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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Pandora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pandora has chosen Layla as his entrance music. Paul Daley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Daley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Pandora!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pandora.
Pandora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pandora tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pandora checks the leg kick.
Pandora shoots in but Daley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Daley is looking to land body kicks.
Daley stuffs the takedown attempt from Pandora. Pandora gets slowly back to his feet.
Paul Daley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Pandora.
Pandora tries a head kick but it misses.
Pandora shoots in and drives through. Daley sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandora lands a front kick.
Daley lands a front kick.
Pandora takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pandora throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley is looking to slow Pandora down with leg kicks.
Pandora dives in and grabs Daley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Daley pushes down on Pandora's head and hops out.
Pandora throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Daley's waist but Daley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pandora off to one side.
Pandora looks gassed!
A combination from Daley does no damage.
Pandora tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Daley swivels and escapes.
Daley throws a body kick that misses.
Daley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Daley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Daley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheers as Daley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pandora doesn't seem phased though.
Daley throws a body kick that misses.
Daley thumps Pandora with a low kick.
A solid body kick from Daley.
Daley misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandora on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Daley. Daley obviously looking to wear him down.
Crunch! Daley slams his shin into Pandora's torso.
Nice body kick there by Daley.
Nice body kick there by Daley.
Daley thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pandora if he has to take too many more of those.
Daley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pandora's calf.
A chopping leg kick lands by Daley.
Daley scores with a decent looking hook.
Pandora takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Daley scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daley cracks the inside of Pandora's front leg.
Daley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Daley scores with a three punch combo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley scores with a head kick.
Daley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pandora. That did some damage!
Daley connects with a solid leg kick.
Daley lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Daley.
Daley lands a nice looking body kick.
Pandora takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A slapping leg kick lands for Daley.
Daley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Daley lands a two punch combo.
Daley moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Daley lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Daley catches Pandora with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daley lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pandora throws a lazy head kick
and Daley counters with a nice leg kick.
Daley scores with a leg kick.
Daley is looking to slow Pandora down with leg kicks.
Daley misses with a head kick.
Daley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Daley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pandora lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Daley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pandora's calf.
Pandora's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daley lands a front kick.
Pandora lands a head kick!
Daley lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Daley 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.
Pandora with a lazy takedown attempt
and Daley counters with a leg kick.
Pandora gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Daley counters with a nice kick to the body.
Pandora throws a body kick that misses.
Daley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pandora's sensitive parts.
Pandora misses with a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pandora.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Daley, right into the meat.
Daley lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pandora will feel that in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Daley is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Daley moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Daley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pandora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandora shoots and misses
and Daley counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pandora's knee momentarily.
Paul Daley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Pandora.
Daley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Daley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Daley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pandora moves out of range of the body kick from Daley.
Daley scores with a body shot.
Pandora tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Daley counters with a nice body kick.
Pandora throws a leg kick
and Daley finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Pandora misses with a two punch combination.
Daley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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.
Pandora with a lazy takedown attempt
and Daley counters with a body kick.
Daley misses with a double jab
and Pandora counters with a body kick that stops Daley in his tracks momentarily.
Daley keeps Pandora at a distance using the push kick.
Pandora shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Daley defends it nicely.
A punch combination from Daley misses.
Pandora moves out of range of the strikes.
Horrible takedown by Pandora or perhaps it was just good defense by Daley which made him look bad.
Pandora has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Daley.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Daley, right into the meat.
Paul Daley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley throws a right hand that Pandora ducks under and follows up with a left that Pandora also avoids with ease.
Pandora closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pandora drags the fight down to the ground.
Pandora bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Daley's guard.
Pandora has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Daley is proving hard to escape from.
Daley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pandora trying to control but Daley is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandora is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Pandora wants to get up but he can't break Daley's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pandora trying to control but Daley is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pandora shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Daley pinned against the cage. Daley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Daley dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Pandora tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Daley swivels and escapes.
Daley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pandora.
Pandora tries for a takedown but Daley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Daley throws a combination that misses
and Pandora counters with a good, hard body kick but Daley shrugs it off.
Daley keeps Pandora at a distance using the push kick.
Daley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pandora takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pandora.
Paul Daley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Pandora.
Daley keeps Pandora at a distance using the push kick.
Paul Daley is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daley thumps Pandora with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pandora.
Daley lands a high kick!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pandora.
Daley scores with a spinning back kick!
Daley's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Daley duly obliges.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pandora.
A lazy body kick from Pandora
and Daley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pandora thinking.
Pandora avoids the head kick by Daley.
Pandora tries for a takedown but Daley circles away easily
and Daley counters with a good, hard body kick but Pandora shrugs it off.
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.
Daley misses with a series of wild punches.
Pandora shoots in but Daley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pandora with a lazy takedown attempt
and Daley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Daley scores with a jab to the body.
Pandora misses with a takedown
and Daley counters with a right hand to the body.
Daley lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pandora will feel that in the morning.
Daley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Daley is looking to wear down Pandora with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pandora shoots and misses
and Daley counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pandora's knee momentarily.
Pandora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pandora tries for a takedown but Daley circles away easily
and Daley counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pandora stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Daley.
Pandora with a poor takedown
and Daley counters with a one-two to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Daley.
Pandora shoots and misses
and Daley counters with a body kick.
Pandora will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pandora throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pandora looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pandora misses with a takedown
and Daley counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pandora throws a head kick that misses
and Daley counters with an inside leg kick.
Pandora with a poor takedown
and Daley counters with a nice kick to the body.
Daley on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Daley lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pandora shoots and misses
and Daley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pandora has his takedown stuffed
and Daley finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Paul Daley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pandora on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Daley. Daley obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pandora shoots and misses
and Daley counters with a head kick. That will keep Pandora thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Pandora misses with a takedown
and Daley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Daley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Daley, 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Daley!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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