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Event:
DUEL#25 Silver vs Summers
Date: Dec 03, 2016 |
#R1#
Blaine misses with a hook. Martinez ducked under it nicely.
Martinez unleashes a big counter combination but Blaine bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Martinez defending well as Blaine loads up on a big left hand.
Martinez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Martinez moves forwards but Blaine connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CUT#
It looks like Leonard Martinez has been cut.
Blaine misses with a series of wild punches.
Crunch! Martinez slams his shin into Blaine's torso.
Martinez moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Blaine misses.
A swing and a miss from Blaine.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaine throws a lazy uppercut
and Martinez counters with a straight right hand.
Blaine throws a right hand that Martinez ducks under and follows up with a left that Martinez also avoids with ease.
Blaine throws the left hand but Martinez avoids the punch easily.
Martinez misses with a jab, cross combination.
#T1#
Blaine swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Martinez counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#
It looks like Henry Blaine has been cut.
Blaine definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaine. Martinez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martinez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blaine lands a really nice looking cross but Martinez seems unphased.
Blaine slips a jab and a cross from Martinez.
Blaine ducks under a wild hook from Martinez.
Martinez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Martinez lunges at Blaine with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blaine's hand. #TD2#
Martinez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Blaine manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB2#
Martinez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Martinez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Martinez being controlled here momentarily. #T2#
Martinez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blaine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blaine looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Blaine keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Blaine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T3#
Martinez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blaine lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Blaine throws a poor cross that misses
and Martinez counters with a straight right hand.
Blaine slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Blaine misses the target.#TD2#
Martinez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Martinez fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Blaine avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Martinez.
Martinez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Blaine is avoiding damage well.
Blaine is trying to control Martinez's posture but Martinez avoids it.
Martinez in side control, throwing shots but Blaine defends.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Blaine parries the strikes from Martinez easily there. Martinez is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Blaine to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Blaine is looking for a sweep.
Martinez throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Blaine works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Martinez trying to pass the guard but Blaine defending well. #SUB2#
Martinez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Blaine gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Martinez dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Blaine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Blaine misses with a hook
and Martinez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Blaine's knee momentarily.
Martinez lands a right hook to the body.
Blaine scores with a jab to the jaw.
Blaine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martinez.
Martinez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Martinez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Martinez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blaine throws an overhand right that lands on Martinez's shoulder, as Martinez tries to avoid the shot.
And Martinez responds with a good body kick, but Blaine manages to step out the way in time.
A swing and a miss from Blaine.
Martinez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blaine's hands.
Leonard Martinez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Blaine misses.
Blaine misses the jab.
Martinez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blaine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaine jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#T1#
Martinez blocks a jab.
Martinez slips a straight right by Blaine.
Martinez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blaine.
Martinez is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Blaine swings widly with a right hand
and Martinez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blaine is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#KD2#
Martinez lands a left and a right that sends Blaine crashing to the canvas! Martinez dives into mount looking to finish!#ROC2#
Blaine is rocked!
Leonard Martinez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez loads up with a big shot that hurts Blaine! He's pulled Martinez in close but Martinez has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Blaine survive? More strikes from Martinez and Blaine is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Leonard Martinez!
A victorious Leonard Martinez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
DUEL#19 Army vs Summers
Date: Nov 05, 2016 |
#R1#
Blaine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#TD#
Hammouche scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ground and pound from Hammouche.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hammouche connects with a nice short shot to Blaine's temple.
Hammouche will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hammouche sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blaine defending well though.
Hammouche seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hammouche thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blaine's head.
Hammouche throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Blaine to regain full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Hammouche's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Hammouche working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blaine's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammouche landing with the ground and pound. #SUB#
Hammouche thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Blaine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T1#
Hammouche throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blaine pulls Hammouche in close to his closed guard and prevents Hammouche from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hammouche throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Blaine keeping moving, preventing Hammouche from controlling successfully.
