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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Ray Holt (ranked 5397 p4p, 5166 weight class) and Blanco Paulie (ranked 485 p4p, 475 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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182 cm 18 185 0 - 1 - 0 |
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183 cm 18 191 0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt Dangerous knees Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Ray Holt! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blanco Paulie! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Holt scores with a sloppy right hand. Paulie should have avoided that one. Holt throws a solid leg kick but Paulie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Holt. Paulie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Ray Ray Holt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Paulie moves into range and clinches up with Holt. Paulie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paulie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Ray Ray Holt has been cut. Paulie lands an elbow that stopped Holt in his tracks for a moment. Paulie lands an elbow just above Holt 's eye. Holt takes a knee to the side of the body. Paulie with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Paulie connects with a knee to the head.
Paulie lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Paulie lands an elbow just above Holt 's eye. A head punch on the inside from Holt fails to land. Paulie utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Holt takes an elbow to the temple. Holt is breathing heavily. Holt takes a knee to the side of the body. A nice glancing elbow lands by Paulie. Paulie lands an elbow that stopped Holt in his tracks for a moment. Paulie drops Holt with a big knee straight up the middle! Holt is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round. Paulie tries a head kick but it misses.
Paulie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Nice elbow from Paulie. Paulie gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. I was talking to Holt's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. A head punch on the inside from Holt fails to land. The referee is keeping an eye on Paulie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Paulie putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Holt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Paulie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Paulie tries a body shot but Holt blocks it.
Holt takes a knee to the side of the body. Paulie lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Holt is rocked! Paulie pressing his opponent against the cage. Knees to the body from Paulie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Paulie lands a knee to the head.
Paulie crunches a lovely knee into Holt's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Paulie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Holt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Paulie obliges. A knee to the head by Paulie.
A right handed body shot lands from Paulie.
Knees to the body from Paulie.
Paulie utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Paulie connects with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holt. Paulie scores a nice knee to the body.
Paulie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Knees to the body from Paulie.
Holt takes a knee to the side of the body. Paulie gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Paulie displaying some good clinch control by pressing Holt up against the cage. Paulie with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Paulie landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Paulie.
Paulie is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Holt takes an elbow to the temple. Holt takes a knee to the side of the body. Paulie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Holt takes an elbow to the forehead. Paulie is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Paulie connects with a nasty looking knee right to Holt's face.
Paulie connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Paulie landing knees to the body.
Paulie landing knees to the head.
Oh Holt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! A right handed body shot lands from Paulie.
Paulie landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Paulie.
Paulie lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Paulie using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Holt takes an elbow to the forehead. Paulie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Paulie scores with a knee to the head.
Paulie has Holt pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Holt is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Paulie - that's hurt Holt badly! Oh, another knee lands and Holt is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Holt doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Blanco Paulie!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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