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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scar Ambe (ranked 1217 p4p, 147 weight class) and Ivan Blood (ranked 1626 p4p, 186 weight class). Ambe kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gunna - The World is Yours. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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155 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Scar Ambe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivan Blood!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ambe gets a double leg takedown into Blood's guard.
Blood keeping moving, preventing Ambe from controlling successfully.
Ambe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ambe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blood swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ambe throws a big right hand that misses.
Blood looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blood really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ambe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Blood has momentary wrist control but Ambe slips an elbow through the middle.
Ambe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ambe throwing strikes but missing.
Ambe controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ambe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ambe trying to control the position from guard on top but Blood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambe has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Ambe cracks Blood with a solid left hand.
Ambe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ambe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ambe connects with a couple of short punches.
Blood trying to control the position.
Ambe's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ambe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood is trying to keep Ambe in close.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blood can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ambe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ambe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blood's head.
Blood has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Temp Spar Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Ambe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ambe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blood working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ambe.
Ambe trying to control but Blood is working from the bottom.
Ambe postures up in Blood's guard and throws a big left but Blood blocks it.
Ambe tries to free his leg and advance position but Blood is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ambe content to stall in guard here.
Ambe throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ambe throws a big elbow that misses.
Ambe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ambe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ambe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ambe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ambe is looking to work some ground and pound but Blood has wrist control.
Blood controls Ambe momentarily but Ambe frees himself.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ambe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Blood misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blood manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ambe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blood.
Blood swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blood lands the left hand.
It looks like Scar Ambe has been cut.
Ambe wants to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Blood.
Ivan Blood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ambe dives in and grabs Blood's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blood pushes down on Ambe's head and hops out.
Good exchange - Blood coming out on top.
Ambe shoots in for a takedown but Blood shows good takedown defense.
Ambe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blood with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blood misses with an uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blood cracks Ambe with an open hand slap.
Ambe slips under a jab.
Blood stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scar Ambe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ambe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ambe misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ivan Blood will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Scar Ambe's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blood misses with a looping right.
Blood lands with a straight right. Ambe didn't see that one coming.
Blood throws a hook but Ambe blocks it.
Blood lands a lovely overhand right.
Blood misses with a wild body shot.
Ambe slips under a jab.
Blood scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blood scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ambe fails with the takedown.
Ambe has Blood up against the cage in a clinch.
Blood looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ambe is trying to maintain a safe position but Blood gets an underhook and turns Ambe into the cage.
Blood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ambe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ambe tries to close the distance and clinch but Blood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blood throws out a counter right but Ambe avoids it with no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ambe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood drops Ambe with a beautiful combination! Ambe stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Blood is looking for the KO!
Ambe is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ambe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blood lands a nice looking body shot.
Blood throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ambe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ambe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blood misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Blood.
Ambe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ambe is looking to clinch but Blood is avoiding it.
Blood lunges at Ambe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ambe's hand.
Ambe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blood connects with a body shot that sends Ambe's belly button to the back.
Blood connects with a crisp jab.
Scar Ambe's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blood gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ambe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Blood wants to sweep here but Ambe controlling him for the moment.
Ambe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ambe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blood is pulling down on Ambe's head. It's preventing any offense from Ambe, at least for the moment.
Blood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blood tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ambe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ambe stopping the sweep attempt from Blood.
Ambe distracts Blood with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ambe wants to control from the top but Blood keeps moving.
Blood working a defensive guard here.
Ambe forces his way into half guard.
Blood on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Scar Ambe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ambe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blood defending well though.
Ambe is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Ambe seems content to control.
Ambe passes to full mount!
Ambe postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Blood looks a forlorn figure.
Ambe with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ambe working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ambe throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Blood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Scar Ambe's cut.
That's time! Ambe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ambe tries to clinch but Blood moves out of range.
Blood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ambe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blood throws a jab when Ambe was well out of range.
Blood is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ambe looks to land a left hand but Blood moved out of range nicely.
Ambe has managed to clinch.
Blood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ambe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Blood lands a jab to the head.
Ambe misses the jab.
Ivan Blood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ambe misses with a hook.
Ambe shoots in for a takedown but Blood shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood throws out a loose jab but Ambe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blood looks to score with a jab to the body but Ambe is just out of range.
Ambe tries to counter by clinching up but Blood breaks away and moves out of range.
Blood avoids the head kick by Ambe.
Ivan Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ambe moves in looking to clinch but Blood pushes him off.
Blood lands a really nice looking cross but Ambe seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooh!!! Blood has knocked Ambe down with a huge combo! Blood steps away and waves a wobbly Ambe back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Oh Ambe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood avoids the body shot from Ambe.
Blood let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Blood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ambe went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ambe has a takedown stuffed.
Ambe looks to throw the jab but Blood is out of range.
Ambe seems to have got his legs back now.
Blood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A lazy left from Blood finds it's target.
Blood throws out a powerful jab.
Blood throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ambe on the side of the head.
Scar Ambe's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Blood cracks Ambe with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ambe looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Blood finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ambe ducks into an uppercut from Blood and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Blood!
During a confident post fight interview, Ivan Blood thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Scar Ambe had this to say: 'Fuck all ya lll'.
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