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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Connolly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul has chosen Revolution by Aimee Allen as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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213 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Connolly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ron Paul!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connolly throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A big right from Paul misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Paul has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Paul shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Connolly sprawls well. Connolly wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Paul gets slowly back to his feet.
Connolly lands a right hook to the body.
Connolly throws a leg kick but Paul sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Paul tries to clinch
and Connolly counters with a nice leg kick.
Paul closes the distance and clinches.
Connolly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paul.
Paul dodges an elbow strike from Connolly.
Paul breaks from the clinch.
Paul looks for a takedown but Connolly sprawls well.
Paul clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Connolly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paul.
Connolly misses with an elbow over the top.
Paul has Connolly pressed against the cage, preventing Connolly from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Connolly looking to throw knees to the head but Paul is blocking nicely.
Connolly lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Ron Paul has been cut.
Connolly trying to land knees to the body.
Paul successfully pulls guard.
Paul is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Connolly trying to control the position from guard on top but Paul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Connolly!
Connolly wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Paul.
Paul with the ground and pound from mount.
Connolly tries to lock up and control but Paul gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul controlling from mount.
Paul lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Paul with shots to the head and body - Connolly looks very uncomfortable down there.
Connolly regains half guard.
Paul seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paul stands up out of the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Paul dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ron Paul's cut.
That's time! Connolly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Paul has taken the fight to the clinch.
Connolly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Paul's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paul takes a swing at Connolly's ribcage but misses.
Paul tries to clinch but Connolly is having none of it.
We've been told by Connolly's head coaches at Pacific MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Paul closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Paul lands in his opponent's guard.
Ron Paul has got the better of the ground game so far.
Paul scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Paul is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul lands a couple of elbows.
Paul pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Connolly is keeping the position for now.
Paul not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Paul stopping the sweep attempt from Connolly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Paul content to stall in guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ron Paul.
Paul shoots in and bounces Connolly off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Paul is fighting to break Connolly's control of his arms but Connolly is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Paul is in close to Connolly's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Paul trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paul passes into half guard.
Paul is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Connolly is just riding it out for now. Paul eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul controlling the action here.
Ground and pound from Paul.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Paul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ron Paul's cut.
That's time! Connolly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A clash of legs there as Connolly blocks the low kick.
Paul gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Paul on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Connolly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Paul taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Paul tries for a takedown but Connolly manages to get underhooks.
Connolly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Paul tries for a takedown but Connolly manages to get underhooks.
Connolly is looking to break free of the clinch but Paul has double underhooks.
Connolly letting Paul take a breather here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Connolly.
Paul pulls guard effortlessly.
Paul is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Connolly is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul pulls Connolly in close to prevent any damage.
Connolly looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Paul throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Paul pushes Connolly off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Connolly, pushing him back against the cage.
Connolly manages to break the clinch.
Paul scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Connolly knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Paul on the ground.
Paul gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Connolly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Paul has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paul closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Paul slows down the pace here.
Paul has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Connolly after a bit of a struggle.
Brandon Connolly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Paul.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paul tries to strike from the bottom.
Connolly won't allow Paul to sweep him here.
Paul is looking for a triangle but Connolly pushes his legs off easily.
Paul throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Paul escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Connolly gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Paul looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Brandon Connolly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Connolly doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Connolly manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Paul is on top in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Paul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Paul winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Paul!
A very excited looking Ron Paul made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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