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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Inhanamoto (ranked 202 p4p, 728 weight class) and Chad Billingsly (ranked 27 p4p, 83 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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16 - 4 - 0 |
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192 cm
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29 - 15 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryu Inhanamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chad Billingsly!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Billingsly connects with a nice looking jab.
Billingsly lands a head shot.
Billingsly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Inhanamoto is looking to counter punch.
Billingsly swings for the body but Inhanamoto moves out of range.
Inhanamoto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Chad Billingsly has been cut.
Billingsly throws a hook but Inhanamoto avoids it easily.
Inhanamoto half committed to a counter leg kick.
Inhanamoto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Billingsly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Billingsly uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Billingsly misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inhanamoto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Inhanamoto connects with a body shot that sends Billingsly's belly button to the back.
Inhanamoto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Billingsly misses with a left hand
and Inhanamoto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billingsly looks to throw the jab but Inhanamoto is out of range.
Billingsly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters circling - Inhanamoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Billingsly with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Inhanamoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Billingsly.
Billingsly thuds a left hand into Inhanamoto's body.
Inhanamoto misses with a shot to the body
enabling Billingsly to counter with a crisp jab.
Billingsly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Inhanamoto.
Billingsly misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Inhanamoto counters with a straight right hand.
Inhanamoto misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Billingsly counters with a stiff right hand.
Inhanamoto takes a swing at Billingsly's ribcage but misses.
Billingsly connects with a right hand. Inhanamoto shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billingsly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Billingsly lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Inhanamoto misses.
Inhanamoto ducks under a wild hook from Billingsly.
Inhanamoto appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Billingsly misses with a body shot.
Billingsly misses the shot to the body.
Billingsly scores with a nice strike.
Billingsly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Billingsly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Billingsly misses with a straight right.
Billingsly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Billingsly scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billingsly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Inhanamoto's head backwards.
Billingsly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Inhanamoto moves away.
Inhanamoto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Billingsly.
Billingsly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Inhanamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Billingsly.
Inhanamoto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Inhanamoto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Billingsly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A shot to the body from Billingsly misses
and Inhanamoto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Billingsly missing with a left hand there. Inhanamoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Inhanamoto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Billingsly.
Billingsly misses the shot to the body.
Inhanamoto went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Billingsly throws a right hand that misses
enabling Inhanamoto to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billingsly takes a swing at Inhanamoto's ribcage but misses.
A quick step to the side and Inhanamoto tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Inhanamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good standup being displayed there by Billingsly as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Billingsly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Inhanamoto manages to avoid it.
Inhanamoto looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Inhanamoto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Billingsly counters with a nice uppercut.
Inhanamoto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Inhanamoto misses with a body shot.
Billingsly throws the left hand but Inhanamoto avoids the punch easily.
Billingsly lands with a kick to the temple. Inhanamoto shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Inhanamoto slips a jab and a cross from Billingsly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Billingsly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chad Billingsly's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Billingsly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Inhanamoto connects with a body shot that sends Billingsly's belly button to the back.
Billingsly misses with a lunging right hand
and Inhanamoto counters with a left to the body.
Billingsly takes a swing at Inhanamoto's ribcage but misses.
Inhanamoto scores with a hook.
Billingsly misses with the combination.
Billingsly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Billingsly throws the left hand but Inhanamoto avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Billingsly needs to keep his hands up - Inhanamoto had a free shot at his head there.
Inhanamoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Billingsly.
Billingsly lunges at Inhanamoto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Inhanamoto's hand.
Inhanamoto lands a big right hand that sends Billingsly crashing to the mat! Inhanamoto stays standing though and waves Billingsly back to his feet!
Billingsly is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billingsly walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Billingsly limp body while Inhanamoto jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryu Inhanamoto!
Our winner, Ryu Inhanamoto, 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.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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