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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Blumpkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michaud Korrs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Korrs has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Michaud Korrs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 cm
22
183 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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193 cm
35
166 lbs
6 - 21 - 1 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Blumpkin! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michaud Korrs! The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Good work by Blumpkin as he checks the leg kick. Korrs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blumpkin moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Korrs tries to bum rush Blumpkin with a series of wild strikes but Blumpkin uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Blumpkin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Korrs shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blumpkin sprawls well. Blumpkin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Korrs gets slowly back to his feet. Korrs is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Blumpkin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Korrs wants to stand and escape but Blumpkin is having none of it. Blumpkin stays in close to Korrs's body and controls the position. Blumpkin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Blumpkin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blumpkin sitting in guard here, content to control. Blumpkin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Blumpkin controls from within his opponent's guard. Korrs is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Blumpkin passes Korrs's left leg - he's now in half guard. Korrs avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blumpkin. Blumpkin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Blumpkin maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Korrs could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Blumpkin has cracked it and Korrs is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Blumpkin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Billy Blumpkin!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
31% |
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