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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Richard Richman (ranked 3792 p4p, 3558 weight class) and Benedict Dubois (ranked 416 p4p, 402 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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191 cm 27 173 3 - 3 - 0 |
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187 cm 21 189 2 - 1 - 0 |
Excellent MT Granite chin
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Lethal high kicks Good gas tank
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Richman! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benedict Dubois! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Richman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Dubois misses with a low kick as Richman jumps back. Richman appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Richman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Richman appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Dubois takes a swing at Richman's ribcage but misses. Dubois cracks a nice hook into Richman's ribs. Richman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dubois.
Dubois rushes Richman and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch. A shot in the inside from Dubois. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Richman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dubois gets through Richman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. A nice right hand lands inside from Dubois. Dubois misses with a short punch on the inside. A nice left hand lands by Dubois.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Richman can't break the clinch.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Dubois lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Richman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Richman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dubois's elbow. Richman is trying to force a seperation but Dubois has the dominant position. Dubois lands a nice uppercut. Dubois lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Richman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dubois has him pressed against the ropes. Dubois creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Richman crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Richman face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Dubois takes it with a brutal technical knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Benedict Dubois!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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