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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bertrand Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paddy Mcdonna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paddy Mcdonna told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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220 lbs
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204 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent |
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Good kicks
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bertrand Paulsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paddy Mcdonna!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcdonna scores with a nice right hand.
Mcdonna fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mcdonna scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mcdonna throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Paulsen's waist but Paulsen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mcdonna off to one side.
Mcdonna throws a head kick that misses
and Paulsen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Paulsen is working for a kimura but Mcdonna is defending it quite comfortably.
Mcdonna really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Paulsen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Paulsen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mcdonna sees it coming and defends easily.
Mcdonna is trying to stand up here but Paulsen is controlling him well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paulsen uses his free foot to push down on Mcdonna's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mcdonna.
Paulsen dominating with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Mcdonna has worked his arm free - good work by Mcdonna!
Mcdonna is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Paulsen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Paulsen landing strikes.
Paulsen trying to control the action but Mcdonna is working from the bottom.
Mcdonna takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Paulsen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen tries to move to mount but Mcdonna blocks the move with his legs.
Paulsen is looking to take a break and control but Mcdonna is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Paulsen working the ground and pound but Mcdonna is defending the strikes.
Paulsen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Paulsen tries for a kimura but Mcdonna is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paulsen tries for a kimura but Mcdonna is defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Paulsen moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Mcdonna!
Paulsen is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mcdonna is surviving well by controlling Paulsen's body position as best he can.
Mcdonna is squirming around, avoiding Paulsen's attempts to control the action.
Paulsen is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mcdonna is surviving well by controlling Paulsen's body position as best he can.
Paulsen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen looking to secure an arm triangle but Mcdonna defends it well.
Paulsen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Paulsen working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Paulsen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paulsen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcdonna defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Paulsen.
Mcdonna taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bertrand Paulsen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mcdonna lands with a shot to the body.
Mcdonna lands with a nice body punch.
Mcdonna throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Paulsen.
Paulsen is trying to get an arm triangle but Mcdonna is defending well.
Paulsen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Paulsen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Paulsen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mcdonna keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Paulsen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Paulsen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mcdonna sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Paulsen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mcdonna has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mcdonna is not content to let Paulsen control the position.
Paulsen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Paulsen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mcdonna being controlled for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mcdonna is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Paulsen has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Paulsen working the body and head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paulsen wants to control but Mcdonna is keeping him busy.
Bertrand Paulsen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paulsen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen tries to advance to mount but can't.
Paulsen trying to control the action but Mcdonna is working from the bottom.
Paulsen goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mcdonna rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Paulsen's guard! Nice work there by Mcdonna!
Paulsen is looking for a triangle but Mcdonna pushes his legs off easily.
Paulsen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mcdonna defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mcdonna's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Paulsen has hold of Mcdonna's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mcdonna manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Paulsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mcdonna can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paulsen goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Mcdonna turns into him and now he's in Paulsen's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bertrand Paulsen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Paulsen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mcdonna tries to avoid it but Paulsen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mcdonna to the ground. Mcdonna escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mcdonna ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mcdonna throws a series of strikes that have Paulsen backpedaling.
Bertrand Paulsen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mcdonna misses with a head kick.
Paddy Mcdonna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcdonna fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mcdonna tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paulsen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mcdonna sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Paulsen somewhat.
Paulsen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mcdonna quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Paulsen lands a nice short elbow.
Paulsen slips a nice elbow through Mcdonna's hands, connecting with Mcdonna's forehead.
Paulsen not doing much here.
Mcdonna takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Paulsen trying to control the action but Mcdonna is working from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Paulsen there.
Paulsen trying to control from half guard but Mcdonna is working away.
Paulsen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mcdonna has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen seems to be looking for submissions.
Paulsen is trying to control. Mcdonna wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paulsen seems to be looking for submissions.
Paulsen is looking for a kimura here.
Paulsen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mcdonna defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Paulsen stands up from half guard.
Mcdonna throws out a loose jab but Paulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paulsen shoots in for a takedown but Mcdonna shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bertrand Paulsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick by Mcdonna misses
and Paulsen counters by moving into the clinch.
Paulsen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mcdonna is defending well for now.
Paulsen lands a knee to the head.
Paulsen has Mcdonna pressed against the cage, preventing Mcdonna from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonna has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mcdonna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bertrand Paulsen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paulsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paulsen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Paulsen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Paulsen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Paulsen looking to pass the guard.
Paulsen trying to control but Mcdonna is working from the bottom.
Paddy Mcdonna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paulsen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mcdonna works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bertrand Paulsen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Paulsen, 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bertrand Paulsen!
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energy
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hype
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