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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre King (ranked 5972 p4p, 6082 weight class) and Edmen Chandler (ranked 647 p4p, 652 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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193 cm 22 191 0 - 1 - 0 |
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191 cm 25 185 0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Excellent MT Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andre King! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edmen Chandler! The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Chandler with a lazy takedown attempt and King counters with a one-two to the body. King fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chandler. Chandler shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says King as he avoids it easily. King dives in and scores a takedown into Chandler's guard. King looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Chandler working a defensive guard here.
We've been hearing that King has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish. King advances to half guard. King performing his best blanket impression for a moment. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round. King continues to stall. King passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Chandler! King lands with some strikes. Chandler is working to get back to half guard.
King is landing with some decent strikes but Chandler is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, King cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
King scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Chandler?
That's two minutes gone in the round. King with good strikes from the mount here! King putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Chandler can't escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! King with shots to the head and body - Chandler looks very uncomfortable down there.
Chandler is rocked! King controlling from mount. Chandler is still in real trouble! Can King finish him? King lands a couple of good shots and Chandler has given up his back, trying to escape the position! What can Chandler do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Chandler is taking damage to the body and head. King is raining down hard shots and and Chandler has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Andre King! Andre King very nearly forgot to thank Barry Bonds Performance Enhancers $110 160q Rec&St 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.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
51% |
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