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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Midick Aiken (ranked 206 p4p, 25 weight class) and Blake Green (ranked 163 p4p, 20 weight class). Green has chosen Sugar Rush as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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146 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Midick Aiken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Blake Green!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aiken takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A shot to the liver by Green. Beautiful body shot.
Green misses the shot to the body.
Aiken clinches.
Aiken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Green throws a punch but it's blocked by Aiken.
Aiken misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aiken works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Green misses with the head strike.
Aiken struggles to land a body shot inside as Green controls his hands.
Aiken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Aiken as the two fighters clinch.
Green tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Green blocks a body shot from Aiken.
A right hook to the body lands for Green.
Aiken lands a shot to the body.
Green manages to break the clinch.
Green has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Aiken is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Green clobbers Aiken with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Green connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aiken swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
Green walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Green thuds his right hand into Aiken's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aiken on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Green lands a right hook to the body.
Aiken takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Green throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Green throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Green is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aiken rather than just go for the knockout.
Green scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Green scores with a kick to the midsection.
Blake Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aiken. Green does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the body from Aiken misses
and Green counters with a right hand to the body.
Aiken moves out of range as Green throws a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Aiken.
Aiken looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aiken tries to clinch up.
Green connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aiken tries to clinch but Green moves away
and Green connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Green.
Aiken looks to throw the jab but Green is out of range.
Green is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Aiken with a body shot.
Nice cross by Green.
Green throws a looping overhand right but Aiken ducks down to avoid it.
Aiken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Green.
Green misses with a kick to the body.
Green misses with an attempted mid kick.
Green scores with a shot to the body.
Aiken clinches up against the cage.
Green has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Green manages to break the clinch.
Aiken throws a jab when Green was well out of range.
Aiken takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Green paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Aiken on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Green keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Green scores with a jab to the head.
Green throws a jab when Aiken was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green misses the shot to the body.
Green misses with a body shot.
Aiken is looking to counter punch.
Green misses with a left hand
and Aiken counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Green scores with the left hand. Aiken knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Aiken throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Green let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Aiken misses with a hook
enabling Green to counter with a crisp jab.
Green connects with a body shot.
No joy there for Aiken, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Green! But no joy.
Aiken throws a hook but Green blocks it.
Nice cross by Green.
Aiken takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Aiken swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
Green thows a leg kick but Aiken checks it
and Aiken counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aiken ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Aiken slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aiken lunges at Green with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Green's hand.
A cross from Aiken lands.
Aiken gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Aiken presses Green against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Green breaks from the clinch.
Aiken takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Green jabs Aiken to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Aiken takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aiken tries to clinch but Green is having none of it.
Aiken gets a clinch.
Aiken misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aiken lands with a short shot to the head.
Green swings wildly with an uppercut but Aiken uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green scores with a hook to the body.
Green wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Green escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Green swings away with a body shot that misses
and Aiken counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Green thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Green dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Aiken avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Green slips under a jab from Aiken.
Green throws a leg kick which misses Aiken's front leg but catches the back leg as Aiken tries to avoid it.
Green throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Green lands with a thumping leg kick.
Green misses with a left hand
and Aiken counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aiken uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Green.
Green keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aiken.
Green throws a body punch but Aiken moves out of range.
Aiken throws a lazy right hand but Green sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Green lands a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aiken throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blake Green seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Green takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Green scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aiken doesn't seem bothered though.
Aiken pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Green back to the cage. Aiken follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green misses with a straight right.
Aiken walks forward, straight into a front kick from Green.
Green throws a front kick that sends Aiken stumbling back into the cage.
Donk. Aiken catches Green right on the button with a cross.
Aiken walks forward, straight into a front kick from Green.
Green scores with a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Green.
Green fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aiken looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aiken tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Green paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Green feints and then cracks Aiken's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aiken down.
Green throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Green throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aiken avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aiken manages to avoid it.
Aiken uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aiken walks into a stiff left hand from Green.
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Green misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Aiken connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Green gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Green is rocked!
