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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Ivo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Blue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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230 lbs
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252 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anthony Ivo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mickey Blue!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blue slips a jab and a cross from Ivo.
Blue drives through and clinches with Ivo against the cage.
Blue blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ivo throws a head punch that misses.
Blue pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ivo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ivo throws a body punch but Blue moves out of range.
As Ivo backs off Blue throws a huge counter combo but Ivo manages to avoid it all.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ivo.
Blue fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ivo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ivo.
Blue fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blue takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ivo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Blue jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Ivo.
Nice takedown defense from Ivo. No joy for Blue on that attempt.
Ivo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blue throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ivo to score with a decent uppercut.
Blue closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blue has Ivo up against the cage in a clinch.
Ivo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ivo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ivo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Blue shoots and misses
and Ivo counters with a series of strikes. Blue will be more careful next time no doubt.
Blue falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ivo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ivo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blue takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ivo swinging wildly here.
Ivo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Blue has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ivo.
Blue has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ivo.
Ivo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blue looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue shoots in but no luck this time.
Anthony Ivo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Blue.
Ivo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ivo feints and then cracks Blue's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blue down.
Blue rushes Ivo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Blue blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blue's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ivo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blue tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ivo missing with knees to the body.
Ivo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blue avoids it.
Ivo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ivo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ivo has a couple of punches blocked by Blue.
Ivo keeps control of Blue as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ivo can't break the clinch.
Blue lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ivo.
A short uppercut from Blue.
Ivo tries to land knees in the clinch but Blue avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blue's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ivo.
Blue lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blue.
Ivo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blue misses with a punch on the inside.
Blue goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ivo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blue's efforts to push away.
Ivo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ivo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ivo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ivo tries to land knees in the clinch but Blue avoids the damage to the body.
Ivo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blue blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blue works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blue has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ivo uses from the top position.
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.
Ivo preventing the sweep.
Blue striking off his back but it's not causing Ivo any problems.
Ivo won't allow Blue to sweep him here.
Blue had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ivo defends it easily.
Ivo wants to stand but Blue is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ivo trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Ivo 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.
A jab from Ivo does it's job there.
Blue throws a series of punches but Ivo moves out of range.
Blue fails in his attempt to clinch.
It appears Ivo was looking to counter with a kick there.
Blue wants to clinch but Ivo slips to the side
and Ivo counters with a nice body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ivo - that will leave a mark!
Ivo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Blue takes a step back to recover.
Blue moves out of range as Ivo strikes.
Blue tries to clinch up but Ivo circles away and keeps his distance.
Ivo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nice uppercut lands for Ivo. That snapped Blue's head back.
Anthony Ivo is winning the standup battle so far.
Blue sends Ivo crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Blue is motioning to the referee to let Ivo up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Anthony Ivo has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ivo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Ivo slams his shin into Blue's torso.
Ivo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blue can do to turn this around?
Ivo scores with a jab to the body.
Ivo avoids the body shot from Blue.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ivo. That's going to slow Blue down.
Blue tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ivo swivels and escapes.
Blue closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blue.
Mickey Blue seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blue blocks an uppercut.
Blue managing to block the knees to the body from Ivo.
Blue working aggressively here.
Ivo trying to land knees to the body.
Blue throws a punch but it's blocked by Ivo.
Blue avoiding damage as Ivo throws knees to the body.
A short right from Blue.
Blue blocks an uppercut.
Ivo misses with the head strike.
Blue has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ivo.
Ivo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blue is defending well for now.
Blue misses with a punch on the inside.
Ivo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ivo throws a punch but it's blocked by Blue.
Blue lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ivo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blue backwards.
Ivo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ivo trying to land knees to the body.
Ivo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ivo is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blue on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oh Ivo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ivo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blue wants to clinch but Ivo slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ivo seems to have got his legs back now.
Blue tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ivo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ivo, right into the meat.
Blue dives in for a single leg takedown but Ivo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Blue misses with a jab to the body
and Ivo counters with a low kick, right behind Blue 's knee.
Blue changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ivo tries to avoid it but Blue manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ivo to the ground. Ivo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ivo throws a quick counter kick to the body but Blue avoids it.
Anthony Ivo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Blue.
Ivo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ivo feints and then cracks Blue's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blue down.
Blue closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ivo counters with an inside leg kick.
Blue throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ivo scores with a nice strike.
Ivo lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ivo throws a front kick that sends Blue stumbling back into the cage.
Good standup being displayed there by Ivo as he connects with a hook.
Blue misses with a combination
and Ivo counters with an outside leg kick.
Blue is breathing heavily.
Ivo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blue. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick lands from Ivo.
Blue gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ivo scores with a nice strike.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ivo - that will leave a mark!
Ivo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blue tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ivo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ivo.
Ivo connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for Ivo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blue tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ivo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blue sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A punch combination from Blue misses.
Blue tries to clinch there but Ivo circles away.
Blue misses with a takedown
and Ivo counters with a two punch combo.
Blue walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheers as Ivo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blue doesn't seem phased though.
Ivo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ivo.
Nice straight punches there by Ivo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ivo.
Blue tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Ivo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Ivo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Blue misses with a straight right.
Ivo cracks Blue with a good jab.
Ivo scores with a decent looking hook.
Blue fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ivo scores with a nice head shot.
Blue throws a right hand that Ivo ducks under and follows up with a left that Ivo also avoids with ease.
Ivo tries a head kick but it misses.
Ivo lands a front kick.
Blue doesn't manage to clinch there - Ivo circles away.
Ivo throws a big counter combination but Blue scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Blue tries to clinch there but Ivo circles away.
Blue tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blue darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Blue takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Blue misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ivo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blue is looking for the big counter here.
Blue wants to clinch up but Ivo keeps it at a distance.
Ivo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mickey Blue is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blue swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ivo counters with a stiff right hand.
Ivo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Blue back to the cage. Ivo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ivo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blue walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ivo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anthony Ivo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blue takes one to the side of the head.
A head kick from Ivo lands but Blue takes it in his stride.
Ivo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blue shoots in but Ivo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ivo with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue wants to clinch
and Ivo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Blue walks into a straight right hand from Ivo.
Ivo blocks a jab.
Blue fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blue misses with a double jab
and Ivo counters with a nice leg kick.
Blue takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ivo.
Blue shoots in looking for a takedown but Ivo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Blue's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ivo cracks Blue with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Blue tries to clinch there but Ivo circles away.
Ivo catches Blue with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blue walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ivo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ivo with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ivo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blue takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ivo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Ivo.
Ivo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blue on the side of the head.
Blue walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ivo.
Ivo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blue's sensitive parts.
Blue wants to clinch up but Ivo keeps it at a distance.
Ivo 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.
Ivo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ivo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blue has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ivo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ivo duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blue tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ivo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ivo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ivo!
Blue swinging wildly here.
Ivo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blue tries to clinch up but Ivo circles away and keeps his distance.
Blue walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ivo.
Blue closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ivo counters with a thumping low kick.
Ivo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Blue takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ivo scores with a jab to the body.
Blue tries for a takedown but Ivo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Anthony Ivo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Blue.
Blue ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ivo moves away.
Mickey Blue has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blue fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ivo is looking to counter punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Ivo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ivo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Ivo!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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