Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: CEC 672
Date: Aug 25, 2019

#R1#
Reznick slips a jab from Blake.
Reznick appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Blake moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Reznick throws an off balance right hand
and Blake counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Reznick misses with a body punch
and Blake counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Blake misses its intended target.
Reznick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Blake on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Trevor Reznick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reznick swings widly with a right hand
and Blake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blake walks into a left hand.
A big left from Reznick misses.
Reznick takes a swing at Blake's ribcage but misses.
Reznick misses with a lunging right hand
and Blake counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reznick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Reznick.#T1#
Reznick misses with a hook.
Blake throws a hook but Reznick blocks it.
A big left from Reznick misses.
Reznick throws an off balance right hand
enabling Blake to counter with a crisp jab.
Blake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reznick.
Blake keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Reznick is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Blake's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Reznick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab from Blake.
Nice jab there from Blake.
Reznick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blake takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Reznick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reznick takes a swing at Blake's ribcage but misses.
Reznick lands the left hand.#CUT#
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.#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!
Reznick takes a swing at Blake's ribcage but misses.
Reznick throws a leg kick but Blake sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blake misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Reznick on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Reznick misses with a straight left.
Reznick throws a shot from downtown. Blake moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot by Reznick.
Reznick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Blake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reznick misses with an uppercut.
Blake throws a hook but Reznick avoids it easily.
Blake staying out of range there.
Blake is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Blake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reznick.#T3#
A swing and a miss from Blake.
Blake connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Reznick lands a body shot.
Reznick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blake was well out of range. Poor timing from Reznick.
Reznick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blake feints a counter leg kick.
A shot to the body from Reznick misses
and Blake counters with a slapping leg kick.
Blake fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reznick is out of range.
Reznick appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Blake misses the target.
Reznick throws an off balance right hand
and Blake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reznick looks to throw the jab but Blake is out of range.
Reznick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reznick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Despite the aggression on Blake's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Reznick misses with a double jab
letting Blake counter with a right hand. #T4#
Reznick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blake.
Reznick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reznick misses the jab.
Blake feints a counter leg kick.
Blake scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reznick fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blake is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Reznick had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Reznick misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Reznick misses the target.
The fighters circling - Blake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reznick cracks Blake with a right hand to the side of the head.
Reznick scores with a jab. Blake acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reznick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blake manages to avoid it.
Reznick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blake.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Edward Blake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Reznick throws a right hand that misses
and Reznick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blake ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reznick walks into a jab.
Reznick jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Reznick checks a leg kick.
Blake fakes the leg kick and cracks Reznick in the body.
Blake lands a really nice looking cross but Reznick seems unphased.
Reznick swings widly with a right hand
and Reznick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Reznick misses the target.
Reznick tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Reznick throws an off balance right hand
and Blake counters with a straight right hand.
Reznick throws a hook but Blake avoids it easily.
Reznick throws a body kick that misses
and Blake counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1#
Blake gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#KD2#
Blake lands a big uppercut and Reznick crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Reznick looks OK. Blake waves Reznick back to his feet!#ROC2#
Reznick is rocked!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Reznick might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Reznick throws a lazy uppercut
and Blake counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Reznick badly! He tries to strike back but Blake puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Reznick out cold! Oh man, Reznick will never hear the end of this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Edward Blake!
A very excited looking Edward Blake made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: CEC 4TH OF JULY 2
Date: Jul 04, 2019

#R1#
Mickelson moves out of range as Blake strikes.
Blake throws a shot from downtown. Mickelson moves away and avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Mickelson misses.
Blake bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#CUT#
It looks like Phil Mickelson has been cut.
Mickelson slips a jab and a cross from Blake.
A little jabbing left from Mickelson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blake thumps Mickelson with a low kick.
Blake misses the shot to the body.
Mickelson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #CUT2#
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Mickelson throws a sloppy head kick and Blake moves out of range easily. #T1#
Mickelson checks the leg kick.
Blake cracks Mickelson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Blake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mickelson was well out of range. Poor timing from Blake.
Mickelson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Blake blocks it well.
Edward Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake looks to score with a jab to the body but Mickelson is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mickelson! But no joy.
Blake throws a good cross that connects.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blake.
Blake cracks Mickelson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Blake misses with a combination
and Blake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T2#
Mickelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Mickelson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blake is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A low kick from Blake misses
and Mickelson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blake gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Mickelson gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Blake is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Mickelson!
A very excited looking Phil Mickelson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: CEC 661
Date: Jun 09, 2019

#R1#
Akumba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL2#
Akumba clinches up with Blake and pushes him back against the cage.
Blake avoids a wild elbow strike from Akumba.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blake.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blake. #CUT#
It looks like Mako Akumba has been cut.
Blake blocking some punches.
Blake pushes off an throws an elbow but Akumba leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Akumba works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Akumba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akumba lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT2#
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Blake throws an elbow that misses.
Akumba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blake's elbow.
Akumba scores with a shoulder strike.
Blake looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Akumba gets through Blake's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blake softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC2#
Akumba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Akumba missing with a left hand there. Blake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blake throwing a counter right hand but Akumba manages to avoid it.
Blake paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Akumba tries to clinch up.
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akumba. #T1#
Akumba on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blake. Blake obviously looking to wear him down.
Akumba tests Blake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Akumba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Blake counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Akumba.
Blake seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Blake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Akumba.#CL2#
Akumba has closed the distance and engaged Blake in a clinch.
Akumba looks to throw an elbow but misses. #BC2#
Akumba breaks from the clinch.
Nice body kick there by Blake.
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.
Akumba scores with a hook to the body. Blake takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blake takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake connects with a body shot.
Akumba throws a shot from downtown. Blake moves away and avoids it.
Blake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Akumba.#T2#
Akumba throws a body punch but Blake moves out of range.
Blake looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mako Akumba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akumba misses with a hook.
Akumba lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Akumba scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blake in his tracks.
Akumba is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Blake blocks the low kick.
It looked like Blake was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Akumba.
Akumba lands a nice looking body shot.
Akumba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Akumba misses with a hook.
It looked like Blake was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Akumba keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Akumba lands a nice shot to the body.
Blake takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Akumba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blake circles away quickly and effectively.
A little feinted left hand from Blake on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T3#
Akumba lands an overhand right.
Blake scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Blake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Akumba misses with a left hand
and Blake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab, jab by Akumba - just one landing.
Akumba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blake.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Akumba.
Blake blocks a head kick by Akumba.
Akumba misses with a kick to the body.
Akumba lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Akumba throws a leg kick
and Blake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blake misses with a low kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Akumba misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akumba looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Akumba misses the jab.
Blake was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T4#
Blake slips a straight right by Akumba.
Blake will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Akumba buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blake throws an off balance right hand
and Akumba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blake misses with a hook. Akumba ducked under it nicely.
Akumba darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from Blake misses.
Akumba takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Blake swats away the attempt to clinch by Akumba.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akumba with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Akumba throws a sloppy head kick and Blake moves out of range easily.
Blake appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A slow jab from Blake misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mako Akumba dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Akumba tries to clinch but Blake moves away
letting Blake counter with a right hand.
Akumba throws a big shot that misses.
Blake throws a jab when Akumba was well out of range.
Akumba throws a jab when Blake was well out of range.
Blake was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mako Akumba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Akumba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Akumba misses.
Akumba cracks Blake with a right hand to the side of the head.
Blake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Akumba counters with a nice low kick that buckles Blake's knee momentarily.
Akumba lands a nice shot that snaps Blake's head back.
Akumba moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Akumba.
Blake works the jab nicely.
Blake avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Akumba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blake swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T1#
Akumba scores with a jab to the jaw.
Blake moves out of range of the strikes.
Akumba misses with a straight left.
Akumba lands an overhand right.
Blake misses with a body shot.
Akumba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blake on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Akumba moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#ROC2#
Blake is rocked!
Blake looks to land a left hand but Akumba moved out of range nicely.
Oh Blake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Akumba misses with a right hand
and Blake counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT#
That has opened up Mako Akumba's cut even more.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Akumba.
Blake seems to have got his legs back now.
Akumba dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blake. That did some damage!
Akumba tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Akumba darts in and clinches Blake up against the cage.#T2#
Akumba throws a head punch that misses.
Akumba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akumba lands an elbow just above Blake 's eye.
A short right from Blake.
Blake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blake. #ROC#
Akumba is rocked!
Blake lands a big right hand that drops Akumba! The killer instinct kicks in and Blake finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Blake!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edward Blake!
Our winner, Edward Blake, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: CEC 657
Date: May 19, 2019

#R1#
A shot to the body from Blake misses
and Reznick counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Blake turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reznick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blake.
Reznick throwing a counter right hand but Blake manages to avoid it.
Blake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reznick.
Reznick looks for the body kick but Blake saw that one coming.
Blake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blake walks into a jab.#CUT#
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Reznick is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reznick scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blake in his tracks.
Blake scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #ROC#
Blake is rocked!
Reznick fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blake is still on wobbly legs! Can Reznick finish him?#T1#
Reznick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blake was well out of range. Poor timing from Reznick.
A swing and a miss from Reznick.
Blake seems to have recovered his senses.
Reznick lands a front kick.
Reznick misses with a body shot
and Blake counters with a one-two to the body.
Reznick misses with a hook to the body
enabling Blake to counter with a crisp jab.
Blake misses with a hook to the body
letting Reznick counter with a right hand.
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 Reznick has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reznick and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Blake lands a body shot.
Reznick takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blake moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake blocks a jab.#T2#
Reznick ducks right into an uppercut from Blake.
Blake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reznick was well out of range. Poor timing from Blake.
Reznick was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blake misses with a jab to the body
and Reznick counters with a stiff right hand.
Blake throws a jab but it's blocked by Reznick.
Blake throws the left hand but Reznick avoids the punch easily.
Reznick throws a wild body kick that Blake sees coming a mile off.
Blake looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reznick.
Reznick scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blake doesn't seem bothered though.
Reznick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reznick throws a lazy uppercut
and Blake counters with a lovely shot to the body.#T3#
Reznick shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blake is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Reznick misses with a hook
and Blake counters with a straight right hand.
Blake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reznick.
Reznick misses with a wild body shot.
Reznick throws the left hand but Blake avoids the punch easily.
Blake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reznick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blake throws a leg kick but Reznick moved away.
Blake misses with a lunging right hand
and Reznick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blake lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blake uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Reznick scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blake in his tracks. #T4#
Reznick lands the left hand.
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!
Reznick scores with a sloppy right hand. Blake should have avoided that one. #CUT#
That has opened up Edward Blake's cut even more.
A head kick misses from Blake.
Reznick slips a straight right by Blake.
Reznick misses with a wild body shot.
Blake swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blake lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Reznick blocks a low kick nicely.
Blake works the jab nicely.
Blake connects with the punch.
Reznick chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blake can pounce on him.
Reznick swings for the body but Blake moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Edward Blake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Good standup being displayed there by Blake as he connects with a hook.
Edward Blake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reznick fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#KD#
Reznick cracks Blake with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Reznick has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Blake to stand back up!
Blake avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A nice side step and Blake releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Blake throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reznick lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reznick.
Reznick was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Reznick takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Blake connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reznick momentarily.
Reznick looks to land a right hand but Blake moved out of range.
Blake scores with a spinning back kick!#T1#
Nice defenses there by Blake.
Blake keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blake scores with a spinning back kick!
Reznick throws a hook to the side of Blake's head but Blake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blake misses with a hook. Reznick ducked under it nicely.
Reznick takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A bone on bone clash there as Reznick blocks the leg kick.
Reznick avoids the body shot from Blake.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Reznick.
Reznick lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T2#
Blake scores with a shot to the body.
Blake lands with a cross.
Blake slips under a jab.
Blake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake moves out of range as Reznick strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reznick, right into the meat.
Blake with a nice cross.
Blake paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Reznick throws a right hand that misses
and Reznick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blake.
Nice shot lands for Blake.#T3#
Reznick throws a lazy head kick
enabling Blake to counter with a crisp jab. #CL#
Reznick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Reznick misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Reznick.
Blake lands a right hand.
Blake lands an elbow just above Reznick 's eye.
Blake tries a body shot but Reznick blocks it.
Nice body punch from Blake.
Blake working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blake scores with a shot to the side of Reznick's head.
Reznick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A hook to the body from Reznick.
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 short right from Reznick.
A right hook to the body lands for Reznick.
Blake lands a nice uppercut.
Blake lands an elbow just above Reznick 's eye.
Blake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reznick lands with a left to the head.
Edward Blake seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#T4#
Blake throws an elbow that misses.
Blake has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Reznick misses with the head strike.
Reznick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blake.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reznick lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Reznick.
Blake lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Blake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reznick's elbow.
Blake lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blake lands a damaging elbow.
Blake lands a damaging elbow.
Reznick throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Blake.
Reznick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Reznick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blake can't find room to land a body shot as Reznick controls the action.
Reznick takes an elbow to the temple.
Blake misses with a body punch.
Reznick misses with a punch to the body.
Reznick misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Blake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Reznick takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Blake cracks Reznick with a good jab.
Blake swings for the body but Reznick moves out of range.
Reznick tries to clinch but Blake moves out of range.
Reznick backing away here, and Blake unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Blake misses with a hook to the body
and Reznick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blake cracks Reznick with a good jab.
Nice jab there from Blake. #ROC2#
Reznick is rocked!
Blake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blake scores with a punch to the head.
Oh Reznick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reznick looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Reznick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blake is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#KD2#
Blake lands a big uppercut and Reznick crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Reznick looks OK. Blake waves Reznick back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reznick blocks the body kick. #T1#
Reznick moves out of range as Blake strikes.
Reznick misses with a looping right.
Reznick seems to have got his legs back now.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Reznick.
Reznick lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blake at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blake. Reznick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reznick throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reznick takes a swing at Blake's ribcage but misses.
Reznick walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Blake lands a jab to the head.
Reznick takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #T2#
Blake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reznick.
A big left from Blake misses.
Reznick was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reznick ducks under a wild hook from Blake.
Blake throws out a loose jab but Reznick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blake lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Blake tries a low kick but Reznick avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reznick misses with a hook. Blake ducked under it nicely.
Blake tries to bum rush Reznick with a series of wild strikes but Reznick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blake fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Trevor Reznick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blake.
Blake throws a body shot but no joy.
A good leg kick by Blake.
Reznick moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Reznick walks into a straight right hand from Blake.
Edward Blake is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blake throws the left hand but Reznick avoids the punch easily.
Reznick misses with a hook
and Blake counters with a nice body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blake.
Blake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Blake slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blake lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T4#
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!
Nice body punch from Blake.
Reznick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blake lands with a cross.
Reznick takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Reznick keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blake connects with a crisp jab.
Reznick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blake lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reznick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reznick walks into a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Blake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous 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.

Event: CEC 650
Date: Apr 03, 2019

#R1#
Blake looks to throw the jab but Akumba is out of range.
Jab by Akumba.
Akumba needs to keep his hands up - Blake had a free shot at his head there.
Blake misses with a double jab
and Akumba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blake looks to score with a jab to the body but Akumba is just out of range.
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 blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Blake. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Akumba.
Blake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Akumba closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #CUT#
It looks like Mako Akumba has been cut.#T1#
Blake misses with a hook to the body
and Akumba counters with a right hand to the body.
Blake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Akumba only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Akumba misses with a straight left.
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.
Akumba takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Akumba swings for the body but Blake moves out of range.
Blake throws a body shot but no joy.
Blake slips a jab and a cross from Akumba.
A little feinted left hand from Blake on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Blake misses.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akumba manages to avoid it.#T2#
Blake staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Blake misses the target.#CL#
Blake rushes Akumba and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Akumba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Blake.
Blake pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Akumba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blake working aggressively here.
Blake misses with an elbow strike.
Blake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akumba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blakes head.
Blake throws a head punch that misses.
Blake prevents a body shot from Akumba.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Akumba.
Akumba working aggressively here.
Blake misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC#
Blake manages to break the clinch. #T3#
Akumba misses with a straight right.
Akumba works Blake's body with a nice hook.
Akumba moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Blake scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Akumba gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Blake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Akumba throws a big shot that misses.
Blake throwing a counter right hand but Akumba manages to avoid it.
Blake throws a predictable looking body shot
and Akumba counters with a straight right hand.#CUT2#
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Akumba, as that shot connected.
Akumba throws out a leg kick but Blake moves out of range and Akumba only half commits.
Edward Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akumba moves away.#T4#
Blake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Akumba misses with a lunging right hand
and Blake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT#
That has opened up Mako Akumba's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake swings widly with a right hand
enabling Akumba to counter with a crisp jab.
Blake misses the body punch
and Akumba counters with a left to the body. #CL2#
Akumba moves into the clinch successfully. #BC2#
Akumba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blake swings widly with a right hand
and Akumba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Akumba avoids the body shot from Blake.
Akumba ducks under a wild hook from Blake.
Akumba takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mako Akumba will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Blake on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blake throws the left hand but Akumba avoids the punch easily.
Akumba follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Akumba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mako Akumba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blake misses with a two punch combination.
Akumba looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Akumba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Akumba throws out a loose jab but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akumba misses with a hook
and Blake counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akumba is looking to land body kicks.
Akumba takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on Akumba's shoulder, as Akumba tries to avoid the shot. #T1#
Akumba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Akumba throws a body shot but no joy.
Blake throwing a counter right hand but Akumba manages to avoid it.
Blake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Akumba.
Blake misses with a body shot
and Akumba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blake tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blake lands the left hand.
Akumba looks to throw a body kick
and Blake counters with a nice leg kick.
Blake fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Akumba looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blake lands the left hand.#T2#
Blake misses the jab.
Akumba throws a leg kick but Blake sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Blake misses with a low kick.
Blake backing away here, and Akumba unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Blake lands with an uppercut that bounces Akumba off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Akumba to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Akumba looks to clinch but Blake throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Akumba taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Edward Blake!
A very excited looking Edward Blake made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: CEC 643
Date: Feb 20, 2019

#R1#
Ball throws a lazy uppercut
letting Blake counter with a right hand.
Blake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blake lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ball misses with a jab to the body
and Blake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ball misses with a hook
and Blake counters with a nice leg kick.
Blake throws a body kick that misses
and Ball counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Blake is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ball thuds a left hand into Blake's body.
Ball wants to clinch up but Blake keeps it at a distance.
Blake wants to land a leg kick but Ball is out of range.
Ball tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Blake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ball counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT2#
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Blake takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#ROC2#
Blake is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ball connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Blake! He's out on his feet! Ball rushes in and drops Blake with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lavar Ball!
Lavar Ball decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: CEC 638
Date: Jan 18, 2019

#R1#
Blaster checks a low kick from Blake.
Blaster looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blake throws a low kick but Blaster moves out of range easily.
Blake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#CUT#
It looks like Master Blaster has been cut.
Blaster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blaster lands a slapping body shot.
Blaster avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blaster 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.
Blaster just misses with a punch to the body.
Blake misses with a hook.
Blake avoids the body shot from Blaster.
It looked like Blake was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Blaster.
Blaster scoring well with a low kick there.
Blaster on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blake misses with a hook.
Blaster swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blaster throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blaster looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blake throws a head kick that misses.
Blake wants to land a leg kick but Blaster is out of range.
We've been told by Blake's head coaches at Xtreme Foraging Systems that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Blaster tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Blake misses the target.#T1#
Blake finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaster manages to avoid it.
Blaster scores with a sloppy right hand. Blake should have avoided that one.
Blaster misses with a head kick.
Blake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blaster.
Blake keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice shot by Blaster.#CUT2#
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Blake keeps the fight on the outside.
A swing and a miss from Blaster.
Blaster blocks a low kick nicely.
Blake connects with a nice looking jab. #CL2#
Blaster instigates a clinch.
Blaster lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Blaster lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaster misses with a body punch.
Blaster lands with a short shot to the head.
Blake misses with a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Blake takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. #T2#
Blaster has a couple of punches blocked by Blake.
Blaster lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blaster misses with an elbow over the top.
Blaster tries to work over Blake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blake's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blaster lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Blaster is leaning against Blake and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Blaster.
Blaster throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blaster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blake's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blaster's brow.
Blaster avoids a wild elbow strike from Blake.
Blaster pushes Blake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blake is pushing Blaster up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Blaster makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T3#
Blaster blocks an elbow strike from Blake.
Blaster throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blake is breathing heavily.
Blaster lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Blaster working aggressively here.
Blake misses with an elbow over the top.
Blaster lands with a short head shot on the inside. #ROC2#
Blake is rocked!
Blaster controlling the action here for a moment.
Blake stalling in the clinch but Blaster improves position.
Blaster scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blaster lands an uppercut.
Oh Blake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blaster lands a right hand.
Blaster is working Blake over against the cage.
Blake digs a right hand underneath Blaster's ribcage. Blaster let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blake seems to have got his legs back now.
Blaster lands with a right to the head. #BC2#
Blaster pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Blaster.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaster lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Blake falls backwards - clearly groggy! Blaster dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Master Blaster!
Master Blaster took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Spartan Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: CEC 636
Date: Jan 04, 2019

#R1#
A nice leg kick lands there from Kahn.
Kahn cracks Blake with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CUT2#
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Kahn throws a hook to the side of Blake's head but Blake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kahn tries to work over Blake's front leg with a kick but Blake checks it.
Kahn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blake.
Kahn has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Blake is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Solomon Kahn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Blake.
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 lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kahn's sensitive parts. #CL#
Blake gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC2#
Kahn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blake lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kahn thows a leg kick but Blake checks it
and Blake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT#
It looks like Solomon Kahn has been cut.
Blake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blake loads up on a big right hand but Kahn slips the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kahn misses with a low kick.
Kahn throws a body kick that misses.
Blake looks to throw the jab but Kahn is out of range.
Kahn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kahn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blake has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blake walks into a left hand.
Kahn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kahn throws a hook but Blake avoids it easily.#T1#
Blake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kahn throws out the jab.
Kahn looks to throw the jab but Blake is out of range.
Blake shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blake lands with an uppercut that bounces Kahn off the cage and back into range.
Kahn throws a hook to the side of Blake's head but Blake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blake lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Blake fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kahn on the side of the head.
Blake misses with a looping left.
Kahn throws a hook to the side of Blake's head but Blake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blake tries to move into range but Kahn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kahn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blake.
Blake scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kahn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kahn lands with a nice body punch.
Kahn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kahn avoids the body shot from Blake.
Kahn throws a front kick aimed at Blake's knee but Blake avoids it well. #T2#
Blake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kahn.
Kahn lands a nice hook to Blake's body. Blake takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kahn looks to land a left hand but Blake moved out of range nicely.
Kahn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kahn takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Blake takes one on the chin but seems OK. #ROC2#
Blake is rocked!
Kahn misses with an uppercut
and Blake counters with a nice uppercut.
Blake slips under a jab.
Kahn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kahn misses with a right hand
and Blake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blake feints and then cracks Kahn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kahn down.
Kahn misses with a jab to the body
enabling Blake to counter with a crisp jab.
Blake throws a body punch but Kahn moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kahn! But no joy.
Kahn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blake's calf.
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.
Kahn throws a right hand that misses
and Blake counters with a two punch combo.
Kahn thuds his right hand into Blake's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CUT2#
Edward Blake's cut is getting worse.#T3#
Blake staying out of range there.
Kahn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kahn throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Blake with a hook.#KD2#
Kahn drops Blake with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Blake looks back up at him and smiles so Kahn waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Blake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blake circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Kahn. Blake falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Kahn!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Solomon Kahn!
During a confident post fight interview, Solomon Kahn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: CEC 630
Date: Nov 28, 2018

