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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Andre Pereira (ranked 4533 p4p, 4938 weight class) and Barry Chikorita (ranked 376 p4p, 415 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Barry Chikorita enters the ring!
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185 cm 19 155 2 - 3 - 0 |
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150 cm 19 150 0 - 3 - 0 |
Brawler Cardio machine
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Counter fighter Powerful
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andre Pereira! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Barry Chikorita! The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Chikorita gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Pereira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pereira lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chikorita is looking to clinch. Pereira bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chikorita's head. Chikorita tries to clinch and Pereira counters with a stiff right hand. Pereira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chikorita. We've been hearing reports that Pereira has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Pereira circles away from the clinch attempt and Pereira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Pereira keeps the fight on the outside. Chikorita darts in trying to clinch and Chikorita takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pereira uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chikorita has time to react. Pereira circles away from the clinch attempt and Pereira counters with a lovely straight right hand! Pereira connects with a single shot there. Pereira really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Pereira changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Pereira shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Chikorita eats them both and turns towards Pereira to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Chikorita is rocked! Pereira is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Chikorita tries to clinch up and Pereira counters with a three punch combo that has Chikorita backing up. Chikorita nods at Pereira to acknowledge the strikes. Chikorita is still on wobbly legs! Can Pereira finish him? Pereira is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Pereira connects with a quick right hand that sends Chikorita tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Andre Pereira! Andre Pereira seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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