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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pauly D (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pauly D!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Karl Marx!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marx moves out of range as D strikes.
D punishes Marx's body with a nice straight punch.
D misses with a hook.
D swings for the body but Marx moves out of range.
Marx defending well as D loads up on a big left hand.
Marx looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good exchange - D coming out on top.
Marx pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marx dodges the punch combination from D.
D thows a body shot but no joy.
D just misses with a punch to the body.
Marx tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but D paws at him with a jab and circles away.
D misses with a low kick as Marx jumps back.
D attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
D looks to throw the jab but Marx is out of range.
Pauly D seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marx looks to land a right hand but D moved out of range.
D shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
D misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with D, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from D.
Marx lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Marx lands a nice elbow.
D breaks the clinch.
D throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
D works Marx's body with a nice hook.
D scores with a jab. Marx acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
D throws the kick towards the body but Marx avoids it.
D misses the shot to the body.
D looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
D thows a body shot but no joy.
D swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marx.
Marx avoids a punch combination nicely.
D throws a wild body kick that Marx sees coming a mile off.
D misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D misses the shot to the body.
D avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
D misses with a low kick.
Marx has closed the distance and engaged D in a clinch.
Marx tries to land a knee to the head but D blocks with his arms.
D throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Marx just misses with a elbow thrown towards D's brow.
Marx throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but D blocks it with crossed arms.
D is leaning against Marx and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from D.
D with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
D is trying to break free.
D misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marx blocking some punches.
Marx blocks an uppercut.
D tries a knee to the head but Marx blocks it.
Marx tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
D with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
D is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marx leaning against his opponent.
D can't break the clinch.
D misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from D fails to land.
D dodges an elbow strike from Marx.
D swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marx tries to land knees in the clinch but D avoids the damage to the body.
D takes an elbow to the temple.
Marx trying to land knees to the body.
D misses with some punches.
Marx lands an elbow inside.
D blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
D wants to break the clinch but can't.
D takes an elbow to the temple.
Marx avoiding damage as D throws knees to the body.
Marx tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
D tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
D working aggressively here.
D avoiding damage as Marx throws knees to the body.
D throws a head punch that misses.
D wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
D takes an elbow to the forehead.
D avoids a wild elbow strike from Marx.
Marx pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
D lands a knee to the body.
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.
D breaks the clinch.
D wants to clinch
and Marx counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Marx throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Marx lands an elbow inside that D shrugs off.
D avoiding damage as Marx throws knees to the body.
D on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marx throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marx blocks a body shot from D.
D misses with a punch to the body.
D dodges an elbow strike from Marx.
D misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marx.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marx.
Marx lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Marx.
D has a couple of punches blocked by Marx.
D blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from D fails to land.
Marx looking to throw knees to the head but D is blocking nicely.
D has had enough of the clinch but Marx keeps him there for the moment.
Marx lands an elbow just above D 's eye.
D on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pauly D dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
D tries to clinch
and Marx counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
D goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
D scores with a nice hook to the head.
D misses with a punch on the inside.
Marx's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
D misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marx pressing his opponent against the cage.
D throws a punch but it's blocked by Marx.
D is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marx creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
D lands a hook that snaps the head of Marx backwards.
A head punch on the inside from D fails to land.
Marx creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through D's defenses.
Marx using the Thai plumb to throw knees but D has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
D wants to break free but Marx has control.
D wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marx has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marx.
D scores with a shot to the side of Marx's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from D. Marx does a little dance to reset his feet.
D lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
D swats away the attempt to clinch by Marx.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marx.
Marx avoids the body shot from D.
D rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marx moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
D tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Marx moves into the clinch.
Marx pushes off an throws an elbow but D leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
D is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marx misses with a knee to the head.
Marx misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from D.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marx.
D wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marx keeps control of D as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
D throws a head punch that misses.
Marx blocking some punches.
D wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
D doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marx pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
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.
D wants to break the clinch but can't.
D takes an elbow to the temple.
D managing to block the knees to the body from Marx.
Marx gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
D wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marx has him pressed against the cage.
D struggles to land a body shot inside as Marx controls his hands.
D fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
D tries to work over Marx's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
D wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
D wants to break free but Marx has control.
D tries to land a knee to the head but Marx blocks with his arms.
D misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marx.
D has had enough of the clinch but Marx keeps him there for the moment.
Marx comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marx lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
D wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Marx just misses with a elbow thrown towards D's brow.
D misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marx.
Marx blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marx misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from D.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Marx blocks a punch to the side of the head.
D blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D misses with a punch on the inside.
Marx lands a nice elbow.
D takes an elbow to the temple.
Marx misses with an elbow over the top.
D misses with a knee to the head.
D throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
D wants to break the clinch but can't.
D throws a punch but it's blocked by Marx.
D wants to get back to striking at distance but Marx won't allow it.
Marx lands a nice elbow.
Marx lands an elbow that stopped D in his tracks for a moment.
D dodges an elbow strike from Marx.
D dodges an elbow strike from Marx.
D takes an elbow to the temple.
D is trying to break the clinch but Marx has him pressed against the cage.
D can't break the clinch.
D digs a right hand underneath Marx's ribcage. Marx let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice elbow from Marx.
D throws a punch but it's blocked by Marx.
Nice elbow from Marx.
D swings wildly with an uppercut but Marx uses good head movement to avoid it.
D throws a head punch that misses.
D takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Marx comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
D can't break the clinch.
Marx effectively controlling the action here.
Marx unloads a knee to the mid-section. D lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
D takes an elbow to the forehead.
Marx lands an elbow inside.
D lands a body shot.
D lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marx lands a damaging elbow.
D can't break the clinch.
D blocks an elbow strike from Marx.
D lands a right hand.
D lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marx or not.
Marx gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Marx.
D avoiding damage as Marx throws knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
D misses with some punches.
D throws a knee to the head but misses.
D avoids the elbow strike from Marx, against the cage.
Marx trying to land knees to the body.
D throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Marx just misses with a elbow thrown towards D's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pauly D will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Marx showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from D.
D swings for the body but Marx moves out of range.
Marx is looking to clinch.
Marx misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marx tries to clinch up.
D tries to keep at a distance but Marx has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marx blocking some punches.
Marx creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through D's defenses.
Marx tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
D takes an elbow to the temple.
Marx lands a nice elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
D softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
D lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marx looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Marx misses with an elbow over the top.
D wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
D scores with an uppercut up the middle.
D working aggressively here.
Marx lands an elbow just above D 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx managing to block the knees to the body from D.
D swings wildly with an uppercut but Marx uses good head movement to avoid it.
D has had enough of the clinch but Marx keeps him there for the moment.
Marx lands a damaging elbow.
Marx gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
D swings away with an uppercut that misses.
D misses with some punches.
Marx trying to land knees to the body.
D misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marx.
Marx blocks an uppercut.
D misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marx looking to throw knees to the head but D is blocking nicely.
Marx pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Marx missing with knees to the body.
Marx blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marx lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
D tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from D.
Marx trying to land knees to the body.
Marx misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from D.
D works on Marx's body with a couple of short punches.
Marx tries to land knees in the clinch but D avoids the damage to the body.
That's two 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.
D wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marx has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Marx.
D blocks the elbow strike.
D takes an elbow to the forehead.
Marx lands an elbow just above D 's eye.
Marx creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through D's defenses.
D tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marx lands an elbow inside.
D blocks an elbow strike.
D misses with a body punch.
D wants to break free but Marx has control.
D blocks an elbow strike from Marx.
D throws a punch but it's blocked by Marx.
D takes an elbow to the forehead.
D swings away with an uppercut that misses.
D doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
D managing to block the knees to the body from Marx.
Marx blocks an uppercut.
D lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marx backwards.
Marx throws an elbow but it misses.
D lands a hook that snaps the head of Marx backwards.
D's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx has D up against the cage in a clinch.
D lands a body shot.
Marx slows down the pace here.
D doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
D is trying to break the clinch but Marx has him pressed against the cage.
D wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marx has him pressed against the cage.
Marx comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marx lands a nice elbow.
D lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marx.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Marx just misses with a elbow thrown towards D's brow.
D avoiding damage as Marx throws knees to the body.
D throws a head punch that misses.
D has had enough of the clinch but Marx keeps him there for the moment.
D is looking to break free of the clinch but Marx has double underhooks.
D doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marx blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
D is trying to break free.
Marx lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx lands an elbow that stopped D in his tracks for a moment.
Marx trying to land knees to the body.
D is trying to break the clinch but Marx has him pressed against the cage.
Marx keeps control of D as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marx blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
D wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
D is trying to break the clinch but Marx has him pressed against the cage.
Marx lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
D misses with a shot to the kidneys.
D working aggressively here.
D doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marx lands an elbow just above D 's eye.
D wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marx gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Marx'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.
Marx throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marx pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from D. Marx does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karl Marx has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pauly D is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
D misses with the combination.
D swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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 Pauly D.
Well D 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pauly D!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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