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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Pardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Gyver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Pardo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Pardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mac Gyver!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pardo thows a body shot but no joy.
Gyver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gyver moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gyver moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pardo throws a right hand that misses
enabling Gyver to counter with a crisp jab.
Pardo misses with a shot to the body
and Gyver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pardo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pardo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gyver.
Paul Pardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gyver listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pardo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gyver cracks the inside of Pardo's front leg.
Gyver lands with a slapping head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pardo misses with a left hand
and Gyver counters with a nice body kick.
Pardo cracks a nice hook into Gyver's ribs.
Pardo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gyver counters with a thumping low kick.
Gyver tries to clinch up but Pardo circles away and keeps his distance.
Gyver looks to score with a jab to the body but Pardo is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gyver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pardo drops his hands momentarily and Gyver takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gyver gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gyver misses with a punch to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Gyver.
Gyver working aggressively here.
Pardo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Gyver.
Pardo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gyver.
A body shot lands from Gyver.
Pardo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gyver backwards.
Gyver controlling the action here for a moment.
Pardo tries to circle away but Gyver has him pinned against the cage.
Pardo lands with a short shot to the head.
Pardo lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Mac Gyver has been cut.
Gyver managing to block the knees to the body from Pardo.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Pardo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gyver lands a hook that snaps the head of Pardo backwards.
Gyver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gyver is working Pardo over against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knees to the body from Gyver.
Pardo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Pardo - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pardo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gyver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pardo misses with an elbow strike.
Pardo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gyver lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pardo backwards.
Pardo is looking to control Gyver's arms but Gyver gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pardo has his back to the cage.
Pardo misses with some punches.
Gyver lands a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gyver takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pardo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab by Pardo.
Gyver is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pardo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gyver circles away quickly and effectively.
Pardo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pardo stuns Gyver with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pardo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gyver finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Pardo tries to land a leg kick but Gyver saw it coming and moves away.
Pardo misses with a right hand
and Gyver counters with a left to the body.
Pardo misses with a right hand
and Gyver counters with a thumping low kick.
Pardo looks to score with a jab to the body but Gyver is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gyver throws a nice outside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Gyver.
Gyver throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pardo lands with a nice body punch.
Pardo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gyver counters with a nice leg kick.
Gyver feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pardo's calf.
Gyver misses with a body shot.
Pardo misses with a body punch
and Gyver counters with a body kick that stops Pardo in his tracks momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gyver.
Pardo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gyver makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pardo is breathing heavily.
Gyver lands a leg kick that knocks Pardo off balance momentarily.
Gyver lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pardo tries to land a body kick
and Gyver counters with an outside leg kick.
Gyver avoids the body shot from Pardo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pardo misses with a right hand
and Gyver counters with a thumping low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gyver takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gyver.
Gyver lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gyver lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pardo's sensitive parts.
Gyver dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pardo. That did some damage!
Gyver buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pardo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body kick there by Gyver.
Gyver scores with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gyver.
Gyver delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gyver.
Gyver scoring well with a low kick there.
Gyver dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Gyver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mac Gyver's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gyver scores with a punch to the head.
Gyver throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gyver.
Pardo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gyver swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gyver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pardo misses with a hook to the body
enabling Gyver to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot by Gyver.
Pardo misses with a shot to the body
and Gyver counters with a good low kick that Pardo was not able to check.
Pardo misses with a body punch
and Gyver counters with a thumping low kick.
Pardo throws a lazy uppercut
and Gyver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gyver clobbers Pardo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pardo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gyver. Gyver obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gyver lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gyver scores with a push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by Gyver.
Gyver has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pardo misses with a combination
and Gyver counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gyver punishes Pardo's body with a nice straight punch.
Gyver feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pardos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Gyver finds it's way through Pardo's defenses.
Gyver scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pardo drops his hands momentarily and Gyver takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gyver looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pardo throws a right hand that misses
and Gyver counters with an inside leg kick.
Gyver lands a high kick!
Gyver throws a front kick that sends Pardo stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pardo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gyver looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pardo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gyver connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gyver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gyver uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pardo has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gyver cracks the inside of Pardo's front leg.
Pardo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gyver throws a head kick that Pardo semi-blocks.
Mac Gyver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gyver buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gyver lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gyver connects with a leg kick. Pardo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gyver thows a body kick. Pardo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gyver connects with a nice looking jab.
