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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laurence Paul (ranked 1912 p4p, 243 weight class) and Raul Kyshenko (ranked 1840 p4p, 235 weight class). Raul Kyshenko struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Raul Kyshenko has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Laurence Paul's chin.
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Laurence Paul!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raul Kyshenko!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kyshenko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kyshenko scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Paul tries to buck Kyshenko off but Kyshenko is having none of it.
Kyshenko is trying to get an arm triangle but Paul is defending well.
Paul definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Paul can't do much from the bottom here.
Paul prevents Kyshenko from improving position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paul is looking to regain half guard here but Kyshenko keeps moving and retains side control.
Paul can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyshenko remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Kyshenko tries for a kimura but Paul is defending well.
Kyshenko goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Paul has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kyshenko but great work by Paul.
Kyshenko keeps Paul under control for a moment.
Kyshenko is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Kyshenko's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyshenko is trying to improve his position.
Paul is looking to take a break and control but Kyshenko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kyshenko can't do much from the bottom here.
Kyshenko is looking for a sweep.
Paul is looking to take a break and control but Kyshenko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kyshenko tries to buck Paul off but Paul is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul trying to control the action but Kyshenko is working from the bottom.
Kyshenko struggling a bit here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kyshenko gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kyshenko trying to control the position.
Kyshenko looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Paul passes into half guard.
Kyshenko is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Paul pulls his head out easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kyshenko is looking to control Paul's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kyshenko avoid being mounted?
Paul works his way into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laurence Paul dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kyshenko bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Paul is trying to control Kyshenko's posture but Kyshenko avoids it.
Paul tries to escape but Kyshenko is in control.
Kyshenko is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Paul is trying to escape and Kyshenko transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Paul is forced to tap! Nice work there by Kyshenko! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Raul Kyshenko!
Raul Kyshenko is the new light heavyweight champion!
Raul Kyshenko bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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