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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zoran Paunovic (ranked 1490 p4p, 1979 weight class) and Lee Roy (ranked 225 p4p, 309 weight class). Roy has chosen General Lee as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
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Granite chin |
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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 23 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zoran Paunovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Roy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paunovic wants to clinch up but Roy keeps it at a distance.
Roy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Paunovic.
Zoran Paunovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paunovic blocks a head kick by Roy.
A jab from Paunovic finds it's way through Roy's defenses.
Paunovic checks a leg kick.
Paunovic lands with an uppercut that bounces Roy off the cage and back into range.
Roy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Paunovic defends well and Roy ends up having to push Paunovic into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Roy moves out of range of the strikes.
Paunovic closes the distance and clinches.
Roy lands an elbow just above Paunovic 's eye.
It looks like Zoran Paunovic has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paunovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Roy takes a shot to the head.
Roy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Roy.
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!
Paunovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Paunovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Paunovic throws a head kick but Roy moves out of range.
Roy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paunovic.
Paunovic with a nice calf kick.
Paunovic misses with a body shot.
And Roy responds with a good body kick, but Paunovic manages to step out the way in time.
Paunovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Roy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Roy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Paunovic closes the distance and clinches.
Roy throws a head punch that misses.
Roy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Paunovic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roy swings wildly with an uppercut but Paunovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paunovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roy backwards.
Paunovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Paunovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Paunovic manages to break the clinch.
Paunovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Paunovic does it's job there.
Paunovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab lands there for Paunovic.
Paunovic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Roy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Paunovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Roy blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Paunovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roy throws a big shot that misses.
Paunovic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Paunovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Roy to counter with a crisp jab.
Paunovic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Roy can pounce on him.
Roy digs a good hook to Paunovic's body.
Paunovic tries to clinch there but Roy circles away.
Roy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Paunovic tries to clinch up but Roy circles away and keeps his distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Paunovic scores with a four punch combination!
Paunovic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Paunovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Roy's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paunovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roy manages to avoid it.
Roy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Paunovic.
Paunovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Roy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Paunovic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Paunovic tries to work over Roy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paunovic working aggressively here.
Roy lands an elbow inside.
Paunovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roy blocking some punches.
Roy lands a nice elbow.
Roy throws an elbow that misses.
Paunovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roy's elbow.
Paunovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paunovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zoran Paunovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zoran Paunovic's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Paunovic wants to clinch up but Roy keeps it at a distance.
Roy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Paunovic can pounce on him.
Roy throws the kick towards the body but Paunovic avoids it.
Paunovic looks to land a body kick but Roy moved away.
A nice leg kick from Paunovic, right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the liver by Roy. Beautiful body shot.
Paunovic avoids the body shot from Roy.
Good shot there by Paunovic.
Paunovic clinches up with Roy and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paunovic lands with a short shot to the head.
Roy swings wildly with an uppercut but Paunovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roy.
Roy taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy throws a punch but it's blocked by Paunovic.
Roy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paunovic's elbow.
Paunovic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Roy has Paunovic pushed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paunovic's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paunovic.
Zoran Paunovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Paunovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roy's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Paunovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Paunovic.
Roy tries to throw a body punch but Paunovic avoids it by throwing Roy back against the cage.
Roy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Paunovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roy can do to turn this around?
Paunovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Paunovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roy backwards.
Roy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Paunovic lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paunovic lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Paunovic.
Roy misses with the head strike.
Paunovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Paunovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roy blocks a body shot from Paunovic.
Paunovic tries to work over Roy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Roy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Paunovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Roy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paunovic.
Paunovic lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paunovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Roy controls his hands.
Paunovic gets underhooks to prevent Roy's takedown attempt.
Paunovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Paunovic lands a left hand.
Roy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roy lands with a light punch inside.
Paunovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paunovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Roy.
Paunovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paunovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paunovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Roy controls his hands.
Roy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roy lands a damaging elbow.
Zoran Paunovic's cut is getting worse.
Paunovic breaks from the clinch.
Roy misses with a left hand
and Paunovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zoran Paunovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paunovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Paunovic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paunovic.
Roy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Paunovic rather than just go for the knockout.
Paunovic misses with a wild body shot.
Roy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Roy trying to control the action but Paunovic is working from the bottom.
Paunovic tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Roy presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zoran Paunovic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zoran Paunovic's cut.
That's time! Paunovic'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!
Paunovic misses with a combination
and Roy counters with a low kick, right behind Paunovic 's knee.
Paunovic misses with a looping left.
Roy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Paunovic thinks about countering with a body kick.
Paunovic moves to clinch but Roy breaks away
and Roy counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Paunovic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Paunovic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Paunovic looks to land a left hand but Roy moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roy lands with a nice body punch.
Zoran Paunovic is winning the standup battle so far.
A bone on bone clash there as Roy blocks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Roy.
Paunovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy walks into a straight right hand from Paunovic.
Paunovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Roy lands a leg kick that knocks Paunovic off balance momentarily.
Paunovic lands a head kick. Roy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Paunovic throws a jab when Roy was well out of range.
Roy misses with a low kick.
It looked like Paunovic was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Roy.
Paunovic swings for the body but Roy moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Paunovic.
Roy with a jab.
Paunovic throws a head kick but Roy moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Paunovic.
Paunovic misses with a lunging right hand
and Roy counters with a good low kick that Paunovic was not able to check.
Roy throws a body shot but no joy.
Zoran Paunovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paunovic.
Roy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paunovic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paunovic misses the body punch
enabling Roy to counter with a crisp jab.
Paunovic misses with a straight left.
A good leg kick by Paunovic.
Paunovic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Roy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paunovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roy.
Paunovic throwing a counter right hand but Roy manages to avoid it.
Crunch! Paunovic slams his shin into Roy's torso.
Roy gets the takedown into side control.
Paunovic throws Roy to one side and escapes!
Roy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Paunovic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lee Roy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paunovic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Roy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Paunovic.
The fighters circle momentarily. Paunovic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Roy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paunovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Paunovic can pounce on him.
Roy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Paunovic swivels and escapes.
Paunovic gets a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch on the inside from Paunovic fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paunovic working aggressively here.
Roy throws a head punch that misses.
Roy controlling the action here for a moment.
Roy lands an elbow inside that Paunovic shrugs off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paunovic.
Roy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roy throws a head punch that misses.
Paunovic blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zoran Paunovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Paunovic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zoran Paunovic!
Zoran Paunovic thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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