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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zavian Barkley (ranked 1418 p4p, 1535 weight class) and Abraham Andersson (ranked 176 p4p, 191 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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191 cm 27 213 8 - 7 - 0 |
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190 cm 30 215 10 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class MT Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler World class boxer Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zavian Barkley! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Abraham Andersson ! The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A head kick misses from Barkley. Andersson looks like he wants to counter punch here. Barkley throws a lazy head kick and Andersson counters with a left to the body.
Barkley gets caught flat footed, as Andersson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Barkley pushes Andersson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. A slow jab from Andersson misses its intended target. Barkley looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit. Barkley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Andersson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Barkley jabs Andersson to the body, keeping him at a distance. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Barkley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Barkley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Barkley staying out of range there. Barkley moves out of range as Andersson strikes.
Barkley lands a big head kick that sends Andersson tumbling to the mat! Barkley takes a step backwards and waves Andersson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Andersson is rocked!
 It looks like Abraham Andersson has been cut. Andersson misses with a right hand and Barkley counters with a huge right that knocks Andersson out cold! Barkley is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zavian Barkley! During a confident post fight interview, Zavian Barkley thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
99% |
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