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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Money (ranked 2214 p4p, 295 weight class) and Ken Blanchard (ranked 3806 p4p, 433 weight class). Money's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full . Freddie Money could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ken Blanchard's chin.
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170 lbs
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177 cm
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180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Freddie Money!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ken Blanchard!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Blanchard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Money works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Money cracks Blanchard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Blanchard misses with a left hand
and Money makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blanchard closes the distance and clinches.
Blanchard misses with some punches.
Blanchard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blanchard prevents Money from breaking the clinch.
Money has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blanchard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Money's elbow.
Blanchard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blanchard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Money backwards.
Money prevents a body shot from Blanchard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blanchard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blanchard can't find room to land a body shot as Money controls the action.
Blanchard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blanchard tries to work over Money's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Money avoids a wild elbow strike from Blanchard.
Money has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Money wants to get back to striking at distance but Blanchard won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanchard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Money breaks from the clinch.
Blanchard misses with a few strikes there.
A slow jab from Money misses its intended target.
Nice jab there from Money.
Blanchard gets tackled into the cage by Money. Money maintains the clinch.
Money wants to get back to striking at distance but Blanchard won't allow it.
Blanchard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blanchard misses with some punches.
Money blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Money stalling in the clinch.
Money throws a punch but it's blocked by Blanchard.
Blanchard digs a right hand underneath Money's ribcage. Money let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blanchard can't find room to land a body shot as Money controls the action.
Money blocks a body shot from Blanchard.
Money scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blanchard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blanchard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Money's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanchard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Money lands a right hand.
Blanchard lands an elbow inside.
Blanchard lands with a short shot to the head.
Blanchard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Money.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blanchard throws an elbow but misses.
Blanchard lands a body punch.
Blanchard swings wildly with an uppercut but Money uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blanchard misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice right hand lands inside from Money.
Money scores with a hook to the body.
Blanchard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Money prevents a body shot from Blanchard.
Blanchard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blanchard keeps control of Money as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Money is trying to force a seperation but Blanchard has the dominant position.
Money misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ken Blanchard will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Money slips under a jab.
Blanchard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Money throws a looping overhand right but Blanchard ducks down to avoid it.
Money missing with a left hand there. Blanchard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Money fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blanchard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Money tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blanchard was well out of range. Poor timing from Money.
Money connects with a right hand. Blanchard shakes it off.
Money throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Money swings widly with a right hand
and Blanchard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blanchard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Money connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blanchard scrambles back to his feet.
Money lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A jab from Money does it's job there.
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!
Money just misses with a punch to the body.
Blanchard misses with a hook. Money ducked under it nicely.
Money scores with a hook.
Blanchard swings for the body but Money moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanchard misses with a lunging right hand
and Money counters with a nice uppercut.
Money uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blanchard.
Money pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blanchard steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Money.
Money cracks a nice hook into Blanchard's ribs.
Money looks to throw the jab but Blanchard is out of range.
Blanchard tries to counter with a clinch but Money shakes him off and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Money misses the target.
Despite the aggression on Blanchard's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Blanchard wants to clinch.
Blanchard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Money throws out the jab.
Money throws a shot from downtown. Blanchard moves away and avoids it.
Blanchard tries to counter by closing the distance.
Blanchard wants to clinch but Money slips to the side
letting Money counter with a right hand.
Blanchard clinches up against the cage.
Money is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blanchard can do to turn this around?
Money blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Money - that landed with a thud.
Money has had enough of the clinch but Blanchard keeps him there for the moment.
Ken Blanchard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Money is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Money pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blanchard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Money throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Money misses its intended target.
Money throws a body punch but Blanchard moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Money moves into range and connects with a jab.
Money throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Money misses with an uppercut
and Money takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Money misses with a hook.
Blanchard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Money manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Money scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Money ducks right into an uppercut from Blanchard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie Money dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Blanchard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Money blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blanchard lands a nice elbow.
Blanchard lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blanchard.
Blanchard lands a shoulder strike.
Money prevents a body shot from Blanchard.
Blanchard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Money's elbow.
Money is trying to break the clinch but Blanchard has him pressed against the cage.
Blanchard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blanchard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Money working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Blanchard misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Blanchard as the two fighters clinch.
Money has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blanchard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Blanchard struggles to land a body shot inside as Money controls his hands.
Money is trying to push Blanchard away but Blanchard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Money.
Money blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Money lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Ken Blanchard has been cut.
Money takes an elbow to the temple.
Blanchard scores with a shot to the side of Money's head.
Money blocks an elbow strike from Blanchard.
Money lands a hook that snaps the head of Blanchard backwards.
Blanchard throws a punch but it's blocked by Money.
Money is trying to break the clinch but Blanchard is controlling him.
Money wants to break the clinch but can't.
Money pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Money takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Money scores with a jab to the body.
Blanchard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Blanchard ducks under a wild hook from Money.
Jab, jab by Money - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Blanchard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Money looks to score with a jab to the body but Blanchard is just out of range.
Blanchard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Freddie Money is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanchard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Decent striking displayed by Money there.
Money misses with a looping right.
Blanchard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Money lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blanchard circles away quickly and effectively.
Blanchard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Blanchard tries to clinch but Money is having none of it.
Money punishes Blanchard's body with a nice straight punch.
Money pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blanchard is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Blanchard.
Money connects with a jab.
Blanchard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Money.
A jab from Money finds it's way through Blanchard's defenses.
Ken Blanchard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slow jab from Money misses its intended target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Freddie Money showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Money has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Freddie Money!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Freddie Money!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Freddie Money!
Freddie Money wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Freddie Money 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
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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