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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Green Knight (ranked 2440 p4p, 352 weight class) and Billy Blanks (ranked 3169 p4p, 421 weight class). Blanks has chosen wasp - wild child as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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171 cm
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170 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
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182 cm
26
172 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Green Knight! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Billy Blanks! The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Knight pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Blanks tests Knight's chin there with a solid looking shot. Blanks throws a good cross that connects.
No joy there for Knight, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blanks scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Nice shot lands for Blanks. Knight drives through with a takedown into Blanks's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Blanks uses the cage to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Blanks cracks Knight with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Blanks connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Billy Blanks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Knight looks for a takedown but Blanks sprawls well. Blanks lands with a good body shot. Knight shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blanks as he jumps to the side. Blanks scores with the left hand. Knight knows he should have avoided that one. Knight closes the distance and clinches. Knight manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Knight looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blanks is one step ahead there. Blanks looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Blanks stands up from Knight's guard - Blanks perhaps looking for a knockout. Blanks dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Knight takes a body punch but keeps moving. Blanks fails to land with a series of punches.
Knight misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Green Knight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blanks with a jab. Blanks lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Knight sprawling to the canvas. Blanks follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Knight hang on?
Knight is rocked!
It looks like Green Knight has been cut. Knight punching from the bottom.
Oh Knight is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Blanks is thwarting Knight's attempts to control the position. Knight seems to have got his legs back now. Knight is trying to get back to full guard. Knight on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Knight tries to get out of the position. Knight looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Knight is trying to stand back up but Blanks is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round. Blanks is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Knight tries to roll over but Blanks keeps him under control. Knight trying to hold on to Blanks's head to control him but Blanks postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Blanks dominated that round. The cut man is working on Green Knight's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Knight takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Nice uppercut there from Blanks. Knight takes one to the chin there. Blanks works Knight's body with a nice hook. Blanks lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Blanks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A big right followed by a crushing left from Blanks knocks Knight out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Billy Blanks! Billy Blanks decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. In defeat, Green Knight stepped up to the mic, saying 'least my opponent is happy'.
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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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