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Event:
KT 6
Date: Dec 07, 2016 |
#R1#
A nice leg kick lands there from Nao.
Blades rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nao scores with a hook.
Blades throws a jab when Nao was well out of range.
Blades throws a hook to the side of Nao's head but Nao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blades.
Nao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blades throws a body punch but Nao moves out of range.
Nao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blades was well out of range. Poor timing from Nao.
Nao misses with a wild body shot.
Blades misses with a lunging right hand
and Nao counters with a nice uppercut.
Nao moves away from the strike by Blades.
Blades jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blades throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little jabbing left from Nao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nao throws an overhand right that lands on Blades's shoulder, as Blades tries to avoid the shot.
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!
Blades walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nao darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blades tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nao moves out of range of the strikes.#T1#
Blades takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Blades is breathing heavily.
Blades slips a jab from Nao.
A shot to the liver by Nao. Beautiful body shot.
Blades sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Blades on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nao. Nao obviously looking to wear him down.
Blades looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nao throws a good cross that connects.
A big right from Nao misses.
It looked like Blades wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blades takes one on the button.
Nao is looking to land body kicks.
Blades misses with an uppercut. Nao saw that one coming.
Blades ducks under a wild hook from Nao.
A little feinted left hand from Blades on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nao thows a left - swing and a miss!
A clash of legs there as Blades blocks the low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blades ducks under a wild hook from Nao.
Blades uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nao.#T2#
Nao cracks Blades with a good jab.
Blades just misses with a punch to the body.
Blades misses with a looping left.
Blades misses with a wild body shot.
Blades tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nao was well out of range. Poor timing from Blades.
Nao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nao thumps Blades with a low kick.
Nao uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blades throws a shot from downtown. Nao moves away and avoids it.
Nao takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nao takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nao lands with an uppercut that bounces Blades off the ropes and back into range.
Nao misses with a kick to the body.
Nao throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Blades swings for the body but Nao moves out of range.
Blades lands a nice hook to Nao's body. Nao takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T3#
Nao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blades displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nao throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Blades misses the target.
Nao explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nao connects with a body shot that sends Blades's belly button to the back.
Blades misses with a left hand
and Nao counters with a straight right hand.
Nao bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blades stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blades takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice shot lands for Nao.
Blades missing with a left hand there. Nao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nao throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blades slips a jab from Nao.
Nao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Blades.#T4#
Jab by Nao.
Nao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blades sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blades misses with a hook. Nao ducked under it nicely.
Nao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#CL2#
Nao closes the distance and clinches.
Nao lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Nao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blades backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nao.
Nao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blades backwards.
Nao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blades.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nao.
Nao lands a shot to the body.
Nao lands a hook that snaps the head of Blades backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Nao.
Nao misses with a knee strike.
Nao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nao scores with a hook to the body.
Nao is leaning against Blades and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Nao dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Nao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blades manages to avoid it.#KD2#
Nao scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Blades to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Nao away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Blades got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
Nao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nao lands a nice shot that snaps Blades's head back.
#ROC2#
Blades is rocked!
Nao lands a head shot.
Oh Blades is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CL2#
Nao gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blades working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blades tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Nao.
Blades seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nao.
Nao throws an elbow but it misses.
A hook to the body from Nao.
Nao lands a body punch.
Nao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blades.
Nao lands a nice uppercut.
Nao lands with a right to the head.
Nao is leaning against Blades and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#BC2#
Nao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nao.
#T1#
Blades tries to get into range but Nao steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Blades! 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! Nao scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Solomon Nao!
A victorious Solomon Nao 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:
KT4: Road to Glory
Date: Nov 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Kriesher tries to clinch but Blades moves out of range.
Kriesher tries to close the distance and clinch but Blades swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blades lands the left hand.#CUT#
It looks like Kevork Kriesher has been cut.
Blades looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blades cracks Kriesher with a right hand to the side of the head.#CL2#
Kriesher rushes Blades and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kriesher pressing his opponent against the cage.
Blades swings wildly with an uppercut but Kriesher uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Blades escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kriesher misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kriesher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blades cracks Kriesher with a right hand to the side of the head.#CL2#
Kriesher clinches. #T1#
Kriesher is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blades is keeping busy.
Kriesher is trying to stall.
Blades tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kriesher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blades's elbow.
Kriesher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blades.
#BC#
Blades breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Kriesher fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blades, pushing him back against the cage.#BC#
Blades manages to break the clinch.
Blades ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kriesher tries to clinch up.
Blades lunges at Kriesher with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kriesher 's hand.
Blades fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kriesher manages to avoid it.
Blades circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kriesher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vitor Blades seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blades changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T2#
Nice defenses there by Kriesher .
Kriesher scores with a jab to the head.
