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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Joe Blythe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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277 lbs
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197 cm
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245 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Joe Blythe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Santos!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blythe tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Blythe.
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blythe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blythe blocks it with crossed arms.
Santos is pressed up against the cage. Blythe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Santos down to the mat. Santos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Santos throws a jab when Blythe was well out of range.
Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Blythe counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blythe wants to clinch but Santos slips to the side
and Santos counters with a two punch combo.
Blythe wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
Santos misses with a double jab
and Blythe counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blythe pulls Santos into guard.
Santos stops Blythe from standing up.
Santos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Santos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santos throws a big right hand that misses.
Santos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Blythe has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Blythe has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blythe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blythe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santos.
Blythe has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Santos pushing down on Blythe's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Blythe moves into full guard.
Santos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santos passes into half guard.
Santos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Blythe is concentrating on defense, preventing Santos from advancing position.
Blythe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Santos.
Santos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Santos works his way into side control.
You can see the frustration on Blythe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Santos throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Santos fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Santos wants to control but Blythe is keeping him busy.
Blythe avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Santos.
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.
Blythe regains half guard, as Santos was trying to land strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Santos with the ground and pound but Blythe uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Santos is fighting to break Blythe's control of his arms but Blythe is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Blythe has momentary wrist control but Santos slips an elbow through the middle.
Blythe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Santos lands a couple of elbows.
Santos postures up in Blythe's guard and throws a big left but Blythe blocks it.
Blythe managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Santos dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Santos misses with a looping left.
Blythe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blythe is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Blythe.
Santos shoots and misses
and Blythe counters with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blythe counters with a solid body kick.
Blythe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Santos counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blythe counters with a big head kick but Santos shrugs it off.
Santos tries to clinch up
and Blythe counters by clinching up.
Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blythe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Blythe counters with a big head kick but Santos shrugs it off.
Santos wants to clinch
and Blythe counters with a good low kick that Santos was not able to check.
Santos is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blythe scores with a leg kick.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos throws a looping overhand right but Blythe ducks down to avoid it.
Santos misses with a combination
and Blythe counters with a head kick. That will keep Santos thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Blythe moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
Santos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blythe moves into the clinch.
Santos has Blythe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Blythe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bobby Joe Blythe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Santos.
Blythe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blythe taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Blythe has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Santos uses from the top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blythe is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blythe stays in close to Santos's body and controls the position.
Blythe stands up and waves to Santos to follow him.
Blythe connects with a solid leg kick.
Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Blythe counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blythe tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Blythe tries to clinch but Santos is having none of it.
Blythe forces Santos back against the cage and clinches.
Blythe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santos avoids it.
Santos looking for a takedown.
Santos goes for a takedown attempt but Blythe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blythe lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Santos tries to keep at a distance but Blythe has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Joe Blythe dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Blythe has Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Santos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Blythe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Santos throws a head punch that misses.
Blythe is trying to drag Santos to the mat but Santos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blythe.
Blythe slowing the pace effectively.
Blythe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Santos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos looking for a takedown.
Blythe prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bobby Joe Blythe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Santos.
Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but Blythe blocks with his arms.
Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blythe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blythe is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blythe throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick by Blythe misses
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Santos closes the distance but Blythe moves to the side
and Blythe counters with a big head kick but Santos shrugs it off.
Blythe tries to clinch but Santos moves away
and Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Blythe defends it nicely.
Blythe moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Blythe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blythe is struggling to control the position.
Blythe gets underhooks to prevent Santos's takedown attempt.
Blythe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Blythe prevents the takedown attempt.
Blythe jumps into guard, dragging Santos to the mat.
Blythe wriggles free and stands up.
Blythe is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
Santos tests Blythe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blythe has Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blythe breaks from the clinch.
Santos throws a hook to the side of Blythe's head but Blythe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bobby Joe Blythe is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blythe counters with a big head kick but Santos shrugs it off.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Blythe.
Santos tries to clinch but Blythe moves away
and Blythe counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick by Santos misses
and Blythe counters with a big head kick but Santos shrugs it off.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blythe counters with a good low kick that Santos was not able to check.
Blythe tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blythe tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blythe is looking to clinch.
Santos looks to land a left hand but Blythe moved out of range nicely.
Blythe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blythe clinches up with Santos and pushes him back against the cage.
Santos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Blythe pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bobby Joe Blythe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blythe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Joe Blythe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blythe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Joe Blythe!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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