Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 31, 2024

#R1##CL#
Blake closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blake as Tiger tries to tie him up.
Tiger takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tiger takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Blake unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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.
Tiger looks winded!
Blake putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tiger in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Blake landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Blake scores a nice knee to the body.
Tiger takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blake lands a hook that snaps the head of Tiger backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blake works on Tiger's body with a couple of short punches.
Blake lands an elbow that stopped Tiger in his tracks for a moment.
Blake lands a right hand.
Blake is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#T1#
Blake lands with a right to the head.
Blake landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Blake.
Blake is leaning against Tiger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blake lands an elbow inside.
Blake crunches a lovely knee into Tiger's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blake obliges.
Blake lands an elbow just above Tiger 's eye.
Blake unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Blake digs a right hand underneath Tiger's ribcage. Tiger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blake lands an elbow that stopped Tiger in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blake using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Blake as the two fighters clinch.
Blake working Tiger over with knees to the body.
Blake lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blake obliges.#T2#
Blake lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tiger takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tiger takes a knee to the side of the body.
Blake lands with a light punch inside.
Blake crunches a lovely knee into Tiger's ribcage.
Blake is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Blake utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Blake lands an elbow that stopped Tiger in his tracks for a moment.
Blake pushes Tiger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blake lands a body shot.
Blake using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blake lands an uppercut.
Blake lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tiger takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT#It looks like Danielos Tiger has been cut.#T3#
Nice elbow from Blake.
Tiger takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blake lands an elbow inside.
Blake lands a damaging elbow.
Blake working Tiger over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blake obliges.
Blake lands an elbow that stopped Tiger in his tracks for a moment.
Blake is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Blake lands an elbow that stopped Tiger in his tracks for a moment.
Blake using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blake comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Blake throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tigers head.
Blake softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#ROC#Tiger is rocked!
Nice elbow from Blake.
Tiger is still on wobbly legs! Can Blake finish him?
Blake lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blake lands a body punch in the clinch. #T4#
Blake landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Blake crunches a lovely knee into Tiger's ribcage.
Blake lands an elbow that stopped Tiger in his tracks for a moment.
Blake landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tiger seems to have recovered his senses.
Blake lands a nice elbow.
Blake lands an elbow just above Tiger 's eye.
Blake lands a huge knee in the clinch and it's knocked Tiger out! Massive knee - he's celebrating with his corner and the crowd showing their appreciation!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Danny Blake!
Danny Blake took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Stoner's Killer Apparel for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 19, 2024

#R1##CL#
Hanson rushes Blake and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Blake landing knees to the body.
Hanson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Still in the clinch, Blake scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blake scores with a knee to the head. #CUT2#It looks like Rikkard Hanson has been cut.
Blake lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #ROC2#Hanson is rocked!
Hanson is breathing heavily.
Blake lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hanson or not.
Oh Hanson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blake gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Blake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD2#
Blake gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hanson is wriggling around but Blake manages to pass to half guard. #REVR##SU2#
Blake stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
A solid body kick from Blake.
Hanson seems to have got his legs back now.
Blake connects with a body shot.
Blake lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hanson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jab, jab by Blake - just one landing. #T1#
Hanson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blake throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blake fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hanson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Danny Blake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body kick there by Blake.
Hanson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blake lands a slapping body shot.
Blake lands the left hand.#CUT2#Rikkard Hanson's cut is getting worse.
Blake scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blake lands with a nice body kick.
Blake throws a series of strikes that have Hanson backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Hanson to the canvas! Hanson doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Blake keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Blake!
Danny Blake gave a mention to Stoner's Killer Apparel in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 01, 2024

#R1##CL#
Blake instigates a clinch.
Bryzgalov looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Blake works on Bryzgalov's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Blake.
Blake utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bryzgalov takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT#It looks like Ilya Bryzgalov has been cut.
Blake lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bryzgalov backwards.
Blake lands an elbow that stopped Bryzgalov in his tracks for a moment.
Blake using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Blake.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blake gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
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.
Blake lands an elbow just above Bryzgalov 's eye.
Blake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bryzgalov's defenses. #ROC#Bryzgalov is rocked!
Bryzgalov takes an elbow to the temple.
Bryzgalov is still on wobbly legs! Can Blake finish him?
Blake creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Bryzgalov! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Blake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Blake!
Danny Blake gave a mention to Stoner's Killer Apparel in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

Event: HFC 77:Von Wild vs Yamasaki
Date: Dec 09, 2023

#R1#
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Blake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonzalez throws out the jab.
Blake is looking to clinch but Gonzalez is avoiding it.
Gonzalez tries to counter with a clinch but Blake shakes him off and moves away.
Blake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gonzalez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gonzalez is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gonzalez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Blake with a nice calf kick.
Blake throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gonzalez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez throws an overhand right that lands on Blake's shoulder, as Blake tries to avoid the shot.
Blake lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gonzalez misses with a hook.
Blake checks a leg kick.
Blake tries to counter with a takedown but Gonzalez is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez connects with a solid leg kick.
Blake moves out of range as Gonzalez strikes.
Gonzalez 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 uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonzalez.
Blake swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Blake looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blake is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #T1#
Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blake lands a leg kick that knocks Gonzalez off balance momentarily.
Blake throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Blake throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gonzalez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gonzalez misses with a hook. Blake ducked under it nicely.
A head kick from Blake lands but Gonzalez takes it in his stride. #CL2#
Gonzalez moves into the clinch.
Gonzalez pushes Blake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez struggles to land a body shot inside as Blake controls his hands.
Blake putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gonzalez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gonzalez managing to block the knees to the body from Blake.
Gonzalez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blake's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Blake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzalez is defending well for now.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Gonzalez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Blake putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gonzalez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blake throws an elbow but misses.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
Blake lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blake working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blake controlling the action here for a moment.
Blake lands a left hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gonzalez's brow.
Gonzalez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzalez.
Blake looking to throw knees to the head but Gonzalez is blocking nicely.
Blake's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blake tries to land knees in the clinch but Gonzalez avoids the damage to the body.
Gonzalez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blake is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gonzalez blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T3#
Blake's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gonzalez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the head.
Blake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blake throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
A short left from Gonzalez.
Still in the clinch, Gonzalez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blake tries to stall but Gonzalez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Blake is trying to stall.
Blake can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Blake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzalez is defending well for now.
Gonzalez misses with an elbow over the top.
Gonzalez avoiding damage as Blake throws knees to the body.
Gonzalez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blake tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blake changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gonzalez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gonzalez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blake under the eye.#T4#
A telegraphed right hand from Gonzalez misses the target. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gonzalez's elbow.
Gonzalez avoids a wild elbow strike from Blake.
Blake misses with an elbow over the top.
A short uppercut from Gonzalez.
Blake tries to throw a body punch but Gonzalez avoids it by throwing Blake back against the cage.
Blake blocks the elbow strike.
Gonzalez dodges an elbow strike from Blake.
Nice body punch from Blake - that landed with a thud.
Gonzalez lands with a right to the head.
Gonzalez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blake's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez lands a left hand.
Gonzalez takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shaun Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blake manages to avoid it.#CUT#It looks like Shaun Gonzalez has been cut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gonzalez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Blake - the referee stops the clock and Gonzalez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Blake. Gonzalez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Blake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonzalez throws out the jab.
As Gonzalez tries to get set, Blake tries to push him back and clinch up but Gonzalez manages to avoid the attempt.
Blake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzalez wants to counter with a clinch but Blake pushes him away.
Gonzalez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the side of Blake's head but Blake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blake feints a jab promting Gonzalez to slip. Blake then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gonzalez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Blake moves away from the strike by Gonzalez.
Blake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gonzalez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Gonzalez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blake, pushing him back against the cage.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake works on Gonzalez's body with a couple of short punches.
Blake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
Gonzalez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez is struggling to control the position.
Blake scores a nice knee to the body.
Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Blake.
Gonzalez blocks an elbow strike from Blake.
Gonzalez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gonzalez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gonzalez lands an elbow inside that Blake shrugs off.
Shaun Gonzalez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blake avoiding damage.
A shot in the inside from Gonzalez.
Blake prevents a body shot from Gonzalez.
A right hook to the body lands for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blake missing with knees to the body. #T2#
Gonzalez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blake avoids a wild elbow strike from Gonzalez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blake throws an elbow but misses.
Blake tries to work over Gonzalez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gonzalez's brow.
Blake blocking some punches.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blake lands with a left to the head.
Blake utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Blake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Gonzalez.
A short right from Blake on the inside.
Blake looking to slow down the pace here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gonzalez.
A short right from Gonzalez.
Good body shot from Gonzalez.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gonzalez misses with an elbow strike. #T3#
Gonzalez stalling in the clinch but Blake improves position.
Gonzalez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Gonzalez lands a hook that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Gonzalez lands a right hand.
Gonzalez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Gonzalez throws an elbow that misses.
Blake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gonzalez.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blake throws an elbow but misses.
Blake gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
Blake is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gonzalez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gonzalez lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzalez.
Blake lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards. #T4#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gonzalez.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blake.
Gonzalez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blakes head.
Gonzalez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blake lands a knee to the body.
Gonzalez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gonzalez lands a shoulder strike.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blake misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gonzalez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Blake misses with an elbow over the top.
Blake blocks a body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blake lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blake avoids the elbow strike from Gonzalez, against the cage.
Blake lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gonzalez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Blake.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shaun Gonzalez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shaun Gonzalez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Gonzalez forces Blake back against the cage and clinches.
Blake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blake lands a nice elbow.
Blake throws an elbow but it misses.
Blake is looking to control Gonzalez's arms but Gonzalez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blake has his back to the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blake.
Blake dodges an elbow strike from Gonzalez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blake.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blake.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blake throws an elbow but misses.
Gonzalez working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gonzalez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gonzalez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blake tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gonzalez scores with a shoulder strike.
Blake working aggressively here.
Blake misses with an elbow strike. #T1#
Gonzalez avoiding damage as Blake throws knees to the body.
Blake gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blake is trying to drag Gonzalez to the mat but Gonzalez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gonzalez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Blake drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blake misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT2#It looks like Danny Blake has been cut.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Blake tries to land knees in the clinch but Gonzalez avoids the damage to the body.
Gonzalez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gonzalez managing to block the knees to the body from Blake.
Blake takes a shot to the head.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T2#
Gonzalez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blake or not.
Gonzalez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blake throws an elbow but misses.
Gonzalez lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blake throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gonzalez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gonzalez's brow.
Gonzalez pushes Blake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Blake swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blake.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
Blake lands an elbow that stopped Gonzalez in his tracks for a moment.
Blake throws an elbow that misses. #T3#
With the fighters up against the cage, Blake throws an elbow but misses.
Blake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez avoiding damage as Blake throws knees to the body.
Gonzalez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blake throws an elbow but it misses.
Gonzalez managing to block the knees to the body from Blake.
Blake throws an elbow but it misses.
Gonzalez tries to throw a body punch but Blake avoids it by throwing Gonzalez back against the cage.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez lands a right hand.
Blake lands with a left to the head.
Gonzalez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blake's defenses.
Gonzalez lands an elbow just above Blake 's eye.
Gonzalez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blake's elbow.
Blake trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blake.
Gonzalez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch. #T4#
Gonzalez misses with an elbow strike.
Gonzalez is pushing Blake up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gonzalez avoids it.
Blake has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gonzalez after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blake is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Blake comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Blake lands with a light punch inside.
Blake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gonzalez avoids it.
Blake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzalez is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Gonzalez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gonzalez misses with an elbow over the top.
Danny Blake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gonzalez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gonzalez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blake backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shaun Gonzalez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gonzalez 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30

