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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Blow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blow's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Slippin. Flores is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Napalm & Erruption- In San Francisco. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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168 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ric Flores!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flores scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Flores thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Flores is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Blow is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Flores goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Blow has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Flores but great work by Blow.
Flores 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.
Flores is not content to let Blow control the position.
Blow in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Flores is trying to improve his position.
Blow is looking to take a break and control but Flores is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Flores is trying to control Blow's posture but Blow avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blow trying to control the position but Flores is working away.
Flores on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Flores is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blow landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Flores manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Blow looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Flores is refusing to be controlled, as Blow sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores looking for submissions off his back.
Blow is pressing down on Flores's thigh, looking to free his foot. Flores is holding on for now.
Blow is trying to work for a kimura but Flores is defending well.
Flores makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Flores.
Blow postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flores is trying to control the position but Blow postures up.
Flores keeping moving, preventing Blow from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flores is trying to keep Blow in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Flores is trying to hold Blow in close to prevent damage but Blow has managed to pass into half guard.
Flores wants to control but Blow is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Blow throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Flores wants to sweep but Blow has passed to side control!
Flores is looking to reverse the position.
Blow connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Flores some visible discomfort.
Blow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flores keeps working.
Blow cracks Flores with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blow working away.
Blow has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Blow scoring with punches and elbows.
Flores is looking for a sweep.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blow working the body and head with strikes.
Blow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flores keeps working.
Flores manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Blow manages to get to full guard.
Flores won't allow Blow to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blow working a defensive guard here.
Blow bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Flores's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Blow 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.
Flores thows a left - swing and a miss!
Flores throws a combination. Blow tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Mike Blow has been cut.
Blow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Flores circles away quickly and effectively.
Blow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Flores lands with a good body shot.
Flores throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blow counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Flores sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Flores.
Flores throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mike Blow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flores catches Blow with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Flores stuns Blow with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Flores fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blow has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flores throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Flores tries to bum rush Blow with a series of wild strikes but Blow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've been told by Blow's head coaches at The Boom Boom Room that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores misses the shot to the body.
Flores throws a head kick that misses.
Blow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flores misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flores throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Flores is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blow rather than just go for the knockout.
Flores swinging wildly here.
Flores keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Flores wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Flores.
Blow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Flores.
Blow dives in for a single leg takedown but Flores sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Blow wants the takedown. Flores is fighting it off but Blow persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Flores's guard against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blow trying to control the position from guard on top but Flores is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flores has his foot on Blow's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blow works his way back into a safe position though.
Blow trying to control but Flores is working from the bottom.
Flores working for a triangle but Blow defends it easily.
Flores looking to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blow slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Flores trying to control the position.
Blow avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Blow drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Blow jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blow wants to pass the guard but Flores is keeping the position.
Flores wants to sweep but no luck.
Blow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Flores is keeping the position for now.
Flores is trying to keep Blow in close.
Blow with a nice head shot there.
Mike Blow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blow stands up over Flores, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Blow throws a big right hand that misses.
Blow won't allow Flores to sweep him here.
Blow wants to pass the guard but Flores is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blow distracts Flores with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Blow tries to free his leg and advance position but Flores is retaining full guard.
Flores looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Blow throwing strikes but missing.
Flores keeping moving, preventing Blow from controlling successfully.
Blow cracks Flores with a solid left hand.
Flores looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blow landing with the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Flores works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blow advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ric Flores will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mike Blow's cut.
That's time! Blow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Flores circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blow lands a right hook to the body.
Flores throws a sloppy head kick and Blow moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blow. Flores does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flores shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blow but Blow pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Flores throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blow.
Flores misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blow.
Blow forces Flores back against the cage and clinches.
A short left from Blow.
Flores blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blow misses with a knee strike.
Flores goes for a takedown in the clinch but Blow prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Blow is not content to let Flores control the position.
Blow manages to get to full guard.
Flores postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Blow is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Flores, into his guard.
Blow postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blow wants to control from the top but Flores keeps moving.
Flores working a defensive guard but Blow manages to pass into side control anyway.
Blow is putting a hurting on Flores here, landing some big shots from side control.
Flores is looking to reverse the position.
Blow working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flores is trying to improve his position.
Flores takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Blow tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Blow has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Blow working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blow working the ground and pound.
Flores is trying to control Blow's posture but Blow avoids it.
Flores tries to improve position but can't.
Blow scoring with punches from side control.
Flores wants to control but Blow postures up.
Blow cracks Flores with a big elbow.
Flores is rocked!
Blow is putting a hurting on Flores here, landing some big shots from side control.
Flores is still in real trouble! Can Blow finish him?
A big shot lands for Blow! That's hurt Flores! Will he recover? Blow fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Blow!
Mike Blow retains his lightweight title!
Mike Blow made sure to mention his sponsor, The Dark Side in his post fight interview.
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