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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Blikstein (ranked 1536 p4p, 2225 weight class) and Rogerio Duarte (ranked 237 p4p, 318 weight class). 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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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paulo Blikstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rogerio Duarte!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ron Honeybunn and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duarte looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blikstein swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blikstein fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Duarte avoids the body shot from Blikstein.
Blikstein takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Blikstein swings for the body but Duarte moves out of range.
Duarte looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Duarte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blikstein.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blikstein throws a lazy uppercut
and Blikstein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blikstein takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Duarte ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Duarte, right into the meat of the thigh.
Duarte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blikstein manages to avoid it.
Blikstein throws a poor cross that misses
and Duarte counters with a straight right hand.
Duarte tests Blikstein's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blikstein will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A low kick from Blikstein is predictable there
letting Duarte counter with a right hand.
Duarte lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Blikstein showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Duarte.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte throws a low kick but Blikstein moves out of range easily.
Blikstein drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Blikstein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duarte.
It looked like Blikstein wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Duarte throws a shot from downtown. Blikstein moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duarte cracks a nice hook into Blikstein's ribs.
Duarte throws a head kick but Blikstein moves out of range.
Duarte has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Blikstein swings widly with a right hand
and Duarte counters with an outside leg kick.
Duarte lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte gets caught flat footed, as Blikstein shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Duarte is adopting a defensive guard.
Duarte tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blikstein has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Blikstein scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Duarte is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Duarte preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Duarte is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blikstein postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Duarte is pulling down on Blikstein's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duarte is trying to control the position but Blikstein postures up.
Blikstein landing with the ground and pound.
Duarte is trying to control the position but Blikstein postures up.
We've been hearing that Blikstein has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Blikstein lands a couple of elbows.
Duarte looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blikstein lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Blikstein with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Blikstein scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Duarte is rocked!
Duarte pulls Blikstein in to control the position.
Blikstein scoring with some ground and pound.
Duarte is still in real trouble! Can Blikstein finish him?
Blikstein arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Duarte's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Paulo Blikstein!
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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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