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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paulie Soprano (ranked 2251 p4p, 1763 weight class) and Cameron McNab (ranked 283 p4p, 225 weight class). Cameron McNab has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Paulie Soprano's chin.
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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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulie Soprano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cameron McNab!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNab ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soprano moves away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by McNab.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soprano tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McNab wants to lay and pray for a moment but Soprano keeps working.
McNab looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Soprano is avoiding damage well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McNab working the head and body with strikes.
McNab is staying tight to Soprano's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Soprano is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNab controlling the position from side mount.
McNab working the ground and pound.
McNab passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Soprano!
Soprano gets back to half guard.
McNab is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Soprano is not content to let McNab control the position.
Still in half guard, McNab seems content to control.
Soprano makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Soprano.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McNab's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNab trying to control but Soprano is working from the bottom.
Soprano wants to sweep here but McNab controlling him for the moment.
McNab trying to control but Soprano is working from the bottom.
McNab is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
McNab is working Soprano over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
McNab postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Soprano is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McNab throwing strikes but missing.
McNab trying to control but Soprano is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McNab trying to control the position from guard on top but Soprano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McNab tries to free his leg and advance position but Soprano is retaining full guard.
Soprano working for a triangle but McNab defends it easily.
Soprano keeping moving, preventing McNab from controlling successfully.
McNab might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Soprano haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
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.
McNab controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Soprano is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Soprano looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
McNab wants to control but Soprano is keeping busy.
Soprano wants to pass the guard but McNab is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McNab is pressing down on Soprano's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cameron McNab dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
McNab throws a looping overhand right but Soprano ducks down to avoid it.
McNab looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Soprano!
McNab wants to lay and pray for a moment but Soprano keeps working.
Soprano takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Soprano is not content to let McNab control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soprano takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
McNab controls the position from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soprano tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A lull in the action here.
Soprano is looking for a sweep.
McNab takes a little break here. Soprano wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Cameron McNab has got the better of the ground game so far.
McNab cracks Soprano with an elbow. That is naaassty.
McNab lands a nice forearm strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soprano is working to avoid the ground and pound but McNab connects with a decent elbow.
Soprano is looking to regain half guard here but McNab keeps moving and retains side control.
McNab has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McNab scores with punches from side control.
McNab remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
McNab wants to lay and pray for a moment but Soprano keeps working.
McNab cracks Soprano with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Soprano is rocked!
Soprano is looking to reverse the position.
Oh Soprano is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Soprano is working hard here to advance position.
Soprano manages to get back to half guard.
McNab drops an elbow to the side of Soprano's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNab scores with a big shot! Soprano's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Soprano! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cameron McNab!
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