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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eliitti Paavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waldo Claudiano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waldo Claudiano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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137 lbs
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149 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Good low kicks
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eliitti Paavo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Waldo Claudiano!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paavo looks to score with a jab to the body but Claudiano is just out of range.
Claudiano closes the distance and clinches.
Paavo has a couple of punches blocked by Claudiano.
Claudiano misses with some punches.
Claudiano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Claudiano tries to throw a body punch but Paavo avoids it by throwing Claudiano back against the cage.
Paavo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Claudiano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Claudiano throws a head kick that misses
letting Paavo counter with a right hand.
It looks like Waldo Claudiano has been cut.
Claudiano throws a leg kick but Paavo checks it.
Paavo misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paavo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Claudiano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Claudiano will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Paavo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claudiano connects with the punch.
Paavo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Claudiano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Paavo. Paavo obviously looking to wear him down.
Claudiano lands with a straight right. Paavo didn't see that one coming.
Claudiano keeps Paavo at a distance using the push kick.
A swing and a miss from Paavo.
Despite the aggression on Claudiano's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Eliitti Paavo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Claudiano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paavo.
A clash of legs there as Claudiano blocks the low kick.
Claudiano fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Paavo to the ground. Claudiano is now in Paavo's guard.
Paavo wriggles free and stands up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Claudiano has Paavo up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paavo swings wildly with an uppercut but Claudiano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Claudiano scores with a shoulder strike.
Claudiano working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Claudiano.
Claudiano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Claudiano tries to throw a body punch but Paavo avoids it by throwing Claudiano back against the cage.
Claudiano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Claudiano lands with a short shot to the head.
Paavo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Claudiano can't find room to land a body shot as Paavo controls the action.
Claudiano gets through Paavo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Paavo lands a hook that snaps the head of Claudiano backwards.
Claudiano lands with a short shot to the head.
Paavo scores with a shoulder strike.
Claudiano misses with the head strike.
Claudiano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paavo lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paavo.
Paavo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paavo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Claudiano prevents Paavo from breaking the clinch.
Claudiano misses with a body punch.
Claudiano blocking some punches.
Claudiano struggles to land a body shot inside as Paavo controls his hands.
Paavo has a couple of punches blocked by Claudiano.
Claudiano throws a head punch that misses.
Paavo misses with some punches.
Claudiano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paavo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paavo slows down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Claudiano.
Paavo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paavo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Claudiano backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano blocking some punches.
Paavo takes a shot to the head.
Paavo lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Claudiano.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Paavo.
Claudiano can't find room to land a body shot as Paavo controls the action.
Claudiano tries a body shot but Paavo blocks it.
Paavo stalling the fight.
Claudiano working aggressively here.
Paavo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Claudiano's elbow.
Paavo presses Claudiano against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Paavo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Claudiano backwards.
Claudiano swings wildly with an uppercut but Paavo uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paavo wants to stall.
Claudiano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Claudiano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Waldo Claudiano will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Waldo Claudiano's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Claudiano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paavo lands a glancing blow to the side of Claudiano's head.
Claudiano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Claudiano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Claudiano with the counter takedown but Paavo avoids it easily.
Paavo looks to land a left hand but Claudiano moved out of range nicely.
Claudiano with the counter takedown but Paavo avoids it easily.
Paavo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Claudiano.
Claudiano clinches with his opponent.
Paavo scores with a shot to the side of Claudiano's head.
Waldo Claudiano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Claudiano misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claudiano struggles to land a body shot inside as Paavo controls his hands.
Paavo blocks a body shot from Claudiano.
Paavo lands a hook that snaps the head of Claudiano backwards.
A body shot lands from Paavo.
Paavo swings wildly with an uppercut but Claudiano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Claudiano misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claudiano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Claudiano prevents a body shot from Paavo.
Claudiano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Claudiano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Paavo or not.
Claudiano throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Claudiano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Claudiano digs a right hand into Paavo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Paavo's gas tank.
Claudiano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Claudiano.
Paavo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Paavo swings wildly with an uppercut but Claudiano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Claudiano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Claudiano throws a head punch that misses.
Paavo misses with the head strike.
Paavo blocks a body shot from Claudiano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano misses with a punch to the body.
Claudiano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paavo's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Claudiano as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Claudiano fails to land.
Paavo tries to throw a body punch but Claudiano avoids it by throwing Paavo back against the cage.
Paavo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Claudiano misses.
A punch combination from Paavo misses.
Claudiano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Claudiano is looking to clinch.
Claudiano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Claudiano looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by Claudiano.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Paavo, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paavo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Claudiano.
Paavo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paavo lands with a nice body kick.
Paavo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice side step and Claudiano releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Claudiano takes a jab right on the kisser.
Claudiano feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Paavo keeping full guard, as Claudiano tries to pass.
Claudiano looking to sit in guard and control but Paavo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Paavo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Claudiano looking to hit a scissor sweep but Paavo is one step ahead there.
Paavo is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paavo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Claudiano is keeping the position for now.
Claudiano is pulling down on Paavo's head. It's preventing any offense from Paavo, at least for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Claudiano is on top in guard.
Eliitti Paavo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Claudiano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Eliitti Paavo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Waldo Claudiano's cut.
That's time! Paavo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Paavo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Claudiano avoids the head kick by Paavo.
Claudiano is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Paavo throws out a loose jab but Claudiano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paavo throws a jab when Claudiano was well out of range.
Eliitti Paavo is winning the standup battle so far.
Claudiano throws a head kick but Paavo moves out of range.
Paavo throwing a counter right hand but Claudiano manages to avoid it.
Paavo throws a jab but it's blocked by Claudiano.
Paavo scores with a body shot.
Claudiano moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claudiano blocks a head kick by Paavo.
Claudiano closes the distance and clinches up with Paavo, looking for a takedown. Claudiano pushes Paavo against the cage but Paavo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Claudiano takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Paavo misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claudiano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Paavo throws a head kick but Claudiano moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Claudiano.
Paavo dodges the punch combination from Claudiano.
An attempted straight right counter from Paavo misses the target.
Claudiano lands a jab to the head.
Claudiano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paavo.
Claudiano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Claudiano closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Paavo counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Claudiano misses with an uppercut. Paavo saw that one coming.
A low kick from Claudiano misses
and Paavo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice body punch from Paavo.
Claudiano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paavo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paavo misses with a body shot
and Claudiano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paavo. Claudiano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paavo misses with a body shot.
Claudiano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Paavo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paavo throws a leg kick but Claudiano checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claudiano gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Paavo to counter with a crisp jab.
Paavo throws a series of punches but Claudiano moves out of range.
Claudiano feints and then cracks Paavo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Paavo down.
Paavo jabs at Claudiano's body.
Claudiano closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Paavo to the mat! Paavo manages to get full guard.
Claudiano postures up in Paavo's guard and throws a big left but Paavo blocks it.
Paavo has control of Claudiano's left arm, preventing Claudiano from doing any damage.
Claudiano advances to half guard.
Claudiano keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Claudiano tries to pass to full mount but Paavo defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paavo has his hands clasped together around Claudiano's back. He's all about the action.
Claudiano missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Paavo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Claudiano pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Paavo is keeping the position for now.
Paavo keeping moving, preventing Claudiano from controlling successfully.
Paavo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eliitti Paavo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Paavo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eliitti Paavo!
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FIGHT
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