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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the ring accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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185 cm
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181 lbs
37 - 11 - 0 |
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179 cm
28
175 lbs
18 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
37 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Barnes! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Benson! The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Barnes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Benson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Benson slips under a jab. Benson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnes throws out the jab. Barnes misses with a low kick as Benson jumps back. Barnes connects with a solid leg kick. Benson slips a jab from Barnes. Benson throws a leg kick but Barnes sees it coming and moves out of range. Frankie Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Barnes throws a leg kick and Benson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. We've been informed that Benson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing. Benson avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Barnes lands with a hook. Benson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Benson gets off balance looking for a body kick and Barnes counters with an inside leg kick. Barnes throws an off balance right hand
and Benson counters with a head kick that drops Barnes to the mat! Barnes scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Barnes is rocked! Barnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Oh Barnes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! A jab from Barnes misses. Barnes lands with an overhand left. Benson dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Barnes is aggressively charging in as Benson backs up avoiding any damage. Benson tosses out a jab and Barnes runs right into it face first! Barnes is out cold! Benson dropped down on all fours and is barking in Barnes's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Benson! Tony Benson is the new welterweight champion! In defeat, Frankie Barnes stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm sorry for letting down my fans. I wanted to be able to hold 3 titles at the same time but Orton was the better man today. '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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