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

Event: HFC 73:Akutagawa vs Rapheal
Date: Nov 11, 2023

#R1#
Tricks throws a big shot that misses.
Tricks tries to score with a low kick but Blake moves his leg out of the way.
Blake throws a hook to the side of Tricks's head but Tricks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A leg kick checked by Tricks.
Blake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tricks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tricks missing with a left hand there. Blake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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 Tricks has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tricks and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#CL#
Blake gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tricks throws a head punch that misses.
Tricks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Blake has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Tricks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tricks avoiding damage as Blake throws knees to the body.
Blake throws an elbow but it misses.
Blake is trying to maintain a safe position but Tricks gets an underhook and turns Blake into the cage.
Blake misses with some punches.
Tricks lands a left hand.
Blake has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tricks after a bit of a struggle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tricks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T1#
Blake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blake taking a breather.
Blake misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Tricks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tricks.
Blake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tricks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tricks scores with a shot to the side of Blake's head.
Tricks lands a hook that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Blake wants to take the fight to the mat but Tricks manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Tricks - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Tricks - that landed with a thud.
Tricks gets through Blake's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tricks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blake backwards. #TD#
Blake turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SU#
Blake decides to stand back up.
Tricks swings widly with a right hand
and Blake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tricks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blake. #T2#
Tricks misses with an uppercut.
Blake blocks a jab.
Blake throws a sloppy head kick
and Blake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blake has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blake there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tricks on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tricks misses with a hook.
Blake listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blake blocks a jab.
Tricks throws a leg kick but Blake sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blake staying out of range there.
Blake misses with an uppercut. Tricks saw that one coming.
Tricks wants to land a leg kick but Blake is out of 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.
Blake throws a head kick that misses #KD2#
and Tricks counters with a crisp right hand that drops Blake! Tricks lets Blake back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC2#Blake is rocked!#T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Blake. Tricks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oh Blake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blake throws a body shot but no joy.
Blake has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tricks.
Blake walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Tricks! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Trae Tricks!

