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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thierry Paulin (ranked 97 p4p, 13 weight class) and Iain Tower (ranked 11 p4p, 3 weight class). Tower has chosen Kanye - Power as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26 - 17 - 0 |
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thierry Paulin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Iain Tower!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tower tries a head kick but it misses.
Tower scores with a jab.
It looks like Thierry Paulin has been cut.
Tower drops Paulin with a left right combo! Tower follows him down to the ground into side control.
Paulin is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tower working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Oh Paulin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tower wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Paulin, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tower is trying to get an arm triangle but Paulin is defending well.
Paulin seems to have got his legs back now.
Paulin tries to buck Tower off but Tower is having none of it.
Tower advances nicely into full mount.
Tower trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Paulin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tower looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Paulin has given up his back here.
Paulin fending off the submission attempt from Tower.
Tower keeps control of the position as Paulin tries to break free.
Tower is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Paulin knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Paulin for a finish.
I would not like to be Paulin right now.
Tower keeps control of the position as Paulin tries to break free.
Tower looking for the choke but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tower is looking to control Paulin but Paulin is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Paulin trying to control but not successfully.
Paulin tries to break free.
Tower working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Paulin is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Tower has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Paulin taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Iain Tower!
After winning the bout, Iain Tower thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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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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