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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lil Guy (ranked 5234 p4p, 364 weight class) and Ivan Blood (ranked 5408 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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168 cm
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150 lbs
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165 cm
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lil Guy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivan Blood! The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Guy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. It looked like Guy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Guy dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Blood tries to clinch up but Guy circles away and keeps his distance. Blood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guy. Guy misses with an uppercut. Guy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Blood scores with a shot to the body.
Blood walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Blood takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Guy ducks right into an uppercut from Blood. A telegraphed right hand from Blood misses the target. Nice straight punches there by Guy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Guy. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Guy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blood shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Guy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blood manages to avoid it. Guy sets himself, and Blood steps forward looking for the clinch! Guy avoids it this time. Blood takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Blood gets a clinch. Blood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guy's elbow. Blood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Guys head. Guy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bloods head. Blood lands an uppercut. Guy misses with a hook from the clinch. A head punch blocked on the inside by Blood. A hook to the body from Blood.
Guy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blood's elbow. Guy blocks an uppercut.
Blood blocks an uppercut.
Blood throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Guy throws a punch but it's blocked by Blood. Blood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guy backwards. Blood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A head punch blocked on the inside by Guy.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Guy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Blood looks to throw the jab but Guy is out of range. Guy tries to keep at a distance but Blood has taken the fight into the clinch. Guy tries to circle away but Blood has him pinned against the cage. Blood tries a body shot but Guy blocks it.
Guy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Blood scores with a shot to the side of Guy's head. Blood lands an uppercut. Blood stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Guy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Guy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guy lands a left hand.
A hook to the body from Blood.
Guy tries to break the clinch but Blood is controlling the position. Blood lands a hook that snaps the head of Guy backwards. Blood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blood can't find room to land a body shot as Guy controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guy's elbow. Blood is leaning against Guy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Blood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blood struggles to land a body shot inside as Guy controls his hands.
Guy lands with a short shot to the head. Guy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Blood pushes Guy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A left hand lands to the body for Blood.
Blood misses with a short punch on the inside. Blood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guy backwards. Guy cracks Blood with a nice body shot. Guy misses with the head strike.
Blood tries a body shot but Guy blocks it.
Guy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guy misses with a short punch on the inside. Guy lands on the inside with an uppercut. Blood tries a body shot but Guy blocks it.
Guy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blood backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round. 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! Guy misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blood. Blood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Blood misses with a body punch.
Blood struggles to land a body shot inside as Guy controls his hands.
Blood lands with a right to the head. Blood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guy's elbow. Blood misses with a short punch on the inside. Guy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guy. Guy has a couple of punches blocked by Blood.
Blood is leaning against Guy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. A head punch blocked on the inside by Guy. Blood lands a body punch in the clinch. Blood lands a right hand. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Guy has a couple of punches blocked by Blood.
Guy throws a punch but it's blocked by Blood. Guy manages to break the clinch.
Blood misses with a shot to the body and Guy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Blood dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Guy throws a jab when Blood was well out of range. Guy throws a body punch but Blood moves out of range. Guy jabbing away but nothing is landing. Blood slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Blood avoids the body shot from Guy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blood. Guy does a little dance to reset his feet. Blood throws a body shot but no joy. Guy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Guy avoids the body shot from Blood.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Blood bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Guy's head. Blood pushes Guy up against the cage in a clinch. A head punch blocked on the inside by Blood. Blood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Guy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round. Guy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blood scores with a nice head shot. Guy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blood throws a jab but it's blocked by Guy. Guy misses the jab. Blood ducks under a wild hook from Guy. Blood wants to clinch. Guy throwing a counter right hand but Blood manages to avoid it. Guy takes a swing at Blood's ribcage but misses. Blood now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Blood swings widly with a right hand
and Guy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blood thinking. Guy looks to throw the jab but Blood is out of range. Blood tries to clinch up but Guy circles away and keeps his distance. Guy throws a big counter combination but Blood scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Guy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Guy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Guy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Blood tries to close the distance and clinch but Guy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Blood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. The fighters circle momentarily. Guy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Lil Guy is winning the standup battle so far. A jab from Blood misses. Blood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guy. Guy getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Guy lands an overhand right. Blood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Guy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Guy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blood throws a shot from downtown. Guy moves away and avoids it. Guy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Blood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guy.
