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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cenk John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aloe Blacc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Cenk John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aloe Blacc!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blacc tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
John misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from John. No joy for Blacc on that attempt.
John moves into range and connects with a jab.
A combination from John does no damage.
Cenk John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blacc leaves John with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Blacc closes the distance and clinches.
John jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Blacc walks away with a smile on his face. John gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Blacc walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Blacc is rocked!
It looks like Aloe Blacc has been cut.
Blacc is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
John stuffs the takedown attempt from Blacc. Blacc gets slowly back to his feet.
Blacc is still on wobbly legs! Can John finish him?
Blacc takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blacc.
Cenk John has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aloe Blacc.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. John showed some decent athleticism there.
Blacc scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but John manages to mount him!
John landing shots from mount.
Blacc is looking to improve his position but John isn't that keen on the idea.
John fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
John looking to secure an arm triangle but Blacc defends it well.
Blacc is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
John breaks from Blacc's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blacc bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Blacc with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blacc slips nicely into half guard.
John has one foot on Blacc's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
John closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Blacc to the mat! Blacc manages to get full guard.
John is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
John wants to get up but he can't break Blacc's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
John 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.
John has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Blacc trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Blacc wants to sweep but no luck.
Blacc seems to have recovered his senses.
Blacc working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from John.
John lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Blacc throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Blacc is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blacc keeping moving, preventing John from controlling successfully.
Blacc striking off his back but it's not causing John any problems.
Blacc will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
John looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blacc swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blacc let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Blacc shoots in looking for a takedown but John manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Blacc's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
John looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Blacc is fending him off so far but John persists. Nope, Blacc circles away and we're back to standing.
John is breathing heavily.
Blacc throws a nice head kick!
John throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blacc counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blacc escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blacc shoots in for a takedown but John shows good takedown defense.
John instigates a clinch.
The referee calls for John to work.
Blacc breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
John is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Blacc.
Blacc closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Blacc fails to pull the fight into his guard.
John tries for a takedown but Blacc manages to get underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Blacc landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cenk John dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aloe Blacc's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
John shoots in for a takedown but Blacc shows good takedown defense.
Sloppy strikes from John. Those never looked like landing.
John tries to clinch but Blacc is having none of it.
Cenk John is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blacc shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says John as he avoids it easily.
Blacc misses with a two punch combination.
John fails with the takedown
and John takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No luck with that takedown attempt from John.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cenk John. That's going to take a lot out of him.
John looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Blacc pushes John off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blacc throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John throws a series of punches but Blacc moves out of range.
Blacc wants to counter the offense by John and move into the clinch position.
John shoots in for a takedown but Blacc shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Good shot there by Blacc.
An inside leg kick lands from Blacc.
John slaps away a takedown attempt from Blacc, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Blacc misses with a few strikes there.
John fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blacc stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blacc wants it to stay on the feet.
Blacc throws a head kick that half lands.
John throws a series of punches but Blacc avoids them all with ease.
Blacc pushes John up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Blacc breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blacc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blacc tries to counter by closing the distance.
Blacc slaps away a takedown attempt from John, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Blacc looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Blacc is standing up over John. John looks to escape but Blacc dives into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blacc taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Blacc.
Blacc in side control, throwing shots but John defends.
John can't do much from the bottom here.
Blacc grinds an elbow into John's temple.
John wants to get back to his feet but Blacc drags him back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sloppy strikes there by Blacc.
John tries to bench press Blacc off him but Blacc keeps the position.
Blacc stands up.
Blacc misses with a takedown
letting John counter with a right hand.
Aloe Blacc seems to be getting the better of the standup.
John tries to clinch but Blacc is having none of it.
Blacc unleashes a big counter combination but John bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A swing and a miss from John.
John misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Blacc closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming John to the mat! John manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blacc 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aloe Blacc showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aloe Blacc'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!
John takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Blacc.
John is trying to get back to his feet.
John stops Blacc from passing to mount.
John struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blacc creates some space and throws a big elbow, but John sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blacc working away.
John avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Blacc.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blacc connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused John some visible discomfort.
Blacc stands up.
John has his takedown stuffed
and Blacc counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
John shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blacc but Blacc pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blacc instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John prevents the takedown attempt.
Blacc lands on the inside with an uppercut.
John is trying to pull guard but Blacc has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cenk John. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blacc decides to pull guard.
John missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
John working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blacc has his foot on John's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. John works his way back into a safe position though.
Blacc wants to stand and escape but John is having none of it.
Blacc wants to sweep here but John controlling him for the moment.
Blacc controlling John's posture.
John wants to control from the top but Blacc keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blacc works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blacc keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Blacc is trying to control the position but John postures up.
Blacc wants to sweep here but John controlling him for the moment.
John working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blacc's head.
John is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Blacc is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Blacc has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now John is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blacc is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
John drops back looking for a leg! Blacc is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Blacc manages to kick John off! John jumps back into Blacc's guard.
Blacc avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aloe Blacc comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blacc has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aloe Blacc!
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energy
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