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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yazan Naber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lauri Pasanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yazan Naber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lauri Pasanen!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pasanen gets a takedown into half guard.
Pasanen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pasanen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Naber is defending against the submission attempts here by Pasanen.
Naber is breathing heavily.
Pasanen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pasanen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pasanen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Naber is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pasanen scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasanen is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Naber has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pasanen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Naber is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pasanen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pasanen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pasanen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pasanen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pasanen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pasanen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pasanen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
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.
Pasanen with the ground and pound from mount.
Pasanen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pasanen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pasanen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Naber in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pasanen with good strikes from the mount here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pasanen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Naber is bucking up trying to escape but Pasanen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Pasanen.
Pasanen is landing with some decent strikes but Naber is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pasanen unloading with bombs!
Pasanen is landing with some decent strikes but Naber is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pasanen landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen working for a submission but Naber is keeping him at bay.
Naber taking shots to the head.
Pasanen scoring with strikes but Naber is staying in there.
Pasanen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Naber has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Pasanen lands a nice shot to the head.
Pasanen landing punches.
Pasanen working the ground and pound effectively.
Pasanen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen working for a guillotine from mount but Naber is in no mood to give up.
A nice elbow there by Pasanen.
Pasanen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Naber can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pasanen working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Pasanen landing strikes from the mount and Naber is in trouble!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pasanen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pasanen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Pasanen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Naber fails with the takedown
and Pasanen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lauri Pasanen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pasanen stands and throws Naber's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pasanen scoring with punches from side control.
Naber is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pasanen connects with a decent elbow.
Pasanen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pasanen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Pasanen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pasanen has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pasanen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pasanen lands a big shot there that rocks Naber but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pasanen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Naber?
Pasanen with a couple of short strikes.
Pasanen raining down shots from the mount!
Pasanen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pasanen lands a big elbow.
Pasanen working Naber over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Naber looks a forlorn figure.
Pasanen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Naber can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pasanen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pasanen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pasanen lands a big elbow.
Naber is in a horrible position here. Pasanen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Naber is looking to get to half guard.
Pasanen cracks Naber with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen lands a big shot there that rocks Naber but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pasanen lands a heavy elbow.
Pasanen with a couple of short strikes.
Pasanen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pasanen with a couple of short strikes.
Naber taking shots to the head.
Naber is bucking up trying to escape but Pasanen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Naber is bucking up trying to escape but Pasanen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pasanen is working for a guillotine from mount but Naber frees his head quite easily.
Naber in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naber takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pasanen landing punches.
Pasanen landing strikes from the mount and Naber is in trouble!
Pasanen is landing with some decent strikes but Naber is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pasanen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Naber looks a forlorn figure.
Pasanen looking to finish Naber with some ground and pound. This is bad for Naber!
Naber can't escape the position.
Pasanen looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pasanen lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Pasanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Naber doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Pasanen counter with a right hand.
Pasanen gets the takedown into side control.
Pasanen in side control lands a decent elbow.
Naber is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Pasanen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Naber knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pasanen with the ground and pound but Naber regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pasanen prevents Naber from improving his position.
Pasanen moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naber takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pasanen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pasanen scores with punches from side control.
Pasanen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Naber is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Naber taking a bit of punishment here - Pasanen scoring with strikes.
Pasanen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Naber to see if he's OK.
Pasanen moves into full mount!
Yazan Naber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naber takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pasanen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pasanen breaks from Naber's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pasanen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Naber can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pasanen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Naber is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pasanen cracks Naber with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pasanen cracks Naber with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pasanen working for a guillotine from mount but Naber is in no mood to give up.
Naber really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Naber can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pasanen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pasanen with a couple of short strikes.
Pasanen prevents Naber from getting the reversal.
Pasanen landing punches.
Pasanen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pasanen breaks from Naber's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Naber is in a horrible position here. Pasanen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Naber is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen landing shots from mount.
Pasanen with good strikes from the mount here!
Pasanen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pasanen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Naber can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pasanen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Naber's face.
Pasanen lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pasanen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Naber is trying desperately to improve position.
Naber is working hard here to advance position.
Pasanen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lauri Pasanen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pasanen 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 24:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 24:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lauri Pasanen!
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