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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keith Blubb (ranked 728 p4p, 101 weight class) and Mike Megaton (ranked 1099 p4p, 152 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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192 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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198 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keith Blubb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Megaton!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blubb connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Mike Megaton has been cut.
Megaton feints and then cracks Blubb's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blubb down.
Blubb looks to land a left hand but Megaton moved out of range nicely.
Blubb lands a right hook to the body.
Blubb throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Megaton.
Megaton now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Blubb thuds a left hand into Megaton's body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Megaton, right into the meat.
Megaton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blubb.
Megaton dips to his left and cracks Blubb with an uppercut!
Blubb looks to score with a jab to the body but Megaton is just out of range.
Megaton throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Megaton lands a jab to Blubb's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megaton's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blubb under the eye.
Megaton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blubb.
Blubb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blubb throws a sloppy body shot
and Megaton counters with a two punch combo.
Megaton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Megaton is looking to slow Blubb down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick from Megaton misses.
Megaton misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Megaton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blubb swings away with a body shot that misses
and Megaton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blubb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Megaton.
Blubb throws out a loose jab but Megaton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blubb needs to keep his hands up - Megaton had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Megaton throws a push kick but Blubb slaps the foot to one side.
Blubb has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blubb there as he acknowledges the shot.
Megaton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Megaton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Megaton misses with a leg kick.
Blubb rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Megaton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blubb has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blubb there as he acknowledges the shot.
Megaton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megaton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blubb.
Blubb lands a body shot.
Megaton blocks a jab.
Blubb fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blubb takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Blubb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Megaton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Megaton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Megaton misses with a straight right.
Blubb closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Megaton.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Megaton.
Blubb presses Megaton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Our sources have told us that Blubb has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A head punch on the inside from Megaton fails to land.
Megaton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blubb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blubb throws a punch but it's blocked by Megaton.
Blubb lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Blubb.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Megaton breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Megaton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Megaton's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Blubb misses the target.
Megaton is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A slow jab from Blubb misses its intended target.
Blubb connects with a good right hand that stumbles Megaton. Megaton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blubb lands a jab to the head.
Blubb takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Megaton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Megaton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blubb works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Megaton is rocked!
Blubb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Megaton was well out of range. Poor timing from Blubb.
Megaton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blubb looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blubb takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blubb tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Megaton manages to circle out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blubb creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blubb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blubb misses with an elbow over the top.
Blubb misses with some punches.
Blubb pushes off an throws an elbow but Megaton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Megaton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blubb lands with a short shot to the head.
Blubb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blubb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Megaton throws a head punch that misses.
Blubb lands with a left to the head.
Megaton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Megaton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blubb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blubb scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Megaton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blubb throws a punch but it's blocked by Megaton.
Megaton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Megaton avoids a wild elbow strike from Blubb.
Keith Blubb has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blubb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Megaton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blubb misses the shot to the body.
Blubb tries to move into range but Megaton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blubb checks a low kick from Megaton.
Keith Blubb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Megaton there.
A punch lands to the side of Blubb 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blubb tries to clinch but Megaton moves away
and Megaton counters with a head kick.
Megaton ducks under a wild hook from Blubb.
Megaton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blubb checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Megaton throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megaton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That has opened up Mike Megaton's cut even more.
A thudding body kick lands there by Megaton!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blubb shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blubb tries to clinch there but Megaton circles away.
Blubb has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Megaton tries to land a front kick but Blubb steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blubb seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Blubb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Megaton counters with a body kick.
Blubb closes the distance and clinches.
Blubb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Megaton blocks a body shot from Blubb.
Blubb lands an elbow that stopped Megaton in his tracks for a moment.
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 Keith Blubb will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Megaton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Megaton misses with an uppercut. Blubb saw that one coming.
Blubb misses with a hook to the body
and Blubb takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blubb rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Megaton to counter with a crisp jab.
Blubb throws a body shot but no joy.
Blubb throws a lazy uppercut
and Megaton counters with a straight right hand.
Megaton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blubb.
A jab from Megaton does it's job there.
Blubb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Megaton just misses with a punch to the body.
Megaton cracks Blubb with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blubb closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megaton is trying to break the clinch but Blubb has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Blubb.
A head punch on the inside from Megaton fails to land.
Megaton misses with a punch on the inside.
Megaton can't break the clinch.
Megaton swings wildly with an uppercut but Blubb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blubb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blubb throws an elbow that misses.
Blubb lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Megaton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Megaton throws a punch but it's blocked by Blubb.
Blubb throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blubb throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Megaton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Megaton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Megaton.
Blubb lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blubb throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Megaton blocks an elbow strike from Blubb.
Megaton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blubb misses with a wild body shot.
Megaton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blubb slips under a jab from Megaton.
Blubb seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Megaton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The cut above Mike Megaton's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Megaton keeps the fight on the outside.
Blubb defending well as Megaton loads up on a big left hand.
Megaton just misses with a punch to the body.
Blubb has Megaton up against the cage in a clinch.
Blubb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blubb lands a damaging elbow.
Mike Megaton's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Blubb tries to work over Megaton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Megaton on the inside.
Blubb looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Blubb has a couple of punches blocked by Megaton.
Megaton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blubb lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Megaton backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blubb.
Blubb blocks a body shot from Megaton.
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!
Blubb can't find room to land a body shot as Megaton controls the action.
Megaton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Megaton.
I think Megaton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mike Megaton!
A less than humble Mike Megaton misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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