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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aristides Abel (ranked 1385 p4p, 692 weight class) and Zoran Paunovic (ranked 197 p4p, 93 weight class). Abel comes to the cage accompanied by Express Yourself. Aristides Abel had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aristides Abel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zoran Paunovic!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paunovic connects with a leg kick.
Paunovic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Abel throws a wild body kick that Paunovic sees coming a mile off.
Abel throws a right hand that Paunovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Paunovic also avoids with ease.
Paunovic blocks a head kick by Abel.
Paunovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Abel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Abel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A nice inside leg kick there by Abel. That's going to slow Paunovic down.
Paunovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Paunovic blocks the body kick.
Paunovic rushes Abel and presses him up against the cage.
Paunovic lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paunovic.
Paunovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abel lands an uppercut.
Abel tries to throw a body punch but Paunovic avoids it by throwing Abel back against the cage.
Abel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paunovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abel struggles to land a body shot inside as Paunovic controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abel.
Abel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Paunovic backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Abel fails to land.
Paunovic lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Paunovic.
A head punch on the inside from Paunovic fails to land.
Abel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paunovic tries to work over Abel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
I was talking to Abel's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Abel misses with a punch on the inside.
Paunovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abel backwards.
Paunovic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Paunovic.
Paunovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paunovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abel backwards.
Abel has a couple of punches blocked by Paunovic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Paunovic.
Abel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Paunovic backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paunovic digs a right hand underneath Abel's ribcage. Abel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Abel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paunovic digs a right hand underneath Abel's ribcage. Abel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Abel.
Abel misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Abel.
Abel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Paunovic backwards.
Still in the clinch, Paunovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Abel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paunovic cracks Abel with a nice body shot.
Abel tries to throw a body punch but Paunovic avoids it by throwing Abel back against the cage.
Paunovic takes a shot to the head.
Paunovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Abel misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Abel.
Paunovic manages to break the clinch.
Crunch! Paunovic slams his shin into Abel's torso.
Abel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paunovic forces Abel back against the cage and clinches.
Paunovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abel backwards.
Paunovic breaks the clinch.
A low kick from Paunovic is predictable there
and Abel counters with a three punch combo that has Paunovic backing up. Paunovic nods at Abel to acknowledge the strikes.
Paunovic throws a right hand that Abel ducks under and follows up with a left that Abel also avoids with ease.
Abel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Abel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Paunovic throws the left hand but Abel avoids the punch easily.
Paunovic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Abel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Abel half committed to a counter leg kick.
Abel slips a straight right by Paunovic.
Paunovic jabs Abel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abel. Paunovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Paunovic. That's going to slow Abel down.
Abel misses with a body shot.
Paunovic thuds a left hand into Abel's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abel looks to land a right hand but Paunovic moved out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paunovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Abel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Paunovic as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paunovic.
Paunovic blocking some punches.
Abel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Abel has a couple of punches blocked by Paunovic.
Paunovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paunovic scores with a hook to the body.
Paunovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abel throws a punch but it's blocked by Paunovic.
A short right from Paunovic on the inside.
Paunovic has had enough of the clinch but Abel keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abel lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Paunovic.
Abel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abel scores with a shot to the side of Paunovic's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zoran Paunovic dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Abel walks into a jab.
Nice body punch from Paunovic.
Abel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paunovic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Paunovic.
Nice takedown defense from Abel. No joy for Paunovic on that attempt.
Abel has closed the distance and engaged Paunovic in a clinch.
Paunovic breaks the clinch.
Zoran Paunovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paunovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abel.
Paunovic tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Paunovic throws an off balance right hand
and Abel counters with a straight right hand.
Abel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abel misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Paunovic! But no joy.
Paunovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paunovic throws out a leg kick but Abel moves out of range and Paunovic only half commits.
Paunovic takes a swing at Abel's ribcage but misses.
Paunovic blocks a head kick by Abel.
Abel is looking to wear down Paunovic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paunovic cracks Abel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Paunovic misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Abel checks a leg kick.
Paunovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Abel avoids the body shot from Paunovic.
Paunovic closes the distance and clinches.
Abel lands a body shot.
Abel working aggressively here.
Paunovic lands with a short shot to the head.
Paunovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abel.
A head punch on the inside from Abel fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paunovic.
Paunovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Abel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paunovic.
Aristides Abel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abel.
Abel prevents a takedown attempt there.
Abel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abel can't find room to land a body shot as Paunovic controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paunovic.
Paunovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abel blocks a body shot from Paunovic.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abel.
Paunovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abel scores with a hook to the body.
Paunovic takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Abel.
Paunovic tries to throw a body punch but Abel avoids it by throwing Paunovic back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Paunovic as the two fighters clinch.
Paunovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Paunovic has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Abel seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Paunovic can turn it around.
Paunovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paunovic blocks a body shot from Abel.
Paunovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zoran Paunovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paunovic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Aristides Abel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zoran Paunovic.
Abel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paunovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Paunovic misses.
Abel lands with a cross.
Abel tries to clinch but Paunovic moves out of range.
Abel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paunovic.
Abel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paunovic takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Zoran Paunovic has been cut.
Paunovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abel throws a quick counter head kick but Paunovic was just out of range.
Paunovic scores with a jab.
Abel checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paunovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A bone on bone clash there as Abel blocks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abel. Paunovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paunovic flicks out a counter leg kick but Abel steps away.
Abel moves out of range of the body kick.
Abel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paunovic lands with a nice combination. Abel backs away looking to recover.
Paunovic takes a swing at Abel's ribcage but misses.
Paunovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paunovic misses with an uppercut. Abel saw that one coming.
Paunovic throws a hook but Abel avoids it easily.
Paunovic's corner calls for a 1-2. Paunovic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
No joy there for Abel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aristides Abel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abel. Paunovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paunovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Abel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zoran Paunovic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Zoran Paunovic's cut.
That's time! Abel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Abel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Paunovic avoids a kick to the body.
Abel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paunovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Paunovic misses with a kick to the body.
Abel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abel wants to clinch up but Paunovic keeps it at a distance.
Abel tries to clinch but Paunovic moves out of range.
Abel takes one to the chin there.
Paunovic tries for a takedown but Abel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Paunovic fails with the takedown
and Abel counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paunovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paunovic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Paunovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Paunovic misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paunovic ducks under a wild hook from Abel.
Paunovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abel.
Abel moves out of range as Paunovic strikes.
Abel throws a counter high kick but Paunovic was just alert enough to avoid it.
Abel closes the distance and clinches.
Paunovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paunovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abel misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abel.
Abel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Abel pushes Paunovic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Abel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Paunovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abel.
Paunovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paunovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Abel's sensitive parts.
Aristides Abel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zoran Paunovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paunovic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Abel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Abel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Paunovic checks it well.
Paunovic throws a leg kick but Abel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paunovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Abel. That did some damage!
Paunovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abel moves away.
Paunovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abel.
Abel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Paunovic throws the left hand but Abel avoids the punch easily.
Paunovic thuds his right hand into Abel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Abel lands a big head kick that sends Paunovic tumbling to the mat! Abel takes a step backwards and waves Paunovic back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Paunovic is rocked!
Paunovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Abel throws a quick counter head kick but Paunovic was just out of range.
Paunovic is still on wobbly legs! Can Abel finish him?
Paunovic looks up at the clock. Bad move! Abel lands a right hand from hell, dropping Paunovic. Abel pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aristides Abel!
Aristides Abel decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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