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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Neumann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tobin Dorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulo Neumann has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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199 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Neumann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tobin Dorn!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorn plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Neumann throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Neumann shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dorn defends it nicely.
Neumann shoots for a double leg takedown but Dorn sprawls well. He's pushed Neumann's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A head kick misses from Dorn.
Neumann shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Neumann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neumann misses with an uppercut
and Dorn counters with a stiff right hand.
Neumann with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dorn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neumann tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dorn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Neumann has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dorn throws a head kick but Neumann moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neumann avoids the body shot from Dorn.
Neumann avoids the head kick by Dorn.
Neumann is looking to counter the offense by Dorn and move into the clinch.
Dorn feints and then cracks Neumann's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Neumann down.
Neumann doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dorn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dorn slips a jab and a cross from Neumann.
Neumann takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dorn scores with a decent looking hook.
Dorn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dorn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Neumann. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neumann.
Neumann takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dorn scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dorn scores with a jab to the body.
Neumann takes one to the side of the head.
Dorn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dorn slaps away a takedown attempt from Neumann, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Neumann shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dorn pinned against the cage. Dorn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Neumann.
Dorn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dorn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Neumann's sensitive parts.
Dorn is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Neumann shoots in for a takedown but Dorn shows good takedown defense.
Neumann moves to clinch but Dorn breaks away
and Dorn counters with a low kick, right behind Neumann 's knee.
Neumann is breathing heavily.
Neumann takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dorn connects with a body shot.
Dorn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A good leg kick by Dorn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dorn throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Neumann shoots in and gets a takedown into Dorn's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dorn wants to stand and escape but Neumann is having none of it.
Dorn trying to control the position.
Dorn wants to get back to his feet but Neumann is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dorn wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Neumann tries to free his leg and advance position but Dorn is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobin Dorn 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.
Dorn scores with a shot to the body.
Neumann with a poor takedown
and Dorn counters with a left to the body.
Neumann is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Neumann dives in and scores a takedown into Dorn's guard.
Neumann won't allow Dorn to get back to his feet.
Dorn looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Neumann puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Dorn wants to control but Neumann is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neumann not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dorn wants to control but Neumann passes into side.
Dorn bucks up and tries to throw Neumann off but instead Neumann has got his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorn is trying to stand back up.
Dorn covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Neumann patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Dorn trying to get back to his feet but Neumann is in full control for now.
Dorn tries to roll but Neumann sticks to his back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Neumann is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Dorn trying to control the action but Neumann just sinks the hooks in.
Neumann missing with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Dorn right now.
Dorn is trying to stand back up.
Dorn tries to break free.
Neumann is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Dorn knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Dorn for a finish.
Neumann lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorn prevents Neumann from getting a body triangle.
Dorn is really stuck here.
Neumann looking for the choke but no joy.
Neumann has the hooks in. Dorn is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Dorn is trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neumann working for a choke but Dorn is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dorn covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Dorn is trying to get back to his feet but Neumann has full control of the position and if anything, Dorn has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Dorn is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Neumann gets his way!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dorn defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Neumann dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dorn throws a head kick that half lands.
Dorn lands a glancing blow to the side of Neumann's head.
Paulo Neumann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neumann misses with a takedown attempt - Dorn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Neumann misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dorn scores with a head kick. Neumann tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dorn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Neumann shoots in and drives through. Dorn sprawls well.
And Dorn responds with a good body kick, but Neumann manages to step out the way in time.
Dorn plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Dorn. That snapped Neumann's head back.
Neumann is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dorn's half guard.
Dorn wants to control but Neumann is keeping busy.
Neumann tries to pass to full mount but Dorn defends it.
Neumann is keen to just control but Dorn is a slippery customer.
Neumann looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Paulo Neumann overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Neumann trying to mount his opponent but Dorn defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neumann takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dorn can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dorn is trying to get back to full guard.
Neumann thows a huge punch but Dorn dodges it nicely.
Dorn has his hands clasped together around Neumann's back. He's all about the action.
Dorn is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neumann is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dorn is not content to let Neumann control the position.
Dorn looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Neumann with a poor takedown
and Dorn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Neumann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body kick from Dorn.
Neumann darts in looking for a takedown but Dorn gets double underhooks and turns Neumann into the cage.
Neumann misses with a takedown attempt
and Dorn counters with a big head kick but Neumann shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neumann takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dorn connects with a high kick.
Dorn connects with a body shot.
Neumann walks into a left hand.
Neumann on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dorn lands with an uppercut that bounces Neumann off the cage and back into range.
Dorn lands an overhand right.
Neumann fails with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tobin Dorn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dorn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tobin Dorn!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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