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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain Boromir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Blackburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boromir comes to the cage accompanied by Dead Horse Beats - Black Sabbath. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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241 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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268 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Captain Boromir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Blackburn!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boromir throws a big shot that misses.
Boromir avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boromir swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boromir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blackburn manages to avoid it.
Blackburn closes the distance and clinches.
I was talking to Boromir's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Blackburn lands a right hand.
Blackburn has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Boromir after a bit of a struggle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blackburn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boromir.
Blackburn is looking to take this one to the mat.
Boromir has a couple of punches blocked by Blackburn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Boromir fails to land.
Blackburn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blackburn stalling in the clinch but Boromir improves position.
Boromir letting Blackburn take a breather here.
Blackburn has Boromir pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn tries to work over Boromir's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boromir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boromir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Blackburn has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A head punch on the inside from Blackburn fails to land.
Blackburn breaks from the clinch.
Boromir swats away the attempt to clinch by Blackburn.
Boromir has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blackburn is trying to stall.
Blackburn misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Boromir on the inside.
Boromir has Blackburn pressed against the cage, preventing Blackburn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blackburn struggles to land a body shot inside as Boromir controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boromir misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boromir can't find room to land a body shot as Blackburn controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Boromir fails to land.
Boromir prevents a body shot from Blackburn.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boromir creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blackburn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Blackburn on the inside.
Blackburn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boromir tries a body shot but Blackburn blocks it.
Boromir prevents a body shot from Blackburn.
Blackburn is looking for a takedown.
Captain Boromir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Blackburn.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blackburn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackburn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boromir's elbow.
Boromir gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Blackburn.
Boromir misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Blackburn.
Blackburn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boromir misses with a punch on the inside.
Blackburn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Boromir prevents it.
Blackburn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blackburn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blackburn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Blackburn blocks a body shot from Boromir.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boromir.
Boromir makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blackburn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blackburn blocking some punches.
Boromir lands a left hand.
Boromir misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boromir fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boromir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Blackburn.
Blackburn wants a takedown.
Boromir misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blackburn can't get the takedown.
Blackburn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Boromir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blackburn's elbow.
Boromir throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boromir misses with some punches.
A short right from Blackburn on the inside.
Boromir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blackburn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boromir swings wildly with an uppercut but Blackburn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blackburn is working Boromir over against the cage.
Blackburn lands a hook that snaps the head of Boromir backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Captain Boromir will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Boromir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blackburn slips a straight right by Boromir.
Boromir just misses with a punch to the body.
Blackburn looks to land a combination but Boromir avoids it well.
Blackburn throws a series of strikes that have Boromir backpedaling.
Blackburn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boromir scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blackburn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Blackburn fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Boromir throws a jab but it's blocked by Blackburn.
Blackburn drops Boromir with a left right combo! Blackburn follows him down to the ground into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blackburn lands some shots froms side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn throwing strikes but Boromir manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Blackburn manages to get back to half guard.
Blackburn wants to control but Boromir is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boromir frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Blackburn is working to get back to half guard.
Blackburn bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Boromir controls Blackburn momentarily but Blackburn frees himself.
Blackburn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blackburn throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn is stalling in the full guard.
Blackburn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Boromir wants to sweep but no luck.
Boromir pulls Blackburn in close to prevent any damage.
Blackburn stopping the sweep attempt from Boromir.
Blackburn landing some decent shots from guard.
Boromir seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Boromir will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Blackburn stopping the sweep attempt from Boromir.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn trying to control but Boromir is working from the bottom.
Blackburn stopping the sweep attempt from Boromir.
Blackburn trying to control the position from guard on top but Boromir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boromir thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boromir moves into the clinch.
Boromir doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boromir works on Blackburn's body with a couple of short punches.
Blackburn struggles to land a body shot inside as Boromir controls his hands.
Blackburn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boromir lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boromir lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boromir lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blackburn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boromir misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boromir misses with a punch on the inside.
Boromir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boromir lands a body shot.
Blackburn tries to score a body lock takedown but Boromir shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blackburn.
Blackburn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Captain Boromir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Blackburn.
Blackburn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Boromir avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Blackburn goes for a takedown attempt but Boromir pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Blackburn looks to land a combination but Boromir avoids it well.
Boromir doesn't manage to clinch there - Blackburn circles away.
Boromir swings for the body but Blackburn moves out of range.
Blackburn throws out a counter right but Boromir avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Charles Blackburn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Boromir missing with a left hand there. Blackburn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boromir lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blackburn at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boromir looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blackburn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boromir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blackburn throws a series of punches but Boromir moves out of range.
Boromir is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blackburn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Boromir fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Blackburn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boromir scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blackburn in his tracks.
Horrible takedown attempt by Blackburn or perhaps it was just good defense by Boromir, which made it look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boromir moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Charles Blackburn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blackburn drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Blackburn wants to pass the guard but Boromir is keeping the position.
Boromir is trying to keep Blackburn in close.
Blackburn stopping the sweep attempt from Boromir.
Boromir controlling Blackburn's posture.
Boromir controls Blackburn momentarily but Blackburn frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boromir wants to sweep here but Blackburn controlling him for the moment.
Charles Blackburn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blackburn with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blackburn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boromir works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boromir controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Blackburn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blackburn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boromir to score with a decent uppercut.
Boromir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Boromir. No joy for Blackburn on that attempt.
It looked like Boromir wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Captain Boromir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Blackburn.
Blackburn swats away the attempt to clinch by Boromir.
Blackburn throws a sloppy body shot
and Boromir counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boromir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Charles Blackburn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boromir moves into range and clinches up with Blackburn.
Boromir lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blackburn or not.
Boromir pushes Blackburn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Boromir can't find room to land a body shot as Blackburn controls the action.
Boromir blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boromir.
Boromir throws a punch but it's blocked by Blackburn.
Boromir can't find room to land a body shot as Blackburn controls the action.
Boromir is pressed up against the cage. Blackburn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Boromir down to the mat. Boromir avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Boromir connects with a single shot there.
Boromir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boromir moves into range and clinches up with Blackburn.
Blackburn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Boromir is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn tries to break free but Boromir pushes him back against the cage.
Blackburn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Boromir is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short left from Blackburn.
Blackburn blocking some punches.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Boromir here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A shot in the inside from Boromir.
A short right from Boromir on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blackburn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blackburn.
Blackburn misses with a punch on the inside.
Boromir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blackburn working aggressively here.
Blackburn tries to work over Boromir's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Boromir.
Blackburn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boromir lands a nice uppercut.
Blackburn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Captain Boromir showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Boromir has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Captain Boromir!
In his post fight interview, Captain Boromir started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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hype
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pop
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