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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amos The Facebreaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Saul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amos The Facebreaker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Paul Saul's chin.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Amos The Facebreaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Saul!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saul is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saul doesn't manage to clinch there - The Facebreaker circles away.
Saul has taken the fight to the clinch.
The Facebreaker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saul's efforts to push away.
The Facebreaker jumps into guard, dragging Saul to the mat.
The Facebreaker looking for a sweep. Not yet The Facebreaker, not yet.
The Facebreaker controls Saul momentarily but Saul frees himself.
Saul postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The Facebreaker controlling Saul's posture.
Saul postures up in The Facebreaker's guard and throws a big left but The Facebreaker blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saul trying to stand up but can't free himself from The Facebreaker's guard.
Saul working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saul working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The Facebreaker throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Saul stands up over The Facebreaker, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saul accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saul is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Saul with a flurry of punches that miss.
The Facebreaker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The Facebreaker throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The Facebreaker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Saul makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Facebreaker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The Facebreaker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Saul is working The Facebreaker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Saul throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Facebreaker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Saul is in close to The Facebreaker's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Saul in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Facebreaker looking for a sweep. Not yet The Facebreaker, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Facebreaker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The Facebreaker stops Saul from getting back to his feet.
Saul is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Saul kicks The Facebreaker off and gets back to his feet.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Saul has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Saul misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Facebreaker.
Saul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saul closes the distance but The Facebreaker moves to the side
and The Facebreaker counters with a takedown into side control.
Saul tries to escape but The Facebreaker is in control.
Saul looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saul has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Facebreaker trying to control the position but Saul is working away.
Saul is trying to buck The Facebreaker off.
The Facebreaker is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Saul knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Saul is pushing The Facebreaker's head away, looking to escape. The Facebreaker manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saul is not content to let The Facebreaker control the position.
Saul takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Saul is trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Facebreaker decides to stand back up. The Facebreaker steps back and let's Saul get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Saul dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The Facebreaker misses with a wild combination.
The Facebreaker throws a series of strikes that have Saul backpedaling.
It looks like Paul Saul has been cut.
The Facebreaker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Saul tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Facebreaker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Amos The Facebreaker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saul doesn't manage to clinch there - The Facebreaker circles away.
The Facebreaker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saul tries to sprawl but The Facebreaker drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Saul is trying to stand up here but The Facebreaker is controlling him well.
Saul manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. The Facebreaker keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
The Facebreaker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saul's defenses.
The Facebreaker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Saul in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Saul pushes off an throws an elbow but The Facebreaker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The Facebreaker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Facebreaker dives in for a single leg takedown but Saul sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Facebreaker tries to break free but Saul pushes him back against the cage.
Saul tries to land knees in the clinch but The Facebreaker avoids the damage to the body.
The Facebreaker is looking to control Saul's arms but Saul gets an underhook and turns him. Now The Facebreaker has his back to the cage.
Saul misses with a body punch.
The Facebreaker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Saul smiles and moves away.
The Facebreaker shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saul has one foot on The Facebreaker's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The Facebreaker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Saul is fending him off so far but The Facebreaker persists. Nope, Saul circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amos The Facebreaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Facebreaker tries for a takedown but Saul sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saul stuffs the takedown.
Saul moves in looking to clinch but The Facebreaker pushes him off.
Saul keeps the fight on the outside.
Saul tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Facebreaker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Facebreaker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saul gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saul breaks from the clinch.
Saul tries to clinch but The Facebreaker moves away
and The Facebreaker counters by clinching up.
Saul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saul keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Paul Saul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Facebreaker closes the distance and clinches.
The Facebreaker avoiding damage as Saul throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saul tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Facebreaker avoids it.
Saul lands an elbow that stopped The Facebreaker in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Amos The Facebreaker has been cut.
Saul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saul tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Facebreaker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Facebreaker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saul tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Facebreaker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saul closes the distance and pushes The Facebreaker back into the cage.
Saul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saul tries to clinch
and The Facebreaker counters with a head kick. That will keep Saul thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The fight stays on the outside here - Saul looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saul stuffs the takedown attempt from The Facebreaker. The Facebreaker gets slowly back to his feet.
The Facebreaker dives in for a single leg takedown but Saul sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saul breaks the clinch.
Saul tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Facebreaker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saul wants to clinch but The Facebreaker slips to the side
and The Facebreaker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Saul pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Saul instigates a clinch.
Saul's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saul pushes The Facebreaker up against the cage in a clinch.
Saul's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saul rushes The Facebreaker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Facebreaker managing to block the knees to the body from Saul.
Saul breaks from the clinch.
The Facebreaker keeps the fight on the outside.
The Facebreaker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Saul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! The Facebreaker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Saul fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saul closes the distance looking to clinch
and The Facebreaker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saul tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from Saul. No joy for The Facebreaker on that attempt.
The Facebreaker looks for the body kick but Saul saw that one coming.
Nice cross by The Facebreaker.
Saul blocks the body kick.
Saul looks to clinch
and The Facebreaker counters with a nice body shot.
The Facebreaker has taken the fight to the clinch.
The Facebreaker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saul's efforts to push away.
The Facebreaker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Saul gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saul scores with a shot to the side of The Facebreaker's head.
The Facebreaker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amos The Facebreaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Facebreaker has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Saul after a bit of a struggle.
The Facebreaker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saul avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Facebreaker gets tackled into the cage by Saul. Saul maintains the clinch.
The Facebreaker swings wildly with an uppercut but Saul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saul tries to break the clinch but The Facebreaker is controlling the position.
Saul tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Paul Saul seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Saul tries a body shot but The Facebreaker blocks it.
Saul with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Facebreaker is stalling here.
Saul gets underhooks to prevent The Facebreaker's takedown attempt.
The Facebreaker fails to pull guard.
A left hand lands to the body for Saul.
Saul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Facebreaker shoots in for a takedown but Saul shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saul gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Saul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Facebreaker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saul is looking to clinch.
The Facebreaker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saul doesn't manage to clinch there - The Facebreaker circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saul gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The Facebreaker tries to break free but Saul pushes him back against the cage.
The Facebreaker tries a knee to the head but Saul blocks it.
Saul breaks from the clinch.
Saul gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The Facebreaker is looking to break free of the clinch but Saul has double underhooks.
The Facebreaker is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Saul to keep the fight standing.
The Facebreaker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saul using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Facebreaker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Facebreaker prevents a body shot from Saul.
Saul blocks an uppercut.
Saul pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saul tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saul tries to clinch but The Facebreaker is having none of it.
Saul looks to clinch
and The Facebreaker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saul wants to clinch
and The Facebreaker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Saul's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Facebreaker tries for a takedown but Saul circles away easily
and Saul counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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!
Ground and pound from Saul.
Saul working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Saul landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saul lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Saul lands a nice short elbow.
Amos The Facebreaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paul Saul is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Saul trying to control the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Saul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Saul 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Saul!
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