#R1#
Razor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blake looks to score with a jab to the body but Razor is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Razor! But no joy.
Blake lands a nice leg kick that just misses Razor's sensitive parts.
Razor misses with an uppercut
and Blake counters with a left to the body.
Blake throws a head kick but Razor moves out of range.
Blake lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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 misses with a kick to the body
and Razor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Razor throws a right hand that misses
and Blake counters with a nice low kick that buckles Razor's knee momentarily.
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.
Razor jabs Blake right on the nose. Blake blinks but takes it well.
Blake bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Razor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No joy there for Razor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Razor misses with a left hand
and Blake counters with a straight right hand.
Razor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blake tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Razor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blake. Blake circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#CUT2#
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Edward Blake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Razor throws a big shot that misses.
Razor checks a low kick from Blake.
A nice side step and Razor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A looping hook to the body misses from Razor. Blake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Razor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blake sizes up Razor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blake throws the kick towards the body but Razor avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Razor misses.
Blake scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blake ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blake.
Razor swings widly with a right hand
and Blake counters with a big head kick but Razor shrugs it off.
Razor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blake tries to land a front kick but Razor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blake throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blake takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Razor chopping away at his opponent's legs. #T2#
A kick lands to the mid section there for Blake.
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 Razor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Razor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Razor misses with a body shot.
Blake bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blake.
Blake lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blake pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Razor throws out a loose jab but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Blake misses.
Razor now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Razor throws an overhand right that lands on Blake's shoulder, as Blake tries to avoid the shot.
Razor swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blake scoring well with a low kick there.
Razor just misses with a punch to the body.
Razor lands a lovely overhand right.#T3#
Razor moves out of range as Blake strikes.
Razor shoots and misses
and Blake counters with a left to the body.
Razor pivots, looking for a leg kick but Blake is out of range and Razor settles back down.
Blake throws a series of punches but Razor moves out of range.
Razor lands a head shot.
Razor misses with a right hand
and Blake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Razor.
Razor tries to land a front kick but Blake steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blake thinks about countering with a body kick.
Razor misses with a straight left.
Blake throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch but Razor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Razor misses with a hook. Blake ducked under it nicely. #T4#
The fighters circle momentarily. Blake darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Blake scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Razor.
Blake avoids the body shot from Razor.
Blake throws a half hearted mid kick.
It seemed like Razor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Razor lands a right hook to the body.
Blake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Razor.
Blake is looking to chop away at Razor's legs.
Blake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Razor gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Razor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blake scores with a sloppy right hand. Razor should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Blake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Blake throws a hook to the side of Razor's head but Razor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Razor.
Blake misses with an uppercut
letting Razor counter with a right hand.
Razor throws a right hand that misses
and Blake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Edward Blake is winning the standup battle so far.
Blake fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Razor checks it well.
Razor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blake moves away.
Blake appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Blake lands a glancing blow to the side of Razor's head.
Blake is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Razor throws the left hand but Blake avoids the punch easily.
Blake on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Razor missing with a left hand there. Blake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice jab there from Blake.
Blake takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blake misses the shot to the body.
Blake misses with a body kick.#T1#
Blake lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Razor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Razor finds it's way through Blake's defenses.
Blake throws a good cross that connects.
A left lands for Blake.
Razor checks a leg kick.
Blake misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Blake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blake throws a leg kick
and Razor counters with a straight right hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Razor might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Blake has got the better of the exchanges.
Razor takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Razor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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!
Nice body punch from Razor.
Razor avoids a kick to the body.
Blake takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T2#
Blake lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Blake throws a lazy right hand but Razor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Razor throws a hook but Blake blocks it.#CL#
Blake closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Razor can do to turn this around?
Razor is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blake is keeping busy.
Blake lands an elbow that stopped Razor in his tracks for a moment. #CUT#
It looks like Sonny Ray Razor has been cut.#BC2#
Razor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blake gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Razor.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blake.
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Razor.
Donk. Razor catches Blake right on the button with a cross.
The fighters circling - Razor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Razor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blakes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Blake misses with a body shot
enabling Razor to counter with a crisp jab. #T3#
Blake scoring well with a low kick there.
Blake misses the jab.
Razor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Razor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#ROC2#
Blake is rocked!
Blake slips a jab from Razor.
Blake misses with a hook
and Razor counters with a straight right hand.
Oh Blake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blake throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.#TD2#
Razor shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Blake manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Razor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Razor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blake pulls Razor in to control the position.
Blake seems to have got his legs back now.
Blake preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blake wants to sweep here but Razor controlling him for the moment. #T4#
Razor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Blake lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Razor wants to stand but Blake is controlling the position.
Blake will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Blake looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sonny Ray Razor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
#R3#
Jab by Blake.
Razor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Razor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blake doesn't seem bothered though.
Razor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blake moves away.
Razor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Some wild striking there from Razor.
Razor lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blake looks to land a right hand but Razor moved out of range.
Razor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Razor takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie. #T1#
Blake drops his hands momentarily and Razor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Razor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Razor throws a jab when Blake was well out of range.
Razor throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Blake drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Razor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
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 Razor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Razor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Razor is looking for the big counter here.
Razor looks to land a body kick but Blake moved away.
Blake takes one to the side of the head.
Blake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Razor.
Blake with a nice cross.#T2#
Blake throws the kick towards the body but Razor avoids it.
Razor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blake.
Blake misses with a wild body shot.
Razor has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Blake is looking to clinch but Razor is avoiding it.
Blake tries to clinch but Razor moves away
and Blake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Razor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Razor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Razor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Razor backs away, Blake returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Razor throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blake throwing a counter right hand but Razor manages to avoid it.#CL#
Blake instigates a clinch.
Blake working aggressively here.
Razor is trying to break the clinch but Blake is controlling him.
Blake lands an elbow inside that Razor shrugs off.
Blake prevents the takedown attempt.
Blake lands an elbow inside. #T3#
Razor is trying to break the clinch but Blake has him pressed against the cage.
Blake tries a body shot but Razor blocks it.
Razor is looking to take this one to the mat.
Razor takes an elbow to the forehead.
Razor has Blake pressed against the cage.
Razor avoids the elbow strike from Blake, against the cage.
Razor trying to control the position but instead, Blake has worked for underhooks and has pushed Razor into the cage.
Razor tries to score a body lock takedown but Blake shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Edward Blake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sonny Ray Razor.
Blake tries to work over Razor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Razor trying to control the position but instead, Blake has worked for underhooks and has pushed Razor into the cage.
Blake lands an elbow that stopped Razor in his tracks for a moment.
Blake tries to work over Razor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blake lands an elbow inside that Razor shrugs off.
Razor manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment. #T4#
Nice body punch from Blake - that landed with a thud.
Razor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Razor tries a body shot but Blake blocks it.
Blake is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Razor trying to stall but Blake improves his position.
Blake lands an elbow inside.
Blake leaning against his opponent.
Blake comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short uppercut from Blake.
Edward Blake has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blake scores with a shoulder strike.
Blake throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Razors head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Blake takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A shot in the inside from Blake.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Blake lands a hook to the side of the head.#ROC#
Razor is rocked!
Razor has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Blake seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Razor can turn it around.
Razor takes an elbow to the forehead.
Razor is still on wobbly legs! Can Blake finish him?
Razor can't find room to land a body shot as Blake controls the action.
Blake lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Razor tries to break the clinch but Blake is controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Blake showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Blake 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Blake!
Edward Blake tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: CEC 625
Date: Nov 02, 2018

#R1#
Blake tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Arjuna has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Keyboard Warriors -Temple of Illumination in the buildup to the fight.
Arjuna avoids the head kick by Blake.
Blake is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Arjuna looks to score with a jab to the body but Blake is just out of range.
Arjuna tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blake is able to avoid easily.
Blake has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Arjuna throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blake throws out a powerful jab.
Arjuna throws a head kick that Blake semi-blocks. #CUT#
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Arjuna loads up on a big right hand but Blake slips the punch.
Arjuna moves into range and connects with a jab.
Blake avoids the head kick by Arjuna.
Blake has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Arjuna finds it's way round the side to connect with Blake's head.
Blake throws a jab when Arjuna was well out of range.
Arjuna is looking to score with low kicks.
Blake steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Arjuna misses with a body kick.
Rama Arjuna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arjuna walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T1#
Blake misses with a left hand
and Arjuna counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arjuna uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blake.
Blake misses with a body kick.
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 scores with a spinning back kick!
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Arjuna.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blake! But no joy.
Arjuna throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arjuna takes one to the chin there.
Arjuna throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blake stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blake feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arjuna's calf.
Arjuna tries to bum rush Blake with a series of wild strikes but Blake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arjuna is looking to slow Blake down with leg kicks.
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 lazy body kick from Arjuna
and Blake counters with a straight right hand.
Arjuna scores with a jab to the head. #T2#
Arjuna throws a body kick that misses.
Blake is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Arjuna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blake. Arjuna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blake scores with a crisp jab that stopped Arjuna in his tracks.
Arjuna looks to throw the jab but Blake is out of range.
Blake doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Arjuna attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Blake throws a low kick but Arjuna moves out of range easily.
Arjuna throws a leg kick but Blake sees it coming and moves out of range.
Arjuna moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBlake.
Blake connects with a solid leg kick.
Blake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Arjuna counters with a series of strikes. Blake will be more careful next time no doubt. #ROC#
Blake is rocked!
Blake fakes the leg kick and cracks Arjuna in the body.
Blake misses with a wild body shot. #T3#
A solid body kick from Arjuna.
Arjuna displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blake throws out the jab.
Blake scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blake with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Arjuna to score with a decent uppercut.
Blake connects with an inside leg kick.
Blake turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Arjuna misses with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Arjuna.
Arjuna throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Arjuna scores with the left hand. Blake knows he should have avoided that one.
Blake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blake looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blake with a nice cross.#T4#
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!#CL2#
Blake has managed to clinch.
Blake prevents a body shot from Arjuna.
Arjuna lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blake.
Blake wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blake tries to stall but Arjuna uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Blake works on Arjuna's body with a couple of short punches.
Blake trying to stall but Arjuna improves his position.
Arjuna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blake wants to stall.
Nice body punch from Arjuna.
Arjuna works on Blake's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hand to the body from Arjuna.
Blake looks winded!
Blake blocks a body shot from Arjuna.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Arjuna takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Blake throws a head punch that misses.
Arjuna dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arjuna.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rama Arjuna will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Arjuna rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blake moves out of range of the body kick.
Blake moves out of range of the body kick.
Blake throws a body kick that misses.
Blake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arjuna.
Arjuna swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Arjuna takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blake with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arjuna throws a series of punches but Blake avoids them all with ease.
Blake has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake throws a hook but Arjuna avoids it easily.
Blake looks to land a combination but Arjuna avoids it well.
Blake looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Arjuna misses with a kick to the body. #T1#
Blake moves out of range of the body kick from Arjuna.
Arjuna swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Blake with a hook.
Arjuna throws a leg kick which misses Blake's front leg but catches the back leg as Blake tries to avoid it.
Arjuna scores with a punch to the head.
Blake takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Blake moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blake just misses with a punch to the body.
Arjuna scores with a jab to the head.
Arjuna throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Blake to counter with a crisp jab.
Arjuna wants to clinch up but Blake keeps it at a distance.
Arjuna throws a body kick that misses.
Blake appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Arjuna is looking to land body kicks.#T2#
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arjuna manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice jab there from Blake.
Arjuna tries to clinch there but Blake circles away.
Blake moves out of range of the leg kick from Arjuna.
A head kick from Arjuna lands but Blake takes it in his stride.
A punch lands to the side of Blake 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Arjuna moves out of range as Blake throws a body kick.
Arjuna sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Blake defending well as Arjuna loads up on a big left hand.
Blake lands with an overhand left.
Arjuna falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blake makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T3#
Blake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arjuna.
Arjuna avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arjuna lands a nice looking kick to the body. Blake takes a step back to recover.
Arjuna looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Arjuna throws a jab but it's blocked by Blake.
Blake misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Arjuna was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Blake.
Arjuna misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arjuna.
Arjuna misses with an uppercut. Blake saw that one coming.
Arjuna attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blake is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Arjuna with a body shot.
Arjuna lands a two punch combo.
Blake feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arjuna's calf.#T4#
Arjuna works the jab nicely.
Blake is still on wobbly legs! Can Arjuna finish him?#CUT#
That has opened up Edward Blake's cut even more.
A big right from Arjuna misses.
Blake seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arjuna fails to land with a series of punches.
Blake throws an off balance right hand
and Arjuna counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arjuna pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blake takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Arjuna gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Blake counters with an outside leg kick.
Arjuna scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Arjuna goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Blake misses the target.
Arjuna appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Arjuna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blake.
Blake looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Arjuna missing with a left hand there. Blake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rama Arjuna dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
That's time! Arjuna's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Arjuna lands with a straight right. Blake didn't see that one coming.
Blake tries to land a body kick
and Arjuna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blake misses with an uppercut. Arjuna saw that one coming.
Rama Arjuna is winning the standup battle so far.
Blake throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Arjuna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blake moves away.
Blake avoids a kick to the body.
Arjuna throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arjuna.
Blake tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arjuna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Blake responds with a good body kick, but Arjuna manages to step out the way in time.
Arjuna is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Arjuna misses with a body shot
and Blake counters with a nice uppercut.
Arjuna throws a low kick, looking for Blake's leg but Blake calmly moves out of range.
Blake steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Blake looks to land a right hand but Arjuna moved out of range.#T1#
Arjuna throws a head kick that misses.
Arjuna throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Arjuna throws a looping overhand right but Blake ducks down to avoid it.
As Arjuna backs off Blake throws a huge counter combo but Arjuna manages to avoid it all.
Arjuna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arjuna takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blake scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arjuna sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blake throws a wild body kick that Arjuna sees coming a mile off.
Arjuna throws a big shot that misses.
Arjuna listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Both fighters circling a little - Blake finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Arjuna throws a sloppy head kick and Blake moves out of range easily.
Rama Arjuna is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blake.
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 lands a nice shot that snaps Arjuna's head back.
Arjuna throws a leg kick but Blake moved away.
Blake looks to land a body kick but Arjuna moved away.
Blake takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Blake paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice jab there from Blake.
Arjuna throws a half hearted mid kick.
Arjuna misses with a leg kick
and Blake counters with a nice uppercut.
Blake takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Blake has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Arjuna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blake.
Nice defenses there by Blake.#T3#
Arjuna looks to land a body kick but Blake moved away.
Blake counters with a body kick.
Arjuna pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on Arjuna's shoulder, as Arjuna tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Blake misses its intended target.
It looked like Arjuna wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big right from Arjuna misses.
Blake tries a low kick but Arjuna avoids it.
Edward Blake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arjuna with a nice cross.
A punch lands to the side of Blake 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blake moves out of range of the body kick.
Blake lands a jab.
Arjuna throws a right and a left that Blake avoids nicely. #T4#
Arjuna tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Arjuna with a nice cross.
Arjuna pivots, looking for a leg kick but Blake is out of range and Arjuna settles back down.
Arjuna is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arjuna throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Blake misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blake's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Arjuna connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blake scrambles back to his feet.
Arjuna checks a leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Arjuna tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arjuna.
Arjuna lands with a cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rama Arjuna.
Well Arjuna 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

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

Event: CEC 619
Date: Oct 05, 2018

#R1#
Wylde punishes Blake's body with a nice straight punch.
Wylde jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wylde is looking to clinch but Blake is avoiding it. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blake tries a body shot but Wylde blocks it.
Blake is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blake lands an elbow inside that Wylde shrugs off. #CUT2#
It looks like Gunnar Wylde has been cut.
Wylde working aggressively here.
Wylde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blake throws a head punch that misses.
Blake cracks Wylde with a nice body shot.
Blake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blake blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC2#
Blake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wylde misses with a wild combination.
Wylde throws the left hand but Blake avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Blake was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wylde doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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!
Wylde lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blake circles away quickly and effectively.
Wylde misses with an attempted mid kick. #T1#
Blake throws a hook to the side of Wylde's head but Wylde sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wylde misses with a straight left.
Blake keeps Wylde at a distance using the push kick.
Wylde fails to land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blake! But no joy.
Blake lands with an overhand left.
Wylde throws a head kick that misses.
Blake swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wylde throws a head kick that misses.
Blake with a hook.
Wylde misses with a right hand
and Blake counters with a stiff right hand.
Wylde tries to clinch up but Blake circles away and keeps his distance.
Blake scores with a head kick. Wylde tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Blake bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wylde's head backwards.#CUT2#
Gunnar Wylde's cut is getting worse.
Blake is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wylde misses with a head kick.
Blake looks to land a left hand but Wylde moved out of range nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wylde.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blake! But no joy.
Blake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wylde. #T2#
The fighters circling - Blake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blake throws a body punch but Wylde moves out of range.
Blake slips a straight right by Wylde.
Blake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blake moves away from the strike by Wylde.
The crowd cheers as Wylde lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blake doesn't seem phased though.
Blake avoids the head kick by Wylde.
Sloppy strikes from Blake. Those never looked like landing.
Blake has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blake there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wylde blocks a head kick by Blake.
Wylde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wylde was well out of range. Poor timing from Blake.
Wylde misses with the combination.
Wylde throws a lazy uppercut
and Blake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wylde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blake lands a glancing blow to the side of Wylde's head.#T3##CL#
Blake gets tackled into the cage by Wylde. Wylde maintains the clinch.
Wylde throws a punch but it's blocked by Blake.
Blake blocks an uppercut.
Wylde has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC2#
Blake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gunnar Wylde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wylde takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wylde.
Blake misses with a straight left.
Wylde is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Blake feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wylde's calf.
Wylde throws a right hand that misses
and Blake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blake takes a kick to the side of the head.#CUT#
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Wylde lands an overhand right.
That kick from Blake tenderised Wylde's leg. Wylde is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wylde moves out of range of the strikes.
Wylde misses with a double jab.
Wylde throws a head kick that misses.
Wylde backing away here, and Blake unleashes a leg kick that just misses.#T4#
Wylde checks a leg kick nicely.
Wylde misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blake.
Wylde rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blake counters with a stiff right hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Blake.
Jab by Blake.
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wylde.
Wylde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blake flicks out a counter leg kick but Wylde steps away.
Wylde steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blake.
Blake is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wylde had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wylde with a hook.
Wylde throws a head kick that half lands.
Blake fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wylde on the side of the head.#CUT2#
Gunnar Wylde's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blake chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wylde misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blake.
Wylde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blake feints a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Blake misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Edward Blake will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Wylde throws a lazy uppercut
and Blake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wylde throws a head kick but Blake moves out of range.
A big left from Blake misses.
Wylde swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Wylde.
Wylde scores with a punch to the head.
Blake slips a jab and a cross from Wylde.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wylde lands a really nice looking cross but Blake seems unphased.
A head kick misses from Blake.
Blake takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Blake throws out a loose jab but Wylde uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Wylde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice side step and Blake releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Blake takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wylde throws a series of strikes that have Blake backpedaling.
Wylde throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Blake throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blake throws a series of punches but Wylde moves out of range.
Edward Blake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wylde lands a head kick! #ROC#
Blake is rocked!
Blake smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Blake is still on wobbly legs! Can Wylde finish him?
Wylde keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blake.
It looked like Wylde wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Blake seems to have recovered his senses.
Wylde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wylde avoids the head kick by Blake.
Wylde is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blake.
Blake throws out a counter right but Wylde avoids it with no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wylde throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Blake fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wylde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #T2#
Blake slips under a jab from Wylde.
Wylde lands with a good body shot.
Blake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wylde circles away quickly and effectively.
Wylde throwing a counter right hand but Blake manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Wylde.
Wylde keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blake.
A slow jab from Wylde misses its intended target.
Nice shot lands for Blake.
Wylde blocks a head kick by Blake.
Wylde uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blake.
Blake tries to work over Wylde's front leg with a kick but Wylde checks it.
Wylde dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blake blocks a head kick by Wylde.
Wylde misses with a combination
letting Blake counter with a right hand.
Blake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wylde.#T3#
Blake digs a good hook to Wylde's body.
Wylde catches Blake with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blake gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wylde lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice shot by Wylde.
Blake scores with a leg kick.
Wylde lands with a good body shot.
Wylde clobbers Blake with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blake lands a glancing blow to the side of Wylde's head.#CL#
Wylde instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wylde pushes Blake back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blake is breathing heavily.
Wylde misses with a punch on the inside.
Wylde lands a nice uppercut.
Wylde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wylde working aggressively here. #T4#
A nice left hand lands by Wylde.
A short right from Wylde on the inside. #BC2#
Blake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Wylde misses the target.
Wylde is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blake. #CL#
Wylde moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Wylde fails to land.
Blake tries to work over Wylde's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Blake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wylde lands a really nice looking cross but Blake seems unphased.
Wylde pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blake takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blake takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Blake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wylde.
Good exchange - Wylde coming out on top.
Wylde stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blake.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Wylde dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Blake lands a really nice looking cross but Wylde seems unphased.
Blake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wylde.
Blake throws a lazy right hand but Wylde sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wylde avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wylde fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wylde tries to clinch up but Blake circles away and keeps his distance.
Blake looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wylde is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Blake walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wylde checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wylde wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Blake tries to land a front kick but Wylde steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wylde swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wylde.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wylde.
Wylde throws a sloppy head kick and Blake moves out of range easily.
Wylde throws a lazy uppercut
and Blake counters with a thumping low kick. #T1#
Blake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wylde lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Wylde misses with a looping right.
Gunnar Wylde is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wylde misses with a hook.
Blake throws a lazy right hand but Wylde sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wylde went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Blake moves away from the strike by Wylde.
Blake looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wylde uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blake.
Wylde misses with a straight left.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wylde.
Blake misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Wylde misses the target.
Blake just misses with a punch to the body.
Wylde throws a counter high kick but Blake was just alert enough to avoid it.
Wylde takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Blake scores with a jab.
Wylde scores with a head kick.
Wylde tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blake fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T2#
Blake lands with a kick to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake punishes Wylde's body with a nice straight punch.
Wylde rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blake counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Blake lands a leg kick that knocks Wylde off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wylde. Blake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blake looks to land a body kick but Wylde moved away.
Blake lands a slapping body shot.
Wylde dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on Wylde's shoulder, as Wylde tries to avoid the shot.
Blake throws a sloppy head kick and Wylde moves out of range easily.
Blake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blake moves out of range as Wylde strikes.
Wylde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wylde misses with a looping left.
A head kick by Wylde misses
and Blake counters with a right hand to the body. #T3#
Wylde displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Blake turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Wylde throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wylde throws a lazy right hand but Blake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wylde keeps the fight on the outside.
Blake throws a jab when Wylde was well out of range.
Wylde misses the jab.
Wylde throws a right and a left that Blake avoids nicely.
Wylde throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Blake misses the target.
Blake throws a big shot that misses.
Blake throws a jab when Wylde was well out of range.
Wylde lands a nice shot to the body.
Wylde looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blake feints a counter leg kick.#T4#
Blake explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wylde fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wylde connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blake momentarily.
Wylde slips under a jab.
Blake with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slow jab from Blake misses its intended target.
Wylde tries a head kick but it misses.
Wylde uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blake.
Blake does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wylde fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blake on the side of the head.
Blake has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wylde misses with a double jab.
Blake slips a straight right by Wylde.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blake.
Wylde throws a sloppy head kick and Blake moves out of range easily.
Blake is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wylde with a body shot.
Wylde misses with an uppercut. Blake saw that one coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Edward 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Edward Blake!
In his post fight interview, Edward Blake started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: CEC 611
Date: Aug 29, 2018

