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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Gascoigne (ranked 1207 p4p, 1305 weight class) and Billy Blank (ranked 162 p4p, 172 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Gascoigne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Blank!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gascoigne misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Gascoigne.
Blank circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blank connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Paul Gascoigne has been cut.
Gascoigne tries to clinch but Blank moves out of range.
Blank lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blank lands an overhand right.
Blank rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gascoigne counters with a low kick, right behind Blank 's knee.
Gascoigne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blank manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blank misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blank bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Blank throws a right hand that misses
and Gascoigne counters with a stiff right hand.
Blank misses with a few strikes there.
Gascoigne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blank scores with a shot to the body.
Gascoigne throws a body kick that misses
letting Blank counter with a right hand.
A combination from Blank does no damage.
Blank missing with a left hand there. Gascoigne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blank looks to land a left hand but Gascoigne moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne clinches.
Gascoigne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blanks head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blank is trying to push Gascoigne away but Gascoigne has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gascoigne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
I was talking to Gascoigne's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Blank can't break the clinch.
Blank is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gascoigne lands a shoulder strike.
Blank blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gascoigne lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blank wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gascoigne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gascoigne lands a right hand.
Gascoigne lands a nice shot to the body.
Blank looks winded!
Gascoigne throws a punch but it's blocked by Blank.
A head punch on the inside from Gascoigne fails to land.
Blank blocking some punches.
Gascoigne lands a nice shot to the body.
Gascoigne lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gascoigne scores with a shot to the side of Blank's head.
Gascoigne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blank's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne misses with the head strike.
Gascoigne gets through Blank's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gascoigne cracks Blank with a nice body shot.
Gascoigne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gascoigne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gascoigne lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blank.
A right handed body shot lands from Gascoigne.
Gascoigne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gascoigne scores with a shot to the side of Blank's head.
Gascoigne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gascoigne lands a shot to the body.
Gascoigne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A body shot lands from Gascoigne.
A body shot lands from Gascoigne.
Blank looking to stall.
Gascoigne lands a shoulder strike.
Gascoigne lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gascoigne.
A short right from Gascoigne.
A nice left hand lands by Gascoigne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne lands a left hand.
Gascoigne works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gascoigne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gascoigne lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blank is trying to break the clinch but Gascoigne is controlling him.
Gascoigne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blanks head.
Blank is rocked!
Gascoigne cracks Blank with a nice body shot.
Gascoigne lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Gascoigne.
Blank is still on wobbly legs! Can Gascoigne finish him?
Gascoigne drops Blank onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Blank is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Gascoigne throws a big uppercut that drops Blank! More strikes from Gascoigne and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Blank lies dazed against the cage as Gascoigne celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Gascoigne!
Paul Gascoigne decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
The defeated Billy Blank had this to say: 'I lost focus and i paid for it. it was a great fight and i am coming back much better.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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