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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Blake (ranked 1524 p4p, 233 weight class) and Soul Jah (ranked 1784 p4p, 264 weight class). Blake kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cry of the Blackbirds. Jah has chosen Bob Marley - Buffalo Soldier as his entrance music. Soul Jah acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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220 lbs
21 - 14 - 0 |
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214 lbs
29 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Soul Jah!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blake slips a jab and a cross from Jah.
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jah.
Jah just misses with a punch to the body.
Blake moves out of range of the body kick.
Jah throws a low kick, looking for Blake's leg but Blake calmly moves out of range.
Jah takes one to the chin there.
Jah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blake.
Blake lands with a hook. Jah tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jah.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake throws out a leg kick but Jah moves out of range and Blake only half commits.
Jah misses with the body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jah will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It looked like Blake was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jah.
Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jah throws an off balance right hand
and Blake counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake misses with a wild combination.
Jah is trying to counter with his kicks.
Soul Jah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jah misses with the combination.
Blake avoids the head kick by Jah.
We've been told by Blake's head coaches at Xtreme Fighting Systems that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A head kick misses from Blake.
Jah misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Blake misses the target.
Jah throws a body shot but no joy.
Blake ducks right into an uppercut from Jah.
We've been informed that Jah has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Blake slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jah fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blake.
A jab from Blake misses.
Jah is looking to land body kicks.
Blake half committed to a counter leg kick.
Blake lands with a shot to the body.
Jah looks for the body kick but Blake saw that one coming.
Blake tried to counter with a leg kick but Jah avoided it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake lands a jab.
Jah moves out of range of the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jah looks to land a body kick but Blake moved away.
It looked like Blake wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Blake lands a jab to Jah's midsection.
Jah fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jah lands a nice looking kick to the body. Blake takes a step back to recover.
Blake jabs Jah right on the nose. Jah blinks but takes it well.
Jah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Jah misses
and Blake counters with a left to the body.
The fighters circling - Jah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jah keeps Blake at a distance using the push kick.
Jah fails to land with a series of punches.
Blake throws a big counter combination but Jah scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Blake gets tackled into the cage by Jah. Jah maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blake avoids it.
Blake dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Blake presses Jah against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jah's efforts to push away.
A short right from Blake.
Jah is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blake is defending well for now.
Blake lands a hook that snaps the head of Jah backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blake throws an elbow but misses.
Blake lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jah backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Jah's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jah misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake working aggressively here.
Jah working hard to break the clinch.
Jah tries a knee to the head but Blake blocks it.
Jah landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Blake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blake's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Blake is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Blake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jah's defenses.
Jah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Blake dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A solid body kick from Jah.
Jah checks a leg kick.
Jah throws a sloppy head kick
and Blake counters with a nice leg kick.
Blake misses with a straight left.
Blake really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Blake throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Blake scores with a hook to the body. Jah takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blake is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jah throws a head kick but Blake moves out of range.
Jah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blake throws out the jab.
Blake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jah can do to turn this around?
Blake gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A left hand lands to the body for Blake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jah tries a knee to the head but Blake blocks it.
Jah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jah throws a series of strikes that have Blake backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jah throws a nice looking combination but Blake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blake jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Blake blocks a jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jah - that will leave a mark!
Jah throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Edward Blake is winning the standup battle so far.
Jah swings away with a body shot that misses
and Blake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jah lands with a nice body punch.
Blake looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jah. Blake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blake on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Blake scores with a jab.
Blake with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big left from Jah misses.
Jah buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake looks to score with a jab to the body but Jah is just out of range.
Nice cross by Blake.
Blake throws a leg kick which misses Jah's front leg but catches the back leg as Jah tries to avoid it.
Jah looks to land a body kick but Blake moved away.
Jah misses with a two punch combination.
Jah takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Jah.
Jah motions for Blake to come forward. Jah throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blake, as that shot connected.
Blake throws the left hand but Jah avoids the punch easily.
Blake gets tackled into the cage by Jah. Jah maintains the clinch.
Jah scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Blake lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Blake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake is pushing Jah up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A knee to the head by Jah.
Edward Blake has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blake can't find room to land a body shot as Jah controls the action.
A short left from Blake.
Blake stalling in the clinch.
Blake working aggressively here.
Blake blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jah looking to throw knees to the head but Blake is blocking nicely.
Blake manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake avoiding damage.
Jah looking to throw knees to the head but Blake is blocking nicely.
Jah being controlled against the cage.
Jah prevents a body shot from Blake.
Jah trying to land knees to the body.
Blake lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jah.
Jah avoids the elbow strike from Blake, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Edward Blake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blake.
Jah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jah fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blake fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blake takes a swing at Jah's ribcage but misses.
Nice body kick from Jah.
Jah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jah checks a leg kick.
And Jah responds with a good body kick, but Blake manages to step out the way in time.
Jah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blake appears to be looking for a big counter.
A swing and a miss from Blake.
Blake just misses with a punch to the body.
Crunch! Jah slams his shin into Blake's torso.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jah.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jah throws out a leg kick but Blake moves out of range and Jah only half commits.
Jah lands a nice looking body kick.
Blake moves out of range of the body kick.
Jah throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A bone on bone clash there as Jah blocks the leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Blake.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jah.
Blake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blake lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jah takes a step back to recover.
Jah throws a head kick that misses.
Blake avoids the head kick by Jah.
Blake takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jah throws a body punch but Blake moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Jah misses its intended target.
Jah misses with an uppercut.
Jah is looking to land body kicks.
Jah lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jah lands an overhand right.
Soul Jah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jah looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jah's hands.
Blake feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jah's calf.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jah - that will leave a mark!
Jah takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Soul Jah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jah checks the leg kick nicely there.
Blake scores with a kick to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Jah.
Blake moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Blake lands a slapping body shot.
Blake lands a glancing blow to the side of Jah's head.
Jah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jah throws the kick towards the body but Blake avoids it.
Blake throws a nice looking combination but Jah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blake moves out of range of the body kick from Jah.
Edward Blake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jab, jab by Blake - just one landing.
Blake avoids the head kick by Jah.
Jah with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blake to score with a decent uppercut.
Jah throws a head kick that misses
and Blake counters with a nice body shot.
Blake is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jah. Blake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blake appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Blake connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Blake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jah goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blake cracks a nice hook into Jah's ribs.
Jah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jah misses with a leg kick.
Blake is looking to counter punch.
Blake moves into the clinch.
Jah landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jah tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jah.
Jah breaks from the clinch.
Blake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jah.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Soul Jah.
Well Blake 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Edward Blake!
A victorious Edward Blake thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Soul Jah stepped up to the mic, saying 'Dude tried to bite my dick off! Unreal man!'.
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