#R1#
A shot to the liver by Blake. Beautiful body shot.
Blake thuds a left hand into Eliasson's body.
Blake lands with a nice combination. Eliasson backs away looking to recover.
Eliasson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sin City Allstars Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Eliasson throws a jab when Blake was well out of range.
Eliasson throws a hook but Blake blocks it.
Eliasson throws a jab but it's blocked by Blake.
Edward Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eliasson takes one to the side of the head.
Blake explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Blake connects with a body shot that sends Eliasson's belly button to the back.
Blake tries to clinch there but Eliasson circles away.
Blake connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Eliasson's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eliasson misses with a double jab
and Blake counters with a flying knee. Nice. #T1#
Eliasson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eliasson lands an overhand right.#CUT#
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Eliasson.
Blake finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Eliasson misses with a hook
and Blake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blake moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blake misses with an uppercut.
Eliasson throwing a counter right hand but Blake manages to avoid it.
Blake looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blake turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#T2#
Nice uppercut there from Blake.
The fighters circling - Eliasson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blake connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eliasson throws a hook to the side of Blake's head but Blake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blake connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Donk. Blake catches Eliasson right on the button with a cross.
Blake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blake misses with a double jab
and Eliasson counters with a straight right hand.
Blake smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Blake thuds his shin into the meat of Eliasson's side.#T3#
A slow jab from Blake misses its intended target.
Eliasson throwing a counter right hand but Blake manages to avoid it.
Blake connects with a body shot that sends Eliasson's belly button to the back.
Blake clobbers Eliasson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blake tries to land a front kick but Eliasson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blake digs a good body shot into Eliasson's ribs.
Eliasson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Blake lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blake is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blake goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Eliasson throwing a counter right hand but Blake manages to avoid it.
Blake tries to move into range but Eliasson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A left lands for Blake.#CUT2#
It looks like Erland Eliasson has been cut.
Blake scores with a push kick.#T4#
Blake takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Eliasson doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eliasson misses with a body shot.
Blake swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blake pushes Eliasson away with a front kick.
Eliasson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Eliasson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Blake lands a jab to the head.
Blake getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Blake throws a looping overhand right but Eliasson ducks down to avoid it.
Blake scores with a one two! Eliasson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Blake lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Blake dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Eliasson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Blake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Eliasson is looking to counter punch.
Eliasson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blake.
It looked like Eliasson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Eliasson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Blake swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Eliasson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blake, right into the meat.
Blake lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Eliasson backs up against the cage.
Eliasson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blake can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eliasson slips under a jab.
It looked like Eliasson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Blake is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Blake cracks Eliasson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Blake has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Blake slips under a jab from Eliasson.
Blake is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Eliasson misses with a body shot. #T1#
Blake lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blake connects with a leg kick. Eliasson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blake lands a nice looking body shot.
Blake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A quick step to the side and Eliasson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Blake.
Eliasson just misses with a punch to the body.
Blake looks to throw the jab but Eliasson is out of range.
Blake misses with a hook.
Blake misses with a hook to the body
and Eliasson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blake throws a hook but Eliasson avoids it easily.#T2#
Nice uppercut lands for Blake. That snapped Eliasson's head back.
Blake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eliasson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Blake lands a body shot. #KD#
Eliasson cracks Blake with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Blake looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Eliasson finish him? #ROC#
Blake is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake scores with a leg kick.
Blake is still on wobbly legs! Can Eliasson finish him?
Blake throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blake seems to have recovered his senses.
Eliasson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A left lands for Blake.
Blake fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T3#
Eliasson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blake on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #CUT#
That has opened up Edward Blake's cut even more.
Edward Blake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Eliasson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Eliasson staying out of range there.
Eliasson feinted with a counter takedown.
A lazy body kick from Blake #TD#
and Eliasson counters with a shoot takedown. Blake fights it but they end up in guard.
Blake utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blake keeping moving, preventing Eliasson from controlling successfully.
Eliasson postures up and lands a big shot to Blake's brow.
Eliasson throws a big elbow that misses. #T4#
Blake 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.
Eliasson throws a big right hand that misses.
Blake tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Eliasson scoring with some ground and pound.
Eliasson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Eliasson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Eliasson tries to free his leg and advance position but Blake is retaining full guard.
Blake 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.
Blake is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Blake keeping moving, preventing Eliasson from controlling successfully.
Blake preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Edward Blake will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Blake throws a low kick, looking for Eliasson's leg but Eliasson calmly moves out of range.
Blake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eliasson slips a jab from Blake.
Eliasson slips a straight right by Blake.
Eliasson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blake throws a hook but Eliasson avoids it easily.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on Eliasson's shoulder, as Eliasson tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Eliasson throws a lazy uppercut
and Blake counters with a low kick, right behind Eliasson 's knee.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Blake. Eliasson shrugs it off though.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Eliasson.#T1#
Blake just misses with a punch to the body.
Eliasson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blake has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Blake works over Eliasson's head and body with a nice combination.
Eliasson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Eliasson takes a swing at Blake's ribcage but misses.
Eliasson misses with a body shot.
Blake with a jab.
Eliasson walks into a straight right hand from Blake.
Eliasson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blake swings for the body but Eliasson moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blake, as that shot connected. #T2#
Eliasson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eliasson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good shot there by Blake.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eliasson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eliasson lands a jab.
Eliasson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Eliasson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blake.
Blake is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Eliasson with a body shot.
Eliasson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Eliasson throws a right hand that misses
and Blake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Erland Eliasson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Blake throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Eliasson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Blake scores with a body shot.
Blake scores with a jab to the body.#KD#
Eliasson cracks Blake with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Eliasson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Blake to stand back up!
Blake throws the left hand but Eliasson avoids the punch easily.
Edward Blake is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Eliasson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Eliasson there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Eliasson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eliasson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Eliasson tries to move into range but Blake moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blake throws a combination. Eliasson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#T4#
Blake uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Blake bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Eliasson's head backwards.
Blake moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blake tries a head kick but it misses.
Blake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eliasson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blake scores with a jab to the head.
Blake lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Eliasson at a distance.
Blake scores with a decent looking hook.
Eliasson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Blake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Blake 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Blake!
Edward Blake 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.
The defeated Erland Eliasson had this to say: 'He was the better fighter this time. You win lose, and you some some.'.

Event: MMMA 89 Kocur vs Grossweiner
Date: Aug 12, 2018

#R1#
A head kick from Blake lands but Conrad takes it in his stride.
Blake with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Conrad to score with a decent uppercut.#CUT2#
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Blake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Conrad counters with a nice leg kick.
Blake tries to land a front kick but Conrad steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A clash of legs there as Conrad blocks the low kick.
Blake looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blake throws a body punch but Conrad moves out of range.
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.
Nice uppercut there from Blake.
Conrad misses with a hook.
Conrad tries to clinch there but Blake circles away.
Blake is looking to counter with a body kick.
Conrad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blake is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Blake! #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
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!
Conrad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blake backwards. #BC#
Blake manages to break the clinch.
Conrad takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #ROC#
Conrad is rocked!#T1#
Blake connects with a body shot.
Conrad is still on wobbly legs! Can Blake finish him?
Conrad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blake lands a brutal uppercut that launches Conrad off his feet! Conrad tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). 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.

Event: MMMA Yaj Vs Madness 2
Date: Jul 04, 2018

#R1#
Brophy moves out of range of the body kick from Blake.
Brophy misses with an uppercut
and Blake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brophy ducks right into an uppercut from Blake.
Brophy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blake.
Blake misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Brophy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blake lands a lovely overhand right.
Brophy scores with a jab to the jaw.#CUT2#
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Brophy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blake throws a hook but Brophy blocks it.
Brophy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brophy throws a lazy right hand but Blake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T1#
Brophy misses with a body punch
and Blake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blake stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Blake throws a jab but it's blocked by Brophy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blake. That's going to slow Brophy down.
Brophy misses with a looping right.
Blake throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brophy counters with a good low kick that Blake was not able to check.
Edward Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brophy connects with an inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blake, as that shot connected.
A jab from Blake does it's job there.
Blake is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Brophy misses with a kick to the body.
Blake misses the shot to the body. #T2#
Blake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brophy throws out the jab.
Blake misses with a wild body shot.
Brophy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brophy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brophy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blake is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Brophy throws a lazy body kick
and Blake counters with a straight right hand.
Blake clobbers Brophy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blake takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brophy looks to throw a body kick
and Blake finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Brophy throws a lazy right hand but Blake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blake throwing a counter right hand but Brophy manages to avoid it.
Blake misses with a low kick. #T3#
Blake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blake sizes up Brophy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A good leg kick by Blake.
Blake swings for the body but Brophy moves out of range.
Jab from Blake.
Blake is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brophy looks to land a right hand but Blake moved out of range.
As Brophy backs away, Blake returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Brophy blocks a head kick by Blake.
Blake throws a sloppy head kick #KD2#
and Brophy counters with a head kick that drops Blake to the mat! Blake scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!#ROC2#
Blake is rocked!
Blake swings widly with a right hand
and Brophy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oh Blake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A thudding body kick lands there by Brophy!
Blake is breathing heavily.
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!
Brophy shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Blake takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Brophy sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Blake bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Brophy!
Our winner, John Brophy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: MMMA Yaj Vs Madness
Date: Jun 20, 2018

#R1#
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. #T1#
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.#T2#
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.#CL2#
Blake gets tackled into the cage by Jah. Jah maintains the clinch. #T3#
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. #T4#
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.
#R2#
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?#CL#
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. #BC2#
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. #T1#
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. #T2#
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.#CL2#
Blake gets tackled into the cage by Jah. Jah maintains the clinch.
Jah scores with a knee to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Blake lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Blake. #T3#
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. #T4#
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.
#R3#
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.#T1#
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. #T2#
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.#T3#
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. #T4#
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.#CL#
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. #BC2#
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!'.

Event: MMMA 79 Fortune Vs Qasi 3
Date: Jun 03, 2018

#R1#
Skif swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Skif is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blake misses the shot to the body.
Skif checks a leg kick.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skif moves away.
Skif tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Blake counters with a thumping low kick.
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.
Blake buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Skif misses with a head kick.
Good shot there by Blake.
Blake tries to land a front kick but Skif steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blake lands with a straight right. Skif didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skif tries to clinch there but Blake circles away.
Blake feints and then cracks Skif's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Skif down.
Blake swings for the body but Skif moves out of range.
Blake 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.
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!
Skif uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
Blake moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSkif.#T1##CL2#
Skif instigates a clinch.
Blake has a couple of punches blocked by Skif.
Blake misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Blake.
Blake tries a body shot but Skif blocks it.
Blake lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Skif throws a punch but it's blocked by Blake.
A short uppercut from Skif. #BC2#
Skif breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Skif tries to clinch up but Blake circles away and keeps his distance.
Blake swats away the attempt to clinch by Skif.
Blake is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Skif throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blake slips a jab and a cross from Skif.
Skif pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Skif throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blake.
Nice cross by Blake.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Skif gets tackled into the cage by Blake. Blake maintains the clinch.
Skif has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Skif lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blake.
Blake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blake misses with a body punch.
Skif scores with a shoulder strike.
Skif is trying to break the clinch but Blake is controlling him.#BC#
Blake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Skif is looking to clinch.
Skif misses with a body kick.
Skif throws a right and a left that Blake avoids nicely.
Skif slips a jab from Blake.
Blake cracks the inside of Skif's front leg.
Skif misses with a head kick.
Blake lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blake connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #T3#
Blake fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Skif has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Skif misses with a few strikes there.
Blake is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Skif misses with a few strikes there.
Skif misses with a wild combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Blake.
Skif tries a head kick but it misses.
Blake swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Skif fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blake throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Blake digs a good hook to Skif's body.
Skif will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Skif moves out of range of the body kick.
Skif tries to clinch up.
Skif tries a head kick but it misses. #T4#
Blake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Skif misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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 misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skif.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skif manages to avoid it.
Blake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skif.
Blake is looking to counter with head kicks.
Skif's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blake connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Skif scrambles back to his feet.
Good exchange - Blake coming out on top.
A head kick misses from Blake.
Blake lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Skif at a distance.
Skif tries a head kick but it misses.
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.
Skif throws a head kick but Blake moves out of range.
Blake throws a quick counter kick to the body but Skif avoids it.
Nice cross by Blake.
Skif tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Blake.
Blake sizes up Skif with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Blake 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.
#R2#
Skif wants to clinch up but Blake keeps it at a distance.
Skif darts in trying to clinch
and Blake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Blake misses.
Skif tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blake manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Attila Skif seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skif tries to clinch there but Blake circles away.
Skif throws a hook but Blake blocks it.
Skif lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Skif.#CUT2#
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Blake looks to score with a jab to the body but Skif is just out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Blake. That snapped Skif's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skif tries to clinch but Blake is having none of it. #CL2#
Skif gets a clinch.
Skif wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blake has him pressed against the cage.
Blake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Skif tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skif fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T1##BC2#
Skif's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Skif throws a lazy head kick
and Blake counters with a left to the body.
Blake tests Skif's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blake avoids the head kick by Skif.
Blake avoids the head kick by Skif.
Skif wants to clinch.
Blake dips to his left and cracks Skif with an uppercut!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blake.
Skif throws a body kick that misses.
Attila Skif is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Skif misses with a series of wild punches. #T2#
Skif fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blake swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blake.
Skif wants to clinch.
Skif throws a head kick but Blake moves out of range.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skif manages to avoid it.
Blake moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSkif.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skif manages to avoid it.
Skif raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake lands a nice shot that snaps Skif's head back.
Blake feints a jab and as Skif dips his head, Blake unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Skif right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Skif falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Blake smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Edward Blake!
An out of breath Edward Blake thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: CEC 564
Date: Jan 17, 2018

#R1#
Stenbeck takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Stenbeck avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stenbeck half committed to a counter leg kick.
Blake lands a head kick!
Stenbeck connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#CUT#
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.#CL#
Stenbeck rushes Blake and presses him up against the cage.
Blake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stenbeck works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
I was talking to Stenbeck's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Stenbeck goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stenbeck takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stenbeck.
Blake is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stenbeck tries to throw a body punch but Blake avoids it by throwing Stenbeck back against the cage.
Stenbeck blocks a body shot from Blake.
Blake pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stenbeck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stenbeck lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stalling in the clinch from Stenbeck.
Blake lands an elbow just above Stenbeck 's eye.
Blake misses with an elbow strike. #T1#
Blake lands a right hand.
Blake throws a punch but it's blocked by Stenbeck.
Blake misses with some punches.
Blake lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blake throws an elbow but misses.
Blake tries to work over Stenbeck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stenbeck goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stenbeck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blake lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stenbeck backwards.
Stenbeck misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Stenbeck.
Blake misses with some punches.
Blake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Stenbeck.
Stenbeck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stenbeck stalling the fight.
A short right from Blake on the inside.
Blake throws a punch but it's blocked by Stenbeck.
Stenbeck misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T2#
Blake tries to land knees in the clinch but Stenbeck avoids the damage to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake can't find room to land a body shot as Stenbeck controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Stenbeck fails to land.
Blake lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stenbeck lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blake misses with a punch on the inside.
Blake swings wildly with an uppercut but Stenbeck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stenbeck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blake gets through Stenbeck's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blake.
Blake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blake blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Blake.
Blake working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stenbeck scores with a shot to the side of Blake's head.
Stenbeck blocks an elbow strike.
Blake swings wildly with an uppercut but Stenbeck uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Blake's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stenbeck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stenbeck lands with a left to the head.
Blake misses with the head strike.
Stenbeck blocking some punches.
Blake misses with a punch on the inside.
Stenbeck tries a body shot but Blake blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stenbeck.
Stenbeck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blake has a couple of punches blocked by Stenbeck.
Stenbeck is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Stenbeck misses with the head strike.
Blake has a couple of punches blocked by Stenbeck.
Stenbeck tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blake's elbow.
Blake lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blake presses Stenbeck against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stenbeck lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stenbeck can't find room to land a body shot as Blake controls the action. #T4#
Stenbeck struggles to land a body shot inside as Blake controls his hands.
Blake blocks a body shot from Stenbeck.
A shot in the inside from Blake.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stenbeck.
Blake tries a body shot but Stenbeck blocks it.
Blake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stenbeck lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blake swings wildly with an uppercut but Stenbeck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blake can't find room to land a body shot as Stenbeck controls the action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice left hand lands by Stenbeck.
Stenbeck softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blake throws a head punch that misses.
Blake misses with the head strike.
Blake throws a punch but it's blocked by Stenbeck.
Stenbeck has a couple of punches blocked by Blake.
Blake blocks a body shot from Stenbeck.
Blake lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Blake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
That's time! Stenbeck's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Stenbeck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Edward Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stenbeck moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stenbeck takes a swing at Blake's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Blake was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blake throws a combination that misses
and Stenbeck counters with a leg kick.
Blake listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blake throws a poor cross that misses
and Stenbeck counters with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stenbeck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake throws a leg kick which misses Stenbeck's front leg but catches the back leg as Stenbeck tries to avoid it.
Blake tries to land a front kick but Stenbeck steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stenbeck throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blake throws a nice looking combination but Stenbeck bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T1#
Stenbeck looks to throw the jab but Blake is out of range.
Stenbeck misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stenbeck moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Stenbeck as he connects with a hook.
Blake lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Blake.
Stenbeck misses with a hook. Blake ducked under it nicely.
Blake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blake loads up on a big right hand but Stenbeck slips the punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stenbeck 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 Blake has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blake and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Blake misses the body punch
and Stenbeck counters with a nice uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Stenbeck blocks the low kick.
Stenbeck staying out of range there.#T2#
Good shot there by Blake.
Blake with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stenbeck loads up on a big right hand but Blake slips the punch.
Blake takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Blake misses.
Stenbeck feints and then cracks Blake's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blake down.
Blake shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blake throws a sloppy head kick and Stenbeck moves out of range easily.
Nice cross by Stenbeck.
Blake scores with a nice right hand.
Blake throws a head kick but Stenbeck moves out of range.
Stenbeck throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stenbeck throws a poor cross that misses
and Blake counters with a straight right hand.#T3#
Blake looks for the body kick but Stenbeck saw that one coming.
Blake bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stenbeck's head backwards.
Blake scores with a jab to the head.
Blake has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Blake comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blake scores with a nice head shot.
Stenbeck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blake.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blake darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stenbeck does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Blake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stenbeck.
Blake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stenbeck counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick by Blake misses
and Blake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stenbeck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blake sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T4#
Blake tries to land a front kick but Stenbeck steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Edward Blake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circle momentarily. Stenbeck darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#ROC#
Blake is rocked!
Stenbeck throws a wild body kick that Blake sees coming a mile off.
Blake is still on wobbly legs! Can Stenbeck finish him?
Stenbeck staying out of range there.
Blake fakes the leg kick and cracks Stenbeck in the body.
Blake seems to have recovered his senses.
Blake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blake lands a lovely overhand right.
Blake swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stenbeck.
Stenbeck connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Whack! Stenbeck lands a heavy head kick that drops Blake. The ref tackles Stenbeck to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Blake was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Gustaf Stenbeck!