Hammouche throws a big right hand that misses. #SUB#
Hammouche drops back looking for a leg! Blaine is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Blaine manages to kick Hammouche off! Hammouche jumps back into Blaine's guard.
Hammouche is looking to work some ground and pound but Blaine has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammouche throwing strikes but missing.
Hammouche postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hammouche working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blaine is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hammouche working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammouche looking to pass the guard.
Blaine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammouche 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.
Hammouche seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hammouche throwing strikes from guard but Blaine blocks nicely.
Blaine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammouche throwing strikes from guard but Blaine blocks nicely.
Hammouche throws a big right hand that misses. #T3#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hammouche accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammouche postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blaine keeping moving, preventing Hammouche from controlling successfully.
Hammouche scoring with punches to the head and body.
Blaine pulls Hammouche in close to his closed guard and prevents Hammouche from doing any damage or advancing position.
Blaine working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hammouche.
Hammouche landing with the ground and pound.
Blaine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammouche is looking to work some ground and pound but Blaine has wrist control.#SUB#
Hammouche thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #T4#
Blaine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammouche stands up over Blaine, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammouche throws a big elbow that misses.
Blaine keeping full guard, as Hammouche tries to pass.
Hammouche works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Blaine avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hammouche.
Hammouche sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blaine defending well though.
Blaine is not content to let Hammouche control the position.
Blaine controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hammouche takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Djamel Hammouche dominated that round.
That's time! Hammouche's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Hammouche lands with a straight right. Blaine didn't see that one coming.
Blaine has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Blaine misses with a lunging right hand
and Hammouche counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #TD#
Hammouche gets a takedown into half guard.
Hammouche lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hammouche wants to take a breather but Blaine is having none of it.
Hammouche thows a huge punch but Blaine dodges it nicely.
Hammouche with the ground and pound but Blaine uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Blaine keeping moving, preventing Hammouche from controlling successfully.
Blaine pulls Hammouche in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammouche missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammouche passes Blaine's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Djamel Hammouche overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Hammouche is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T1#
Hammouche throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Blaine has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hammouche is working away from the top position though.
Hammouche is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blaine can do to turn this around?
Hammouche wants to control but Blaine is keeping him busy.
Blaine keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Blaine keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Blaine wants to get back to full guard.
Hammouche slips a nice elbow through Blaine's hands, connecting with Blaine's forehead.
Blaine is looking to control Hammouche's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blaine avoid being mounted?
Hammouche missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T2#
Hammouche is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hammouche is thwarting Blaine's attempts to control the position.
Blaine blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hammouche.
Hammouche thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blaine's head.
Blaine avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hammouche.
Blaine is trying to maintain the position but Hammouche is very close to passing his half guard.
Blaine is controlling Hammouche's trapped leg to prevent Hammouche from advancing to side control.
Hammouche wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blaine keeps working.
Hammouche trying to control from Blaine's half guard. Blaine has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Blaine trying to keep a closed guard but Hammouche is proving a slippery customer.
#T3#
Hammouche is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammouche missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammouche postures up in Blaine's guard and throws a big left but Blaine blocks it.
Hammouche with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blaine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammouche is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Blaine seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hammouche throwing strikes from guard but Blaine blocks nicely.
Hammouche throwing strikes but missing.
Blaine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T4#
Blaine keeping moving, preventing Hammouche from controlling successfully.
Hammouche postures up and lands a big shot to Blaine's brow.
Blaine is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammouche loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammouche trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammouche trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blaine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammouche throwing strikes from guard but Blaine blocks nicely.
Hammouche cracks Blaine with a solid left hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blaine is controlling Hammouche's posture.
Blaine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Djamel Hammouche dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Hammouche ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hammouche throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hammouche on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hammouche dives in and grabs Blaine's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blaine pushes down on Hammouche's head and hops out.
Blaine checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Blaine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blaine throws a hook but Hammouche blocks it.
