Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: SPPS Resurrection 013
Date: Nov 23, 2024

#R1#
A nice leg kick from Sleon, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sleon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blake checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Blake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sleon punishes Blake's body with a nice straight punch.
That kick from Sleon tenderised Blake's leg. Blake is trying to keep his angry face on.
A lazy left from Sleon finds it's target.
Blake tries to move into range but Sleon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sleon.
Sleon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sleon connects with a leg kick.
Sleon misses with a straight left.
Blake throws a poor cross that misses
and Sleon counters with a nice leg kick.
Blake lands with a straight right. Sleon didn't see that one coming.
Blake misses with a looping left.
Blake looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Blake tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake lands with a cross.
Blake misses with a lunging right hand
and Sleon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T1#
Sleon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
Sleon lands with a cross.
Blake misses with a hook. Sleon ducked under it nicely.
Good leg kick by Sleon.
Sleon swings widly with a right hand
and Blake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blake misses with a hook.
Sleon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sleon has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sleon cracks Blake with a good jab.
Blake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blake misses with a body shot.
Sleon scores with a sloppy right hand. Blake should have avoided that one.
Sleon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sleon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blake momentarily. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sleon.
A low kick from Sleon misses
and Blake counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sleon misses with a hook. Blake ducked under it nicely.
Blake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sleon lunges at Blake with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blake's hand.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sleon manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Sleon.
Sleon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blake throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blake scores with a jab.
Sleon throws a solid leg kick but Blake takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sleon.#T3#
Sleon's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blake under the eye.
Sleon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blake momentarily.
Blake scores with a body shot.
Sleon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blake's hands.
Blake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sleon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sleon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blake just misses with a punch to the body.
Blake takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jab by Blake.
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sleon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sleon.
Blake lands a head shot.#T4#
Sleon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blake.
Blake moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSleon.
Blake misses with a few strikes there.
Sleon connects with a right hand. Blake shakes it off.
Blake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sleon counters with a thumping low kick.
Sleon tried to score with a low kick but Blake checks it.
Blake swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blake misses with a looping left.
Sleon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blake misses with an uppercut
and Sleon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blake throws a body shot but no joy.
Blake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sleon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Blake moves away from the strike by Sleon.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blake misses with an uppercut
and Sleon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sleon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blake's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Sleon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Blake misses the shot to the body.
Blake keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sleon throws a body punch but Blake moves out of range.
Edward Sleon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sleon avoids the body shot from Blake.
Blake throws a lazy uppercut
and Sleon counters with a slapping leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sleon in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Blake lands with a cross.
Sleon throws a hook to the side of Blake's head but Blake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sleon 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.
Sleon lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sleon manages to avoid it.
Sleon throws a sloppy body shot
and Blake counters with a nice body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Blake might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Blake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sleon was well out of range. Poor timing from Blake.
Blake takes one to the side of the head.
Sleon loads up on a big right hand but Blake slips the punch.#T1#
Sleon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blake.
Sleon scores with a head kick. Blake tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sleon moves away from the strike by Blake.
An inside leg kick from Blake misses.
Sleon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sleon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Blake throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sleon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sleon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blake.
Blake checks a leg kick.
Sleon throws a leg kick
and Sleon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sleon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sleon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Blake checks it well.
Sleon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T2#
Sleon thumps Blake with a low kick.
Edward Sleon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sleon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blake.
Sleon misses with a looping right.
Blake is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Blake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sleon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blake.
Blake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sleon.
Sleon misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Blake on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blake fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sleon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sleon looks for the body kick but Blake saw that one coming.
Sleon walks into a jab.
Sleon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blake throws a good cross that connects.
Blake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sleon.#T3#
Blake avoids the body shot from Sleon.
Blake was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blake has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sleon finds it's way round the side to connect with Blake's head.
Blake takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sleon lands with a hook. Blake tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sleon cracks Blake with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sleon throws a wild body kick that Blake sees coming a mile off.
Sleon misses with a hook to the body
and Sleon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sleon cracks Blake with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A nice leg kick from Sleon, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blake misses with the combination.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on Sleon's shoulder, as Sleon tries to avoid the shot.
Blake moves away from the strike by Sleon. #T4#
Sleon misses with a hook
and Blake counters with a slapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sleon throws a body shot but no joy.
Blake throws a one two combo.
Blake swings widly with a right hand
and Sleon counters with a nice leg kick.
Sleon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blake in his tracks.
Sleon scores with a nice strike.
A slow jab from Blake misses its intended target.
Blake scores with a one two! Sleon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sleon defending well as Blake loads up on a big left hand.
Sleon follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Sleon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blake.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body kick from Sleon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Edward Sleon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Blake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sleon slips under a jab from Blake.
Blake backing away here, and Sleon unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Blake with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sleon misses with a double jab.
Blake checks a low kick from Sleon.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Blake misses its intended target.
Sleon flicks out a counter leg kick but Blake steps away.
Sleon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
Sleon pushes Blake away with a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blake lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sleon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sleon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A swing and a miss from Blake.
A little jabbing left from Sleon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sleon dips to his left and cracks Blake with an uppercut!
Sleon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blake manages to avoid it.#T1#
Blake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blake blocks a head kick by Sleon.
A little feinted left hand from Blake on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blake slips under a jab.
Blake misses with a straight left.
Sleon throws a leg kick which misses Blake's front leg but catches the back leg as Blake tries to avoid it.
Blake throws a hook but Sleon blocks it.