Event: CEC 561
Date: Dec 27, 2017

#R1#
Blake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blake.
Blake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Obuhov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blake catches Obuhov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Anton Obuhov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Blake - just one landing.
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 misses with an uppercut.
Blake misses with a hook. Obuhov ducked under it nicely.
Obuhov misses with a body shot.
Blake misses with a hook. Obuhov ducked under it nicely.
Obuhov throws a lazy right hand but Blake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Blake was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Obuhov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blake connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Obuhov's hands.
Blake throws a head kick that Obuhov semi-blocks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Obuhov.
Obuhov misses the jab.
Blake is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obuhov. Blake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blake throws a head kick but Obuhov moves out of range. #T1#
Obuhov misses with a shot to the body
and Blake counters with a slapping leg kick. #TD2#
Obuhov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Blake napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Blake tries to escape but Obuhov is in control.
Obuhov working the head and body with strikes.
Obuhov throws a strike aimed at the side of Blake's head but Blake avoids it well.
Obuhov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Blake is not content to let Obuhov control the position.
Obuhov controls the position.
Blake is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Cozad MMA LA Elite, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Blake is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Obuhov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Obuhov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Obuhov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. #T2#
Obuhov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Blake tries to escape but Obuhov is in control.
Obuhov working the head with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obuhov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Obuhov lands a few punches from side control.
Obuhov working the body and head with strikes. #ROC2#
Blake is rocked!
Obuhov is chipping away with strikes.
Oh Blake is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big shot lands for Obuhov! That's hurt Blake! Will he recover? Obuhov fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anton Obuhov!
Anton Obuhov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: CEC 558
Date: Dec 06, 2017

#R1#
Blake plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Blake thumps Orion with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Blake.
Nice defenses there by Orion.
Blake gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#CUT#
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Good exchange - Blake coming out on top.
Blake pushes Orion away with a front kick.
A cross from Blake lands.
Blake is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Orion throws the kick towards the body but Blake avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orion throws a leg kick
and Blake makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Orion really felt that one!
Blake bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Orion's head backwards.
Blake is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Blake closes this distance looking for a takedown but Orion circles away.
Blake lunges at Orion with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Orion's hand. #T1#
Blake throws a head kick but Orion moves out of range.
Blake walks into a jab.#CL2#
Blake moves into the clinch.
Blake misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Orion on the inside.
Orion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Orion.
Blake throws a punch but it's blocked by Orion.
Blake pushes off an throws an elbow but Orion leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short left from Blake.
A nice right hand lands inside from Orion.
Blake blocks the elbow strike.
Blake misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Blake misses with an elbow over the top.
Blake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Orion.
Blake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orion's elbow. #T2#
Orion misses with some punches. #BC#
Orion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Blake misses the target.
Orion thinks about countering with a body kick.
Orion throws a combination that misses
and Blake counters with a left to the body.
Edward Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orion checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Orion swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blake lands a jab to the head.
Blake has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Blake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orion.
Nice uppercut there from Blake.
Cole Orion is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blake throws a body punch but Orion moves out of range.
Orion half committed to a counter leg kick.
Orion throws the kick towards the body but Blake avoids it.
Blake throws a low kick but it's checked well by Orion.
Orion takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blake blocks a leg kick.#T3#
Orion walks into a stiff left hand from Blake.
Blake connects with a crisp jab.
Orion dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blake is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Orion had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Orion tries a head kick but it misses.
Orion lands an overhand right.
Blake shoots for a takedown but Orion saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Blake throws a head kick but Orion moves out of range.
Blake moves out of range of the strikes.
Blake takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Blake misses with a takedown attempt #KD#
and Orion counters with a nice right hand that sends Blake toppling to the canvas! Blake scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Orion finish him?!#ROC#
Blake is rocked!
Cole Orion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edward Blake.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blake.
Blake is still on wobbly legs! Can Orion finish him?
Blake throws a sloppy head kick
and Orion makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blake looks winded!
Orion misses with a hook.
Orion dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blake. That did some damage!
Blake seems to have recovered his senses.
Blake takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Orion buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blake moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body kick from Orion.
Blake cracks the inside of Orion's front leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orion throws a right hand that misses
and Blake counters with a stiff right hand.
Blake misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Blake drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Cole Orion will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
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.
#R2#
Orion just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blake connects with the punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Blake.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orion paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Orion throws a leg kick that misses.
Edward Blake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blake lands a nice shot to the body.
Blake misses with a straight left.
Orion moves forwards but Blake connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T1#
Blake cracks Orion with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blake.
Orion misses the shot to the body.
Blake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blake throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Orion throwing a counter right hand but Blake manages to avoid it.
Blake avoids the body shot from Orion.
Orion is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blake.
Blake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orion.
A big left from Orion misses.
Blake lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Blake feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Orions jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T2#
Blake jabs Orion right on the nose. Orion blinks but takes it well.
Orion looks to land a body kick but Blake moved away.
And Blake tries to counter it with a takedown but Orion pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Blake is looking to land body kicks.
Orion avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake throws a shot from downtown. Orion moves away and avoids it.#KD#
Orion lands a big head kick that sends Blake tumbling to the mat! Orion takes a step backwards and waves Blake back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT#
That has opened up Edward Blake's cut even more.
Blake cracks Orion with an open hand slap.
Blake scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Orion looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blake throws out a counter right but Orion avoids it with no problem.
Orion scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#T3#
Orion checks a leg kick.
Orion was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Blake has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Orion swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blake counters with a good low kick that Orion was not able to check.
Orion throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Orion throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blake cracks Orion with an open hand slap.
Blake misses with a series of wild punches.
Orion was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Orion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blake was well out of range. Poor timing from Orion.
Blake misses with an uppercut. Orion saw that one coming.
Orion misses with the combination. #T4#
Blake closes this distance looking for a takedown but Orion circles away.
Blake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blake misses with a hook
and Orion counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blake misses with a combination
and Orion counters with a crisp right that sends Blake to the canvas! Orion follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cole Orion!
An out of breath Cole Orion thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: CEC 553
Date: Nov 12, 2017

#R1#
Belliveau pushes Blake away with a front kick.
Belliveau works Blake's body with a nice hook.
Belliveau misses the shot to the body.
Blake scores with a push kick.
Blake misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blake walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Belliveau checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Blake throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Belliveau swats away the attempt to clinch by Blake.
Belliveau has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Belliveau lands with a nice body punch.
Belliveau lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blake's sensitive parts.
Blake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Belliveau.
Belliveau connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#CUT#
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Belliveau takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Blake lands a nice looking body shot. #T1#
A clash of legs there as Blake blocks the low kick.
Belliveau pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Belliveau throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belliveau.
Belliveau lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blake at a distance.
A jab from Blake finds it's way through Belliveau's defenses.
Blake gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Belliveau throws a front kick that sends Blake stumbling back into the cage.
Blake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blake will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blake is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Belliveau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #TD2#
Blake drives through with a takedown into Belliveau's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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 is fighting to break Belliveau's control of his arms but Belliveau is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#T2#
Belliveau working a defensive guard here. #SU2#
Blake decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Belliveau, up you get!
Belliveau connects with a leg kick. Blake looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Belliveau chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belliveau.
Blake connects with a solid leg kick. #TD2#
Blake shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #SU2#
Blake gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Belliveau takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Belliveau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blake.
Belliveau sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.#T3#
Belliveau thows a leg kick but Blake checks it
and Blake counters with a stiff right hand.
Blake misses with a left hand
and Belliveau counters with a straight right hand.
Blake looks to land a right hand but Belliveau moved out of range.
Belliveau was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Blake scores with a nice strike.
Blake takes one on the button.
Blake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Belliveau throws a low kick but Blake moves out of range easily.
Belliveau throws a lazy right hand but Blake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blake unleashes a big counter combination but Belliveau bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Belliveau checks the leg kick.
Belliveau is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Blake.
Both fighters circling a little - Blake finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Good work by Blake as he checks the leg kick.
Belliveau checks a leg kick nicely.
Blake checks a leg kick. #T4#
Blake throws a wild body kick that Belliveau sees coming a mile off.
Belliveau tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blake is able to avoid easily.
Blake keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Belliveau wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belliveau turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Belliveau changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Belliveau scores with a leg kick.
Blake bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Belliveau's head backwards.
Belliveau lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blake misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belliveau 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.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blake with a hook.
Belliveau catches Blake with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#ROC#
Blake is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Steve Belliveau will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Blake forces Belliveau back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Belliveau on the inside.
Blake is still on wobbly legs! Can Belliveau finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Blake fails to land.
Blake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belliveau avoids a wild elbow strike from Blake.
Blake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blake tries to work over Belliveau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belliveau digs a right hand into Blake's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blake's gas tank.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Belliveau's brow.
Blake misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Belliveau.
Belliveau blocking some punches.
Blake seems to have recovered his senses.
Belliveau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Belliveau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blake's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head punch on the inside from Belliveau fails to land.
Belliveau lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belliveau.
Belliveau blocking some punches.
Blake is breathing heavily.
Belliveau creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Blake's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Blake drops to his knees and Belliveau pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Belliveau!
Steve Belliveau tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: CEC 549
Date: Oct 22, 2017

#R1#
Obliteratii throws a push kick but Blake slaps the foot to one side.
Blake moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice takedown defense from Obliteratii. No joy for Blake on that attempt.
Blake shoots in looking for a takedown but Obliteratii manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Blake's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A quick step to the side and Obliteratii tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Obliteratii slips a straight right by Blake.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Obliteratii.
Donk. Blake catches Obliteratii right on the button with a cross.#CUT2#
It looks like Zeus Obliteratii has been cut.
Obliteratii looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obliteratii slips under a jab from Blake.
Obliteratii throws a right and a left that Blake avoids nicely.
Obliteratii moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBlake.
Blake getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Blake moves out of range of the leg kick from Obliteratii.
Blake has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Obliteratii is landing a low percentage of strikes.#T1#
Blake misses with a kick to the body
and Obliteratii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Obliteratii circles away from the clinch attempt.
Obliteratii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obliteratii takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Obliteratii takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Blake takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#CUT#
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Obliteratii takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #CUT2#
Zeus Obliteratii's cut is getting worse.
Jab, jab by Blake - just one landing.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Obliteratii throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#T2#
Obliteratii lands a jab to the head.
Obliteratii misses with a wild body shot.
Blake stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Obliteratii throws a chopping leg kick but Blake manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Blake smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#CUT2#
Zeus Obliteratii's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Obliteratii slips under a jab.
Blake is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blake lands a glancing blow to the side of Obliteratii's head.
Blake has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Blake throws a jab when Obliteratii was well out of range.
Obliteratii misses the shot to the body.
Blake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Obliteratii tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blake shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. #T3#
Obliteratii misses with a lunging right hand
and Blake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blake throws a solid leg kick but Obliteratii takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blake.
Obliteratii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blake manages to avoid it.
Blake tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Blake lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blake looks to land a left hand but Obliteratii moved out of range nicely.
Obliteratii was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Blake blocks the body kick.
Blake misses with a head kick.
Blake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Obliteratii.
Edward Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Blake.
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 Obliteratii has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Obliteratii and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#CL2#
Blake gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T4#
Blake misses with a punch on the inside.
Obliteratii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blake misses with an elbow strike.
Obliteratii softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Obliteratii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blake's elbow.
Obliteratii lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake misses with a punch on the inside.
Blake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blake is leaning against Obliteratii and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Obliteratii lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Blake struggles to land a body shot inside as Obliteratii controls his hands.
Obliteratii tries to work over Blake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Obliteratii misses with a punch to the body.
Blake misses with the head strike.
Obliteratii tries a body shot but Blake blocks it.
Obliteratii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blake comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT2#
Jeez, Zeus Obliteratii's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Blake takes a shot to the head.
Blake lands with a short shot to the head.
Blake misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Blake dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Obliteratii swings widly with a right hand
and Blake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blake sizes up Obliteratii with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blake is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Blake throws a predictable looking body shot
and Obliteratii counters with a nice low kick that buckles Blake's knee momentarily.
Obliteratii ducks under a wild hook from Blake.
Blake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice defenses there by Blake.
Edward Blake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blake connects with a crisp jab.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zeus Obliteratii's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). 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.

Event: CEC 544
Date: Sep 27, 2017

#R1#
Bin Al Aziz throws a combination that misses
and Blake makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blake moves out of range as Bin Al Aziz strikes.
Bin Al Aziz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blake is out of range.
Blake connects with a right hand. Bin Al Aziz shakes it off.
Blake blocks a head kick by Bin Al Aziz .
Bin Al Aziz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bin Al Aziz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blake counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bin Al Aziz 's knee momentarily.
Bin Al Aziz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blake moves out of range of the body kick from Bin Al Aziz .
Bin Al Aziz scores with a body shot.
Bin Al Aziz lands the left hand.
Blake is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bin Al Aziz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bin Al Aziz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Thomas Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Bin Al Aziz lands with a nice body kick.
A lazy left from Blake finds it's target.
Bin Al Aziz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bin Al Aziz . #T1#
Bin Al Aziz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bin Al Aziz is looking to land body kicks.
Bin Al Aziz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bin Al Aziz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blake takes a kick to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bin Al Aziz . That's going to slow Blake down.
Bin Al Aziz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bin Al Aziz cracks Blake with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bin Al Aziz scores with a leg kick.
Blake scores with a nice strike.
Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bin Al Aziz throws a low kick but Blake moves out of range easily.
Blake takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch but Bin Al Aziz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bin Al Aziz looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Blake throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blake fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bin Al Aziz avoids it really well and circles away.#T2#
Blake thuds his right hand into Bin Al Aziz 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bin Al Aziz throws a sloppy head kick and Blake moves out of range easily.
Bin Al Aziz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bin Al Aziz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blake counters with a straight right hand.
Bin Al Aziz throws a looping overhand right but Blake ducks down to avoid it.
Blake misses with a hook. Bin Al Aziz ducked under it nicely.
As Blake backs away, Bin Al Aziz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Blake cracks the inside of Bin Al Aziz 's front leg.
Blake pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blake throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blake has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Blake misses with a shot to the body
and Bin Al Aziz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bin Al Aziz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blake dips to his left and cracks Bin Al Aziz with an uppercut!#T3#
Bin Al Aziz misses with a body kick.
Bin Al Aziz defending well as Blake loads up on a big left hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bin Al Aziz .
Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some bone on bone action there as Bin Al Aziz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Blake blocks the body kick.
Blake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bin Al Aziz .
A nice inside leg kick there by Blake. That's going to slow Bin Al Aziz down.
Bin Al Aziz lands a jab to the head.
Blake scores with a head kick. Bin Al Aziz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bin Al Aziz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bin Al Aziz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bin Al Aziz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blake.
Blake is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Blake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake takes a head kick and shrugs it off. #T4#
Bin Al Aziz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Blake checks a leg kick nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bin Al Aziz .
Bin Al Aziz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blake scores with a sloppy right hand. Bin Al Aziz should have avoided that one.
Bin Al Aziz missing with a left hand there. Blake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bin Al Aziz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bin Al Aziz thumps Blake with a low kick.
Blake scores with a spinning back kick!#KD2#
Blake sends Bin Al Aziz crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Blake is motioning to the referee to let Bin Al Aziz up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#
Bin Al Aziz is rocked!
Bin Al Aziz lands with a nice body kick.
Oh Bin Al Aziz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blake throws a monster overhand right that drops Bin Al Aziz ! Blake follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edward Blake!
Our winner, Edward Blake, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: CEC 540
Date: Sep 10, 2017

#R1#
Blake lands with a hook. De Struicao tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice defenses there by Blake.
Blake appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Blake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Struicao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blake throws a leg kick but De Struicao checks it.
De Struicao moves out of range of the body kick.
De Struicao tries to counter with a clinch but Blake shakes him off and moves away.
De Struicao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blake.
Blake throws a head kick but De Struicao moves out of range.
De Struicao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Struicao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Struicao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blake.
De Struicao tries to land a leg kick but Blake saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake throws a low kick but De Struicao avoids it.
De Struicao 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.
Blake throws a wild body kick that De Struicao sees coming a mile off.
A combination from Blake does no damage.
Blake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Struicao.
Blake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T1#
Blake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Struicao.
De Struicao feints and then cracks Blake's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blake down.
Blake has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Struicao.
De Struicao takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blake looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Struicao has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Blake.
Blake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Struicao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Struicao misses with a lunging right hand
and Blake counters with an outside leg kick.
Blake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from De Struicao misses the target.
De Struicao throws a body punch but Blake moves out of range.
De Struicao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A good leg kick by De Struicao.
De Struicao moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake has a takedown stuffed.#T2#
De Struicao misses with a hook.
Blake thinks about countering with a body kick.
Blake walks into a stiff left hand from De Struicao.#CUT2#
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
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.
A bone on bone clash there as De Struicao blocks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from De Struicao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blake throws a big shot that misses.
De Struicao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Struicao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Struicao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blake.
De Struicao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick by Blake misses
and De Struicao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good leg kick by Blake there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Struicao misses with a straight right.
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.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Struicao 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 Blake has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blake and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Struicao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blake misses with an attempted mid kick. #T3#
Blake fails with the takedown.
De Struicao takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Blake feints and then cracks De Struicao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Struicao down.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Blake.
Blake with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Struicao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Struicao is looking to slow Blake down with leg kicks.
Blake scores with a nice right hand.
Blake throws a head kick that misses.
De Struicao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blake is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Blake takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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 shoots for a takedown but De Struicao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T4#
De Struicao lands a jab to the nose.
De Struicao lands a really nice looking cross but Blake seems unphased.
Blake lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Struicao, right into the meat.
A telegraphed right hand from De Struicao misses the target.
Blake throws a jab when De Struicao was well out of range.
De Struicao throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Struicao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Blake does it's job there.
Blake misses with a head kick.
De Struicao cracks Blake with a good jab.
Blake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Struicao throws out the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Blake as he connects with a hook.
Blake throws the left hand but De Struicao avoids the punch easily.
De Struicao catches Blake with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close 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 the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
De Struicao swings away with a body shot that misses
and Blake counters with a left and a right that stings De Struicao.
De Struicao gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Blake scores with a punch to the head.
De Struicao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blake. That did some damage!
Blake is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Struicao staying out of range there.
Nice body kick from Blake.
De Struicao thumps Blake with a low kick.
Blake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Struicao.
De Struicao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blake can pounce on him.
Blake falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Crunch! Blake slams his shin into De Struicao's torso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Struicao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blake blocks a low kick nicely.
De Struicao throws a lazy uppercut
letting Blake counter with a right hand. #T1#
De Struicao throws a low kick but Blake avoids it.
De Struicao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blake.
Blake stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Blake scores with a nice right hand.
De Struicao throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blake half committed to a counter leg kick.
De Struicao throws a big shot that misses.
Blake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Blake moves away from the strike by De Struicao.
Blake tried to counter with a leg kick but De Struicao avoided it.
Blake goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Blake misses with a left hand
and De Struicao counters with a slapping leg kick.
De Struicao tries to land a leg kick but Blake saw it coming and moves away.
Dominick De Struicao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Struicao avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Good leg kick by De Struicao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Struicao with a nice cross.#T2#
The fighters circling - De Struicao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Struicao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Struicao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Struicao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blake.
De Struicao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blake fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Struicao.
De Struicao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blake avoids the body shot from De Struicao.
De Struicao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blake.
Blake connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Struicao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Struicao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blake is able to avoid easily.#T3#
De Struicao throws a jab when Blake was well out of range.
Blake is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blake misses with a head kick.
Blake throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Blake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Struicao misses with a low kick.
Blake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Struicao.
Blake shoots in for a takedown but De Struicao shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
De Struicao tries to counter by closing the distance.
Blake throws a head kick that half lands.
De Struicao misses with a lunging right hand #TD#
and Blake counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Blake.
De Struicao has his hands on Blake's head, controlling the position.
De Struicao bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blake's guard. #REVB#
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!
De Struicao slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Blake keeping moving, preventing De Struicao from controlling successfully. #T4#
Blake wants to get back to his feet but De Struicao is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Struicao engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
De Struicao won't allow Blake to get back to his feet.
De Struicao stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blake swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Struicao looking to sit in guard and control but Blake gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Blake dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
De Struicao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blake can pounce on him.
Blake misses with a low kick.
Edward Blake is winning the standup battle so far.
Blake throws a low kick, looking for De Struicao's leg but De Struicao calmly moves out of range.
A big left from De Struicao misses.
De Struicao on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
De Struicao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blake. #TD#
Blake fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. De Struicao sprawls well initially but Blake persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #SU#
Blake decides to return to a standing position.
De Struicao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blake.
De Struicao takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
De Struicao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Blake there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blake throws the kick towards the body but De Struicao avoids it.#T1#
De Struicao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blake throws out the jab.
Blake takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
De Struicao connects with an inside leg kick.
Blake throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Struicao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Struicao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blake takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Blake fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Struicao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
De Struicao cracks Blake with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
De Struicao throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blake counters with an inside leg kick.
De Struicao throws a jab when Blake was well out of range.
A head kick by De Struicao misses
and Blake counters with a left and a right that stings De Struicao.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD#
Blake 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.
Blake stopping the sweep attempt from De Struicao.
De Struicao trying to keep a closed guard but Blake is proving a slippery customer. #T2##SU#
Blake gets to his feet - De Struicao follows without any prompting.
Blake fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Struicao.
Blake throws a head kick that half lands.
De Struicao misses with a low kick.
Blake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Struicao.
Blake throws a head kick but De Struicao moves out of range.
A low kick from Blake is predictable there
letting De Struicao counter with a right hand.
Blake throws a big shot that misses.
Blake misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck for Blake with that takedown attempt.
De Struicao throws a hook to the side of Blake's head but Blake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T3#
Blake scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Blake on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Struicao. De Struicao obviously looking to wear him down.
Blake avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Struicao throws an off balance right hand
and Blake counters with a left and a right that stings De Struicao.
A clash of legs there as De Struicao blocks the low kick.
De Struicao only half commits to the counter leg kick.
De Struicao shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dominick De Struicao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blake throws a head kick but De Struicao moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from De Struicao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Struicao lands a jab to the nose.
De Struicao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Struicao.
Blake throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Blake.
A lazy left from De Struicao finds it's target.#T4#
Good exchange - Blake coming out on top.
Blake slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blake cracks De Struicao with a right hand to the side of the head.
De Struicao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Struicao throws a hook to the side of Blake's head but Blake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Struicao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Struicao throws a low kick but Blake avoids it.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from De Struicao.
De Struicao throws a sloppy head kick and Blake moves out of range easily.
A low kick from De Struicao is predictable there
and Blake counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blake with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Struicao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blake is able to avoid easily.
De Struicao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blake's head backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Blake showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Blake!
Edward Blake thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: CEC 533
Date: Aug 09, 2017