Hammouche darts in looking for a takedown but Blaine gets double underhooks and turns Hammouche into the cage.
Hammouche uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blaine.
Hammouche looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Blaine is fending him off so far but Hammouche persists. Nope, Blaine circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Djamel Hammouche. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab by Blaine.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hammouche uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blaine.
Blaine misses with an uppercut
and Hammouche counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammouche fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaine lands with an overhand left.#T1#
Hammouche swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blaine! But no joy.#TD#
Hammouche feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Blaine is pulling down on Hammouche's head to control his posture.
Hammouche in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammouche throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammouche is stalling in the full guard.
Hammouche lands a couple of digs.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hammouche accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammouche works over Blaine with some ground and pound from guard.
Blaine trying to control the position.
Hammouche is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T2#
Hammouche postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammouche throwing strikes but missing.
Hammouche wants to control from the top but Blaine keeps moving.
Hammouche is working Blaine over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Blaine can't keep his opponent in guard - Hammouche advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hammouche sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blaine defending well though. #T3#
Hammouche is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hammouche is trying to control the action in half guard but Blaine is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hammouche seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #ROC#
Blaine is rocked!
Blaine is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Blaine is still in real trouble! Can Hammouche finish him?#SUB#
Hammouche is working for a kimura but Blaine is defending it quite comfortably.
Henry Blaine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blaine seems to have recovered his senses.
Blaine wants to get back to his feet.
Hammouche is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Blaine is hurt! He's hurt bad - Hammouche fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Blaine from any more punishment! Congratulations to Hammouche! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Djamel Hammouche!
In his post fight interview, Djamel Hammouche started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
DUEL#15 Blaine vs Anderson
Date: Oct 09, 2016 |
#R1#
Blaine dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Blaine lands with an uppercut that bounces Anderson off the cage and back into range.#CL2#
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Blaine misses with a body punch.
Blaine is struggling to control the position.
A head punch on the inside from Blaine fails to land.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blaine.
Anderson misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaine gets through Anderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Blaine's head.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Blaine controls his hands.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Blaine fails to land.
Blaine misses with a body punch.
#T1#
Anderson lands a shot to the body.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Blaine prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Blaine controls the action.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blaine's elbow.
Anderson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Blaine is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anderson is keeping busy.
Blaine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blaine blocking some punches.
Blaine is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Blaine.
Blaine displaying some good clinch control by pressing Anderson up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Blaine fails to land. #T2#
A body shot lands from Anderson.
Blaine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Blaine avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blaine scores with a shoulder strike.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Blaine.
The referee is keeping an eye on Anderson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Blaine throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Blaine.
A shot in the inside from Blaine.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson is trying to stall.
Blaine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T3#
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Anderson cracks Blaine with a nice body shot.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blaine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Anderson presses Blaine against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blaine backwards.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blaine backwards.
Blaine throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC#
Blaine breaks the clinch.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blaine.#T4#
Blaine swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Blaine swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Anderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
Blaine takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Blaine's shoulder, as Blaine tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Blaine misses the target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anderson.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blaine.
Anderson moves out of range as Blaine strikes.
Blaine misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
Blaine takes a jab right on the kisser.
Austin Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Anderson clinches up against the cage.
Anderson tries a body shot but Blaine blocks it.
Blaine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderson presses Blaine against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Anderson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Blaine misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Anderson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Blaine tries to keep at a distance but Anderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blaine's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Blaine.
Blaine can't break the clinch.
Blaine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson tries to work over Blaine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Anderson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Anderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Anderson is struggling to control the position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaine misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Anderson slows down the pace here.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Blaine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Blaine controls his hands.
Anderson looking to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blaine.
Blaine misses with a punch on the inside.
Blaine prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Blaine stalling.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blaine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
Blaine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson being controlled against the cage.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T2#
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Blaine avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blaine as Anderson tries to tie him up.
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.