Event: HFC 66:Yamasaki vs Leonidas
Date: Sep 23, 2023

#R1#
Blake just misses with a punch to the body.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nemkov manages to avoid it.
Nemkov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A head kick from Blake lands but Nemkov takes it in his stride.
Nemkov avoids the body shot from Blake.
Nemkov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Blake misses with a hook.
Nemkov throws out a loose jab but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nemkov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Nemkov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nemkov throws an off balance right hand
and Nemkov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blake stuns Nemkov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nemkov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Blake closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nemkov is pushing Blake up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nemkov avoids a wild elbow strike from Blake.
Nemkov lands a hook that snaps the head of Blake backwards. #T1#
Good body shot from Nemkov.
Blake pushes off an throws an elbow but Nemkov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Blake trying to land knees to the body.
Blake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nemkov is defending well for now.
Nemkov is trying to break the clinch but Blake has him pressed against the cage.
Blake is leaning against Nemkov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nemkov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nemkov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blake's elbow.
Blake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #TD2#
Blake turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Nemkov tries to bench press Blake off him but Blake keeps the position. #SU2#
Blake stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Nemkov throws a hook but Blake blocks it.
Blake throws a body punch but Nemkov moves out of range.
Blake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blake wants to counter the offense by Nemkov and move into the clinch position.#T2#
Nemkov cracks Blake with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Nemkov misses.
Blake wants to counter the offense by Nemkov and move into the clinch position.
Blake scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blake misses with an uppercut.
Blake scores with a hook to the body. Nemkov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nemkov.
Blake dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nemkov. That did some damage!
Nemkov misses with a wild body shot.
Nemkov avoids the body shot from Blake.
Nemkov lands with a straight right. Blake didn't see that one coming.
Blake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nemkov.
Nemkov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blake.
Blake with a nice cross.
Blake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nemkov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Blake rushes Nemkov and presses him up against the cage.#T3#
Blake can't find room to land a body shot as Nemkov controls the action.
Nemkov lands with a short shot to the head.
Blake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nemkov is defending well for now.
The referee is keeping an eye on Blake - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nemkov blocks a body shot from Blake.
Nemkov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nemkov takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT2#It looks like Eduradr Nemkov has been cut.
Stalling in the clinch from Nemkov.
Blake tries to land knees in the clinch but Nemkov avoids the damage to the body.
Nemkov lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Blake.
Nemkov lands a right hand.
Blake lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blake looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Blake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nemkov. #BC#
Nemkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T4#
Blake just misses with a punch to the body.
Blake tries to clinch up but Nemkov circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nemkov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blake throws a leg kick that misses.
Nemkov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nemkov misses with a hook
and Blake counters with a leg kick.
Nemkov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nemkov.
Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blake is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nemkov rather than just go for the knockout.
Blake misses with the combination.
Blake avoids the body shot from Nemkov.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nemkov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blake takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nemkov misses with a series of wild punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Blake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eduradr Nemkov'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 throws a body punch but Nemkov moves out of range.
Blake scores with a punch to the head.
Nemkov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blake swings for the body but Nemkov moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Blake! #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blake misses with an elbow strike.
Danny Blake seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nemkov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #BC#
Nemkov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blake throws a hook but Nemkov blocks it.
Blake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blake wants to clinch.
Blake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Blake keeps Nemkov at a distance using the push kick.
Nemkov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blake scores with the left hand. Nemkov knows he should have avoided that one.
Nemkov slips a straight right by Blake.
Blake throws a hook but Nemkov avoids it easily.
Blake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blake wants to counter with a clinch but Nemkov pushes him away.
Blake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nemkov throws an off balance right hand
and Blake counters with a series of strikes. Nemkov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Blake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nemkov.
Nemkov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nemkov moves away.
Blake takes a swing at Nemkov's ribcage but misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nemkov checks a leg kick.
Blake scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T2##CL2#
Blake darts in and clinches Nemkov up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blake lands an elbow inside that Nemkov shrugs off.
Blake is trying to stall.
Blake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nemkov digs a right hand underneath Blake's ribcage. Blake let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blake lands an uppercut.
Blake lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Blake looking to slow down the pace here.
Nemkov misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nemkov as Blake tries to tie him up.
Nemkov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blake's elbow.
Blake lands an elbow inside.
Blake is looking to control Nemkov's arms but Nemkov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blake has his back to the cage.
Blake lands with a right to the head. #T3##BC#
Nemkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Nemkov misses.
Danny Blake seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL2#
Blake gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nemkov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blake is struggling to control the position.
Blake prevents a body shot from Nemkov.
Blake working aggressively here.
A short left from Nemkov.
Blake lands an elbow just above Nemkov 's eye.
Blake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Blake throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nemkov blocks it with crossed arms.
Blake lands a right hand.
Nemkov blocks a body shot from Blake.
Blake working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nemkov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nemkov avoiding damage as Blake throws knees to the body. #T4#
Nemkov lands a 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!#BC#
Nemkov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Nemkov tries to keep at a distance but Blake has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blake misses with an elbow strike.
Nemkov tries to work over Blake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nemkov lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blake throws an elbow but misses.
A short body shot lands from Nemkov as the two fighters clinch.
Nemkov is stalling here.
Blake misses with the head strike.
Blake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nemkov stalling against the cage.
Nemkov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Blake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eduradr Nemkov'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Blake tries to clinch but Nemkov is having none of it.
It looked like Nemkov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nemkov circles away from the clinch attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Nemkov misses the target.
Nemkov looks to land a left hand but Blake moved out of range nicely.
Blake lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch but Nemkov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blake misses with a low kick.
Blake throws out a leg kick but Nemkov moves out of range and Blake only half commits.
Blake lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A nice leg kick from Blake, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nemkov lands a jab-cross combination.
Blake on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nemkov throws a looping overhand right but Blake ducks down to avoid it.
Nemkov slips a straight right by Blake.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake moves out of range as Nemkov strikes.
Blake tries to land a leg kick but Nemkov saw it coming and moves away. #T1#
Nemkov misses with an uppercut. Blake saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Nemkov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blake! But no joy.
Blake throws a looping overhand right but Nemkov ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Nemkov misses.
Blake tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nemkov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nemkov misses with a double jab. #CL2#
Blake rushes Nemkov and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Nemkov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nemkov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nemkov misses with an uppercut. Blake saw that one coming.
Nemkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blake moves in looking to clinch but Nemkov pushes him off.
Nemkov throwing a counter right hand but Blake manages to avoid it.
Nemkov misses with a hook.
Blake only half commits to the counter leg kick.#CL2#
Blake rushes Nemkov and presses him up against the cage.
Blake lands a knee to the body. #T2#
Nemkov misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blake throws an elbow but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nemkovs head.
Nemkov lands a nice uppercut.
Blake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nemkov is defending well for now.
Nemkov tries to work over Blake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Come on Nemkov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Blake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nemkov.
Nemkov managing to block the knees to the body from Blake.
Blake lands an elbow inside.
Nemkov scores with a shoulder strike.
Nemkov prevents a body shot from Blake.
Blake tries to land a knee to the head but Nemkov blocks with his arms.
Nemkov is trying to break the clinch but Blake has him pressed against the cage.
Eduradr Nemkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nemkov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blake or not. #T3#
Nemkov digs a right hand underneath Blake's ribcage. Blake let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Nemkov - that landed with a thud.
Blake has Nemkov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nemkov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Blake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#BC#
Nemkov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blake is looking to slow Nemkov down with leg kicks.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch but Nemkov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blake staying out of range there.
Nemkov thuds a left hand into Blake's body.
Blake moves in looking to clinch but Nemkov pushes him off.
Blake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nemkov looks to land a left hand but Blake moved out of range nicely.
Nemkov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Donk. Nemkov catches Blake right on the button with a cross.
A punch combination from Nemkov misses.
Blake wants to counter with a clinch but Nemkov pushes him away.
Nemkov throws a shot from downtown. Blake moves away and avoids it.#T4#
Nemkov lands with an uppercut that bounces Blake off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nemkov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blake takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blake looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nemkov throwing a counter right hand but Blake manages to avoid it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Blake.
Blake closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nemkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nemkov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blake.
Nemkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
Nemkov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blake throws out a loose jab but Nemkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nemkov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Blake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nemkov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice cross by Nemkov.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eduradr Nemkov 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Blake!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Danny Blake waved his t-shirt featuring Stoner's Killer Apparel's logo in front of the cameras.

Event: HFC 60:Caceres vs Wallace
Date: Aug 12, 2023

#R1##CL2#
Chenevert moves into the clinch.
Blake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chenevert avoids it.#BC2#
Chenevert escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blake throws a hook to the side of Chenevert's head but Chenevert sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chenevert manages to avoid it.
Blake throws a low kick but Chenevert avoids it.#CL2#
Chenevert moves into the clinch.
Chenevert tries to land knees in the clinch but Blake avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Chenevert - that landed with a thud.
Blake throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chenevert with a knee to the head. #CUT2#It looks like Danny Blake has been cut.
Blake throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chenevert takes an elbow to the temple.
Chenevert is pressed up against the cage. Blake has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chenevert down to the mat. Chenevert avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A jab from Blake misses.
Blake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blake looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nazaire Chenevert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Chenevert.
Chenevert keeps the fight on the outside.
Blake throws a body kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake scores with a jab. Chenevert acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A cross from Blake lands.#T1#
Blake just misses with a punch to the body.
Chenevert lands a nice shot to the body.
Chenevert turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chenevert will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chenevert misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blake.
An attempted straight right counter from Blake misses the target.
The fighters circling - Blake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chenevert counters with a body kick.#CL2#
Chenevert pushes Blake up against the cage in a clinch.
Blake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chenevert tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blake avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blake. #CUT#It looks like Nazaire Chenevert has been cut.
Blake throws a punch but it's blocked by Chenevert.
Blake misses with some punches.
Blake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blake lands with a short shot to the head.
Chenevert misses with the head strike.
Blake blocks an uppercut.
Chenevert tries a knee to the head but Blake blocks it.
Chenevert tries to land knees in the clinch but Blake avoids the damage to the body. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chenevert takes a knee to the side of the body.
Blake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chenevert.
Chenevert avoids the elbow strike from Blake, against the cage.
Chenevert missing with knees to the body.
Blake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blake pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Blake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blake throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blake throws an elbow that misses.
Blake with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chenevert avoiding damage as Blake throws knees to the body.
Chenevert lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chenevert tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chenevert is working Blake over against the cage.
Blake lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chenevert using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blake has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice body punch from Chenevert.
Blake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chenevert's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chenevert. #T3#
Blake throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chenevert with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blake pushes Chenevert back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chenevert's brow. #BC2#
Chenevert's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chenevert tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blake is able to avoid easily.
Blake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chenevert lands a front kick.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch but Chenevert swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chenevert looks to land a body kick but Blake moved away.
Blake misses with a low kick.
Blake loads up on a big right hand but Chenevert slips the punch.
Chenevert fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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 avoids the head kick by Chenevert. #T4#
Blake takes a swing at Chenevert's ribcage but misses. #CL#
Blake rushes Chenevert and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Blake tries to land knees in the clinch but Chenevert avoids the damage to the body.
Chenevert working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake blocks a body shot from Chenevert.
Chenevert blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blake tries to land knees in the clinch but Chenevert avoids the damage to the body.
Blake is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chenevert pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Blake throws a head punch that misses.
Blake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chenevert avoids it.
Blake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blake landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Blake misses with a knee strike.
Blake looking to stall.
Blake is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chenevert lands a knee to the head.
Chenevert misses with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nazaire Chenevert will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##CL#
Blake has managed to clinch.
Chenevert works on Blake's body with a couple of short punches.
Chenevert lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Blake misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Chenevert.
Blake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chenevert misses with a knee strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chenevert.
Blake misses with an elbow strike.
Blake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chenevert prevents a body shot from Blake.
Chenevert with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blake is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chenevert is keeping busy.
Chenevert misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake missing with knees to the body.
Blake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chenevert avoids it.
Chenevert throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short body shot lands from Chenevert as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chenevert dodges an elbow strike from Blake.
Chenevert lands a shoulder strike. #T1#
Chenevert scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chenevert lands with a light punch inside.
Chenevert looking to throw knees to the head but Blake is blocking nicely.
Chenevert throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short body shot lands from Chenevert as the two fighters clinch.
Blake throws a head punch that misses.
Chenevert scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chenevert with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blake is trying to stall.
Blake managing to block the knees to the body from Chenevert.
Chenevert goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chenevert with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chenevert tries a knee to the head but Blake blocks it.
Chenevert lands a right hand.
Chenevert tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chenevert digs a right hand into Blake's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blake's gas tank.
Chenevert has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blake lands an elbow that stopped Chenevert in his tracks for a moment.
Chenevert missing with knees to the body. #T2#
Blake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nazaire Chenevert seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blake.
A short right from Chenevert on the inside.
Chenevert tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blake avoids it.
Chenevert avoiding damage as Blake throws knees to the body.
Blake landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chenevert lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chenevert lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Chenevert blocks the elbow strike. #BC2#
Chenevert's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chenevert doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chenevert is looking to land body kicks.
Chenevert misses with a double jab.
Blake wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chenevert swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chenevert scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slow jab from Blake misses its intended target.
A countering left hand to the body from Chenevert misses.
Blake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chenevert.#T3#
Chenevert feints and then cracks Blake's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blake down.
Blake misses with a kick to the body
and Chenevert counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chenevert cracks Blake with a right hand to the side of the head.
Blake throws a body punch but Chenevert moves out of range.
Nazaire Chenevert seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chenevert pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blake is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Chenevert.
Chenevert stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blake.
Blake tries to score with a low kick but Chenevert moves his leg out of the way.#CL2#
Blake tries to keep at a distance but Chenevert has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blake using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chenevert has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blake avoiding damage as Chenevert throws knees to the body.
Chenevert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blake throws an elbow that misses.
Blake prevents a body shot from Chenevert.
Chenevert lands a shoulder strike.
Blake tries a knee to the head but Chenevert blocks it.
Chenevert misses with a knee strike. #T4#
Blake crunches a lovely knee into Chenevert's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chenevert scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chenevert with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blake is looking for a takedown.
Chenevert presses Blake against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blake looking to slow down the pace here.
Blake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Chenevert.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blake throws an elbow but misses.
Chenevert blocks an uppercut.
Chenevert with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chenevert scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chenevert throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chenevert with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chenevert lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Chenevert misses with a knee to the head.
Chenevert lands with a light punch inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nazaire Chenevert 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 the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Chenevert keeps the fight on the outside.
Blake misses with a straight left.
Blake misses with a looping left.
Blake throws a big shot that misses.
Blake tries to clinch but Chenevert is having none of it.
Chenevert throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blake misses with a looping left.
A low kick lands for Chenevert.
Chenevert thuds a left hand into Blake's body.
Chenevert keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blake.
A slow jab from Blake misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Chenevert.
Blake throws a head kick that misses.
Chenevert moves out of range of the body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chenevert connects with a leg kick. #CL2#
Chenevert has taken the fight to the clinch. #T1#
Chenevert working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chenevert working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chenevert throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chenevert scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blake tries a body shot but Chenevert blocks it.
Chenevert tries a knee to the head but Blake blocks it.
Chenevert goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chenevert using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blake has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blake is trying to maintain a safe position but Chenevert gets an underhook and turns Blake into the cage.
Blake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chenevert.
Chenevert throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chenevert lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chenevert misses with a knee strike.
Chenevert's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chenevert works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chenevert misses with a knee strike.
Blake is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Chenevert with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time. #T2#
Blake trying to stall but Chenevert improves his position.
Blake looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Chenevert.
Still in the clinch, Chenevert scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blake throws a punch but it's blocked by Chenevert.
Blake pushes off an throws an elbow but Chenevert leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chenevert makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chenevert misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blake.
Chenevert working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Chenevert.
Still in the clinch, Chenevert scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chenevert tries a knee to the head but Blake blocks it.
Blake lands an elbow inside that Chenevert shrugs off.
Blake stalls.
A knee to the head by Chenevert.
Chenevert misses with a knee strike. #T3#
Chenevert crunches a lovely knee into Blake's ribcage.
Blake lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chenevert backwards.
A right hand to the body from Blake.
Blake missing with knees to the body.
Chenevert throws a punch but it's blocked by Blake.
Blake lands an elbow that stopped Chenevert in his tracks for a moment.
Chenevert misses with a punch to the body.
Chenevert throws a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nazaire Chenevert is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blake looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Blake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chenevert misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blake.
Chenevert tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #T4#
Chenevert tries a knee to the head but Blake blocks it.
Chenevert avoids a wild elbow strike from Blake.
Chenevert avoids a wild elbow strike from Blake.
Stalling in the clinch from Blake.
Blake throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chenevert blocks it with crossed arms.
Chenevert on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chenevert is defending well for now.
Blake tries to land knees in the clinch but Chenevert avoids the damage to the body.
Blake tries to land knees in the clinch but Chenevert avoids the damage to the body.
Blake throws an elbow that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nazaire Chenevert comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chenevert 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nazaire Chenevert!
An out of breath Nazaire Chenevert thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: HFC 54:Kangee vs Apolo
Date: Jul 01, 2023