Blake throws the left hand but Sleon avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sleon! But no joy.
Blake misses with a hook to the body
and Sleon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blake fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sleon walks into a left hand.
Sleon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sleon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blake finds it's way round the side to connect with Sleon's head.
Sleon cracks Blake with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T2#
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Sleon.
An attempted straight right counter from Blake misses the target.
Blake fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sleon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake tried to score with a low kick but Sleon checks it.
Sleon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Blake cracks Sleon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sleon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blake.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sleon.
A jab lands there for Sleon.
Sleon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blake appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Blake checks the leg kick.
Blake with a hook.#T3#
Sleon swings for the body but Blake moves out of range.
Blake misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Sleon.
Sleon checks the leg kick.
Sleon is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sleon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sleon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Blake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sleon.
Blake throws an off balance right hand
and Sleon counters with a left to the body.
Sleon connects with a nice looking jab.
Blake tries to land a leg kick but Sleon saw it coming and moves away.
Blake cracks Sleon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blake walks into a stiff left hand from Sleon.
Blake throws a shot to the body. #T4#
Sleon slips a jab from Blake.
Sleon throws out a loose jab but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sleon misses with a low kick.
Blake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sleon was well out of range. Poor timing from Blake.
Edward Sleon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blake throws a right hand that Sleon ducks under and follows up with a left that Sleon also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake digs a good body shot into Sleon's ribs.
Sleon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sleon wants to slow Blake down by chopping away at his legs.
Blake throws a right hand that misses
and Sleon counters with a leg kick.
Sleon is looking to chop away at Blake's legs.
Sleon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blake misses with a straight right.
Scherwin Blake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blake looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Edward Sleon.
Well Sleon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Sleon!
Edward Sleon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: SPPS Resurrection 008
Date: Oct 12, 2024

#R1#
A swing and a miss from Blake.
Arima moves away from the strike by Blake.
Blake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arima.
Arima steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blake.
A left and a right from Arima both land. Nice combination.
Blake scores with a nice strike.
A big right from Blake misses.
Arima takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Arima tries to move into range but Blake moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Arima.
A shot to the liver by Blake. Beautiful body shot.
Blake scores with the left hand. Arima knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arima on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Arima tests Blake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blake connects with the punch.#T1#
Arima fails with a takedown attempt.
Blake lands with an overhand left.
Blake fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arima half committed to a counter leg kick.
Arima slips a jab from Blake.
Blake lands a leg kick that knocks Arima off balance momentarily.
Arima avoids the body shot from Blake.
Blake thuds a left hand into Arima's body.
Blake misses with a straight right.
Blake throws out a loose jab but Arima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blake scores with a shot to the body. #T2#
Blake stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blake wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deimos Arima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blake throws a poor cross that misses
and Arima counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arima fails with a takedown attempt.
Blake lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Scherwin Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake swings for the body but Arima moves out of range.
Arima keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blake.
Blake works Arima's body with a nice hook.
Arima tries to close the distance and clinch but Blake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arima tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blake swivels and escapes.
A nice side step and Blake releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Blake goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Blake jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T3#
Blake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arima was well out of range. Poor timing from Blake.
Blake clobbers Arima with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Arima takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Arima misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arima fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blake with a hook.
We've been informed that Blake has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Blake scores with a jab.
Blake lands a nice shot to the body.
Blake misses with an uppercut.
Arima tries to score a power double leg takedown but Blake sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Arima somewhat.#TD#
Blake gets caught flat footed, as Arima shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arima sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Blake's guard.
Arima prevents Blake from improving his position.
Blake preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Arima is thwarting Blake's attempts to control the position.
Arima wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blake keeps working.
Blake is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Scherwin Blake dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Arima gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blake.
Arima moves away from the strike by Blake.
Blake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arima.
Arima takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Deimos Arima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arima will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A swing and a miss from Blake.
Arima is looking for a counter combo.
Scherwin Blake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut lands for Blake. That snapped Arima's head back.
Blake throws a lazy right hand but Arima sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Arima.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arima manages to avoid it.
Blake throws a body punch but Arima moves out of range.
Blake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice defenses there by Arima.
Blake lands a slapping body shot. #T1#
A jab from Blake misses.
Arima ducks under a wild hook from Blake.
A jab from Blake does it's job there.
Blake stuns Arima with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blake takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Arima misses with the combination.
Arima takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Blake throws a jab but it's blocked by Arima.
Blake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Blake misses.
Blake misses with a looping left.
Arima tries to counter with a takedown but Blake is quick to defend against it.
Arima shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blake as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deimos Arima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arima walks into a straight right hand from Blake.#T2#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Blake lands a glancing blow to the side of Arima's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blake connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Arima momentarily. #TD#
Arima shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Blake is trying to defend but Arima finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Blake is staying active underneath Arima, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Blake wants to get back to full guard.
Blake throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Blake trying to hold on to Arima's head to control him but Arima postures up.
Arima 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. #T3#
Blake wants to control but Arima is keeping busy.
Blake tries to roll over but Arima keeps him under control.
Blake is trying to stand up here but Arima is controlling him well. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Blake throws a lazy right hand but Arima sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blake stuffs the takedown attempt from Arima. Arima gets slowly back to his feet.
Arima throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blake's waist but Blake gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Arima off to one side.
Arima shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Arima on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A lazy left from Blake finds it's target.
Arima pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arima fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Blake now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#T4#
Blake throws the left hand but Arima avoids the punch easily.
