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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kin Karn (ranked 5160 p4p, 5167 weight class) and Paulo Henriques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kin Karn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Henriques!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karn throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Henriques tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Karn is in Henriques's guard.
Karn won't allow Henriques to sweep him here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Henriques can do anything to dispel that myth.
Karn is pushing down on Henriques's leg trying to pass to half guard. Henriques is fighting to maintain full guard but Karn has managed to sneak the leg through.
Henriques wants to control but Karn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Karn winds up and cracks Henriques with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Henriques won't allow Karn to pass to mount.
Karn prevents Henriques from improving his position.
Henriques trying to control but Karn postures up.
Henriques is looking to improve his position.
Karn looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Karn trying to control the action but Henriques is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henriques is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Karn is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Karn winds up and cracks Henriques with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Henriques taking some punishment here, with Karn in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Karn trying to pass the guard but Henriques defending well.
Karn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Henriques is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Karn is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Karn slips a nice elbow through Henriques's hands, connecting with Henriques's forehead.
Karn is nestled in close to Henriques, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Karn 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.
Karn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Karn working the head and body with strikes.
Henriques wants to improve his position but Karn is controlling well.
Karn winds up and cracks Henriques with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Henriques really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Karn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henriques wants to control but Karn is keeping busy.
Karn content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Karn slips a nice elbow through Henriques's hands, connecting with Henriques's forehead.
Karn working Henriques over with strikes.
Karn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Henriques is trying to control but can't.
Henriques is looking for a sweep. Karn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Henriques is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Karn scores with a couple of nice shots.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karn takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Karn tries to pass the half guard into mount. Henriques knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Karn is nestled in close to Henriques, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Karn lands strikes from half guard.
Karn trying to pass the guard but Henriques defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Karn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Henriques tries to roll over but Karn keeps him under control.
Karn works his foot free and advances to mount.
Karn lands a nice shot to the head.
Karn working the ground and pound effectively.
Karn putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henriques tries to reverse the position but Karn maintains control.
Karn scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Karn landing punches.
Henriques tries to lock up and control but Karn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Henriques is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Henriques looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karn landing strikes, looking to finish!
Karn cracks Henriques with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Henriques is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Karn putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Karn lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Henriques hang on?
Karn landing shots from mount.
Karn scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Karn putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Henriques is wriggling around trying to escape.
Henriques is in a horrible position here. Karn smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Karn lands a big elbow.
Karn cracks Henriques with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Karn working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kin Karn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Karn looks to score with a jab to the body but Henriques is just out of range.
Henriques is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Karn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Henriques cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Karn throws a sloppy body shot
and Henriques counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karn misses with a left hand
and Henriques counters with a nice uppercut.
Kin Karn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karn swings widly with a right hand
and Henriques counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karn fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kin Karn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karn misses with a body punch
and Henriques counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Karn misses.
Henriques let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Karn misses with a hook
letting Henriques counter with a right hand.
Karn throws a lazy uppercut
and Henriques counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karn shoots and misses
and Henriques counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Karn is defended easily by Henriques.
Karn shoots in but no luck this time.
As Karn backs off Henriques throws a huge counter combo but Karn manages to avoid it all.
Karn misses with a takedown attempt
and Henriques counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karn throws a lazy uppercut
and Henriques counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Henriques.
Karn misses with a lunging right hand
and Henriques cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Henriques counters with a stiff right hand.
Henriques displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karn throws out the jab.
Paulo Henriques is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karn doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Henriques counter with a right hand.
Karn throws a jab but it's blocked by Henriques.
Paulo Henriques seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karn misses with an uppercut
and Henriques counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karn fails with the takedown
and Henriques counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Henriques sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Karn somewhat.
Karn misses with a takedown attempt
and Henriques counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Henriques defends it nicely.
Karn fails with the takedown
and Henriques counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Henriques might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karn fails with the takedown
and Henriques connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karn misses with a takedown
and Henriques counters with a two punch combo.
Nice takedown defense from Henriques. No joy for Karn on that attempt.
Karn misses with an uppercut
and Henriques counters with a stiff right hand.
Karn misses with a hook
and Henriques counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karn misses with a lunging right hand
and Karn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Henriques showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Karn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Henriques counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henriques slaps away a takedown attempt from Karn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A nice side step and Henriques releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Karn misses with a lunging right hand
letting Henriques counter with a right hand.
Henriques displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Karn.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kin Karn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Henriques counters with a right hand to the body.
Karn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Henriques is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Karn with a body shot.
Karn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Karn has his takedown stuffed
and Henriques counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Henriques connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karn throws a combination that misses
and Henriques connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henriques has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Karn doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Henriques counters with a nice uppercut.
Karn throws a right hand that misses
and Henriques counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Karn misses with a right hand
and Henriques counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karn misses with a hook
and Henriques counters with a straight right hand.
Karn with a poor takedown
and Henriques counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karn shoots and misses
and Henriques counters with a nice uppercut.
Karn throws a lazy uppercut
and Henriques counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karn swings widly with a right hand
and Henriques counters with a left to the body.
Karn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Henriques sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Henriques appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Karn thows a leg kick but Henriques checks it
enabling Henriques to counter with a crisp jab.
Karn misses with a takedown attempt
and Henriques counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Karn thinking.
Paulo Henriques is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Henriques counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kin Karn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henriques as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karn misses with a left hand
and Henriques counters with a right hand to the body.
Karn misses with a lunging right hand
and Henriques counters with a two punch combo.
Karn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Henriques counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Karn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Henriques counters with a stiff right hand.
Karn misses with a takedown attempt
and Henriques counters with a two punch combo.
Karn throws an off balance right hand
and Henriques counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Karn misses with an uppercut
and Henriques cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karn misses with a left hand
and Henriques counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karn misses with a hook
and Henriques counters with a right hand to the body.
Karn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Henriques counters with a series of strikes. Karn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Paulo Henriques is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Karn misses with a right hand
enabling Henriques to counter with a crisp jab.
Karn misses with an uppercut
and Henriques counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Karn throws an off balance right hand
and Henriques counters with a right hand to the body.
Karn swings away with a body shot that misses
and Henriques counters with a three punch combo that has Karn backing up. Karn nods at Henriques to acknowledge the strikes.
Henriques has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Karn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Henriques counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Henriques comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Henriques 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Paulo Henriques!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Paulo Henriques!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Paulo Henriques!
Paulo Henriques wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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