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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thor White (ranked 893 p4p, 432 weight class) and Marco Paris (ranked 136 p4p, 67 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor White!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marco Paris!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paris scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Paris 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.
White wants to control but Paris is keeping busy.
White wants to get back to full guard.
Paris looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks White with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
It looks like Thor White has been cut.
Paris is thwarting White's attempts to control the position.
Paris is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and White reverses the position - he's now on top in Paris's guard.
Paris wants to improve his position but instead White has moved into half guard.
Paris is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute White jumps into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
White is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Paris is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Paris manages to work his way to half guard, despite White's best efforts.
White is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Paris doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time White.
Paris is looking for a sweep. White is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Paris lands a couple of sideways elbows.
Paris gets back to full guard.
Paris lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
White seems keen to control Paris's posture.
Paris lands a couple of digs.
Paris cracks White with a solid left hand.
Paris working some strikes from top position.
Paris working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris working some strikes from top position.
White is trying to control the position but Paris postures up.
Paris scoring with punches to the head and body.
Paris throws a big elbow that misses.
Paris postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Paris works over White with some ground and pound from guard.
Paris passes into half guard.
White is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Paris scores with a couple of nice shots.
White has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Paris is working away from the top position though.
White looking for subs from the bottom but Paris mounts him!
Paris lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White tries to hold on but Paris postures up.
Paris lands a big shot there that rocks White but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paris working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Paris lands a big shot there that rocks White but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
White is in a horrible position here. Paris smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Paris with shots to the head and body - White looks very uncomfortable down there.
Paris lands a big shot there that rocks White but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The referee warns White that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
White wants to control but Paris is having none of it.
Paris trying to control but White is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Paris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thor White's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
White takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Paris misses with a series of wild punches.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Paris finds it's way through White's defenses.
White on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Paris walks into a left hand.
It looks like Marco Paris has been cut.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
Paris drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
An elbow from Paris crashes against the mat.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Paris working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paris fails to land a wild elbow strike.
White takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Paris scoring with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
White is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Paris cracks White with a big elbow.
Paris creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Paris working away.
Paris is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
White on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Paris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Paris scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at White to see if he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paris working away.
Paris wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
Paris creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
You can see the frustration on White's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
White takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Paris tries to score with some ground and pound. White controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Paris in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
White tries to get back to half guard but can't.
White takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris in side control, throwing shots but White defends.
Paris scoring with punches from side control.
Paris wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
Paris is chipping away with strikes.
Paris connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused White some visible discomfort.
Marco Paris has got the better of the ground game so far.
Paris working the ground and pound from side control.
Paris working away.
Paris lands a few punches from side control.
Paris working the ground and pound from side control.
Paris scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at White to see if he's OK.
Paris cracks White with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paris landing a few strikes.
Paris trying to control the action but White is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on White's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Paris is working White over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The strikes coming from Paris are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Paris. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
White taking punishment in the form of punches.
White struggling a bit here.
Paris scores with punches from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Paris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Good exchange - Paris coming out on top.
Paris connects with a single shot there.
Paris connects with a single shot there.
Paris misses with a wild combination.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marco Paris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paris misses with a straight left.
Paris ducks under a wild hook from White.
Paris slips under a jab from White.
Paris dips to his left and cracks White with an uppercut!
Paris closes the distance and clinches.
White tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Paris just stands there and leans against the cage.
Paris stalling the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
White tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Paris just stands there and leans against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Paris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White tries to pull guard but Paris forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Paris scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White is trying to pull guard but Paris turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Paris stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Paris fails to land.
White tries to pull guard but Paris holds him up against the cage and eventually White drops back down to his feet.
Paris lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
Paris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White backwards.
Paris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Paris lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Paris.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
White is rocked!
White is fighting off a takedown attempt but Paris is just too persistent for him and manages to trip White to the mat. White regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Oh White is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paris working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
White preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Paris lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Paris working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paris is working White over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Paris lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Paris content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Paris's corner is telling him to maintain position.
White keeping moving, preventing Paris from controlling successfully.
Paris scoring with punches to the head and body.
White is trying to keep Paris in close.
White seems to have got his legs back now.
Paris keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of White's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paris is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Paris makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Paris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Paris tries to free his leg and advance position but White is retaining full guard.
Paris is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
White seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
White has his foot on Paris's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Paris works his way back into a safe position though.
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.
Paris working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of White's head.
White looking for a guillotine here but Paris defends easily.
White looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Paris works over White with some ground and pound from guard.
White working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Paris doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Paris manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Paris works over White with some ground and pound from guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Paris really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Paris cracks a nice hook into White's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Paris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paris takes the fight into the clinch.
Paris lands a damaging elbow.
A short left from Paris.
Paris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Paris swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Paris.
White tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Paris just stands there and leans against the cage.
White pulls guard effortlessly.
Paris with a nice head shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paris is in close to White's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Paris's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
White keeping full guard, as Paris tries to pass.
Paris lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris is working White over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Paris looking to pass the guard.
Paris working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Paris postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
Paris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Paris throws a strike but White rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Paris wants to improve his position but instead White has moved into half guard.
Paris regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paris wants to sweep here but White controlling him for the moment.
Paris is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Paris throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing White to regain full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Paris trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paris scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
White trying to control the position.
White keeping moving, preventing Paris from controlling successfully.
Paris landing some decent shots from guard.
Paris trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
White is trying to keep Paris in close.
Paris is working White over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
White is trying to keep Paris in close.
White had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Paris defends it easily.
Paris pushes down on White's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Paris wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paris is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Paris lands strikes from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Paris dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
White connects with a nice looking jab.
White takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Paris swings widly with a right hand
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White ducks under a wild hook from Paris.
Paris gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Paris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marco Paris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paris tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
Paris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
White shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice jab there from Paris.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Paris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decent striking displayed by White there.
White ducks under a wild hook from Paris.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White misses with a lunging right hand
and Paris counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Paris with a flurry of punches that miss.
Paris works over White with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris lands a couple of elbows.
Paris looking to sit in guard and control but White gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Paris manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. White manages to get himself to full guard.
Paris postures up and lands a big shot to White's brow.
White has momentary wrist control but Paris slips an elbow through the middle.
Paris trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
White is looking for a triangle but Paris pushes his legs off easily.
Marco Paris 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.
Paris landing some decent shots from guard.
Paris looking to sit in guard and control but White gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
White preventing the sweep.
Paris manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. White manages to get himself to full guard.
White wants to sweep here but Paris controlling him for the moment.
Paris working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White keeping moving, preventing Paris from controlling successfully.
Paris postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Paris slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
White is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Paris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
White keeping moving, preventing Paris from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Paris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Paris lands a couple of decent looking shots.
White working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Paris doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Paris manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
White looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Paris passes easily into side control. Nice work.
White is looking for a sweep.
Thor White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Paris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Paris 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 45:50
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 43:50
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 43:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Paris!
Marco Paris is the new middleweight champion!
Marco Paris thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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