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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barry Jones (ranked 1767 p4p, 890 weight class) and Bobby Knuckles (ranked 266 p4p, 138 weight class). Jones's entrance music is Raining Blood - Slayer. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 cm 31 180 23 - 14 - 0 |
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182 cm 31 185 15 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler World class MT Granite chin |
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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 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barry Jones! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Knuckles! The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Knuckles tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot. Jones scores with a nice head shot. Knuckles staying out of range there. Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Knuckles throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Jones clobbers Knuckles with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Knuckles ducks under a wild hook from Jones. Jones misses with a straight right. Knuckles on the wrong end of a nice jab. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Knuckles has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Jones misses with a right hand and Knuckles counters with a nice leg kick. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Knuckles counters with a lovely straight right hand! Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Jones misses with an uppercut. Jones misses with a hook
and Knuckles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Barry Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Knuckles counters with a good, hard body kick but Jones shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Knuckles counters with a slapping leg kick. Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Knuckles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones is rocked! Knuckles cracks Jones with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bobby Knuckles! Our winner, Bobby Knuckles, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. Barry Jones was interviewed post fight and said 'I was paid well....'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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