Anderson pushes Blaine back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blaine swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
Blaine throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Blaine avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
A short right from Anderson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Anderson.
Blaine slowing the pace effectively.#T3#
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blaine backwards.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body.
Blaine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blaine blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blaine.
Good body shot from Anderson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson stalling in the clinch.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blaine's elbow.
Blaine stalling in the clinch but Anderson improves position.
Anderson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blaine.
Anderson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
#T4#
Blaine tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Blaine back against the cage.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blaine prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Blaine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaine misses with the head strike.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Blaine controls the action.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blaine has Anderson pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anderson.
Blaine misses with the head strike.
Anderson wants to stall.
Anderson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blaine or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R3#
Blaine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blaine throwing a counter right hand but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson fakes the leg kick and cracks Blaine in the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anderson, right into the meat.
A big left from Blaine misses.
Anderson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Anderson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blaine in his tracks.
Blaine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
Anderson scores with a leg kick.
#CL2#
Anderson has closed the distance and engaged Blaine in a clinch.
Anderson lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blaine.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
#BC#
Blaine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#CL2#
Anderson pushes Blaine up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
Anderson lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Blaine prevents a body shot from Anderson. #T1#
Anderson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Austin Anderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blaine throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Blaine throws a head punch that misses.
Blaine blocking some punches.
Anderson pushes Blaine back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Blaine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson tries to work over Blaine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blaine is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anderson is keeping busy.
Blaine is stalling here.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blaine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blaine swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Blaine controls the action.
#T2#
Anderson is stalling here.
A short right from Anderson.
Blaine swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
Blaine working aggressively here.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Blaine seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Anderson can turn it around.
Anderson taking a breather.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blaine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body.
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.#T3#
Anderson taking a breather.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Blaine backwards.
Blaine swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Blaine avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blaine's elbow.
Blaine looking to stall.
Blaine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Blaine blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Anderson as the two fighters clinch.
Anderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Blaine controls his hands.
A short left from Anderson.
Blaine misses with a hook from the clinch. #T4#
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blaine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blaine blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blaine backwards.
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!
Anderson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short body shot lands from Anderson as the two fighters clinch.
Anderson misses with a punch to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Blaine is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anderson is keeping busy.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Anderson really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R4#
Blaine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderson lands with a nice body punch.
Blaine drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Blaine throws a lazy uppercut
and Anderson counters with a leg kick.
Blaine throws a body shot but no joy.
Blaine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Anderson lands a body shot.
Blaine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Blaine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anderson can pounce on him.
Anderson scores with a one two! Blaine had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #ROC2#
Blaine is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaine throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Oh Blaine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anderson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Blaine moves out of range of the body kick.
Anderson tests Blaine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blaine takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Anderson drops Blaine with a big left hand! Blaine is injured, injured bad! Anderson jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Austin Anderson!
Austin Anderson is the new heavyweight champion!
Austin Anderson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
DUEL#12 Blaine vs Williams
Date: Sep 17, 2016 |
#R1#
Williams takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Blaine. That snapped Williams's head back.
Williams feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blaines jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#CUT2#
It looks like Henry Blaine has been cut.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Blaine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blaine just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Williams 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Blaine misses the target.
Blaine throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blaine.
Blaine throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Blaine slips a jab from Williams.
Blaine jabs Williams to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blaine looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Williams lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Williams tries to clinch up but Blaine circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams slips under a jab from Blaine.#T1#
Blaine fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Williams's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blaine connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Williams scrambles back to his feet.
Williams takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blaine throws a left and a right that both miss
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
A big left from Blaine misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Blaine misses the target.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Blaine.
Blaine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blaine loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Blaine swings widly with a right hand
#KD2#
and Williams counters with a crisp one two that drops Blaine! Williams thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Blaine to his feet! Blaine is in big trouble!#ROC2#
Blaine is rocked!
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!
Williams moves away from the strike by Blaine. #T2#
Blaine tries to get into range but Williams steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Blaine! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Williams scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sean Carter Williams!
