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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Blanks (ranked 3834 p4p, 508 weight class) and Manuel Lora (ranked 5328 p4p, 660 weight class). Blanks comes into the arena with wasp - wild child blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Billy Blanks has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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172 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Billy Blanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Manuel Lora!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lora misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Blanks moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Manuel Lora has been cut.
Lora drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lora closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Blanks did well to prevent Lora getting side control.
Lora has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Island Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Blanks keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Lora passes to side control.
Lora advances to mount.
Lora wants to finish this one by submission but Blanks is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lora.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blanks defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lora.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lora has hold of Blanks's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Blanks manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Lora is working for a guillotine from mount but Blanks frees his head quite easily.
Blanks definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lora tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lora working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Blanks looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Lora! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Manuel Lora!
In defeat, Billy Blanks stepped up to the mic, saying 'Where I am today, is where my mind and will put me, where I am tomorrow is where my mind will put me.'.
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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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