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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ron Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gene Paolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gene Paolo!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paolo lands a jab.
Paolo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Paolo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Paolo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gene Paolo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paolo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wood lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wood throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Paolo was covering up waiting for the punch and Wood finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wood stops Paolo from standing up.
Wood trying to control but Paolo is working from the bottom.
Paolo wants to get back to his feet but Wood is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wood is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wood would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Wood stops Paolo from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood stands up from Paolo's guard - Wood perhaps looking for a knockout.
Paolo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paolo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paolo lands a slapping body shot.
Paolo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paolo throws a right and a left that Wood avoids nicely.
Paolo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wood backs up against the cage.
Wood shoots for a double leg takedown but Paolo sprawls well. He's pushed Wood's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wood takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Paolo throws a right and a left that Wood avoids nicely.
Paolo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paolo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wood swinging wilding here.
Wood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paolo.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wood is defended easily by Paolo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paolo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Paolo misses with a few strikes there.
Paolo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wood has managed to clinch.
Wood wants the takedown. Paolo is fighting it off but Wood persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Paolo's guard against the cage.
Wood prevents Paolo from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wood is breathing heavily.
Paolo has his feet on Wood's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Paolo lands a right hook to the body.
Wood has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Paolo is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paolo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wood backs up against the cage.
A left and a right from Paolo both land. Nice combination.
Paolo stalks Wood and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wood's face. Wood staggers backwards, shaken.
Paolo scores with a nice head shot.
Paolo throws a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Wood 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Paolo misses with a double jab.
Wood has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Paolo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wood counters with a nice double leg into side control. Paolo won't be happy with that.
Paolo tries to escape but Wood is in control.
Wood postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paolo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Wood.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Paolo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Wood stands up.
Paolo misses with the combination.
Paolo misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paolo tries to bum rush Wood with a series of wild strikes but Wood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paolo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paolo thuds his right hand into Wood's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ron Wood will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wood has managed to clinch.
Paolo wants to get back to striking at distance but Wood won't allow it.
Come on Wood - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Paolo is pressed up against the cage. Wood has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Paolo down to the mat. Paolo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Paolo looks to land a combination. Wood sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Paolo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wood.
Paolo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Paolo's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Paolo duly obliges.
Paolo lands a with a good body shot.
Wood feints and as Paolo raises his hands in defense, Wood changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wood is looking to stand up but Paolo won't let him.
Paolo wants to stand and escape but Wood is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wood wants to control from the top but Paolo keeps moving.
Wood working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paolo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Paolo misses with a series of wild punches.
Paolo scores with a hook to the body. Wood takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Paolo scores with a one two! Wood had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Paolo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Paolo lands a two punch combo.
Paolo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Paolo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wood circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two 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.
Wood has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ron Wood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paolo misses with a wild combination.
Wood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paolo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wood circles away quickly and effectively.
Paolo digs a good body shot into Wood's ribs.
Gene Paolo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Paolo.
No joy there for Paolo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paolo throws a right hand that Wood ducks under and follows up with a left that Wood also avoids with ease.
Wood throws a push kick but Paolo slaps the foot to one side.
Paolo throws a right and a left that Wood avoids nicely.
Paolo throws a one two combo.
Paolo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wood.
Paolo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Paolo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Paolo.
Paolo throws a series of punches but Wood avoids them all with ease.
Paolo looks to land a combination. Wood sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Paolo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Paolo.
Paolo lands a nice shot to the body.
Wood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paolo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wood rather than just go for the knockout.
Wood misses with a takedown attempt - Paolo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Paolo thuds a left hand into Wood's body.
Wood looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Paolo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Paolo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wood slips a jab and a cross from Paolo.
Paolo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wood counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wood prevents Paolo from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood stands up and waves to Paolo to follow him.
Paolo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paolo throws a nice looking combination but Wood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wood.
Paolo lands with a nice body punch.
Wood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paolo lands a jab-cross combination.
Paolo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Paolo misses with a double jab.
Paolo throws a right and a left that Wood avoids nicely.
Paolo lands with an overhand left.
Wood closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ron Wood will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Wood instigates a clinch.
Wood breaks the clinch.
Paolo throws a series of punches but Wood avoids them all with ease.
Paolo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Paolo.
Wood misses with a few strikes there.
Paolo misses with a series of wild punches.
Paolo lands with a nice body punch.
Paolo connects with a looping right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Paolo!
Some wild striking there from Paolo.
Wood looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Paolo is fending him off so far but Wood persists. Nope, Paolo circles away and we're back to standing.
Paolo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wood shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Paolo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Paolo bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Wood is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gene Paolo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paolo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Paolo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Paolo misses with a double jab.
A right-left combo lands from Paolo.
Paolo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paolo fails to land with a series of punches.
Paolo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A jab lands there for Paolo.
Left hook, right uppercut from Paolo.
Paolo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wood shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Paolo as he jumps to the side.
Paolo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paolo stuns Wood with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Paolo!
Paolo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paolo misses with a two punch combination.
Paolo throws a one two combo.
Paolo throws a combination. Wood tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Paolo works over Wood's head and body with a nice combination.
Paolo looks to land a combination but Wood avoids it well.
Good shot there by Paolo.
Paolo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Paolo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paolo misses with a combination
and Wood counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Paolo's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paolo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Wood off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Paolo lands a jab-cross combination.
Paolo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice body punch from Paolo.
Paolo lands a jab-cross combination.
Paolo lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paolo lands a jab.
Paolo throws a series of punches but Wood moves out of range.
Paolo misses with a series of wild punches.
Paolo misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Paolo misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Paolo!
Paolo lands a right hook to the body.
Wood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wood looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Paolo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Paolo lands a nice hook to Wood's body. Wood takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wood has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Paolo misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Paolo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Paolo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paolo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Paolo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wood takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Paolo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wood circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice uppercut there from Paolo.
Some wild striking there from Paolo.
Paolo scores with a three punch combo!
Paolo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wood's head backwards.
Paolo lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paolo lands a slapping body shot.
Wood has Paolo up against the cage in a clinch.
Wood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gene Paolo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wood has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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FIGHT
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