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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matel Huchkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Blake might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dead Man. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Blake!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matel Huchkov!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huchkov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Blake trying to control but Huchkov is working from the bottom.
Huchkov is controlling Blake's posture.
Blake trying to control but Huchkov is working from the bottom.
Blake content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake throws a big elbow that misses.
Huchkov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blake is one step ahead there.
Huchkov pulls Blake in close to his closed guard and prevents Blake from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake looking to sit in guard and control but Huchkov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Huchkov trying to control but Blake is working from the bottom.
Blake is trying to control the position but Huchkov postures up.
Huchkov tries to free his leg and advance position but Blake is retaining full guard.
Huchkov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blake works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blake is looking for a triangle but Huchkov pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huchkov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Huchkov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Blake seems keen to control Huchkov's posture.
Huchkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Blake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Huchkov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blake gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Huchkov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Huchkov drives through and clinches with Blake against the cage.
Blake is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Huchkov to keep the fight standing.
A bit of stalling here from Huchkov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huchkov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Huchkov taking a breather.
Blake is trying to push Huchkov away but Huchkov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Huchkov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Huchkov controlling the action here for a moment.
Blake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Huchkov fails to land.
Blake tries to break the clinch but Huchkov is controlling the position.
I was talking to Blake's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Huchkov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huchkov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Blake up against the cage.
Blake lands a hook that snaps the head of Huchkov backwards.
Huchkov taking a breather.
A hook to the body from Blake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blake drives through with a takedown into guard.
Blake drops back, looking for a kneebar! Huchkov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Huchkov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Huchkov!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake is trying to get back to half guard.
Blake is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Blake manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Huchkov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blake looking to hit a scissor sweep but Huchkov is one step ahead there.
Huchkov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matel Huchkov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blake misses with a left hand
and Huchkov counters with a leg kick.
Huchkov throws a shot from downtown. Blake moves away and avoids it.
Huchkov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blake.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blake. Huchkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Huchkov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blake just misses with a punch to the body.
Blake throws a body shot but no joy.
Blake sets himself, and Huchkov steps forward looking for the clinch! Blake avoids it this time.
Blake throws a hook to the side of Huchkov's head but Huchkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Huchkov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Huchkov scores with a jab. Blake acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like William Blake has been cut.
Blake shoots in looking for a takedown. Huchkov tries to sprawl out of it but Blake keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Huchkov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Huchkov tries to counter with a clinch but Blake shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Huchkov there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huchkov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blake changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Huchkov throws a head kick but Blake moves out of range.
Blake fails with a takedown attempt.
Blake lands with a cross.
Blake closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blake throws a hook but Huchkov blocks it.
Blake takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Huchkov cracks Blake with an open hand slap.
Huchkov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake shoots in for a takedown but Huchkov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huchkov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blake.
Huchkov slips a jab from Blake.
Blake takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Huchkov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blake is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake gets tackled into the cage by Huchkov. Huchkov maintains the clinch.
Huchkov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Huchkov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blakes head.
Oh Blake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Blake seems to have got his legs back now.
Blake wants to get back to striking at distance but Huchkov won't allow it.
A right hand to the body from Huchkov.
Huchkov swings wildly with an uppercut but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huchkov stalling in the clinch.
Blake throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blake is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Huchkov's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Blake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blake blocks an uppercut.
Huchkov lands with a left to the head.
Blake lands a shoulder strike.
Blake tries to work over Huchkov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blake creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The referee calls for Blake to work.
Huchkov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Huchkov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Huchkov looking to stall.
Huchkov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Huchkov stalls.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Huchkov.
Blake lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Huchkov lands a left hand.
Huchkov wants to stall.
Blake jumps guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blake looking to hit a scissor sweep but Huchkov is one step ahead there.
Blake not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matel Huchkov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on William Blake's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Huchkov pushes Blake up against the cage in a clinch.
Huchkov misses with a punch on the inside.
Huchkov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Blake blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Huchkov fails to land.
Huchkov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Huchkov looking to slow down the pace here.
Blake stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake lands a shoulder strike.
Blake tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Huchkov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Blake takes a shot to the head.
Blake tries to pull guard but Huchkov holds him up against the cage and eventually Blake drops back down to his feet.
Huchkov misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huchkov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blake is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blake lands a left hand.
Matel Huchkov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blake lands a shot to the body.
