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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rupert Blasts (ranked 88 p4p, 11 weight class) and Russian Obama (ranked 37 p4p, 5 weight class). Obama has chosen 5 minutes Alone as his entrance music. Russian Obama has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rupert Blasts's chin.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rupert Blasts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russian Obama!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obama lands a nice hook to Blasts's body. Blasts takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Obama misses with a two punch combination.
Blasts connects with a nice looking jab.
Obama throws a body punch but Blasts moves out of range.
Blasts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rupert Blasts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obama avoids the body shot from Blasts.
Obama looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Blasts avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Obama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blasts throws a hook but Obama blocks it.
Blasts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Obama cracks a nice hook into Blasts's ribs.
Blasts keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Obama scores with a hook to the body. Blasts takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Obama takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blasts misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obama throws a hook but Blasts blocks it.
Obama throws a right and a left that Blasts avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama lands with an uppercut that bounces Blasts off the cage and back into range.
Blasts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Obama manages to avoid it.
Obama connects with a solid leg kick.
A big left from Blasts misses.
Blasts ducks under a wild hook from Obama.
Obama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blasts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blasts throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blasts moves out of range as Obama strikes.
Obama avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Obama misses with a wild body shot.
Obama looks to score with a jab to the body but Blasts is just out of range.
Blasts throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A combination from Obama does no damage.
Blasts throws a leg kick that misses.
Obama's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blasts under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blasts slips under a jab.
Obama tries to clinch up but Blasts circles away and keeps his distance.
Blasts ducks under a wild hook from Obama.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blasts swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blasts misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Obama! But no joy.
Blasts avoids the body shot from Obama.
An attempted straight right counter from Blasts misses the target.
Blasts avoids the body shot from Obama.
Obama dodges the punch combination from Blasts.
Obama misses with a hook.
Blasts is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Obama.
Blasts misses with a straight right.
Blasts lands with a shot to the body.
Blasts forces Obama back against the cage and clinches.
Blasts works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blasts struggles to land a body shot inside as Obama controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blasts tries to work over Obama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blasts landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Blasts is working Obama over against the cage.
Obama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blasts blocking some punches.
Obama lands a shoulder strike.
Obama lands an uppercut.
Blasts blocks a body shot from Obama.
Obama scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Obama misses with some punches.
Obama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Obama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blasts struggles to land a body shot inside as Obama controls his hands.
Blasts misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Obama.
Obama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blasts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Obama working aggressively here.
Blasts missing with knees to the body.
Blasts misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Obama.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obama tries to work over Blasts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Obama misses with a punch to the body.
Obama working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Obama throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Obama lands a shoulder strike.
Obama lands a shot to the body.
Obama tries a body shot but Blasts blocks it.
Obama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obama misses with some punches.
Blasts tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Obama avoids it.
I was talking to Blasts's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Blasts missing with knees to the body.
Blasts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obama's elbow.
Obama misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Obama on the inside.
Obama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obama misses with the head strike.
Blasts swings wildly with an uppercut but Obama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obama lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russian Obama dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Blasts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Obama.
Blasts throws an off balance right hand
enabling Obama to counter with a crisp jab.
Blasts lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blasts slips a straight right by Obama.
Blasts looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Blasts throws a poor cross that misses
and Obama counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Obama misses with a straight right.
Obama blocks a low kick nicely.
Obama fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Obama takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Blasts throws a hook but Obama avoids it easily.
Blasts misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obama fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blasts manages to avoid it.
As Obama tries to get set, Blasts tries to push him back and clinch up but Obama manages to avoid the attempt.
Jab, jab by Blasts - just one landing.
Obama throws a shot from downtown. Blasts moves away and avoids it.
Blasts does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Obama appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Blasts lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Blasts.
A big right from Obama misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Obama checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Obama looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blasts scores with a jab to the head.
Obama misses the shot to the body.
Blasts lands with a thumping leg kick.
Obama missing with a left hand there. Blasts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Obama is looking to slow Blasts down with leg kicks.
Blasts lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Obama connects with a body shot that sends Blasts's belly button to the back.
