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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saiyan Southbrook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Blood has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saiyan Southbrook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Blood!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood is looking to clinch.
Southbrook shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Southbrook showed some decent athleticism there.
Blood trying to hold on to Southbrook's head to control him but Southbrook postures up.
Southbrook is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Blood is just riding it out for now. Southbrook eventually gives up the hold.
Southbrook seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Blood does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Southbrook stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Blood to get to his feet.
Blood moves out of range as Southbrook strikes.
Blood doesn't manage to clinch there - Southbrook circles away.
Southbrook half committed to a counter leg kick.
Southbrook rushes Blood and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Southbrook prevents a takedown attempt there.
Southbrook misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Southbrook is looking to break free of the clinch but Blood has double underhooks.
Blood tries to score a body lock takedown but Southbrook shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Southbrook scores with a hook to the body.
Southbrook has had enough of the clinch but Blood keeps him there for the moment.
Blood is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Blood drops down looking for an ankle pick but Southbrook pulls his leg out and moves away.
Saiyan Southbrook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Blood.
Blood fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Southbrook to the ground. Blood is now in Southbrook's guard.
Southbrook manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Blood jumps guard but Southbrook turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Blood wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Southbrook is trying to break the clinch but Blood is controlling him.
Southbrook pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Southbrook moves into range and clinches up with Blood.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Southbrook is trying to break the clinch but Blood has him pressed against the cage.
Blood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blood has clasped his hands together around Southbrook's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Southbrook explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Southbrook digs a good hook to Blood's body.
Southbrook moves into range and clinches up with Blood.
Southbrook breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Southbrook moves into the clinch.
Southbrook definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Blood jumps guard.
Southbrook wants to pass the guard but Blood is keeping the position.
Southbrook stands up and waves to Blood to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Southbrook throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Southbrook scores with a jab. Blood acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Southbrook stuns Blood with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Southbrook lands a jab to Blood's midsection.
Southbrook ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Southbrook cracks Blood with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blood has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Southbrook finds it's way round the side to connect with Blood's head.
Southbrook has managed to clinch.
Southbrook's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blood gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Southbrook counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Southbrook manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blood gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Southbrook manages to break the clinch.
Southbrook has Blood up against the cage in a clinch.
Blood is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Southbrook lands with a right to the head.
Southbrook prevents the takedown attempt.
Southbrook breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blood closes this distance looking for a takedown but Southbrook circles away.
Southbrook is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Southbrook lands a nice hook to Blood's body. Blood takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Southbrook takes a swing at Blood's ribcage but misses.
Blood gets tackled into the cage by Southbrook. Southbrook maintains the clinch.
Southbrook lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blood backwards.
Southbrook breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saiyan Southbrook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Southbrook throws a low kick but Blood avoids it.
Blood lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Blood walks into a straight right hand from Southbrook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saiyan Southbrook dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Southbrook swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Southbrook shoots in and bounces Blood off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Southbrook with a flurry of punches that miss.
Southbrook wants to control from the top but Blood keeps moving.
Saiyan Southbrook overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Southbrook trying to control the position from guard on top but Blood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Southbrook postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Southbrook sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Blood's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood wants to control but Southbrook is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Southbrook is working for a submission of some sort.
Blood gets full guard.
Blood is pulling down on Southbrook's head. It's preventing any offense from Southbrook, at least for the moment.
Blood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Southbrook tries to stand but Blood is controlling from the bottom.
Blood keeping moving, preventing Southbrook from controlling successfully.
Southbrook preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Blood utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Southbrook throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blood works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Southbrook controls from within his opponent's guard.
Blood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Southbrook throwing strikes but missing.
Southbrook trying to control but Blood is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Southbrook just misses with a punch to the body.
Blood with the counter takedown but Southbrook avoids it easily.
Southbrook buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Southbrook scores with a kick to the midsection.
Blood shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Southbrook pinned against the cage. Southbrook gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Saiyan Southbrook is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Southbrook dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blood shoots in and drives through. Southbrook sprawls well.
Southbrook throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blood has his takedown stuffed
and Southbrook counters with a stiff right hand.
Saiyan Southbrook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Blood.
Southbrook rushes Blood and presses him up against the cage.
Southbrook pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blood looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Southbrook is fending him off so far but Blood persists. Nope, Southbrook circles away and we're back to standing.
Southbrook is looking to wear down Blood with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Southbrook fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blood on the side of the head.
Blood takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood is looking to clinch but Southbrook is avoiding it.
Blood on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Southbrook. Southbrook obviously looking to wear him down.
Southbrook has managed to clinch.
Southbrook misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blood lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Southbrook works his way to full guard. Good work.
Blood trying to control the position from guard on top but Southbrook is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blood trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blood wants to control from the top but Southbrook keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blood is looking to stand up but Southbrook won't let him.
Southbrook working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blood doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blood manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Blood wants to control from the top but Southbrook keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saiyan Southbrook dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Southbrook lands a head shot.
Blood fails with an attempt to clinch.
That kick from Southbrook tenderised Blood's leg. Blood is trying to keep his angry face on.
Southbrook scores with a spinning back kick!
Blood with a poor takedown
and Southbrook cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blood tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Southbrook counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Southbrook gets a clinch.
Blood goes for a takedown in the clinch but Southbrook prevents it.
Blood jumps guard but Southbrook stands there with Blood around his waist. Blood gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Saiyan Southbrook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Blood.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Southbrook manages to break the clinch.
A good leg kick by Southbrook.
Blood shoots in looking for a takedown. Southbrook tries to sprawl out of it but Blood keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Southbrook manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Southbrook manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blood takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Southbrook forces Blood back against the cage and clinches.
Southbrook breaks the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Southbrook there.
Blood shoots in looking for a takedown but Southbrook manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Blood's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Southbrook lands a nice shot that snaps Blood's head back.
Southbrook clinches up against the cage.
Southbrook breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Southbrook leaves Blood with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Blood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Southbrook throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Southbrook throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Southbrook does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Southbrook misses with a low kick as Blood jumps back.
Blood shoots in for a takedown but Southbrook shows good takedown defense.
Southbrook wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Southbrook lands a nice looking body shot.
Southbrook drives through and clinches with Blood against the cage.
Southbrook breaks from the clinch.
Southbrook fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blood, pushing him back against the cage.
Blood wants to take the fight to the mat but Southbrook manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Southbrook escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Southbrook connects with a crisp jab.
Blood gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Southbrook has taken the fight to the clinch.
Southbrook lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Southbrook is defending well.
Southbrook escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Southbrook is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Southbrook closes the distance and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Southbrook.
Southbrook misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Southbrook taking a breather.
Richard Blood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Southbrook breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Southbrook avoids it really well and circles away.
Blood takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Saiyan Southbrook is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Southbrook circles away from the clinch attempt
and Southbrook counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Southbrook looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Southbrook swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Southbrook clinches with his opponent.
Blood tries to score a body lock takedown but Southbrook shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Blood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Southbrook's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Southbrook gets a clinch.
Southbrook tries to break free but Blood pushes him back against the cage.
Blood tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Southbrook avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saiyan Southbrook showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Southbrook has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saiyan Southbrook!
Saiyan Southbrook seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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