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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Sisko (ranked 2241 p4p, 2170 weight class) and Andrew Blanchard (ranked 226 p4p, 221 weight class). Sisko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kendrick Lamar - Money Trees. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 cm 21 161 4 - 2 - 0 |
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176 cm 21 165 6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt Lethal high kicks Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt Excellent boxer Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Sisko! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Blanchard! The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sisko throws a nice outside leg kick. A lazy left from Sisko finds it's target.
It looks like Andrew Blanchard has been cut. Sisko moves out of range of the leg kick from Blanchard. Sisko lands a big head kick that sends Blanchard tumbling to the mat! Sisko takes a step backwards and waves Blanchard back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Blanchard is rocked! Blanchard scores with a jab. Sisko acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Blanchard is still on wobbly legs! Can Sisko finish him?
It looks like Benjamin Sisko has been cut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Blanchard thows a left - swing and a miss! Sisko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Blanchard seems to have recovered his senses. Sisko feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Blanchard sprawling to the canvas! Blanchard rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Sisko finish him?!
Blanchard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sisko counters with a shoot takedown. Blanchard fights it but they end up in guard. Sisko looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Blanchard keeping moving, preventing Sisko from controlling successfully. Sisko won't allow Blanchard to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sisko chips away with some ground and pound. Blanchard is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sisko is controlling him. Sisko is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Blanchard is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Sisko is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Andrew Blanchard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Sisko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blanchard is out of range. Blanchard looks like he wants to counter punch here. Blanchard cracks a nice hook into Sisko's ribs. Blanchard lands a glancing blow to the side of Sisko's head. Blanchard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blanchard pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Sisko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Blanchard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sisko. Blanchard lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Sisko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Sisko scoring well with a low kick there.
Blanchard misses with a looping left. Nice cross by Sisko. Sisko throws a solid leg kick but Blanchard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sisko. Andrew Blanchard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Blanchard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sisko.
Blanchard throws out a token jab with nothing on it. This has been an exciting period of action! Sisko tries to clinch but Blanchard moves out of range. Blanchard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Sisko with a nice calf kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice straight punches there by Blanchard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blanchard. Sisko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Blanchard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sisko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Sisko! Blanchard is out on his feet! Sisko rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Blanchard is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Blanchard is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benjamin Sisko! Benjamin Sisko bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
59% |
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