Blake misses with an uppercut.
Arima fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Arima.
The fighters circling - Blake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blake misses the shot to the body.
Blake jabs Arima to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A nice leg kick from Blake, right into the meat of the thigh.
Arima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arima closes the distance and clinches up with Blake, looking for a takedown. Arima pushes Blake against the cage but Blake circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arima manages to avoid it.
As Blake looks to move away, Arima throws a big counter combo but Blake just gets out of the way.
Blake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Scherwin Blake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Blake throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Arima on the side of the head.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arima manages to avoid it.
Arima looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Arima avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arima closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blake circles away.
Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blake smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Arima closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blake circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Blake. No joy for Arima on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deimos Arima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arima uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blake.
Arima uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blake.
Blake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blake throws a jab when Arima was well out of range.
Blake misses with a body shot. #T1#
Blake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Arima doesn't seem bothered though.
Arima bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blake throws a big shot that misses.
Arima throws a head kick that misses.
Arima fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Blake avoids it really well and circles away.
Arima takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Arima shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Blake defends it nicely.
Arima fails with a takedown attempt.#T2#
Nice defenses there by Arima.
Arima closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Blake.
The fighters circling - Blake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arima moves out of range as Blake strikes.
Arima moves away from the strike by Blake.
Blake throws a hook to the side of Arima's head but Arima sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blake fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Arima on the side of the head.
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 dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arima tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Blake defends well and Arima ends up having to push Blake into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Blake lands with a light punch inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#T3#
Blake lands with a left to the head.
Blake lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blake lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Blake fails to land.
Blake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blake lands a hook that snaps the head of Arima backwards.
Deimos Arima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
I was talking to Arima's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Blake lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blake lands a left hand.
Arima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Blake.
Blake lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Arima takes a shot to the head. #BC#
Arima pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arima slips a straight right by Blake.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arima walks into a stiff left hand from Blake.
Blake looks to land a left hand but Arima moved out of range nicely.
Scherwin Blake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blake throws a body punch but Arima moves out of range.
Arima fails with the takedown.
Blake lands a jab to the nose.
Blake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blake fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Arima on the side of the head.
Blake's corner calls for a 1-2. Blake obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #ROC2#Arima is rocked!
Blake throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Arima's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Blake dives in looking to finish as Arima flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Blake's strikes! Blake is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Arima's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Arima was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scherwin Blake!
Scherwin Blake seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: SPPS Resurrection 004
Date: Sep 14, 2024

#R1#
Blake misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Walton! But no joy.
Blake connects with a right hand. Walton shakes it off.
Walton throws a big shot that misses.
Blake looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blake looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice uppercut there from Blake.
Walton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Blake misses with a shot to the body
letting Walton counter with a right hand.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blake uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Walton has time to react.
Blake lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Walton at a distance.
A slow jab from Blake misses its intended target.
Walton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blake cracks Walton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walton connects with a jab.
Blake wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blake connects with a jab.
Blake works over Walton's head and body with a nice combination.#T1#
Walton lands the left hand.#ROC2#Blake is rocked!
Walton steps in with a hook that catches Blake right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Walton follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Blake looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benjamin Walton!
Benjamin Walton decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: SPPS Resurrection 001
Date: Aug 17, 2024

#R1#
AliKhan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on AliKhan's shoulder, as AliKhan tries to avoid the shot.
AliKhan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blake.
Blake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by AliKhan.
Blake misses with a jab to the body
and AliKhan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
AliKhan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blake misses with a wild body shot.
AliKhan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the body from Blake misses
and AliKhan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blake's corner calls for a 1-2. Blake obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut lands for Blake. That snapped AliKhan's head back.
Blake throws a body punch but AliKhan moves out of range.
Scherwin Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and AliKhan counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
A decent looking cross lands there for Blake.
AliKhan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
Blake misses with a body shot
and Blake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blake with a nice cross.
Blake scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blake swings for the body but AliKhan moves out of range.
AliKhan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blake throws out a powerful jab.
A swing and a miss from Blake.
AliKhan is looking to counter punch.
AliKhan scores with a spinning back kick!
AliKhan takes one on the button.
Blake takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
AliKhan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blake throws the left hand but AliKhan avoids the punch easily.
AliKhan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#T2#
AliKhan looks to score with a jab to the body but Blake is just out of range.
Blake gets cracked there but stands up to it.
AliKhan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blake.
AliKhan blocks a low kick nicely.
Blake throws a left and a right that both miss
letting AliKhan counter with a right hand. #ROC#Blake is rocked!
Blake misses with an uppercut
and AliKhan counters with a good low kick that Blake was not able to check.
Blake slips under a jab.
It seemed like Blake was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
AliKhan lands with a right that hurts Blake. Blake looks to clinch but AliKhan throws a short knee that drops Blake. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Alibaba Mehmet AliKhan!

Event: RSE 82:
Date: Jun 01, 2024

#R1#
Blake loads up on a big right hand but Kalla slips the punch.
Blake missing with a left hand there. Kalla was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blake lands a nice looking body shot.
Kalla throws a hook to the side of Blake's head but Blake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blake definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Blake throws a looping overhand right but Kalla ducks down to avoid it.
Blake walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kalla scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kalla closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blake throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kalla on the side of the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kalla has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Blake has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kalla.
Blake on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kalla displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blake throws out the jab.
Blake throws a hook to the side of Kalla's head but Kalla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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!
