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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lava (ranked 6214 p4p, 4738 weight class) and Pedro Paulo (ranked 242 p4p, 211 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Pedro Paulo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Lava!
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, Pedro Paulo!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulo forces Lava back against the cage and clinches.
Paulo misses with some punches.
Lava blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lava avoiding damage.
Paulo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paulo.
Lava manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Paulo scoring with some ground and pound.
Paulo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lava had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Paulo defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lava has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Paulo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Paulo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Paulo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Paulo has eaten all the pies!
Paulo content to stall in guard here.
Paulo won't allow Lava to sweep him here.
Paulo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lava's head.
Paulo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lava not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Paulo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lava's head.
Paulo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Paulo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lava on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lava tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Paulo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lava has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Paulo has managed to get both his arms back between Lava's legs - danger averted.
Paulo is working Lava over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lava is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lava tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lava is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Paulo defends well.
Lava is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Paulo landing with the ground and pound.
Paulo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lava has momentary wrist control but Paulo slips an elbow through the middle.
Paulo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lava is trying to keep Paulo in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lava will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lava is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Paulo is aware though and is defending well.
Paulo controlling from the top position.
Lava has momentary wrist control but Paulo slips an elbow through the middle.
Paulo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Paulo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Paulo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Paulo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Paulo is controlling the pace.
Lava tries to roll over but Paulo keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulo is nestled in close to Lava, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Paulo lands a nice short elbow.
Paulo stalling.
Let's hope that Paulo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Lava on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pedro Paulo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nice strikes from Paulo there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lava is looking for a sweep. Paulo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Paulo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lava wants to improve his position but Paulo is controlling well.
Paulo is controlling the pace.
Paulo 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lava is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Paulo trying to pass the guard but Lava defending well.
Lava tries to roll over but Paulo keeps him under control.
Paulo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lava wants to control but Paulo is keeping busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Paulo in particular looking to stall.
Paulo is continuing to stall.
Lava actively working from the bottom here.
That's four 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.
Paulo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lava has hold of Paulo's hands but Paulo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Paulo connects with a nice short shot to Lava's temple.
Lava is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Still in half guard, Paulo seems content to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Paulo 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.
Paulo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Paulo working the head and body with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Paulo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Paulo gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lava is working to avoid the ground and pound but Paulo connects with a decent elbow.
Lava tries to bench press Paulo off him but Paulo keeps the position.
Paulo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Paulo controls the position from side control.
Lava is looking for a sweep.
Paulo happy to just control the position for now.
You can see the frustration on Lava's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulo is putting a hurting on Lava here, landing some big shots from side control.
Paulo happy to just control the position for now.
Paulo lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lava is looking for a sweep.
Paulo moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Lava tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lava takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Paulo is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Paulo is putting a hurting on Lava here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Lava's face as Paulo controls the position.
Lava is looking to regain half guard here but Paulo keeps moving and retains side control.
Paulo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lava is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Paulo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lava is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Paulo pulls his head out easily.
Paulo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Paulo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lava with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Paulo content to control rather than advance.
Paulo's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Lava is looking to improve his position.
Still in half guard, Paulo seems content to control.
Lava has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Paulo is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lava has hold of Paulo's hands but Paulo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Paulo controlling the pace.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Paulo connects with a nice short shot to Lava's temple.
Lava works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lava is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paulo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lava is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Paulo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
More stalling from Paulo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Paulo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Paulo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Paulo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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