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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Tulley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Dantas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dantas has chosen Fear of the Dark as his entrance music. Paulo Dantas is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jamal Tulley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Dantas!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dantas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tulley but Tulley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tulley looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Dantas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tulley tries to close the distance and clinch but Dantas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dantas tries for a takedown but Tulley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jamal Tulley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Dantas.
Dantas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dantas looks for a takedown but Tulley sprawls well.
Dantas looks for a takedown but Tulley sprawls well.
Tulley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dantas tries for a takedown but Tulley circles away easily
and Tulley counters with a straight right hand.
Dantas misses with a takedown attempt - Tulley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dantas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tulley as he avoids it easily.
Tulley fails with a takedown attempt.
Dantas closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tulley to the mat! Tulley manages to get full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantas drops back looking for a leg! Tulley is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tulley manages to kick Dantas off! Dantas jumps back into Tulley's guard.
Dantas won't allow Tulley to sweep him here.
Dantas drops back looking for a leg! Tulley is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tulley manages to kick Dantas off! Dantas jumps back into Tulley's guard.
Tulley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dantas manages to get himself to full guard.
Tulley wants to control from the top but Dantas keeps moving.
Tulley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tulley wants to stand but Dantas is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tulley trying to control the position from guard on top but Dantas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dantas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dantas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dantas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tulley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tulley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dantas has a closed guard, preventing Tulley from standing up.
Tulley wants to control from the top but Dantas keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dantas fails with the takedown
and Tulley counters with a series of strikes. Dantas will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dantas misses with a takedown attempt
and Tulley counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dantas won't be happy with that.
Dantas takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dantas is trying to get back to half guard.
Dantas looking for a sweep but Tulley has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Tulley is going olschool here, as he tries to force Dantas to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Dantas shrugs it off.
Dantas is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dantas is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tulley looking to control but Dantas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dantas is working to get back to half guard.
Dantas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tulley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dantas defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tulley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Tulley dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dantas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tulley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dantas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tulley counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dantas!
Dantas is bucking up trying to escape but Tulley cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dantas tries to reverse the position but Tulley maintains control.
Tulley working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dantas is trying desperately to improve position.
Tulley wants to control the pace but Dantas is squirming around nicely.
Tulley lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tulley looking to secure an arm triangle but Dantas defends it well.
Tulley working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulley tries to control but Dantas wriggling away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dantas is working to get back to half guard.
Tulley wants to control the pace but Dantas is squirming around nicely.
Tulley cracks Dantas with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dantas is desperately trying to improve his position but Tulley has a good base and remains in mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dantas can do anything to dispel that myth.
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.
Tulley is going olschool here, as he tries to force Dantas to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Dantas shrugs it off.
Dantas is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tulley lands with some strikes.
Dantas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tulley putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dantas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tulley tries to control but Dantas wriggling away.
Dantas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tulley has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dantas's face.
Tulley is working for a guillotine from mount but Dantas frees his head quite easily.
Dantas in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dantas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tulley has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tulley tries to control but Dantas wriggling away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tulley working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Tulley dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Tulley misses with the combination.
Tulley stuffs the takedown.
Paulo Dantas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dantas shoots in but no luck this time.
Dantas misses with a takedown attempt
and Dantas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jamal Tulley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Dantas.
Tulley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dantas pinned against the cage. Dantas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tulley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dantas misses with a takedown
and Tulley counters with a right hand to the body.
Dantas tries for a takedown but Tulley circles away easily
and Tulley counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tulley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dantas with a poor takedown
and Tulley counters with a stiff right hand.
Dantas fails with the takedown
and Tulley counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantas has his takedown stuffed
and Tulley counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dantas won't be happy with that.
Dantas is trying to get back to half guard.
Dantas is not content to let Tulley control the position.
Dantas tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Tulley presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Dantas keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tulley tries to control but Dantas wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dantas is looking to improve his position but Tulley isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tulley working Dantas over with strikes here.
Dantas really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tulley looking to finish Dantas with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dantas!
Dantas really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulley wants to control the pace but Dantas is squirming around nicely.
Dantas is looking to improve his position but Tulley isn't that keen on the idea.
Dantas takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dantas is trying desperately to improve position.
Tulley breaks from Dantas's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dantas is looking to get to half guard.
Tulley landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tulley trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dantas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamal Tulley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tulley 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamal Tulley!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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