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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and O Shea Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jackson's choice of entrance music: Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class MT
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edward Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, O Shea Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake checks the leg kick.
Blake misses with a looping left.
Jackson lands an overhand right.
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Blake blocks a low kick nicely.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Blake misses.
Jackson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jackson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Blake throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Blake lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Blake is out of range.
Jackson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blake throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Jackson throws out a counter right but Blake avoids it with no problem.
Blake tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson thinks about the counter body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands the left hand.
Blake throws a right hand that misses
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson throws a head kick that half lands.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jackson wants to slow Blake down by chopping away at his legs.
Jackson throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jackson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blake counters with a nice uppercut.
Blake has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite in the buildup to the fight.
Good shot there by Blake.
Jackson throws a lazy uppercut
and Blake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blake turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake lands a jab to the head.
Jackson tried to score with a low kick but Blake checks it.
Blake digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs.
Blake throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jackson on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Jackson.
Blake throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Jackson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jackson jabs at Blake's body.
Blake getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Blake.
Jackson throws a jab when Blake was well out of range.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blake looks for the body kick but Jackson saw that one coming.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Blake moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blake. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
Jackson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Blake scores with a nice strike.
Edward Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blake counters with an inside leg kick.
Blake throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
A low kick from Jackson misses
and Blake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Blake loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jackson.
Blake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jackson counters with an outside leg kick.
Blake looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blake connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Blake moves away and avoids it.
Blake moves out of range as Jackson throws a body kick.
Blake is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Blake buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blake slips a jab from Jackson.
Blake was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jackson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Blake digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs.
Blake lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jackson moves out of range as Blake strikes.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Blake chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blake throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Blake misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Blake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Blake is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Blake takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jackson throws a body kick that misses.
Jackson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blake connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Blake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from Jackson does it's job there.
Edward Blake is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson needs to keep his hands up - Blake had a free shot at his head there.
Jackson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jackson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blake connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jackson scrambles back to his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blake.
Blake defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Blake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blake is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jackson throws a hook but Blake blocks it.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blake.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Jackson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Blake has got the better of the exchanges.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake pushes Jackson away with a front kick.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Blake's shoulder, as Blake tries to avoid the shot.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Blake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
A nice side step and Jackson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Blake cracks Jackson with an open hand slap.
Blake takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Blake slips the punch.
Blake throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson cracks Blake with a good jab.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Blake blocks a low kick nicely.
Jackson takes one to the chin there.
Blake takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice uppercut lands for Blake. That snapped Jackson's head back.
Blake lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Blake lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big left from Blake misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson tries to bum rush Blake with a series of wild strikes but Blake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blake misses with a lunging right hand
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Blake takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Blake looks to land a body kick but Jackson moved away.
Jackson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blake lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blake fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jackson checks it well.
Jackson lands an overhand right.
Blake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blake misses with a straight right.
Blake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Blake throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Blake there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blake fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blake just misses with a punch to the body.
Blake fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
Blake is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.
Jackson with a jab.
Jackson scores with a jab.
Jackson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blake throws a lazy uppercut
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blake scores with a sloppy right hand. Jackson should have avoided that one.
Blake with a hook.
Blake misses with an uppercut
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blake is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blake takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Blake's shoulder, as Blake tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jackson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Blake has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blake and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jackson walks into a left hand.
Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson scores with a kick to the body.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Blake misses with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Blake misses its intended target.
Jackson slips a jab from Blake.
Blake bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson misses with a hook to the body
and Blake counters with a leg kick.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blake tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Edward Blake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Blake turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Blake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Blake really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jackson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Blake scores with a hook.
Blake connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jackson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blake with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blake darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Blake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Jackson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Jackson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jackson moves out of range as Blake throws a body kick.
Jackson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blake lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blake scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blake.
Blake fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jackson on the side of the head.
Blake looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Blake bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jackson misses with a hook. Blake ducked under it nicely.
O Shea Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks for the body kick but Blake saw that one coming.
Jackson throws a low kick, looking for Blake's leg but Blake calmly moves out of range.
Blake looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jackson works the jab nicely.
Jackson moves forwards but Blake connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jackson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jackson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Blake fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blake moves out of range of the leg kick from Jackson.
An attempted straight right counter from Blake misses the target.
Jackson swings widly with a right hand
and Blake counters with a nice uppercut.
Blake tries a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Blake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jackson misses with a left hand
letting Blake counter with a right hand.
Jackson misses with a body shot
and Blake counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Blake scores with a body shot.
Blake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Jackson feints a counter leg kick.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and Blake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab from Blake.
Blake lands an overhand right.
Jackson is rocked!
Blake throws an overhand right that drops Jackson like a sack of potatoes! Blake dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edward Blake!
Our winner, Edward Blake, 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.
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