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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulsen comes into the arena with Man! I Feel Like a Woman blaring out of the sound system. Kyle has chosen Wasted as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jan Paulsen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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249 lbs
43 - 12 - 2 |
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284 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
43 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jan Paulsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Kyle!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Paulsen.
Paulsen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Paulsen misses with a body kick.
Good leg kick by Kyle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kyle. Paulsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paulsen takes one on the button.
Paulsen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kyle has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some bone on bone action there as Paulsen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A lazy left from Paulsen finds it's target.
Jan Paulsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kyle throws a low kick but it's checked well by Paulsen.
Kyle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paulsen.
Paulsen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kyle throws a head kick that misses.
Kyle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Paulsen tries a head kick but it misses.
Paulsen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen blocks a head kick by Kyle.
Paulsen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kyle in his tracks.
Paulsen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kyle momentarily.
Paulsen scores with the left hand. Kyle knows he should have avoided that one.
Paulsen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice body kick there by Kyle.
Paulsen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paulsen wants to slow Kyle down by chopping away at his legs.
Kyle thuds a left hand into Paulsen's body.
Some wild striking there from Kyle.
Kyle gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Paulsen.
Paulsen stuns Kyle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Paulsen is looking to chop away at Kyle's legs.
Nice uppercut lands for Kyle. That snapped Paulsen's head back.
Kyle throws an off balance right hand
and Paulsen counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Kyle misses.
Paulsen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Paulsen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kyle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kyle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Paulsen throws a wild body kick that Kyle sees coming a mile off.
Kyle misses with a body shot.
Kyle misses the shot to the body.
A head kick from Paulsen lands but Kyle takes it in his stride.
Kyle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kyle throws a head kick but Paulsen moves out of range.
Kyle looks to land a left hand but Paulsen moved out of range nicely.
Paulsen moves out of range of the body kick from Kyle.
Kyle shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kyle was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kyle grinds an elbow into Paulsen's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Paulsen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kyle postures up.
Kyle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paulsen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Paulsen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kyle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kyle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Paulsen controls Kyle momentarily but Kyle frees himself.
Kyle distracts Paulsen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyle throws a big right hand that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Paulsen is on top in guard.
Paulsen stopping the sweep attempt from Kyle.
Kyle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Paulsen manages to get himself to full guard.
Kyle looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mark Kyle will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kyle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paulsen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kyle will feel that in the morning.
Kyle throws a head kick that misses.
A shot to the liver by Kyle. Beautiful body shot.
Paulsen blocks a head kick by Kyle.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Paulsen.
Kyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Kyle misses with a right hand
and Kyle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Kyle misses.
Jan Paulsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Kyle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paulsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paulsen thuds his shin into the meat of Kyle's side.
Paulsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kyle tests Paulsen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kyle is breathing heavily.
Kyle just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen misses with a body shot.
Jan Paulsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paulsen tries a head kick but it misses.
Paulsen feints and then cracks Kyle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kyle down.
Paulsen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Paulsen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Paulsen blocks a jab.
Good leg kick by Paulsen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kyle lands an overhand right.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Paulsen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paulsen feints a jab promting Kyle to slip. Paulsen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kyle slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Paulsen avoids the body shot from Kyle.
Paulsen lands with a right hand.
Paulsen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen scores with a sloppy right hand. Kyle should have avoided that one.
A head kick misses from Paulsen.
Paulsen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kyle at a distance.
Kyle tries for a takedown but Paulsen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Paulsen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Paulsen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kyle has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Paulsen.
Kyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Paulsen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Paulsen here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
An inside leg kick lands from Paulsen.
A chopping leg kick lands by Paulsen.
Paulsen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Paulsen lands with a shot to the body.
Paulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paulsen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen scores with a jab to the head.
Paulsen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Paulsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paulsen is looking to land body kicks.
Kyle throws a nice looking combination but Paulsen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paulsen lands a nice hook to Kyle's body. Kyle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Paulsen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Paulsen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slapping body kick lands there for Paulsen.
Kyle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paulsen scores with a hook.
Kyle 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.
Paulsen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kyle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Paulsen.
Kyle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Paulsen.
Paulsen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Paulsen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kyle tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Paulsen, right into the meat.
Paulsen jabs at Kyle's body.
Paulsen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Paulsen scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyle has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Paulsen.
Kyle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Paulsen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Paulsen thumps Kyle with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Paulsen dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kyle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Paulsen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kyle scrambles back to his feet.
Kyle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Paulsen delivers a nice body kick.
Paulsen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Paulsen misses with the combination.
Kyle throws a push kick but Paulsen slaps the foot to one side.
Sloppy strikes from Kyle. Those never looked like landing.
Kyle swings for the body but Paulsen moves out of range.
Kyle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paulsen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kyle's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kyle throws a right hand that misses
and Paulsen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kyle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Paulsen scores with a head kick.
Kyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paulsen manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kyle.
Paulsen connects with a single shot there.
Kyle misses with a body kick.
Kyle misses with a two punch combination.
Kyle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Paulsen feints and then cracks Kyle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kyle down.
Kyle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Paulsen.
Kyle throws a leg kick
and Paulsen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Paulsen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Paulsen scores with a spinning back kick!
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 lands a jab to Kyle's midsection.
Paulsen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paulsen scores with a nice body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Paulsen.
Kyle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A decent looking cross lands there for Paulsen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen throws a head kick that half lands.
Paulsen fakes the leg kick and cracks Kyle in the body.
A shot to the liver by Paulsen. Beautiful body shot.
Paulsen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kyle if he has to take too many more of those.
Kyle takes a kick to the side of the head.
Good exchange - Paulsen coming out on top.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Paulsen.
Paulsen connects with a jab.
Paulsen moves out of range as Kyle strikes.
Kyle misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kyle. That's going to slow Paulsen down.
Paulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kyle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kyle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyle misses with a straight left.
Kyle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Paulsen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kyle moves out of range of the body kick.
Kyle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kyle tries a low kick but Paulsen avoids it.
Kyle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Paulsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Kyle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paulsen connects with a nice looking jab.
Paulsen throws a shot to the body.
Kyle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice uppercut lands for Paulsen. That snapped Kyle's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen staying out of range there.
Kyle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kyle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paulsen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Paulsen tests Kyle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Kyle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kyle throws a hook but Paulsen blocks it.
Paulsen scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body kick from Paulsen.
Paulsen thows a body kick. Kyle tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kyle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Paulsen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kyle scrambles back to his feet.
Paulsen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Paulsen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Paulsen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jan Paulsen!
Jan Paulsen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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