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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Alverez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morten Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulsen has chosen Papa Roach - Do or die as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Thiago Alverez has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Thiago Alverez seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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153 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Alverez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Morten Paulsen!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alverez cracks a nice hook into Paulsen's ribs.
Alverez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paulsen throws out the jab.
Paulsen stuns Alverez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Paulsen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good shot there by Paulsen.
Alverez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paulsen manages to avoid it.
Alverez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Alverez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paulsen.
Paulsen dips to his left and cracks Alverez with an uppercut!
Alverez forces Paulsen back against the cage and clinches.
Paulsen is trying to maintain a safe position but Alverez gets an underhook and turns Paulsen into the cage.
Alverez managing to block the knees to the body from Paulsen.
Paulsen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alverez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paulsen taking a breather.
Alverez lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen is looking to control Alverez's arms but Alverez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Paulsen has his back to the cage.
Paulsen can't break the clinch.
Alverez tries to throw a body punch but Paulsen avoids it by throwing Alverez back against the cage.
Alverez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Paulsen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Paulsen tries to stall but Alverez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Morten Paulsen.
Paulsen throws a good cross that connects.
Morten Paulsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alverez tries to clinch but Paulsen moves out of range.
Paulsen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alverez misses with an attempted mid kick.
A shot to the liver by Paulsen. Beautiful body shot.
Donk. Paulsen catches Alverez right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Paulsen misses.
Alverez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alverez misses with a hook to the body
and Paulsen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Alverez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Paulsen misses with a straight right.
Paulsen throws a hook but Alverez avoids it easily.
Alverez lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Alverez.
Alverez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Paulsen under the eye.
Alverez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Paulsen scores with a sloppy right hand. Alverez should have avoided that one.
Alverez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Paulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alverez manages to avoid it.
Paulsen lands a jab.
Paulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alverez.
Paulsen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen blocks a jab.
Paulsen misses with a straight right.
Paulsen moves out of range of the strikes.
Paulsen misses with a lunging right hand
and Alverez counters with a straight right hand.
Paulsen scores with a nice right hand.
Alverez misses the shot to the body.
Paulsen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alverez.
Alverez scores with a punch to the head.
Alverez scores with a shot to the body.
Alverez avoids the body shot from Paulsen.
Paulsen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Paulsen looks to land a right hand but Alverez moved out of range.
Alverez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Paulsen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Paulsen clobbers Alverez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Paulsen misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left and a right from Alverez both land. Nice combination.
A good leg kick by Paulsen.
Paulsen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paulsen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Paulsen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alverez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Paulsen throws a shot from downtown. Alverez moves away and avoids it.
Alverez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Paulsen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Alverez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Paulsen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alverez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paulsen.
Paulsen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Paulsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paulsen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Paulsen duly obliges.
Alverez avoids the body shot from Paulsen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morten Paulsen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Paulsen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alverez.
Alverez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alverez is looking to wear down Paulsen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Alverez staying out of range there.
Nice shot lands for Paulsen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alverez. Paulsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paulsen tries to keep at a distance but Alverez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Paulsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paulsen controlling the action here for a moment.
Paulsen is working Alverez over against the cage.
Alverez lands a body shot.
Paulsen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paulsen throws a lazy uppercut
and Alverez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alverez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Alverez takes a swing at Paulsen's ribcage but misses.
Alverez takes a swing at Paulsen's ribcage but misses.
Paulsen misses with a hook. Alverez ducked under it nicely.
Alverez misses with a body kick.
Paulsen scores with a sloppy right hand. Alverez should have avoided that one.
Alverez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paulsen manages to avoid it.
Alverez misses with a straight right.
Paulsen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alverez looks to throw the jab but Paulsen is out of range.
Alverez moves into range and clinches up with Paulsen.
Paulsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paulsen is trying to force a seperation but Alverez has the dominant position.
Paulsen lands a shoulder strike.
Alverez scores with a shoulder strike.
Paulsen is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alverez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alverez.
Alverez lands an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alverez digs a right hand underneath Paulsen's ribcage. Paulsen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alverez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alverez misses with a body punch.
Paulsen misses with a punch to the body.
Paulsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paulsen tries to work over Alverez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alverez lands a shoulder strike.
Paulsen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alverez struggles to land a body shot inside as Paulsen controls his hands.
Paulsen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alverez is keeping busy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alverez.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Paulsen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Alverez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Paulsen on the inside.
Paulsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alverez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen lands a body punch.
Alverez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paulsen punishes Alverez's body with a nice straight punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Paulsen.
Alverez 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.
Morten Paulsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paulsen lands a nice shot to the body.
Paulsen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alverez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Paulsen misses with an uppercut.
Alverez tries to clinch up.
Paulsen loads up on a big right hand but Alverez slips the punch.
Paulsen looks to throw the jab but Alverez is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alverez cracks the inside of Paulsen's front leg.
Paulsen misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Paulsen lands a jab.
Alverez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Morten Paulsen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Paulsen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Paulsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alverez, right into the meat.
Paulsen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Paulsen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Paulsen.
Nice defenses there by Alverez.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Paulsen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alverez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alverez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alverez checks a leg kick.
Good exchange - Paulsen coming out on top.
Paulsen blocks a low kick nicely.
Alverez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alverez staying out of range there.
Alverez looks to score with a jab to the body but Paulsen is just out of range.
Paulsen looks to throw a body kick
and Alverez counters with a low kick, right behind Paulsen 's knee.
Paulsen thuds his right hand into Alverez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Paulsen misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alverez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Paulsen. Paulsen obviously looking to wear him down.
Alverez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Paulsen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Paulsen cracks a nice hook into Alverez's ribs.
Alverez looks for the body kick but Paulsen saw that one coming.
Paulsen lands with a straight right. Alverez didn't see that one coming.
Alverez checks a low kick from Paulsen.
Paulsen blocks a low kick nicely.
Alverez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alverez tries to clinch up but Paulsen circles away and keeps his distance.
Alverez scoring well with a low kick there.
Alverez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Alverez staying out of range there.
Alverez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Paulsen scores with a one two! Alverez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That kick from Alverez tenderised Paulsen's leg. Paulsen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Paulsen is looking to chop away at Alverez's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen checks a leg kick.
Alverez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulsen scores with a push kick.
Paulsen lands a body shot.
Alverez gets a clinch.
Paulsen tries to stall but Alverez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Paulsen tries to break the clinch but Alverez is controlling the position.
Paulsen is trying to stall.
Paulsen is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Alverez has denied him.
Alverez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alverez struggles to land a body shot inside as Paulsen controls his hands.
Paulsen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Paulsen misses with a punch to the body.
Paulsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morten Paulsen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Paulsen lands a shot to the body.
Alverez misses with a punch on the inside.
Paulsen tries to land knees in the clinch but Alverez avoids the damage to the body.
Morten Paulsen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Paulsen takes a shot to the head.
Paulsen tries to circle away but Alverez has him pinned against the cage.
Alverez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Paulsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thiago Alverez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Alverez counter with a right hand.
Alverez misses with an uppercut.
Alverez clinches with his opponent.
Alverez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paulsen.
Alverez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Paulsen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alverez tries to throw a body punch but Paulsen avoids it by throwing Alverez back against the cage.
Alverez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Paulsen has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paulsen blocks a body shot from Alverez.
Alverez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alverez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Morten Paulsen.
Well Paulsen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morten Paulsen!
After the fight, Morten Paulsen was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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