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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Thiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Starvin Marvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Thiago might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Battle Ready - Otep. Starvin Marvin has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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190 cm
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208 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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188 cm
27
220 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Thiago! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Starvin Marvin! The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Marvin blocks the body kick.
Marvin ducks right into an uppercut from Thiago. Thiago throws a lazy right hand but Marvin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. A big left from Thiago misses. Marvin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Thiago counter with a right hand. A head kick misses from Marvin. Thiago keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thiago connects with the punch. Thiago misses with a body shot.
Thiago misses with a lunging right hand
and Marvin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Marvin throws a head kick but Thiago moves out of range.
Marvin throws a right hand that misses
and Thiago counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Thiago misses with a low kick. Thiago takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Thiago throws a poor cross that misses
and Marvin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Thiago is lucky that one didn't land flush. Thiago displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marvin throws out the jab. Thiago connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Thiago throws a lazy right hand but Marvin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. An inside leg kick lands from Marvin. Marvin throws a sloppy head kick and Thiago moves out of range easily. Nice uppercut there from Thiago. Thiago misses with a wild combination.
Thiago misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thiago throws a right hand that misses
and Marvin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Thiago is lucky that one didn't land flush. Thiago looks to score with a jab to the body but Marvin is just out of range. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thiago. Marvin shrugs it off though. Thiago attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. A nice inside leg kick there by Thiago. That's going to slow Marvin down. Marvin misses with a looping right. Thiago jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marvin misses with a shot to the body and Thiago counters with a nice uppercut. Thiago ducks right into an uppercut from Marvin. Marvin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Good exchange - Thiago coming out on top. Marvin slips under a jab. Thiago wants to slow Marvin down by chopping away at his legs. Marvin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Marvin looks gassed! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Thiago is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Marvin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thiago looks to land a right hand but Marvin moved out of range. Marvin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Marvin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Marvin swats away the attempt to clinch by Thiago. Thiago lands a nice looking kick to the body. Marvin takes a step back to recover. A jab from Thiago does it's job there. A left lands for Thiago. Thiago keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marvin. Thiago works Marvin's body with a nice hook. Marvin on the wrong end of a nice jab. Thiago just misses with a punch to the body.
Marvin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Thiago tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marvin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Marvin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Marvin misses with a right hand and Thiago counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marvin thinking. Marvin tries to move into range but Thiago moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Paulo Thiago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Thiago's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marvin under the eye. Marvin defending well as Thiago loads up on a big left hand. Marvin tries to move into range but Thiago moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Marvin is rocked! Marvin throws a lazy right hand but Thiago sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Thiago with a body punch. A glancing blow. Thiago lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Thiago digs a good hook to Marvin's body.
Thiago throws a shot to the body.
Marvin moves out of range of the body kick from Thiago.
Thiago scores with a jab to the body. Thiago throws out a loose jab but Marvin uses good head movement to avoid it. Marvin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Thiago throws a hook to the side of Marvin's head but Marvin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Marvin moves away from the strike by Thiago. Marvin misses with a body punch
and Thiago counters with a right hand to the body. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Thiago cracks Marvin with an open hand slap. Marvin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Marvin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thiago finds it's way round the side to connect with Marvin's head. Thiago misses with a looping left. Marvin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thiago connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Marvin scrambles back to his feet. Thiago lands a big head kick that sends Marvin tumbling to the mat! Thiago takes a step backwards and waves Marvin back to his feet - he wants the finish! Marvin is still on wobbly legs! Can Thiago finish him? Marvin gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Thiago gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulo Thiago! Paulo Thiago retains his light heavyweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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