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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Blackburn (ranked 2812 p4p, 295 weight class) and Ikemba Onazi (ranked 3504 p4p, 329 weight class). Blackburn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ultra Nate - Free (Super Extended Dance Vocal Mix). Onazi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Harrysong - Samankwe. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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203 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Christopher Blackburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ikemba Onazi!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackburn takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Christopher Blackburn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Onazi tries for a takedown but Blackburn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Blackburn fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Onazi sprawls well initially but Blackburn persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Onazi felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Onazi tries to get to full guard but Blackburn has control of the leg.
Onazi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Blackburn stalling away here and it's allowed Onazi to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Onazi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Blackburn controls the pace.
Blackburn wants to control from the top but Onazi keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn throwing strikes from guard but Onazi blocks nicely.
Onazi keeping moving, preventing Blackburn from controlling successfully.
Blackburn has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Onazi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blackburn trying to control but Onazi is working from the bottom.
Blackburn won't allow Onazi to sweep him here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Blackburn shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Onazi's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onazi keeping moving, preventing Blackburn from controlling successfully.
Onazi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Onazi controls Blackburn momentarily but Blackburn frees himself.
Onazi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Onazi keeping moving, preventing Blackburn from controlling successfully.
Onazi looking for a sweep. Not yet Onazi, not yet.
Blackburn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onazi is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Blackburn has his hands clasped together but Onazi extends and breaks Blackburn's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Onazi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ikemba Onazi!
Ikemba Onazi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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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
28% |
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