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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ron Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jorvee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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172 cm
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135 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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163 cm
27
135 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ron Paul! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Jorvee! The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Paul is looking to clinch but Jorvee is avoiding it.
Jorvee misses with a hook
and Paul counters with a solid body kick. Paul staying out of range there. Paul tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jorvee swats him away and circles back towards the center. Jon Jorvee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Paul is looking to clinch. Jorvee throws an off balance right hand
and Paul finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. Jorvee missing with a left hand there. Paul was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Paul tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jorvee swats him away and circles back towards the center. Paul misses with a takedown attempt - Jorvee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Paul moves in looking to clinch but Jorvee pushes him off. Jorvee misses with an uppercut
and Paul counters with a lovely straight right hand! Jorvee misses with a right hand and Paul counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Jorvee throws out a loose jab but Paul uses good head movement to avoid it. Paul shoots in and drives through. Jorvee sprawls well. Jorvee misses with a hook
and Paul counters with a flying knee. Nice. Paul fails in his attempt to clinch. Jorvee misses with a right hand and Paul counters with a left to the body. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Paul uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jorvee. Jorvee looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Paul!
That's one minute gone in the round. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. You can see the frustration on Paul's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Jorvee looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Paul is avoiding damage well.
Jorvee landing a few strikes. Jorvee thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Paul tries to improve position but can't. Paul is trying to control Jorvee's posture but Jorvee avoids it. Jorvee connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Paul some visible discomfort.
Jorvee creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots. Paul parries the strikes from Jorvee easily there. Jorvee is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Paul to escape.
Jorvee in side control, throwing shots but Paul defends. Jorvee has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Team Hopkins. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one. Jorvee landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Jorvee is trying to ground and pound but Paul uses the momentary lack of control by Jorvee to regain half guard. Jorvee tries to pass the half guard into mount. Paul knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jorvee is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Jorvee is nestled in close to Paul, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Paul trying to control here.
Paul pushes Jorvee off looking to stand but Jorvee dives back in and keeps control.
Paul tries to roll over but Jorvee keeps him under control. Paul holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Paul trying to control but Jorvee postures up.
Paul misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Paul makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Paul. Paul has momentary wrist control but Jorvee slips an elbow through the middle. Jorvee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jorvee scoring with punches to the head and body. Jorvee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Jorvee stopping the sweep attempt from Paul. Paul is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jorvee defends well. Jorvee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Jorvee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Jorvee throwing strikes but missing. Paul tries to land a sweep but no joy. Paul is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Paul looking for a sweep. Not yet Paul, not yet. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Jorvee distracts Paul with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Paul wants to stand but Jorvee is controlling the position. Jorvee throwing strikes from guard but Paul blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jorvee with a flurry of punches that miss. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Paul working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jorvee. Jorvee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Paul working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jorvee. Jorvee is working Paul over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Jorvee makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Paul wants to sweep but no luck. Jorvee with a flurry of punches that miss. Jorvee looking to pass the guard. Jorvee is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Jorvee stops Paul from standing up. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Jorvee stands up over Paul, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Jorvee throws a sloppy strike and Paul has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Jorvee is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Paul!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ron Paul!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
63% |
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