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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Pae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odin Tualasamony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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191 lbs
9 - 0 - 2 |
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188 lbs
4 - 1 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Pae!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Odin Tualasamony!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pae tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tualasamony has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pae is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A good leg kick by Pae.
Tualasamony throws a leg kick that misses.
Tualasamony throws a chopping leg kick but Pae manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Odin Tualasamony seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tualasamony finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tualasamony takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tualasamony feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pae's calf.
Pae wants to clinch up but Tualasamony keeps it at a distance.
Tualasamony tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pae was well out of range. Poor timing from Tualasamony.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pae checks a leg kick.
Pae circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pae moves into the clinch.
Pae tries to land knees in the clinch but Tualasamony avoids the damage to the body.
Pae avoiding damage as Tualasamony throws knees to the body.
I was talking to Pae's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tualasamony with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tualasamony misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pae.
Tualasamony tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pae avoids it.
Pae avoiding damage as Tualasamony throws knees to the body.
Pae misses with a knee strike.
Tualasamony missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tualasamony misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pae landing knees to the head.
Pae on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tualasamony landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pae tries a body shot but Tualasamony blocks it.
Pae lands with a light punch inside.
Tualasamony lands a knee to the head.
Pae misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tualasamony is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pae is defending well for now.
Tualasamony is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pae is defending well for now.
Tualasamony on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pae misses with the head strike.
A short right from Pae.
Tualasamony tries to land a knee to the head but Pae blocks with his arms.
Tualasamony throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pae blocks it with crossed arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pae avoiding damage as Tualasamony throws knees to the body.
Tualasamony trying to land knees to the body.
Pae scores with a shoulder strike.
Tualasamony tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pae lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pae swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tualasamony with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pae tries a body shot but Tualasamony blocks it.
Tualasamony takes a shot to the head.
Pae lands a good knee to the midsection. Tualasamony won't want to take too many of those.
Pae misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tualasamony managing to block the knees to the body from Pae.
Pae trying to land knees to the body.
Pae lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tualasamony misses with a knee strike.
Tualasamony tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tualasamony looking to throw knees to the head but Pae is blocking nicely.
Pae tries to work over Tualasamony's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pae unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tualasamony lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tualasamony tries to land knees in the clinch but Pae avoids the damage to the body.
Pae scores with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pae.
Pae managing to block the knees to the body from Tualasamony.
Pae is working Tualasamony over against the cage.
Tualasamony looks winded!
Pae is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tualasamony wants to stall.
Pae blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pae looking to throw knees to the head but Tualasamony is blocking nicely.
Tualasamony tries to land a knee to the head but Pae blocks with his arms.
Pae unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tualasamony lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A hook to the body from Pae.
Pae using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tualasamony has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tualasamony wants to break free but Pae has control.
Pae lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tualasamony tries to land knees in the clinch but Pae avoids the damage to the body.
Pae managing to block the knees to the body from Tualasamony.
Pae using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tualasamony has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pae digs a right hand underneath Tualasamony's ribcage. Tualasamony let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pae tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tualasamony's elbow.
Tualasamony's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pae pushes Tualasamony back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pae tries to land a knee to the head but Tualasamony blocks with his arms.
Pae managing to block the knees to the body from Tualasamony.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pae misses with a knee to the head.
Tualasamony is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pae is defending well for now.
Pae tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tualasamony trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pae obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pae digs a right hand into Tualasamony's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tualasamony's gas tank.
Pae tries to land knees in the clinch but Tualasamony avoids the damage to the body.
Pae lands a body shot.
Pae tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pae lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tualasamony managing to block the knees to the body from Pae.
Tualasamony managing to block the knees to the body from Pae.
Pae tries to land knees in the clinch but Tualasamony avoids the damage to the body.
Pae throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tualasamony blocks it with crossed arms.
Pae blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pae missing with knees to the body.
Pae on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tualasamony with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pae is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tualasamony is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Pae dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pae wants to clinch up but Tualasamony keeps it at a distance.
Pae bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tualasamony avoids the head kick by Pae.
Pae fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tualasamony.
Tualasamony is looking to score with low kicks.
A clash of legs there as Pae blocks the low kick.
Tualasamony throws a body kick that misses
and Pae counters with a good low kick that Tualasamony was not able to check.
Pae swinging wildly here.
Tualasamony tries to close the distance and clinch but Pae swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pae's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pae duly obliges.
Pae takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pae checks a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pae.
Tualasamony pushes Pae up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tualasamony throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pae blocks it with crossed arms.
Tualasamony throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pae blocks it with crossed arms.
Pae utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tualasamony throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pae blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tualasamony with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tualasamony is breathing heavily.
Pae with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tualasamony trying to land knees to the body.
Tualasamony prevents a body shot from Pae.
Pae misses with a punch on the inside.
Tualasamony prevents a body shot from Pae.
Tualasamony has had enough of the clinch but Pae keeps him there for the moment.
Tualasamony trying to land knees to the body.
Tualasamony throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pae blocks it with crossed arms.
Pae working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pae avoiding damage as Tualasamony throws knees to the body.
Pae doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pae digs a right hand underneath Tualasamony's ribcage. Tualasamony let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tualasamony tries to land knees in the clinch but Pae avoids the damage to the body.
Tualasamony avoiding damage as Pae throws knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Pae.
Pae lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tualasamony backwards.
Pae working Tualasamony over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pae tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tualasamony avoids it.
Pae tries to land a knee to the head but Tualasamony blocks with his arms.
Tualasamony looking to throw knees to the head but Pae is blocking nicely.
Pae on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pae using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tualasamony misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pae.
Pae misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pae lands a nice uppercut.
Pae lands a knee to the head.
Pae pushes Tualasamony back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tualasamony stalling in the clinch but Pae improves position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pae.
Tualasamony throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pae blocks it with crossed arms.
A short left from Pae.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pae obliges.
Pae misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tualasamony.
A short uppercut from Pae.
Tualasamony missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pae missing with knees to the body.
Pae makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tualasamony looking to throw knees to the head but Pae is blocking nicely.
Tualasamony tries to land knees in the clinch but Pae avoids the damage to the body.
Pae tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pae has Tualasamony pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Tualasamony is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Pae - that's hurt Tualasamony badly! Oh, another knee lands and Tualasamony is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Tualasamony doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Joe Pae!
Joe Pae retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Joe Pae thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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