A slow jab from Blake misses its intended target.
Kalla avoids the body shot from Blake.
Blake lands with a shot to the body.
Blake feints and then cracks Kalla's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kalla down.
Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T1#
Kalla takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Blake avoids the body shot from Kalla.
Blake swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kalla misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Blake misses the target.
Scherwin Blake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blake takes a swing at Kalla's ribcage but misses.
Blake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kalla takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kalla is trying hard to land a takedown here. Blake sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Blake misses with a few strikes there.
Kalla jabs Blake right on the nose. Blake blinks but takes it well.
Kalla throws out a loose jab but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blake was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kalla walks into a straight right hand from Blake.#TD2#
Kalla changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Blake looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kalla scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Blake to see if he's OK.
Blake is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kalla connects with a decent elbow. #T2#
Kalla in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kalla working away.
Blake avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kalla.
Blake tries to bench press Kalla off him but Kalla keeps the position.
Blake struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kalla landing strikes.
Kalla throws an elbow but Blake slips to the side and avoids it well.
Blake is looking to reverse the position.
Blake taking a bit of punishment here - Kalla scoring with strikes. #T3#
Blake tries to improve position but can't.
Blake is not content to let Kalla control the position.
Blake wants to control but Kalla postures up.
Blake being controlled for a moment.
Blake takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kalla scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Blake to see if he's OK.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kalla wants to control but Blake is keeping him busy. #T4#
Kalla scoring with punches and elbows.
Kalla landing a few strikes.
Blake sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kalla slows the pace down in half guard.
Kalla lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Blake wants to control but Kalla is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Blake wants to get back to full guard but Kalla has passed into side control.
Kalla working the ground and pound from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pykky Kalla will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Blake misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Kalla.
Blake lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kalla walks into a stiff left hand from Blake.
Jab from Blake.
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kalla.
Blake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kalla was well out of range. Poor timing from Blake.
Kalla lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blake loads up on a big right hand but Kalla slips the punch.
Blake misses with a body shot.
Kalla moves out of range as Blake strikes.
Blake lands with a right hand.
Kalla scores with a nice right hand.
Kalla shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake avoids the body shot from Kalla.
Kalla scores with the left hand. Blake knows he should have avoided that one.
Blake looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks. #T1#
Blake connects with a jab.
Blake throws a looping overhand right but Kalla ducks down to avoid it.
Blake throws a right hand that misses #TD2#
and Kalla counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Blake has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kalla is working away from the top position though.
Blake wants to get back to full guard.
Kalla looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blake with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Blake trying to hold on to Kalla's head to control him but Kalla postures up.
Kalla thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blake is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kalla scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kalla throwing shots but Blake is blocking nicely.
Kalla is looking to take a break and control but Blake is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kalla passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Blake! #T2#
Kalla raining down shots from the mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blake can't escape the position.
Kalla has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kalla lands a heavy elbow.
Kalla with shots to the head and body - Blake looks very uncomfortable down there. #ROC2#Blake is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Kalla.
Oh Blake is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kalla lands a big elbow - Blake is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Blake is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Pykky Kalla!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 31, 2024

#R1#
Newport walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Blake lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Newport throws a body punch but Blake moves out of range.
Blake misses with a body shot.
Blake looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Blake misses with a hook
and Newport makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Newport chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blake can pounce on him.
A swing and a miss from Blake.
Newport throws a hook but Blake avoids it easily.
Newport lands a nice looking body shot.
Scherwin Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake lands a nice looking body shot.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newport moves away.
It looked like Newport wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Blake misses with a looping right.
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newport.
Blake throws a nice looking combination but Newport bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake misses with a straight right.
Blake getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#CL#
Newport gets a clinch.
Blake misses with a punch on the inside. #T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Newport.
Blake working aggressively here.
Newport lands with a left to the head.
Newport working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Newport tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Newport has a couple of punches blocked by Blake.
Newport tries for a takedown but Blake manages to get underhooks.
Newport lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blake misses with some punches.
Blake blocking some punches.
Blake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Blake fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newport.
Blake lands a shoulder strike.
Newport scores with a hook to the body.
Blake is working Newport over against the cage.
Newport tries a body shot but Blake blocks it.
Newport blocking some punches.
Newport throws a head punch that misses. #T2#
A short left from Blake.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newport misses with a punch on the inside.
Newport keeps control of Blake as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newport.
Blake blocks a body shot from Newport.
Newport lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newport.
Blake working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Newport pushes Blake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Newport goes for a takedown in the clinch but Blake prevents it.
Newport tries to work over Blake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blake lands with a light punch inside.
Newport fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Newport lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Newport lands with a short shot to the head.
Blake lands a hook that snaps the head of Newport backwards.
Newport swings wildly with an uppercut but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blake misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Newport is trying to drag Blake to the mat but Blake just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Newport. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blake lands a body punch in the clinch.
Newport misses with a hook from the clinch.
Newport misses with a hook from the clinch.
Newport swings wildly with an uppercut but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Newport throws a punch but it's blocked by Blake. #BC2#
Blake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blake on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Blake moves into range and connects with a jab.
Newport ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Newport's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blake connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Newport scrambles back to his feet.
Blake looks to throw the jab but Newport is out of range.
Newport throws the left hand but Blake avoids the punch easily.
Blake scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Newport tries to land a leg kick but Blake saw it coming and moves away. #T4#
Blake blocks a jab.
