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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bai Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Whittaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bai Yu has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 cm
35
195 lbs
18 - 6 - 0 |
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183 cm
26
190 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent |
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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
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bai Yu! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Whittaker! The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Yu connects with an inside leg kick. Whittaker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Whittaker tries to land a body kick and Yu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Whittaker's knee momentarily. Yu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Whittaker misses with a kick to the body and Yu counters with an outside leg kick.
Yu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Whittaker. Whittaker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Good exchange - Yu coming out on top. Whittaker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Yu tried to score with a low kick but Whittaker checks it. It seemed like Whittaker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Yu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action! A leg kick checked by Whittaker. Whittaker misses with a right hand and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Whittaker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yu counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yu connects with a solid leg kick. Whittaker throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Yu counters with a good low kick that Whittaker was not able to check. A chopping leg kick lands by Yu. Yu scores with a slapping inside leg kick. A shot to the body from Whittaker misses and Yu counters with a low kick, right behind Whittaker 's knee. Whittaker swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yu counters with a left right combination that sends Whittaker crashing to the mat - Yu wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Whittaker out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bai Yu!
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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
55% |
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