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Event:
Pacio Fight Night 18
Date: May 30, 2016 |
#R1#
Impallomeni connects with a body shot that sends Blake's belly button to the back.
Impallomeni digs a good hook to Blake's body.
Blake is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Impallomeni appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
David Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake tries to clinch up#TD#
and Impallomeni counters with a single leg into guard. Blake didn't expect that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Impallomeni chips away with some ground and pound.
Impallomeni makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Impallomeni landing some decent shots from guard.
Blake can't keep his opponent in guard - Impallomeni advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Blake on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T1##SUB#
Impallomeni is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Blake has managed to free his arm - good work.
Impallomeni lands strikes from half guard.#ROC#
Blake is rocked!#SUB#
Impallomeni is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Blake wants to get back to full guard.
Blake really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Impallomeni. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Impallomeni working Blake over with strikes.
Impallomeni winds up and cracks Blake with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Blake is still in real trouble! Can Impallomeni finish him?
Impallomeni has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Impallomeni postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Blake bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Impallomeni and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zenone Impallomeni!
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Event:
Pacio Fight Night 16
Date: May 20, 2016 |
#R1#
Blake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Styrjoeld sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Styrjoeld throws a hook but Blake blocks it.
Blake doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Styrjoeld to counter with a crisp jab.
Styrjoeld swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Styrjoeld showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blake.
#CL#
Blake moves into the clinch.
Blake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blake lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Styrjoeld or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blake.
Styrjoeld tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Styrjoeld throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Styrjoeld lands a shoulder strike.
Blake definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blake.
Styrjoeld working aggressively here.
Styrjoeld misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blake.
Styrjoeld lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Styrjoeld working aggressively here.
#T1#
Blake swings wildly with an uppercut but Styrjoeld uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blake.
Styrjoeld misses with the head strike.
Styrjoeld swings wildly with an uppercut but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Styrjoeld.
Blake blocking some punches.
Blake misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Styrjoeld.
Blake missing with knees to the body.
Blake misses with a punch on the inside.
Styrjoeld lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Styrjoeld scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blake lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Styrjoeld working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Styrjoeld lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Styrjoeld doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T2#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Styrjoeld.
Styrjoeld misses with a hook from the clinch.
Styrjoeld lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Blake.
A head punch on the inside from Styrjoeld fails to land.
Blake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Styrjoeld.
Blake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Styrjoeld misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Styrjoeld.
Styrjoeld misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC2#
Styrjoeld manages to break the clinch.
Styrjoeld misses with a wild body shot.
Blake tries to counter with a takedown but Styrjoeld is quick to defend against it.#CL#
Blake has taken the fight to the clinch.
Styrjoeld blocking some punches.
Blake can't find room to land a body shot as Styrjoeld controls the action.
#BC2#
Styrjoeld breaks the clinch.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Styrjoeld swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Styrjoeld. Blake does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL#
Blake gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Styrjoeld.
Styrjoeld misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blake throws a head punch that misses.
Blake lands a nice uppercut.
Styrjoeld blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Styrjoeld.
Styrjoeld throws a head punch that misses.
Styrjoeld swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Styrjoeld misses with a hook from the clinch.
Styrjoeld gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Blake.
Styrjoeld lands a shoulder strike.
Blake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blake takes a shot to the head.
Blake working aggressively here.
We've been informed that Styrjoeld has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Blake misses with some punches.
Blake misses with a punch on the inside.
#T4#
Blake scores with a shot to the side of Styrjoeld's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Styrjoeld swings wildly with an uppercut but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blake lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Styrjoeld working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blake.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blake.
Styrjoeld lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Styrjoeld scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Blake.
Styrjoeld lands with a right to the head.
Styrjoeld gets through Blake's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Styrjoeld lands a right hand.
Blake lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Styrjoeld backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blake jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Styrjoeld walks away with a smile on his face. Blake gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blake closes the distance but Styrjoeld moves to the side
and Styrjoeld makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Styrjoeld misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Runar Styrjoeld dominated that round.
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#
Blake has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Blake tries to clinch but Styrjoeld is having none of it.
David Blake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Styrjoeld, as that shot connected.