#R1#
Blake connects with a single shot there.
Solo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blake staying out of range there.
Blake is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Solo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blake moves away.
Solo throws out a loose jab but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Solo missing with a left hand there. Blake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Solo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Solo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Solo avoids the head kick by Blake.
Solo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Solo lands with a straight right. Blake didn't see that one coming.
Blake throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Blake.
Solo half committed to a counter leg kick.
A combination from Solo does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blake tries a low kick but Solo avoids it.#T1#
Solo thuds his right hand into Blake's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CUT#
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Solo manages to avoid it.
Solo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Blake tries a head kick but it misses.
Edward Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake cracks Solo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Blake.
Solo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blake throws a big shot that misses.
Solo is looking to counter punch.
Roderick Solo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Solo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blake throws a head kick that half lands.
Solo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Blake takes a swing at Solo's ribcage but misses.
Solo throws a series of punches but Blake avoids them all with ease.
Blake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blake 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.
Solo needs to keep his hands up - Blake had a free shot at his head there.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake lands with a cross.
Solo scores with a kick to the body.
Solo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Solo.
Blake lands a jab to the nose.
Blake defending well as Solo loads up on a big left hand.
Blake moves away from the strike by Solo.
Solo tests Blake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Solo looks to land a body kick but Blake moved away.
Blake drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Solo defends it well.
Solo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Solo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blake is able to avoid easily.
Blake cracks the inside of Solo's front leg.
Blake fails to land with a series of punches.
Blake connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Solo's hands.
Blake is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.#T3#
Blake scores with a head kick. Solo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Blake throws a body punch but Solo moves out of range.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Solo.
Blake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big left from Blake misses.
Solo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Blake throws a hook to the side of Solo's head but Solo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Solo misses with a left hand
and Blake counters with a big head kick but Solo shrugs it off.
Solo with a hook.
Solo throws a body shot but no joy.
Blake is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Blake scores with the left hand. Solo knows he should have avoided that one.
Blake is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Solo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Solo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake clobbers Solo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blake misses with a head kick. #T4#
Blake throws a head kick that misses.
Solo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Solo swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Blake to counter with a crisp jab.
Solo throws a solid leg kick but Blake takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Solo.
Blake has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Solo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blake moves away from the strike by Solo.
Solo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blake's calf.
Solo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blake can pounce on him.
Blake tries a head kick but it misses.
Solo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Blake.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Solo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blake counters with a series of strikes. Solo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Blake missing with a left hand there. Solo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Solo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Blake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
That's time! Solo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
A slow jab from Solo misses its intended target.
Blake tries a low kick but Solo avoids it.
Blake throws a hook but Solo blocks it.
Solo tries a low kick but Blake avoids it.
Blake drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Solo defends it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Solo. Blake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blake chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blake stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Solo throws a hook but Blake blocks it.
Blake misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Solo just misses with a punch to the body.
Solo throws a lazy right hand but Blake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Blake was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Solo throws a head kick but Blake moves out of range.
Blake lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Solo blocks a head kick by Blake. #T1#
Solo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Solo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blake.
Solo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blake.
Blake with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Solo walks into a straight right hand from Blake.
Solo throws a body punch but Blake moves out of range.
Blake tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Solo defends well and Blake ends up having to push Solo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Solo might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Solo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blake.
Blake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Solo throws a low kick, looking for Blake's leg but Blake calmly moves out of range.
Blake appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Blake misses with a head kick.
Solo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blake finds it's way round the side to connect with Solo's head. #T2#
Solo moves out of range of the leg kick from Blake.
Solo tests Blake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Solo blocks a leg kick.
Solo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blake feints the counter takedown.
Solo tries a low kick but Blake avoids it.
Blake thinks about the counter body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake throws a head kick but Solo moves out of range.
Solo tries to score with a low kick but Blake moves his leg out of the way.
Blake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blake throws the left hand but Solo avoids the punch easily.
Blake looks to throw a body kick
and Solo counters with a leg kick.
Solo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blake misses with the combination. #T3#
Solo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Blake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blake misses with a head kick.
Solo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Solo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Solo motions for Blake to come forward. Solo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blake thinks about the counter body kick.
A head kick misses from Solo.
Blake lands a jab-cross combination.
Edward Blake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blake explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Blake throws a head kick but Solo moves out of range. #T4#
Solo swings widly with a right hand
and Blake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Solo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Solo walks into a straight right hand from Blake.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blake.
Blake throws a looping overhand right but Solo ducks down to avoid it.
Blake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Solo throws a big counter combination but Blake scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Solo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Solo misses.
Blake closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blake throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blake looks to land a right hand but Solo moved out of range.
Blake shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Solo eats them both and turns towards Blake to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Blake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #KD#
and Solo counters with a crisp right hand that drops Blake! Solo lets Blake back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC#
Blake is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Blake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Solo blocks a head kick by Blake.
Blake is still on wobbly legs! Can Solo finish him?
Solo avoids the head kick by Blake.
Solo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Blake throws a head kick that misses.
Blake seems to have recovered his senses.
Solo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Solo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Solo.
Solo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blake crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Solo - the referee stops the clock and Blake gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Solo. Blake manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Solo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blake.
Blake only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Blake throws a leg kick but Solo checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Solo.
Blake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Solo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Solo scoring well with a low kick there.
Solo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Solo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#T1#
Blake moves out of range of the body kick.
Solo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Solo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blake.
Blake fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Solo avoids it really well and circles away.
Solo lands with an uppercut that bounces Blake off the cage and back into range.#CUT#
That has opened up Edward Blake's cut even more.
Blake digs a good body shot into Solo's ribs.
Blake throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blake chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Roderick Solo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Solo walks into a stiff left hand from Blake.
Horrible takedown attempt by Blake or perhaps it was just good defense by Solo, which made it look bad.
Blake misses with a body shot.
Blake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Solo.
Solo misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Blake misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Blake walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Blake limp body while Solo jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roderick Solo!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Roderick Solo made sure he mentioned MayheM sportswear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: EVO 310: Bashorov vs Orion
Date: Apr 22, 2017

#R1#
Sklemin looks to clinch
and Blake counters with a stiff right hand.
Sklemin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Blake.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sklemin misses with an uppercut
and Blake makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sklemin really felt that one!
Sklemin looks to throw the jab but Blake is out of range.
Blake connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sklemin throws a shot from downtown. Blake moves away and avoids it.
Sklemin throws a right and a left that Blake avoids nicely.
Sklemin connects with a body shot that sends Blake's belly button to the back.
Sklemin misses with a wild body shot.
Blake throws a lazy right hand but Sklemin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blake closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sklemin circles away.
Blake looks for the body kick but Sklemin saw that one coming.
Blake feints and then cracks Sklemin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sklemin down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake misses with a hook.
Sklemin looks to land a left hand but Blake moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Blake was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Blake dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sklemin. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick from Blake misses.
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 head kick that misses. #T1#
Sklemin blocks a head kick by Blake.
Sklemin punishes Blake's body with a nice straight punch.
Sklemin blocks a head kick by Blake.
A jab from Blake finds it's way through Sklemin's defenses.
Blake looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sklemin misses with a straight left. #KD#
Blake lands a big head kick that sends Sklemin tumbling to the mat! Blake takes a step backwards and waves Sklemin back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#
Sklemin is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake thuds his shin into the meat of Sklemin's side.
Sklemin is still on wobbly legs! Can Blake finish him?
Sklemin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blake can pounce on him.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sklemin moves away.
Blake throws the left hand but Sklemin avoids the punch easily.
Sklemin lands with a right hand.
Blake cracks Sklemin with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Sklemin tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Blake pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Sklemin is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edward Blake!
A relieved looking Edward Blake thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: EVO 295: Perkele vs Joestar
Date: Feb 01, 2017

#R1##KD#
Blake lands a big head kick that sends Danky tumbling to the mat! Blake takes a step backwards and waves Danky back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#
Danky is rocked!
Blake walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Danky checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Danky is still on wobbly legs! Can Blake finish him?#TD2#
Danky shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Danky showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danky throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Danky seems to have recovered his senses.
Danky is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Danky has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blake is refusing to be controlled, as Danky sits in half guard.
Danky is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Danky thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blake's head.
Blake pushes Danky off looking to stand but Danky dives back in and keeps control.
Danky scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Blake wants to get back to his feet.
Danky slips a nice elbow through Blake's hands, connecting with Blake's forehead.#T1#
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Danky lands a nice short elbow.
Danky is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #SUB2#
Danky is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nice strikes from Danky there.
Danky thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #ES#
Blake kicks Danky off and gets back to his feet.#KD#
Blake lands a big head kick that sends Danky tumbling to the mat! Blake takes a step backwards and waves Danky back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT#
It looks like Dom Danky has been cut.
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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danky scores with a shot to the body.
Danky throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blake counters with a nice leg kick. #KD#
Blake cracks Danky with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Blake has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Danky to stand back up!#T2#
A head kick misses from Blake.
Danky shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blake but Blake pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Danky tries for a takedown but Blake circles away easily
and Blake counters with a straight right hand.
Danky with a jab.
Danky throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Danky.
Danky lands with a good body shot.
Danky throws a leg kick but Blake checks it. #TD2#
Danky drives through with a takedown into guard.
Danky landing some decent shots from guard.
Blake will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Danky connects with a couple of short punches.
Danky chips away with some ground and pound.
Danky working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blake's head.#T3#
Danky landing with the ground and pound.
Danky in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #ES#
Blake has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Danky is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Danky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blakes head.
Danky taking a breather.
Blake misses with the head strike.
Blake has a couple of punches blocked by Danky.
Blake misses with some punches.
Blake lands a damaging elbow.
Blake misses with some punches.
Danky lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #CUT2#
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Danky takes a shot to the head.
Danky looking to stall. #T4#
Danky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Danky trying to control the position but instead, Blake has worked for underhooks and has pushed Danky into the cage.
Danky has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Blake is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Edward Blake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dom Danky.#BC2#
Danky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danky staying out of range there.
Danky swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Danky.
Blake scores with a hook to the body. Danky takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Danky throws a leg kick but Blake moved away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danky checks a low kick from Blake.
Edward Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake lands with a cross.
Danky shoots in and drives through. Blake sprawls well.
Blake throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Blake dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
#R2#
Blake lands a jab to the nose.
Danky cracks Blake with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Blake looks to score with a jab to the body but Danky is just out of range.
Blake lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#TD2#
Danky shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Blake is looking to stand up but Danky isn't so interested in that idea.
Danky lands a couple of digs.
Danky distracts Blake with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Danky landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Danky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Danky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blake works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blake keeping moving, preventing Danky from controlling successfully. #ES#
Blake kicks Danky off and gets to his feet. #T1#
A slapping leg kick lands for Blake.
Danky fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Blake checks it well.
Good leg kick by Danky there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Danky lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blake keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blake bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Danky's head backwards.
Danky avoids the head kick by Blake.
Danky looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Danky takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Danky catches Blake with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blake throws a big shot that misses.
No luck for Blake with that takedown attempt.
Blake slips under a jab.
Blake blocks a leg kick.
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 paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T2#
Danky misses with a low kick. #KD#
Blake lands a big right hand that sends Danky crashing to the mat! Blake stays standing though and waves Danky back to his feet!
Blake throws a body shot but no joy.
Danky throws out a counter right but Blake avoids it with no problem.
Blake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Danky counters with a straight right hand.
Danky looks to score with a jab to the body but Blake is just out of range.
Blake walks into a jab.
Blake throws a sloppy head kick and Danky moves out of range easily.
Danky swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Danky tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Danky lands a nice shot that snaps Blake's head back. #ROC2#
Blake is rocked!
A low kick from Blake is predictable there
and Danky comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Blake stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Danky is on him like rabid pit bull! Blake slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dom Danky!
A relieved looking Dom Danky thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: EVO 289: Tallon vs Jokinen
Date: Jan 04, 2017

#R1#
Blake motions for Garret to come forward. Blake throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blake 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.
Blake cracks Garret with an open hand slap.
Garret blocks a low kick nicely.
Garret looks to land a right hand but Blake moved out of range.
Garret misses with a looping left.
Blake throws a nice outside leg kick.
Garret just misses with a punch to the body.
Garret looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blake takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Garret throws a head kick but Blake moves out of range.
Garret waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blake.
Blake throws a sloppy head kick and Garret moves out of range easily.
Garret throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blake throws a nice inside leg kick.
Garret is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blake.
Edward Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garret fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blake manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Blake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick from Blake lands but Garret takes it in his stride. #T1#
Blake clobbers Garret with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Garret scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Garret fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CUT#
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Garret tests Blake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pat Garret is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garret wants to slow Blake down by chopping away at his legs.
Blake throws a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garret.
Garret uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
Blake staying out of range there.
Garret tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blake was well out of range. Poor timing from Garret.
Garret just misses with a punch to the body.
Garret lands a slapping body shot.
Garret throws a nice inside leg kick.
Garret throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake thuds his right hand into Garret's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Garret fails with an attempt to clinch. #T2#
Blake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blake defending well as Garret loads up on a big left hand.
Garret connects with a jab.
Blake with a nice cross.
Garret has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blake.
Blake lands a nice shot to the body.
Blake throws a lazy right hand but Garret sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blake tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garret lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blake's sensitive parts.
Garret scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blake. Garret does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blake throws a hook but Garret avoids it easily.
Blake is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Garret doesn't manage to clinch there - Blake circles away.
Blake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garret displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blake. #T3#
Blake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garret throws out the jab.
Garret avoids the head kick by Blake.
Garret ducks under a wild hook from Blake.
Blake throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Garret's waist but Garret gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blake off to one side.
An inside leg kick from Garret misses.
Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blake throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blake checks a leg kick.
Garret throws out a loose jab but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garret rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blake counters with a left to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garret.
Garret digs a good body shot into Blake's ribs.
Garret cracks Blake with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Blake keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blake.
A good leg kick by Blake. #T4#
Blake misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake blocks a leg kick.
Blake misses with a straight right.
Garret takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Blake checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Garret wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Garret avoids the head kick by Blake.
Blake tests Garret's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garret does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Blake with the counter takedown but Garret avoids it easily.
Blake looks to land a left hand but Garret moved out of range nicely.
Garret is looking to counter the offense by Blake and move into the clinch.
Blake tried to score with a low kick but Garret checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blake scores with a kick to the body.
Garret throws a leg kick which misses Blake's front leg but catches the back leg as Blake tries to avoid it.
Blake throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blake with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garret to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Edward Blake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
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.
#R2#
Garret connects with a crisp jab.
Blake looks to land a right hand but Garret moved out of range.
Garret appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Blake blocks a head kick by Garret.
Garret lands with a good body shot.
Blake misses with a kick to the body
and Garret counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blake throws a jab but it's blocked by Garret.
Garret throwing a counter right hand but Blake manages to avoid it.
Blake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blake with a poor takedown
and Garret counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #ROC#
Blake is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Garret.
Blake is still on wobbly legs! Can Garret finish him?
Garret jabs Blake to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blake seems to have recovered his senses.
Blake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garret.
Pat Garret is winning the standup battle so far.
Blake throws a body shot but no joy.
Blake's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Garret chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Garret tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blake was well out of range. Poor timing from Garret.
Blake is looking for the big counter here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garret stuffs the takedown.#T1#
Garret checks a low kick from Blake.
Blake throws a leg kick
and Garret counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blake tried to score with a low kick but Garret checks it.
Blake misses with a low kick.
Blake lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Garret throws a leg kick which misses Blake's front leg but catches the back leg as Blake tries to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Blake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garret.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on Garret's shoulder, as Garret tries to avoid the shot.
Garret looks to throw the jab but Blake is out of range.
Blake with the counter takedown but Garret avoids it easily.
Garret misses with an uppercut. Blake saw that one coming.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on Garret's shoulder, as Garret tries to avoid the shot.
Blake motions for Garret to come forward. Blake throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garret appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Garret ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circle momentarily. Garret darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Garret thuds his right hand into Blake's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#T2#
Garret works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garret wants to clinch up but Blake keeps it at a distance.
Blake was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Garret throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garret circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Blake to the canvas! Blake doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Garret keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pat Garret!
Pat Garret thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: EVO 12212016
Date: Dec 21, 2016

#R1#
Rottencrotch punishes Blake's body with a nice straight punch.
Rottencrotch is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rottencrotch looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blake tries to counter with a takedown but Rottencrotch is quick to defend against it.
Blake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rottencrotch.
Blake moves out of range of the leg kick from Rottencrotch.
Blake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rottencrotch.
Blake tries to counter with a takedown but Rottencrotch is quick to defend against it.
Blake with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rottencrotch to score with a decent uppercut.#CUT2#
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Blake scoring well with a low kick there.
Blake moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blake looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rottencrotch follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Blake tries to land a leg kick but Rottencrotch saw it coming and moves away.
Blake looks to land a left hand but Rottencrotch moved out of range nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Blake.
Blake lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Rottencrotch closes the distance and pushes Blake back into the cage.
Rottencrotch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blake misses with a punch on the inside.
Rottencrotch lands with a right to the head.
Blake blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T1#
Rottencrotch lands an uppercut.
Blake gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blake makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rottencrotch blocks an uppercut.
Rottencrotch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blake working aggressively here.
Rottencrotch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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 can't find room to land a body shot as Rottencrotch controls the action.
Blake misses with the head strike.
Rottencrotch lands a body shot.
Blake lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rottencrotch backwards.
Rottencrotch swings wildly with an uppercut but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rottencrotch swings wildly with an uppercut but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rottencrotch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rottencrotch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rottencrotch. #T2#
Rottencrotch misses with some punches.
I was talking to Blake's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blake.
A short right from Blake.
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!
Rottencrotch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rottencrotch lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blake.
Rottencrotch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blake digs a right hand into Rottencrotch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rottencrotch's gas tank.
Rottencrotch stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rottencrotch misses with the head strike.
Blake has a couple of punches blocked by Rottencrotch.
Rottencrotch working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Rottencrotch.
Blake has a couple of punches blocked by Rottencrotch.
Rottencrotch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blake lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rottencrotch throws a punch but it's blocked by Blake.
Rottencrotch swings wildly with an uppercut but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Blake stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blake pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Blake.
Blake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rottencrotch.
Rottencrotch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blake's elbow.
Rottencrotch dodges an elbow strike from Blake.
Rottencrotch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rottencrotch throws a punch but it's blocked by Blake.
Rottencrotch tries a body shot but Blake blocks it.
Rottencrotch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Blake on the inside.
Blake has a couple of punches blocked by Rottencrotch.
Blake lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rottencrotch has a couple of punches blocked by Blake.
Nice body punch from Rottencrotch - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Blake. #T4#
Rottencrotch blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rottencrotch avoiding damage as Blake throws knees to the body.
Blake blocking some punches.
Rottencrotch takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rottencrotch.
Blake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rottencrotch has a couple of punches blocked by Blake.
Blake lands an uppercut.
Blake lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rottencrotch's elbow.
Blake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rottencrotch presses Blake against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rottencrotch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rottencrotch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rottencrotch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rottencrotch working aggressively here.
Rottencrotch throws a head punch that misses.
Blake misses with some punches.
Blake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Edward Blake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Rottencrotch throws a leg kick that misses.
Rottencrotch misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rottencrotch throws out a loose jab but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blake's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rottencrotch under the eye.
Blake throws a solid leg kick but Rottencrotch takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blake.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blake.
Blake misses with a head kick.
Rottencrotch lands with a good body shot.
Rottencrotch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blake paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blake lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rottencrotch will feel that in the morning.
Blake throws a shot from downtown. Rottencrotch moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rottencrotch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blake misses with a body kick.
Rottencrotch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rottencrotch throws a lazy uppercut
and Blake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Blake blocks the leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blake.#T1#
Rottencrotch looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blake.
Rottencrotch connects with a body shot that sends Blake's belly button to the back.
Mary Jane Rottencrotch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rottencrotch checks a leg kick.
Blake throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rottencrotch.
Rottencrotch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blake.
Blake lands with a kick to the temple. Rottencrotch shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Blake shoots in but Rottencrotch avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rottencrotch throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blake with a hook.
Blake lands a high kick! #ROC#
Rottencrotch is rocked!#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Rottencrotch.
Rottencrotch is still on wobbly legs! Can Blake finish him?
Rottencrotch is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Rottencrotch circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Blake. Rottencrotch falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Blake!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edward Blake!
Edward Blake thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: EVO 276: Avaldo vs Hunt
Date: Nov 05, 2016

