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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke On Roids (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Palmares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On Roids's entrance music is Duke Nukem Quotes!. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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188 cm
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210 lbs
26 - 16 - 0 |
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181 cm
27
218 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duke On Roids! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodrigo Palmares! The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! On Roids feints and as Palmares raises his hands in defense, On Roids changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Palmares is looking for a triangle but On Roids pushes his legs off easily.
On Roids is fighting to break Palmares's control of his arms but Palmares is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Palmares will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Palmares looking to sweep here. No luck so far. On Roids wanted to stand there but Palmares had control of the position. On Roids keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Palmares's head. Palmares preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as On Roids accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. On Roids wants to stand but Palmares has a closed guard, so he can't escape. On Roids with a flurry of punches that miss. On Roids wants to stand and escape but instead Palmares has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. This has been an exciting period of action! Palmares working some strikes from top position. Palmares is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. On Roids wants to stand but Palmares is controlling the position. On Roids is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Wolfschanze that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Palmares wants to control from the top but On Roids keeps moving. Palmares sitting in guard here, content to control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Palmares throws a big right hand that misses. My spies in Mello MMA inform me that Palmares has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends! Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Palmares missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. On Roids wants to stand but Palmares is controlling the position. Palmares missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. On Roids is looking to stand up but Palmares isn't so interested in that idea. Palmares is working On Roids over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Palmares is looking to work some ground and pound but On Roids has wrist control. On Roids wants to stand and escape but Palmares is having none of it. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Palmares passes into half guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Palmares seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Palmares is trying to work for a kimura but On Roids is defending well.
On Roids is trying to stand up here but Palmares is controlling him well. Palmares not landing any meaningful shots this time. Palmares thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed On Roids's head. Palmares seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Palmares is looking for a kimura here.
Palmares throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. On Roids wants to get back to his feet.
Palmares slips a nice elbow through On Roids's hands, connecting with On Roids's forehead. Palmares has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. On Roids looks like he's trying to stand up.
Palmares passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for On Roids! Palmares landing punches. Palmares lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Palmares scoring with strikes but On Roids is staying in there.
On Roids is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Palmares looking to control but On Roids is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Oh On Roids is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Palmares is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and On Roids goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Palmares!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rodrigo Palmares! An out of breath Rodrigo Palmares thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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