Blake tries to clinch up.
Blake tries to clinch but Styrjoeld moves out of range.
Blake is looking to clinch but Styrjoeld is avoiding it.
Blake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Styrjoeld throws a series of punches but Blake moves out of range.
Styrjoeld scores with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Styrjoeld.
A little feinted left hand from Blake on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Styrjoeld scores with a nice strike.
Nice shot lands for Styrjoeld.
Runar Styrjoeld seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blake tries to clinch but Styrjoeld is having none of it. #T1#
Styrjoeld lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Blake tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Styrjoeld was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blake wants to clinch
and Styrjoeld counters with a nice uppercut.
Styrjoeld looks to land a combination. Blake sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#ROC2#
Blake is rocked!
Styrjoeld lands with a hook. Blake tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Oh Blake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Some wild striking there from Styrjoeld.
A jab from Styrjoeld finds it's way through Blake's defenses.
Styrjoeld bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Styrjoeld throws a lazy right hand but Blake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Styrjoeld pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Styrjoeld.
Blake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Styrjoeld loads up on a big right hand but Blake slips the punch.
Blake seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice defenses there by Blake.
Styrjoeld might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Blake wants to clinch up but Styrjoeld keeps it at a distance.
Styrjoeld ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Styrjoeld moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#CL#
Blake clinches with his opponent.
#T2#
Styrjoeld blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Styrjoeld throws a punch but it's blocked by Blake.
Blake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Styrjoeld swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blake pressing his opponent against the cage. #BC#
Blake breaks from the clinch.
Blake tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Styrjoeld! But no joy.
Nice sprawl there from Styrjoeld as Blake shoots in.#CL#
Blake drives through and clinches with Styrjoeld against the cage.
#BC#
Blake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Styrjoeld scores with a jab to the body.#CL#
Blake gets a clinch.
Styrjoeld misses with a hook from the clinch.
Styrjoeld misses with a punch on the inside.
Blake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Styrjoeld misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blake misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Blake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blake blocks an uppercut.
Styrjoeld has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blake has a couple of punches blocked by Styrjoeld.
Styrjoeld working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blake blocking some punches.
Styrjoeld misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Styrjoeld breaks from the clinch.
Styrjoeld throws a good cross that connects.
Blake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#CL#
Blake has Styrjoeld up against the cage in a clinch.
Styrjoeld working aggressively here.
Styrjoeld has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Styrjoeld throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Styrjoeld.
Styrjoeld blocks an uppercut.
Styrjoeld misses with a body punch.
Blake blocks an uppercut.
Blake wants to stall.
#T4#
Blake looking to stall.
Styrjoeld lands a shoulder strike.
Styrjoeld lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Styrjoeld lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Styrjoeld tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Styrjoeld throws a punch but it's blocked by Blake.
Styrjoeld lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Styrjoeld fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blake.
Styrjoeld misses with a hook from the clinch.
Styrjoeld lands a shoulder strike.
Blake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Styrjoeld tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Runar Styrjoeld showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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#
Blake changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Styrjoeld tries to avoid it but Blake manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Styrjoeld to the ground. Styrjoeld escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #TD#
Styrjoeld gets caught napping as Blake dives in and scores a takedown. Styrjoeld manages to retain guard.#ES2#
Styrjoeld wriggles free and stands up.
Blake wants to clinch up but Styrjoeld keeps it at a distance.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch but Styrjoeld swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blake walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Styrjoeld paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Blake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Styrjoeld throws a series of punches but Blake moves out of range.
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!
Blake misses with a two punch combination.
Styrjoeld swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Styrjoeld manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blake moves to clinch but Styrjoeld breaks away
and Styrjoeld counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blake tries to clinch up.
Blake throws a nice looking combination but Styrjoeld bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T1#
Blake has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blake there as he acknowledges the shot.
Blake wants to clinch.
Styrjoeld dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Styrjoeld lands with an uppercut that bounces Blake off the cage and back into range.
Blake is looking to clinch.
Styrjoeld scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Blake throws a right and a left that Styrjoeld avoids nicely.
Styrjoeld lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Styrjoeld throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blake.