#R1#
Blake lands with a kick to the temple. Sioldster shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #CUT#
It looks like Mike Sioldster has been cut.
Blake slips a jab from Sioldster.
Sioldster throws the left hand but Blake avoids the punch easily.
Sioldster throws a low kick but Blake moves out of range easily.
Blake takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Blake has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite in the buildup to the fight.
Blake defending well as Sioldster loads up on a big left hand.
Blake takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sioldster cracks Blake with an open hand slap.#CUT2#
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Sioldster throws the left hand but Blake avoids the punch easily.
Blake scores with a nice head shot.
Blake ducks right into an uppercut from Sioldster.
Blake looks to land a left hand but Sioldster moved out of range nicely.
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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sioldster closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sioldster misses with a telegraphed body shot #KD#
and Blake counters with a head kick that drops Sioldster to the mat! Sioldster scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!#ROC#
Sioldster is rocked!
Sioldster bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blake's head backwards.
A big right from Blake misses.
Blake throws a head kick that misses.
Sioldster takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sioldster is still on wobbly legs! Can Blake finish him?
Sioldster throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sioldster seems to have recovered his senses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blake. #T1#
Blake misses with a kick to the body.
Sioldster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blake.
Blake misses with a looping right.
Sioldster tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sioldster.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sioldster.
Sioldster takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #CUT#
That has opened up Mike Sioldster's cut even more.
Sioldster steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Blake. That one must have hurt.
Blake throws a lazy head kick
and Sioldster counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sioldster lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Blake looks to land a right hand but Sioldster moved out of range.
Sioldster with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sioldster scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sioldster scoring well with a low kick there.
Blake on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #T2#
Sioldster connects with a right hand. Blake shakes it off.
Blake throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Blake misses.
Blake lands the left hand.
Blake throws a sloppy head kick and Sioldster moves out of range easily.
Blake throws a sloppy head kick and Sioldster moves out of range easily.
Sioldster doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sioldster misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Blake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sioldster punishes Blake's body with a nice straight punch.
Sioldster uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blake.
Sioldster connects with a body shot that sends Blake's belly button to the back.
Blake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Edward Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sioldster connects with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blake.
Blake gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sioldster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice jab there from Blake.
Blake takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sioldster avoids the body shot from Blake. #T3#
Blake misses with a left hand
and Sioldster counters with an outside leg kick.
Sioldster cracks Blake with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Sioldster.
Blake throws a lazy head kick
and Sioldster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blake scores with a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sioldster.
Blake scores with the left hand. Sioldster knows he should have avoided that one. #CUT#
The cut above Mike Sioldster's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Blake is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice shot lands for Blake.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sioldster.
Sioldster lands a nice shot that snaps Blake's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sioldster cracks Blake with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sioldster throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blake seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sioldster moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sioldster with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blake.
Sioldster throws a sloppy head kick and Blake moves out of range easily. #T4#
Sioldster throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Blake counters with a one-two to the body.
Blake throws a head kick that misses
and Sioldster makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sioldster.
Blake missing with a left hand there. Sioldster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blake throws a one two combo.
Blake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sioldster scores with a leg kick.
Sioldster has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Blake lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#CUT#
Mike Sioldster's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A big left from Sioldster misses.
Blake attempts a counter takedown but Sioldster avoids it well and moves away.
Blake misses with a hook to the body #CL2#
and Sioldster counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sioldster.
Blake keeps control of Sioldster as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sioldster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sioldster lands a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sioldster connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blake's face.
Blake lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sioldster backwards. #BC2#
Sioldster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sioldster counters with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mike Sioldster will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Sioldster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blake misses with a straight right.
Sioldster throws a lazy right hand but Blake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blake scores with a three punch combo!
Sioldster is looking to clinch.
Sioldster connects with a leg kick. Blake looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sioldster bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blake's head backwards.
Blake catches Sioldster with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blake looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sioldster lands a body shot.
Blake walks into a left hand.
Sioldster cracks a nice hook into Blake's ribs.
Blake 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake throws a body kick that misses
letting Sioldster counter with a right hand.
Sioldster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sioldster takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sioldster's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blake connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sioldster scrambles back to his feet.
Sioldster throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sioldster throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mike Sioldster seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Blake throws out a loose jab but Sioldster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sioldster lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sioldster.
Sioldster fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blake.
Sioldster missing with a left hand there. Blake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sioldster manages to avoid it.
Blake checks the leg kick.
Sioldster takes a swing at Blake's ribcage but misses.
Blake half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Blake throws a hook but Sioldster blocks it.
Sioldster blocks a head kick by Blake.
Sioldster digs a good body shot into Blake's ribs.
Blake walks into a jab.
Sioldster avoids the head kick by Blake.
Blake misses with a low kick as Sioldster jumps back.
Sioldster throws a hook but Blake blocks it.
No joy there for Blake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T2#
Sioldster moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake loads up on a big right hand but Sioldster slips the punch.
Blake connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A head kick misses from Blake. #CL2#
Sioldster gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blake has a couple of punches blocked by Sioldster.
Sioldster is trying to push Blake away but Blake has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sioldster blocking some punches.
Sioldster struggles to land a body shot inside as Blake controls his hands.
Blake lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blake works on Sioldster's body with a couple of short punches.
Blake cracks Sioldster with a nice body shot.
Blake struggles to land a body shot inside as Sioldster controls his hands.
Sioldster wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blake throws a head punch that misses.
Blake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blake lands with a short punch from the clinch. #T3##BC2#
Sioldster breaks the clinch.
Blake throws a right hand that misses
and Sioldster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blake throws a sloppy head kick and Sioldster moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sioldster! But no joy.
Blake drops his hands momentarily and Sioldster takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on Sioldster's shoulder, as Sioldster tries to avoid the shot.
Sioldster throws a shot to the body.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on Sioldster's shoulder, as Sioldster tries to avoid the shot.
Blake takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sioldster.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on Sioldster's shoulder, as Sioldster tries to avoid the shot.
Nice body punch from Sioldster.
Blake misses with an uppercut.
Blake misses with a right hand
and Sioldster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blake throws a lazy head kick
and Sioldster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sioldster throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Blake throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blake is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T4#
Blake misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blake misses with a hook
and Sioldster counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sioldster lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sioldster.
A jab lands there for Blake.
Blake moves out of range of the body kick.
Blake throws a sloppy head kick
and Sioldster counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sioldster throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Blake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sioldster looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sioldster tries to clinch but Blake is having none of it.
Blake misses with the body kick
and Sioldster counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Blake walks into a left hand.
Blake drops his hands momentarily and Sioldster takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sioldster is looking to slow Blake down with leg kicks.
Sioldster looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sioldster scores with a hook to the body. Blake takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blake feints and then cracks Sioldster's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sioldster down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Sioldster showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Blake moves out of range as Sioldster strikes.
Sioldster slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sioldster misses with a hook.
Blake with a nice cross.
Blake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sioldster.
Sioldster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sioldster bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Blake tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blake throws a hook but Sioldster blocks it.
Sioldster digs a good hook to Blake's body.
Sioldster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blake.
A head kick misses from Blake.
Blake throws a head kick that misses
and Sioldster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sioldster throws the left hand but Blake avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Blake. Sioldster does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blake looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sioldster takes a swing at Blake's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Sioldster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blake.
Blake moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSioldster.
Sioldster tries a head kick but it misses.
Blake half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sioldster connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sioldster defending well as Blake loads up on a big left hand.
As Blake backs off Sioldster throws a huge counter combo but Blake manages to avoid it all.
Sioldster avoids the head kick by Blake.
A head kick misses from Blake.
A big right from Blake misses.
Blake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sioldster.
A punch combination from Blake misses.
Sioldster lands with a shot to the body.
Sioldster scores with a push kick.
Sioldster lands a slapping body shot.
Sioldster catches Blake with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sioldster digs a good hook to Blake's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sioldster is looking to slow Blake down with leg kicks.
Edward Blake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Sioldster throws a poor cross that misses #TD#
and Blake counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sioldster!
Blake lands a nice forearm strike.
Blake in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Blake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sioldster keeps working.
Sioldster tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blake throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sioldster wants to control but Blake postures up.
Blake misses with the ground and pound.#T3#
Sioldster being controlled for a moment.
Blake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sioldster keeps working.
Blake throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sioldster is looking to regain half guard here but Blake keeps moving and retains side control.
Blake is looking to take a break and control but Sioldster is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Blake in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Blake is staying tight to Sioldster's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Blake in side control lands a decent elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mike Sioldster's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Edward Blake!
After winning the bout, Edward Blake thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: T161 - ITFL Team Finale
Date: Sep 23, 2016

#R1#
Blake scores with a push kick.
Blake drops his hands momentarily and De Roncevaux takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Blake shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blake scores with a crisp jab that stopped De Roncevaux in his tracks. #CUT#
It looks like Roland De Roncevaux has been cut.
Blake has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Roncevaux .
Blake throws a body punch but De Roncevaux moves out of range.
De Roncevaux has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blake finds it's way round the side to connect with De Roncevaux 's head.
Edward Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Roncevaux blocks a head kick by Blake.
Blake looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Roncevaux works the jab nicely.
Blake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Roncevaux .
De Roncevaux ducks right into an uppercut from Blake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake tries a head kick but it misses.
Blake swings for the body but De Roncevaux moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Blake.
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.
De Roncevaux swings widly with a right hand
and Blake counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Blake throws a head kick that half lands.
De Roncevaux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good exchange - Blake coming out on top.
De Roncevaux throws a big shot that misses.#T1#
Blake getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Blake just misses with a punch to the body.
De Roncevaux takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #CUT#
That has opened up Roland De Roncevaux 's cut even more.
De Roncevaux on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blake. Blake obviously looking to wear him down.
Blake throws a lazy head kick
and De Roncevaux counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blake throws a chopping leg kick but De Roncevaux manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Blake connects with an inside leg kick.
De Roncevaux looks to land a combination but Blake avoids it well.
De Roncevaux misses with an uppercut.
De Roncevaux lands a leg kick that knocks Blake off balance momentarily.
De Roncevaux buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Roncevaux let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
De Roncevaux misses with a lunging right hand
and Blake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
De Roncevaux blocks a head kick by Blake.
De Roncevaux throws a looping overhand right but Blake ducks down to avoid it.
Blake pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T2#
De Roncevaux smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
De Roncevaux dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blake. That did some damage!
De Roncevaux moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blake uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#CUT#
The cut above Roland De Roncevaux 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
De Roncevaux takes a kick to the side of the head.
Blake is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A slow jab from De Roncevaux misses its intended target.
De Roncevaux needs to keep his hands up - Blake had a free shot at his head there.#CUT#
Roland De Roncevaux 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Blake tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice defenses there by Blake.
De Roncevaux defending well as Blake loads up on a big left hand.
Blake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blake misses with an uppercut. De Roncevaux saw that one coming.
De Roncevaux takes one to the side of the head.
De Roncevaux swings for the body but Blake moves out of range.
A head kick by Blake misses
and De Roncevaux counters with a nice body shot.
Blake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #T3#
Blake throws a jab when De Roncevaux was well out of range.
Blake looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blake connects with a jab.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Roland De Roncevaux 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Edward Blake!
During a confident post fight interview, Edward Blake thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: ITFL 10.1
Date: Sep 07, 2016

#R1#
Carr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blake throws out the jab.
Carr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blake finds it's way round the side to connect with Carr's head.
Carr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carr throws a body punch but Blake moves out of range.
Carr punishes Blake's body with a nice straight punch.
Carr lands a slapping body shot.
Carr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blake.
Blake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blake throws a shot from downtown. Carr moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Carr misses.
Carr misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carr.
Carr throws out a powerful jab.#CUT#
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Blake takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab from Blake.
A combination from Carr does no damage.
Carr throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
Carr throws an overhand right that lands on Blake's shoulder, as Blake tries to avoid the shot.
Blake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carr.
Blake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blake is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Carr.
Carr connects with a crisp jab.
Blake shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carr pinned against the cage. Carr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Carr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carr throws an overhand right that lands on Blake's shoulder, as Blake tries to avoid the shot.
Blake works over Carr's head and body with a nice combination.
Carr scores with a hook to the body. Blake takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blake slips a jab from Carr.
Nice straight punches there by Carr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carr.
Blake avoids the body shot from Carr. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Blake is predictable there
and Carr counters with a right hand to the body.
Carr lunges at Blake with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blake's hand.
Carr misses with a hook.
Blake misses with a straight left.
Carr connects with a body shot that sends Blake's belly button to the back.
Blake takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Blake swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Carr.
Blake lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carr's sensitive parts.
Carr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A combination from Blake does no damage.
Carr is looking to counter punch.
Blake lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carr throws a hook but Blake blocks it.
Carr throws a looping overhand right but Blake ducks down to avoid it.
Blake looks to throw a body kick
and Carr counters with a left right combination that sends Blake crashing to the mat - Carr wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Blake out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cornelius Carr!
Cornelius Carr 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: ITFL 9.1
Date: Aug 24, 2016

#R1#
Michael 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.
Michael misses with a head kick.
Blake scores with a kick to the body.
Michael buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Michael takes a jab right on the kisser.
Michael on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blake. Blake obviously looking to wear him down.
Blake feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Michael's calf.
Blake avoids the body shot from Michael.
Blake fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Michael throws a hook but Blake blocks it.
Michael throws a nice looking combination but Blake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An inside leg kick from Michael misses.
We've been informed that Michael 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.
Michael misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blake.
Blake closes this distance looking for a takedown but Michael circles away.
Michael throws a body kick that misses.
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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Michael avoids a punch combination nicely. #T1#
Michael walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Michael misses with a body shot.
Blake drops down looking for a counter takedown but Michael sprawls and moves away.
Blake fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Michael checks it well.
Blake lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Blake lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Michael takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Michael throws the kick towards the body but Blake avoids it.
Michael looks to score with a jab to the body but Blake is just out of range.
Blake blocks a low kick nicely.
Blake scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Michael throws a jab but it's blocked by Blake.
Blake drops down looking for a counter takedown but Michael sprawls and moves away.
Bryer Michael is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Michael stuffs the takedown attempt from Blake. Blake gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice side step and Michael releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A telegraphed right hand from Michael misses the target. #T2#
Blake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blake sets himself, and Michael steps forward looking for the clinch! Blake avoids it this time.
Blake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Michael sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blake scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michael tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blake connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Michael with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blake to score with a decent uppercut.
Michael takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Michael stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blake.
Blake bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Michael's head.
Blake slips a straight right by Michael.
Blake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Michael moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Michael appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Blake displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Michael gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blake.
Blake jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Blake misses.
Blake is looking to land body kicks.
It looks like Blake has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.#T3#
Michael staying out of range there.
Blake misses with a low kick.
Blake is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Michael displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blake throws out the jab.
Michael let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Michael throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blake walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Michael checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A lazy left from Blake finds it's target.
Blake is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blake takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A low kick from Blake is predictable there #CL2#
and Michael counters by clinching up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blake as Michael tries to tie him up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Michael.
Blake gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Michael misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blake working aggressively here.
Blake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Michael.
Michael struggles to land a body shot inside as Blake controls his hands. #T4#
Michael pushes Blake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#CUT2#
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michael lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Michael.
Michael is trying to stall.
Blake misses with a body punch.
Michael working aggressively here.
Blake lands with a short shot to the head.
Michael lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Michael lands a left hand.
Blake blocks a body shot from Michael.
Michael stalling against the cage.
Michael dodges an elbow strike from Blake.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blake lands a left hand that snaps the head of Michael backwards.
Michael swings wildly with an uppercut but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Michael tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blake displaying some good clinch control by pressing Michael up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Blake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
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.
#R2#
Blake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michael.
Michael takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Michael's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Michael throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Michael lands a really nice looking cross but Blake seems unphased.
Blake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Michael can do to turn this around?
Blake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blake throws a nice inside leg kick.
Michael wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Michael misses with an uppercut.
Blake moves out of range of the strikes.
Michael misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michael throws a leg kick that misses.
Blake half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Blake lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blake chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Michael can pounce on him.
Michael tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blake is able to avoid easily.
A jab from Blake finds it's way through Michael's defenses. #T1#
Michael takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Michael scores with a hook to the body. Blake takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Edward Blake is winning the standup battle so far.
Michael connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Michael fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Michael tries a low kick but Blake avoids it.
Nice body kick there by Blake.
Blake moves out of range of the strikes.
Blake takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Blake scores with a decent looking hook.
Good work by Blake as he checks the leg kick.
Blake avoids the body shot from Michael.
Blake throws a front kick that sends Michael stumbling back into the cage.
Blake explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michael pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Michael avoids the head kick by Blake. #T2#
Michael moves out of range of the body kick from Blake.
Blake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blake with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blake throws a leg kick but Michael sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Michael checks a leg kick.
Michael connects with a solid leg kick.
Blake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Michael looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blake throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Michael's waist but Michael gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blake off to one side.
Michael throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Michael. Blake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Michael tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blake listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blake lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blake misses with a few strikes there.
Michael scores with a decent looking hook.#T3#
Blake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Michael misses with a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Michael, right into the meat.
Blake shoots in for a takedown but Michael shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice side step and Michael releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Michael swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blake appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A combination from Blake does no damage.
Blake walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Michael checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Michael is trying to counter with his kicks.
Michael wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Michael digs a good hook to Blake's body.
Blake throws a leg kick but Michael sees it coming and moves out of range.
Michael is looking to clinch.
Blake attempts a counter takedown but Michael avoids it well and moves away.
Nice cross by Michael.
Blake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Michael.
Blake throws a push kick but Michael slaps the foot to one side.
Michael connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michael throws a looping overhand right but Blake ducks down to avoid it.
Good shot there by Blake.
Michael throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Michael misses with a wild body shot.
Michael looks for the body kick but Blake saw that one coming.
Michael is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blake rather than just go for the knockout.
Michael throws a low kick but Blake avoids it.
Michael shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. #TD#
Blake fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Michael to the ground. Blake is now in Michael's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Blake postures up in Michael's guard and throws a big left but Michael blocks it.
Blake throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Blake postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blake scoring with punches to the head and body.
Michael looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blake is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Michael is on top in guard. #REVB#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryer Michael showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Michael gets off balance looking for a body kick#TD#
and Blake decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Michael's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Michael is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Michael 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.
Michael prevents Blake from standing back up.
Michael 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.
Michael stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake tries to kick Michael off but Michael keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #T1#
Michael is trying to control. Blake wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Michael seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Michael wants to work for an arm triangle but Blake is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Blake wants to get back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Michael goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blake tries to counter with a takedown but Michael is quick to defend against it.
Michael misses with a looping left.
Michael stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blake.
Michael throws a hook but Blake blocks it.#T2#
A kick lands to the mid section there for Michael.
Michael fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blake manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blake.
Michael connects with a body shot.
Michael connects with the punch.
Michael checks a low kick from Blake.
Danga de danga de dang - Blake scores with a four punch combination!
Blake throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake looks to score with a jab to the body but Michael is just out of range.
Michael motions for Blake to come forward. Michael throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Michael fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Michael.
Michael has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Michael takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blake connects with a crisp jab. #T3#
Blake tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Michael swivels and escapes.
Blake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jab, jab by Michael - just one landing.
Michael looks for the body kick but Blake saw that one coming.
Blake misses the shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Michael blocks the low kick.
Michael misses with a hook.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on Michael's shoulder, as Michael tries to avoid the shot.
Michael wants to counter with a clinch but Blake pushes him away.
Michael changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Michael lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blake's sensitive parts.
Michael looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Michael goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blake looks to throw the jab but Michael is out of range.
Blake sets himself, and Michael steps forward looking for the clinch! Blake avoids it this time.
A swing and a miss from Blake.
Michael dodges the punch combination from Blake. #T4#
Michael attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Michael takes a swing at Blake's ribcage but misses.
Blake lands a front kick.
Michael tries to clinch but Blake is having none of it.
Michael takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD#
Blake 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.
Edward Blake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blake missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Michael is trying to keep Blake in close.
Blake trying to control but Michael is working from the bottom.
Blake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Edward Blake.
I think Blake 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Blake!
Edward Blake decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: ITFL 8.2
Date: Aug 10, 2016

#R1#
Blake takes a swing at Yaj's ribcage but misses.
Blake fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yaj has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab lands there for Yaj.#CUT2#
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Blake scores with a nice right hand.
Yaj misses with a right hand
enabling Blake to counter with a crisp jab.
Yaj tries for a takedown but Blake sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Blake thuds a left hand into Yaj's body.
Blake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yaj throws a right hand that misses
and Blake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blake tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blake throws a head kick but Yaj moves out of range.
Blake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yaj.
Yaj swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blake.
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 jabs Yaj to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blake throws a sloppy head kick and Yaj moves out of range easily.
Yaj throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blake was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blake moves in looking to clinch but Yaj pushes him off.
Yaj tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Yaj throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blake counters with a thumping low kick. #T1#
Blake misses with the combination.
Rio Yaj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yaj sizes up Blake with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yaj throws a hook but Blake avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blake. That's going to slow Yaj down.
Yaj shoots in for a double leg but Blake sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yaj takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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.
Yaj missing with a left hand there. Blake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blake looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Blake slips under a jab from Yaj.
Yaj needs to keep his hands up - Blake had a free shot at his head there.#CL#
Blake moves into the clinch.
Yaj misses with a punch to the body. #BC#
Blake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yaj takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD2#
Yaj fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Blake sprawls well initially but Yaj persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #T2##ES#
Blake kicks Yaj off and gets back to his feet.
Yaj misses with a series of wild punches.
Blake comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yaj throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And Blake counters with a quick kick to the body but Yaj blocks it.
Yaj shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blake sprawls well. Blake wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yaj gets slowly back to his feet.
Edward Blake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rio Yaj.
Yaj catches Blake with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yaj defending well as Blake loads up on a big left hand.
Yaj throws a body shot but no joy.
Blake is looking to score with low kicks.
Blake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yaj.#T3#
Blake takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blake.
Blake tries to bum rush Yaj with a series of wild strikes but Yaj uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yaj misses with the combination.
Edward Blake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Yaj misses.
Blake throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yaj misses with a double jab
and Blake counters with a nice body kick.
Blake throws a right and a left that Yaj avoids nicely.
Yaj tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Blake lands a jab to the head.
Yaj misses with a straight left. #CL#
Blake closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Blake breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Yaj misses.
Blake is looking to counter punch.
It looks like Blake has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yaj lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T4#
Yaj moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Blake scores with the left hand. Yaj knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab, jab by Yaj - just one landing.
Blake thows a body kick. Yaj tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yaj might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice uppercut lands for Blake. That snapped Yaj's head back.
Yaj throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yaj.
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.
Yaj throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good work by Yaj as he checks the leg kick.
Yaj throws a series of punches but Blake moves out of range.
Blake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yaj misses the jab.
Yaj lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Yaj misses with an uppercut. Blake saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Blake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
That's time! Blake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Yaj swings away with a body shot that misses
and Blake counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Blake lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yaj loads up on a big right hand but Blake slips the punch.
Blake is looking to counter with a body kick.
Blake will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Edward Blake is winning the standup battle so far.
Blake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And Yaj tries to counter it with a takedown but Blake pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A telegraphed right hand from Yaj misses the target.
Blake quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Blake fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yaj checks it well.
Yaj misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Blake misses its target.
Yaj throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Blake throws a looping overhand right but Yaj ducks down to avoid it.
Blake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yaj can do to turn this around?
Blake wants to clinch up but Yaj keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj throws a hook but Blake avoids it easily.
Yaj throws a nice looking combination but Blake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blake thuds his right hand into Yaj's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Blake slips under a jab from Yaj.
A left and a right from Blake both land. Nice combination.
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!
Yaj closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blake is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.#T1#
Yaj looks to land a left hand but Blake moved out of range nicely.
Blake feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Blake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yaj.
Blake was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yaj cracks Blake with an open hand slap.
Blake is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blake thows a body kick. Yaj tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yaj misses with a straight right.
Blake thinks about countering with a body kick.
Blake takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yaj.
Blake throws a hook but Yaj avoids it easily.
No joy there for Blake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Yaj finds it's way through Blake's defenses.
Blake lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A good leg kick by Blake.
A low kick from Blake misses #TD2#
and Yaj counters with a takedown into side control.
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 pushes Yaj away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Yaj gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Yaj works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.#T2#
Blake is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Yaj has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Blake is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SUB2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yaj tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yaj has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Blake is looking for a sweep.
Yaj lands some shots froms side control.
Yaj lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Blake down. #ROC2#
Blake is rocked!#CUT2#
Edward Blake's cut is getting worse.
Yaj in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Blake looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Yaj turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rio Yaj!
An out of breath Rio Yaj thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: ITFL 7.1
Date: Jul 27, 2016