Aiken rushes Green and presses him up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Green.
Green scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aiken manages to break the clinch.
Aiken misses with an uppercut. Green saw that one coming.
Aiken throws a lazy right hand but Green sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Green misses with a looping left.
Green uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aiken.
Green throws out a counter right but Aiken avoids it with no problem.
A shot to the liver by Aiken. Beautiful body shot.
Aiken throws a hook to the side of Green's head but Green sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Green slips a jab from Aiken.
Aiken will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aiken has closed the distance and engaged Green in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aiken.
Green can't find room to land a body shot as Aiken controls the action.
Green lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aiken tries a body shot but Green blocks it.
A short uppercut from Aiken.
Aiken lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Green misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aiken lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Green.
Green lands a hook that snaps the head of Aiken backwards.
Green blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Aiken.
Aiken pushes Green back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Green misses with a body punch.
Green blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green misses with a hook to the ribs.
Green blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Aiken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aiken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aiken lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Green.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green.
Aiken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Green's elbow.
Aiken works on Green's body with a couple of short punches.
Aiken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Green's elbow.
Aiken blocks a body shot from Green.
Green misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Aiken.
A left hand lands to the body for Aiken.
Green is breathing heavily.
Aiken softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Green tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aiken's elbow.
Green goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Green misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aiken pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green throws an overhand right that lands on Aiken's shoulder, as Aiken tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Aiken wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Aiken staying out of range there.
Aiken connects with a good right hand that stumbles Green. Green circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Aiken scores with a jab to the body.
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 Midick Aiken will probably get the nod.
That's time! Aiken's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Green throws a body punch but Aiken moves out of range.
Green keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aiken.
Aiken connects with a leg kick. Green looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Aiken tries to close the distance and clinch but Green swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aiken misses the jab.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aiken.
Green looks to throw the jab but Aiken is out of range.
Aiken is looking to counter punch.
Aiken sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Green lands a nice hook to Aiken's body. Aiken takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big right from Aiken misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Green there.
Aiken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Green.
Green throws a shot from downtown. Aiken moves away and avoids it.
Aiken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from Aiken.
Green tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aiken is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green misses with a body kick.
Aiken throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Green makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Green misses with a looping right.
Aiken scores with a jab to the body.
Green misses with a looping left.
Aiken works the jab nicely.
Green fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aiken looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Green moves out of range as Aiken strikes.
Green bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Green misses the shot to the body.
Green bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Aiken's head.
Aiken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Green now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Aiken wants to clinch up but Green keeps it at a distance.
Aiken tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Green manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aiken misses the shot to the body.
Green tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aiken was well out of range. Poor timing from Green.
Aiken avoids the body shot from Green.
Aiken takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aiken blocks a jab.
Aiken uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Green.
Green misses with a straight left.
Green fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Green thows a left - swing and a miss!
Green throws a push kick but Aiken slaps the foot to one side.
Green tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Green moves away from the strike by Aiken.
A solid leg kick lands there for Green.
Green misses with a body punch
and Green takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aiken manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aiken looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aiken looks to land a left hand but Green moved out of range nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Aiken 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Green throws a hook but Aiken blocks it.
Aiken takes one to the chin there.
Green walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aiken is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Aiken misses with a straight right.
Aiken takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Aiken changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Aiken walks into a stiff left hand from Green.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Aiken is just out of range.
Aiken gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aiken throws a head punch that misses.
Aiken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aiken lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Green.
Green blocks an uppercut.
Green tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aiken manages to break the clinch.
Aiken scores with a sloppy right hand. Green should have avoided that one.
Aiken looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice shot lands for Green.
Green misses with an uppercut.
Aiken swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Green makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Green avoids the body shot from Aiken.
Green throws an overhand right that lands on Aiken's shoulder, as Aiken tries to avoid the shot.
Green delivers a nice body kick.
Aiken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aiken walks into a straight right hand from Green.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Green comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Green 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Green!
Blake Green very nearly forgot to thank Voodoo Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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