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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Gentil (ranked 358 p4p, 380 weight class) and Louis Princip (ranked 51 p4p, 53 weight class). Princip comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lord of This World by Black Sabbath kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paulo Gentil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Louis Princip!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Princip throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gentil sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Princip throws a looping overhand right but Gentil ducks down to avoid it.
Gentil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Princip moves away.
Princip uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gentil staying out of range there.
Princip throws a series of punches but Gentil moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Gentil on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good exchange - Gentil coming out on top.
Princip throws a hook to the side of Gentil's head but Gentil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Princip throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Louis Princip seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gentil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Princip throws an overhand right that lands on Gentil's shoulder, as Gentil tries to avoid the shot.
Princip throws a body punch but Gentil moves out of range.
Gentil throws a shot to the body.
Princip misses with a wild body shot.
Gentil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Princip.
Princip lands a slapping body shot.
Princip throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheers as Gentil lands an impressive looking overhand right. Princip doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Princip fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gentil throws the left hand but Princip avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentil takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Princip throws a right hand that misses
and Gentil counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Princip tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gentil was well out of range. Poor timing from Princip.
Gentil is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gentil has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gentil avoids the body shot from Princip.
Princip just misses with a punch to the body.
Princip jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Princip takes a swing at Gentil's ribcage but misses.
Gentil misses with a wild body shot.
Gentil misses with a looping left.
Princip looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Princip clinches with his opponent.
Princip lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Princip.
Gentil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Princip misses with a hook to the ribs.
Princip digs a right hand underneath Gentil's ribcage. Gentil let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gentil lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Princip throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gentils head.
Princip misses with a hook from the clinch.
Princip lands a right hand.
Princip lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Gentil on the inside.
Princip tries to work over Gentil's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Princip blocks a body shot from Gentil.
Gentil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Princip is leaning against Gentil and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Princip.
Gentil scores with a shoulder strike.
Princip throws a head punch that misses.
Gentil blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Princip misses with a body punch.
Gentil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Princip swings wildly with an uppercut but Gentil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Princip misses with the head strike.
Princip tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gentil's elbow.
Gentil lands a hook to the side of the head.
Princip tries to work over Gentil's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Princip tries to work over Gentil's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Princip misses with the head strike.
Princip lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Princip tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Princip has a couple of punches blocked by Gentil.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentil lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Princip backwards.
Gentil breaks from the clinch.
Princip displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Princip misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gentil.
Gentil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Princip manages to avoid it.
Gentil with the inside leg kick.
Princip bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gentil takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Princip keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gentil.
Princip smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Princip lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Princip throws a looping overhand right but Gentil ducks down to avoid it.
Gentil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Princip looks to score with a jab to the body but Gentil is just out of range.
Gentil pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gentil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Princip moves away.
Princip is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gentil scores with a decent looking hook.
Princip lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Gentil.
Gentil moves out of range as Princip strikes.
Princip looks to score with a jab to the body but Gentil is just out of range.
Gentil scores with a hook.
Princip has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gentil.
Princip is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gentil rather than just go for the knockout.
Gentil goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gentil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Princip throws out the jab.
Princip stuns Gentil with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Princip throws a series of punches but Gentil moves out of range.
Gentil throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Princip misses with a hook.
Princip lands with a shot to the body.
Princip tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gentil was well out of range. Poor timing from Princip.
Princip ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gentil moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Gentil on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Princip uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gentil.
Princip misses with a body shot.
Gentil swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Princip lands with a nice body punch.
Princip throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Princip dominated that round.
That's time! Gentil's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Princip looks to throw the jab but Gentil is out of range.
Gentil tried to score with a low kick but Princip checks it.
Gentil just misses with a punch to the body.
Princip tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gentil was well out of range. Poor timing from Princip.
A quick step to the side and Gentil tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Princip looks to score with a jab to the body but Gentil is just out of range.
Princip looks to score with a jab to the body but Gentil is just out of range.
Gentil tried to counter with a leg kick but Princip avoided it.
Princip's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gentil connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Princip scrambles back to his feet.
Gentil lets loose with a powerful body kick. Princip will feel that in the morning.
Gentil misses with a wild body shot.
Princip moves in looking to clinch but Gentil pushes him off.
Princip throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Princip lands with a shot to the body.
Gentil throws a right hand that misses
enabling Princip to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gentil connects with a body shot.
Princip keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gentil.
Princip throws a lazy right hand but Gentil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Princip scores with a punch to the head.
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!
Princip takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Princip wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentil takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice shot by Princip.
Gentil showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Princip.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Good standup being displayed there by Gentil as he connects with a hook.
Princip throws a jab but it's blocked by Gentil.
Gentil fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Princip has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gentil misses with a kick to the body.
Gentil closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Louis Princip seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Princip misses with a straight left.
It looked like Gentil wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Princip throws a hook but Gentil blocks it.
Princip moves out of range of the strikes.
Princip throws a jab when Gentil was well out of range.
Princip thows a left - swing and a miss!
Princip throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gentil avoids the body shot from Princip.