#R1#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yamato.
Blake on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yamato. Yamato obviously looking to wear him down. #TD2#
Blake 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blake controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Yamato is trying to keep Blake in close. #SU2#
Blake stands up from Yamato's guard - Blake perhaps looking for a knockout.
A swing and a miss from Yamato.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamato misses with a kick to the body.
Yamato slips a straight right by Blake.
Blake takes a jab right on the kisser.
A low kick from Yamato misses
and Blake counters with a three punch combo that has Yamato backing up. Yamato nods at Blake to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T1#
Blake cracks Yamato with an open hand slap.
Blake looks to land a right hand but Yamato moved out of range.
Yamato connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blake momentarily.
Blake misses with a hook. Yamato ducked under it nicely.
Yamato throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand. #CUT#
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Blake takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blake throws a low kick, looking for Yamato's leg but Yamato calmly moves out of range.
Blake tries a head kick but it misses.
Blake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamato was well out of range. Poor timing from Blake.
Blake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blake 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.
No joy there for Blake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blake looks to throw the jab but Yamato is out of range.
It appears Yamato was looking to counter with a kick there.
Blake throws an off balance right hand
and Yamato counters with an outside leg kick.
Blake misses with a leg kick
and Yamato counters with a low kick, right behind Blake 's knee.
Blake listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blake is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#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!
Yamato swings for the body but Blake moves out of range.
Blake tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sloppy strikes from Yamato. Those never looked like landing.
Nice defenses there by Yamato.
No joy there for Blake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yamato does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Despite the aggression on Blake's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Yamato moves away from the strike by Blake.
Blake lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yamato at a distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yamato.
Blake shoots for a takedown but Yamato saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As Blake tries to get set, Yamato tries to push him back and clinch up but Blake manages to avoid the attempt.
Blake scoring well with a low kick there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blake checks a leg kick.
Blake takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Akihiko Yamato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blake listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yamato misses with a body kick. #T3#
Yamato lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blake's sensitive parts.
Blake gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yamato misses with a low kick.
Yamato fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blake has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blake misses with a head kick.
Yamato fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blake looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blake is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A swing and a miss from Yamato.
Blake checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Blake on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yamato throws a hook but Blake blocks it.
Blake moves out of range of the strikes.
Blake looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yamato blocks a head kick by Blake.
Yamato chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yamato goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #T4#
Blake moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
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 just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blake.
Yamato lands a nice looking kick to the body. Blake takes a step back to recover.
Yamato throws a low kick but Blake avoids it.
Blake pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yamato back to the cage. Blake follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Blake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yamato.
Blake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yamato counters with a nice uppercut.
Blake throws a shot from downtown. Yamato moves away and avoids it.
Blake moves out of range of the body kick.
It seemed like Blake was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yamato stuffs the takedown attempt from Blake. Blake gets slowly back to his feet.
Yamato fires out a quick counter leg kick but Blake just manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamato throws a leg kick
and Blake counters with a good low kick that Yamato was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Akihiko Yamato will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Yamato does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Blake fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yamato is out of range.
Yamato throws a chopping leg kick but Blake manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Blake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blake blocks a low kick nicely.
Yamato cracks the inside of Blake's front leg.
Blake staying out of range there.
Good leg kick by Yamato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fighters circling - Blake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yamato seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Blake walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yamato checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Blake misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake moves out of range as Yamato throws a body kick.
Blake was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Blake bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yamato's head.
Yamato lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blake circles away quickly and effectively.
Yamato looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blake's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yamato misses with a low kick as Blake jumps back.#T1#
Yamato tries to land a front kick but Blake steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yamato throws a head kick that misses
and Blake counters with a head kick.
Yamato thows a leg kick but Blake checks it
and Blake counters with a low kick, right behind Yamato 's knee.
Yamato looks to score with a jab to the body but Blake is just out of range.
Blake doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Blake works the jab nicely.
Blake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamato throws out the jab.
Yamato misses with a straight left.
Good leg kick by Yamato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blake misses with a head kick.
As Blake tries to get set, Yamato tries to push him back and clinch up but Blake manages to avoid the attempt.
Yamato's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Blake misses with a head kick.
Blake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blake connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blake darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yamato checks a low kick from Blake.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on Yamato's shoulder, as Yamato tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Yamato wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yamato throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yamato.
Nice defenses there by Yamato.
Blake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yamato.
A cross from Blake lands.
Blake has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blake there as he acknowledges the shot.
Blake misses with a straight right.
Blake looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamato is just out of range.
Blake blocks a jab.
A leg kick checked by Yamato.
Akihiko Yamato is winning the standup battle so far.
Blake takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Blake on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yamato ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T3#
Yamato scoring well with a low kick there.
Blake throws a looping overhand right but Yamato ducks down to avoid it.
Blake scores with a jab to the head.
Blake connects with an inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Yamato.
Yamato avoids a kick to the body.
Yamato avoids the head kick by Blake.
Yamato moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yamato works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yamato tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blake is able to avoid easily.
Yamato misses with the combination.
Blake goes for a double leg but Yamato avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Yamato continues to drive forward.
Yamato lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T4#
Blake tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamato scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamato walks into a left hand.
Blake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blake looks to land a combination but Yamato avoids it well.
Blake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blake throws the left hand but Yamato avoids the punch easily.
Yamato misses with a combination
and Blake counters with a straight right hand.
Yamato is looking to chop away at Blake's legs.
Yamato checks a low kick from Blake.
Yamato throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yamato shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yamato lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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 Akihiko Yamato will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Blake misses with a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Yamato.
Blake gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yamato.
Blake misses with a hook. Yamato ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Blake.
Blake chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blake defending well as Yamato loads up on a big left hand.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blake throws a lazy right hand but Yamato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yamato throws a chopping leg kick but Blake manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamato tries a low kick but Blake avoids it.
Blake throws a head kick that misses #CL#
and Yamato holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Blake takes a shot to the head.
Blake is trying to push Yamato away but Yamato has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yamato lands with a right to the head.
Yamato swings wildly with an uppercut but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Blake blocking some punches.
Yamato misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Blake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blake blocks a head kick by Yamato.
Blake throws out a counter right but Yamato avoids it with no problem.
Blake tries to work over Yamato's front leg with a kick but Yamato checks it.
Yamato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yamato lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Blake misses.
Blake throws a head kick that misses.
Yamato appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Blake checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Blake on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yamato.#ROC#
Blake is rocked!#KD#
Yamato cracks Blake with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Yamato has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Blake to stand back up!
Blake is still on wobbly legs! Can Yamato finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Yamato.
Yamato fakes the body blow, causing Blake to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Blake goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Akihiko Yamato!
During a confident post fight interview, Akihiko Yamato thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: ITFL 6.1
Date: Jul 13, 2016

#R1#
Blake checks the leg kick.
Blake misses with a looping left.
Jackson lands an overhand right.#CUT2#
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Blake blocks a low kick nicely.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Blake misses.
Jackson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jackson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Blake throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Blake lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Blake is out of range.
Jackson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blake throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Jackson throws out a counter right but Blake avoids it with no problem.
Blake tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson thinks about the counter body kick.#T1#
Jackson lands the left hand.
Blake throws a right hand that misses
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson throws a head kick that half lands.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jackson wants to slow Blake down by chopping away at his legs.
Jackson throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jackson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blake counters with a nice uppercut.
Blake has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite in the buildup to the fight.
Good shot there by Blake.
Jackson throws a lazy uppercut
and Blake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blake turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake lands a jab to the head.
Jackson tried to score with a low kick but Blake checks it.
Blake digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs.
Blake throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jackson on the side of the head. #T2#
A good leg kick by Jackson.
Blake throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Jackson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jackson jabs at Blake's body.
Blake getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Blake.
Jackson throws a jab when Blake was well out of range.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blake looks for the body kick but Jackson saw that one coming.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Blake moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blake. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
Jackson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Blake scores with a nice strike.
Edward Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blake counters with an inside leg kick.
Blake throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
A low kick from Jackson misses
and Blake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Blake loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jackson.
Blake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jackson counters with an outside leg kick.
Blake looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blake connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Blake moves away and avoids it.
Blake moves out of range as Jackson throws a body kick.
Blake is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Blake buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blake slips a jab from Jackson.
Blake was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jackson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Blake digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs.
Blake lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jackson moves out of range as Blake strikes.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Blake chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blake throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Blake misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Blake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Blake is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Blake takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jackson throws a body kick that misses.
Jackson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blake connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Blake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
A jab from Jackson does it's job there.
Edward Blake is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson needs to keep his hands up - Blake had a free shot at his head there.
Jackson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jackson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blake connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jackson scrambles back to his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blake.
Blake defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Blake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blake is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jackson throws a hook but Blake blocks it.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blake.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Jackson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Blake has got the better of the exchanges.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake pushes Jackson away with a front kick.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Blake's shoulder, as Blake tries to avoid the shot.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Blake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jackson.#T1#
Blake looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
A nice side step and Jackson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Blake cracks Jackson with an open hand slap.
Blake takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Blake slips the punch.
Blake throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson cracks Blake with a good jab.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Blake blocks a low kick nicely.
Jackson takes one to the chin there.
Blake takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice uppercut lands for Blake. That snapped Jackson's head back.
Blake lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Blake lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big left from Blake misses. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson tries to bum rush Blake with a series of wild strikes but Blake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blake misses with a lunging right hand
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Blake takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Blake looks to land a body kick but Jackson moved away.
Jackson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blake lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blake fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jackson checks it well.
Jackson lands an overhand right.
Blake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blake misses with a straight right.
Blake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Blake throws a quick inside leg kick. #T3#
Good leg kick by Blake there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blake fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blake just misses with a punch to the body.
Blake fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
Blake is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.
Jackson with a jab.
Jackson scores with a jab.
Jackson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blake throws a lazy uppercut
and Jackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blake scores with a sloppy right hand. Jackson should have avoided that one.
Blake with a hook.
Blake misses with an uppercut
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#ROC2#
Blake is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blake takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Blake's shoulder, as Blake tries to avoid the shot. #T4#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jackson 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 Blake has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blake and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jackson walks into a left hand.
Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson scores with a kick to the body.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Blake misses with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Blake misses its intended target.
Jackson slips a jab from Blake.
Blake bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson misses with a hook to the body
and Blake counters with a leg kick.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blake tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson throws a body shot but no joy.
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 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 get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Blake turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Blake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
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.
Jackson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Blake scores with a hook.
Blake connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jackson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blake with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blake darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Blake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Jackson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T1#
Blake cracks the inside of Jackson's front leg.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Jackson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jackson moves out of range as Blake throws a body kick.
Jackson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blake lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blake scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blake.
Blake fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jackson on the side of the head.
Blake looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Blake bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jackson misses with a hook. Blake ducked under it nicely.
O Shea Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Jackson looks for the body kick but Blake saw that one coming.
Jackson throws a low kick, looking for Blake's leg but Blake calmly moves out of range.
Blake looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jackson works the jab nicely.
Jackson moves forwards but Blake connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jackson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jackson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Blake fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blake moves out of range of the leg kick from Jackson.
An attempted straight right counter from Blake misses the target.
Jackson swings widly with a right hand
and Blake counters with a nice uppercut.
Blake tries a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Blake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T3#
Jackson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jackson misses with a left hand
letting Blake counter with a right hand.
Jackson misses with a body shot
and Blake counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Blake scores with a body shot.
Blake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Jackson feints a counter leg kick.
Jackson misses with a left hand
and Blake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab from Blake.
Blake lands an overhand right.#ROC#
Jackson is rocked!
Blake throws an overhand right that drops Jackson like a sack of potatoes! Blake dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edward Blake!
Our winner, Edward Blake, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: ITFL 5.1
Date: Jun 29, 2016

#R1#
Judah misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Blake counters with a low kick, right behind Judah 's knee.
Blake throws a leg kick but Judah moved away.
Judah gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blake.
Judah slips a jab from Blake.
Blake connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Blake with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good leg kick by Blake there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Judah moves out of range of the leg kick from Blake.
Judah is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blake with a body shot.
Judah avoids the head kick by Blake.
Judah throws a series of strikes that have Blake backpedaling. #CUT2#
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Judah tries a head kick but it misses.
Judah is looking to score with low kicks.
Judah checks a leg kick.
Judah is trying to counter with his kicks.
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judah.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake misses with a wild body shot.
Judah now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#T1#
Judah scores with a shot to the body.
Judah drops his hands momentarily and Blake takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Blake throws a front kick aimed at Judah's knee but Judah avoids it well.
Judah throws a big shot that misses.
Blake is looking to counter punch.
Blake is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Blake throws a jab when Judah was well out of range.
Judah flicks out a counter leg kick but Blake steps away.
Judah misses with an uppercut
enabling Blake to counter with a crisp jab.
Blake has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite in the buildup to the fight.
Judah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blake cracks Judah with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
An inside leg kick lands from Blake.
Blake wants to slow Judah down by chopping away at his legs.
Blake looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Judah flicks out a counter leg kick but Blake steps away.
Judah takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Judah misses with a looping left.#T2#
Blake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Judah doesn't seem bothered though.
Blake pivots, looking for a leg kick but Judah is out of range and Blake settles back down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Judah.
Judah on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blake avoids the body shot from Judah.
Blake throws a leg kick but Judah checks it.
Judah appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Blake paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Blake takes one to the side of the head.
Judah avoids the head kick by Blake.
Blake is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blake scores with a jab to the head.
Edward Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Judah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blake.
A countering left hand to the body from Judah misses.
Blake wants to slow Judah down by chopping away at his legs.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Judah.#T3#
Blake pivots, looking for a leg kick but Judah is out of range and Blake settles back down.
Blake slips under a jab from Judah.
Blake half committed to a counter leg kick.
Judah is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Blake misses with a hook.
Judah steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Blake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Judah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Judah throws a big shot that misses.
Blake fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Judah is out of range.
Judah is looking to chop away at Blake's legs.
Blake appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Judah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Judah was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Judah on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Judah.
Blake appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Judah walks into a straight right hand from Blake.#T4#
Judah comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blake thumps Judah with a low kick.
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.
Judah tries to land a front kick but Blake steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Judah checks a leg kick.
Blake lands a jab to the head.
Judah throws a leg kick but Blake sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blake tried to counter with a leg kick but Judah avoided it.
Blake blocks the body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Judah.
Judah throws the kick towards the body but Blake avoids it.
Judah misses the jab.
Blake is looking to counter punch.
Blake connects with an inside leg kick.
Blake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Judah.
Blake bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Blake paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Blake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
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.
#R2#
A slapping leg kick lands for Blake.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blake. That's going to slow Judah down.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Judah might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Blake has got the better of the exchanges.
Blake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Judah doesn't seem bothered though.
Blake connects with a nice looking jab.
Judah misses with an uppercut.
Judah throws a looping overhand right but Blake ducks down to avoid it.
Nice shot by Blake.
Blake tries a head kick but it misses.
Blake scores with a jab. Judah acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Blake fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Judah on the side of the head.
Blake scores with a sloppy right hand. Judah should have avoided that one.
Blake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Judah can do to turn this around?
Blake misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Judah throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Blake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blake connects with an inside leg kick.#T1#
Judah throws a looping overhand right but Blake ducks down to avoid it.
Blake throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Judah needs to keep his hands up - Blake had a free shot at his head there.
Judah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blake.
Judah looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Judah slips a jab from Blake.
Blake throws a leg kick
and Judah counters with a straight right hand.
Blake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Judah swings for the body but Blake moves out of range.
Blake lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Judah on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blake. Blake obviously looking to wear him down.
Judah throws a poor cross that misses
letting Blake counter with a right hand.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on Judah's shoulder, as Judah tries to avoid the shot.
Judah swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from Judah misses its intended target. #T2#
Blake scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Judah gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Judah finds it's way round the side to connect with Blake's head.
The fighters circling - Blake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Judah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blake.
Judah looks for the body kick but Blake saw that one coming.
Judah is looking to score with low kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blake.
Blake throws a low kick, looking for Judah's leg but Judah calmly moves out of range.
Blake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Judah's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blake fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T3#
Blake is looking to slow Judah down with leg kicks.
A swing and a miss from Judah.
A head kick misses from Judah.
Blake lands a right hook to the body.
Blake buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Judah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Judah throws a chopping leg kick but Blake manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Judah swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Judah. Blake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blake blocks the body kick.
Blake is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Blake throws a leg kick which misses Judah's front leg but catches the back leg as Judah tries to avoid it.
Blake wants to slow Judah down by chopping away at his legs.
Judah has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T4#
Blake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Judah.
Blake lands a head shot.
Blake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blake feints and then cracks Judah's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Judah down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Blake misses its intended target.
Blake throws a series of punches but Judah avoids them all with ease.
Blake throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Judah to counter with a crisp jab.
Blake feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Judahs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Judah just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Blake on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Judah takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Judah scoring well with a low kick there.
Blake throws a head kick that misses.
Judah throws out a counter right but Blake avoids it with no problem.
Judah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Blake dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
That's time! Blake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Judah takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Judah.
Blake throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Judah fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blake.
Judah on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blake. Blake obviously looking to wear him down.
Blake throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blake scores with a decent looking hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blake.
Judah catches Blake with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake scores with a head kick.
Blake slips a straight right by Judah.
Blake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Judah now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Blake lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T1#
Blake throws a hook but Judah blocks it.#KD2#
Judah drops Blake with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Blake looks back up at him and smiles so Judah waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC2#
Blake is rocked!
Blake misses with a leg kick #TD2#
and Judah counters with a big slam followed by a series of strikes - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Ras Li Judah!
Our winner, Ras Li Judah, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: ITFL 4.1
Date: Jun 15, 2016

#R1#
Blake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Michael was well out of range. Poor timing from Blake.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Michael.
Michael misses with an attempted mid kick.
Michael connects with a body shot.
Blake swings for the body but Michael moves out of range.
Blake cracks the inside of Michael's front leg.
Michael throws a body kick that misses.
Blake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Michael throws out the jab.
Michael misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Michael fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blake on the side of the head.
Blake connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michael slips under a jab from Blake.
As Blake looks to move away, Michael throws a big counter combo but Blake just gets out of the way.
Michael bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blake's head.
Blake scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Blake.
Michael is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blake.
A little jabbing left from Blake on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Michael thows a left - swing and a miss! #T1#
Blake connects with a single shot there.
Michael misses with a wild body shot.
Blake connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice shot by Blake.
Blake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michael.
Michael takes a swing at Blake's ribcage but misses.
Blake has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Michael.
Michael rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blake throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blake uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A low kick from Blake is predictable there
and Michael counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Michael throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blake looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Michael counters with a good low kick that Blake was not able to check.
Michael takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Michael slips under a jab.#T2#
Michael 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.
Blake cracks Michael with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Michael wants to land a leg kick but Blake is out of range.
Blake jabs at Michael's body.
Michael connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blake. Blake circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blake 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.
Blake connects with an inside leg kick.
Michael misses with a straight right.
Michael tries to move into range but Blake moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Michael misses with a right hand
and Blake counters with a nice uppercut.
Blake lands a nice leg kick that just misses Michael's sensitive parts.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Blake - that will leave a mark!
Blake is looking to clinch.
Blake is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Michael throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A bone on bone clash there as Michael blocks the leg kick.
Michael thumps Blake with a low kick.#T3#
The fighters circling - Michael throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blake replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Michael blocks it well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blake.
Blake is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Michael had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Blake misses with a low kick.
Michael throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Blake counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Michael thinking.
Blake lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Michael misses with a low kick.
Michael misses with a hook
and Blake counters with a series of strikes. Michael will be more careful next time no doubt.
Blake connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blake does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Blake comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blake slips under a jab.
Michael throws a push kick but Blake slaps the foot to one side.
Michael moves out of range of the leg kick from Blake.
Michael is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake throws a sloppy body shot
and Michael counters with an inside leg kick. #T4#
Blake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michael.
Blake has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Blake has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Blake throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Michael on the side of the head.
Blake lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Michael manages to avoid it.
Michael quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Michael cracks the inside of Blake's front leg.
Good leg kick by Blake there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blake throws a poor cross that misses
and Michael counters with an outside leg kick.
Michael stuns Blake with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Edward Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake connects with a nice looking jab.
Michael blocks a head kick by Blake.
Blake chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Michael can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blake scores with a jab to the head.
Blake moves into range and connects with a jab.
Michael paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Blake dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Michael uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blake has time to react.#CUT#
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Blake throws a body shot but no joy.
Blake throws the left hand but Michael avoids the punch easily.
Blake misses with a low kick.
Blake throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Michael might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Michael fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blake manages to avoid it.
Blake tries to move into range but Michael moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Michael throws an off balance right hand
and Blake counters with a nice low kick that buckles Michael's knee momentarily.
Michael throws a low kick but it's checked well by Blake.
Blake on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Michael goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick from Blake lands but Michael takes it in his stride.
Blake misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Michael. Blake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blake is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake tests Michael's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T1#
Blake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Michael throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blake is looking for the big counter here.
Michael defending well as Blake loads up on a big left hand.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Michael manages to avoid it.
Michael blocks a low kick nicely.
Michael throws a leg kick that misses.
Blake slips under a jab.
Michael throws a head kick that misses.
Michael throws a body shot but no joy.
Michael comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Michael is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Michael lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blake circles away quickly and effectively.
Michael misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Edward Blake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blake swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blake. Michael does a little dance to reset his feet.
Michael throws a leg kick but Blake moved away.#T2#
Michael on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Michael.
Michael throws out a leg kick but Blake moves out of range and Michael only half commits.
Blake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Michael.
Blake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Michael.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michael walks into a jab.
Blake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Michael sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Michael is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Michael misses with a hook. Blake ducked under it nicely.
Blake misses with a low kick as Michael jumps back.
Michael looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Michael takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blake misses with a body shot.
Michael misses with a hook
and Blake counters with a stiff right hand. #T3#
A jab from Michael misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Michael.
Blake misses with a hook.
Blake pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Michael throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Michael.
Michael is looking to counter with a body kick.
Blake 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.
Michael looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Michael misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Michael. That snapped Blake's head back.
Michael tries to work over Blake's front leg with a kick but Blake checks it.
Michael steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blake.
A low kick from Michael misses
and Blake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Michael misses with an uppercut. Blake saw that one coming.
Blake scores with the left hand. Michael knows he should have avoided that one. #T4#
Michael misses with a body punch
enabling Blake to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Michael paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Blake. Michael shrugs it off though.
Blake throws a body punch but Michael moves out of range.
Michael blocks a low kick nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Blake bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Michael on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Michael. Blake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blake connects with a crisp jab.
Blake on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Blake misses with a straight right.
Michael moves out of range of the leg kick from Blake.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Blake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Blake misses with a looping right.
Blake avoids the body shot from Michael.
A shot to the liver by Blake. Beautiful body shot.
Blake throws a wild body kick that Michael sees coming a mile off.
Blake throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Michael throws out a leg kick but Blake moves out of range and Michael only half commits.
Michael takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Blake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Michael doesn't seem bothered though.
Blake lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blake connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michael attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blake looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Michael steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Blake. That one must have hurt.
Nice shot by Blake.
Michael misses with a hook
and Blake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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 lands with a hook. Michael tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #T1#
Michael will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Michael feints and then cracks Blake's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blake down.
Michael tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blake.
Michael stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blake.
Michael throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Michael throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Michael thuds his shin into the meat of Blake's side.
Michael waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blake.
Michael moves away from the strike by Blake.
Blake throws a series of punches but Michael moves out of range.
Blake looks to throw the jab but Michael is out of range.
Michael scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Michael. Blake does a little dance to reset his feet.#T2#
Michael throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake delivers a nice body kick.
Blake is looking to clinch.
Michael dodges the punch combination from Blake.
Michael misses with a low kick.
Michael throws a low kick, looking for Blake's leg but Blake calmly moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Blake misses the target.
Michael fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blake is out of range.
Blake thows a leg kick but Michael checks it
and Michael counters with an inside leg kick.
Michael fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blake throws a leg kick but Michael sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blake lands with an uppercut that bounces Michael off the cage and back into range.
Michael throws a wild body kick that Blake sees coming a mile off.
Bryer Michael has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Blake lets loose with a powerful body kick. Michael will feel that in the morning.
Blake is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blake tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blake scores with a sloppy right hand. Michael should have avoided that one.
Michael throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blake on the side of the head.
Blake connects with a single shot there.
Michael lands with a right hand.
Michael just misses with a punch to the body.
Michael tries to score with a low kick but Blake moves his leg out of the way.
A big left from Michael misses.
Blake thows a leg kick but Michael checks it
and Michael counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #ROC#
Blake is rocked!#CUT#
That has opened up Edward Blake's cut even more.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Blake.
Blake connects with a leg kick. Michael looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blake checks the leg kick nicely there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T4#
Blake scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Michael swings away with a body shot that misses
and Blake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Michael will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Michael throws a body shot but no joy.
Blake lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Michael doesn't seem bothered though.
Michael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blake moves away.
Michael backing away here, and Blake unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Michael throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blake! But no joy.
Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blake chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Michael takes a swing at Blake's ribcage but misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Michael.
Blake misses with a body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Blake 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 a jab to the nose.
A jab lands there for Blake.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Blake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30