Blake doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Newport throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blake! But no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake digs a good hook to Newport's body.
Blake throws a jab but it's blocked by Newport.
Blake with the inside leg kick.
Newport keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Newport uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Newport swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Newport walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blake checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Blake lands a nice shot that snaps Newport's head back.
A swing and a miss from Blake.
Newport swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Newport takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Newport slips a straight right by Blake.
Newport throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Blake counters with a stiff right hand.
Newport ducks under a wild hook from Blake.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Scherwin Blake 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#
Blake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Newport.
Blake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Newport scores with a hook.
Blake walks into a jab.
Blake misses with a body shot.
Blake misses with a body shot.
Newport throwing a counter right hand but Blake manages to avoid it.
Blake looks to land a right hand but Newport moved out of range.
Newport is looking to counter punch.
Blake thows a left - swing and a miss!
A quick step to the side and Newport tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Newport throws a big shot that misses.
Blake swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blake misses with a jab to the body
and Newport counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #ROC#Blake is rocked!
Blake scores with a decent looking hook.
Blake is still on wobbly legs! Can Newport finish him?
Blake swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newport looks to land a left hand but Blake moved out of range nicely.
Blake scores with a punch to the head.
Blake seems to have recovered his senses.#T1#
Blake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Newport is looking to counter punch.
Blake on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Newport ducks right into an uppercut from Blake.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Newport.
Blake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blake looks to land a left hand but Newport moved out of range nicely.
Blake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Newport swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Newport throws a body kick that misses.
Newport connects with a nice looking jab. #KD#
Newport cracks Blake with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Newport has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Blake to stand back up!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blake misses with a low kick as Newport jumps back.
Blake scores with a hook to the body. Newport takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slow jab from Blake misses its intended target.
Scherwin Blake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blake misses with an uppercut. Newport saw that one coming.
Newport uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
Blake lands with a good body shot.#T2#
Newport connects with a body shot that sends Blake's belly button to the back.
An inside leg kick lands from Newport.
Newport tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blake now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A jab from Newport does it's job there.
Newport fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blake looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Newport steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blake.
A slow jab from Blake misses its intended target.
Blake lands a leg kick that knocks Newport off balance momentarily.
Blake cracks Newport with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Newport looks to land a body kick but Blake moved away.
Newport moves into range and connects with a jab.
Blake connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Newport momentarily.
Blake misses with an uppercut. Newport saw that one coming.
Blake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Newport lands with a cross. #T3#
Blake with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blake cracks Newport with an open hand slap.
Newport on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blake ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#CL#
Blake gets tackled into the cage by Newport. Newport maintains the clinch.
Blake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Newport blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Newport fails to land.
Blake misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Blake fails to land.
Blake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Newport can't find room to land a body shot as Blake controls the action.
Newport tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blake blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Newport.
Newport gets through Blake's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Newport lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Newport.
Blake lands an uppercut.
Blake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Newport fails to land.
Newport lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blake throws a punch but it's blocked by Newport.
Blake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blake struggles to land a body shot inside as Newport controls his hands.
Newport misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Newport.
Aaron Newport has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blake tries to throw a body punch but Newport avoids it by throwing Blake back against the cage.
Newport lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blake or not.
Newport is looking for a takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Blake scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blake can't find room to land a body shot as Newport controls the action.
Newport can't find room to land a body shot as Blake controls the action.
Newport can't find room to land a body shot as Blake controls the action.
Blake prevents the takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Aaron Newport will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Blake lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Newport scores with the left hand. Blake knows he should have avoided that one.
Blake misses with a hook
letting Newport counter with a right hand.
Nice shot lands for Blake.
Blake misses the shot to the body.
Blake scores with a nice strike.#CL#
Newport takes the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Blake.
Newport tries to throw a body punch but Blake avoids it by throwing Newport back against the cage. #BC2#
Blake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Newport smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Blake misses with a hook. Newport ducked under it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newport walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Newport waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blake.
Blake moves out of range of the strikes.#T1#
Newport thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Blake if he has to take too many more of those.
Newport misses with a straight left.
Blake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Newport lands a nice looking body shot.
Newport has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blake.
A left lands for Newport.
Blake cracks Newport with a right hand to the side of the head.
Newport swings for the body but Blake moves out of range.
Newport throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blake throws a hook but Newport blocks it.
Blake misses with a hook. Newport ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Newport misses.
Newport lands a nice looking body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Newport misses the target.
Newport misses with a head kick. #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!
Newport lands a glancing blow to the side of Blake's head.
Blake throws out a loose jab but Newport uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blake jabs at Newport's body.
Blake connects with a nice looking jab.
Newport tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blake paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Newport fakes the leg kick and cracks Blake in the body.
Newport looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Newport keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blake.
Blake scores with a hook.
Blake takes a swing at Newport's ribcage but misses.
Blake lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Newport at a distance.
Newport throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newport was well out of range. Poor timing from Blake.
Newport takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Blake lands a lovely overhand right.#T3#
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newport.
Blake wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blake crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Newport - the referee stops the clock and Blake gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Newport. Blake manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Blake just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Newport wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Blake misses.
As Blake backs away, Newport returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Newport keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Newport throws a nice outside leg kick.
Newport connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blake. Blake circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newport moves away.
Newport slips a straight right by Blake.
Nice shot by Newport.
Newport uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blake.
Newport punishes Blake's body with a nice straight punch.
