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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between AJ Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Sparrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, AJ Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Sparrow!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sparrow was well out of range. Poor timing from Blake.
Sparrow leaves Blake with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sparrow tries to clinch up but Blake circles away and keeps his distance.
Blake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blake tries to clinch there but Sparrow circles away.
Sparrow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sparrow throws a nice looking combination but Blake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sparrow wants to clinch
and Blake moves into the clinch.
Blake is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sparrow.
Sparrow has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Blake uses from the top position.
Sparrow wants to stand and escape but Blake is having none of it.
Blake trying to control the position from guard on top but Sparrow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sparrow is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake stands and steps away. Sparrow gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Blake avoids the head kick by Sparrow.
Sparrow closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sparrow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blake keeps the fight on the outside.
Blake gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sparrow utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Blake is breathing heavily.
Sparrow drops down looking for an ankle pick but Blake pulls his leg out and moves away.
Blake darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake is just content to waste time from the top position. Sparrow takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sparrow uses the cage to get back to his feet.
A punch combination from Sparrow misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blake throws a head kick that misses
and Sparrow counters with a two punch combo.
Blake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sparrow has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blake takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sparrow slowing the pace effectively.
Sparrow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Sparrow finds it's way through Blake's defenses.
Blake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sparrow - that will leave a mark!
Sparrow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sparrow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good exchange - Sparrow coming out on top.
Sparrow closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sparrow pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blake landing knees to the head.
Sparrow goes for a takedown in the clinch but Blake prevents it.
Blake crunches a lovely knee into Sparrow's ribcage.
Blake has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sparrow avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AJ Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees to the body from Sparrow.
Blake pulls guard successfully.
Sparrow wants to stand but Blake has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Blake is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sparrow gets to his feet. Blake looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sparrow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Sparrow dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
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 tries to stand but Sparrow is controlling from the bottom.
Blakeis looking to pass into half guard but Sparrow pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sparrow is in guard.
Sparrow is looking to stand up but Blake won't let him.
Blake wants to sweep here but Sparrow controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sparrow being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparrow wants to stand but Blake is controlling his posture from full guard.
Blake tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blake is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sparrow decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sparrow explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Blake has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sparrow finds it's way round the side to connect with Blake's head.
Sparrow lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sparrow is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A punch combination from Sparrow misses.
Sparrow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blake, pushing him back against the cage.
Sparrow 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.
Sparrow crunches a lovely knee into Blake's ribcage.
Blake tries to break free but Sparrow pushes him back against the cage.
Sparrow putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blake in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sparrow wants a takedown but no success here.
Blake has had enough of the clinch but Sparrow keeps him there for the moment.
Sparrow is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Blake gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Blake jumps guard but Sparrow stands there with Blake around his waist. Blake gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Blake wants to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sparrow landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake tries to circle away but Sparrow has him pinned against the cage.
Blake takes a knee right on the jaw!
Blake changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sparrow fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sparrow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blake clinches with his opponent.
Sparrow unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sparrow using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blake wants to get back to striking at distance but Sparrow won't allow it.
Blake tries to score a body lock takedown but Sparrow shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AJ Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sparrow breaks from the clinch.
Blake wants to clinch.
Sparrow tries to clinch there but Blake circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Blake looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Blake trying to control but Sparrow is working from the bottom.
Blake in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blake wants to control from the top but Sparrow keeps moving.
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 AJ Blake will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Blake has a takedown stuffed.
Blake closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sparrow circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blake.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AJ Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sparrow wants to clinch up but Blake keeps it at a distance.
Good exchange - Sparrow coming out on top.
Blake fails with the takedown
and Sparrow counters with a leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sparrow!
Blake circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blake counters with a shoot takedown. Sparrow fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sparrow is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Blake, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparrow decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Blake, up you get!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sparrow scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Blake moves into range and clinches up with Sparrow.
Sparrow working Blake over with knees to the body.
Sparrow lands a good knee to the midsection. Blake won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Sparrow.
Blake fails to pull guard.
Blake is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sparrow pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Blake takes a knee right on the jaw!
Blake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sparrow dips to his left and cracks Blake with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow tries to bum rush Blake with a series of wild strikes but Blake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sparrow scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sparrow looks to land a combination. Blake sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
AJ Blake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick by Blake misses
and Sparrow counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Blake misses with a takedown attempt - Sparrow sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice shot by Sparrow.
Sparrow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blake bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Blake trying to control the action but Sparrow is working from the bottom.
Blake advances nicely into full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sparrow wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Blake scoring with strikes but Sparrow is staying in there.
Blake tries to control but Sparrow wriggling away.
Sparrow holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Blake tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jack Sparrow.
I think Sparrow 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Sparrow!
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