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

Event: ITFL 3.2
Date: Jun 01, 2016

#R1#
Yaj tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yaj looks to land a combination but Blake avoids it well.
No joy there for Yaj, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blake loads up on a big right hand but Yaj slips the punch.
Yaj tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Yaj looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Blake is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A combination from Yaj does no damage.
Yaj looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yaj uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blake.
Yaj throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blake tests Yaj's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yaj keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick. #TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Yaj.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake struggling a bit here.
Blake taking a bit of punishment here - Yaj scoring with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Yaj working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Yaj just content to control the position.
Blake is working to avoid the ground and pound but Yaj connects with a decent elbow.
Yaj creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Blake sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Blake sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Yaj with the ground and pound but Blake uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Blake preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yaj is looking to work some ground and pound but Blake has wrist control.
Blake can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Yaj controls the pace.
Blake is pulling down on Yaj's head to control his posture. #T2#
Yaj postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yaj missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yaj with a nice head shot there.
Yaj throwing strikes but missing.
Yaj pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blake is keeping the position for now.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Blake pulls Yaj in to control the position. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T3#
Yaj takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Blake looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yaj misses with a straight left.
Yaj swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blake paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rio Yaj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yaj swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yaj connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blake's hands.#CUT2#
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Blake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blake pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yaj is out of range and Blake settles back down.
Yaj throws an off balance right hand
and Blake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blake slips under a jab.
Blake swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blake buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Yaj.
Yaj takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on Yaj's shoulder, as Yaj tries to avoid the shot.
Yaj is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blake.
Blake lands a really nice looking cross but Yaj seems unphased.
Yaj throws a hook but Blake avoids it easily.
Blake appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.#T4#
Yaj misses with a few strikes there.
Blake throws a lazy right hand but Yaj sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yaj drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Blake defends it well.
Yaj misses with a hook.
Blake misses with a hook.
Yaj is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Yaj is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Blake jabs Yaj right on the nose. Yaj blinks but takes it well.
Yaj darts in looking for a takedown but Blake gets double underhooks and turns Yaj into the cage. #CL2#
Yaj forces Blake back against the cage and clinches.
Yaj looking to throw knees to the head but Blake is blocking nicely.
Good body shot from Yaj.
Blake is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blake lands an elbow inside that Yaj shrugs off.
Blake looking to slow down the pace here.
Yaj tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yaj swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blake tries to stall but Yaj uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Blake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blake gets underhooks to prevent Yaj's takedown attempt.
Edward Blake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rio Yaj.
Yaj pushes Blake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Edward Blake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Sloppy strikes from Blake. Those never looked like landing.
Yaj misses with a double jab.
Blake looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice takedown defense from Blake. No joy for Yaj on that attempt.
Yaj throws a combination that misses
enabling Blake to counter with a crisp jab.
Blake jabs Yaj to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blake.
Blake connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice shot by Blake.
Yaj looks to land a left hand but Blake moved out of range nicely.
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.
Yaj changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Edward Blake is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yaj shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blake as he jumps to the side.
Yaj tries to bum rush Blake with a series of wild strikes but Blake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blake wants to land a leg kick but Yaj is out of range.
Blake lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blake feints and then cracks Yaj's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yaj down. #T1#
Blake lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yaj's sensitive parts.
Yaj throws a big shot that misses.
Yaj misses with a straight left.
Blake is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Blake walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yaj tries to clinch but Blake is having none of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Blake.
The fighters circling - Blake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Yaj.
A counter left hand to the body from Blake misses its target.
Yaj shoots for a double leg takedown but Blake sprawls well. He's pushed Yaj's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
It looked like Blake wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Edward Blake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rio Yaj.
Yaj doesn't manage to clinch there - Blake circles away.
Blake keeps Yaj at a distance using the push kick.
Yaj fails to land with a series of punches.
Yaj gets cracked there but stands up to it. #CUT#
It looks like Rio Yaj has been cut.
Rio Yaj is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blake pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yaj is out of range and Blake settles back down.
Blake throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blake stuffs the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yaj might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#T2#
Yaj throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yaj misses with a looping left.
Blake scores with a decent looking hook.
Horrible takedown attempt by Yaj or perhaps it was just good defense by Blake, which made it look bad.
Yaj is breathing heavily.
Yaj scores with a jab to the body.
Yaj scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yaj is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blake tests Yaj's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circling - Yaj throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blake throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yaj's head.
Yaj's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yaj moves out of range as Blake strikes.#T3#
Yaj lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blake circles away quickly and effectively.
Blake appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.#KD#
Blake drops Yaj with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Yaj looks back up at him and smiles so Blake waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC#
Yaj is rocked!
Blake fakes the body blow, causing Yaj to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Yaj goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edward Blake!
After winning the bout, Edward Blake thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: ITFL 2.1
Date: May 18, 2016

#R1#
Blake paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Blake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steel Penn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blake but Blake pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Steel Penn takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Steel Penn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Steel Penn.
Blake closes the distance looking to clinch
and Steel Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel Penn ducks right into an uppercut from Blake. #CUT#
It looks like Mr Steel Penn has been cut.
Blake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steel Penn is looking for the big counter here.
Blake has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite in the buildup to the fight.
Blake scores with a jab to the jaw.
Blake takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake misses with a few strikes there.
Steel Penn throws a counter combo.#T1##CL#
Blake takes the fight into the clinch.
Steel Penn goes for a takedown attempt but Blake pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Steel Penn lands a nice shot that snaps Blake's head back.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Steel Penn 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.
Edward Blake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Blake misses its intended target.
Blake slips a straight right by Steel Penn.
Steel Penn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt! #CUT2#
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
A big right from Steel Penn misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Steel Penn.
Blake swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Edward Blake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Steel Penn.
Blake scores with a crisp jab that stopped Steel Penn in his tracks. #T2#
Blake pivots, looking for a leg kick but Steel Penn is out of range and Blake settles back down.
Steel Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab lands there for Steel Penn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel Penn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Blake is out of range and Steel Penn settles back down.
Blake tries to clinch up.
Steel Penn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blake getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Steel Penn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steel Penn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steel Penn ducks right into an uppercut from Blake.
A combination from Blake does no damage.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on Steel Penn's shoulder, as Steel Penn tries to avoid the shot.
Steel Penn is looking for the big counter here.
Blake thumps Steel Penn with a low kick.
Steel Penn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T3#
Blake fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Steel Penn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blake throws a shot from downtown. Steel Penn moves away and avoids it.
Steel Penn throws a looping overhand right but Blake ducks down to avoid it.
Blake is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blake.
Blake shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Steel Penn tries a quick counter leg kick but Blake is wise to it.
Blake slips a straight right by Steel Penn.
Blake fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Steel Penn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steel Penn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Blake is out of range and Steel Penn settles back down. #CL#
Blake clinches with his opponent.
Steel Penn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Blake just stands there and leans against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blake. #BC2#
Steel Penn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blake throws a hook but Steel Penn avoids it easily.
Blake throws a right hand that misses
and Steel Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T4#
Blake throws a nice inside leg kick.
Steel Penn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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 on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Steel Penn moves away from the strike by Blake.
Blake thows a leg kick but Steel Penn checks it
and Blake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steel Penn tries to bum rush Blake with a series of wild strikes but Blake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steel Penn moves in looking to clinch but Blake pushes him off.
Blake lands a right hook to the body.
Steel Penn 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.
Blake throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blake throws a low kick but Steel Penn avoids it.
Steel Penn lands with a right hand.
Blake moves away from the strike by Steel Penn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Blake dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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#
Steel Penn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #CL2#
Steel Penn has Blake up against the cage in a clinch.
Steel Penn prevents a body shot from Blake.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Steel Penn's brow.
Steel Penn avoids the elbow strike from Blake, against the cage.
Blake can't find room to land a body shot as Steel Penn controls the action.
Blake struggles to land a body shot inside as Steel Penn controls his hands.
Steel Penn blocks an uppercut.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake misses with the head strike.
Steel Penn blocks an elbow strike.
Blake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blake swings wildly with an uppercut but Steel Penn uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Blake misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Blake.
Nice elbow from Blake.
A shot in the inside from Blake.
Steel Penn is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Blake is defending well.
Blake has a couple of punches blocked by Steel Penn.
Stalling in the clinch from Blake.
Steel Penn is trying to pull guard but Blake has him pressed against the cage.
Steel Penn avoids a wild elbow strike from Blake.#TD2#
Steel Penn gets control of Blake's arms and successfully pulls guard. Steel Penn will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Steel Penn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T2##SUB2#
Steel Penn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blake can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SU#
Blake decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Edward Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Steel Penn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blake throws out a loose jab but Steel Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edward Blake is winning the standup battle so far.
Blake checks a leg kick.
Blake throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blake throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range. #T3#
Steel Penn moves out of range as Blake strikes.
Steel Penn is looking for the big counter here.
Blake tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Steel Penn is able to avoid easily.
Steel Penn throws a hook but Blake blocks it.
Blake throws a jab when Steel Penn was well out of range.
Blake thuds a left hand into Steel Penn's body.
Blake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steel Penn.
Blake throws a right hand that Steel Penn ducks under and follows up with a left that Steel Penn also avoids with ease.
Steel Penn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steel Penn.
Blake backing away here, and Steel Penn unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Blake throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blake is looking to slow Steel Penn down with leg kicks.
Blake moves away from the strike by Steel Penn.
Blake moves out of range of the strikes.
Blake throws a leg kick
and Steel Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blake throws a big shot that misses.#T4##CL#
Blake clinches.
Blake throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Steel Penn looking for a takedown.
Edward Blake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Steel Penn.
Blake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blake scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel Penn letting Blake take a breather here.
Steel Penn avoids a wild elbow strike from Blake.
Blake tries to work over Steel Penn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Blake.
Steel Penn is trying to force a seperation but Blake has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Blake dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Blake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
A big right from Steel Penn misses.
Steel Penn slips a straight right by Blake.
Steel Penn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blake lands with a nice body kick.
Blake dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Steel Penn. That did some damage!
Steel Penn tries to close the distance and clinch but Blake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steel Penn can do to turn this around?
Blake scores with a nice strike.
Steel Penn missing with a left hand there. Blake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steel Penn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake misses with a hook. Steel Penn ducked under it nicely.
Blake throws a leg kick
and Steel Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blake tests Steel Penn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blake moves away from the strike by Steel Penn.
Steel Penn checks a leg kick nicely.#T1#
Blake connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Steel Penn's hands.
Nice shot lands for Blake.
Blake misses with a leg kick
and Steel Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blake fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Steel Penn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steel Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steel Penn throws a low kick but Blake moves out of range easily.
Steel Penn throws a body punch but Blake moves out of range.
Steel Penn misses with a looping left.
Steel Penn checks a low kick from Blake.
Steel Penn throws out a counter right but Blake avoids it with no problem.
Blake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steel Penn throws out a counter right but Blake avoids it with no problem.
Steel Penn moves out of range of the body kick.
Blake backing away here, and Steel Penn unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Blake lands a head kick! #T2#
Blake throws a right hand that misses
and Steel Penn counters with a leg kick.
Steel Penn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake misses with a kick to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steel Penn! But no joy.
Blake misses with a body shot
and Steel Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
Blake throws a leg kick
and Steel Penn counters with a good low kick that Blake was not able to check.
Steel Penn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, jab by Steel Penn - just one landing.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel Penn manages to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Steel Penn's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Blake slips a jab and a cross from Steel Penn. #TD2#
Steel Penn shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Steel Penn looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique. #T3#
Blake is doing well to control the position and prevent Steel Penn from advancing to side control.
Mr Steel Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ground and pound from Steel Penn.
Blake tries to roll over but Steel Penn keeps him under control.#SUB2#
Steel Penn is looking for a kimura here. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Steel Penn is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Steel Penn throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Blake can't escape the position.
Steel Penn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Blake is looking to escape. #SUB2#
Steel Penn goes for an armbar but Blake turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Blake.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Edward Blake.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blake, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:28

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

Event: ITFL 1.1
Date: May 04, 2016

#R1#
Swanson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blake takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blake does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Swanson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Blake misses with a kick to the body.
Blake lands with a right hand.
Swanson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blake.
Blake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Swanson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Swanson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swanson throws a jab when Blake was well out of range.
Swanson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Swanson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blake.
Swanson swings widly with a right hand
and Blake counters with a left to the body.
Swanson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blake swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Swanson blocks a leg kick.
Nice shot by Swanson.
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!
Nice shot lands for Swanson.#CUT#
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Blake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blake moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T1#
Blake misses with a head kick.
Blake lands with a slapping head kick.
Swanson throws a leg kick but Blake checks it.
Blake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Swanson.
Swanson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice shot lands for Blake.
Swanson cracks Blake with a good jab.
Swanson throws a leg kick that misses.
Swanson throws a jab when Blake was well out of range.
Swanson with a hook.
Swanson throws an off balance right hand
and Blake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Swanson scores with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Swanson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Swanson.
A jab lands there for Blake.
Blake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Swanson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blake was well out of range. Poor timing from Swanson.
Swanson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Edward Blake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Swanson slips under a jab from Blake.
Blake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blake wants to slow Swanson down by chopping away at his legs.
Swanson misses with a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Blake on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blake throws a jab when Swanson was well out of range.
Swanson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Blake throws a hook to the side of Swanson's head but Swanson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Swanson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blake has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Swanson takes one on the button.
Swanson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blake throws out the jab.
Blake moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Swanson misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Blake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blake throws a shot from downtown. Swanson moves away and avoids it.
Swanson throws a leg kick but Blake sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Swanson misses with a straight right.
Blake flicks out a counter leg kick but Swanson steps away.
Blake is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blake lands with a cross. #T3#
Blake avoids the body shot from Swanson.
Blake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blake is looking to slow Swanson down with leg kicks.
Swanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
Swanson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blake checks a leg kick.
Blake moves out of range of the strikes.
Blake is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Swanson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Swanson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blake throws a looping overhand right but Swanson ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Swanson. Beautiful body shot.
Blake lands a head kick. Swanson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Swanson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A leg kick checked by Blake.
Some bone on bone action there as Blake checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Swanson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blake scores with a push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#T4#
Swanson misses with a low kick.
Blake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Swanson.
Blake now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Swanson has his takedown stuffed
and Blake counters with a right hand to the body.
Swanson throws a solid leg kick but Blake takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Swanson.
Blake feints a counter leg kick.
Blake connects with a leg kick. Swanson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good exchange - Blake coming out on top.
Blake scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Swanson throws a looping overhand right but Blake ducks down to avoid it.
Swanson throws a body punch but Blake moves out of range.
Blake scores with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Swanson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swanson blocks a jab.
Blake lands a really nice looking cross but Swanson seems unphased.
Blake lands a high kick!
Blake takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Edward Blake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
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 works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Swanson tried to score with a low kick but Blake checks it.
Swanson misses with a looping left.
Swanson misses with a looping right.
Blake throws a head kick that half lands.
Blake misses with a straight left.
Swanson misses the jab.
Blake stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Swanson throws the left hand but Blake avoids the punch easily.
Blake has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A leg kick checked by Swanson.
Blake scores with a decent looking hook.
Swanson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Swanson dives in and grabs Blake's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blake pushes down on Swanson's head and hops out.
Swanson swings widly with a right hand
and Blake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blake throws a leg kick that misses.
Blake is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blake! But no joy.
Swanson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks. #T1#
Swanson 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 Swanson off to one side.
Swanson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Swanson checks a low kick from Blake.
Swanson misses the jab.
It seemed like Blake was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Swanson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blake.
Blake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blake fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Swanson on the side of the head.
Blake has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Blake thuds a left hand into Swanson's body.
Blake throws a head kick that misses
and Swanson counters with a right hand to the body.
Blake buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Swanson is looking to score with low kicks.
Swanson misses with an uppercut
and Blake makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Swanson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Blake connects with a good right hand that stumbles Swanson. Swanson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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 swings for the body but Swanson moves out of range.
Blake jabs at Swanson's body.
Blake slips a jab from Swanson.
Blake throws out a counter right but Swanson avoids it with no problem.#T2#
Swanson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blake connects with a good right hand that stumbles Swanson. Swanson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blake checks a leg kick.
Blake moves out of range of the body kick.
Blake lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Swanson misses the shot to the body.
Swanson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Swanson scores with a hook to the body. Blake takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blake tries to score with a low kick but Swanson moves his leg out of the way.
A big right from Blake misses.
Blake moves out of range of the strikes.
Blake checks a low kick from Swanson.
Blake scores with the left hand. Swanson knows he should have avoided that one.
Blake misses the shot to the body.
Swanson lands a nice shot to the body.
Swanson misses the shot to the body.
Blake lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Swanson at a distance. #T3#
Blake checks a low kick from Swanson.
Blake throws out a counter right but Swanson avoids it with no problem.
Blake throws out a leg kick but Swanson moves out of range and Blake only half commits.
Blake has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Swanson.
Blake throws a body shot but no joy.
Swanson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Swanson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Blake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Swanson.
Swanson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blake.
Swanson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Swanson misses with a left hand
and Blake counters with a solid body kick.
Blake throws a body punch but Swanson moves out of range.
Swanson wants to slow Blake down by chopping away at his legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Swanson.
Swanson takes a swing at Blake's ribcage but misses.
Swanson misses with an uppercut. Blake saw that one coming.
Blake was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Swanson misses with a lunging right hand
and Blake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blake feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Swanson's calf.
Blake lands a jab to the nose.
Good leg kick by Swanson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Edward Blake seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T4#
Blake pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blake lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swanson ducks right into an uppercut from Blake.
Blake thuds a left hand into Swanson's body.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Swanson.
Blake appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Swanson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blake.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blake.
Blake throws a hook but Swanson blocks it.
It looked like Swanson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Swanson swings for the body but Blake moves out of range.
Swanson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Crunch! Swanson slams his shin into Blake's torso.
Blake sizes up Swanson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blake scores with a leg kick.
Swanson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Swanson swings widly with a right hand
letting Blake counter with a right hand.
Swanson throws a hook but Blake blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Blake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Swanson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blake is able to avoid easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Blake checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Blake fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Swanson.
Blake closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blake throws a push kick but Swanson slaps the foot to one side.
Swanson throws a leg kick but Blake sees it coming and moves out of range.
Swanson throws a body punch but Blake moves out of range.
Swanson misses with a takedown attempt
and Blake counters with a head kick.
Swanson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Blake finds it's way through Swanson's defenses.
Blake will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swanson. Blake does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blake! But no joy.
Swanson defending well as Blake loads up on a big left hand.
Blake shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swanson.
Nice uppercut there from Blake.#T1#
A leg kick checked by Blake.
Blake cracks the inside of Swanson's front leg.
Nice sprawl there from Blake as Swanson shoots in.
Blake works the jab nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Swanson blocks the leg kick.
Blake lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on Swanson's shoulder, as Swanson tries to avoid the shot.
Swanson swings widly with a right hand
and Blake counters with an inside leg kick.
Swanson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Swanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Swanson. That's going to slow Blake down.
Swanson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blake gets off balance looking for a body kick#TD#
so Swanson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Swanson is looking to work some ground and pound but Blake has wrist control.#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!
Swanson stopping the sweep attempt from Blake.
John Swanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Swanson passes Blake's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Swanson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Swanson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Blake to regain full guard.
Swanson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Swanson throws an elbow but Blake slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swanson landing a few strikes.
The ground and pound from Swanson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Swanson throws a strike aimed at the side of Blake's head but Blake avoids it well.
Swanson working the ground and pound. #T3#
Swanson wants to control but Blake is keeping him busy.
Swanson in side control, throwing shots but Blake defends. #SUB#
Swanson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Blake is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Blake's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Blake is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Blake is not in a great position here, taking some shots. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Swanson throws an elbow but Blake slips to the side and avoids it well.
Swanson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Swanson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Blake parries the strikes from Swanson easily there. Swanson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Blake to escape.
Swanson is chipping away with strikes.
Blake on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Swanson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Blake is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Blake is looking for a sweep.#SUB#
Swanson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Swanson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Swanson showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Blake!
Our winner, Edward Blake, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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