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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Ignacio Cresta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ritchie Blackmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cresta comes to the cage accompanied by The black keys - I got mine. The crowd seem to be enjoying Blackmore's choice of entrance music: 16th century greensleeves. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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189 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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196 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Ignacio Cresta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ritchie Blackmore!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Blackmore 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.
Blackmore keeps control of Cresta as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blackmore throws an elbow but misses.
Cresta tries to circle away but Blackmore has him pinned against the cage.
Blackmore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cresta backwards.
Cresta blocks an uppercut.
Blackmore misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blackmore tries to land a knee to the head but Cresta blocks with his arms.
Cresta tries to break free but Blackmore pushes him back against the cage.
Cresta has had enough of the clinch but Blackmore keeps him there for the moment.
Cresta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blackmore misses with a punch to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Cresta has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Cresta blocks an uppercut.
Blackmore creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackmore misses with an elbow over the top.
Cresta wants to get back to striking at distance but Blackmore won't allow it.
A right hook to the body lands for Blackmore.
Cresta is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blackmore throws a punch but it's blocked by Cresta.
Blackmore gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackmore gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blackmore tries to throw a body punch but Cresta avoids it by throwing Blackmore back against the cage.
Cresta lands a nice uppercut.
Blackmore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blackmore being controlled against the cage.
Blackmore lands a nice uppercut.
Cresta prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cresta wants to break free but Blackmore has control.
Cresta avoids a wild elbow strike from Blackmore.
Blackmore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blackmore.
Cresta prevents the takedown attempt.
Blackmore struggles to land a body shot inside as Cresta controls his hands.
Blackmore tries to throw a body punch but Cresta avoids it by throwing Blackmore back against the cage.
Blackmore keeps control of Cresta as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Blackmore fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cresta blocks the elbow strike.
Cresta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blackmore smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fighters circling - Cresta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Blackmore.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cresta throws a combination. Blackmore tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cresta throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Blackmore counter with a right hand.
Blackmore throws a body kick that misses
and Cresta counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Blackmore looks to throw a body kick
and Cresta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cresta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blackmore.
Blackmore throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blackmore moves out of range of the strikes.
Blackmore throws a body kick that misses
and Cresta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blackmore shoots for a double leg takedown but Cresta sprawls well. He's pushed Blackmore's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Juan Ignacio Cresta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ritchie Blackmore.
Cresta moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cresta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cresta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cresta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blackmore doesn't manage to clinch there - Cresta circles away.
Cresta slaps away a takedown attempt from Blackmore, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cresta is looking to counter punch.
Cresta throws a body punch but Blackmore moves out of range.
Cresta lands a slapping body shot.
Cresta misses with a double jab.
Juan Ignacio Cresta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cresta throws a shot to the body.
Cresta lands a jab to the nose.
Blackmore tries to clinch but Cresta is having none of it.
Blackmore moves into the clinch.
Cresta wants to break free but Blackmore has control.
Cresta prevents the takedown attempt.
Blackmore is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cresta pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Blackmore looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Blackmore digs a right hand underneath Cresta's ribcage. Cresta let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blackmore gets through Cresta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cresta is trying to break the clinch but Blackmore is controlling him.
Cresta tries to circle away but Blackmore has him pinned against the cage.
Blackmore keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cresta's efforts to push away.
Blackmore has a couple of punches blocked by Cresta.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cresta looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cresta stalling.
Blackmore working aggressively here.
Blackmore looking for a takedown.
A short left from Blackmore.
Blackmore misses with an elbow over the top.
Blackmore swings wildly with an uppercut but Cresta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blackmore takes a shot to the head.
Cresta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blackmore gets a takedown into half guard.
Blackmore prevents Cresta from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ritchie Blackmore will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Blackmore misses with the body kick
and Cresta moves into the clinch.
Blackmore prevents Cresta from breaking the clinch.
Cresta is looking to break free of the clinch but Blackmore has double underhooks.
Blackmore lands an uppercut.
Cresta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blackmore avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blackmore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cresta.
Blackmore tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cresta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blackmore takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cresta misses with a hook. Blackmore ducked under it nicely.
Ritchie Blackmore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackmore tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cresta counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cresta has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blackmore.
Cresta lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cresta connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cresta lands a jab to the nose.
Blackmore throws a low kick but Cresta avoids it.
Blackmore throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cresta counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cresta lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blackmore takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Blackmore wants to clinch
letting Cresta counter with a right hand.