Sean Carter Williams is the new heavyweight champion!
Sean Carter Williams was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
DUEL#9 Longshanks vs Blaine
Date: Aug 28, 2016 |
#R1#
Blaine takes a kick to the side of the head.#CUT#
It looks like Henry Blaine has been cut.
A head kick misses from Longshanks.
Longshanks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Longshanks walks into a stiff left hand from Blaine.#CUT2#
It looks like Claymore Longshanks has been cut.
Longshanks misses with a leg kick #KD2#
and Blaine counters with a crisp one two that drops Longshanks! Blaine thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Longshanks to his feet! Longshanks is in big trouble!#ROC2#
Longshanks is rocked!
Blaine lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Longshanks head around and knocks him out cold! Blaine hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Henry Blaine!
Henry Blaine is the new heavyweight champion!
Henry Blaine bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
DUEL#6 Xezeron vs Longshanks
Date: Aug 06, 2016 |
#R1#
A jab from Blaine misses.
The Tall blocks a jab.
The Tall blocks a jab.
The Tall was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blaine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blaine throws a hook to the side of The Tall's head but The Tall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Tall throws a big counter combination but Blaine scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Blaine misses with a looping left.
Blaine misses with a hook to the body
and The Tall counters with a series of strikes. Blaine will be more careful next time no doubt.
The Tall staying out of range there.
The Tall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Henry Blaine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Tall lands a nice shot to the body.
The Tall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blaine circles away quickly and effectively.
Blaine dodges the punch combination from The Tall.
The Tall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blaine throws out the jab.
The Tall swings for the body but Blaine moves out of range.
Blaine missing with a left hand there. The Tall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Blaine misses. #T1#
The Tall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaine manages to avoid it.
Blaine jabs The Tall to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blaine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Tall's head.
Sloppy strikes from Blaine. Those never looked like landing.
The Tall went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A big right from Blaine misses.
Blaine slips a jab and a cross from The Tall.
The Tall is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The Tall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blaine throws out the jab. #KD2#
Blaine cracks The Tall with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Blaine has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning The Tall to stand back up!#ROC2#
The Tall is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Tall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A counter left hand to the body from The Tall misses its target.
Oh The Tall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crack! Blaine connects with the perfect overhand right and The Tall falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Blaine!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Henry Blaine!
After the fight, Henry Blaine was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
DUEL#3 Xezeron vs Williams
Date: Jul 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Kantola fails with a takedown attempt.
Blaine swings for the body but Kantola moves out of range.
Kantola half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Blaine misses the jab.
Blaine throws the left hand but Kantola avoids the punch easily.
Blaine looks to land a combination but Kantola avoids it well.
Kantola shoots in and drives through. Blaine sprawls well.
Kantola on the wrong end of a nice hook.#CUT2#
It looks like Ari Kantola has been cut.
Blaine throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaine tries to bum rush Kantola with a series of wild strikes but Kantola uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blaine scores with a hook to the body. Kantola takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blaine, as that shot connected.
Blaine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kantola's head.#T1#
Kantola takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kantola is breathing heavily.
Kantola switches off momentarily and Blaine cracks him with a monster right hand! Kantola topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Blaine dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Blaine!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Henry Blaine!
Henry Blaine bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 18, 2016 |
#R1#
Rico tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blaine swivels and escapes.
A telegraphed right hand from Blaine misses the target.
Rico misses with a takedown
and Blaine counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blaine throws a jab when Rico was well out of range.
Rico doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rico takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Rico. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rico moves forwards but Blaine connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CUT2#
It looks like Johnny Rico has been cut.
Blaine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rico moves out of range of the strikes.
Blaine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rico. #T1#
Blaine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rico.
Rico closes the distance and clinches up with Blaine, looking for a takedown. Rico pushes Blaine against the cage but Blaine circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rico defending well as Blaine loads up on a big left hand.
