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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Blade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bismarck De Jager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Jager has chosen Afrikanerhart as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Blade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bismarck De Jager!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Jager, right into the meat.
Blade takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blade tries to clinch up.
De Jager has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Blade is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Blade throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blade is looking to clinch but De Jager is avoiding it.
A slow jab from Blade misses its intended target.
De Jager connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Jager scores with a leg kick.
De Jager scores with a leg kick.
De Jager throws the kick towards the body but Blade avoids it.
Blade looks to score with a jab to the body but De Jager is just out of range.
De Jager uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blade.
De Jager connects with a solid leg kick.
De Jager dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Jager getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blade gets caught flat footed, as De Jager shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
De Jager throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blade works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blade knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for De Jager on the ground.
De Jager scoring with some ground and pound.
Blade being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
De Jager throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Jager postures up in Blade's guard and throws a big left but Blade blocks it.
Blade is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Blade keeping full guard, as De Jager tries to pass.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Blade closes the distance but De Jager moves to the side
letting De Jager counter with a right hand.
De Jager avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blade checks the leg kick nicely there.
Blade tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Jager swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two 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.
De Jager thumps Blade with a low kick.
De Jager uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blade has time to react.
Blade tries to clinch up but De Jager circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Jager. That's going to slow Blade down.
Blade on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Jager rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blade counters with a straight right hand.
De Jager misses with a two punch combination.
De Jager walks into a left hand.
De Jager just misses with a punch to the body.
Blade fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Jager replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Blade blocks it well.
De Jager lands with a kick to the temple. Blade shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Blade chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Jager can pounce on him.
Blade throws out a loose jab but De Jager uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Jager takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Blade wants to clinch but De Jager slips to the side
and De Jager makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
De Jager throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blade tries to counter by clinching up but De Jager breaks away and moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
De Jager looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Jager thumps Blade with a low kick.
Blade is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Jager keeps the fight on the outside.
Blade closes the distance and pushes De Jager back into the ropes.
Blade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Jager goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blade misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Jager misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Jager blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Jager lands with a short punch from the clinch.
I was talking to Blade's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Blade lands with a short shot to the head.
De Jager misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blade.
Blade misses with a punch to the body.
Blade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Jager.
De Jager looking to throw knees to the head but Blade is blocking nicely.
De Jager scores with a hook to the body.
De Jager lands a right hand.
A short right from De Jager.
A head punch on the inside from Blade fails to land.
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!
De Jager lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Jager working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Jager blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Jager.
De Jager lands a left hand.
De Jager is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
De Jager unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right hand to the body from Blade.
De Jager blocking some punches.
De Jager digs a right hand into Blade's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blade's gas tank.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Blade scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Jager cracks Blade with a nice body shot.
Blade is breathing heavily.
De Jager can't find room to land a body shot as Blade controls the action.
De Jager blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Jager utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
De Jager working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Jager displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blade up against the ropes.
Blade is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Jager lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Blade takes a knee right on the jaw!
De Jager tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Jager blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blade working aggressively here.
Blade softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Blade lands a left hand.
De Jager lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blade backwards.
De Jager misses with a punch to the body.
De Jager turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Blade bucks up and tries to throw De Jager off but instead De Jager has got his back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Jager softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Blade takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Well, with De Jager on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Blade is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Blade grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
De Jager scores with punches to the body.
De Jager landing with strikes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Blade is trying to get back to his feet but De Jager has full control of the position and if anything, Blade has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Blade is trapped and De Jager is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Blade is rocked!
Blade is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
De Jager scores with punches and elbows.
Oh Blade is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blade grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
What can Blade do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
A lull in the action here.
De Jager lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Blade seems to have got his legs back now.
De Jager is punishing Blade with some ground and pound.
De Jager has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
De Jager looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
De Jager punches Blade on the ear.
De Jager is controlling the position but Blade somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
De Jager lands with a punch from half guard.
Blade pushes De Jager off looking to stand but De Jager dives back in and keeps control.
De Jager working Blade over with strikes.
De Jager content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
De Jager working Blade over with strikes.
De Jager trying to control the action but Blade is working from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Blade is trying to stand.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
De Jager thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blade's head.
De Jager thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blade's head.
De Jager landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
De Jager landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Blade has hold of De Jager's hands but De Jager slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. De Jager lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from De Jager there.
Blade makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
De Jager lands with an uppercut that bounces Blade off the ropes and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Jager with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jake Blade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
De Jager fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blade has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blade on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Jager, right into the meat.
De Jager throws a sloppy head kick and Blade moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from De Jager.
De Jager scores with a kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Jager.
De Jager loads up on a big right hand but Blade slips the punch.
Blade looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
De Jager pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blade is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from De Jager.
De Jager scores with a shot to the body.
Blade swings for the body but De Jager moves out of range.
Blade takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De Jager darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Jager winds up and cracks Blade with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bismarck De Jager dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
De Jager throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Blade misses the target.
A big right from De Jager misses.
De Jager throws a leg kick which misses Blade's front leg but catches the back leg as Blade tries to avoid it.
Blade slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De Jager connects with a leg kick. Blade looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blade missing with a left hand there. De Jager was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Jager scores with a nice body kick.
De Jager lands with an uppercut that bounces Blade off the ropes and back into range.
Blade sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Blade throws an overhand right that lands on De Jager's shoulder, as De Jager tries to avoid the shot.
Blade takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blade blocks a head kick by De Jager.
Blade takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
De Jager throws a hook but Blade avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Blade.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from De Jager tenderised Blade's leg. Blade is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bismarck De Jager seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blade blocks a head kick by De Jager.
De Jager comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blade lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Blade moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blade tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Jager misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blade.
De Jager lands a nice looking body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Jager 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 Blade has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blade and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Blade darts in and clinches De Jager up against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Blade creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Jager misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blade working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Jager.
De Jager scores with a knee to the head.
De Jager has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Jager.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blade can't find room to land a body shot as De Jager controls the action.
De Jager digs a right hand underneath Blade's ribcage. Blade let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De Jager misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Jager lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Jager throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blades head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blade takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Jager blocks an uppercut.
De Jager lands a knee to the head.
De Jager drops Blade onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Blade is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
De Jager with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Jager lands a big right hand that drops Blade! The killer instinct kicks in and De Jager finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by De Jager!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bismarck De Jager!
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