Blake tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Styrjoeld to counter with a crisp jab.
Blake takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
David Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch but Styrjoeld swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Styrjoeld steps in with a hook that catches Blake right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Styrjoeld follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Blake looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Runar Styrjoeld!
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Event:
Pacio Fight Night 13
Date: Apr 29, 2016 |
#R1#
Cup swings away with a body shot that misses
#TD2#
and Blake counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Blake really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cup. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB2#
Blake is working for a kimura but Cup is defending it quite comfortably.
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. Blake connects with a nice short shot to Cup's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cup has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Blake is working away from the top position though.#SUB2#
Blake looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Cup has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Blake is working away from the top position though.#T1#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake working the head and body with strikes.
Blake prevents Cup from standing back up.
Cup trying to control from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Blake wants to work for an arm triangle but Cup is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cup looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cup is trying to maintain the position but Blake is very close to passing his half guard.
Cup gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cup working a defensive guard here.
Cup will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Blake cracks Cup with a solid left hand.#CUT2#
It looks like Kania Cup has been cut.
Cup trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Cup looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T2#
Blake throwing strikes but missing. #SUB#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cup has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blake can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB#
Cup escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blake gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Blake would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Blake wants to control from the top but Cup keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cup is looking to stand up but Blake isn't so interested in that idea. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Blake decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#T3##SUB2#
Blake is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cup defends it well.
Cup trying to control here.
#SUB2#
Blake is working for a submission of some sort.
Cup is trying to stand.
#SUB2#
Blake seems to be looking for submissions.
Cup moves into full guard.
Blake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cup swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cup utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blake working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cup is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Blake tries to roll over but Cup keeps him under control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blake can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB2#
Blake looking for subs from the bottom but Cup mounts him!
Blake wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cup trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Blake tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Blake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kania Cup's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Cup swats away the attempt to clinch by Blake.
Blake catches Cup with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blake has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Cup misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Blake misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cup is looking for a counter combo.#CL2#
Blake clinches up with Cup and pushes him back against the cage.
Cup drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Blake gets the underhooks and prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Blake takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cup has Blake pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Blake manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kania Cup. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blake creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #ROC2#
Cup is rocked!
Cup stalling in the clinch but Blake improves position.
Oh Cup is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cup is looking for a takedown.
Cup seems to have got his legs back now.
Blake lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blake pushes Cup back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cup trying to control the position but instead, Blake has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cup into the cage.#KD2#
Blake drops Cup onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Cup is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#CUT2#
Kania Cup's cut is getting worse.
Cup really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blake mutters something to Cup before pushing him back against the cage. As Cup comes back towards him, Blake unloads a hook from the very depths of hell that knocks Cup clean out! Oh. My. God. That is some seriously brutal stuff right there! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Blake!
In his post fight interview, David Blake started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
Pacio Fight Night 10
Date: Apr 17, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
Blake shoots in and gets a takedown into Impallomeni's guard.#ES2#
Impallomeni has his feet on Blake's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Blake tries to clinch but Impallomeni moves out of range.
Blake staying out of range there.#TD#
Blake bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Impallomeni has one of Blake's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Impallomeni avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Blake.
Impallomeni sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#SUB#
Blake is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Impallomeni is pressing down on Blake's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T1#
Impallomeni is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB##SUB2#
Impallomeni is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Blake doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Impallomeni. #SUB2#
Impallomeni is working for a kimura but Blake is defending it quite comfortably.
Impallomeni takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Impallomeni is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Impallomeni has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB#
Blake actively working from the bottom here.#SUB#
Blake looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Impallomeni passes to side control. #T2#
Blake taking a bit of punishment here - Impallomeni scoring with strikes. #ROC2#
Blake is rocked!
Impallomeni scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Blake is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Impallomeni can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zenone Impallomeni!
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Event:
Pacio Fight Night 6
Date: Mar 28, 2016 |
#R1#
Blake tries to clinch but Elkoski is having none of it.
Elkoski cracks a nice hook into Blake's ribs.
Blake dives in and grabs Elkoski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Elkoski pushes down on Blake's head and hops out.