Nice jab there from Blades.
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!
Kriesher fails to land with a series of punches.
Blades throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kriesher wants to counter the offense by Blades and move into the clinch position.
Kriesher tries to clinch but Blades moves out of range.
Kriesher tries to clinch there but Blades circles away.
Blades throws a right hand that misses
and Kriesher counters with a two punch combo.
Kriesher 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blades connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kriesher scrambles back to his feet.
Vitor Blades is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kriesher throws a push kick but Blades slaps the foot to one side.
Kriesher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blades.
Blades slips a jab and a cross from Kriesher .
#CL2#
Kriesher has closed the distance and engaged Blades in a clinch.
Kriesher stalling against the cage.
Kriesher blocking some punches.
#T3#
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Blades throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Kriesher breaks from the clinch.
Blades connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Blades avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kriesher slips under a jab.
Blades lands a two punch combo.
Blades misses with a looping left.
Kriesher pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good work by Blades as he checks the leg kick.
Kriesher blocks a jab.
Kriesher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blades moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blades lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Blades.#CUT#
That has opened up Kevork Kriesher 's cut even more.
Kriesher has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blades jabs at Kriesher 's body.
Blades works Kriesher 's body with a nice hook.
Kriesher throws a head kick but Blades moves out of range.
Kriesher looks winded!
Nice shot by Blades.#ROC#
Kriesher is rocked!
Kriesher tries to clinch there but Blades circles away.
Blades with a nice cross.
Kriesher is still on wobbly legs! Can Blades finish him?#CUT#
The cut above Kevork Kriesher 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Blades closes the distance and lands a lead uppercut that stumbles Kriesher back against the cage! Blades follows up with a jab and a huge straight right that knocks Kriesher out cold! What a finish! Blades looks absolutely delighted, as he should do! Congratulations that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vitor Blades!
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Event:
KT1: The Christening
Date: Sep 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Devil lands a jab.
Vitor Blades seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Devil moves away from the strike by Blades.
Devil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blades with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Devil to score with a decent uppercut.
Devil with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blades to score with a decent uppercut.#CUT2#
It looks like Shoulder Devil has been cut.
Blades swings widly with a right hand
and Devil connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blades connects with a single shot there.
Blades connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Devil momentarily.
Blades takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Devil slips a jab and a cross from Blades.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Devil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Devil misses.
Blades dodges the punch combination from Devil.
Blades misses with a few strikes there.
Blades moves out of range as Devil strikes.
Devil uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blades.#T1#
Blades throws a right hand that Devil ducks under and follows up with a left that Devil also avoids with ease.
Devil just misses with a punch to the body.
Blades takes one to the chin there.
Blades throws a lazy right hand but Devil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Devil checks a leg kick.
Devil throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Devil comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Devil slips a jab and a cross from Blades.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blades. Devil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blades thows a left - swing and a miss!
Devil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Devil is looking to counter punch.
Devil fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Devil has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Devil throws a body shot but no joy.
Devil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blades lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#T2#
Devil takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice jab there from Blades.
Blades tries to bum rush Devil with a series of wild strikes but Devil uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blades punishes Devil's body with a nice straight punch.
Devil takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Devil just misses with a punch to the body.
Devil swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Devil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blades was well out of range. Poor timing from Devil.
Devil throws a hook but Blades blocks it.
Blades throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blades lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blades moves out of range of the strikes.
Blades jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Devil uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blades.#T3#
Blades slips a straight right by Devil.
Blades now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Blades scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Devil rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blades moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blades thuds a left hand into Devil's body.
Devil misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from Blades misses.
Devil seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Devil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Devil. Blades does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blades scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blades misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blades. Devil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blades throws a body punch but Devil moves out of range.
Devil tries to counter by clinching up but Blades breaks away and moves out of range.
Devil slips a straight right by Blades.
Blades is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Devil had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into p�t�.
Devil staying out of range there.#T4#
Devil is looking to clinch but Blades is avoiding it.
Blades feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Devil's calf.
Blades throws a big shot that misses.
Devil scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Devil misses the shot to the body.
Devil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blades throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Devil went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Blades throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Devil counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Blades throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A right-left combo lands from Blades.
Devil misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Devil misses with a jab, cross combination.
A left lands for Devil.
Blades lands an overhand right.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Blades dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shoulder Devil'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#
Blades misses with the combination.
#CL#
Devil rushes Blades and presses him up against the cage.
Blades blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Devil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blades's elbow.
Blades misses with a body punch.
#BC2#
Blades breaks from the clinch.
Blades drops his hands momentarily and Devil takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Blades throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blades is looking to chop away at Devil's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Blades.
Devil fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blades throws an overhand right that lands on Devil's shoulder, as Devil tries to avoid the shot.
