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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Paris (ranked 370 p4p, 709 weight class) and Elvis Presley (ranked 46 p4p, 99 weight class). Elvis Presley has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marco Paris's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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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 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marco Paris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elvis Presley!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Paris.
Presley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Presley prevents the takedown attempt.
Paris struggles to land a body shot inside as Presley controls his hands.
Paris is looking to take this one to the mat.
Presley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Presley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Presley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Presley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Paris lands a hook that snaps the head of Presley backwards.
Presley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Paris can't find room to land a body shot as Presley controls the action.
Paris goes for a takedown in the clinch but Presley prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Paris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Presley lands a right hand.
Presley lands with a short shot to the head.
Paris tries for a takedown but Presley manages to get underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Presley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paris is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Presley to keep the fight standing.
Presley stops a takedown attempt from Paris.
Presley landing knees to the body.
Paris is breathing heavily.
Paris drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Presley misses with a punch to the body.
Presley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paris is trying to pull guard but Presley has him pressed against the cage.
Paris jumps into guard, dragging Presley to the mat.
Presley gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Presley closes the distance and pushes Paris back into the cage.
A hook to the body from Presley.
A short uppercut from Presley.
Presley looking to throw knees to the head but Paris is blocking nicely.
Paris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paris wants to take the fight to the mat but Presley manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Presley stops a takedown attempt from Paris.
A right hook to the body lands for Presley.
Presley misses with a punch to the body.
Paris tries to score a body lock takedown but Presley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Presley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Paris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Presley is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paris prevents a body shot from Presley.
Paris takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paris jumps guard but Presley turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Presley content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Presley takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knees in the clinch landing for Presley.
Presley is working Paris over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Presley - that landed with a thud.
Paris tries to pull guard but Presley holds him up against the cage and eventually Paris drops back down to his feet.
Presley tries to work over Paris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Presley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pariss head.
Presley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Presley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Paris backwards.
Paris can't get the takedown.
Presley lands a shot to the body.
Presley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Paris backwards.
Presley lands a body shot in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Presley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presley is pushing Paris up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Presley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paris backwards.
Presley lands a right hand.
Paris is trying to pull guard but Presley has him pressed against the cage.
Presley swings wildly with an uppercut but Paris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Presley wants to stall.
Presley lands a body punch.
Presley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paris fails to pull guard.
Presley is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Presley.
Paris has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Presley after a bit of a struggle.
Presley has a couple of punches blocked by Paris.
Presley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paris's elbow.
Presley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paris.
Paris fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paris has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Presley uses from the top position.
Presley seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Presley won't allow Paris to sweep him here.
Paris wants to hit a sweep here but Presley passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Paris there!
Paris working to try and regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Presley dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Paris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Presley but Presley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Presley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Paris, pushing him back against the cage.
Presley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Presley misses with a knee strike.
Presley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Paris or not.
Paris is trying to drag Presley to the mat but Presley just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Paris is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Paris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Presley lands an uppercut.
Paris wants to take the fight to the mat but Presley manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Paris manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Presley won't allow Paris to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paris will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Presley not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Paris wants to hit a sweep here but Presley passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Paris there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris is wriggling around trying to escape.
Paris slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Paris wants to improve his position but Presley is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Paris is looking to get back to full guard here but Presley has managed to pass to side control instead.
Paris is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Presley gets to mount! Paris was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Paris can't escape the position.
Elvis Presley has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris is working hard here to advance position.
Presley takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Presley is looking to work his way around to Paris's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
That's four 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 is trying to reverse the position but instead Presley has taken his back - oops!
Paris wants to escape the position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Presley controlling the positon.
Paris looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Presley controlling well, preventing Paris from escaping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Presley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Presley lands a glancing blow to the side of Paris's head.
It looks like Marco Paris has been cut.
Presley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Presley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paris.
Paris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Presley rushes Paris and presses him up against the cage.
Paris fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Presley can't find room to land a body shot as Paris controls the action.
Paris tries to pull guard but Presley won't allow it.
Presley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paris blocks a body shot from Presley.
Presley struggles to land a body shot inside as Paris controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Presley obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Presley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Presley misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Presley.
Presley is working Paris over against the cage.
Paris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Presley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paris backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Presley lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Presley is trying to stall.
Presley gets through Paris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Presley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Presley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Presley is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Presley works on Paris's body with a couple of short punches.
Paris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Presley landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Presley leaning against his opponent.
Presley misses with a knee strike.
Presley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Paris is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Paris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Presley tries a knee to the head but Paris blocks it.
Paris wants to take the fight to the mat but Presley manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paris wants a takedown.
Paris misses with the head strike.
Presley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paris has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paris is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Presley tries to work over Paris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Elvis Presley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Paris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Presley unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paris has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Presley avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Presley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Presley is working Paris over against the cage.
Presley is working Paris over against the cage.
Presley holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Presley scores with a hook to the body.
Presley digs a right hand underneath Paris's ribcage. Paris let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Presley tries to work over Paris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Presley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Presley slowing the pace effectively.
Marco Paris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Presley tries a knee to the head but Paris blocks it.
Presley misses with a body punch.
Presley gets underhooks to prevent Paris's takedown attempt.
Presley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Presley working Paris over with knees to the body.
Presley will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Paris up against the cage.
Paris takes a knee right on the jaw!
Presley misses with a punch to the body.
Elvis Presley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Presley content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Presley prevents the takedown attempt.
Presley is pressed up against the cage. Paris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Presley down to the mat. Presley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Presley pushes Paris up against the cage in a clinch.
Paris drops down looking for an ankle pick but Presley pulls his leg out and moves away.
Presley thumps Paris with a low kick.
Elvis Presley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Presley closes the distance and clinches.
Paris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paris struggles to land a body shot inside as Presley controls his hands.
A knee to the head by Presley.
Presley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paris misses with a punch to the body.
Paris has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Presley after a bit of a struggle.
Paris has Presley pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Presley manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Paris is working for takedown but Presley is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Presley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Presley blocks a body shot from Paris.
Presley slowing the pace effectively.
Presley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Presley landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Presley blocks an elbow strike.
Paris fails to pull guard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Presley.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elvis Presley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Presley 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elvis Presley!
An out of breath and clearly excited Elvis Presley thanked Aspire Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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