#R1#
Blake connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Myanus tries to score a power double leg takedown but Blake sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Myanus somewhat.
Blake is looking to clinch.
Blake lands a nice looking body kick.
A jab from Blake finds it's way through Myanus's defenses.
Myanus dives in and grabs Blake's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blake pushes down on Myanus's head and hops out.
Blake digs a good hook to Myanus's body.
Myanus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blake tries to counter with a clinch but Myanus shakes him off and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Myanus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Blake moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Myanus goes for a double leg but Blake avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Blake continues to drive forward.
The referee is keeping an eye on Blake - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Myanus is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#T1#
Myanus blocks an elbow strike.
Blake lands an elbow that stopped Myanus in his tracks for a moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blake.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blake.
Blake lands a damaging elbow.
Blake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blake tries to land knees in the clinch but Myanus avoids the damage to the body.
Blake gets through Myanus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blake throws a head punch that misses.
Myanus wants to take the fight to the mat but Blake manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Myanus blocks the elbow strike.
I was talking to Myanus's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#T2#
Myanus tries for a takedown but Blake manages to get underhooks.
Blake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Myanus is defending well for now.
Blake missing with knees to the body.
Blake throws a knee to the head but misses.
Blake landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blake is pushing Myanus up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Myanus is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Blake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Myanus.
Blake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Myanus avoids it.
Myanus avoiding damage as Blake throws knees to the body. #T3#
Blake scores a nice knee to the body.
Blake misses with a body punch.
Myanus tries for a takedown. No joy.
Blake lands with a light punch inside.
Blake misses with a punch to the body.
Blake connects with a nasty looking knee right to Myanus's face.
Blake pressing his opponent against the cage.
Blake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Myanus.
Myanus managing to block the knees to the body from Blake.
Blake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T4#
The referee calls for Blake to work.
Myanus avoiding damage as Blake throws knees to the body.
Myanus drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Blake gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Myanus drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blake looking to throw knees to the head but Myanus is blocking nicely.
Blake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blake misses with a knee to the head.
Blake misses with an elbow over the top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Blake dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Blake throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand. #TD#
Blake gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Myanus to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Myanus prevents Blake from getting back to his feet.
Blake being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Myanus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blake swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Myanus trying to control the position from guard on top but Blake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Myanus won't allow Blake to get back to his feet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Myanus shoots in looking for a takedown but Blake manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Myanus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Myanus sets himself, and Blake steps forward looking for the clinch! Myanus avoids it this time.
Blake jabs at Myanus's body.
That kick from Blake tenderised Myanus's leg. Myanus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Blake slaps away a takedown attempt from Myanus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Myanus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Myanus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
Blake lands with a kick to the temple. Myanus shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Blake throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Myanus shoots for a takedown but Blake saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Myanus. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3#
Blake defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Myanus.
Myanus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blake is looking to clinch.
Blake connects with a single shot there.
Myanus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Myanus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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.
Myanus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blake as he avoids it easily.
Blake uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Myanus has time to react.
Blake misses with a wild body shot.
Myanus fails with the takedown#CL2#
and Blake moves into the clinch.#T4#
Blake is pushing Myanus up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Blake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Myanus avoids it.
Myanus has Blake pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Blake manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Blake stalling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Myanus has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Blake after a bit of a struggle.
Nice elbow from Blake.
Blake lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Danny Blake seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Myanus has Blake pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Blake manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Myanus wants a takedown but no success here.
Blake tries to throw a body punch but Myanus avoids it by throwing Blake back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Blake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Myanus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Myanus misses with a takedown attempt #CL2#
and Blake counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Blake unloads a knee to the mid-section. Myanus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Blake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Myanus blocks the elbow strike.
Blake tries a body shot but Myanus blocks it.
Myanus can't get the takedown.
Myanus has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Blake after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Myanus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blake landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Blake as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blake.
A short left from Blake.
Blake missing with knees to the body. #T1#
Blake misses with a punch to the body.
Blake lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Myanus backwards.
Blake tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Myanus tries for a takedown but Blake manages to get underhooks.
Blake lands an elbow inside.
Blake stalls.
Blake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Myanus.
Blake throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blake lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Myanus has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Blake avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#T2#
Blake lands an elbow inside.
Myanus is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Myanus blocks an uppercut.
Myanus blocks an elbow strike.
Myanus is working for takedown but Blake is calmly controlling the position for now.
Blake misses with an elbow over the top.
Blake lands an elbow that stopped Myanus in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Blake fails to land.
Blake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blake misses with the head strike.
Blake looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #T3#
Blake prevents a takedown attempt there.
Blake tries to throw a body punch but Myanus avoids it by throwing Blake back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blake.
Blake tries to land knees in the clinch but Myanus avoids the damage to the body.
Phil Myanus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blake has Myanus pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blake.
Blake landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Myanus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Myanus's elbow. #T4#
Blake landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Blake lands an elbow that stopped Myanus in his tracks for a moment.
Blake using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Myanus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blake crunches a lovely knee into Myanus's ribcage.
Blake leaning his opponent against the cage.
Blake lands an elbow inside that Myanus shrugs off.
Blake gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Myanus changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Blake fights it off and pushes away nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 25:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 25:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Blake!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Danny Blake waved his t-shirt featuring 30th Century Beer Store's logo in front of the cameras.