Blades looks to score with a jab to the body but Devil is just out of range.
Blades throws a body punch but Devil moves out of range. #T1#
Good shot there by Devil.
Blades connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Blades lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Devil circles away quickly and effectively.
Devil tries to clinch up.
Blades on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blades takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Blades dodges the punch combination from Devil.
Blades throws a lazy uppercut
and Devil counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Devil throws out a loose jab but Blades uses good head movement to avoid it.
Devil tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blades manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Devil scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blades doesn't seem bothered though.
Devil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blades takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#T2#
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!
Devil tries to clinch but Blades is having none of it.
Blades lands with a shot to the body.
Devil lands a nice shot to the body.
Devil looks to score with a jab to the body but Blades is just out of range.
Jab from Blades.
Blades tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Devil is able to avoid easily.
Blades fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Devil slips a straight right by Blades.
Devil is looking to counter punch.
A big right from Blades misses.
Blades ducks under a wild hook from Devil.
Blades looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blades loads up on a big right hand but Devil slips the punch.
A big left from Devil misses.
Blades is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Devil.
Devil bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blades's head.#T3#
Devil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blades.
Blades fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Devil on the side of the head.
Devil moves in looking to clinch but Blades pushes him off.
Blades connects with a looping right hand.
Devil throws a lazy right hand but Blades sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vitor Blades seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blades swings away with a body shot that misses
and Blades takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blades throws a hook to the side of Devil's head but Devil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Devil was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Some wild striking there from Devil.
Blades lands a right hook to the body.
Devil swings for the body but Blades moves out of range.
Blades throws out a loose jab but Devil uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Devil tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blades swinging wildly here.
#T4#
Blades throws a lazy right hand but Devil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blades walks into a straight right hand from Devil.
Blades misses with a body shot.
As Blades looks to move away, Devil throws a big counter combo but Blades just gets out of the way.
Blades takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blades lands a nice shot that snaps Devil's head back.
Blades keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blades tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Devil was well out of range. Poor timing from Blades.
Blades ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Devil tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blades swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blades lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Devil takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Devil tests Blades's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Devil looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Blades on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vitor Blades will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Shoulder Devil's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R3#
Nice uppercut there from Blades.
Devil lands a really nice looking cross but Blades seems unphased.
Devil lands a nice shot to the body.
Devil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Devil scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blades tests Devil's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blades misses with a lunging right hand
and Devil counters with a nice body shot.
Devil throws a lazy right hand but Blades sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Devil misses with a lunging right hand
and Blades counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blades shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blades slips a jab and a cross from Devil.
Blades scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blades misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Devil on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blades clobbers Devil with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T1#
Blades throws out a loose jab but Devil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blades loads up on a big right hand but Devil slips the punch.
Blades ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Devil moves away.
Blades misses the body punch
enabling Devil to counter with a crisp jab.
Blades misses with a straight left.
Blades uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Devil lands a right hook to the body.
Devil looks to land a left hand but Blades moved out of range nicely.
Devil on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blades throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blades fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blades throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blades takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blades slips under a jab from Devil.
Devil fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Blades on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T2#
Devil misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Blades counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Blades missing with a left hand there. Devil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blades throws a hook but Devil avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blades. Devil does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Devil misses.
Devil works the jab nicely.
Devil lands a nice hook to Blades's body. Blades takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big right from Blades misses.
Devil lands a really nice looking cross but Blades seems unphased.
Devil scores with a hook to the body. Blades takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Devil moves away from the strike by Blades.
Devil lands an overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Blades misses the target. #T3#
Blades fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blades keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Devil.
A jab from Blades misses.
Blades ducks under a wild hook from Devil.
Blades moves away from the strike by Devil.
Blades misses with a wild combination.
Blades lands a lovely overhand right.#CUT2#
Shoulder Devil's cut is getting worse.
Devil changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Devil misses with a jab, cross combination.
Devil misses with an uppercut
and Blades cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Devil throws a hook to the side of Blades's head but Blades sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blades ducks under a wild hook from Devil.#T4#
Devil lands with a nice body punch.
Devil throws a big shot that misses.
Blades scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blades catches Devil with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big right from Blades misses. #CL#
Devil darts in and clinches Blades up against the cage.
Blades blocking some punches.
Blades working aggressively here.
Devil blocking some punches.
#BC#
Devil breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blades thows a left - swing and a miss!
Devil walks forward, straight into a front kick from Blades.
Blades moves into range and connects with a jab.
Blades throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Devil sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Devil swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Vitor Blades just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Shoulder Devil's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R4#
Devil just misses with a punch to the body.
Devil defending well as Blades loads up on a big left hand.