Blake keeps the fight on the outside.#T4#
Blake misses with an uppercut. Newport saw that one coming.
Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Newport tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blake was well out of range. Poor timing from Newport.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. Newport catches Blake right on the button with a cross.
Blake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Newport sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Newport is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blake.
Blake throws a body shot but no joy.
Blake connects with a nice looking jab.
Blake buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Newport connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Newport blocks a jab.
Newport with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blake to score with a decent uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Scherwin Blake.
I think Blake 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scherwin Blake!
During a confident post fight interview, Scherwin Blake thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: AFC #28
Date: Oct 27, 2023

#R1#
Jenkins moves forwards but Blake connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Blake jabs Jenkins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jenkins throws a lazy head kick
and Blake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jenkins manages to avoid it.
Jenkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick from Jenkins, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jenkins takes a swing at Blake's ribcage but misses.
Blake keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #CUT#It looks like Ovaltine Jenkins has been cut.
Jenkins defending well as Blake loads up on a big left hand.
Jenkins ducks under a wild hook from Blake.
Blake scores with a jab.#ROC#Jenkins is rocked!
Jenkins tries to score with a low kick but Blake moves his leg out of the way.
Jenkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Blake finish him?
Jenkins gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Blake gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scherwin Blake!

Event: AFC #21
Date: Sep 02, 2023

#R1#
Blake missing with a left hand there. Dao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blake lands a nice looking body shot.
Blake looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Blake misses with a right hand
and Dao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dao lands with a nice body punch.
Blake connects with a looping right hand.
Dao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
Dao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dao wants to clinch up but Blake keeps it at a distance.
Dao tries to score with a low kick but Blake moves his leg out of the way.
Blake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dao thuds a left hand into Blake's body.
Dao misses with a hook. Blake ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blake missing with a left hand there. Dao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dao throws a body punch but Blake moves out of range.
Blake is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dao with a body shot.
Blake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dao sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T1#
Dao with a jab.
Blake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dao.
As Blake backs away, Dao returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dao wants to slow Blake down by chopping away at his legs.
Dao is looking to wear down Blake with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dao misses with a series of wild punches.
Dao just misses with a punch to the body.
Blake looks to land a left hand but Dao moved out of range nicely.
Dao is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blake misses with a body shot.
Dao staying out of range there.
Blake lands a nice looking body shot.
Dao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blake.
Dao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blake.
Blake thuds a left hand into Dao's body.#T2#
Blake moves away from the strike by Dao.
A big left from Blake misses.
Dao tries to clinch up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake throws a body shot but no joy.
Blake misses the shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Dao.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice defenses there by Dao.#CL#
Dao rushes Blake and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Dao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blake misses with a body shot.
Blake takes a swing at Dao's ribcage but misses.
Dao scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Blake throws a right and a left that Dao avoids nicely.
Dao lands a glancing blow to the side of Blake's head.
Blake throws a series of punches but Dao avoids them all with ease.
Dao throws a body punch but Blake moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Dao.#T3#
Blake throws a jab when Dao was well out of range.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dao manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Blake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from Dao.
Blake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blake.
Dao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blake has time to react.
Dao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blake. Blake obviously looking to wear him down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blake, as that shot connected.
Dao blocks a jab.
Dao slips under a jab from Blake.
Blake misses with a straight right.
Blake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dao tries to clinch there but Blake circles away.
Blake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake. #T4#
Blake throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Dao misses the target.
Dao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blake manages to avoid it.
Dao throws a low kick but Blake avoids it.
Dao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dao throws a hook but Blake blocks it.
Dao throws a lazy uppercut
and Blake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dao misses with a low kick.
Dao throws a jab when Blake was well out of range.
Dao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
Blake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blake lands with a shot to the body.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blake throws a big shot that misses.
Dao throws a leg kick but Blake moved away.
Blake takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dao tries to clinch but Blake is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Scherwin Blake will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Jab by Dao.
Blake looks to land a right hand but Dao moved out of range.
Dao ducks under a wild hook from Blake.
Dao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blake throws out the jab.
Dao takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dao throws a big shot that misses.
Blake connects with a nice looking jab.
Blake misses with a straight left.
Dao avoids the body shot from Blake.
Blake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dao moves out of range as Blake strikes.
Dao swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blake.
Dao ducks under a wild hook from Blake.
Scherwin Blake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dao.
Dao connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blake's hands.
Dao lands a lovely overhand right.#T1#
Dao connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dao lands with a right hand.
Blake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dao is looking to counter punch.
Dao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
Dao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blake.
Blake takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Blake misses with a body shot.
Dao scores with a jab. Blake acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dao throws out a leg kick but Blake moves out of range and Dao only half commits.
Dao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dao lands with a nice body punch.
Blake scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dao with a jab.
Dao misses with a straight left.
Blake throws a body punch but Dao moves out of range. #T2#
Dao tries to clinch there but Blake circles away.
Dao moves away from the strike by Blake.
Blake misses with a straight left.
Dao throws a sloppy body shot
and Blake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blake. Dao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blake misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dao. Blake does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blake! But no joy.
Dao scores with a hook.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Dao.
Blake takes a swing at Dao's ribcage but misses.
Dao scores with a hook.
Dao throws a leg kick but Blake checks it.
Blake misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Blake.
Donk. Dao catches Blake right on the button with a cross.#T3#
Blake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blake is looking to score with low kicks.
Dao throws a shot from downtown. Blake moves away and avoids it.