Blackmore is rocked!
Cresta with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cresta ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cresta swings for the body but Blackmore moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cresta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cresta can't break the clinch.
Blackmore keeps control of Cresta as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cresta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackmore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cresta wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blackmore fails to pull guard.
Cresta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blackmore can do to turn this around?
Blackmore has a couple of punches blocked by Cresta.
Cresta breaks from the clinch.
Juan Ignacio Cresta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blackmore closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cresta counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blackmore thinking.
Blackmore is looking to clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cresta.
Cresta punishes Blackmore's body with a nice straight punch.
Cresta tries to bum rush Blackmore with a series of wild strikes but Blackmore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blackmore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cresta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cresta throws an overhand right that lands on Blackmore's shoulder, as Blackmore tries to avoid the shot.
Blackmore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cresta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blackmore misses with a straight right.
Blackmore scores with a push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackmore fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blackmore wants to clinch up but Cresta keeps it at a distance.
Blackmore slips a jab and a cross from Cresta.
Blackmore throws a body kick that misses.
A combination from Cresta does no damage.
Blackmore tries to clinch up.
Blackmore connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Blackmore throws a jab but it's blocked by Cresta.
Cresta throws a series of punches but Blackmore moves out of range.
Blackmore pushes Cresta up against the cage in a clinch.
Ritchie Blackmore seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cresta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blackmore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cresta's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Cresta's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cresta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cresta tries to break the clinch but Blackmore is controlling the position.
Blackmore has a couple of punches blocked by Cresta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackmore looking for a takedown.
Blackmore creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cresta can't break the clinch.
Blackmore tries to land knees in the clinch but Cresta avoids the damage to the body.
Cresta lands with a short shot to the head.
Blackmore misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackmore drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Juan Ignacio Cresta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ritchie Blackmore.
Blackmore jumps guard and drags Cresta to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Blackmore is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Blackmore working for a triangle but Cresta defends it easily.
Blackmore working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cresta doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cresta manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Ignacio Cresta dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Blackmore takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Blackmore throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Cresta does it's job there.
Blackmore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blackmore fails to land the takedown.
Blackmore misses with a hook
and Cresta counters with a nice uppercut.
Cresta tests Blackmore's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Juan Ignacio Cresta is winning the standup battle so far.
Blackmore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cresta.
Cresta sets himself, and Blackmore steps forward looking for the clinch! Cresta avoids it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackmore throws a big shot that misses.
Cresta keeps the fight on the outside.
Cresta throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cresta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Blackmore misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cresta throws out a powerful jab.
Cresta throws a body punch but Blackmore moves out of range.
Cresta lands a jab to Blackmore's midsection.
Blackmore shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cresta as he avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Blackmore. That snapped Cresta's head back.
The fighters circling - Blackmore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cresta misses with the combination.
Cresta misses with a wild combination.
Cresta listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cresta fails to land with a series of punches.
Blackmore has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cresta ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blackmore slips a jab and a cross from Cresta.
Blackmore wants to clinch up but Cresta keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackmore tries to clinch up but Cresta circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice shot lands for Blackmore.
Blackmore bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Blackmore looks to land a body kick but Cresta moved away.
Blackmore throws a nice inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Cresta finds it's target.
Cresta lands with a good body shot.
Nice body kick there by Blackmore.
Cresta throws a nice looking combination but Blackmore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cresta 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.
Blackmore shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cresta as he jumps to the side.
Juan Ignacio Cresta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ritchie Blackmore.
A punch combination from Cresta misses.
Cresta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cresta fails to land with a series of punches.
Blackmore tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cresta throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blackmore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blackmore gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Blackmore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cresta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blackmore shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cresta pinned against the cage. Cresta gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cresta scores with a jab to the body.
Cresta swinging wildly here.
Blackmore tries to clinch up but Cresta circles away and keeps his distance.
Cresta seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Both fighters circling a little - Blackmore finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Cresta misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackmore gets a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackmore is looking to take a break and control but Cresta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blackmore is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cresta defends it well.
Blackmore is pressing down on Cresta's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cresta is holding on for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Ignacio Cresta showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cresta has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Ignacio Cresta!
Juan Ignacio Cresta very nearly forgot to thank Sparta Fightware amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
The defeated Ritchie Blackmore had this to say: 'You WILL see me again'.
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