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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Russell Paulman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsau Tsetsku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Paulman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to War is my Love . Tsetsku is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Paula Seling & Ovi - Miracle. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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180 lbs
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186 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Russell Paulman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tsau Tsetsku!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulman clinches.
Tsetsku tries to break free but Paulman pushes him back against the cage.
Paulman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Paulman.
Paulman misses with an elbow strike.
Tsetsku blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Paulman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tsetsku's efforts to push away.
Tsetsku avoids a wild elbow strike from Paulman.
Tsetsku wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tsetsku pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paulman dives in for a single leg takedown but Tsetsku sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tsetsku looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Paulman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Paulman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Paulman prevents a body shot from Tsetsku.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulman lands an elbow inside that Tsetsku shrugs off.
A knee to the head by Paulman.
Paulman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tsetsku's efforts to push away.
Tsetsku avoids the elbow strike from Paulman, against the cage.
Paulman misses with an elbow strike.
Paulman throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsetsku has had enough of the clinch but Paulman keeps him there for the moment.
Tsetsku takes an elbow to the temple.
Tsetsku avoiding damage as Paulman throws knees to the body.
Tsetsku is trying to force a seperation but Paulman has the dominant position.
Tsetsku just leaning against Paulman, taking a breather.
Paulman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tsetsku is defending well for now.
Tsetsku controlling the action here for a moment.
Tsetsku slows down the pace here.
Paulman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Tsau Tsetsku has been cut.
Tsetsku wants to break free but Paulman has control.
Tsetsku has Paulman pressed against the cage.
Tsetsku takes a knee right on the jaw!
Paulman misses with a knee strike.
Paulman tries to land knees in the clinch but Tsetsku avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulman connects with a knee to the head.
Paulman keeps control of Tsetsku as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Paulman scores a nice knee to the body.
Tsetsku is looking to break free of the clinch but Paulman has double underhooks.
Paulman misses with a knee strike.
Paulman lands an elbow inside that Tsetsku shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tsetsku can't break the clinch.
Tsetsku wants to get back to striking at distance but Paulman won't allow it.
Tsetsku breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paulman tries to clinch up
enabling Tsetsku to counter with a crisp jab.
Paulman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tsetsku counters with a straight right hand.
Tsetsku waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paulman.
Paulman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tsetsku tries to avoid it but Paulman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tsetsku to the ground. Tsetsku escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Tsetsku misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Russell Paulman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paulman defending well as Tsetsku loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tsetsku paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paulman rushes Tsetsku and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Paulman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paulman tries a knee to the head but Tsetsku blocks it.
Tsetsku has had enough of the clinch but Paulman keeps him there for the moment.
Paulman prevents Tsetsku from breaking the clinch.
Paulman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tsetsku wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tsetsku's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paulman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tsetsku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paulman tries to clinch up.
Paulman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paulman has Tsetsku up against the cage in a clinch.
Paulman blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsetsku misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tsetsku breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paulman tries for a takedown but Tsetsku circles away easily
and Tsetsku counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Russell Paulman has been cut.
A jab from Tsetsku misses.
Tsetsku dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulman needs to keep his hands up - Tsetsku had a free shot at his head there.
Russell Paulman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paulman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tsau Tsetsku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paulman pushes Tsetsku up against the cage in a clinch.
Tsetsku is trying to break free.
Tsetsku controlling the action here for a moment.
Tsetsku is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tsetsku has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tsetsku tries to break the clinch but Paulman is controlling the position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Paulman throws an elbow but misses.
Paulman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Paulman dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tsetsku stuffs the takedown attempt from Paulman. Paulman gets slowly back to his feet.
Paulman wants to clinch.
Tsetsku loads up on a big right hand but Paulman slips the punch.
Paulman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tsetsku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paulman is looking to clinch but Tsetsku is avoiding it.
Paulman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tsetsku manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paulman shoots in for a takedown but Tsetsku shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Russell Paulman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paulman tries to clinch up but Tsetsku circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tsau Tsetsku seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paulman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Paulman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Paulman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Paulman looks to clinch
and Tsetsku counters with a right hand to the body.
Paulman instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tsetsku in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tsetsku has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Paulman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Tsetsku.
With the fighters up against the cage, Paulman throws an elbow but misses.
Tsetsku wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tsetsku cracks Paulman with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice left hand lands by Tsetsku.
Paulman lands an elbow just above Tsetsku 's eye.
Tsetsku managing to block the knees to the body from Paulman.
Paulman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tsetsku displaying some good clinch control by pressing Paulman up against the cage.
Tsetsku tries to break the clinch but Paulman is controlling the position.
Paulman tries to land a knee to the head but Tsetsku blocks with his arms.
Tsetsku wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tsetsku breaks the clinch.
