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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Berni Paulsen (ranked 2879 p4p, 24335 weight class) and Zed Roland (ranked 303 p4p, 446 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Berni Paulsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zed Roland!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Roland is just out of range.
Roland throws a half hearted mid kick.
Paulsen misses with a straight right.
Paulsen lands a right hook to the body.
A punch combination from Roland misses.
Paulsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Roland has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Paulsen throws a hook but Roland blocks it.
Roland tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Roland pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Roland darts in and clinches Paulsen up against the cage.
Roland missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulsen misses with a body punch.
Paulsen can't break the clinch.
Paulsen breaks the clinch.
Roland slips a jab and a cross from Paulsen.
Roland throws a nice head kick!
Paulsen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roland circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen throws a shot from downtown. Roland moves away and avoids it.
Paulsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roland throws out the jab.
Roland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paulsen tests Roland's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Berni Paulsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paulsen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Paulsen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Roland in his tracks.
Roland fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Paulsen on the side of the head.
Roland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paulsen manages to avoid it.
Roland gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Roland pressing his opponent against the cage.
Roland lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Berni Paulsen has been cut.
Paulsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right handed body shot lands from Paulsen.
Paulsen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Roland creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Paulsen breaks the clinch.
Paulsen throws an overhand right that lands on Roland's shoulder, as Roland tries to avoid the shot.
Roland is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Roland tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roland fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paulsen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Roland pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Roland lands a nice leg kick that just misses Paulsen's sensitive parts.
Paulsen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Paulsen moves out of range of the body kick from Roland.
Paulsen misses the jab.
Roland wants to land a leg kick but Paulsen is out of range.
Paulsen misses the jab.
Roland throws a head kick that misses.
Paulsen drives through and clinches with Roland against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen breaks from the clinch.
Paulsen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paulsen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roland at a distance.
Paulsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paulsen throws a shot from downtown. Roland moves away and avoids it.
Roland throws a head kick that misses
and Paulsen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Roland uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Paulsen has time to react.
Roland ducks under a wild hook from Paulsen.
Nice defenses there by Roland.
Paulsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paulsen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Roland bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roland avoids the body shot from Paulsen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roland connects with a single shot there.
Paulsen throws out a loose jab but Roland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roland shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Paulsen eats them both and turns towards Roland to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Roland walks into a straight right hand from Paulsen.
Roland takes a swing at Paulsen's ribcage but misses.
As Roland looks to move away, Paulsen throws a big counter combo but Roland just gets out of the way.
Roland staying out of range there.
Nice straight punches there by Paulsen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Paulsen.
Roland slips a jab from Paulsen.
Paulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Roland keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paulsen.
Roland is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Paulsen connects with the punch.
Roland lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Roland pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paulsen throws a hook but Roland blocks it.
Roland feints the counter takedown.
Paulsen scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Berni Paulsen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Berni Paulsen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A slow jab from Paulsen misses its intended target.
Roland throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roland avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roland slips a jab from Paulsen.
Roland tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Roland slips a straight right by Paulsen.
Roland lands a head kick. Paulsen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Roland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paulsen.
Roland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paulsen scores with the left hand. Roland knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulsen throws a lazy right hand but Roland sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roland keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paulsen.
Roland throws a sloppy head kick and Paulsen moves out of range easily.
Paulsen lands with a right hand.
Roland fakes the leg kick and cracks Paulsen in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roland connects with an inside leg kick.
Paulsen misses with a hook.
Roland feints the counter takedown.
Roland just misses with a punch to the body.
Paulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Paulsen clinches.
Paulsen can't find room to land a body shot as Roland controls the action.
Roland will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Paulsen up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Paulsen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Roland crunches a lovely knee into Paulsen's ribcage.
Roland misses with an elbow strike.
Paulsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roland can do to turn this around?
Paulsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Roland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roland missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Paulsen misses with a punch on the inside.
Paulsen managing to block the knees to the body from Roland.
Paulsen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Paulsen misses with a punch to the body.
Roland tries to work over Paulsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roland lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Roland prevents a body shot from Paulsen.
Paulsen lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paulsen managing to block the knees to the body from Roland.
Paulsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paulsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paulsen throws a head punch that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Paulsen pushes Roland back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roland trying to land knees to the body.
Roland is looking to control Paulsen's arms but Paulsen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Roland has his back to the cage.
Paulsen tries to work over Roland's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paulsen digs a right hand underneath Roland's ribcage. Roland let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Paulsen wants to break free but Roland has control.
Paulsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roland's elbow.
Roland stalls.
Roland tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paulsen avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Roland as Paulsen tries to tie him up.
Paulsen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Roland trying to land knees to the body.
Paulsen tries to break the clinch but Roland is controlling the position.
Paulsen looking to slow down the pace here.
Paulsen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Paulsen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Paulsen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paulsen misses with a punch to the body.
Roland works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Paulsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Roland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roland misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paulsen.
Paulsen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Roland obliges.
Paulsen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Berni Paulsen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Berni Paulsen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Roland tries to move into range but Paulsen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Roland throws a nice head kick!
Roland tries a low kick but Paulsen avoids it.
Nice body punch from Paulsen.
Roland misses with a head kick.
Paulsen misses with a looping right.
Roland throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Paulsen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Roland misses with a head kick.
Paulsen lands a really nice looking cross but Roland seems unphased.
Roland tries to bum rush Paulsen with a series of wild strikes but Paulsen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paulsen throws out a loose jab but Roland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paulsen misses with a straight left.
Roland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paulsen.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Roland. Paulsen shrugs it off though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulsen misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen scores with a jab to the body.
Paulsen throws a shot from downtown. Roland moves away and avoids it.
Paulsen sizes up Roland with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Roland throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Berni Paulsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Paulsen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Paulsen missing with a left hand there. Roland was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick by Roland misses
and Paulsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roland slips a straight right by Paulsen.
Paulsen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A right-left combo lands from Paulsen.
It looks like Zed Roland has been cut.
Paulsen scores with a sloppy right hand. Roland should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paulsen misses with a straight left.
Paulsen throws a hook but Roland blocks it.
Roland shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roland scores with a kick to the body.
Roland throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Paulsen is looking to counter punch.
Roland shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Paulsen misses with a hook.
Paulsen works Roland's body with a nice hook.
Paulsen throws a shot from downtown. Roland moves away and avoids it.
Paulsen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Roland takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Roland throws a lazy head kick
and Paulsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paulsen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Roland looks for the body kick but Paulsen saw that one coming.
Roland looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A punch combination from Paulsen misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Paulsen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Paulsen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Berni Paulsen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roland throws a head kick that misses.
Roland moves out of range as Paulsen strikes.
Paulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roland is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The fighters circling - Paulsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paulsen misses with an uppercut.
And Roland tries to counter it with a takedown but Paulsen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Zed Roland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paulsen rushes Roland and presses him up against the cage.
Paulsen working aggressively here.
Roland taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Paulsen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paulsen lands a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roland just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paulsen's brow.
Zed Roland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roland fakes the leg kick and cracks Paulsen in the body.
Paulsen takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Roland.
Paulsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roland slips under a jab from Paulsen.
Nice cross by Paulsen.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Roland will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Roland throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roland tries a head kick but it misses.
Roland throws a head kick but Paulsen moves out of range.
Roland feints a jab promting Paulsen to slip. Roland then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Paulsen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Paulsen jabs Roland to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Berni Paulsen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Paulsen 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Berni Paulsen!
A victorious Berni Paulsen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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