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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Pagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ishyrun Thalis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thalis has chosen Swerve City - Deftones as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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208 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Pagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ishyrun Thalis!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thalis misses with a wild body shot.
Thalis throws a hook but Pagan avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Pagan.
Some wild striking there from Pagan.
Thalis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pagan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thalis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thalis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pagan.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pagan throws a big right hand that misses.
Pagan passes Thalis's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pagan trying to control from half guard but Thalis is working away.
Pagan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pagan is looking for a kimura here.
Pagan wants to work for an arm triangle but Thalis is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pagan wants to work for an arm triangle but Thalis is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pagan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Thalis is just riding it out for now. Pagan eventually gives up the hold.
Pagan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Thalis doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pagan.
Thalis looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pagan uses his free foot to push down on Thalis's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Thalis.
Pagan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pagan has hold of Thalis's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Thalis manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Pagan throwing strikes here but Thalis is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pagan unloads with some shots from mount but Thalis bucks and avoids them well.
Pagan working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Thalis tries to reverse the position but Pagan maintains control.
Thalis is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Pagan 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.
Pagan thowing shots but they're missing.
Pagan has hold of Thalis's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Thalis manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pagan jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Thalis is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Thalis and Pagan has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Pagan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pagan thows a body shot but no joy.
Pagan misses with a hook
and Thalis counters with a nice uppercut.
Pagan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thalis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Brian Pagan has been cut.
Thalis ducks under a wild hook from Pagan.
Pagan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thalis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pagan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pagan. Thalis does a little dance to reset his feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Thalis enables Pagan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Thalis manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Pagan pushing down on Thalis's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pagan trying to pass the guard but Thalis defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thalis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pagan.
Brian Pagan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thalis is staying active underneath Pagan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pagan wants to work for an arm triangle but Thalis is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pagan is looking to take a break and control but Thalis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pagan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Thalis defends it well.
Pagan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pagan is trying to control. Thalis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pagan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pagan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Thalis sees it coming and defends easily.
Pagan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Thalis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thalis looking for submissions off his back.
Pagan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pagan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Pagan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pagan is looking to take a break and control but Thalis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pagan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Thalis defends it well.
Pagan is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Pagan throws some wild stikes that Thalis manages to avoid easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poor strikes thrown by Pagan there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Pagan thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Pagan thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Pagan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brian Pagan's cut.
That's time! Pagan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Pagan cracks Thalis with an open hand slap.
Thalis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thalis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pagan misses with a wild combination.
Thalis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pagan.
Pagan takes a swing at Thalis's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Pagan.
A telegraphed right hand from Thalis misses the target.
Pagan connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thalis throws a jab when Pagan was well out of range.
Thalis looks to land a right hand but Pagan moved out of range.
A jab from Pagan misses.
Pagan connects with a body shot.
Pagan throws a nice looking combination but Thalis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ishyrun Thalis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pagan missing with a left hand there. Thalis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pagan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thalis.
Pagan gets a takedown into half guard.
Thalis is looking to control Pagan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thalis avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pagan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ishyrun Thalis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pagan is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Thalis!
Pagan swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Thalis is now in Pagan's guard. A big mistake from Pagan there, giving up the dominant position!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thalis trying to control but Pagan is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pagan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brian Pagan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pagan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pagan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thalis's guard.
Thalis keeping full guard, as Pagan tries to pass.
Pagan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Thalis trying to keep a closed guard but Pagan is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pagan drops back looking for a leg! Thalis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Thalis manages to kick Pagan off! Pagan jumps back into Thalis's guard.
Pagan controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Pagan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pagan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Pagan!
Our winner, Brian Pagan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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