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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Pugh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Wang will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Prefers standup |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Pugh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Wang!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Pugh. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Pugh. Those never looked like landing.
Wang shoots in but no luck this time.
Wang throws a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Pugh misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wang.
Wang tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pugh defends well and Wang ends up having to push Pugh into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pugh takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pugh swinging wildly here.
Wang is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pugh looks to land a combination but Wang avoids it well.
Pugh avoids the head kick by Wang.
Wang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pugh misses with the combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wang lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pugh will feel that in the morning.
Wang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pugh. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang tries for a takedown but Pugh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Paul Pugh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Wang.
Wang throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pugh's waist but Pugh gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wang off to one side.
Wang tries to clinch there but Pugh circles away.
Some wild striking there from Pugh.
Jab from Pugh.
Wang throws a series of punches but Pugh moves out of range.
Pugh misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pugh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pugh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pugh is pressed up against the cage. Wang has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pugh down to the mat. Pugh avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pugh tries to bum rush Wang with a series of wild strikes but Wang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wang misses with a head kick.
Wang tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pugh defends well and Wang ends up having to push Pugh into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wang has Pugh up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pugh as Wang tries to tie him up.
Wang jumps guard but Pugh stands there with Wang around his waist. Wang gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang is trying to pull guard but Pugh has him pressed against the cage.
Wang breaks the clinch.
Pugh swinging wildly here.
Pugh walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big right from Pugh misses.
Despite the aggression on Wang's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pugh checks a leg kick.
As Wang looks to move away, Pugh throws a big counter combo bu Wang just gets out of the way.
Pugh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wang counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wang stops Pugh from getting back to his feet.
Pugh definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wang is trying to control. Pugh wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pugh has one foot on Wang's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Pugh blocks the body kick.
Wang tries a head kick but it misses.
Pugh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wang shoots in but Pugh avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It looked like Pugh wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wang looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pugh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wang throws a head kick that Pugh semi-blocks.
Pugh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pugh swats away the attempt to clinch by Wang.
Pugh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wang circles away quickly and effectively.
Wang doesn't manage to clinch there - Pugh circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Paul Pugh will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pugh throws a right and a left that Wang avoids nicely.
Pugh staying out of range there.
Pugh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wang goes for a double leg but Pugh avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pugh continues to drive forward.
Pugh has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wang wants to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Pugh. Those never looked like landing.
Wang shoots and misses
and Pugh counters with a two punch combo.
Wang goes for a double leg but Pugh avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pugh continues to drive forward.
Paul Pugh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Wang.
Pugh misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang tries a head kick but it misses.
Wang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wang feints the counter takedown.
Wang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pugh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Pugh misses.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pugh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pugh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pugh misses with a double jab.
A good leg kick by Wang.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pugh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wang shoots in for a takedown but Pugh shows good takedown defense.
Wang is breathing heavily.
Pugh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wang misses with a head kick.
Pugh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Wang.
Sloppy strikes from Pugh. Those never looked like landing.
Pugh misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wang. That's going to slow Pugh down.
Jab by Pugh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pugh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wang.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wang wants to take the fight to the mat but Pugh manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pugh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wang tries to clinch but Pugh moves out of range.
Pugh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pugh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wang can do to turn this around?
Wang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pugh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pugh misses with a double jab.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pugh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wang tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Pugh was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wang shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pugh but Pugh pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Paul Pugh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wang shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pugh as he avoids it easily.
Pugh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pugh throws a series of punches but Wang moves out of range.
Paul Pugh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Pugh. Those never looked like landing.
Pugh misses with the combination.
Pugh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wang thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pugh if he has to take too many more of those.
Paul Pugh is winning the standup battle so far.
Pugh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wang moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pugh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pugh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pugh takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pugh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wang circles away quickly and effectively.
Pugh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pugh throws a series of punches but Wang moves out of range.
As Pugh backs off Wang throws a huge counter combo but Pugh manages to avoid it all.
Wang instigates a clinch.
Wang tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pugh smiles and moves away.
Wang slips a jab and a cross from Pugh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wang.
Pugh misses with a wild combination.
Wang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wang wants to clinch up but Pugh keeps it at a distance.
Paul Pugh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pugh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wang tries to clinch there but Pugh circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Pugh dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Wang misses with a head kick.
Wang lands a head kick!
Wang slips a jab and a cross from Pugh.
Some wild striking there from Pugh.
Wang thinks about the counter body kick.
Pugh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wang shoots in and drives through. Pugh sprawls well.
A combination from Pugh does no damage.
And Wang responds with a good body kick, but Pugh manages to step out the way in time.
Wang misses with a takedown attempt - Pugh sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No luck for Wang with that takedown attempt.
As Wang looks to move away, Pugh throws a big counter combo bu Wang just gets out of the way.
Paul Pugh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Wang.
Wang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pugh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pugh.
The fighters circling - Wang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pugh misses with a wild combination.
Pugh misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pugh swinging wildly here.
Wang shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pugh slaps away a takedown attempt from Wang, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It looked like Pugh was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wang fails with the takedown.
Pugh throws the left hand but Wang avoids the punch easily.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pugh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pugh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Pugh does no damage.
Pugh avoids the head kick by Wang.
Pugh throws a right and a left that Wang avoids nicely.
Despite the aggression on Wang's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A combination from Pugh does no damage.
Wang throws a leg kick but Pugh sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pugh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wang pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pugh is looking for a counter combo.
Wang throws a head kick but Pugh moves out of range.
Pugh throws a right and a left that both miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pugh throws a series of punches but Wang avoids them all with ease.
Pugh throws a nice looking combination but Wang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wang shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pugh defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pugh throws a series of punches but Wang moves out of range.
Wang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wang tries to clinch up but Pugh circles away and keeps his distance.
Pugh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wang counters with a one-two to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pugh looks to land a right hand but Wang moved out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wang has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pugh after a bit of a struggle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pugh fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pugh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pugh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Pugh backs off Wang throws a huge counter combo but Pugh manages to avoid it all.
Pugh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Pugh.
A head kick from Wang lands but Pugh takes it in his stride.
Wang throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pugh misses with a wild combination.
Pugh misses with a two punch combination.
Robert Wang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wang throws a right and a left that Pugh avoids nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Pugh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pugh, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Pugh!
An out of breath and clearly excited Paul Pugh thanked KaotiK for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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