Blake missing with a left hand there. Dao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blake throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dao makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blake. Dao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blake throws a body shot but no joy.
Blake takes one to the side of the head.
Blake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dao.
Blake lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dao throws a lazy right hand but Blake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blake gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blake missing with a left hand there. Dao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T4#
Dao cracks Blake with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dao looks to land a left hand but Blake moved out of range nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blake throws a jab when Dao was well out of range.
The crowd cheers as Dao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blake doesn't seem phased though.#CL#
Dao clinches up with Blake and pushes him back against the cage.
Blake throws a punch but it's blocked by Dao.
Blake misses with a knee strike.
Blake lands a body punch.
Blake misses with a knee to the head.
Blake working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dao tries to break the clinch but Blake is controlling the position.
Dao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blake lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blake.
Blake leaning against his opponent.
Dao tries to break the clinch but Blake is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Scherwin Blake will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Blake connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A nice leg kick from Blake, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blake throws a lazy uppercut
and Dao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dao moves away.
Blake has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blake there as he acknowledges the shot.
Blake has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Blake misses with a straight right.
Dao lands a glancing blow to the side of Blake's head.
Dao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blake scores with a leg kick.
Dao moves out of range as Blake strikes.
Blake takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Dao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blake throws a right hand that misses
letting Dao counter with a right hand.
Dao loads up on a big right hand but Blake slips the punch.
Blake lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#T1#
Dao lands an overhand right.
A swing and a miss from Blake.
Dao defending well as Blake loads up on a big left hand.
Dao looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blake.
Blake looks to throw the jab but Dao is out of range.
Blake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blake lands the left hand.
A big right from Dao misses.
Dao digs a good hook to Blake's body.
Dao doesn't manage to clinch there - Blake circles away.
Blake lands with an uppercut that bounces Dao off the cage and back into range.
Dao is looking to clinch but Blake is avoiding it. #CL#
Blake gets tackled into the cage by Dao. Dao maintains the clinch. #BC2#
Blake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dao is looking to clinch.
Blake throws a shot from downtown. Dao moves away and avoids it.
Dao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T2#
Blake missing with a left hand there. Dao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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 digs a good body shot into Dao's ribs.
Dao ducks under a wild hook from Blake.
Blake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dao.
Blake scores with a shot to the body.
Blake looks to throw the jab but Dao is out of range.
Dao throwing a counter right hand but Blake manages to avoid it.
Dao throws a hook but Blake blocks it.
Dao throws out a loose jab but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blake appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blake.
Dao misses with a body shot.
Blake throws out a counter right but Dao avoids it with no problem.
Blake throws the left hand but Dao avoids the punch easily.
Dao connects with a body shot.
Dao misses with a hook.
Blake moves out of range of the strikes.
Blake takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T3#
Dao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blake.
Blake lands a body shot.
Dao thuds a left hand into Blake's body.
Blake looks to land a left hand but Dao moved out of range nicely.
Dao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blake.
Blake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Blake misses.
Dao doesn't manage to clinch there - Blake circles away.
Blake misses with an uppercut.
Dao takes a swing at Blake's ribcage but misses.
Blake scores with a jab to the jaw.
Blake throws a body punch but Dao moves out of range.
Blake misses with a wild body shot.
Blake checks a leg kick nicely.#T4#
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dao.
Dao appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blake throws out the jab.
Dao throws a nice outside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Blake misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dao connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blake momentarily.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dao manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Dao on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blake keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blake takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Blake throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blake staying out of range there.
Blake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dao.
Blake throws a big shot that misses.
Dao connects with the punch.
Dao connects with a crisp jab.
Praew Dao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blake swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dao.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Scherwin Blake.
Well Blake has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scherwin Blake!

Event: Ajax Friday Fight Night 5
Date: Jul 14, 2023

#R1#
Walton tries to close the distance and clinch but Blake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blake paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walton tries to clinch but Blake moves out of range.
Blake looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Walton misses with a hook.
Walton loads up on a big right hand but Blake slips the punch.
Blake misses with a hook.
Walton wants to clinch up but Blake keeps it at a distance.
Blake lands with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Blake misses its intended target.
Walton wants to clinch up but Blake keeps it at a distance.#CL#
Walton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake throws a punch but it's blocked by Walton.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Walton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Walton holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Blake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blake misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
Walton throws a head punch that misses.
Walton lands an uppercut.
Walton has a couple of punches blocked by Blake.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walton.
Blake pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Walton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Blake.
Walton lands a left hand.
Blake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walton blocking some punches.
Blake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blake working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Walton blocks a body shot from Blake.
A nice left hand lands by Walton.
Walton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blake avoids a wild elbow strike from Walton.
Walton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T2#
Walton stalling the fight.
Walton controlling the action here for a moment.
Walton gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Walton lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walton lands with a right to the head.
Walton prevents a body shot from Blake.
Blake misses with some punches.
Blake tries for a takedown. No joy.
Walton pushes Blake back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Walton.
Walton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blake blocks the elbow strike.
Walton prevents a body shot from Blake.
Blake throws a punch but it's blocked by Walton.
Blake lands a hook that snaps the head of Walton backwards.
Walton displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blake up against the cage.#T3#
Blake taking a breather.
Blake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blake looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Walton blocking some punches.
Walton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blake.
Blake works on Walton's body with a couple of short punches.
Blake has a couple of punches blocked by Walton.