Event: HFC Fight Night 9
Date: Jun 01, 2023

#R1#
Holiday darts in looking for a takedown but Blake gets double underhooks and turns Holiday into the cage.
Danny Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Holiday. #CL#
Blake gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A left hand lands to the body for Blake.
Holiday fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Danny Blake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Calidale Holiday.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blake obliges.
Holiday looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake just leaning against Holiday, taking a breather.
Holiday has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Blake avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Holiday's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blake connects with a knee to the head. #CUT#It looks like Calidale Holiday has been cut.
A body shot lands from Blake.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blake obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blake. #T1#
Blake leaning against his opponent.
A short right from Blake on the inside.
Blake softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blake gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holiday's defenses.
Blake with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT#That has opened up Calidale Holiday's cut even more.
A right hook to the body lands for Blake.
Blake landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Holiday is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blake is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blake obliges.
Blake lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blake slows down the pace here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake lands a nice elbow.
Blake connects with a knee to the head. #CUT#The cut above Calidale Holiday's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Blake lands with a light punch inside. #T2#
Blake scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Holiday takes a shot to the head.
Blake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holiday's defenses.
Blake crunches a lovely knee into Holiday's ribcage.
Blake lands an elbow inside that Holiday shrugs off. #CUT#Calidale Holiday's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Blake softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blake using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Holiday's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blake lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Holiday.
Blake working Holiday over with knees to the body.
Blake lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Danny Blake!
Danny Blake took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, 30th Century Beer Store for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: HFC 45:Handerson vs Maan 2
Date: Apr 22, 2023

#R1#
A solid leg kick lands there for Blake.
Blake scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blake throws a jab but it's blocked by Muller.
Muller looks to throw the jab but Blake is out of range.
Blake looks to land a left hand but Muller moved out of range nicely.
Danny Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muller throws a big shot that misses.
Blake looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blake throws a leg kick
and Muller counters with a straight right hand.
Muller's coach down at Combat Wombat Burrow was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Muller's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
No joy there for Blake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little jabbing left from Muller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blake tries to clinch up
and Muller counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake throws a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Muller misses.
Blake will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blake, as that shot connected.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Blake - that will leave a mark! #T1#
Blake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muller.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blake.
Blake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blake throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Blake finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt. #CL#
Blake clinches up with Muller and pushes him back against the cage.
Muller is trying to push Blake away but Blake has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short left from Muller.
Muller misses with a punch on the inside.
Blake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Muller avoids it.
Nice elbow from Blake.
A short right from Muller on the inside.
Blake misses with an elbow over the top.
Muller lands a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Muller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blake wants to clinch up but Muller keeps it at a distance.
Muller throws out a counter right but Blake avoids it with no problem.#T2#
Blake looks to land a body kick but Muller moved away.
Blake tries to clinch up but Muller circles away and keeps his distance.
Despite the aggression on Muller's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muller misses with a looping left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blake.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blake. That's going to slow Muller down.
Muller misses the jab.
Blake throws a head kick but Muller moves out of range.
Blake lands a really nice looking cross but Muller seems unphased.
Blake scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Muller misses with a looping right.
Muller cracks Blake with a good jab.
Blake slips a jab from Muller.
Blake takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T3#
Good leg kick by Blake.
Muller misses with a hook.
Blake throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Blake.
Muller misses with a shot to the body
and Blake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Muller misses with a hook. Blake ducked under it nicely.
Muller misses the shot to the body.
Muller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blake.
A swing and a miss from Muller.
Muller misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Blake.
A head kick misses from Blake.
Blake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Muller doesn't seem bothered though.
Blake takes a swing at Muller's ribcage but misses. #T4#
A decent looking cross lands there for Muller.
Muller lunges at Blake with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blake's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Blake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It seemed like Muller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blake throws a chopping leg kick but Muller manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Muller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blake misses with a hook. Muller ducked under it nicely.
Muller feints and then cracks Blake's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blake down. #CL#
Blake moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muller.
Muller dodges an elbow strike from Blake.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blake.
Blake is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Muller is keeping busy.
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 Danny Blake will probably get the nod.
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 misses with a head kick.
Blake thows a body kick. Muller tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Blake walks into a stiff left hand from Muller.
Muller doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Muller.
Muller avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Muller swings widly with a right hand
and Blake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blake misses with a right hand
and Muller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blake throws a body shot but no joy.
Danny Blake is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller throws a leg kick that misses.
Muller fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blake looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A punch combination from Blake misses.
Muller misses with a straight left.
Blake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muller was well out of range. Poor timing from Blake.#T1#
Blake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muller was well out of range. Poor timing from Blake.
Muller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Muller misses with an uppercut #CL#
and Blake moves into the clinch.
Blake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Muller is defending well for now.
Muller takes an elbow to the temple.
Still in the clinch, Muller scores with a nice short uppercut.
Muller blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Blake.
Blake trying to land knees to the body.
Muller misses with the head strike.
Muller blocking some punches.
Blake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Muller utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#T2#
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Muller as Blake tries to tie him up.
Blake misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muller gets through Blake's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Muller's efforts to push away.
Muller lands with a short punch from the clinch. #BC2#
Muller manages to break the clinch.
Blake throws a looping overhand right but Muller ducks down to avoid it.
Muller avoids the body shot from Blake.
Muller doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Muller on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Muller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blake.
Blake misses with a few strikes there.
Blake doesn't manage to clinch there - Muller circles away.
Muller scores with a sloppy right hand. Blake should have avoided that one. #T3#
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muller throws out a counter right but Blake avoids it with no problem.
Blake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blake is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Muller.
Muller avoids the body shot from Blake.
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.
Blake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Muller jabs Blake right on the nose. Blake blinks but takes it well.
Blake scores with a head kick.
Blake on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Muller throws a leg kick but Blake moved away.
Blake swings away with a body shot that misses
and Muller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blake is looking to clinch but Muller is avoiding it.
Muller misses with a few strikes there.
Blake throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Muller counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Blake. That snapped Muller's head back. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muller manages to avoid it.
Muller takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Blake misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Muller misses.
Muller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blake manages to avoid it.
Blake swings widly with a right hand
and Blake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blake lands a nice shot that snaps Muller's head back. #CL#
Blake clinches.
Blake pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blake.
A short left from Blake.
Blake has Muller pressed against the cage, preventing Muller from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blake working aggressively here. #BC2#
Muller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jurgen Muller will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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#
Nice cross by Muller.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Muller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blake throws a sloppy head kick and Muller moves out of range easily.
Muller takes a jab right on the kisser.
A swing and a miss from Muller.
Blake throws a looping overhand right but Muller ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Muller misses.
Muller checks the leg kick nicely there.
Muller connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blake. Muller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blake.
A solid body kick from Blake.
Blake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Muller throws a hook to the side of Blake's head but Blake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blake tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Muller manages to circle out of the way.
Blake throws a right hand that Muller ducks under and follows up with a left that Muller also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Muller misses the target.
Blake tries to clinch up.
Muller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Muller.
Blake throws a lazy right hand but Muller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Muller. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Muller.
Muller misses with a hook to the body #CL#
and Blake moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muller.
Muller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blake tries a knee to the head but Muller blocks it.
Muller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blakes head. #T2#
Muller swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC2#
Muller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blake looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blake moves away from the strike by Muller.
Muller with the inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muller bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blake's head backwards.
Muller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blake seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Muller scores with a jab. Blake acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Blake fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Muller is out of range.
Muller misses with a hook. Blake ducked under it nicely.
Muller takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Muller checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Muller throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blake counters with an outside leg kick. #T3#
Blake tries to clinch but Muller moves out of range.
Muller scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Blake darts in trying to clinch
and Muller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blake dips to his left and cracks Muller with an uppercut!
Blake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blake throws a body shot but no joy.
Blake backing away here, and Muller unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Muller takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blake misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Muller! But no joy.
Muller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T4#
Muller avoids the body shot from Blake.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Muller! But no joy.
Muller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Blake counter with a right hand.
Blake looks to score with a jab to the body but Muller is just out of range.
Blake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Muller.
Muller misses with a hook to the body #CL#
and Blake counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Blake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Muller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blake misses with an elbow strike.
Muller has a couple of punches blocked by Blake.
Muller takes a knee right on the jaw!
Blake tries to land knees in the clinch but Muller avoids the damage to the body.
Blake misses with a body punch. #BC2#
Muller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Muller blocks a jab.
Muller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jurgen Muller.
I think Muller 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jurgen Muller!
A very excited looking Jurgen Muller 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: HFC 40:Standifer vs John
Date: Mar 18, 2023