Gentil lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Princip thows a left - swing and a miss!
Princip takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gentil misses with a straight left.
Gentil misses with a hook.
Gentil looks to land a body kick but Princip moved away.
A big left from Princip misses.
Gentil scoring well with a low kick there.
Princip ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gentil moves away.
Gentil throwing a counter right hand but Princip manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Gentil.
Princip throws a right hand that misses
letting Gentil counter with a right hand.
Princip scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gentil sizes up Princip with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gentil takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gentil keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Princip.
Gentil ducks under a wild hook from Princip.
Princip misses with a hook.
Princip punishes Gentil's body with a nice straight punch.
Princip avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Princip tests Gentil's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gentil misses the jab.
Princip misses with a hook. Gentil ducked under it nicely.
Princip misses with a looping left.
Princip ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gentil moves away.
Princip doesn't manage to clinch there - Gentil circles away.
Princip showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gentil.
Princip misses with a right hand
and Gentil makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gentil swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Princip throws a hook to the side of Gentil's head but Gentil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gentil avoids the body shot from Princip.
Princip slips a straight right by Gentil.
Princip ducks under a wild hook from Gentil.
Princip swings for the body but Gentil moves out of range.
Gentil throws a hook to the side of Princip's head but Princip sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Princip scores with a body shot.
Gentil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Princip was well out of range. Poor timing from Gentil.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Princip. Beautiful body shot.
Princip thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gentil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Princip looks to land a right hand but Gentil moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gentil looks to land a left hand but Princip moved out of range nicely.
Princip takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Princip avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gentil throws a jab but it's blocked by Princip.
Princip looks to land a right hand but Gentil moved out of range.
Gentil is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gentil slips under a jab.
Princip takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gentil throws a lazy right hand but Princip sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Princip tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gentil was well out of range. Poor timing from Princip.
Gentil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Princip fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gentil manages to avoid it.
Princip ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Louis Princip will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gentil looks to throw the jab but Princip is out of range.
Gentil misses with a wild body shot.
Gentil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Princip just misses with a punch to the body.
Gentil looks to land a left hand but Princip moved out of range nicely.
Gentil blocks a jab.
Gentil misses the shot to the body.
Princip loads up on a big right hand but Gentil slips the punch.
Princip moves into range and connects with a jab.
Princip throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Princip gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gentil takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gentil throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Princip looks to land a right hand but Gentil moved out of range.
Princip misses with a hook.
Princip throws a right hand that Gentil ducks under and follows up with a left that Gentil also avoids with ease.
Gentil works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Princip throws a hook but Gentil blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Princip throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Gentil, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gentil lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gentil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Princip displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gentil throws out the jab.
Gentil jabs Princip to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big right from Gentil misses.
Princip connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Princip throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Princip displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gentil throws out the jab.
Princip uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gentil.
Princip pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Princip dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gentil defending well as Princip loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Princip misses its intended target.
Princip defending well as Gentil loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Princip misses the target.
Princip misses with a wild body shot.
Paulo Gentil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gentil swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Princip.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Princip looks to throw the jab but Gentil is out of range.
Gentil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Gentil tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Princip avoids the head kick by Gentil.
Princip just misses with a punch to the body.
Gentil is looking to counter punch.
Princip takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A decent looking cross lands there for Princip.
Gentil takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Princip ducks right into an uppercut from Gentil.
Gentil throws a jab but it's blocked by Princip.
Princip waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gentil.
Gentil swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gentil slips a jab from Princip.
Princip misses with a few strikes there.
Princip throws a hook to the side of Gentil's head but Gentil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gentil is looking to counter punch.
Gentil moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Princip.
Princip pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gentil looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Princip sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Princip. Beautiful body shot.
Princip's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gentil under the eye.
Princip takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gentil loads up on a big right hand but Princip slips the punch.
Princip swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gentil counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Princip looks to land a left hand but Gentil moved out of range nicely.
Gentil throws an overhand right that lands on Princip's shoulder, as Princip tries to avoid the shot.
Gentil looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gentil connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Princip momentarily.
Princip thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Princip finds it's way through Gentil's defenses.
Gentil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Princip manages to avoid it.
Princip misses with a hook. Gentil ducked under it nicely.
Princip throws a body punch but Gentil moves out of range.
Gentil darts in and clinches Princip up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gentil scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Gentil on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Princip blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Princip.
A short body shot lands from Gentil as the two fighters clinch.
Gentil blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Gentil.
Princip tries to throw a body punch but Gentil avoids it by throwing Princip back against the cage.
Princip has a couple of punches blocked by Gentil.
Princip has a couple of punches blocked by Gentil.
Gentil lands a left hand.
Princip lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gentil blocks a body shot from Princip.
Gentil lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Princip or not.
Princip takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Princip misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gentil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Princip misses with a punch to the body.
Gentil tries a body shot but Princip blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short left from Princip.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gentil.
Princip fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Princip fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Princip blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paulo Gentil.
Well Princip 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Louis Princip!
Louis Princip thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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