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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rousimar Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mike Boxer has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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185 cm
21
190 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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170 cm
27
185 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Boxer! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rousimar Palhares ! The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Palhares closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Palhares passes to full mount! Boxer wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Palhares looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Palhares looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. This has been an exciting period of action! Palhares connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Boxer holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Palhares tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Palhares throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Boxer has his hands clasped together but Palhares breaks the hold and Boxer is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Palhares !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rousimar Palhares ! A relieved looking Rousimar Palhares thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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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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FIGHT
RATING
62% |
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