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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Silver Surfer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Goodman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Good elbows
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silver Surfer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Goodman!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Surfer.
Goodman closes the distance and pushes Surfer back into the cage.
Goodman is struggling to control the position.
Goodman pushes Surfer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Surfer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goodman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Surfer throws out the jab.
Surfer throws a push kick but Goodman slaps the foot to one side.
Goodman instigates a clinch.
Surfer letting Goodman take a breather here.
Surfer can't break the clinch.
Goodman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Goodman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Surfer's efforts to push away.
Goodman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Surfer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Goodman has him pressed against the cage.
Goodman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goodman's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Surfer tries to break free but Goodman pushes him back against the cage.
Goodman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Surfer.
Goodman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Surfer can't break the clinch.
Goodman slows down the pace here.
Goodman lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goodman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Surfer's efforts to push away.
Surfer letting Goodman take a breather here.
Goodman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Surfer blocks it with crossed arms.
Goodman can't find room to land a body shot as Surfer controls the action.
Nice body punch from Goodman - that landed with a thud.
Surfer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Goodman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Goodman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Surfer's defenses.
Surfer tries to break the clinch but Goodman is controlling the position.
Surfer manages to break the clinch.
Goodman throws a series of punches but Surfer moves out of range.
Surfer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Surfer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Goodman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Surfer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Surfer misses with a takedown attempt - Goodman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Surfer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Surfer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Goodman backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surfer throws a nice looking combination but Goodman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Surfer is breathing heavily.
Goodman takes one on the button.
Some bone on bone action there as Goodman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Surfer swinging wilding here.
Surfer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Goodman counters by moving into the clinch.
Goodman missing with knees to the body.
Surfer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Goodman has him pressed against the cage.
Surfer is trying to break the clinch but Goodman is controlling him.
Surfer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Goodman has him pressed against the cage.
Goodman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Surfer backwards.
Goodman scores with a hook to the body.
Goodman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Goodman blocks an uppercut.
Surfer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Goodman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Surfer.
Goodman with a knee to the head.
Goodman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Surfer is defending well for now.
Goodman lands a knee to the head.
Goodman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Goodman missing with knees to the body.
Goodman has a couple of punches blocked by Surfer.
Surfer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Goodman has him pressed against the cage.
Surfer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Surfer tries to circle away but Goodman has him pinned against the cage.
Surfer avoiding damage as Goodman throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman tries to stall but Surfer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A frustrated look appears on Surfer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Surfer tries to circle away but Goodman has him pinned against the cage.
Surfer is trying to break the clinch but Goodman is controlling him.
Goodman misses with a punch on the inside.
Surfer wants to get back to striking at distance but Goodman won't allow it.
Surfer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Surfer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Surfer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Surfer looks to land a combination but Goodman avoids it well.
Goodman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Surfer.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silver Surfer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Surfer misses with a combination
and Goodman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Goodman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Surfer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Surfer breaks the clinch.
Surfer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Goodman moves into the clinch.
Goodman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Surfer.
A frustrated look appears on Surfer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Surfer lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surfer can't break the clinch.
Surfer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Goodman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Surfer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Goodman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Goodman blocks the body kick.
Surfer throws a head kick that misses.
Goodman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Surfer.
Goodman rushes Surfer and presses him up against the cage.
Goodman missing with knees to the body.
Surfer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Surfer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Goodman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Goodman.
Goodman scores a nice knee to the body.
Goodman tries to land a knee to the head but Surfer blocks with his arms.
Surfer breaks the clinch.
Surfer misses with a combination
and Goodman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Surfer wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Goodman dominated that 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.
Surfer scores with a three punch combo!
A combination from Surfer does no damage.
Surfer fails to land with a series of punches.
Surfer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Surfer lands a jab to the head.
Surfer lands a jab.
Goodman rushes Surfer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Surfer tries to break the clinch but Goodman is controlling the position.
The referee calls for Goodman to work.
Surfer lands with a light punch inside.
Goodman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Goodman trying to stall but Surfer improves his position.
Surfer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Goodman tries a body shot but Surfer blocks it.
Goodman is pressed up against the cage. Surfer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Goodman down to the mat. Goodman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Surfer throws a right hand that Goodman ducks under and follows up with a left that Goodman also avoids with ease.
Surfer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Surfer misses with a series of wild punches.
Goodman darts in and clinches Surfer up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Goodman.
Goodman crunches a lovely knee into Surfer's ribcage.
Surfer avoiding damage as Goodman throws knees to the body.
Goodman tries to land a knee to the head but Surfer blocks with his arms.
Surfer is trying to break the clinch but Goodman has him pressed against the cage.
Goodman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Surfer.
Surfer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Goodman has Surfer pressed against the cage, preventing Surfer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Surfer breaks from the clinch.
Surfer lands a with a good body shot.
Surfer is looking to land body kicks.
Surfer misses with a double jab.
Surfer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Surfer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Goodman circles away quickly and effectively.
Goodman takes the fight into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Goodman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Surfer.
Goodman tries a knee to the head but Surfer blocks it.
Surfer is trying to force a seperation but Goodman has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surfer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Goodman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Surfer is keeping busy.
Surfer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Goodman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silver Surfer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goodman blocks a head kick by Surfer.
Surfer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Surfer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Goodman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Goodman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Goodman keeps control of Surfer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Goodman trying to land knees to the body.
Surfer manages to break the clinch.