#R1#
Blake is looking to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Apolo misses.
Danny Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Apolo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blake doesn't manage to clinch there - Apolo circles away.
Blake connects with a right hand. Apolo shakes it off.
Apolo connects with a looping right hand.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Apolo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Apolo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blake was well out of range. Poor timing from Apolo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apolo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Apolo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blake thinking. #CL#
Blake has managed to clinch. #T1##TD2#
Apolo jumps guard and drags Blake to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Blake trying to stand up but can't free himself from Apolo's guard.#SUB2#
Apolo looking for a guillotine here but Blake defends easily. #SUB2#
Apolo is looking for a triangle but Blake pushes his legs off easily. #SUB2#
Apolo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SUB2#
Apolo is looking for a triangle but Blake pushes his legs off easily. #SUB2#
Apolo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Blake wants to stand but Apolo is controlling his posture from full guard. #T2##SUB2#
Apolo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Blake defends well.
Apolo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Apolo seems keen to control Blake's posture.#SUB2#
Apolo is looking for a triangle here but Blake uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Apolo struggling a bit here.
Apolo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Blake off and has taken his back!#T3#
Blake is trying to stand back up. #SUB2#
Apolo working for a choke but Blake reverses nicely into Apolo 's guard. #SU#
Blake gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Blake takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #CUT2#It looks like Danny Blake has been cut.
Blake looks to throw the jab but Apolo is out of range.
Blake closes the distance but Apolo moves to the side
and Apolo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Blake is predictable there
and Apolo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blake thinking. #T4#
Apolo ducks under a wild hook from Blake.
Apolo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Apolo throws a body punch but Blake moves out of range.
As Apolo tries to get set, Blake tries to push him back and clinch up but Apolo manages to avoid the attempt.
Blake throws a sloppy body shot
letting Apolo counter with a right hand.
Blake is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blake wants to clinch up but Apolo keeps it at a distance.
Blake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blake pushes Apolo away with a front kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kimo Apolo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Blake's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Apolo blocks a leg kick.
Blake scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blake tries to clinch but Apolo moves away
and Apolo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Apolo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blake lands with a good body shot.
Blake throws a half hearted mid kick.
Blake moves in looking to clinch but Apolo pushes him off.
Apolo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blake.
Apolo lands a jab to Blake's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kimo Apolo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blake throws a series of punches but Apolo moves out of range.
As Blake backs off Apolo throws a huge counter combo but Blake manages to avoid it all.
Apolo takes a head kick and keeps coming. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T1##BC2#
Apolo manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blake is looking to clinch.
Blake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Apolo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Apolo jabs Blake right on the nose. Blake blinks but takes it well.
Apolo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL#
Blake has Apolo up against the cage in a clinch.
Apolo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Blake walks away with a smile on his face. Apolo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Apolo looks to throw the jab but Blake is out of range.
Blake takes one on the button.#T2#
Blake lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Apolo at a distance.
Blake fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Apolo! But no joy.
Blake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blake looks to clinch
and Apolo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blake wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Blake thows a body kick. Apolo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Blake misses with a kick to the body.
Apolo drops his hands momentarily and Blake takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #CL#
Blake gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blake throws an elbow but it's blocked. #BC2#
Apolo breaks from the clinch. #T3#
Blake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blake is looking to clinch but Apolo is avoiding it. #CL#
Blake moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blake. #TD2#
Apolo jumps guard. #SUB2#
Apolo throws his legs up looking for a submission but Blake uses it to pass to side control.
Apolo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Apolo keeps trying to improve his position.
Kimo Apolo has got the better of the ground game so far.#SU#
Blake stands up and beckons Apolo to his feet.
Blake moves out of range of the strikes.#T4#
Apolo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blake doesn't seem bothered though.
Blake fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Blake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Apolo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Apolo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Blake.
Blake slips a straight right by Apolo.
Nice body punch from Blake.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #KD2#
Apolo drops Blake with a beautiful combination! Blake stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Apolo is looking for the KO!#ROC2#Blake is rocked!#CL#
Blake rushes Apolo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Blake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Apolo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Blake to keep the fight standing.
Blake seems to have got his legs back now.
Blake struggles to land a body shot inside as Apolo controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kimo Apolo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Danny Blake's cut.
That's time! Blake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
A solid body kick from Blake.
Apolo walks into a stiff left hand from Blake.
Blake thuds his shin into the meat of Apolo's side.
Blake tries to clinch up
and Apolo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A telegraphed right hand from Apolo misses the target. #T1#
Blake lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Blake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Apolo throws out the jab.
Blake missing with a left hand there. Apolo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Apolo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blake throws an off balance right hand
and Apolo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blake tries to clinch up but Apolo circles away and keeps his distance.
Apolo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blake swings widly with a right hand
and Apolo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Apolo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Apolo.#T2#
Blake throws a hook but Apolo blocks it.
Blake misses the jab.
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Apolo.
Blake is looking to clinch.
Blake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Apolo swats away the attempt to clinch by Blake.
Blake misses the body punch
and Apolo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blake thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Apolo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Apolo looks like he wants to counter punch here.#CL#
Blake has closed the distance and engaged Apolo in a clinch.
Blake working Apolo over with knees to the body.#T3#
Blake throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Apolo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Apolo managing to block the knees to the body from Blake.
Apolo tries to pull guard but Blake holds him up against the cage and eventually Apolo drops back down to his feet. #BC2#
Apolo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Apolo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blake. Blake circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Apolo ducks under a wild hook from Blake.
The fighters circling - Apolo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Apolo throws a jab but it's blocked by Blake.
Apolo swings for the body but Blake moves out of range.
Blake staying out of range there.
A left lands for Apolo.
Blake wants to clinch.#T4#
Blake tries to clinch there but Apolo circles away.
Blake moves in looking to clinch but Apolo pushes him off.
Apolo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blake gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Apolo to counter with a crisp jab.
Blake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Danny Blake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blake jabs at Apolo's body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kimo Apolo.
I've got Apolo 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimo Apolo!

Event: HFC 34:Caceres vs Romero
Date: Feb 04, 2023

#R1#
That kick from Blake tenderised Apolo's leg. Apolo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Apolo lands with a good body shot.
Jab by Apolo.
A head kick misses from Blake.
A head kick misses from Blake.
Blake throws a head kick but Apolo moves out of range.
Blake wants to clinch up but Apolo keeps it at a distance.
Blake tries to clinch there but Apolo circles away.
Apolo throws out a counter right but Blake avoids it with no problem.
Blake throws a leg kick
and Apolo counters with a stiff right hand.
Apolo dodges the punch combination from Blake.
Blake looks to land a right hand but Apolo moved out of range.
Blake tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Apolo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blake is breathing heavily.#T1#
Apolo with a hook.
Blake throws a sloppy head kick #KD2#
and Apolo counters with a crisp right hand that drops Blake! Apolo lets Blake back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC2#Blake is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Danny Blake has been cut.
Apolo catches Blake with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Blake forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kimo Apolo!
The defeated Danny Blake had this to say: 'This stinks.'.

