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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tanner Blackburn (ranked 5104 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lonnie Knox (ranked 7163 p4p, 0 weight class). Lonnie Knox has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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273 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart |
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Dangerous GnP
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tanner Blackburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lonnie Knox!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Blackburn!
Knox working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Blackburn is trying to control Knox's posture but Knox avoids it.
Blackburn sneaks back into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackburn looking for submissions off his back.
Blackburn gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blackburn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Knox manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blackburn sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Knox's guard.
Blackburn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Knox defending well though.
Blackburn is taking a breather. Knox says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox looks like he's trying to stand up.
Blackburn seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Knox is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tanner Blackburn!
After winning the bout, Tanner Blackburn thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
34% |
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