Blaine looks to land a combination but Rico avoids it well.
A counter left hand to the body from Rico misses its target.
A shot to the liver by Blaine. Beautiful body shot.#TD#
Rico gets a double leg takedown into Blaine's guard.
Blaine is adopting a defensive guard.#SUB#
Rico drops back looking for a leg! Blaine is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Blaine manages to kick Rico off! Rico jumps back into Blaine's guard. #T2#
Blaine pulls Rico in close to his closed guard and prevents Rico from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rico slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Blaine managing to control the position.
Rico postures up and lands a big shot to Blaine's brow.
Rico wants to control from the top but Blaine keeps moving. #T3#
Blaine pulls Rico in close to his closed guard and prevents Rico from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rico passes easily into side control. Nice work.#SUB#
Rico wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Blaine, who protects the arm well.
An elbow from Rico crashes against the mat.
Rico throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Blaine works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Blaine works his way to full guard. Good work.#T4#
Rico postures up in Blaine's guard and throws a big left but Blaine blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blaine trying to control the position.
Rico sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Blaine's guard.
Rico landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #SUB#
Rico is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Rico there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rico not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Blaine trying to control but Rico postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Henry Blaine will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Rico's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Blaine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rico manages to avoid it.
Blaine just misses with a punch to the body.
Blaine misses the shot to the body. #TD#
Rico shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Blaine trying to control from the bottom.
Rico missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rico 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rico throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #SUB#
Rico is trying to work for a kimura but Blaine is defending well.
Blaine trying to hold on to Rico's head to control him but Rico postures up.
#T1#
Blaine preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Rico thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rico working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rico will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rico is just content to waste time from the top position. Blaine takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Rico throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Blaine pulls Rico in close to his closed guard and prevents Rico from doing any damage or advancing position.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rico throwing strikes but missing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Blaine holds on and takes a little breather.
Rico postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rico accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rico trying to control the position from guard on top but Blaine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rico with a flurry of punches that miss. #T3#
Rico scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rico scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rico wants to control from the top but Blaine keeps moving.
Blaine seems keen to control Rico's posture.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rico wants to pass the guard but Blaine is keeping the position.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rico with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Blaine keeping moving, preventing Rico from controlling successfully.
Rico stands up over Blaine, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rico trying to control the position from guard on top but Blaine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rico is really struggling to control Blaine but he's trying to hold on to the position.#SUB#
Rico is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blaine controls Rico momentarily but Rico frees himself. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Rico dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Rico'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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Blaine catches Rico with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fighters circling - Blaine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rico shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blaine sprawls well. Blaine wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rico gets slowly back to his feet.
Blaine doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rico ducks under a wild hook from Blaine.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rico shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A little jabbing left from Blaine on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blaine falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rico counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #T1#
Blaine scores with a sloppy right hand. Rico should have avoided that one.
Blaine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rico is defended easily by Blaine.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Rico. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rico looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blaine connects with the punch.#T2#
Blaine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rico.
Rico appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Blaine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rico's head.
Blaine misses with a hook.
Blaine with a hook.
Blaine looks to land a right hand but Rico moved out of range.
Rico moves away from the strike by Blaine.
Rico uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blaine.
Rico slips under a jab.
Blaine connects with a looping right hand.
Henry Blaine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3##TD#
Blaine gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Blaine pulls Rico in close to prevent any damage.
Blaine controls Rico momentarily but Rico frees himself.
Rico postures up in Blaine's guard and throws a big left but Blaine blocks it.
Rico throwing strikes from guard but Blaine blocks nicely.
Rico wants to pass the guard but Blaine is keeping the position.
Blaine seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T4##REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blaine slaps away a takedown attempt from Rico, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Blaine defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rico.
Blaine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rico was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaine.
Henry Blaine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A jab from Blaine misses.
Blaine just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRico.
Blaine throws a hook but Rico avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Blaine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blaine 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Blaine!
Henry Blaine decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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