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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Branton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Branton will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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194 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
26
193 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Great!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Branton!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Great checks a leg kick.
Branton swinging wildly here.
We've been hearing reports that Great has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Branton swinging wildly here.
Great goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Branton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Billy Branton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Great moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Great gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Branton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Great.
Great sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branton slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Great slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Alexander Great wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Great slips a straight right by Branton.
Jab from Branton.
Branton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Branton throws a right hand that Great ducks under and follows up with a left that Great also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branton throws a combination that misses
and Great counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Branton thinking.
Branton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
No joy there for Branton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Great slips a jab from Branton.
Branton leaves Great with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Great closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Great lands in his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Branton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Great controls the pace.
Great throwing strikes from guard but Branton blocks nicely.
Great's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Great drops back, looking for a kneebar! Branton looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Branton looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Branton!
Branton tries to stand but Great controls the position and pulls Branton into his guard.
Great pulls Branton in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Alexander Great just wasn't active enough.
Nice takedown defense from Branton. No joy for Great on that attempt.
We've been informed that Branton has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Great looks for a takedown but Branton sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Great. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Branton fails to land with a series of punches.
Branton throws a series of strikes that have Great backpedaling.
Great walks into a straight right hand from Branton.
Branton stuffs the takedown attempt from Great. Great gets slowly back to his feet.
Branton swinging wildly here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Great tries to clinch but Branton is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Branton.
Great feints and as Branton raises his hands in defense, Great changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
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 Alexander Great will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Great closes the distance and clinches up with Branton, looking for a takedown. Great pushes Branton against the cage but Branton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Billy Branton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Branton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alexander Great is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Branton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Great is rocked!
Great on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oh Great is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Branton steps in with a hook that catches Great right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Branton follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Great looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Branton!
Billy Branton spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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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
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