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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve The Smiling Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaze kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Monster by Skillet. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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188 cm
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212 lbs
18 - 16 - 3 |
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188 cm
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215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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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
18 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Blaze! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve The Smiling Assassin! The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The Smiling Assassin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blaze stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. The fight stays on the outside here - Blaze looks like he's thinking about clinching though. The Smiling Assassin has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Blaze is landing a low percentage of strikes. The Smiling Assassin throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Blaze defending well as The Smiling Assassin loads up on a big left hand. It appears Blaze was looking to counter with a kick there. Blaze blocks a jab. The Smiling Assassin lands a nice hook to Blaze's body. Blaze takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. The Smiling Assassin throws a shot to the body.
The Smiling Assassin dips to his left and cracks Blaze with an uppercut! The Smiling Assassin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blaze sees it coming and avoids it easily. Blaze wants to clinch up but The Smiling Assassin keeps it at a distance. Blaze avoids the body shot from The Smiling Assassin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Blaze throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Smiling Assassin sees it coming and avoids it easily. The Smiling Assassin looks to land a left hand but Blaze moved out of range nicely. The Smiling Assassin throws a looping overhand right but Blaze ducks down to avoid it. The Smiling Assassin lands a nice looking body shot.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a lunging right hand
and Blaze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from The Smiling Assassin. Blaze does a little dance to reset his feet. Blaze thinks about countering with a head kick. The Smiling Assassin lands a jab-cross combination. The Smiling Assassin throws a body shot but no joy. The Smiling Assassin misses with a straight left. The Smiling Assassin throws a looping overhand right but Blaze ducks down to avoid it. Blaze is looking to counter the offense by The Smiling Assassin and move into the clinch. The Smiling Assassin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blaze counters with a stiff right hand. The Smiling Assassin throws a hook but Blaze avoids it easily. Blaze throws out a token jab with nothing on it. The Smiling Assassin lands a jab to Blaze's midsection. Blaze moves out of range of the body kick. An attempted straight right counter from Blaze misses the target. Blaze looks to land a right hand but The Smiling Assassin moved out of range. Blaze avoids the body shot from The Smiling Assassin.
A head kick misses from The Smiling Assassin. Blaze keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Smiling Assassin.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The Smiling Assassin misses with a series of wild punches.
Blaze connects with a right hand. The Smiling Assassin shakes it off. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The Smiling Assassin throws a lazy right hand but Blaze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. A looping hook to the body misses from The Smiling Assassin. Blaze does a little dance to reset his feet. Blaze takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. The Smiling Assassin blocks a jab. The Smiling Assassin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Blaze connects with a nice looking jab.
The Smiling Assassin scores with a kick to the midsection. Nice defenses there by The Smiling Assassin. Nice cross by The Smiling Assassin. A slow jab from The Smiling Assassin misses its intended target. The Smiling Assassin misses with a hook
and Blaze counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps The Smiling Assassin thinking. The Smiling Assassin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blaze scores with a nice right hand.
Blaze lands a right hook to the body.
The Smiling Assassin misses with an uppercut. Blaze saw that one coming. Blaze misses the shot to the body. Blaze misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Blaze goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Smiling Assassin prevents it.
Blaze can't find room to land a body shot as The Smiling Assassin controls the action.
The Smiling Assassin lands a right hand. Blaze misses with the head strike.
The Smiling Assassin breaks the clinch.
Blaze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Smiling Assassin moves away. A telegraphed right hand from The Smiling Assassin misses the target. Blaze tries to counter by moving into the clinch but The Smiling Assassin manages to circle out of the way. Blaze scores with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The Smiling Assassin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Blaze misses with a wild body shot. Blaze lands with a shot to the body. The Smiling Assassin throws a hook but Blaze avoids it easily. Steve The Smiling Assassin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The Smiling Assassin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blaze on the side of the head. The Smiling Assassin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blaze. The Smiling Assassin misses with an uppercut. Blaze saw that one coming. The Smiling Assassin tries to keep at a distance but Blaze has taken the fight into the clinch. Blaze jumps into guard, dragging The Smiling Assassin to the mat.
Blaze 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. Blaze controlling the position. Blaze preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Blaze is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and The Smiling Assassin defends well. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steve The Smiling Assassin will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The Smiling Assassin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blaze. The Smiling Assassin throws out a counter right but Blaze avoids it with no problem. The Smiling Assassin keeps the fight on the outside. Blaze looks to land a right hand but The Smiling Assassin moved out of range. The Smiling Assassin looks to land a left hand but Blaze moved out of range nicely. The Smiling Assassin throws a hook but Blaze avoids it easily. Blaze misses with an uppercut. The Smiling Assassin saw that one coming. Blaze tries to clinch up but The Smiling Assassin circles away and keeps his distance. Blaze tries to clinch up but The Smiling Assassin circles away and keeps his distance. The Smiling Assassin looks like he wants to counter punch here. The Smiling Assassin fails to land with a series of punches.
The Smiling Assassin throws a lazy uppercut
and Blaze counters with a lovely straight right hand! We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Blaze slips under a jab. The Smiling Assassin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaze manages to avoid it. Blaze throws a shot to the body.