Walton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walton taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Blake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blake tries a body shot but Walton blocks it.
Walton blocks an uppercut.
Walton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blake lands an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#T4#
Blake misses with a punch on the inside.
Blake tries to work over Walton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blake has a couple of punches blocked by Walton.
Blake swings wildly with an uppercut but Walton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blake has a couple of punches blocked by Walton.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blake.
Blake swings wildly with an uppercut but Walton uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Walton.
A short right from Walton.
Walton throws an elbow but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blake.
Walton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Walton is pushing Blake up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Benjamin Walton will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Walton connects with a leg kick. #CL#
Walton closes the distance and clinches.
Walton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blake swings wildly with an uppercut but Walton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walton throws an elbow that misses.
Walton stalling the fight.
Walton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blake has a couple of punches blocked by Walton.
Blake misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Walton swings wildly with an uppercut but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blake is looking for a takedown.
Walton stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Blake has a couple of punches blocked by Walton. #T1#
Walton gets through Blake's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blake can't find room to land a body shot as Walton controls the action.
Walton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Walton cracks Blake with a nice body shot.
Walton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Benjamin Walton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Walton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Walton blocking some punches.
Blake has a couple of punches blocked by Walton.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walton.
Blake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walton blocking some punches.
Blake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walton stalling the fight.
Walton scores with a shot to the side of Blake's head. #T2#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blake.
Walton lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake swings wildly with an uppercut but Walton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blake tries to throw a body punch but Walton avoids it by throwing Blake back against the cage.
Blake swings wildly with an uppercut but Walton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walton stalling in the clinch.
Walton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Walton.
Walton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blake can do to turn this around?
Walton tries a body shot but Blake blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Walton.
Walton tries to throw a body punch but Blake avoids it by throwing Walton back against the cage. #T3#
Walton lands a nice uppercut.#ROC#Blake is rocked!
Blake working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blake is still on wobbly legs! Can Walton finish him?
Blake misses with a body punch.
Blake seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The referee calls for Walton to work.
Walton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Walton.
Walton can't find room to land a body shot as Blake controls the action.
Blake swings wildly with an uppercut but Walton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blake tries to land a knee to the head but Walton blocks with his arms.
Walton tries to throw a body punch but Blake avoids it by throwing Walton back against the cage.
Blake blocking some punches. #T4#
Walton blocks an uppercut.
Blake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walton has a couple of punches blocked by Blake.
A head punch on the inside from Blake fails to land.
Walton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Walton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blake throws a head punch that misses.
Blake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walton cracks Blake with a nice body shot.
Walton lands a body 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!
Walton misses with some punches.
Walton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Walton leaning against his opponent.
Blake takes a shot to the head.
Blake struggles to land a body shot inside as Walton controls his hands.
Walton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Walton dominated that second round.
That's time! Walton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Blake takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Walton fakes the leg kick and cracks Blake in the body.
Blake avoids the body shot from Walton.
Walton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blake has time to react.
Nice uppercut lands for Walton. That snapped Blake's head back.
Blake throws a hook but Walton avoids it easily.
Blake scores with a jab to the jaw.
Blake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Walton doesn't seem bothered though.
Blake will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Walton tries to clinch up.#CL#
Walton has closed the distance and engaged Blake in a clinch.
Blake wants to break the clinch but can't.
Walton stalls.
Walton has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A head punch on the inside from Blake fails to land.
Blake lands a hook to the side of the head.#T1#
Walton trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Blake fails to land.
Walton has Blake pushed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blake creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Walton lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Walton.
Walton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walton blocks an uppercut.
Blake working aggressively here.
Walton stalling in the clinch.
Blake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blake throws a head punch that misses.
Walton content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Walton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blake blocking some punches.
Blake's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T2#
Blake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Walton.
Walton lands a hook that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Walton working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Walton on the inside.
Walton taking a breather.
Blake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walton lands an elbow just above Blake 's eye.
Blake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walton lands with a light punch inside.
Blake struggles to land a body shot inside as Walton controls his hands.
Blake swings wildly with an uppercut but Walton uses good head movement to avoid it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. #T3#
Walton lands with a left to the head.
Walton content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Walton.
Walton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walton creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Blake! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Walton.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benjamin Walton!
A less than humble Benjamin Walton misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 10, 2023

#R1#
Blake connects with a jab.
Blake stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blake wants it to stay on the feet.
Blake scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Negumereanu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blake.#CUT2#It looks like Nicolae Negumereanu has been cut.
Negumereanu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blake to score with a decent uppercut.
Blake stuns Negumereanu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Blake. Beautiful body shot.
Negumereanu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blake cracks Negumereanu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#CL#
Negumereanu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blake.
Negumereanu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Blake just stands there and leans against the cage.
Negumereanu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Negumereanu blocking some punches.
Negumereanu is trying to pull guard but Blake has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicolae Negumereanu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Negumereanu is trying to pull guard but Blake has him pressed against the cage.
Blake lands an uppercut.#T1#
Negumereanu is trying to break the clinch but Blake has him pressed against the cage. #BC#
Negumereanu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Negumereanu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Negumereanu tries to move into range but Blake moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blake lands a lovely overhand right.
Blake connects with a crisp jab. #ROC2#Negumereanu is rocked!
Negumereanu shoots and misses #KD2#
and Blake counters with a crisp right hand that drops Negumereanu! Blake lets Negumereanu back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Negumereanu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Negumereanu circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Blake. Negumereanu falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Blake!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Scherwin Blake!

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