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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nam Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Blake could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nam Le's chin.
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167 lbs
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161 lbs
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nam Le!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le has his takedown stuffed
and Blake counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Le!
Blake connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Le some visible discomfort.
Le sneaks back into half guard.
Blake throwing shots but Le is blocking nicely.
Blake wants to free his trapped foot but Le is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Blake blocks the strikes from Le.
Blake wants to pass to mount but Le is defending the position.
Blake wants to work for an arm triangle but Le is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Le swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blake content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake landing strikes, looking to finish!
Le is in all sorts of trouble here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Le can do anything to dispel that myth.
Le throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Le is trying desperately to improve position.
Blake knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Le on the ground.
Le keeps trying to improve his position.
Blake can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Le is looking to escape.
Blake unloading with bombs!
Le is trying desperately to improve position.
Blake controlling the position easily from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Blake there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Blake looking to control and managing it successfully.
Blake looking to control but Le is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Le tries to buck Blake off but he can't manage it.
Le is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Le keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Le sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Blake trying to pass the guard but Le defending well.
Blake wants to control but Le is keeping him busy.
Blake tries to pass to full mount but Le defends it.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Blake is working hard here to advance position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake trying to control from half guard but Le is working away.
Le has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Blake is looking to advance position but Le won't allow it.
Blake works his foot free and advances to mount.
Le defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Blake.
Blake trying to control but Le is having none of it.
Blake cracks Le with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Le sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Le tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Le actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le is trying to get back to full guard.
Blake is trying to control. Le wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Le wants to get back to full guard.
Blake blocks the strikes from Le.
Blake trying to control from half guard but Le is working away.
Le tries to get to full guard but Blake has control of the leg.
Le looks winded!
Blake looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Blake trying to control the action but Le is working from the bottom.
Blake missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Blake dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Le uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blake.
Le shoots and misses
and Blake counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Blake is looking to take a break and control but Le is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Le striking from half guard on the bottom.
Le landing a few short strikes.
Le actively working from the bottom here.
Blake wants to take a breather but Le is having none of it.
Le misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Blake is pressing down on Le's thigh, looking to free his foot. Le is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le is looking to improve his position.
Blake is nestled in close to Le, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Blake looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake content to control rather than advance.
Blake tries to pass the half guard into mount. Le knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Blake lands with a punch from half guard.
Le won't allow Blake to pass to mount.
Le tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Blake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Le keeps working.
Blake passes the guard and advances to mount!
Le trying to punch from the bottom. They're landing but they're really not going to hurt Blake.
Blake tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Blake is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Le has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake wants to take his opponent's back but Le doesn't allow it.
Blake trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Le throwing hammer fists to the chest of Blake. What's that going to do exactly?
Blake takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Le is in all sorts of trouble here.
Blake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Le can do to turn this around?
Le flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Le is squirming around, avoiding Blake's attempts to control the action.
Le throwing hammer fists to the chest of Blake. What's that going to do exactly?
Blake trying to control but Le is having none of it.
William Blake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake looking to secure an arm triangle but Le defends it well.
Blake is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Le can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Blake controlling his opponent.
Le is squirming around, avoiding Blake's attempts to control the action.
Le is looking to get to half guard.
Blake controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Le is squirming around, avoiding Blake's attempts to control the action.
Blake content just to control the position here.
Blake trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Le is working to get back to half guard.
Blake tries to control but Le wriggling away.
The referee warns Le that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blake trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Blake cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Le is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Le is squirming around, avoiding Blake's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Blake dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Le checks the leg kick.
Le fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blake changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Le looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Le is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Blake's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Le punching from the bottom.
Le is pressing down on Blake's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Blake might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Le keeping full guard, as Blake tries to pass.
Blake has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Blake trying to control but Le is working from the bottom.
Blake wants to pass the guard but Le is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le working for a triangle but Blake defends it easily.
Le keeping moving, preventing Blake from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Blake looking to pass the guard.
Le is looking for a triangle but Blake pushes his legs off easily.
Blake looking to pass the guard.
Blake wants to control from the top but Le keeps moving.
Blake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Le swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Le throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Blake looks to score with a jab to the body but Le is just out of range.
Blake looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blake slaps away a takedown attempt from Le, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Le takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A telegraphed right hand from Blake misses the target.
Le misses with a takedown
and Blake counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
William Blake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nam Le.
Blake passes Le's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Le is looking for a sweep. Blake is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blake looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Blake is trying to work for a kimura but Le is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake is trying to control. Le wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Blake looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Blake wants to control but Le is keeping him busy.
Le is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blake seems to be looking for submissions.
William Blake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blake blocks the strikes from Le.
Blake looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Blake passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Le!
Blake content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Le gets back to half guard.
Le landing small, sideways elbows.
Blake thows a huge punch but Le dodges it nicely.
Le punching from the bottom.
Le punching from the bottom.
Blake lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Blake wants to free his trapped foot but Le is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Le misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Le missing with punches from the bottom.
Blake content to control rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Blake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blake has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Blake!
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