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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Connor Alexis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexis comes to the cage accompanied by The Wicked End. King is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by ROAR by Katy Perry. Calvin King is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 cm
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170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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184 cm
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180 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Connor Alexis! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calvin King! The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Alexis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown letting King counter with a right hand. King's coach down at Jedi Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on King's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Alexis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and King counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Connor Alexis has been cut. Connor Alexis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. King has managed to clinch.
King misses with a hook from the clinch. Alexis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. King gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Connor Alexis. That's going to take a lot out of him. A short left from King. Alexis can't get the takedown.
King is pressed up against the cage. Alexis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag King down to the mat. King avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Alexis is trying hard to land a takedown here. King sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. King looks like he wants to counter punch here. Alexis is trying hard to land a takedown here. King sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Alexis is breathing heavily. King tests Alexis's chin there with a solid looking shot. Alexis misses with a straight right. King feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Alexis sprawling to the canvas! Alexis rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can King finish him?!
Alexis is rocked! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Alexis doesn't succeed with the takedown and King counters with a big left hand that crumples Alexis! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Calvin King! After the fight, Calvin King was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. Connor Alexis spoke after the fight, saying 'Kudo's to my opponent,He was brilliant tonight,But im not gonna stop,Im coming for the title sooner or later.'.
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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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