Event: HFC Fight Night 4
Date: Dec 14, 2022

#R1##TD2#
Blake scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Morales is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Blake throws a strike aimed at the side of Morales's head but Morales avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morales is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Morales is trying to buck Blake off.
The referee asks Blake politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Blake prefers to stall for the moment though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Blake thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Blake passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Morales! #T1##SUB2#
Blake moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Morales has worked his arm free - good work by Morales! #SU2#
Blake stands up.
Blake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#TD2#
Blake scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#SUB2#
Blake working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Morales is trying to control Blake's posture but Blake avoids it. #T2#
Blake creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Blake trying to control the action but Morales is working from the bottom. #SU2#
Blake decides to stand up, so the ref orders Morales to his feet.
Blake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morales misses with a two punch combination. #CL2#
Morales tries to keep at a distance but Blake has taken the fight into the clinch.
Morales managing to block the knees to the body from Blake.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake tries for a takedown but Morales manages to get underhooks.
Blake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morales on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morales.
Blake's coach down at London MMA Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Blake's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Blake stalls.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blake as Morales tries to tie him up. #BC2#
Blake manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Blake darts in and clinches Morales up against the cage.#TD2#
Blake has Morales pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Blake pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Morales tumbling to the mat - Blake dives into Morales's guard.#SU2#
Blake decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Blake shoots and misses
letting Morales counter with a right hand.
Morales is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.#CL2#
Blake closes the distance and clinches.#BC2#
Blake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danny Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake tries to clinch but Morales moves away
and Morales counters with a stiff right hand.
Blake swings widly with a right hand
enabling Morales to counter with a crisp jab. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Morales.
Blake tries to clinch up but Morales circles away and keeps his distance.
Blake looks to land a combination but Morales avoids it well.
Blake sizes up Morales with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Morales moves out of range as Blake strikes.
Morales really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#CL2#
Blake moves into the clinch.
Morales being controlled against the cage.
Blake can't get the takedown.
Omari Morales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Blake.
Blake taking a breather.
Blake has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Morales after a bit of a struggle. #BC2#
Blake manages to break the clinch.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morales swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Blake dominated that round.
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 wants to clinch but Morales slips to the side
and Morales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morales jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab by Morales.
Morales defending well as Blake loads up on a big left hand.
Morales takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Morales slips a jab and a cross from Blake.
Blake missing with a left hand there. Morales was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Morales wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL2#
Blake closes the distance and clinches.
Morales prevents a body shot from Blake.
Morales is trying to maintain a safe position but Blake gets an underhook and turns Morales into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Blake breaks the clinch.
Blake misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Morales counters with a straight right hand.#CL2#
Blake clinches with his opponent.
Morales is trying to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Blake.#T1#
Blake is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Morales is defending well.
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 has Morales pressed against the cage, preventing Morales from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blake is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Morales goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morales is trying to break the clinch but Blake has him pressed against the cage.
Blake wants to take the fight to the mat but Morales manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Blake drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Omari Morales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Blake.
Morales avoiding damage as Blake throws knees to the body. #BC2#
Blake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morales throws a series of punches but Blake moves out of range.
Morales slips a jab and a cross from Blake. #T2##CL2#
Blake closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC2#
Blake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Omari Morales is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morales lands a jab to the nose.
Blake doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morales counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blake thinking.
Blake takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Morales swings widly with a right hand #CL2#
and Blake counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blake prevents a body shot from Morales. #TD2#
Blake has picked Morales up - he's going for a ride! Blake dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Morales makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!#T3#
Blake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blake walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A swing and a miss from Blake.
Morales circles away from the clinch attempt. #CL2#
Blake rushes Morales and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Morales misses with a punch on the inside.
Blake blocking some punches.
Morales stalling in the clinch but Blake improves position.
Blake cracks Morales with a nice body shot.
Blake changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morales fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Blake tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morales swivels and escapes.
Blake fails with the takedown.
Blake is breathing heavily.#T4#
Blake looks to clinch
and Blake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blake misses with a left hand
and Morales counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morales sizes up Blake with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blake takes a swing at Morales's ribcage but misses.
Blake takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blake with a poor takedown
letting Morales counter with a right hand.
Blake looks to clinch
and Morales counters with a three punch combo that has Blake backing up. Blake nods at Morales to acknowledge the strikes.
Blake wants to clinch
and Morales connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morales lands a nice hook to Blake's body. Blake takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blake is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #CL2#
Blake rushes Morales and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Omari Morales dominated that second 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. This is the final round!#R3#
Blake throws a lazy uppercut
and Morales counters with a stiff right hand.
Morales is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A slow jab from Morales misses its intended target. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Danny Blake seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Blake changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morales fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Blake misses with a hook
and Blake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blake tries for a takedown but Morales circles away easily
and Morales counters with a series of strikes. Blake will be more careful next time no doubt. #CL2#
Blake instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morales's efforts to push away.
A bit of stalling here from Blake.
A left hand lands to the body for Morales.
A frustrated look appears on Morales's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morales misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Morales lands a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Blake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morales scores with a body shot.
Blake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blake takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morales lands an overhand right.
Morales lands with an overhand left.
Blake lands with a cross.
Morales works the jab nicely.
Blake punishes Morales's body with a nice straight punch.
Blake has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Morales slips a jab and a cross from Blake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Blake gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morales.
Morales tries to stall but Blake uses the opportunity to gain a better position. #BC2#
Blake manages to break the clinch. #T2##CL2#
Blake has closed the distance and engaged Morales in a clinch. #BC2#
Blake breaks from the clinch.
Morales connects with a single shot there.
Morales is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Morales misses with a looping left.
Blake tries to clinch up but Morales circles away and keeps his distance.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Morales enables Blake to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Morales manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Morales controls Blake momentarily but Blake frees himself. #SUB2#
Blake is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blake accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T3#
Blake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SU2#
Morales is working an open guard so Blake takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Morales connects with a crisp jab.
Blake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morales counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morales is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Blake tries for a takedown but Morales circles away easily
and Morales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Omari Morales has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Blake.
Blake misses with a hook
and Morales counters with a left to the body.
Blake misses with a takedown
and Morales connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morales connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blake's hands.#T4#
Morales bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blake's head.
Blake throws a lazy uppercut
and Morales counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blake thinking.
Blake misses with a lunging right hand
and Morales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake shoots and misses
and Blake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blake walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Blake misses with a body punch
and Morales counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC#Blake is rocked!
Morales scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Blake is still on wobbly legs! Can Morales finish him?
Crack! Morales connects with the perfect overhand right and Blake falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Morales!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Omari Morales!
After the fight, Omari Morales was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Danny Blake spoke after the fight, saying 'This stinks.'.

Event: HFC 21:Raynard vs Maldita
Date: Nov 12, 2022

#R1#
Nemkov avoids the head kick by Blake.
Blake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nemkov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blake takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nemkov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blake's hands.
Blake throws a body kick that misses
and Nemkov counters with a nice uppercut.
Blake fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blake's coach down at London MMA Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Blake's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nemkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blake fails with a takedown attempt.
Blake takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#CL2#
Blake darts in and clinches Nemkov up against the cage.
Nemkov working hard to break the clinch.
Blake fails to pull the fight into his guard. #BC#
Nemkov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T1#
Nemkov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nemkov scores with a decent looking hook.
Blake tries a head kick but it misses.
Blake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eduradr Nemkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nemkov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nemkov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blake momentarily.
Nice body punch from Nemkov.
Nemkov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Eduradr Nemkov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blake with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nemkov to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Nemkov.#ROC#Blake is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake misses with a takedown
and Nemkov counters with a left to the body.
Eduradr Nemkov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Blake.
Nemkov pounces like a tiger and cracks Blake with a vicious hook! Blake is down but not out! Nemkov follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Eduradr Nemkov!
Eduradr Nemkov 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.
In defeat, Danny Blake stepped up to the mic, saying 'This stinks.'.

Event: HFC19:Peramaki vs Clarke
Date: Oct 29, 2022

#R1#
Blake tries a head kick but it misses.
Blake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Myanus throwing a counter right hand but Blake manages to avoid it.
Myanus avoids a kick to the body.
Myanus is looking to counter punch.
Blake tries a low kick but Myanus avoids it.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Myanus.
Blake lands a nice leg kick that just misses Myanus's sensitive parts.
Myanus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Myanus backs off Blake throws a huge counter combo but Myanus manages to avoid it all.#TD#
Myanus closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Myanus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Myanus perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #SUB#
Myanus is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Myanus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blake keeps working. #SUB#
Blake makes his way to full guard, as Myanus worked for a kimura. #T1#
Myanus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blake swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Myanus looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Myanus trying to control the position from guard on top but Blake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Myanus throws an elbow that misses. Blake uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Myanus's guard. Nice move by Blake!#REVB##T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Blake being controlled here momentarily.
Blake won't allow Myanus to sweep him here.
Blake has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Myanus is proving hard to escape from. #SUB#
Myanus has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Blake should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Myanus has tightened it up now! Blake should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Phil Myanus!
In defeat, Danny Blake stepped up to the mic, saying 'This stinks.'.

Event: Iron Fist Championship IX
Date: Sep 17, 2022

#R1#
Blake throws a powerful right kick. Lin tried to block low but the kick was high! Lin was taken right off of his feet! Blake jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Danny Blake!
Danny Blake very nearly forgot to thank Seventh Circle Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: IFC Thursday Throwdown 04/08
Date: Aug 04, 2022

#R1#
Blake moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #KD2#
Blake lands a big head kick that sends Alicante tumbling to the mat! Blake takes a step backwards and waves Alicante back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#Alicante is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Danny Alicante has been cut.
Blake feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Alicante collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Danny Blake!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Danny Blake waved his t-shirt featuring Seventh Circle Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.

Event: Iron Fist Championship V
Date: Jul 15, 2022

#R1#
Blake tries to clinch there but Domizkic circles away.
Blake tries to clinch up but Domizkic circles away and keeps his distance.
Blake leaves Domizkic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Blake throws a sloppy head kick and Domizkic moves out of range easily. #CL2#
Blake moves into range and clinches up with Domizkic.
Blake leaning against his opponent.
Blake manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Domizkic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake is defending well against a takedown attempt.#TD#
Domizkic pulls guard effortlessly.
Blake wants to get up but he can't break Domizkic's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Blake won't allow Domizkic to sweep him here. #T1##SUB#
Blake wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Domizkic's closed guard. He's half up but Domizkic has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Domizkic pivots and extends the arm, Blake falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Domizkic! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cruz Domizkic!
Cruz Domizkic retains his middleweight title!
The defeated Danny Blake had this to say: 'This stinks.'.

