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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Roberto (ranked 1929 p4p, 4037 weight class) and Nasir Prince (ranked 201 p4p, 373 weight class). Roberto comes into the arena with Samba de Roda blaring out of the sound system. Prince has chosen Nas- N.Y. State of Mind as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Nasir Prince enters the cage!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paulo Roberto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nasir Prince!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prince blocks a jab.
Nasir Prince seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prince with a nice calf kick.
Roberto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Prince.
Good standup being displayed there by Prince as he connects with a hook.
Prince tries to keep at a distance but Roberto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Roberto lands with a light punch inside.
Prince misses with the head strike.
Roberto is leaning against Prince and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Roberto breaks from the clinch.
Prince closes the distance and clinches.
Prince has Roberto pressed against the cage.
Prince misses with a body punch.
Prince throws a punch but it's blocked by Roberto.
A short right from Roberto.
Prince is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberto has had enough of the clinch but Prince keeps him there for the moment.
Prince fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roberto swings wildly with an uppercut but Prince uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberto breaks from the clinch.
Prince walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Some wild striking there from Roberto.
Roberto connects with a jab.
Prince scores with a hook.
Prince throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Roberto to counter with a crisp jab.
Roberto throws a jab when Prince was well out of range.
Prince throws a series of punches but Roberto moves out of range.
Prince falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roberto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roberto slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Roberto misses its intended target.
Roberto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prince lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Prince misses with a series of wild punches.
Prince ducks under a wild hook from Roberto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Prince swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A decent looking cross lands there for Roberto.
Prince throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by Prince.
Roberto rushes Prince and presses him up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Prince.
Prince lands a hook to the side of the head.
Prince misses with a hook from the clinch.
Prince misses with a punch on the inside.
Roberto blocking some punches.
Roberto lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roberto.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Prince.
Roberto misses with a body punch.
Prince misses with the head strike.
Prince lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roberto backwards.
Roberto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Prince working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Prince working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Roberto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Prince backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Prince throws a head punch that misses.
Prince lands a hook that snaps the head of Roberto backwards.
Prince goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Prince has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Roberto seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Prince can turn it around.
Roberto wants to break the clinch but can't.
Prince goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Roberto on the inside.
Prince lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Roberto as Prince tries to tie him up.
Prince goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roberto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Prince throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Roberto on the side of the head.
Prince tries to land a leg kick but Roberto saw it coming and moves away.
A slow jab from Prince misses its intended target.
Prince takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Roberto connects with a crisp jab.
Prince throws a right and a left that Roberto avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Prince misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roberto is looking to clinch but Prince is avoiding it.
Prince pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roberto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roberto seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A swing and a miss from Prince.
Prince moves into the clinch successfully.
Prince lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roberto backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prince.
Roberto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roberto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Roberto lands a good knee to the midsection. Prince won't want to take too many of those.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Prince creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Prince tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roberto has a couple of punches blocked by Prince.
Prince lands with a left to the head.
Prince working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roberto lands with a left to the head.
Prince lands with a right to the head.
Prince misses with a body punch.
Roberto manages to break the clinch.
Prince misses with a body shot
and Roberto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nasir Prince will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Roberto lands a slapping body shot.
Roberto doesn't manage to clinch there - Prince circles away.
Prince uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roberto.
A punch combination from Prince misses.
Prince does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Roberto throws an overhand right that lands on Prince's shoulder, as Prince tries to avoid the shot.
Prince comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Prince takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab from Roberto.
Prince scores with a jab to the jaw.
Prince slips under a jab.
Prince gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Prince misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prince.
Prince stalling the fight.
Roberto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prince lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Roberto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Prince tries to bum rush Roberto with a series of wild strikes but Roberto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roberto swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Prince ducks right into an uppercut from Roberto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberto throws a jab but it's blocked by Prince.
Prince scoring well with a low kick there.
Roberto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roberto misses with a body shot.
Roberto throws a series of punches but Prince moves out of range.
Prince moves into range and clinches up with Roberto.
Roberto breaks from the clinch.
Prince closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Roberto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roberto tries to clinch there but Prince circles away.
A big right from Roberto misses.
Nasir Prince is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roberto throws a body punch but Prince moves out of range.
Roberto takes one to the chin there.
Roberto misses with a hook.
Prince lands with a straight right. Roberto didn't see that one coming.
