retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Charles Blackburn thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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