Paulman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tsetsku paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsetsku throws out a powerful jab.
Tsetsku takes a swing at Paulman's ribcage but misses.
Paulman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tsetsku.
Paulman closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Tsetsku counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tsetsku. Paulman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paulman is looking for a counter combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paulman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tsetsku.
Paulman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tsetsku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paulman goes for a double leg but Tsetsku avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tsetsku continues to drive forward.
Tsetsku throws a shot from downtown. Paulman moves away and avoids it.
Paulman slips a straight right by Tsetsku.
Paulman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tsetsku paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Tsetsku misses.
Tsetsku connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Paulman's hands.
Paulman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Paulman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Tsetsku.
Paulman is looking to clinch.
Tsetsku bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Paulman's head backwards.
Tsetsku has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tsetsku cracks Paulman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Paulman wants to clinch.
Tsetsku throws a shot from downtown. Paulman moves away and avoids it.
Tsetsku displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Paulman.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tsetsku in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Jab, jab by Tsetsku - just one landing.
Tsetsku connects with a single shot there.
Tsetsku misses with an uppercut. Paulman saw that one coming.
Paulman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paulman has closed the distance and engaged Tsetsku in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsetsku is looking to break free of the clinch but Paulman has double underhooks.
Tsetsku lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paulman backwards.
Paulman misses with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tsetsku is working Paulman over against the cage.
Paulman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tsetsku's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paulman tries to clinch
and Tsetsku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paulman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tsetsku.
Paulman tries for a takedown but Tsetsku circles away easily
and Tsetsku counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tsetsku feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Paulmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Paulman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tsetsku scores with a shot to the body.
Paulman staying out of range there.
Tsetsku jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsau Tsetsku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Paulman darts in trying to clinch
and Tsetsku counters with a stiff right hand.
Paulman clinches up with Tsetsku and pushes him back against the cage.
Tsetsku avoids a wild elbow strike from Paulman.
Tsetsku works on Paulman's body with a couple of short punches.
Russell Paulman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Paulman misses with an elbow strike.
Tsetsku is trying to push Paulman away but Paulman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Paulman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tsetsku lands a nice shot to the body.
Tsetsku slows down the pace here.
Tsetsku wants to get back to striking at distance but Paulman won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsetsku lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tsetsku is trying to break the clinch but Paulman is controlling him.
Tsetsku looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Paulman misses with an elbow strike.
Tsetsku looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Paulman throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsetsku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paulman's elbow.
Tsetsku wants to break free but Paulman has control.
Tsetsku breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tsetsku lands a really nice looking cross but Paulman seems unphased.
Paulman ducks under a wild hook from Tsetsku.
Paulman avoids the body shot from Tsetsku.
Paulman tries to clinch up.
Tsetsku throws out a loose jab but Paulman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsetsku swats away the attempt to clinch by Paulman.
Paulman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paulman throws a big counter combination but Tsetsku scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tsetsku slaps away a takedown attempt from Paulman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tsetsku swings for the body but Paulman moves out of range.
Paulman tried to counter with a leg kick but Tsetsku avoided it.
Paulman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tsetsku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Paulman tries to clinch but Tsetsku moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulman tries to clinch up but Tsetsku circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Tsetsku on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Paulman is looking to clinch.
Tsetsku with a hook.
Tsetsku throws a body punch but Paulman moves out of range.
Paulman tries to clinch but Tsetsku moves away
and Tsetsku connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paulman fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paulman takes one to the chin there.
Nice shot lands for Tsetsku.
Russell Paulman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paulman with a poor takedown
enabling Tsetsku to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Russell Paulman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tsetsku changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tsetsku cracks Paulman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Paulman goes for a double leg but Tsetsku avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tsetsku continues to drive forward.
Tsetsku lands with a nice body punch.
Tsetsku lands a nice shot that snaps Paulman's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsetsku throws out a loose jab but Paulman uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Tsetsku. Beautiful body shot.
Paulman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Paulman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tsetsku jabs Paulman right on the nose. Paulman blinks but takes it well.
Tsetsku wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Paulman. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Tsetsku scores with a jab.
Tsetsku ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A punch combination from Tsetsku misses.
Paulman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tsetsku avoids it really well and circles away.
Jab by Tsetsku.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsetsku throws a body punch but Paulman moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulman moves out of range of the strikes.
Tsetsku circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tsetsku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paulman wants to clinch up but Tsetsku keeps it at a distance.
Tsetsku lands with a hook. Paulman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tsetsku keeps the fight on the outside.
Paulman tries to clinch but Tsetsku is having none of it.
Paulman wants to clinch
and Tsetsku connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tsetsku leaves Paulman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tsetsku clobbers Paulman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tsau Tsetsku comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tsetsku 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tsau Tsetsku!
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