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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Araujo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Bijanek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bijanek has chosen Avenir Struga as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rickson Araujo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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186 cm
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203 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
23
200 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Powerful |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rickson Araujo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yuri Bijanek! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bijanek doesn't manage to clinch there - Araujo circles away.
Araujo scores with a head kick.
Araujo throws a right and a left that Bijanek avoids nicely. Araujo misses with a wild body shot. Bijanek moves out of range of the strikes. Bijanek tries to close the distance and clinch but Araujo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Bijanek looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Araujo is fending him off so far but Bijanek persists. Nope, Araujo circles away and we're back to standing. Araujo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Araujo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bijanek throws an overhand right that lands on Araujo's shoulder, as Araujo tries to avoid the shot. Bijanek avoids a kick to the body.
Araujo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Araujo misses with a wild body shot. Bijanek chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Araujo can pounce on him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bijanek!
A jab lands there for Araujo.
That's one minute gone in the round. Araujo throws a solid leg kick but Bijanek takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Araujo. Bijanek drives through and clinches with Araujo against the cage.
Araujo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Araujo. Bijanek keeps control of Araujo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Bijanek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Bijanek misses with a combination
and Araujo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bijanek thinking. Araujo tries a head kick but it misses.
Bijanek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Araujo moves away. Araujo throws a right and a left that both miss. Bijanek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bijanek swings away with a body shot that misses
and Araujo counters with a good low kick that Bijanek was not able to check. Bijanek looks gassed! Bijanek fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Araujo is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Araujo throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Araujo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bijanek's hands. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Araujo.
Araujo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bijanek. That did some damage! Araujo throws a nice inside leg kick. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Araujo throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Bijanek counter with a right hand. Araujo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bijanek is rocked! Araujo fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Bijanek out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Rickson Araujo!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
75% |
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