Blood misses with a hook. The fighters circle momentarily. Guy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Decent striking displayed by Guy there. Blood takes a swing at Guy's ribcage but misses. Guy throws a body punch but Blood moves out of range. Nice shot lands for Guy. Guy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blood. Blood avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Guy throws a hook but Blood avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Guy throws a big shot that misses. Blood has managed to clinch.
Guy throws a head punch that misses. Blood working aggressively here.
Blood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Guy is trying to push Blood away but Blood has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Blood blocks a body shot from Guy. Guy manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action! Blood takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. The crowd cheers as Guy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blood doesn't seem phased though. Blood tries to clinch and Guy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Guy connects with a single shot there. Nice shot by Guy. Guy throws a nice looking combination but Blood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Guy dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Blood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guy. The fight stays on the outside here - Blood looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Guy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Guy slips a straight right by Blood. Nice shot by Guy. Guy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bloods jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Blood scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Blood closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Blood can't find room to land a body shot as Guy controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A short right from Blood. Guy blocks a body shot from Blood. Guy has Blood pushed against the cage. Guy misses with a hook from the clinch. Guy throws a punch but it's blocked by Blood.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blood can't find room to land a body shot as Guy controls the action.
Blood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guy backwards. Blood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Blood lands a body punch. Blood lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guy backwards. Blood misses with some punches.
Blood lands a right hand. Blood misses with some punches.
Guy has a couple of punches blocked by Blood.
A head punch on the inside from Guy fails to land. Guy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blood scores with a nice hook to the head. Blood lands a shot to the body. Guy takes a shot to the head. Blood works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Guy throws a head punch that misses. Blood lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A short right from Blood. Blood keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Guy's efforts to push away. Blood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blood digs a right hand underneath Guy's ribcage. Guy let out a lung full of air as it connected. Guy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blood. Guy is looking to break free of the clinch but Blood has double underhooks. Blood is working Guy over against the cage. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Blood works on Guy's body with a couple of short punches. Blood blocking some punches.
Guy breaks the clinch.
Blood closes the distance and clinches. A right handed body shot lands from Blood.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blood. Guy lands on the inside with an uppercut. Guy misses with a hook from the clinch. A short left from Blood.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blood lands with a short shot to the head. Guy wants to break free but Blood has control.
Blood gets through Guy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Ivan Blood seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Blood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blood struggles to land a body shot inside as Guy controls his hands.
Blood cracks Guy with a nice body shot. Blood lands a nice shot to the body. Blood tries to work over Guy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Guy swings wildly with an uppercut but Blood uses good head movement to avoid it. Guy swings wildly with an uppercut but Blood uses good head movement to avoid it. Guy tries to throw a body punch but Blood avoids it by throwing Guy back against the cage. Blood misses with a body punch.
Blood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guy backwards. Blood digs a right hand into Guy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Guy's gas tank. Blood lands a body shot in the clinch.
Guy working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Blood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guy backwards. Guy takes a shot to the head. Blood lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Blood works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blood is leaning against Guy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Blood scores with a shot to the side of Guy's head. Guy taking a breather. Blood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guy backwards. A right handed body shot lands from Blood.
Blood pushes Guy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A short body shot lands from Blood as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blood. Blood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guy backwards. Blood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Blood has been the more effective fighter overall so far. A nice right hand lands inside from Blood. Blood scores with a nice hook to the head. Guy has had enough of the clinch but Blood keeps him there for the moment. Blood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that's the end of the fight! Ivan Blood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Blood 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29 Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29 Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Blood!
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RATING
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