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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paulao Felon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Wise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felon comes to the cage accompanied by Pregador Luo Bota pra durmir. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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183 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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 Los Angeles, Paulao Felon! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dennis Wise! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wise throws a series of punches but Felon avoids them all with ease. Wise stalks Felon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Felon's face. Felon staggers backwards, shaken. Felon shoots in and bounces Wise off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Wise wants to get back to his feet but Felon is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Felon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Felon's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Felon stands and steps away. Wise gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Felon fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wise sprawls well initially but Felon persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Felon working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Felon thows a huge punch but Wise dodges it nicely.
Wise tries to kick Felon off but Felon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Felon working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Wise taking some punishment here, with Felon in his half guard. Felon wants to pass the guard but Wise is defending well. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Felon working over Wise with some ground and pound. Wise looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Felon lands a nice short elbow. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round. Felon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Felon prevents Wise from standing back up.
Wise is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first. Felon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Felon is breathing heavily. Felon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Wise really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Felon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Felon seems to be looking for submissions.
Wise is trying to stand up here but Felon is controlling him well. Wise is defending against the submission attempts here by Felon.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Wise pushes Felon off looking to stand but Felon dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Felon missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Felon thows a huge punch but Wise dodges it nicely.
Wise pushes Felon off looking to stand but Felon dives back in and keeps control.
Felon scoring with strikes to the body and head. Felon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Wise lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Wise scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. A combination from Wise does no damage. Felon fails with a takedown attempt. Wise lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. A punch combination from Wise misses. Wise lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Wise misses with a takedown attempt - Felon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Felon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wise moves in looking to clinch but Felon pushes him off. Wise lands with a cross. Felon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Felon drops an elbow to the side of Wise's head. Felon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Felon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Felon is keen to just control but Wise is a slippery customer. Wise is trying to stand back up but Felon is controlling him
Felon seems to be looking for submissions.
Wise keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Felon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Felon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Wise is trying to stand back up but Felon is controlling him
Felon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Felon working over Wise with some ground and pound. Wise looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Felon wants to control but Wise is keeping him busy. Wise is trying to stand back up but Felon is controlling him
Felon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Felon shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wise napping and manages to drive through into side control! Wise throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land. Felon wants to control but Wise is keeping him busy. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Felon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Felon grinds an elbow into Wise's temple. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulao Felon dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A left and a right from Wise both land. Nice combination. Felon fails with a takedown attempt. Felon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wise as he jumps to the side. Felon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Wise is looking to escape. Felon lands with a punch from half guard. Felon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Wise is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Felon scores with a couple of nice shots. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Wise is trying to stand back up but Felon is controlling him
Wise taking some punishment here, with Felon in his half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. A decent looking cross lands there for Wise. Wise misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wise misses with a head kick.
Wise throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Felon. Felon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wise as he jumps to the side. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulao Felon. That's going to take a lot out of him. Felon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wise pinned against the cage. Wise gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Wise rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Felon moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Wise fails to land with a series of punches.
Wise looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Felon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Felon decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Felon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Wise has hold of Felon's hands but Felon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Felon is looking for a kimura but Wise is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Felon to get the leverage. Felon missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Felon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wise defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Felon thows a huge punch but Wise dodges it nicely.
Felon missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Felon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Paulao Felon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wise lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Felon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Felon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Nice takedown defense from Wise. No joy for Felon on that attempt. Wise shoots in and drives through. Felon sprawls well. Wise misses with the combination.
Felon looks for a takedown but Wise sprawls well. Wise throws a solid leg kick but Felon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wise. Felon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wise sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Wise tries to clinch up. Wise's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Wise duly obliges. Felon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wise.
Wise leaves Felon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Paulao Felon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wise tries to clinch up but Felon circles away and keeps his distance. Felon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wise defends it nicely. Wise lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Felon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Felon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wise's waist but Wise gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Felon off to one side. A punch combination from Felon misses. Good work by Felon as he checks the leg kick. Felon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wise circles away. Wise lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wise misses with a series of wild punches.
Wise is working the combinations to good effect here. Felon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Felon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wise's guard. Wise wants to stand but Felon is controlling the position. Felon trying to control the position from guard on top but Wise is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Felon controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Felon wants to control from the top but Wise keeps moving. Felon sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wise's guard. Wise is refusing to be controlled, as Felon sits in half guard. Felon wants to work for an arm triangle but Wise is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wise on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Wise avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Felon. Felon prevents Wise from standing back up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Felon lands a nice short elbow. Felon not landing any meaningful shots this time. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulao Felon dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Wise throws and low kick but Felon moves out of range easily. Wise tries to bum rush Felon with a series of wild strikes but Felon uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Wise stuffs the takedown. Felon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wise swivels and escapes. Wise throws a right and a left that both miss. Wise misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Felon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wise tries to avoid it but Felon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wise to the ground. Wise escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulao Felon. That's going to take a lot out of him. Wise throws a right and a left that both miss. Wise throws a right hand that Felon ducks under and follows up with a left that Felon also avoids with ease. Felon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wise defends it nicely. Felon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wise sprawls well. Wise wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Felon gets slowly back to his feet. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wise tries to clinch there but Felon circles away.
Felon gets a takedown into half guard. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Felon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wise has hold of Felon's hands but Felon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Felon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Wise is trying to stand.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Felon connects with a nice short shot to Wise's temple. Wise is trying to stand back up but Felon is controlling him
Felon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Felon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wise doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Felon. Felon not landing any meaningful shots this time. Felon working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Felon is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Wise has managed to free his arm - good work. Wise is trying to stand up here but Felon is controlling him well. Felon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wise's head. Wise is trying to stand back up but Felon is controlling him
Felon prevents Wise from improving his position. Felon is working for a submission of some sort.
Wise on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Felon stops Wise from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wise is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Felon scores with a couple of nice shots. Felon moves into full mount! Wise won't be happy about that! Wise tries to buck Felon off but he can't manage it. The referee warns Wise that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Felon has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wise's face.
Felon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
You get the feeling that Wise really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Felon lands with some strikes. Wise wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Felon is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Wise has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Wise tries to hold on but Felon pushes him away. Dennis Wise has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wise is working to get back to half guard.
Felon lands a heavy elbow. Felon lands with some strikes. Felon lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Felon looking to finish Wise with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wise! Felon unloading with bombs! Felon scoring with strikes but Wise is staying in there. Wise is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Wise in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Paulao Felon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Felon takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that's the end of the fight! Paulao Felon showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Felon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27 Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulao Felon!
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