Prince blocks a jab.
Prince takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prince connects with a good right hand that stumbles Roberto. Roberto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberto missing with a left hand there. Prince was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice leg kick from Prince, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roberto throws a nice looking combination but Prince bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roberto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Prince manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Prince unleashes a big counter combination but Roberto bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Roberto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Prince manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Prince in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Prince moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Roberto fails to land.
Roberto blocks an elbow strike from Prince.
Roberto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Prince is struggling to control the position.
Roberto misses with a body punch.
Prince lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Prince lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prince.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Prince just misses with a elbow thrown towards Roberto's brow.
Roberto blocks a body shot from Prince.
Prince lands an uppercut.
Roberto blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberto manages to break the clinch.
Prince finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Prince misses the target.
Prince throws a nice outside leg kick.
Prince fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Roberto, pushing him back against the cage.
Roberto lands a body punch.
Prince avoiding damage.
Prince tries to work over Roberto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roberto breaks from the clinch.
Roberto loads up on a big right hand but Prince slips the punch.
Roberto throws a lazy right hand but Prince sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roberto throws a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Prince misses.
Prince takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Roberto is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Prince moves out of range as Roberto strikes.
Prince throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Prince clinches up with Roberto and pushes him back against the cage.
Roberto misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prince is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Roberto is keeping busy.
Prince tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roberto prevents a body shot from Prince.
Roberto is trying to break the clinch but Prince has him pressed against the cage.
Prince tries to work over Roberto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prince misses with a punch to the body.
Prince is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Roberto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Prince misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Roberto on the inside.
Roberto lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prince has Roberto pushed against the cage.
Prince lands with a light punch inside.
Prince struggles to land a body shot inside as Roberto controls his hands.
Prince misses with an elbow over the top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nasir Prince showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick by Prince misses
and Roberto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paulo Roberto is winning the standup battle so far.
Roberto slips under a jab.
Prince misses with a head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Roberto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Roberto scores with a jab. Prince acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Roberto loads up on a big right hand but Prince slips the punch.
Prince closes the distance and pushes Roberto back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Roberto fails to land.
Prince looking to stall.
Prince leaning his opponent against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Prince.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prince working aggressively here.
Roberto throws a punch but it's blocked by Prince.
Prince lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Prince.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberto blocks an uppercut.
Prince avoids a wild elbow strike from Roberto.
Prince tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roberto avoids it.
Roberto blocks an elbow strike.
Prince dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Roberto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Prince controlling the action here for a moment.
Prince has a couple of punches blocked by Roberto.
Prince misses with the head strike.
Prince swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roberto lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roberto.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A body shot lands from Roberto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Roberto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roberto clobbers Prince with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Roberto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Roberto lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prince moves into the clinch successfully.
Prince stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Roberto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roberto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Prince stalling the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Prince fails to land.
Roberto cracks Prince with a nice body shot.
Roberto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Prince misses with a few strikes there.
Prince is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roberto.
An attempted straight right counter from Roberto misses the target.
Paulo Roberto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Prince closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roberto scores with a nice right hand.
Prince misses with a jab to the body
and Roberto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Prince is rocked!
Prince throws a series of punches but Roberto moves out of range.
Roberto is looking to counter punch.
Roberto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Prince.
Roberto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Roberto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roberto looks to throw the jab but Prince is out of range.
Prince unleashes a big counter combination but Roberto bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Roberto catches Prince with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Prince fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Roberto checks it well.
Prince moves out of range as Roberto strikes.
Roberto throws a poor cross that misses
and Prince counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roberto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Prince.
Roberto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Roberto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Prince swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Roberto misses.
Roberto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prince looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Roberto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Prince has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Roberto moves away from the strike by Prince.
Roberto looks to land a left hand but Prince moved out of range nicely.
Prince swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Prince throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roberto lands a glancing blow to the side of Prince's head.
Prince has closed the distance and engaged Roberto in a clinch.
Roberto tries to throw a body punch but Prince avoids it by throwing Roberto back against the cage.
Prince keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roberto's efforts to push away.
Prince has a couple of punches blocked by Roberto.
Roberto blocking some punches.
Prince misses with a body punch.
Prince misses with a punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Roberto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Prince.
Prince takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nasir Prince is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Prince blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paulo Roberto.
I think Prince has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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