Event: Iron Fist Championship IV
Date: Jun 12, 2022

#R1##CL2#
Blake moves into the clinch.
Ganiesh wants to get back to striking at distance but Blake won't allow it.
Ganiesh is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC2#
Blake manages to break the clinch.
Ganiesh tries to bum rush Blake with a series of wild strikes but Blake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blake only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Blake avoids the head kick by Ganiesh.
Blake unleashes a big counter combination but Ganiesh bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ganiesh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#CL2#
Blake darts in and clinches Ganiesh up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ganiesh is trying to push Blake away but Blake has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#BC2#
Blake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ganiesh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blake lands a high kick! #T1#
Blake looks for the body kick but Ganiesh saw that one coming.
Ganiesh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ganiesh avoids the head kick by Blake.
Good standup being displayed there by Blake as he connects with a hook.
Blake throws a head kick but Ganiesh moves out of range.
Danny Blake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blake blocks a head kick by Ganiesh. #CL2#
Blake has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blake avoiding damage as Ganiesh throws knees to the body. #BC2#
Blake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Blake has closed the distance and engaged Ganiesh in a clinch. #T2##BC2#
Blake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blake fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ganiesh.#CL2#
Blake has closed the distance and engaged Ganiesh in a clinch. #BC2#
Blake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Blake has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake avoiding damage as Ganiesh throws knees to the body. #BC2#
Blake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danny Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake throws a nice outside leg kick.
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. #T3##CL2#
Blake moves into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Blake - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ganiesh tries to score a body lock takedown but Blake shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Blake working Ganiesh over with knees to the body.
Ganiesh will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Blake up against the cage.#BC2#
Blake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blake.
Blake avoids the head kick by Ganiesh. #T4#
A head kick misses from Blake. #CL2#
Blake clinches.
Blake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ganiesh's elbow. #BC2#
Blake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ganiesh tries to counter with a takedown but Blake is quick to defend against it.
That kick from Blake tenderised Ganiesh's leg. Ganiesh is trying to keep his angry face on.
Blake fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ganiesh is out of range.
Ganiesh has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Blake.
Blake lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Blake dominated that round.
That's time! Ganiesh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R2#
Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ganiesh lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ganiesh throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand. #CL2#
Blake rushes Ganiesh and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Blake manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Blake closes the distance and pushes Ganiesh back into the cage.
Blake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ganiesh's elbow.
Ganiesh tries to land knees in the clinch but Blake avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake gets underhooks to prevent Ganiesh's takedown attempt.
Blake avoiding damage as Ganiesh throws knees to the body.
Ganiesh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blake avoids it.#BC2#
Blake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Blake throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.#CL2#
Blake clinches up against the cage.#BC2#
Blake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Blake clinches with his opponent.
Danny Blake seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ganiesh has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Blake after a bit of a struggle. #BC2#
Blake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ganiesh avoids a kick to the body.
Ganiesh changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ganiesh blocks a head kick by Blake.
Ganiesh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Blake appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dabur Ganiesh. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2##CL2#
Blake has closed the distance and engaged Ganiesh in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #BC2#
Blake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danny Blake is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blake lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blake attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blake throws a head kick that Ganiesh semi-blocks.
Ganiesh misses with a takedown attempt - Blake sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ganiesh moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBlake.#T3#
Blake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blake goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ganiesh blocks a head kick by Blake.
Blake just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGaniesh.
Blake scores with a kick to the body.
Blake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Ganiesh.
Ganiesh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blake is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ganiesh with a body shot.
Blake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blake lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Blake.#T4#
Ganiesh blocks a head kick by Blake.
Blake throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake throws out a loose jab but Ganiesh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blake with the inside leg kick.
Dabur Ganiesh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ganiesh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blake.
Ganiesh with a poor takedown
and Blake counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ganiesh thinking.
Crunch! Blake slams his shin into Ganiesh's torso.
Ganiesh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ganiesh moves out of range of the body kick from Blake.
Ganiesh half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 18:20
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 18:20
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 18:20

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Blake!
Danny Blake bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 08, 2022

#R1#
Ringo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Blake is fending him off so far but Ringo persists. Nope, Blake circles away and we're back to standing.
Blake half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ringo looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Ringo shoots in for a takedown but Blake shows good takedown defense.
Ringo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Blake dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ringo. That did some damage!
Blake scores with a leg kick.
Blake throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ringo is looking to clinch but Blake is avoiding it.
Blake displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ringo.
Blake was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Danny Blake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baba Ringo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Blake misses.
Blake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blake throws a nice inside leg kick.
Danny Blake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Blake lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #CL#
Blake moves into the clinch.
Ringo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blake stalling the fight.
Ringo tries to circle away but Blake has him pinned against the cage.
Ringo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ringo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blake missing with knees to the body.
Ringo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blake can't break the clinch.
Blake working hard to break the clinch.#T2#
Blake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ringo's elbow.
Blake working hard to break the clinch.
Ringo prevents Blake from breaking the clinch.
Blake has a couple of punches blocked by Ringo.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Blake tries to break the clinch but Ringo is controlling the position. #BC#
Blake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blake lands a head kick. Ringo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Blake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blake fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ringo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T3#
Ringo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blake can pounce on him.
Blake lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ringo keeps the fight on the outside.
Blake swats away the attempt to clinch by Ringo.
Ringo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Good leg kick by Blake.
Blake misses with a head kick.
Blake lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#CL#
Blake instigates a clinch. #T4#
Blake is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ringo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blake is trying to force a seperation but Ringo has the dominant position.
Blake is looking to control Ringo's arms but Ringo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blake has his back to the cage.
Blake misses with a punch to the body.
Ringo is trying to pull guard but Blake turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Blake wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blake stalling in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Blake dominated that round.
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 takes a swing at Ringo's ribcage but misses.
Ringo is looking to clinch but Blake is avoiding it.
Ringo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ringo shoots for a double leg takedown but Blake sprawls well. He's pushed Ringo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Blake looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Blake lands with a slapping head kick.
Ringo swats away the attempt to clinch by Blake.
Blake scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ringo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good leg kick by Blake.
Blake throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ringo is breathing heavily.#T1#
Blake scores with a decent looking hook.
Blake lands a jab to the nose.
Ringo blocks a head kick by Blake.
Ringo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blake is looking to clinch but Ringo is avoiding it.
Blake tries to clinch but Ringo moves out of range.
Blake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ringo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ringo wants to counter with a clinch but Blake pushes him away.
Blake misses with a head kick.
Ringo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T2#
Blake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blake lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice takedown defense from Blake. No joy for Ringo on that attempt.
Blake feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Danny Blake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baba Ringo.
Blake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ringo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blake. Blake obviously looking to wear him down.
Blake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ringo can do to turn this around?
Ringo shoots in but Blake avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Blake wants to clinch.#T3#
Blake lands a high kick!
Ringo blocks a head kick by Blake.
Blake scores with a head kick.
Baba Ringo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Blake.
Blake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blake throws a sloppy head kick and Ringo moves out of range easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blake.
A head kick by Blake misses #TD2#
and Ringo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Blake won't be happy with that. #T4#
Blake wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!#SU2#
Ringo stands up and beckons Blake to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake lands with a thumping leg kick. #CL#
Blake rushes Ringo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Blake tries to circle away but Ringo has him pinned against the cage.
Blake is trying to push Ringo away but Ringo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Blake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ringo's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Blake's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Blake dominated that second round.
That's time! Blake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Blake fails with an attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ringo.
Blake looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blake is looking to clinch.
Blake is looking to clinch.
Blake throws a right and a left that Ringo avoids nicely.
Danny Blake is winning the standup battle so far.
Ringo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ringo throws a body kick that misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ringo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Blake - the referee stops the clock and Ringo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Blake. Ringo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Blake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #T1#
Blake misses with the combination.
Blake lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ringo's sensitive parts.
Blake goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Blake throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Blake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from Blake misses.
Blake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ringo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Blake.#T2#
A chopping leg kick lands by Blake.
Ringo blocks a head kick by Blake.
Ringo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crunch! Blake slams his shin into Ringo's torso.
Blake scores with a spinning back kick!
Blake buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ringo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ringo misses with a body shot.
Blake throws a counter high kick but Ringo was just alert enough to avoid it.
Blake fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#T3#
Blake wants to clinch.
Ringo wants to counter with a clinch but Blake pushes him away.
Blake lands a nice looking body kick.
Ringo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Blake throws a jab when Ringo was well out of range.
Blake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ringo tries for a takedown but Blake sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Blake lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.#T4#
Blake plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Blake throws a sloppy head kick and Ringo moves out of range easily.
Blake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blake throws a sloppy head kick and Ringo moves out of range easily.
Ringo blocks a head kick by Blake.
Danny Blake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blake throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ringo.
Ringo 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.#CL#
Blake closes the distance and pushes Ringo back into the cage.
Blake can't break the clinch.
Baba Ringo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blake lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Blake showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:25
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:25

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

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