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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Paulo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jimmy demon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcos Paulo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcos Paulo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, jimmy demon!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
demon shoots in looking for a takedown. Paulo tries to sprawl out of it but demon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Paulo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
demon shoots in but no luck this time.
Paulo gets a takedown into half guard.
Paulo is controlling the pace.
Paulo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
demon kicks Paulo off and gets back to his feet.
demon tries to clinch up but Paulo circles away and keeps his distance.
Paulo has a takedown stuffed.
demon tries for a takedown but Paulo circles away easily
and Paulo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in demon's guard now.
Marcos Paulo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jimmy demon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulo sitting in guard here, content to control.
demon is looking to stand up but Paulo isn't so interested in that idea.
demon working a defensive guard here.
demon pulls Paulo in close to prevent any damage.
demon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
demon 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
demon lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Paulo!
demon swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Paulo is now in demon's guard. A big mistake from demon there, giving up the dominant position!
demon looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
demon is trying to control the position but Paulo postures up.
Paulo gets to his feet - demon follows without any prompting.
demon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Paulo counters with a nice kick to the body.
demon closes the distance but Paulo moves to the side
so Paulo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Paulo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
demon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Paulo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in demon's guard.
demon is working an open guard so Paulo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
demon tries for a takedown but Paulo circles away easily
and Paulo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
demon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Paulo controls the pace.
demon is breathing heavily.
demon throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulo prevents demon from getting back to his feet.
demon 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.
demon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Paulo controls the pace.
That's two 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.
Paulo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
demon misses with a takedown
so Paulo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Paulo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on demon, up you get!
demon fails with the takedown
and Paulo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Paulo.
Marcos Paulo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jimmy demon.
demon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Paulo is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulo gets to his feet - demon follows without any prompting.
Paulo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
demon is trying to stand.
demon pushes Paulo off but Paulo dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
demon tries to control but Paulo manages to take his back.
Paulo avoiding demon 's attempts to control his hands.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
demon can't escape the position.
Paulo keeps control of the position easily here as demon tries to buck him off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paulo has the hooks in. demon is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Paulo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Paulo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
demon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Paulo decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
demon wants to clinch but Paulo slips to the side
and Paulo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
demon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Paulo is controlling him.
Paulo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on demon, up you get!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
demon is looking for a sweep. Paulo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
demon wants to control but Paulo passes into side.
demon tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
demon wants to control but Paulo is having none of it.
Marcos Paulo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulo manages to capitalize on a mistake by demon to take his back!
demon can't escape the position.
demon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulo not allowing demon to control his hands.
demon has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
demon tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
demon just trying to survive but Paulo is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Marcos Paulo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
demon tries to escape the position.
jimmy demon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paulo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that demon can do to turn this around?
demon tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcos Paulo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Paulo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcos Paulo!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
36% |
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