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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Ball (ranked 4013 p4p, 3772 weight class) and Oscar Blaydes (ranked 479 p4p, 409 weight class). Blaydes is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Black Sunshine - White Zombie. Oscar Blaydes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tobias Ball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Blaydes!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaydes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Blaydes showed some decent athleticism there.
Blaydes looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ball wants to control the action here but instead Blaydes manages to pass to full mount!
Ball is trying desperately to improve position.
Blaydes content just to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ball is looking to get to half guard.
Ball tries to hold on but Blaydes pushes him away.
Blaydes prevents Ball from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaydes throwing strikes here but Ball is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Blaydes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ball keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Blaydes with the ground and pound from mount.
Blaydes controlling from mount.
Ball wants to hold on but Blaydes pushes him away.
Blaydes putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Blaydes looking to control but Ball is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Blaydes punching from mount but Ball doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ball can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ball wants to control but Blaydes is having none of it.
Blaydes content just to control the position here.
Ball tries to hold on but Blaydes pushes him away.
Blaydes sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Blaydes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blaydes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Blaydes trying to control but Ball is having none of it.
Ball tries to hold on but Blaydes postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ball is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ball tries to lock up and control but Blaydes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ball is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Blaydes wants to control the pace but Ball is squirming around nicely.
Ball avoids a series of strikes thrown by Blaydes.
Blaydes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Blaydes wants to control the pace but Ball is squirming around nicely.
Blaydes throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Ball tries to hold on but Blaydes postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes trying to control but Ball is having none of it.
Ball tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blaydes putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Blaydes controlling from mount.
Ball wants to hold on but Blaydes pushes him away.
Blaydes landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blaydes sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Ball tries to hold on but Blaydes postures up.
Blaydes dominating with strikes here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Blaydes 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.
Ball stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ball wants it to stay on the feet.
Blaydes feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Blaydes throws a big elbow that misses.
Ball trying to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blaydes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ball is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Oscar Blaydes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ball seems keen to control Blaydes's posture.
Ball avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaydes trying to control but Ball is working from the bottom.
Blaydes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ball works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blaydes stands up over Ball, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Blaydes trying to control the position from guard on top but Ball is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blaydes working some strikes from top position.
Blaydes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ball being controlled here, momentarily.
Blaydes trying to control but Ball is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ball looking for a sweep. Not yet Ball, not yet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A jab from Ball misses.
Ball looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaydes is just out of range.
Blaydes throws a big counter head kick but Ball avoids it with no problem.
Blaydes closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ball's guard.
Blaydes landing some decent shots from guard.
Blaydes lands a couple of digs.
Ball is trying to control the position but Blaydes postures up.
Blaydes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Blaydes controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ball trying to keep a closed guard but Blaydes is proving a slippery customer.
Ball tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ball controlling Blaydes's posture.
Ball can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Blaydes controls the pace.
Ball wants to sweep but no luck.
Blaydes sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ball looking to control.
Blaydes is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blaydes drives through with a takedown into Ball's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Blaydes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ball wants to sweep but no luck.
Blaydes landing some decent shots from guard.
Blaydes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ball's head.
Ball wants to sweep but no luck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blaydes wants to control from the top but Ball keeps moving.
Ball preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blaydes trying to control but Ball is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Blaydes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Blaydes looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Blaydes slows the pace down in half guard.
Blaydes thows a huge punch but Ball dodges it nicely.
Blaydes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ball defending well though.
Blaydes trying to mount his opponent but Ball defends it.
Blaydes is keen to just control but Ball is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaydes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Blaydes is controlling the pace.
Blaydes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Blaydes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blaydes passes to full mount!
Blaydes controlling the pace for now.
Ball is looking to get to half guard.
Ball is squirming around, avoiding Blaydes's attempts to control the action.
Tobias Ball has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes controlling the pace for now.
Blaydes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Blaydes thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ball is squirming around, avoiding Blaydes's attempts to control the action.
Poor strikes thrown by Blaydes there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ball regains half guard.
Ball is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Blaydes in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ball manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ball avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ball pulls Blaydes in close to his closed guard and prevents Blaydes from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ball tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blaydes trying to control but Ball is working from the bottom.
Blaydes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Blaydes trying to control but Ball is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ball pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blaydes fails with a takedown attempt.
Blaydes scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ball tries to improve position but can't.
Blaydes is trying to ground and pound but Ball uses the momentary lack of control by Blaydes to regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blaydes is keen to just control but Ball is a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oscar Blaydes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Blaydes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oscar Blaydes!
A victorious Oscar Blaydes thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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