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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cody Mckenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tricolor Paulista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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181 cm
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155 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Mckenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tricolor Paulista!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulista shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mckenzie's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Paulista passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Paulista cracks Mckenzie with a big elbow.
Paulista trying to control the position but Mckenzie is working away.
The ground and pound from Paulista seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Mckenzie is trying to improve his position.
Mckenzie defending against the ground and pound.
Paulista tries to score with some ground and pound. Mckenzie controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Paulista is trying to ground and pound but Mckenzie uses the momentary lack of control by Paulista to regain half guard.
Mckenzie wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulista throws a strike but Mckenzie avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Mckenzie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Paulista throws a strike but Mckenzie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mckenzie drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Paulista manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mckenzie has Paulista in his guard.
Paulista throws a big elbow that misses.
Mckenzie is looking for a triangle but Paulista pushes his legs off easily.
Paulista in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulista trying to control but Mckenzie is working from the bottom.
Paulista tries to free his leg and advance position but Mckenzie is retaining full guard.
Mckenzie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paulista is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Paulista trying to control the position from guard on top but Mckenzie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paulista throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckenzie looking for a guillotine here but Paulista defends easily.
Paulista throwing strikes from guard but Mckenzie blocks nicely.
Paulista trying to control the position from guard on top but Mckenzie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paulista works over Mckenzie with some ground and pound from guard.
Paulista with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mckenzie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paulista accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulista trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Paulista is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mckenzie is breathing heavily.
Paulista scoring with some ground and pound.
Paulista has gone for a leg lock! Mckenzie slips out almost immediately though and dives into Paulista's guard.
Paulista looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mckenzie passes into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulista regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paulista throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Paulista is defending against the submission attempts here by Mckenzie.
Mckenzie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mckenzie blocks the strikes from Paulista.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tricolor Paulista dominated that round.
That's time! Mckenzie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Paulista throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mckenzie's waist but Mckenzie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Paulista off to one side.
Tricolor Paulista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paulista fails to land the takedown.
Mckenzie fails with the takedown.
Paulista fails to land with a series of punches.
Mckenzie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Paulista pinned against the cage. Paulista gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckenzie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Paulista as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cody Mckenzie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paulista lands a two punch combo.
Paulista misses with a two punch combination.
Paulista misses with a few strikes there.
Mckenzie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Paulista counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Paulista.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulista pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paulista is looking to clinch.
Paulista works over Mckenzie's head and body with a nice combination.
Paulista stuffs the takedown attempt from Mckenzie. Mckenzie gets slowly back to his feet.
Mckenzie shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Paulista manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulista trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Paulista wants to stand up but Mckenzie is controlling him.
Paulista lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Paulista throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Paulista throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Mckenzie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mckenzie stopping the sweep attempt from Paulista.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulista lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mckenzie!
Mckenzie is desperately trying to improve his position but Paulista has a good base and remains in mount.
Paulista thowing shots but they're missing.
Paulista looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Paulista throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tricolor Paulista showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Paulista drives through with a takedown into Mckenzie's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Paulista throwing strikes from guard but Mckenzie blocks nicely.
Paulista working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tricolor Paulista has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paulista accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Paulista throws a strike but Mckenzie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mckenzie looking to pass the guard.
Paulista thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Paulista tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulista working a defensive guard here.
Paulista pulls Mckenzie in close to his closed guard and prevents Mckenzie from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mckenzie pushes down on Paulista's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mckenzie blocks the strikes from Paulista.
Mckenzie is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mckenzie tries to stand but can't do so whilst Paulista controls his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulista punching from the bottom.
Paulista tries to kick Mckenzie off but Mckenzie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mckenzie blocks the strikes from Paulista.
Mckenzie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Paulista gets full guard.
Mckenzie preventing the sweep.
Paulista is trying to keep Mckenzie in close.
Paulista throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulista lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mckenzie!
Mckenzie is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Paulista misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Mckenzie blocking the ground and pound.
The referee warns Mckenzie that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Paulista has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mckenzie's face.
Paulista has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mckenzie's face.
Paulista throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Paulista fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mckenzie tries to reverse the position but Paulista maintains control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paulista throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Paulista thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mckenzie wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Paulista.
Paulista raining down hammerfists from mount.
Paulista throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paulista throws some wild stikes that Mckenzie manages to avoid easily.
Mckenzie avoids a series of strikes thrown by Paulista.
Cody Mckenzie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tricolor Paulista is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The referee warns Mckenzie that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tricolor Paulista comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Paulista 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tricolor Paulista!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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