Surfer tries to bum rush Goodman with a series of wild strikes but Goodman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Surfer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Goodman forces Surfer back against the cage and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Goodman.
A frustrated look appears on Surfer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Surfer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Surfer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Goodman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Surfer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Surfer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Surfer tries to circle away but Goodman has him pinned against the cage.
Surfer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Surfer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silver Surfer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goodman moves into the clinch.
Surfer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goodman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Surfer wants to break free but Goodman has control.
Goodman lands a nice uppercut.
Surfer is trying to break free.
Surfer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Surfer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Surfer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Surfer throws a head kick but Goodman moves out of range.
Goodman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Surfer tries to circle away but Goodman has him pinned against the cage.
Surfer tries to break free but Goodman pushes him back against the cage.
Surfer can't get the takedown.
Knees to the body from Goodman.
Goodman scores with a knee to the head.
Surfer stalling in the clinch but Goodman improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman slowing the pace effectively.
Surfer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Goodman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Goodman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Surfer working hard to break the clinch.
Surfer tries to circle away but Goodman has him pinned against the cage.
Goodman lands a hook that snaps the head of Surfer backwards.
Surfer tries to circle away but Goodman has him pinned against the cage.
Surfer blocks the elbow strike.
Surfer wants to get back to striking at distance but Goodman won't allow it.
Goodman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Surfer's efforts to push away.
Goodman keeps control of Surfer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Goodman taking a breather.
Goodman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Surfer.
Surfer wants to break free but Goodman has control.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Surfer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Surfer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Surfer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Surfer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Surfer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Goodman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paul Goodman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Surfer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Goodman swinging wilding here.
Goodman slips a jab and a cross from Surfer.
Goodman moves into the clinch successfully.
Goodman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Surfer is keeping busy.
Surfer wants to break free but Goodman has control.
Goodman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Goodman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Surfer's efforts to push away.
Surfer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Surfer wants to break free but Goodman has control.
Goodman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Surfer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Surfer is trying to break the clinch but Goodman has him pressed against the cage.
Goodman is trying to maintain a safe position but Surfer gets an underhook and turns Goodman into the cage.
Surfer has had enough of the clinch but Goodman keeps him there for the moment.
Surfer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Surfer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Goodman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Surfer wants to get back to striking at distance but Goodman won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Goodman lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Surfer lands with a short shot to the head.
Surfer is trying to force a seperation but Goodman has the dominant position.
Surfer tries to break free but Goodman pushes him back against the cage.
Surfer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Surfer tries to circle away but Goodman has him pinned against the cage.
Goodman stalling in the clinch but Surfer improves position.
Goodman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goodman is looking to control Surfer's arms but Surfer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Goodman has his back to the cage.
Goodman prevents Surfer from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Surfer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Goodman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Surfer lands with a left to the head.
Goodman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Surfer blocking some punches.
Surfer is trying to break the clinch but Goodman is controlling him.
Surfer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Surfer misses with a knee strike.
Surfer breaks from the clinch.
Surfer throws a right hand that Goodman ducks under and follows up with a left that Goodman also avoids with ease.
Surfer misses with a wild combination.
Surfer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silver Surfer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two 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.
Goodman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silver Surfer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Surfer misses with a combination
and Goodman counters by clinching up.
Goodman keeps control of Surfer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Surfer is looking to break free of the clinch but Goodman has double underhooks.
Goodman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Surfer avoids it.
Surfer wants to get back to striking at distance but Goodman won't allow it.
Surfer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Goodman has him pressed against the cage.
Surfer wants a takedown but no success here.
Goodman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Goodman blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Goodman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Goodman pushes off an throws an elbow but Surfer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Goodman lands with a left to the head.
Surfer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Goodman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silver Surfer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goodman missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Goodman pushes off an throws an elbow but Surfer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Goodman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Goodman looking to slow down the pace here.
Goodman prevents Surfer from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Surfer is trying to break the clinch but Goodman has him pressed against the cage.
Surfer has a couple of punches blocked by Goodman.
Surfer tries to break free but Goodman pushes him back against the cage.
Goodman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Surfer.
Surfer can't break the clinch.
Surfer is trying to break the clinch but Goodman has him pressed against the cage.
Surfer manages to break the clinch.
Surfer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Goodman circles away quickly and effectively.
Surfer tries to keep at a distance but Goodman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Surfer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Surfer wants a takedown but no success here.
Goodman landing knees to the body.
Goodman prevents Surfer from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Surfer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Goodman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Goodman struggles to land a body shot inside as Surfer controls his hands.
Surfer gets control of Goodman's arms and successfully pulls guard. Surfer will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Goodman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Surfer is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Surfer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Goodman looking to slow down the pace here.
Paul Goodman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Surfer tries to break free but Goodman pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Surfer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Surfer is trying to break the clinch but Goodman has him pressed against the cage.
Surfer misses with a punch on the inside.
Goodman prevents Surfer from breaking the clinch.
Surfer tries to circle away but Goodman has him pinned against the cage.
Surfer is looking to break free of the clinch but Goodman has double underhooks.
Goodman slows down the pace here.
Surfer gets through Goodman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Surfer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Surfer is trying to drag Goodman to the mat but Goodman just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Goodman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Surfer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Goodman blocking some punches.
Surfer being controlled against the cage.
Paul Goodman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Surfer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Goodman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Goodman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Goodman!
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FIGHT
RATING
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