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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Paulman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Locke's entrance music is What Makes a Good Man. A fine choice. Paulman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. War is my Love kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Locke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Russell Paulman!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulman tries to clinch there but Locke circles away.
Locke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paulman moves away.
Paulman moves in looking to clinch but Locke pushes him off.
Paulman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Locke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paulman tries to clinch but Locke moves out of range.
Locke misses with a body shot.
Paulman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Locke, pushing him back against the cage.
Locke is looking to break free of the clinch but Paulman has double underhooks.
Paulman fails to pull guard.
Paulman tries a knee to the head but Locke blocks it.
Paulman working Locke over with knees to the body.
Paulman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good body shot from Locke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulman looking to throw knees to the head but Locke is blocking nicely.
Locke breaks the clinch.
Paulman drives through and clinches with Locke against the cage.
Paulman has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Locke uses from the top position.
Locke being controlled here momentarily.
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!
Paulman looking for a sweep. Not yet Paulman, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke is fighting to break Paulman's control of his arms but Paulman is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paulman's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Paulman looking for a sweep. Not yet Paulman, not yet.
Paulman has control of Locke's left arm, preventing Locke from doing any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Danga de danga de dang - Locke scores with a four punch combination!
Paulman wants to clinch up but Locke keeps it at a distance.
Locke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Paulman rushes Locke and presses him up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Paulman.
Locke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paulman moves into the clinch successfully.
Locke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paulman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paulman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Paulman pulls guard.
Paulman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Locke has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Paulman wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Paulman wants to sweep here but Locke controlling him for the moment.
Paulman is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Paulman is looking to clinch but Locke is avoiding it.
Paulman has managed to clinch.
Paulman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Locke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Paulman lands an elbow that stopped Locke in his tracks for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Locke can't break the clinch.
Paulman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Paulman.
Locke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Locke.
Locke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Locke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paulman closes the distance and clinches.
Locke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Paulman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Locke is defending well for now.
Locke avoiding damage as Paulman throws knees to the body.
Locke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paulman clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Paulman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Locke connects with an inside leg kick.
Paulman tries to close the distance and clinch but Locke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paulman moves into the clinch.
Paulman lands a knee to the head.
Paulman missing with knees to the body.
Locke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paulman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Locke swats away the attempt to clinch by Paulman.
Locke feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Locke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Paulman 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.
Paulman forces Locke back against the cage and clinches.
Locke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paulman doesn't manage to clinch there - Locke circles away.
Paulman tries to close the distance and clinch but Locke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paulman pushes Locke up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Paulman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Locke.
Locke lands with a light punch inside.
Locke tries to throw a body punch but Paulman avoids it by throwing Locke back against the cage.
Locke tries a body shot but Paulman blocks it.
Locke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Locke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Paulman or not.
Locke breaks from the clinch.
Paulman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Locke.
Paulman pushes Locke up against the cage in a clinch.
Locke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Locke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paulman manages to avoid it.
Paulman tries to clinch but Locke is having none of it.
Paulman wants to clinch.
Locke keeps the fight on the outside.
Paulman looks to clinch
and Locke counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulman looking to throw knees to the head but Locke is blocking nicely.
Locke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paulman takes one to the side of the head.
Paulman tries to close the distance and clinch but Locke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Russell Paulman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paulman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Locke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Locke is looking to counter punch.
Locke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Paulman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Locke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paulman wants to clinch up but Locke keeps it at a distance.
Paulman tries to clinch up but Locke circles away and keeps his distance.
Locke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Locke jabs at Paulman's body.
Paulman wants to clinch.
Paulman pushes Locke up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke working hard to break the clinch.
Locke manages to break the clinch.
John Locke is winning the standup battle so far.
Paulman wants to clinch
and Locke counters with a good, hard body kick but Paulman shrugs it off.
Locke misses with a wild combination.
Locke throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Locke lands the left hand.
Paulman looks to clinch
and Locke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paulman moves into range and clinches up with Locke.
Paulman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Paulman working Locke over with knees to the body.
Paulman tries to land knees in the clinch but Locke avoids the damage to the body.
Paulman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Locke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulman darts in and clinches Locke up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Locke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Paulman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Locke walks away with a smile on his face. Paulman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
John Locke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russell Paulman.
Paulman tries to close the distance and clinch but Locke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paulman tries to clinch up
letting Locke counter with a right hand.
Paulman closes the distance but Locke moves to the side
and Locke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Paulman moves into the clinch.
Locke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Locke takes an elbow to the temple.
Locke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paulman tries to clinch up
and Locke counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Russell Paulman has been cut.
Locke just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Locke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Russell Paulman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Locke gets tackled into the cage by Paulman. Paulman maintains the clinch.
Good body shot from Locke.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Paulman obliges.
Locke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Locke struggles to land a body shot inside as Paulman controls his hands.
Locke scores with a shoulder strike.
Locke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Locke lands a nice looking body shot.
Paulman is looking to clinch but Locke is avoiding it.
Paulman tries to close the distance and clinch but Locke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Locke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paulman avoids the body shot from Locke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulman closes the distance and clinches.
Paulman manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Locke stays in close to Paulman's body and controls the position.
Locke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Locke slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Locke wants to control from the top but Paulman keeps moving.
Paulman is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Paulman tries to clinch but Locke is having none of it.
Locke scores with a jab. Paulman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Paulman wants to clinch.
Locke is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Locke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Locke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paulman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Locke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paulman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Locke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paulman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Locke, pushing him back against the cage.
Locke lands a nice shot to the body.
Locke lands a nice uppercut.
Paulman tries to pull guard but Locke holds him up against the cage and eventually Paulman drops back down to his feet.
Paulman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Locke smiles and moves away.
Paulman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Paulman closes the distance but Locke moves to the side
and Locke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Paulman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Locke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paulman tries to clinch there but Locke circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paulman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Locke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Paulman tries to clinch but Locke moves out of range.
Locke scores with a hook to the body. Paulman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Paulman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Locke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Paulman changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Paulman tries to clinch
and Locke counters with a left to the body.
Locke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paulman moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Paulman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Locke lands with a good body shot.
Paulman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Locke is looking to wear down Paulman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Locke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Locke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Paulman has time to react.
Locke gets tackled into the cage by Paulman. Paulman maintains the clinch.
Locke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paulman wants to clinch
and Locke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paulman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Locke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paulman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Locke, pushing him back against the cage.
Paulman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
John Locke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russell Paulman.
Paulman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Locke is defending well for now.
Paulman looking to throw knees to the head but Locke is blocking nicely.
Locke works on Paulman's body with a couple of short punches.
Paulman is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Locke to keep the fight standing.
Russell Paulman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Locke is looking to break free of the clinch but Paulman has double underhooks.
Locke is leaning against Paulman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Locke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Paulman or not.
Paulman misses with a knee strike.
Locke pushes Paulman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Locke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paulman wants to clinch
and Locke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice body punch from Locke.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Locke showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Locke 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Locke!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, John Locke made sure he mentioned King of Clothes, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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