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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Edward Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake has chosen Dead Man as his entrance music. William Blake is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edward Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Blake!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake digs a good hook to Brown's body.
Blake tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Brown defends well and Blake ends up having to push Brown into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Brown has managed to clinch.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blake or not.
Blake blocks an uppercut.
Blake prevents the takedown attempt.
Blake drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brown pulls his leg out and moves away.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Blake's shoulder, as Blake tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Blake was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blake misses with a body shot.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown scores with a body shot.
Blake tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blake keeps the fight on the outside.
Blake misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot by Brown.
Brown moves out of range as Blake strikes.
Brown with a hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake gets caught napping as Brown dives in and scores a takedown. Blake manages to retain guard.
Blake lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Blake looking to pass the guard.
Blake is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.
Blake throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blake.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blake accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blake trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blake might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Brown haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blake accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blake throws a big right hand that misses.
Blake throws a big elbow that misses.
Blake trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Blake postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Blake throws a big right hand that misses.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Blake from controlling successfully.
Blake has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blake lands some shots froms side control.
Brown can't do much from the bottom here.
Brown gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Blake wants to work for an arm triangle but Brown is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Blake is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Blake in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blake throws a big elbow that misses.
Blake loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown misses with a jab to the body
and Blake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blake but Blake pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brown lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blake at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Blake 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.
Brown misses with a hook.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blake lands with an overhand left.
Nice sprawl there from Brown as Blake shoots in.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
Brown's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blake under the eye.
Blake with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brown to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blake swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Blake slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blake throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Blake slips the punch.
A shot to the body from Brown misses
and Blake counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Blake does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blake manages to avoid it.
Blake looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown defending well as Blake loads up on a big left hand.
Brown moves into the clinch successfully.
Brown working aggressively here.
Brown tries to pull guard but Blake holds him up against the cage and eventually Brown drops back down to his feet.
Blake has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.
Blake tries to pull guard but Brown forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Blake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blake breaks from the clinch.
Blake misses with a body shot.
Blake looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Blake throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown throwing a counter right hand but Blake manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Brown. Beautiful body shot.
Edward Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Blake to the ground. Brown is now in Blake's guard.
Brown distracts Blake with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake looking for a guillotine here but Brown defends easily.
Brown with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brown landing with the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown's guard.
William Blake has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blake throws a strike but Brown rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brown won't allow Blake to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Brown passes into side control.
Blake is trying to get back to half guard.
Blake manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Blake trying to get back to full guard but Brown takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Blake felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Brown punishing his opponent with strikes.
Brown trying to control but he's not successful this time.
BOOM! Brown connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Brown.
Blake can't escape the position.
Blake is squirming around, avoiding Brown's attempts to control the action.
Brown lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Blake is rocked!
Blake really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Brown lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Brown trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake gets back to half guard.
Brown working Blake over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Brown dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Blake jabs Brown to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blake looks for a takedown but Brown sprawls well.
Brown slips a jab from Blake.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blake throws out the jab.
Blake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Blake misses with a series of wild punches.
Blake slips a jab from Brown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown lands with a hook. Blake tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Blake lands with a good body shot.
Blake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Blake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown avoids the body shot from Blake.
Brown throws a hook but Blake avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Brown.
Brown works Blake's body with a nice hook.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Blake is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Brown has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Blake takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brown paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brown is looking to wear down Blake with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blake manages to avoid it.
Blake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blake digs a good hook to Brown's body.
Brown lunges at Blake with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blake's hand.
Brown sizes up Blake with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Blake moved out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown misses with a body shot.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Blake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blake takes one to the side of the head.
Brown closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Blake takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blake lands with a good body shot.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown moves out of range as Blake strikes.
Brown 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.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Blake connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brown's hands.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Blake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blake slips a straight right by Brown.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blake.
Blake doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blake throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Blake misses the jab.
Brown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown fails with the takedown.
Blake swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brown drives through with a takedown into Blake's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Blake is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Brown keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Blake's head.
Brown postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brown stopping the sweep attempt from Blake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blake escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brown gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brown is looking to work some ground and pound but Blake has wrist control.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brown wants to control from the top but Blake keeps moving.
Blake had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brown defends it easily.
Brown content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brown 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Brown!
Our winner, Edward Brown, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
William Blake was interviewed post fight and said 'I still believe #GroundGame.'.
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hype
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