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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Conrad Calacon (ranked 1475 p4p, 192 weight class) and Mace Blackblood (ranked 938 p4p, 124 weight class). Blackblood has chosen Gorgoroth Open the Gates as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 cm
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188 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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185 cm
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202 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conrad Calacon! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mace Blackblood! The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Blackblood shoots for a double leg takedown but Calacon sprawls well. He's pushed Blackblood's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Calacon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Blackblood connects with a good right hand that stumbles Calacon. Calacon circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Calacon lands with a straight right. Blackblood didn't see that one coming. Calacon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blackblood moves away. Blackblood misses with a looping right. As Blackblood looks to move away, Calacon throws a big counter combo but Blackblood just gets out of the way. Calacon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Calacon wants it to stay on the feet. Calacon lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Calacon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Calacon lands a jab to Blackblood's midsection. Blackblood lands a nice shot that snaps Calacon's head back.
A jab from Calacon does it's job there. Blackblood throws a poor cross that misses
and Calacon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Mace Blackblood has been cut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Calacon defending well as Blackblood loads up on a big left hand. Calacon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Blackblood tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Blackblood looks to score with a jab to the body but Calacon is just out of range. Calacon looks to land a right hand but Blackblood moved out of range. Calacon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blackblood tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round. Calacon is looking to clinch. Calacon misses with a looping left. Blackblood looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Blackblood misses with a hook. Calacon ducked under it nicely. Calacon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blackblood counters with a nice uppercut. Blackblood scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Blackblood dips to his left and cracks Calacon with an uppercut! Blackblood throws a jab but it's blocked by Calacon. A solid leg kick lands there for Calacon.
Calacon scores with a kick to the body.
Calacon moves into range and clinches up with Blackblood. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Calacon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A head punch on the inside from Blackblood fails to land. Calacon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Calacon scores with a nice hook to the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Calacon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Calacon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A chopping leg kick lands by Calacon. Blackblood blocks a head kick by Calacon.
A nice side step and Blackblood releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. The fighters circling - Blackblood throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Calacon clinches up with Blackblood and pushes him back against the cage. Calacon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Calacon throws a hook but Blackblood avoids it easily. Blackblood steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Calacon. Blackblood has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short left from Calacon. Blackblood scores with a hook to the body. Calacon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blackblood backwards. Calacon has had enough of the clinch but Blackblood keeps him there for the moment. Blackblood lands an elbow inside. Calacon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Conrad Calacon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Calacon misses with an uppercut
and Blackblood counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Calacon keeping moving, preventing Blackblood from controlling successfully. Blackblood scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Calacon wants to hit a switch here but Blackblood passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Calacon there! Blackblood landing shots from mount. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Blackblood fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
BOOM! Blackblood connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Calacon wants to control but Blackblood is having none of it. Blackblood sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Blackblood throwing strikes here but Calacon is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Blackblood sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Blackblood landing strikes, looking to finish! Blackblood landing strikes from the mount and Calacon is in trouble! 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! Calacon is trying to escape the mount.
Blackblood looking to finish Calacon with some ground and pound. This is bad for Calacon!
Calacon is rocked! A nice elbow there by Blackblood. Blackblood misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Blackblood throws some wild stikes that Calacon manages to avoid easily.
Blackblood has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Blackblood landing shots from mount. Oh Calacon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Blackblood lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Calacon working to try and regain half guard.
Blackblood throwing strikes but Calacon recovers to half guard. A much better position. Calacon has hold of Blackblood's hands but Blackblood slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mace Blackblood dominated that round. The cut man is working on Mace Blackblood's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Calacon gets caught napping as Blackblood dives in and scores a takedown. Calacon manages to retain guard. Calacon controlling the position. Calacon seems to have got his legs back now. Blackblood throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Calacon works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Blackblood postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Blackblood stays in close to Calacon's body and controls the position. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blackblood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Calacon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Blackblood wants to control from the top but Calacon keeps moving. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Blackblood slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blackblood working away. Blackblood has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Calacon avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Blackblood. Blackblood lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Blackblood is looking to take a break and control but Calacon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Blackblood lands an elbow. Blackblood in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. Blackblood working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. Blackblood creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Calacon sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blackblood creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Calacon sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. You can see the frustration on Calacon's face as Blackblood controls the position. Blackblood throws an elbow but Calacon slips to the side and avoids it well. An elbow from Blackblood crashes against the mat.
Blackblood cracks Calacon with a big elbow. Blackblood wants to control but Calacon is keeping him busy. Calacon takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Calacon avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Blackblood. Calacon wants to control but Blackblood postures up. Blackblood throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blackblood working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. An elbow from Blackblood crashes against the mat.
Blackblood scoring with punches from side control. Calacon is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Blackblood in side control lands a decent elbow. Blackblood in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. Calacon takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. Blackblood grinds an elbow into Calacon's temple. Mace Blackblood has got the better of the ground game so far. Calacon defending against the ground and pound. Blackblood cracks Calacon with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Blackblood immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Calacon is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Blackblood!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mace Blackblood! A very excited looking Mace Blackblood made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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RATING
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