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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Ure (ranked 21836 p4p, 723 weight class) and Paul Paulsen (ranked 2710 p4p, 298 weight class). Phil Ure has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 cm
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260 lbs
3 - 8 - 1 |
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205 cm
22
265 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Phil Ure! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Paulsen! The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Paulsen cracks a nice hook into Ure's ribs. Ure is breathing heavily. Paulsen cracks Ure with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Paulsen lands a head shot.
It looks like Phil Ure has been cut. Horrible takedown attempt by Ure or perhaps it was just good defense by Paulsen, which made it look bad. A nice side step and Paulsen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Paulsen goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Paulsen digs a good hook to Ure's body.
Nice body punch from Paulsen. Ure has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Paulsen. Paulsen cracks Ure with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Paulsen has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Ure to stand back up! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Paulsen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Paulsen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ure is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Paulsen lands a nice looking body kick. A shot to the liver by Paulsen. Beautiful body shot. Paulsen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Paulsen lands with a nice body kick. Paulsen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Paulsen lands a big head kick that sends Ure tumbling to the mat! Paulsen takes a step backwards and waves Ure back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ure is rocked! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Paulsen scoring well with a low kick there.
Oh Ure is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! We've been told by Ure's head coaches at Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Ure drops his hands for a split second and Paulsen immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Ure face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Paulsen follows up with a right hand that knocks Ure into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Paul Paulsen! Paul Paulsen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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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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RATING
81% |
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