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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Blanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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192 lbs
24 - 13 - 1 |
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195 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Blair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Blanks!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blair avoids the head kick by Blanks.
Blair thows a body shot but no joy.
Blanks misses with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Blanks. Those never looked like landing.
Blanks walks into a stiff left hand from Blair.
Blair darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Blair misses the target.
Blair looks to land a combination but Blanks avoids it well.
Blair blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from Blanks.
Blair blocks a head kick by Blanks.
Blanks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blanks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blanks takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blanks throws a low kick, looking for Blair's leg but Blair calmly moves out of range.
Blair looks to score with a jab to the body but Blanks is just out of range.
Blanks misses with a low kick.
Blanks scores with a spinning back kick!
Blair connects with a single shot there.
Blair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blanks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Blanks misses.
Blanks slips a straight right by Blair.
Blanks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blair.
Blanks throws a sloppy head kick and Blair moves out of range easily.
Blair swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blanks.
Blanks misses with a series of wild punches.
Blanks fails to land with a series of punches.
Blanks walks into a straight right hand from Blair.
A big left from Blanks misses.
Blanks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blair.
Blair is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A head kick misses from Blanks.
A lazy left from Blair finds it's target.
Blanks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blair counters with a three punch combo that has Blanks backing up. Blanks nods at Blair to acknowledge the strikes.
Blair scores with a jab to the body.
Blair is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blair misses with a straight left.
Blair uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blanks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blair is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Blair scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blanks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blair.
A bone on bone clash there as Blair blocks the leg kick.
Blanks fails to land with a series of punches.
Blair jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Blair throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blair misses with an uppercut
and Blanks counters with a head kick. That will keep Blair thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Blanks misses with a body shot.
A left and a right from Blanks both land. Nice combination.
Blanks throws a combination that misses
and Blair counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blair lands a lovely overhand right.
Blanks throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blair throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blanks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blanks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blair slips a jab and a cross from Blanks.
Blanks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blair throws a hook but Blanks blocks it.
Blanks misses with a looping left.
Blair missing with a left hand there. Blanks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blanks throws a head kick that misses.
Blair lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Blanks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blanks misses with a body shot.
Blair paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Blanks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blair blocks a head kick by Blanks.
Blair misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Blanks does no damage.
Blair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blanks was well out of range. Poor timing from Blair.
Blair swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blanks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blair throws out the jab.
Blanks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blair wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blair throws a hook but Blanks blocks it.
Blanks connects with a solid leg kick.
Blanks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blanks slips a jab from Blair.
Blanks throws a wild body kick that Blair sees coming a mile off.
Blanks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blair.
Blair fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blair staying out of range there.
Blanks throws a series of punches but Blair moves out of range.
Blanks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blanks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blanks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blair counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blair takes a swing at Blanks's ribcage but misses.
Blanks connects with a body shot.
Blair takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blair slips a jab and a cross from Blanks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jimmy Blair will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Blair checks a leg kick.
Blair is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blanks.
Billy Blanks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blanks throws a series of punches but Blair avoids them all with ease.
Jimmy Blair is winning the standup battle so far.
Blair throws the left hand but Blanks avoids the punch easily.
Blanks needs to keep his hands up - Blair had a free shot at his head there.
Blair throws a right hand that Blanks ducks under and follows up with a left that Blanks also avoids with ease.
Blair thuds his right hand into Blanks's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Blair avoids the head kick by Blanks.
Blanks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blair.
Nice shot by Blair.
Blanks looks to land a body kick but Blair moved away.
Blanks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blanks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blair moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blanks drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blair. Blanks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blair checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair throws a jab but it's blocked by Blanks.
Blair connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blanks looks to land a body kick but Blair moved away.
Blair avoids the head kick by Blanks.
Blanks has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blair finds it's way round the side to connect with Blanks's head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blanks.
Blanks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blair throws out the jab.
Blanks scores with a jab. Blair acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Blair checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Blanks scores with a leg kick.
Blanks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab from Blair.
Blanks throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blair on the side of the head.