Elkoski is looking to counter the offense by Blake and move into the clinch.
Elkoski throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
#KD#
Oooooh!!! Elkoski has knocked Blake down with a huge combo! Elkoski steps away and waves a wobbly Blake back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC#
Blake is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elkoski connects with a nice cross there... Blake is looking wobbly and Elkoski recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Blake to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Elkoski jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bartek Elkoski!
Bartek Elkoski seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 18, 2016 |
#R1#
Blake shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Okah as he jumps to the side.
Okah looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Okah displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blake.
Blake fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Okah buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blake walks forward, straight into a front kick from Okah.#CL#
Blake moves into the clinch successfully.
Blake lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Okah backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Blake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Okah thuds his shin into the meat of Blake's side.#CL#
Blake darts in and clinches Okah up against the cage.
Okah tries to break the clinch but Blake is controlling the position. #BC#
Blake manages to break the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Okah.
#T1#
Okah thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Blake if he has to take too many more of those.
Blake fails with the takedown.
Okah steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.#TD#
Blake closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Okah takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Okah manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Okah is pressing down on Blake's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB#
Blake drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Okah dives on top into guard.#REVB##SUB#
Blake looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Okah has picked Blake up and slammed him! Blake can't keep hold of the triangle and Okah manages to pass to side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake tries to get back to half guard but can't.#SU2#
Okah decides to stand up, so the ref orders Blake to his feet.
Okah scores with a spinning back kick!#T2##CL#
Blake moves into the clinch.
Okah has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blake misses with the head strike.
Blake is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Okah is defending well.
Okah prevents the takedown attempt.
Blake misses with a punch on the inside.
Blake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Okah's efforts to push away.
Blake working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blake tries to score a body lock takedown but Okah shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#BC#
Blake breaks from the clinch.
Okah lands with a slapping head kick.
Blake with a lazy takedown attempt
and Okah counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Blake is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Blake is breathing heavily.
Blake looks for a takedown but Okah sprawls well.
Okah only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Okah scores with a head kick. Blake tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#T3#
Blake doesn't manage to clinch there - Okah circles away.
Okah scores with a head kick.
Okah throws a head kick that half lands.
#CL#
Blake fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Okah, pushing him back against the cage.
Okah looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC#
Blake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Blake clinches.
Okah is trying to push Blake away but Blake has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Okah has had enough of the clinch but Blake keeps him there for the moment.#BC#
Blake breaks from the clinch.
Okah connects with a leg kick. Blake looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A solid body kick from Okah.
Blake throws a body kick that misses
and Okah counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice body kick there by Okah.
Blake takes a kick to the side of the head.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Blake has closed the distance and engaged Okah in a clinch.
Blake has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Okah after a bit of a struggle.
Blake changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Okah fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Okah with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Okah scores with a kick to the midsection.
Blake tries to clinch
and Okah counters with a nice kick to the body. #CL#
Blake gets a clinch.
Okah is trying to break free.
Blake will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Okah has had enough of the clinch but Blake keeps him there for the moment.
Okah is trying to break free.
Blake is stalling here.
Okah tries to break free but Blake pushes him back against the cage.
Okah is looking to break free of the clinch but Blake has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghazi Okah dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Okah feints and then cracks Blake's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blake down.
Okah turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Okah fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Okah.
Blake misses with a double jab.
#CL#
Blake moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blake.#TD#
Blake pulls guard effortlessly. #SUB#
Blake looking for a guillotine here but Okah defends easily.
Okah trying to control the position from guard on top but Blake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU2#
Okah gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Okah displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blake. #T1#
Okah moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #CL#
Blake instigates a clinch.
Okah is trying to break the clinch but Blake is controlling him.
Okah wants to get back to striking at distance but Blake won't allow it.
Okah is trying to force a seperation but Blake has the dominant position.
Blake lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Okah is trying to push Blake away but Blake has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Blake lands a hook to the side of the head.
Okah has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Okah can't break the clinch.
Okah wants to get back to striking at distance but Blake won't allow it.
Okah wants to get back to striking at distance but Blake won't allow it.
Okah wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blake has him pressed against the cage.
