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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Paulo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Montana has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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292 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Paulo!
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, Tony Montana!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana fails in his attempt to clinch.
Paulo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Montana looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Montana tries to buck Paulo off but Paulo is having none of it.
Paulo working the ground and pound.
A lull in the action here as Paulo stalls from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paulo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Montana is trying to escape the position but Paulo is controlling the position.
Montana is trying to control Paulo's posture but Paulo avoids it.
Paulo trying to control the action but Montana is working from the bottom.
Paulo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Montana prevents Paulo from moving into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulo working away.
Montana should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Montana is letting Paulo control him for a moment.
Paulo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A combination from Paulo does no damage.
No luck for Paulo with that takedown attempt.
Montana fails with the takedown
and Paulo counters with a nice body shot.
Montana throws the kick towards the body but Paulo avoids it.
Montana gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Paulo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Montana's guard now.
Montana looks gassed!
Paulo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Paulo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Paulo's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Montana not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paulo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Montana working a defensive guard here.
Paulo is working Montana over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Paulo stays in close to Montana's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Paulo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Paulo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Paulo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Paulo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Paulo landing some decent shots from guard.
Paulo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Montana has eaten all the pies!
Paulo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Montana's head.
Paulo 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.
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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ryan Paulo just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Montana gets caught flat footed, as Paulo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Montana will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Paulo cracks Montana with a solid left hand.
Paulo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Montana is trying to control the position but Paulo postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paulo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Paulo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Paulo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Montana gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Paulo counters with a single leg into guard. Montana didn't expect that.
Montana keeping full guard, as Paulo tries to pass.
Paulo trying to control but Montana is working from the bottom.
Paulo working some strikes from top position.
Montana wants to sweep but no luck.
Paulo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Paulo.
Paulo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Montana on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paulo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Paulo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Paulo is in close to Montana's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Montana wants to stand and escape but Paulo is having none of it.
Paulo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ryan Paulo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Montana utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Montana wants to sweep here but Paulo controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Paulo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Montana tries to hold on but Paulo pushes him away.
Paulo with good strikes from the mount here!
Montana is wriggling around trying to escape.
Paulo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Montana can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Montana is looking to improve his position but Paulo isn't that keen on the idea.
Paulo controlling his opponent.
Paulo with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Paulo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Paulo scoring with strikes but Montana is staying in there.
Paulo looking to control but Montana is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Paulo avoids the attempt from Montana to control.
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.
Paulo controlling the position easily from mount.
Paulo cracks Montana with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Montana is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Paulo controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Paulo 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Montana clinches but Paulo breaks the clinch
and Paulo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Paulo wants to work for an arm triangle but Montana is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Montana trying to control from the bottom.
Montana wants to improve his position but Paulo is controlling well.
Montana has hold of Paulo's hands but Paulo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paulo slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana wants to get back to full guard.
Montana wants to get back to his feet.
Paulo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Paulo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two 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.
Paulo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Paulo stops Montana from getting back to his feet.
Montana is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Paulo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Paulo's back!
Montana not allowing Paulo to control his hands.
Paulo is holding onto Montana's left hand, preventing any choke attempts.
Paulo is in bad spot here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana has Paulo flattened out and is raining down punches.
Paulo has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Montana.
Montana is not going to allow Paulo to sit and survive in this position.
Montana patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Paulo trying to control the action but Montana just sinks the hooks in.
Montana is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Paulo wants to control his opponent's hands but Montana gets his hands free.
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.
I really don't envy Paulo right now.
Paulo just trying to survive but Montana is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Paulo tries to escape but Montana has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Montana looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Montana scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Paulo is looking for a way out.
Paulo rolls, trying to escape but Montana keeps control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paulo wants to control his opponent's hands but Montana gets his hands free.
I would not like to be Paulo right now.
Tony Montana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan Paulo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
I really don't envy Paulo right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Paulo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Paulo 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 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Paulo!
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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
RATING
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