Pardo throws an off balance right hand
and Gyver counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pardo's knee momentarily.
Gyver connects with an inside leg kick.
Gyver lands a head kick!
A good leg kick by Gyver.
A head kick misses from Gyver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gyver chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gyver connects with a body shot that sends Pardo's belly button to the back.
Gyver lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pardo's sensitive parts.
Gyver connects with a solid leg kick.
Pardo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice cross by Gyver.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gyver, right into the meat.
Gyver feints and then cracks Pardo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pardo down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pardo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gyver connects with a leg kick. Pardo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
An inside leg kick lands from Gyver.
Gyver clinches up against the cage.
Gyver landing knees to the head.
Good body shot from Gyver.
Gyver is struggling to control the position.
Gyver pushes Pardo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Gyver as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gyver lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Gyver.
Gyver softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gyver with a knee to the head.
Gyver stalling in the clinch but Pardo improves position.
Gyver lands a nice knee to the body.
Gyver lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pardo backwards.
Gyver controlling the action here for a moment.
Gyver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gyver has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gyver.
Gyver lands a knee to the body.
Gyver scores a nice knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gyver.
Gyver lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pardo tries to circle away but Gyver has him pinned against the cage.
Gyver stalling in the clinch but Pardo improves position.
Gyver lands a body shot in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gyver takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Gyver.
Gyver lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pardo working aggressively here.
Pardo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gyver has him pressed against the cage.
Gyver connects with a knee to the head.
Gyver putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pardo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Gyver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mac Gyver's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gyver scoring well with a low kick there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gyver, right into the meat.
Pardo misses with a shot to the body
letting Gyver counter with a right hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gyver - that will leave a mark!
Decent striking displayed by Gyver there.
Pardo throws a sloppy body shot
and Gyver counters with a stiff right hand.
Gyver tries to clinch up.
Gyver fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pardo.
Gyver cracks the inside of Pardo's front leg.
Pardo thuds a left hand into Gyver's body.
Pardo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pardo misses with an uppercut
and Gyver counters with a thumping low kick.
Gyver lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pardo's sensitive parts.
Pardo scores with a decent looking hook.
Gyver throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gyver.
Pardo swings widly with a right hand
and Gyver counters with a slapping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gyver.
Gyver fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pardo.
Pardo blocks a leg kick.
Gyver looks for the body kick but Pardo saw that one coming.
Pardo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pardo throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Gyver to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Pardo misses
and Gyver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pardo misses with a hook to the body
and Gyver counters with a good low kick that Pardo was not able to check.
Pardo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pardo misses with a leg kick
and Gyver counters with a thumping low kick.
Gyver lands a nice hook to Pardo's body. Pardo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gyver moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pardo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pardo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gyver counters with a good low kick that Pardo was not able to check.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gyver misses with a head kick.
Pardo misses with an uppercut
and Gyver counters with a nice uppercut.
Gyver closes the distance and pushes Pardo back into the cage.
Pardo is trying to push Gyver away but Gyver has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gyver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gyver scores with a hook to the body.
Pardo lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Gyver.
Gyver throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gyver lands with a left to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pardo as Gyver tries to tie him up.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gyver obliges.
Gyver misses with a knee strike.
Gyver makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gyver.
Gyver displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pardo up against the cage.
Gyver taking a breather.
Gyver lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gyver lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gyver lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Gyver.
Pardo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gyver is leaning against Pardo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pardo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gyver lands a knee to the head.
Gyver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pardo is trying to break the clinch but Gyver has him pressed against the cage.
Come on Gyver - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A shot in the inside from Gyver.
Gyver working Pardo over with knees to the body.
Gyver lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gyver scores with a shoulder strike.
Pardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gyver working Pardo over with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A right handed body shot lands from Gyver.
Pardo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gyver bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gyver lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gyver lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pardo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gyver cracks the inside of Pardo's front leg.
Pardo's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Pardo duly obliges.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gyver.
Gyver avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mac Gyver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gyver lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Paul Pardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pardo misses with a jab to the body
and Gyver counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Pardo works Gyver's body with a nice hook.
Pardo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pardo throws a lazy uppercut
and Gyver makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pardo throws a sloppy body shot
and Gyver counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pardo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gyver makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mac Gyver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gyver 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mac Gyver!
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