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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zoran Paunovic (ranked 1057 p4p, 144 weight class) and Kron Kai (ranked 1142 p4p, 152 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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193 lbs
17 - 14 - 0 |
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192 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zoran Paunovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kron Kai!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paunovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Paunovic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Paunovic tries to clinch but Kai moves out of range.
Paunovic tries to clinch but Kai is having none of it.
Kai throws a body kick that misses
and Paunovic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Paunovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kai.
Paunovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kai.
Paunovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kai or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Paunovic.
Kai prevents a body shot from Paunovic.
Paunovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paunovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paunovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai lands a shoulder strike.
Kai working aggressively here.
Paunovic misses with the head strike.
Paunovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paunovic blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kai.
Kai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paunovic misses with a punch to the body.
Paunovic tries to work over Kai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paunovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paunovic can't find room to land a body shot as Kai controls the action.
Kai has a couple of punches blocked by Paunovic.
Paunovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Kai.
Paunovic looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paunovic's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kai.
Kai has a couple of punches blocked by Paunovic.
Paunovic takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kai.
Paunovic lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Paunovic.
Paunovic tries a body shot but Kai blocks it.
Kai swings wildly with an uppercut but Paunovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paunovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paunovic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kai has a couple of punches blocked by Paunovic.
A head punch on the inside from Kai fails to land.
Kai leaning against his opponent.
Paunovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paunovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paunovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Paunovic.
Kai swings wildly with an uppercut but Paunovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paunovic lands a left hand.
Paunovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paunovic tries to work over Kai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paunovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paunovic prevents a body shot from Kai.
A short uppercut from Paunovic.
Paunovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paunovic misses with a punch to the body.
Kai blocks a body shot from Paunovic.
Kai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Paunovic backwards.
Paunovic misses with some punches.
Kai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Paunovic misses with a punch to the body.
Kai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paunovic tries to throw a body punch but Kai avoids it by throwing Paunovic back against the cage.
Kai swings wildly with an uppercut but Paunovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kai content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Paunovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kai manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paunovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Paunovic.
Kai prevents a body shot from Paunovic.
Paunovic drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kai pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kai throws a push kick but Paunovic slaps the foot to one side.
Paunovic attempts a counter takedown but Kai avoids it well and moves away.
Kai misses with a body shot
and Paunovic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Paunovic tries to clinch but Kai moves away
and Kai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paunovic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kron Kai dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Paunovic throws a body kick that misses
and Kai counters with a nice body shot.
Kai checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kai lands a body shot.
Kai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paunovic.
Kai throws a hook but Paunovic blocks it.
Paunovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kai.
Oooh a lovely combination from Kai sends Paunovic down but not out. Kai dives into side control looking to finish.
Paunovic is rocked!
It looks like Zoran Paunovic has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kai goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Paunovic has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kai but great work by Paunovic.
Paunovic is looking to take a break and control but Kai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Paunovic are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paunovic tries to advance to mount but can't.
Paunovic throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kai is trying to control Paunovic's posture but Paunovic avoids it.
Paunovic has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kai takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Paunovic wants to control but Kai is keeping him busy.
Kai is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Paunovic is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Paunovic with shots to the head and body - Kai looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kai can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai avoids a series of strikes thrown by Paunovic.
Paunovic landing shots from mount.
Paunovic lands a heavy elbow.
Paunovic unloads with some shots from mount but Kai bucks and avoids them well.
Paunovic trying to control but Kai is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paunovic raining down hammerfists from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kai working to try and regain half guard.
Kai wants to hold on but Paunovic pushes him away.
Paunovic working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Paunovic working Kai over with strikes here.
Paunovic putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Paunovic cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kai is desperately trying to improve his position but Paunovic has a good base and remains in mount.
Paunovic lands a nice shot to the head.
Paunovic looking to control but Kai is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Paunovic is landing with some decent strikes but Kai is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kai regains half guard.
Paunovic prevents Kai from improving his position.
Paunovic is trying to control the action in half guard but Kai is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Paunovic.
Kai trying to hold on to Paunovic's head to control him but Paunovic postures up.
Paunovic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kai defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paunovic is thwarting Kai's attempts to control the position.
Paunovic wants to control but Kai is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paunovic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Paunovic.
Kai felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Kai taking some punishment here, with Paunovic in his half guard.
Paunovic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kai's head.
Kai looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Paunovic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kai's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoran Paunovic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zoran Paunovic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A slow jab from Kai misses its intended target.
Paunovic looks to clinch
and Kai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick by Paunovic misses
letting Kai counter with a right hand.
A shot to the body from Paunovic misses
and Kai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh Paunovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kai misses with a straight left.
Paunovic is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Paunovic seems to have got his legs back now.
Paunovic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Paunovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paunovic swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Kai to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kai takes a swing at Paunovic's ribcage but misses.
Paunovic feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kai misses the jab.
Kai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai looks to land a right hand but Paunovic moved out of range.
Paunovic throws a counter high kick but Kai was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kai throws a jab but it's blocked by Paunovic.
Kai lands a slapping body shot.
Kai misses with a straight left.
Kai scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kai finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Paunovic drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kai sprawls and moves away.
Kai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paunovic tries to clinch up but Kai circles away and keeps his distance.
Kai appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kai.
Paunovic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Paunovic lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Kron Kai has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice shot by Kai.
Paunovic gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zoran Paunovic's cut is getting worse.
Kai misses with a hook. Paunovic ducked under it nicely.
As Kai backs away, Paunovic returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Paunovic checks a leg kick.
Kai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kai looks to score with a jab to the body but Paunovic is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai lands a slapping body shot.
Kai misses with a straight left.
As Kai tries to get set, Paunovic tries to push him back and clinch up but Kai manages to avoid the attempt.
Kai scores with a jab. Paunovic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Paunovic slips under a jab.
Paunovic darts in trying to clinch
and Kai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kai misses with a body shot.
Kai misses with a lunging right hand
and Paunovic counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Kai down! Paunovic is looking to finish but Kai is intelligently defending himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paunovic makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Paunovic trying to control but Kai is working from the bottom.
Paunovic throws a strike but Kai rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paunovic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zoran Paunovic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kai passes Paunovic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Paunovic is trying to stand back up but Kai is controlling him
Kai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Paunovic keeps working.
Paunovic is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kai's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kai's back!
Kai is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Paunovic.
Paunovic trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kron Kai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kai 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kron Kai!
Kron Kai decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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