The Smiling Assassin thuds a left hand into Blaze's body. Blaze just misses with a punch to the body.
Steve The Smiling Assassin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round. The Smiling Assassin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blaze throws a sloppy head kick and The Smiling Assassin moves out of range easily. The Smiling Assassin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blaze in his tracks. Jab by Blaze. The Smiling Assassin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blaze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. The Smiling Assassin looks to land a left hand but Blaze moved out of range nicely. The Smiling Assassin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. The Smiling Assassin swats away the attempt to clinch by Blaze. The Smiling Assassin throws a shot from downtown. Blaze moves away and avoids it. Blaze rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Smiling Assassin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. The fight stays on the outside here - Blaze looks like he's thinking about clinching though. The Smiling Assassin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blaze. A little feinted left hand from Blaze on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blaze looks to land a right hand but The Smiling Assassin moved out of range. The Smiling Assassin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blaze throws out the jab. The Smiling Assassin connects with a jab. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. The Smiling Assassin misses with a wild combination.
Blaze throws a head kick that misses. The Smiling Assassin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blaze wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Blaze pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Smiling Assassin now looks to counter with a shot at the body. The Smiling Assassin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Blaze seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. The Smiling Assassin misses with a body shot.
The Smiling Assassin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from The Smiling Assassin. It looked like Blaze was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from The Smiling Assassin. The Smiling Assassin's corner calls for a 1-2. The Smiling Assassin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Blaze tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The Smiling Assassin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. It looked like Blaze wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. The Smiling Assassin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Blaze rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Smiling Assassin moves out of range and avoids them all easily. The Smiling Assassin throws a hook but Blaze blocks it. The Smiling Assassin slips under a jab from Blaze. The Smiling Assassin defending well as Blaze loads up on a big left hand. The Smiling Assassin checks a leg kick. A telegraphed right hand from The Smiling Assassin misses the target. The Smiling Assassin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blaze throws out the jab. Blaze tries to clinch there but The Smiling Assassin circles away.
Blaze fails in his attempt to clinch. The Smiling Assassin looks like he wants to counter punch here. Blaze ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. The Smiling Assassin lands a jab to Blaze's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The Smiling Assassin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blaze. Nice jab there from Blaze. Blaze throws a shot from downtown. The Smiling Assassin moves away and avoids it. A slow jab from The Smiling Assassin misses its intended target. A jab from The Smiling Assassin misses. The Smiling Assassin connects with a crisp jab. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Blaze lands a head shot. The Smiling Assassin avoids the head kick by Blaze.
The Smiling Assassin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. The Smiling Assassin throws an off balance right hand
and Blaze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Smiling Assassin is rocked! The Smiling Assassin misses with a combination
enabling Blaze to counter with a crisp jab. The Smiling Assassin is still on wobbly legs! Can Blaze finish him? The Smiling Assassin moves out of range as Blaze throws a body kick.
The Smiling Assassin throws an off balance right hand
and Blaze holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. 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 Johnny Blaze will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Blaze takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. The Smiling Assassin seems to have recovered his senses. A telegraphed right hand from The Smiling Assassin misses the target. The Smiling Assassin slips a jab from Blaze. The Smiling Assassin jabbing away but nothing is landing. Blaze listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Blaze scoring well with a low kick there.
The Smiling Assassin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The Smiling Assassin getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Blaze tries to clinch but The Smiling Assassin moves out of range. Blaze avoids the body shot from The Smiling Assassin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. The Smiling Assassin ducks under a wild hook from Blaze. A shot to the liver by The Smiling Assassin. Beautiful body shot. Blaze avoids the body shot from The Smiling Assassin.
The Smiling Assassin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round. The Smiling Assassin misses with a right hand and Blaze counters with a lovely straight right hand! The Smiling Assassin misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Smiling Assassin misses with a looping right. Blaze throws out a token jab with nothing on it. The Smiling Assassin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. The Smiling Assassin misses with a left hand and Blaze counters with a right hand to the body. The Smiling Assassin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaze manages to avoid it. Blaze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. The Smiling Assassin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blaze. Blaze throwing a counter right hand but The Smiling Assassin manages to avoid it. The Smiling Assassin avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Blaze moves away from the strike by The Smiling Assassin. The Smiling Assassin swinging wildly here.
Blaze looks to throw the jab but The Smiling Assassin is out of range. The Smiling Assassin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blaze throws out the jab. The Smiling Assassin throws out a counter right but Blaze avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The Smiling Assassin gets tackled into the cage by Blaze. Blaze maintains the clinch. Blaze blocking some punches.
Blaze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blaze lands a nice shot to the body. The Smiling Assassin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Blaze lands with a left to the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Blaze ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Blaze no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Blaze is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but The Smiling Assassin frees his head nicely. Oh but Blaze has switched to an armbar! The Smiling Assassin is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Johnny Blaze! Johnny Blaze decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little. Steve The Smiling Assassin was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you fans for your support and Vladimir Putin for inspiring me to take shirtless photos of myself.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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