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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akubundu Yobachukwu (ranked 2924 p4p, 4131 weight class) and Bo Banks (ranked 339 p4p, 439 weight class). Yobachukwu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hate Me Now. Bo Banks will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akubundu Yobachukwu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bo Banks!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yobachukwu scores with a hook.
It looks like Bo Banks has been cut.
Banks takes the fight into the clinch.
Yobachukwu working hard to break the clinch.
Banks has Yobachukwu pressed against the cage, preventing Yobachukwu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yobachukwu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Banks moves out of range of the strikes.
Yobachukwu misses with a left hand
enabling Banks to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Akubundu Yobachukwu has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Banks.
Banks is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Banks slips a jab from Yobachukwu.
Banks is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Banks looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yobachukwu misses with a straight left.
Banks shoots in for a takedown but Yobachukwu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yobachukwu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yobachukwu.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Banks is struggling to control the position.
Yobachukwu is trying to push Banks away but Banks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yobachukwu breaks the clinch.
Yobachukwu loads up on a big right hand but Banks slips the punch.
Yobachukwu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Banks momentarily.
Banks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yobachukwu.
Yobachukwu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yobachukwu lands with a right hand.
Banks is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Yobachukwu doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Banks crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Banks's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Akubundu Yobachukwu!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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