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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Guido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jensen Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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213 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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182 cm
24
205 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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ADCC Champion
Counter striker
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulo Guido!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jensen Saint!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guido misses with a hook.
Saint tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guido was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint.
Guido tries to clinch there but Saint circles away.
Saint fails with the takedown.
No joy there for Guido, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saint lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Saint takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Guido tries to clinch but Saint moves out of range.
Guido fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guido wants to clinch up but Saint keeps it at a distance.
Saint misses with a hook to the body
and Guido counters with a nice kick to the body.
Guido tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saint misses with a hook.
Guido scores with a nice head shot.
Saint circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saint shoots in for a double leg but Guido sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Guido misses with a hook. Saint ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Guido as he connects with a hook.
Guido misses with a series of wild punches.
Guido misses with a hook to the body
letting Saint counter with a right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saint.
No joy there for Saint, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Guido misses with a looping right.
Guido wants to clinch
and Saint counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Guido's guard now.
Saint is looking to work some ground and pound but Guido has wrist control.
Guido looking for a sweep. Not yet Guido, not yet.
Saint is looking to work some ground and pound but Guido has wrist control.
Saint trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Saint controls from within his opponent's guard.
Let's hope that Saint has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guido keeping moving, preventing Saint from controlling successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jensen Saint wasn't active enough on the ground.
Guido jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saint misses with an uppercut. Guido saw that one coming.
Guido throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paulo Guido seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guido fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Saint on the side of the head.
Guido tries a head kick but it misses.
Saint tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guido was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint.
Guido lands with a good body shot.
Guido displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Saint.
Paulo Guido has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jensen Saint.
Guido misses the jab.
Guido scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guido scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Saint doesn't seem bothered though.
Guido misses with a two punch combination.
Guido connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Guido walks into a left hand.
Paulo Guido is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guido uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint.
Guido lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Guido will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Guido clinches but Saint breaks the clinch
and Saint counters with an inside leg kick.
Saint shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Guido as he jumps to the side.
Saint lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Guido backs up against the cage.
Guido staying out of range there.
Guido fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Saint.
Saint takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guido tries to clinch
and Saint cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guido lands with an uppercut that bounces Saint off the cage and back into rage.
Saint throws an overhand right that lands on Guido's shoulder, as Guido tries to avoid the shot.
Saint misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guido.
Nice uppercut there from Guido.
Guido lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saint shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Saint wants to control from the top but Guido keeps moving.
Saint lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Saint missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guido wants to sweep but no luck.
Saint is in close to Guido's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Guido on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Guido tries to get out of the position.
Saint is looking to work some ground and pound but Guido has wrist control.
Saint drops back looking for a leg! Guido is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Guido manages to kick Saint off! Saint jumps back into Guido's guard.
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 Paulo Guido will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Guido dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Guido. That snapped Saint's head back.
Guido defending well as Saint loads up on a big left hand.
Saint throws a predictable looking body shot
and Guido counters with a left to the body.
Guido scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Saint has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Guido tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guido uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Saint throws a shot from downtown. Guido moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Saint misses its intended target.
Guido displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saint throws out the jab.
Guido leaves Saint with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guido cracks Saint with a good jab.
Guido throws a one two combo.
Saint shoots in but Guido avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Saint circles away from the clinch attempt
and Saint counters with an outside leg kick.
Saint loads up on a big right hand but Guido slips the punch.
Guido uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saint.
Guido throws a nice looking combination but Saint bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saint scores with a takedown into Guido's guard.
Guido preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Saint chips away with some ground and pound.
Saint looking to pass the guard.
Guido knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Saint on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint stopping the sweep attempt from Guido.
Saint won't allow Guido to get back to his feet.
Saint looking to pass the guard.
Saint missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Saint working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Guido wants to stand and escape but Saint is having none of it.
Saint looking to pass the guard.
Saint being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Guido keeping moving, preventing Saint from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Guido lands with a hook. Saint tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Guido tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Saint counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Guido misses.
Guido is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Guido wants to clinch
and Saint connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saint misses with a wild body shot.
Saint lands a glancing blow to the side of Guido's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Guido.
Guido shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Guido's waist but Guido gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Saint off to one side.
Paulo Guido has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jensen Saint.
Guido scores with a jab to the head.
Guido tries to clinch but Saint moves away
and Saint counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saint throws a hook to the side of Guido's head but Guido sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Guido throws a push kick but Saint slaps the foot to one side.
Guido lands a nice shot that snaps Saint's head back.
Guido listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Saint drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Saint takes a kick to the side of the head.
Guido scores with a nice strike.
Guido tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saint paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saint shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Saint misses with a hook to the body
and Guido counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Saint thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Guido dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jab by Guido.
Guido throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saint scores a takedown into full mount!
Guido working to try and regain half guard.
Saint tries to control but Guido wriggling away.
Guido is wriggling around trying to escape.
Saint can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Guido is looking to escape.
Guido tries to hold on but Saint pushes him away.
Saint sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint working Guido over with strikes here.
Saint wants to finish this one by submission but Guido is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Saint.
Guido tries to hold on but Saint pushes him away.
Guido is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Saint is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Saint controlling the position easily from mount.
Guido wants to hold on but Saint pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Guido looks a forlorn figure.
Saint working the ground and pound effectively.
Saint goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Guido is on top in guard.
Saint has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Saint is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Saint looking for a guillotine here but Guido defends easily.
Guido wants to get up but he can't break Saint's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guidois looking to pass into half guard but Saint pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Saint is in guard.
Saint stopping the sweep attempt from Guido.
Guido manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Saint keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jensen Saint has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guido trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Saint is trying to escape the mount.
Guido wants to control but Saint has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Saint works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jensen Saint comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Guido 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Paulo Guido!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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