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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Lara (ranked 1164 p4p, 2922 weight class) and Aki Kangasmaki (ranked 146 p4p, 318 weight class). Aki Kangasmaki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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176 cm 21 165 5 - 1 - 0 |
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184 cm 22 176 2 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns Solid boxing Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt Excellent MT Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roberto Lara! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aki Kangasmaki! The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kangasmaki throws a combination that misses
and Lara counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kangasmaki won't be happy with that. Lara lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Lara has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Kangasmaki takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Kangasmaki is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Lara lands a nice forearm strike. Lara scoring with punches from side control. Kangasmaki tries to improve position but can't. Kangasmaki is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Kangasmaki taking a bit of punishment here - Lara scoring with strikes. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Lara landing strikes.
 Kangasmaki is rocked!
 That's one minute gone in the round. Lara cracks Kangasmaki with an elbow. That is naaassty. Kangasmaki is still in real trouble! Can Lara finish him? A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. Lara scores with a couple of short elbows. Lara cracks Kangasmaki with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Lara immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Kangasmaki is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Lara!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Lara! During a confident post fight interview, Roberto Lara thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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