Blair smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Blair throws a nice looking combination but Blanks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blair misses with a left hand
and Blanks counters with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Blanks.
Blanks misses with the combination.
A slapping body kick lands there for Blanks.
Blanks misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blair. Blanks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blanks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blanks jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Blair throws a good cross that connects.
Blanks throws a body punch but Blair moves out of range.
Blair throws a jab when Blanks was well out of range.
Blair misses with a straight left.
Blair has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Blair throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blair misses the jab.
Blair takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Blanks throws a head kick but Blair moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blair loads up on a big right hand but Blanks slips the punch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Blair lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blanks circles away quickly and effectively.
Blanks defending well as Blair loads up on a big left hand.
Blanks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blair.
Blair swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blanks.
Blanks misses with a low kick.
Blair takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Blanks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blanks misses with a low kick as Blair jumps back.
Blanks throws a head kick that misses.
Blair lands with a straight right. Blanks didn't see that one coming.
Blanks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blanks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blanks is breathing heavily.
Blair moves out of range as Blanks throws a body kick.
Blanks misses with a few strikes there.
Blair throws a good cross that connects.
Billy Blanks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanks lands with a straight right. Blair didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blair connects with a looping right hand.
Blanks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blanks drops his hands momentarily and Blair takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Blanks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Blair.
Blanks throws a hook but Blair avoids it easily.
Blair bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Blair scores with a nice head shot.
A jab from Blair does it's job there.
Blanks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blanks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blair manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot to the liver by Blanks. Beautiful body shot.
Blair misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blair scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Billy Blanks will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Good standup being displayed there by Blair as he connects with a hook.
Blanks tries a head kick but it misses.
Blair blocks a leg kick.
Blanks moves out of range of the strikes.
Blanks on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good exchange - Blanks coming out on top.
A swing and a miss from Blanks.
A punch combination from Blanks misses.
Blanks throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Blair throws out a powerful jab.
Blair is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Blanks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blair.
Blair jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Blair scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Blanks tries a head kick but it misses.
Blanks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blair. Blanks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blanks throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blair throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Blair misses.
Blanks throws a body punch but Blair moves out of range.
Blanks ducks right into an uppercut from Blair.
Blanks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blair.
Blair looks to land a right hand but Blanks moved out of range.
A jab from Blair finds it's way through Blanks's defenses.
Blanks looks to land a combination but Blair avoids it well.
Blanks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blair.
Blanks misses with a low kick.
Blanks has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blair finds it's way round the side to connect with Blanks's head.
Blanks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blanks looks to land a combination but Blair avoids it well.
A bone on bone clash there as Blair blocks the leg kick.
Blanks misses with a head kick.
Blair connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Blanks.
Blanks tries a head kick but it misses.
Blair throws a hook to the side of Blanks's head but Blanks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blair lands with a cross.
Blanks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blanks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blair cracks a nice hook into Blanks's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blair, as that shot connected.
Blanks's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Blanks duly obliges.
Blanks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A combination from Blanks does no damage.
Blair misses with a two punch combination.
Blair loads up on a big right hand but Blanks slips the punch.
Blair looks to throw the jab but Blanks is out of range.
Blair checks a leg kick.
Blanks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Blanks does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blair. Blanks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blair connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Blanks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blair swinging wildly here.
Blair blocks a head kick by Blanks.
A cross from Blair lands.
Blanks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Blanks.
Blanks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blanks throws a series of punches but Blair moves out of range.
Blair throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blanks throws a series of punches but Blair avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Blair. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blair throws a hook to the side of Blanks's head but Blanks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blair lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blair avoids the head kick by Blanks.
Blair jabs at Blanks's body.
A shot to the body from Blair misses
letting Blanks counter with a right hand.
Blanks closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blanks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blanks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blair punishes Blanks's body with a nice straight punch.
Blanks swinging wildly here.
Blair checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blanks avoids the body shot from Blair.
Blanks ducks under a wild hook from Blair.
Blair dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Blair showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blair has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Blair!
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energy
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hype
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