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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Blades (ranked 1318 p4p, 1659 weight class) and Zion Fury (ranked 187 p4p, 229 weight class). Blades comes to the cage accompanied by Three 6 Mafia - It's a fight. Fury has chosen We Ready as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Blades!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zion Fury!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury throws an overhand right that lands on Blades's shoulder, as Blades tries to avoid the shot.
Fury looks to throw the jab but Blades is out of range.
Fury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been told by Blades's head coaches at California Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fury chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fury swings widly with a right hand
and Blades counters with a straight right hand.
Blades lands with a nice body kick.
Fury misses with a body shot.
Blades dodges the punch combination from Fury.
Blades takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blades slips a jab and a cross from Fury.
Fury throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fury lands with a good body shot.
Fury is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blades rather than just go for the knockout.
Fury moves out of range of the body kick.
Fury scores with a body shot.
Fury thuds a left hand into Blades's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blades takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fury throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zion Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fury is looking to score with low kicks.
Blades throws a hook to the side of Fury's head but Fury sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fury misses with a low kick.
Fury swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blades counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fury throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blades counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blades avoids the body shot from Fury.
Fury takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fury throws a leg kick that misses.
Blades lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fury throws a hook but Blades avoids it easily.
Fury misses with a jab to the body
and Blades counters with a three punch combo that has Fury backing up. Fury nods at Blades to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fury lands a jab-cross combination.
Blades delivers a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury takes a swing at Blades's ribcage but misses.
Blades tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Fury manages to circle out of the way.
Blades uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fury.
Fury wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jab by Blades.
Fury throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Blades to counter with a crisp jab.
Fury moves away from the strike by Blades.
Blades lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fury circles away quickly and effectively.
Fury lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fury is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Blades misses with a few strikes there.
Fury fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blades is out of range.
Fury takes a swing at Blades's ribcage but misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fury.
Fury fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fury throws a hook but Blades avoids it easily.
Fury fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blades.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blades avoids the body shot from Fury.
Fury throws a hook but Blades blocks it.
Blades quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Fury lands a slapping body shot.
Blades is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fury avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Fury was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fury looks to land a right hand but Blades moved out of range.
Fury throws the left hand but Blades avoids the punch easily.
Fury's coach down at Combat Wombat Burrow was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Fury's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Fury misses with a shot to the body
and Blades counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Blades.
Fury is working Blades over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fury creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fury managing to block the knees to the body from Blades.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blades.
Blades pushes Fury back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fury.
Fury on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blades misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blades lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blades looking to throw knees to the head but Fury is blocking nicely.
Fury is leaning against Blades and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fury avoids a wild elbow strike from Blades.
Fury can't find room to land a body shot as Blades controls the action.
Fury blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fury is trying to break the clinch but Blades is controlling him.
Blades tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blades misses with some punches.
Blades throws a punch but it's blocked by Fury.
Blades blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blades obliges.
Blades looking to throw knees to the head but Fury is blocking nicely.
Fury is trying to break the clinch but Blades has him pressed against the cage.
Blades looking to throw knees to the head but Fury is blocking nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blades working aggressively here.
Fury tries to land knees in the clinch but Blades avoids the damage to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pablo Blades will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blades pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fury just misses with a punch to the body.
Fury swings for the body but Blades moves out of range.
Fury fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blades.
Fury connects with a crisp jab.
Blades is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fury misses with a body shot
and Blades cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fury throws a looping overhand right but Blades ducks down to avoid it.
Fury scores with a one two! Blades had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pablo Blades is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fury connects with a right hand. Blades shakes it off.
Fury throws a body punch but Blades moves out of range.
Blades was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fury misses with a jab to the body
and Blades counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fury misses with the combination.
Blades was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blades uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fury.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury swings widly with a right hand
and Blades counters with a straight right hand.
Blades throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fury thows a leg kick but Blades checks it
and Blades counters with a straight right hand.
Fury misses with a body shot.
Fury scores with a decent looking hook.
Fury lands a two punch combo.
Fury rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blades moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blades moves out of range of the strikes.
Fury scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blades doesn't seem bothered though.
Blades connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fury. Fury circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fury just misses with a punch to the body.
As Fury tries to get set, Blades tries to push him back and clinch up but Fury manages to avoid the attempt.
Fury digs a good body shot into Blades's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Fury misses.
Blades will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blades counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fury just misses with a punch to the body.
Blades moves out of range as Fury strikes.
Blades ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fury throws a hook but Blades avoids it easily.
Zion Fury seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fury moves out of range of the body kick from Blades.
Fury steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blades.
Blades 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.
Fury uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blades has time to react.
Fury scores with a jab to the body.
Fury takes one on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blades. Fury does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fury throws out a counter right but Blades avoids it with no problem.
Fury misses with an uppercut. Blades saw that one coming.
Blades lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fury lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fury feints a jab promting Blades to slip. Fury then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Blades slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fury missing with a left hand there. Blades was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fury dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fury takes a swing at Blades's ribcage but misses.
Fury drops his hands momentarily and Blades takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fury just misses with a punch to the body.
Fury swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blades cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fury misses the shot to the body.
Fury throws a right hand that misses
and Blades counters with a straight right hand.
Fury gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Fury takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blades bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blades moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fury ducks under a wild hook from Blades.
Fury misses with a hook to the body
and Blades counters with a nice uppercut.
Fury is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blades flashes Fury a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Fury's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Fury crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Blades punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pablo Blades!
Pablo Blades retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Pablo Blades thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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