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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xander Walls (ranked 3290 p4p, 3374 weight class) and Daniel Yergin (ranked 166 p4p, 167 weight class). The key to victory for Xander Walls has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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208 cm 20 280 3 - 5 - 0 |
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194 cm 20 280 3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Excellent MT Granite chin |
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Good wrestler Counter fighter Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xander Walls! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Yergin! The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Walls lands a big head kick that sends Yergin tumbling to the mat! Walls takes a step backwards and waves Yergin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Daniel Yergin has been cut. Walls slips under a jab from Yergin. Yergin sizes up Walls with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Walls throws a hook but Yergin avoids it easily. Walls looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Walls swings for the body but Yergin moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Walls lands with a shot to the body. Walls lands with a thumping leg kick.
Walls scores with a nice right hand.
Walls lands a big head kick that sends Yergin tumbling to the mat! Walls takes a step backwards and waves Yergin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Yergin is rocked! Walls tries a head kick but it misses.
Yergin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Walls with a body shot. Walls throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Yergin's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Walls dives in looking to finish as Yergin flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Walls's strikes! Walls is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Yergin's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Yergin was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xander Walls! During a confident post fight interview, Xander Walls thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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