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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cal Ashburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre has chosen Fort Minor - Remember The Name as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Paulo Andre was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cal Ashburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Andre!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andre misses with a few strikes there.
Andre throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Andre is looking to slow Ashburn down with leg kicks.
Andre misses with a wild combination.
Andre lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Andre takes a swing at Ashburn's ribcage but misses.
Andre cracks the inside of Ashburn's front leg.
A low kick from Ashburn misses
and Andre counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Andre gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jab by Ashburn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre moves into range and clinches up with Ashburn.
Andre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ashburn checks a low kick from Andre.
Ashburn scores with a jab to the head.
Andre throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ashburn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Andre looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Andre stalks Ashburn and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ashburn's face. Ashburn staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Cal Ashburn has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Andre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ashburn keeps the fight on the outside.
Ashburn throws out a loose jab but Andre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andre connects with a high kick.
Andre lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ashburn throws a leg kick
and Andre counters with a thumping low kick.
Andre misses with the combination.
A low kick from Ashburn misses
and Andre counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashburn misses with a double jab
and Andre counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Andre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ashburn's sensitive parts.
Andre ducks right into an uppercut from Ashburn.
Andre scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ashburn thows a leg kick but Andre checks it
and Andre counters with a low kick, right behind Ashburn 's knee.
Andre feints and then cracks Ashburn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ashburn down.
Ashburn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre lands a head kick. Ashburn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A head kick misses from Andre.
Andre is looking to clinch but Ashburn is avoiding it.
Andre tries to close the distance and clinch but Ashburn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ashburn.
No joy there for Ashburn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Andre throws a right and a left that Ashburn avoids nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andre lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ashburn backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ashburn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andre was well out of range. Poor timing from Ashburn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Andre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cal Ashburn's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Andre turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ashburn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andre manages to avoid it.
Ashburn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paulo Andre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andre looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Andre looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ashburn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Andre can pounce on him.
A big right from Ashburn misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre tries to clinch up.
Andre throws a series of strikes that have Ashburn backpedaling.
Ashburn looks to land a left hand but Andre moved out of range nicely.
Andre throws a right and a left that Ashburn avoids nicely.
The fighters circling - Ashburn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ashburn misses with a leg kick
and Andre counters with a low kick, right behind Ashburn 's knee.
Ashburn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paulo Andre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Andre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ashburn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre slips under a jab.
Andre moves in looking to clinch but Ashburn pushes him off.
Andre misses with a few strikes there.
Andre throws a combination that misses
and Ashburn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ashburn.
Ashburn throws a looping overhand right but Andre ducks down to avoid it.
Ashburn looks to throw a body kick
and Andre counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Andre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashburn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Andre.
Andre ducks under a wild hook from Ashburn.
Ashburn throws the left hand but Andre avoids the punch easily.
Ashburn misses with a double jab
and Andre counters with a leg kick.
Andre tries to close the distance and clinch but Ashburn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ashburn connects with a jab.
Ashburn throws a head kick that misses
and Andre counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ashburn's knee momentarily.
Ashburn throws a combination that misses
and Andre counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre is looking to clinch but Ashburn is avoiding it.
Andre lands with a nice combination. Ashburn backs away looking to recover.
Cal Ashburn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ashburn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Andre can pounce on him.
Andre closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A chopping leg kick lands by Andre.
A good leg kick by Andre.
Andre tries to bum rush Ashburn with a series of wild strikes but Ashburn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ashburn avoids the head kick by Andre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Andre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cal Ashburn's cut.
That's time! Ashburn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ashburn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Andre counters with a nice leg kick.
Ashburn's corner calls for a 1-2. Ashburn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Andre throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Andre throws a combination that misses
and Ashburn counters with a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Andre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Andre moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Andre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ashburn circles away quickly and effectively.
Andre attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Andre darts in and clinches Ashburn up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre breaks from the clinch.
Ashburn swats away the attempt to clinch by Andre.
Andre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Andre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ashburn's sensitive parts.
Ashburn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Andre.
Andre throws a nice looking combination but Ashburn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ashburn throws a lazy body kick
and Andre counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashburn throws a wild body kick that Andre sees coming a mile off.
Andre throws a quick inside leg kick.
Andre staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Andre misses.
Andre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ashburn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Andre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ashburn. That did some damage!
Ashburn throws a lazy body kick
and Andre counters with a low kick, right behind Ashburn 's knee.
Paulo Andre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ashburn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Andre throws a nice looking combination but Ashburn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Andre scoring well with a low kick there.
Andre lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Andre.
Ashburn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Andre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Andre.
Ashburn throws a lazy right hand but Andre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ashburn throws a leg kick that is checked
and Andre counters with an outside leg kick.
Andre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Andre, right into the meat.
A low kick from Ashburn is predictable there
and Andre counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ashburn's knee momentarily.
Andre moves in looking to clinch but Ashburn pushes him off.
Cal Ashburn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andre scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Andre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Andre has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Andre!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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