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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Blank (ranked 205 p4p, 718 weight class) and Chozen Gracie (ranked 28 p4p, 91 weight class). Billy Blank has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Blank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chozen Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracie drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Blank defends it well.
Blank throws a lazy uppercut
so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gracie postures up.
Blank is looking to sweep but instead, Gracie has passed into half guard.
Blank is looking to get back to full guard here but Gracie has managed to pass to side control instead.
Gracie gets to mount! Blank was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blank regains half guard.
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.
Blank tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Gracie has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Blank can't escape the position.
Blank really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Blank is working hard here to advance position.
Blank sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blank moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Blank looking for a sweep. Not yet Blank, not yet.
Blank looking to control but Gracie passes into half guard.
Blank is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Gracie jumps into side control!
Blank sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Blank actively working from the bottom here.
Blank wants to control but Gracie passes into side.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blank struggling a bit here.
Blank is looking for a sweep.
Blank trying his best to control but Gracie has mounted him.
Blank regains half guard.
Blank is doing well to control the position and prevent Gracie from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Blank is trying to get back to full guard.
Blank looking for subs from the bottom but Gracie mounts him!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blank regains half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chozen Gracie 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.
Jab from Blank.
It looks like Chozen Gracie has been cut.
Blank throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
And Gracie tries to counter it with a takedown but Blank pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Blank throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Gracie ducks right into an uppercut from Blank.
Blank looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Gracie drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Blank defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Blank.
A telegraphed right hand from Blank misses the target.
Blank swinging wildly here.
Gracie drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Blank defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie defending well as Blank loads up on a big left hand.
Blank throws an off balance right hand
and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Blank didn't expect that.
Blank looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gracie puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Blank is trying to control but Gracie passes into side control!
Blank is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Gracie is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Gracie manages to capitalize on a mistake by Blank to take his back!
Blank manages to reverse the position and now he's in Gracie's guard. Nice work there by Blank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blank trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blank is looking to pass into half guard but Gracie pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Gracie is in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blank looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gracie passes into half guard.
Blank wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blank gets back to full guard.
Blank looking for a sweep. Not yet Blank, not yet.
Gracie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blank working for submissions but it's allowed Gracie to get to half guard.
Blank is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gracie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gracie's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Blank's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Gracie manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Gracie.
Blank wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blank working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blank not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Billy Blank will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chozen Gracie'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. This is the final round!
Gracie slips a jab from Blank.
Blank's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gracie under the eye.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blank throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blank scores with a body shot.
Gracie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Blank misses.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Blank misses the target.
Blank throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blank misses the jab.
Billy Blank is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blank misses with a looping left.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Blank drops Gracie with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Gracie! Blank dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Blank!
Billy Blank thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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