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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Paulo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Munoz (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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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcos Paulo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Munoz!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulo looks for a takedown but Munoz sprawls well.
A punch combination from Paulo misses.
Munoz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Munoz clinches up against the cage.
Munoz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paulo clinches but Munoz breaks the clinch
and Munoz counters with a leg kick.
Paulo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Munoz counters by moving into the clinch.
Paulo lands an elbow inside that Munoz shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Munoz.
Munoz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Munoz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Munoz landing knees to the body.
Munoz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paulo.
Paulo looking to throw knees to the head but Munoz is blocking nicely.
Munoz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Munoz lands a damaging elbow.
Munoz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Munoz.
Paulo is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munoz lands an elbow just above Paulo 's eye.
Munoz lands a nice knee to the body.
Munoz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paulo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paulo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Munoz crunches a lovely knee into Paulo's ribcage.
Munoz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Munoz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Munoz.
Munoz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paulo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Munoz.
Munoz takes the fight into the clinch.
Munoz lands a knee to the body.
Munoz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paulo shoots and misses
and Munoz counters with an inside leg kick.
Munoz moves into range and clinches up with Paulo.
Munoz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Munoz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Paulo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Munoz counters with a series of strikes. Paulo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Munoz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Paulo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Munoz walks away with a smile on his face. Paulo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Paulo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Munoz has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paulo avoiding damage as Munoz throws knees to the body.
Paulo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paulo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Munoz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Munoz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Munoz.
Munoz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Munoz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Paulo, pushing him back against the cage.
Paulo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Munoz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Munoz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paulo clinches but Munoz breaks the clinch
and Munoz counters with a big head kick but Paulo shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz clinches.
Munoz breaks the clinch.
Paulo wants to clinch
and Munoz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Munoz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Munoz lands an elbow inside.
Paulo keeps control of Munoz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Paulo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Munoz trying to land knees to the body.
Paulo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Munoz tries to land knees in the clinch but Paulo avoids the damage to the body.
Paulo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Paulo misses with a knee to the head.
Paulo gets control of Munoz's arms and successfully pulls guard. Paulo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Munoz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Paulo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Munoz wanted to stand there but Paulo had control of the position.
Paulo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz postures up.
Munoz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Paulo's guard.
Paulo controls Munoz momentarily but Munoz frees himself.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Munoz would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paulo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Paulo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Munoz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Munoz is looking to slow Paulo down with leg kicks.
Paulo tries to keep at a distance but Munoz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Munoz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Paulo has had enough of the clinch but Munoz keeps him there for the moment.
Munoz blocks an elbow strike from Paulo.
Munoz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Paulo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Paulo managing to block the knees to the body from Munoz.
Munoz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Paulo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Paulo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Munoz wants to get up but he can't break Paulo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paulo looking for a guillotine here but Munoz defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz stands and steps away. Paulo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Munoz clinches with his opponent.
Munoz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Paulo pulls Munoz into guard.
Paulo pushes Munoz off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Munoz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Munoz tries to clinch there but Paulo circles away.
Paulo is looking to clinch.
Munoz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Munoz throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulo shoots and misses
and Munoz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Munoz trying to land knees to the body.
Munoz landing knees to the body.
Paulo tries to pull guard but Munoz holds him up against the cage and eventually Paulo drops back down to his feet.
Munoz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Munoz lands an elbow inside that Paulo shrugs off.
Munoz lands an elbow just above Paulo 's eye.
Paulo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Munoz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Paulo's guard.
Paulo working for a triangle but Munoz defends it easily.
Munoz wants to stand and escape but instead Paulo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulo prevents Munoz from getting back to his feet.
Paulo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Munoz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Paulo prevents Munoz from getting back to his feet.
Munoz pushes Paulo off and gets back to his feet.
Paulo misses with a takedown attempt
and Munoz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Paulo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paulo lands with a nice combination. Munoz backs away looking to recover.
Paulo has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Paulo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Munoz.
Munoz misses with a double jab.
Paulo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Munoz counters with a head kick. That will keep Paulo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Horrible takedown by Paulo or perhaps it was just good defense by Munoz which made him look bad.
Munoz keeps Paulo at a distance using the push kick.
Paulo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Munoz moves into range and clinches up with Paulo.
Munoz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Munoz clinches.
Paulo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Munoz blocks it with crossed arms.
Paulo avoiding damage as Munoz throws knees to the body.
Munoz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paulo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Munoz makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Paulo really felt that one!
Paulo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Paulo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Munoz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Left hook, right uppercut from Munoz.
Paulo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Munoz counters with a thumping low kick.
Paulo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Munoz counters with a series of strikes. Paulo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Munoz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paulo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Munoz rushes Paulo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Munoz lands an elbow inside that Paulo shrugs off.
Munoz landing knees to the body.
Munoz breaks the clinch.
Munoz clinches with his opponent.
Carlos Munoz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Munoz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Munoz lands a nice knee to the body.
Munoz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Munoz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paulo.
Munoz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paulo fails with the takedown
and Munoz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Paulo's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Marcos Paulo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paulo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Munoz counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Paulo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paulo is looking to clinch.
Munoz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Paulo shoots and misses
and Munoz counters with a one-two to the body.
Paulo shoots and misses
and Munoz counters with a three punch combo that has Paulo backing up. Paulo nods at Munoz to acknowledge the strikes.
Paulo closes the distance and pushes Munoz back into the cage.
Paulo tries to break the clinch but Munoz is controlling the position.
Paulo misses with a knee to the head.
Munoz lands a knee to the body.
Munoz gets underhooks to prevent Paulo's takedown attempt.
Munoz scores a nice knee to the body.
Munoz lands an elbow that stopped Paulo in his tracks for a moment.
Munoz trying to land knees to the body.
Munoz lands an elbow inside that Paulo shrugs off.
Munoz crunches a lovely knee into Paulo's ribcage.
Paulo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Munoz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paulo fails with the takedown
and Munoz counters with a left and a right that stings Paulo.
Munoz is looking to clinch.
Paulo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Munoz counters with a big head kick but Paulo shrugs it off.
Paulo has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Marcos Paulo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paulo throws a combination that misses
and Munoz counters with a head kick. That will keep Paulo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Munoz clinches up against the cage.
Paulo has had enough of the clinch but Munoz keeps him there for the moment.
Munoz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Paulo misses with a knee to the head.
Paulo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Paulo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Paulo misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Munoz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Munoz blocks it with crossed arms.
Paulo misses with a knee strike.
Paulo managing to block the knees to the body from Munoz.
Munoz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Munoz.
Munoz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carlos Munoz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paulo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Munoz moves into the clinch.
Paulo throws an elbow that misses.
Paulo managing to block the knees to the body from Munoz.
Paulo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Munoz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Munoz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paulo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Munoz counters by moving into the clinch.
Paulo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Munoz walks away with a smile on his face. Paulo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Munoz is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulo has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Paulo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Paulo tries to clinch but Munoz moves away
and Munoz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Paulo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Munoz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Munoz.
Munoz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Paulo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Paulo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Paulo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Paulo keeps control of Munoz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Paulo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Munoz tries to land knees in the clinch but Paulo avoids the damage to the body.
Munoz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paulo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Paulo is trying to break free.
A knee to the head by Munoz.
Munoz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paulo.
Munoz scores a nice knee to the body.
Paulo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Munoz tries to stand but Paulo is controlling from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Munoz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Munoz 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Munoz!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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