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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Paul (ranked 3268 p4p, 4206 weight class) and Sheldy Foote (ranked 434 p4p, 542 weight class). Sheldy Foote is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sheldy Foote!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Foote lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Foote tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Foote lands a right hand.
Paul is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Foote throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Foote.
Foote is stalling here.
Foote stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paul.
Paul tries to break free but Foote pushes him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Foote.
Foote throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Foote misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul is trying to break the clinch but Foote is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Paul's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Foote connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Bruce Paul has been cut.
Foote has a couple of punches blocked by Paul.
Foote has a couple of punches blocked by Paul.
Foote goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Foote misses with a knee to the head.
Paul changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Foote fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Paul tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Foote avoids the head kick by Paul.
Foote lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paul circles away quickly and effectively.
As Foote tries to get set, Paul tries to push him back and clinch up but Foote manages to avoid the attempt.
Foote tries to clinch up.
Paul throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Foote just misses with a punch to the body.
Foote clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul managing to block the knees to the body from Foote.
Paul is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Foote gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Foote pushes off an throws an elbow but Paul leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Foote fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Foote works on Paul's body with a couple of short punches.
Foote stalling the fight.
Foote stalls.
Foote continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Foote working aggressively here.
Foote can't find room to land a body shot as Paul controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foote struggles to land a body shot inside as Paul controls his hands.
Paul avoiding damage as Foote throws knees to the body.
Foote lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul is trying to maintain a safe position but Foote gets an underhook and turns Paul into the cage.
Foote has a couple of punches blocked by Paul.
Foote lands a left hand that snaps the head of Paul backwards.
Paul managing to block the knees to the body from Foote.
Foote tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paul avoids it.
Foote has Paul pushed against the cage.
Paul wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've been informed that Foote has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Foote slowing the pace effectively.
Foote with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paul is trying to push Foote away but Foote has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Paul blocking some punches.
Paul avoiding damage as Foote throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul avoids the elbow strike from Foote, against the cage.
Foote goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Foote.
Foote has Paul pressed against the cage.
Foote throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Foote dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Foote's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are getting on Foote's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Foote misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paul blocks an elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sheldy Foote dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Paul's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Foote. Paul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paul throws a right hand that Foote ducks under and follows up with a left that Foote also avoids with ease.
Foote takes the fight into the clinch.
Foote has a couple of punches blocked by Paul.
Paul is working for takedown but Foote is calmly controlling the position for now.
Foote lands with a left to the head.
Foote leaning against his opponent.
Foote is stalling here.
Foote receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Foote lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foote has a couple of punches blocked by Paul.
Paul avoids a wild elbow strike from Foote.
Foote has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Foote misses with a knee to the head.
Foote throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foote with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Foote throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Paul wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sheldy Foote seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Foote tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Foote with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Foote tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Paul tries to break free but Foote pushes him back against the cage.
Foote using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paul has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Foote stalling.
Stalling in the clinch from Foote.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foote fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Foote lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paul backwards.
Paul avoiding damage as Foote throws knees to the body.
Paul blocking some punches.
Paul is trying to break the clinch but Foote has him pressed against the cage.
Foote's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Foote lands a right hand.
Paul blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Foote creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Paul is looking to break free of the clinch but Foote has double underhooks.
Foote swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foote can't find room to land a body shot as Paul controls the action.
Foote scores with a nice hook to the head.
Foote lands a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Paul's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Foote just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paul's brow.
Foote throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Foote on the inside.
Foote with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paul wants to get back to striking at distance but Foote won't allow it.
Foote swings wildly with an uppercut but Paul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foote lands with a short shot to the head.
Foote tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Foote after a bit of a struggle.
Foote with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Foote misses with the head strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Foote throws an elbow but misses.
Foote throws an elbow that misses.
Foote's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Foote swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paul's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Foote tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Foote tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sheldy Foote showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bruce Paul's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Foote misses with a head kick.
Foote tries to clinch up.
Foote drives through and clinches with Paul against the cage.
Foote tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Foote keeps control of Paul as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Foote misses with the head strike.
Foote lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Foote misses with the head strike.
Foote lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paul backwards.
Paul has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Foote tries to land a knee to the head but Paul blocks with his arms.
Foote swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paul blocking some punches.
Foote's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foote scores with a shot to the side of Paul's head.
Paul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paul is trying to maintain a safe position but Foote gets an underhook and turns Paul into the cage.
Foote misses with a hook from the clinch.
Foote looking to throw knees to the head but Paul is blocking nicely.
Foote has Paul pushed against the cage.
Foote tries a body shot but Paul blocks it.
Paul wants to stall.
Paul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foote fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paul.
Paul is trying to break the clinch but Foote has him pressed against the cage.
Foote dodges an elbow strike from Paul.
Foote with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Foote swings wildly with an uppercut but Paul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paul is trying to break the clinch but Foote has him pressed against the cage.
Paul drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Foote gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Foote tries to work over Paul's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foote taking a breather.
Paul has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Foote is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Foote looking to throw knees to the head but Paul is blocking nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Foote just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paul's brow.
Foote struggles to land a body shot inside as Paul controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Foote throws an elbow but misses.
Paul blocks an elbow strike from Foote.
Foote misses with a knee to the head.
Foote keeps control of Paul as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Paul is trying to break the clinch but Foote has him pressed against the cage.
Foote misses with a body punch.
Foote is leaning against Paul and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foote pushes Paul back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Foote throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paul blocks it with crossed arms.
Foote misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paul.
Foote leaning his opponent against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Foote just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paul's brow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Foote creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Paul's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bruce Paul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Paul wants to get back to striking at distance but Foote won't allow it.
Foote lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sheldy Foote is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Paul blocks the elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sheldy Foote comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Foote winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 24:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 25:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sheldy Foote!
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energy
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