Blake lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blake tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Huchkov smiles and moves away.
Blake fails with the takedown
and Huchkov counters with a left and a right that stings Blake.
A swing and a miss from Blake.
Blake slips under a jab from Huchkov.
Blake attempts a counter takedown but Huchkov avoids it well and moves away.
Huchkov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Huchkov connects with a solid leg kick.
Huchkov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake misses with an uppercut.
Huchkov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Blake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Huchkov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blake is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Blake throws a jab but it's blocked by Huchkov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blake. Huchkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blake throws a hook but Huchkov blocks it.
Huchkov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blake's sensitive parts.
Matel Huchkov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blake just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Huchkov.
Blake fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Huchkov on the side of the head.
Blake lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huchkov forces Blake back against the cage and clinches.
Huchkov landing knees to the body.
Blake tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Huchkov trying to land knees to the body.
Huchkov tries a body shot but Blake blocks it.
A short left from Huchkov.
Huchkov trying to control the position but instead, Blake has worked for underhooks and has pushed Huchkov into the cage.
Blake misses with a body punch.
Huchkov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blake.
Huchkov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blake's elbow.
Blake blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blake creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Huchkov backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Huchkov.
Blake tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Huchkov smiles and moves away.
Huchkov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blake misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Blake misses
and Huchkov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Huchkov fails to land.
Huchkov is stalling here.
Blake avoiding damage as Huchkov throws knees to the body.
Blake throws a punch but it's blocked by Huchkov.
Huchkov leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matel Huchkov really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Blake's cut.
That's time! Blake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Huchkov stuffs the takedown.
Blake throws a right hand that Huchkov ducks under and follows up with a left that Huchkov also avoids with ease.
Nice shot lands for Huchkov.
Huchkov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blake lands with a nice body punch.
Huchkov thows a leg kick but Blake checks it
and Huchkov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A chopping leg kick lands by Huchkov.
Huchkov ducks under a wild hook from Blake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huchkov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Huchkov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Huchkov is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Blake fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blake tries to break free but Huchkov pushes him back against the cage.
Huchkov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Huchkov keeps control of Blake as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Huchkov throws a head punch that misses.
Huchkov scores with a shoulder strike.
Blake misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Huchkov.
Blake goes for a takedown in the clinch but Huchkov prevents it.
Blake blocks the elbow strike.
Blake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Huchkov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huchkov lands an uppercut.
Blake wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huchkov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blake misses with a punch on the inside.
Blake misses with a body punch.
Blake decides to pull guard.
Huchkov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Blake bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Huchkov's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Huchkov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blake is working Huchkov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Huchkov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blake pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Huchkov is keeping the position for now.
Blake loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blake postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Huchkov keeping moving, preventing Blake from controlling successfully.
Blake is working Huchkov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Blake is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Huchkov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blake.
Blake is looking to pass into half guard but Huchkov pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Huchkov is in guard.
Blake keeping moving, preventing Huchkov from controlling successfully.
Huchkov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Huchkov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matel Huchkov dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on William Blake's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A big right from Huchkov misses.
Huchkov throws a head kick that misses.
Blake looks to land a right hand but Huchkov moved out of range.
Blake scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Blake looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Huchkov is avoiding damage well.
Huchkov takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Blake wants to control but Huchkov is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake with the ground and pound but Huchkov regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Huchkov is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Blake tries to pass the half guard into mount. Huchkov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Huchkov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Blake has gone for a leg lock! Huchkov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Blake's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake keeping full guard, as Huchkov tries to pass.
Blake is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blake tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blake is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
William Blake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Huchkov is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huchkov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Blake throws a big right hand that misses.
Blake lands a couple of elbows.
William Blake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blake lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Blake throwing strikes but missing.
Blake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Matel Huchkov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blake is looking to work some ground and pound but Huchkov has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Blake lands a couple of elbows.
Blake lands a couple of elbows.
Huchkov has his hands on Blake's head, controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blake throws a looping overhand right but Huchkov ducks down to avoid it.
Huchkov misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Blake on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blake takes a swing at Huchkov's ribcage but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Good work by Blake as he checks the leg kick.
William Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huchkov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Huchkov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Blake showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Huchkov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 46:49
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 46:49
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matel Huchkov!
Matel Huchkov is the new bantamweight champion!
A victorious Matel Huchkov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
William Blake spoke after the fight, saying 'I still believe #GroundGame.'.
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