Blasts misses with an uppercut. Obama saw that one coming.
Obama avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blasts moves forwards but Obama connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Obama misses the target.
As Obama backs away, Blasts returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Obama.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blasts misses with a low kick.
Blasts throws a leg kick but Obama sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A slow jab from Blasts misses its intended target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blasts slips under a jab.
Blasts moves in looking to clinch but Obama pushes him off.
Blasts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blasts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Obama.
Obama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blasts is looking to score with low kicks.
Obama ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Obama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blasts.
A telegraphed right hand from Blasts misses the target.
Obama wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Obama lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blasts fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Obama checks it well.
Obama appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama tries to move into range but Blasts moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Obama misses its intended target.
Obama throws a push kick but Blasts slaps the foot to one side.
Blasts rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Obama counters with a stiff right hand.
Blasts takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Blasts misses with a low kick.
Blasts misses with a low kick.
Blasts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Obama.
Obama throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blasts lands with a hook. Obama tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
An inside leg kick from Blasts misses.
Obama scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Obama checks a low kick from Blasts.
Blasts takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blasts. Obama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blasts takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blasts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blasts crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Obama - the referee stops the clock and Blasts gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Obama. Blasts manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Blasts misses with a jab to the body
and Obama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick misses from Blasts.
Blasts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blasts throws a hook but Obama avoids it easily.
Blasts walks into a straight right hand from Obama.
Obama feints and then cracks Blasts's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blasts down.
Blasts misses with a left hand
and Obama counters with a right hand to the body.
Blasts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Obama. That did some damage!
Blasts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Obama blocks a low kick nicely.
Obama checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Obama only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Russian Obama will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Blasts misses the shot to the body.
Obama rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blasts counters with an inside leg kick.
Blasts lands a nice shot to the body.
Obama throws a leg kick but Blasts moved away.
Blasts throws a leg kick but Obama moved away.
It seemed like Obama was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blasts moves out of range as Obama strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Obama.
Obama ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blasts throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Obama lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blasts chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Obama can pounce on him.
Obama throws out a loose jab but Blasts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russian Obama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Obama ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blasts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blasts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blasts clobbers Obama with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blasts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Obama paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Obama is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Obama's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blasts takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blasts throws a front kick aimed at Obama's knee but Obama avoids it well.
Blasts connects with a solid leg kick.
Blasts moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Blasts throws a jab but it's blocked by Obama.
Obama doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Blasts misses with a low kick as Obama jumps back.
A bone on bone clash there as Obama blocks the leg kick.
Obama punishes Blasts's body with a nice straight punch.
Blasts lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big right from Blasts misses.
Blasts moves out of range of the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Obama.
Rupert Blasts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blasts walks into a straight right hand from Obama.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obama has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blasts finds it's way round the side to connect with Obama's head.
A leg kick checked by Obama.
Obama takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Obama blocks a head kick by Blasts.
Obama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Russian Obama is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blasts throws a hook but Obama blocks it.
Blasts looks to score with a jab to the body but Obama is just out of range.
Obama misses with a body shot.
Obama lands a glancing blow to the side of Blasts's head.
Blasts thows a leg kick but Obama checks it
and Obama counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blasts moves into the clinch.
Obama takes a shot to the head.
Blasts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blasts tries a knee to the head but Obama blocks it.
Blasts looking to throw knees to the head but Obama is blocking nicely.
Blasts misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blasts blocks a body shot from Obama.
Blasts tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blasts takes a shot to the head.
Blasts misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blasts.
Obama lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blasts tries to work over Obama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blasts tries to land a knee to the head but Obama blocks with his arms.
Blasts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blasts misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Obama.
Blasts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blasts is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Obama jabs at Blasts's body.
Obama lands a jab to the nose.
Blasts sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Blasts misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Blasts.
Blasts throws a lazy uppercut
and Obama counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blasts slips a straight right by Obama.
Obama lands a leg kick that knocks Blasts off balance momentarily.
Obama throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Blasts buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Russian Obama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Obama 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russian Obama!
Russian Obama was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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