Devil throwing a counter right hand but Blades manages to avoid it.
Devil looks to land a right hand but Blades moved out of range.
Blades missing with a left hand there. Devil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blades keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blades throws an overhand right that lands on Devil's shoulder, as Devil tries to avoid the shot.
Devil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blades throws out the jab.
Devil looks to score with a jab to the body but Blades is just out of range.
Blades moves out of range of the strikes.
Blades misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Devil staying out of range there.
Blades waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Devil.
Blades tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Devil was well out of range. Poor timing from Blades.
Devil was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blades displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Devil throws out the jab. #T1#
Devil closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Blades uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Devil.
Devil on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blades misses with a straight left.
Devil tests Blades's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blades swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blades uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Devil.
Blades cracks Devil with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Devil cracks Blades with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Devil takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blades misses with an uppercut
letting Devil counter with a right hand.
Devil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blades takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T2#
A left lands for Blades.
Blades connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Devil's hands.
Devil doesn't manage to clinch there - Blades circles away.
Devil lands a really nice looking cross but Blades seems unphased.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Devil.
Devil cracks Blades with an open hand slap.
Blades throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Blades misses.
No joy there for Devil, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab by Blades.
Devil takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Devil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blades dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Blades keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Devil.
Blades scores with a jab.
Blades misses the jab.
Blades feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Devils jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Blades takes one to the chin there.
Devil misses with a hook. Blades ducked under it nicely.
Blades lands with a nice combination. Devil backs away looking to recover.
Blades connects with a good right hand that stumbles Devil. Devil circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blades avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blades throws a nice looking combination but Devil bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Devil looks to score with a jab to the body but Blades is just out of range.
Blades is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Devil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blades.
Devil throws a hook to the side of Blades's head but Blades sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Devil misses with a looping right.
Devil misses with a hook. Blades ducked under it nicely.
Blades uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Devil.
Devil throws an overhand right that lands on Blades's shoulder, as Blades tries to avoid the shot.
Devil uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#CL#
Devil darts in and clinches Blades up against the cage.
Blades misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blades.
A hook to the body from Devil.
Devil lands a shoulder strike.
Devil lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Devil.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Devil.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Shoulder Devil will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shoulder Devil's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R5#
Devil lands the left hand.#CL#
Devil clinches with his opponent.
Devil lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blades misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Blades fails to land.
Blades throws a punch but it's blocked by Devil.
Blades tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Devil working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Devil working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Devil has Blades pressed against the cage, preventing Blades from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Devil working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Devil can't find room to land a body shot as Blades controls the action.
Devil blocking some punches.
Blades is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Blades misses with a short punch on the inside.
Devil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blades misses with some punches.
Blades tries to throw a body punch but Devil avoids it by throwing Blades back against the cage. #T1#
Devil lands with a light punch inside.
Devil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Devil lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Devil misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Devil.
Blades fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blades wants to break the clinch but can't.
Devil works on Blades's body with a couple of short punches.
Blades prevents a body shot from Devil.
Devil lands with a light punch inside.
Devil digs a right hand underneath Blades's ribcage. Blades let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Devil.#KD#
Devil breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Blades with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Blades looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Blades get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action!#ROC#
Blades is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Devil.
Blades is still on wobbly legs! Can Devil finish him?
Blades jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Devil works Blades's body with a nice hook.
Blades seems to have recovered his senses.#T2#
Nice body punch from Devil.
Devil takes a swing at Blades's ribcage but misses.
Devil thuds his right hand into Blades's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Devil misses the jab.
Blades connects with the punch.
Devil moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Blades ducks right into an uppercut from Devil.
Blades takes one to the side of the head.
Blades misses with a hook
and Devil counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Devil is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Blades.
Devil's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blades under the eye.
Devil connects with the punch.
Devil looks to throw the jab but Blades is out of range. #T3#
Blades misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blades avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Devil uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blades has time to react.
Devil slips a jab from Blades.
Devil cracks a nice hook into Blades's ribs.
Blades fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Devil was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Blades lands a lovely overhand right.
Devil connects with a single shot there.
Blades scores with the left hand. Devil knows he should have avoided that one.
A swing and a miss from Devil.
Blades misses with a double jab
and Devil counters with a straight right hand.
Blades slips a jab from Devil.#T4#
Blades takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Blades is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Devil.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Devil misses the target.
Devil avoids the body shot from Blades.
A little feinted left hand from Devil on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Devil lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Devil digs a good body shot into Blades's ribs.
Blades gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Devil avoids the body shot from Blades.
Devil was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blades throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Devil scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blades ducks under a wild hook from Devil.
Devil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shoulder Devil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blades bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Blades was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shoulder Devil showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blades 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 48:47
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 47:47
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Shoulder Devil!
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