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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karel Sup (ranked 2873 p4p, 2534 weight class) and Rodrigo Duterte (ranked 332 p4p, 295 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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198 cm 32 235 17 - 23 - 1 |
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195 cm 29 270 9 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler World class boxer Very quick |
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Excellent grappler World class boxer Granite chin |
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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 17 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Karel Sup! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rodrigo Duterte! The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sup swings away with a body shot that misses
and Duterte counters with a stiff right hand. Duterte pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Sup throws a right hand that Duterte ducks under and follows up with a left that Duterte also avoids with ease. Sup throws the left hand but Duterte avoids the punch easily. Good shot there by Sup. Sup just misses with a punch to the body.
Duterte unleashes a big counter combination but Sup bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Duterte is looking to score with low kicks. Duterte takes a body punch but keeps moving. Duterte throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Sup looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Sup ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duterte moves away. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sup!
Duterte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Sup throws out a loose jab but Duterte uses good head movement to avoid it. A decent looking cross lands there for Sup. Sup connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Sup throws a hook but Duterte blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. No joy there for Duterte, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sup stuns Duterte with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Duterte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sup. An attempted straight right counter from Sup misses the target. Sup misses the shot to the body. Duterte takes one to the side of the head.
Sup connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Sup misses with a right hand and Duterte counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Sup has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rodrigo Duterte! In his post fight interview, Rodrigo Duterte started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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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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RATING
58% |
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