Blake lands an uppercut.
Blake drops down looking for an ankle pick but Okah pulls his leg out and moves away.
Blake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Okah bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Okah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2#
A nice leg kick lands there from Okah.
Blake fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL#
Blake drives through and clinches with Okah against the cage.
Blake slowing the pace effectively.
Blake lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD#
Blake manages to pull guard.
Okah trying to control the position from guard on top but Blake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Okah is pushing down on Blake's leg trying to pass to half guard. Blake is fighting to maintain full guard but Okah has managed to sneak the leg through.#SUB#
Blake is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Okah pulls his head out easily.
Okah is trying to control the action in half guard but Blake is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB#
Blake actively working from the bottom here.#SUB#
Blake looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Blake on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Blake tries to get out of the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T3#
Blake tries to kick Okah off but Okah keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Okah lands strikes from half guard.
Okah looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #SUB#
Blake looking for submissions off his back.#SU2#
Okah decides to stand up.
Okah throws a head kick that Blake semi-blocks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Okah.
A slapping body kick lands there for Okah.
Okah throws a head kick that half lands.
Blake looks to land a left hand but Okah moved out of range nicely.#T4##CL#
Blake moves into the clinch.
Okah wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blake has him pressed against the cage.
Okah is trying to break the clinch but Blake is controlling him.
Blake lands a right hand that snaps the head of Okah backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Okah's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blake lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Okah working hard to break the clinch.
Okah working hard to break the clinch.
Okah is trying to break the clinch but Blake is controlling him.
Okah wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blake fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Okah is trying to break free.
Still in the clinch, Blake scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake goes for a takedown attempt but Okah pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Blake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Okah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Okah lands with a kick to the temple. Blake shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #CL#
Blake rushes Okah and presses him up against the cage.
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 David Blake will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Okah throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
#CL#
Blake clinches.
Blake lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Okah backwards.
Blake scores with a shot to the side of Okah's head.
Okah has had enough of the clinch but Blake keeps him there for the moment.
Okah has had enough of the clinch but Blake keeps him there for the moment.
Blake keeps control of Okah as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blake lands a left hand that snaps the head of Okah backwards.
Okah is pressed up against the cage. Blake has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Okah down to the mat. Okah avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Blake fails with a takedown attempt.
Blake is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Blake chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Okah can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Okah. Okah obviously looking to wear him down.
Okah keeps Blake at a distance using the push kick.
Okah throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
#T1##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blake lands a shoulder strike.
Blake lands a right hand that snaps the head of Okah backwards. #TD#
Blake lands a takedown into guard.
#ES2#
Okah has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Blake off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. #CL#
Blake gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake lands a right hand that snaps the head of Okah backwards.
Blake wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blake.
Okah has had enough of the clinch but Blake keeps him there for the moment.
Blake makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Okah wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blake has him pressed against the cage.
David Blake has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blake keeps control of Okah as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blake lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blake lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Okah backwards. #T2#
Okah is trying to break the clinch but Blake has him pressed against the cage. #TD#
Blake gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Okah regains guard.
#ES2#
Okah wriggles free and stands up.
David Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Blake fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Okah, pushing him back against the cage.
Okah tries to break free but Blake pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Okah's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blake scores with a nice hook to the head.
Okah is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Okah wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Okah has had enough of the clinch but Blake keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Okah's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blake creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blake creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blake lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Okah backwards.
A shot in the inside from Blake.
Blake lands a hook that snaps the head of Okah backwards. #T3#
Blake has Okah pressed against the cage, preventing Okah from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Okah wants to break free but Blake has control.
Blake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Okah's efforts to push away.
Blake is looking to take this one to the mat.
Okah is trying to force a seperation but Blake has the dominant position.#TD#
Blake turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!#SUB#
Blake tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Blake has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Blake trying to control the position but Okah is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Okah wants to control but Blake postures up.
Okah keeping his opponent close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Blake tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Blake has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T4#
Okah gets back to half guard.#SUB#
Blake is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are battling for position here. Okah manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Okah controls Blake momentarily but Blake frees himself.
Okah is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Blake showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blake has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Blake!
A very excited looking David Blake rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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