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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Slender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Blade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeff Slender has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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206 lbs
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212 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeff Slender!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Blade!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slender shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Blade is looking to stand up but Slender isn't so interested in that idea.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Slender's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Slender lands a couple of elbows.
Slender has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Slender is looking to work some ground and pound but Blade has wrist control.
Blade pushes Slender off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Slender shoots in and gets a takedown into Blade's guard.
Slender is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slender won't allow Blade to get back to his feet.
Blade utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Slender throwing strikes from guard but Blade blocks nicely.
Slender stops Blade from standing up.
Slender might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slender is looking to work some ground and pound but Blade has wrist control.
Slender with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blade working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slender.
Slender prevents Blade from getting back to his feet.
Slender with a flurry of punches that miss.
Slender postures up in Blade's guard and throws a big left but Blade blocks it.
Slender connects with a couple of short punches.
Slender missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Slender postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slender won't allow Blade to get back to his feet.
Slender trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blade wants to stand up but Slender is controlling him.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Slender connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blade pushes Slender off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Slender dives in and grabs Blade's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blade pushes down on Slender's head and hops out.
Slender gets a double leg takedown into Blade's guard.
Slender throwing strikes from guard but Blade blocks nicely.
Blade wants to stand and escape but Slender is having none of it.
Slender throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blade works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Slender lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Blade wants to stand and escape but Slender is having none of it.
Blade is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Slender fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blade! But no joy.
Jake Blade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blade throws a shot to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Blade enables Slender to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Blade manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Slender is breathing heavily.
Blade is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Slender is controlling him.
Slender is in close to Blade's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Blade wriggles free and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slender closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Blade to the mat! Blade manages to get full guard.
Blade pushes Slender off and scrambles back to his feet.
Slender takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blade darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slender shoots for a takedown but Blade saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Slender. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slender tries to move into range but Blade moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Slender gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blade digs a good body shot into Slender's ribs.
Blade with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blade connects with a good right hand that stumbles Slender. Slender circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jake Blade will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Blade lunges at Slender with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Slender's hand.
Blade is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Slender shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Slender was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Blade tries to escape but Slender is in control.
Slender lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Blade down.
Blade is pushing Slender's head away, looking to escape. Slender manages to hold on to the position though.
Jeff Slender overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blade defending against the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The strikes coming from Slender are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Blade pushes Slender away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Slender gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
We've been hearing that Slender has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Blade throws Slender to one side and escapes!
Jeff Slender is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slender gets the takedown into side control.
Blade is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Slender asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Slender cracks Blade with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Blade is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Slender asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Slender misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Slender working the ground and pound.
Blade wants to get back to his feet but Slender drags him back down.
Slender in side control, throwing shots but Blade defends.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slender working the ground and pound but Blade is defending the strikes.
Blade wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Blade defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slender working the head with strikes.
Slender sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Blade is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Blade managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Slender.
Blade wants to get back to his feet but Slender drags him back down.
Slender looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Blade is avoiding damage well.
Blade wants to get back to his feet but Slender drags him back down.
Slender throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Blade works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Blade keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Slender thows a huge punch but Blade dodges it nicely.
Slender missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Slender connects with a nice short shot to Blade's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slender prevents Blade from standing back up.
Slender throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Blade kicks off Slender and gets to his feet.
Slender shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Blade tries to kick Slender off but Slender keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Blade is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Slender scores with a couple of nice shots.
Blade has hold of Slender's hands but Slender slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Blade is trying to stand back up but Slender is controlling him
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Slender dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Blade lands a body shot.
Slender closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Slender throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Blade works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Slender is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blade can do to turn this around?
Slender working over Blade with some ground and pound. Blade looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Slender not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Slender missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Slender not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slender missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Blade is looking to escape.
Slender throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Blade is trying to stand.
Slender seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blade wants to get back to his feet.
Slender not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Blade wants to get back to his feet.
Blade avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Slender.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blade is trying to stand back up but Slender is controlling him
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Good exchange - Blade coming out on top.
Blade has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Slender is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Blade shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Slender eats them both and turns towards Blade to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Slender.
Slender scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slender not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Blade looks like he's trying to stand up.
Slender working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Blade looks like he's trying to stand up.
Blade has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Slender is on him like a limpet, forcing Blade back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slender is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Blade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slender backwards.
Blade has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Blade lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blade lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blade lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blade lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Blade.
Blade scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Blade.
A short right from Blade.
Blade lands a shoulder strike.
Blade makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blade lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blade lands a left hand.
Blade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slender backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blade lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Blade.
Blade digs a right hand underneath Slender's ribcage. Slender let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Blade.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blade.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blade works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Blade.
A shot in the inside from Blade.
A short right from Blade.
Blade lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from Blade.
Blade scores with a shot to the side of Slender's head.
Blade lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Slender.
Blade lands a nice uppercut.
Blade lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blade creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blade presses Slender against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blade presses Slender against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blade lands a right hand that snaps the head of Slender backwards.
Blade works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Blade comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blade 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Blade!
A victorious Jake Blade thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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