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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Starker (ranked 2392 p4p, 274 weight class) and Evandro Guedes (ranked 3757 p4p, 398 weight class). Starker comes into the arena with Catrin O'Neill - Ar Lan Y Mor blaring out of the sound system. 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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265 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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285 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Starker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evandro Guedes!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guedes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guedes wants to counter the offense by Starker and move into the clinch position.
Starker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guedes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guedes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Starker moves in looking to clinch but Guedes pushes him off.
Guedes wants to counter with a clinch but Starker pushes him away.
Starker tries to clinch but Guedes moves out of range.
Starker sets himself, and Guedes steps forward looking for the clinch! Starker avoids it this time.
Starker wants to clinch.
Guedes tries to counter by closing the distance.
Starker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Starker instigates a clinch.
Guedes blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guedes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Starker doesn't manage to clinch there - Guedes circles away.
Guedes wants to counter the offense by Starker and move into the clinch position.
Guedes keeps the fight on the outside.
Starker moves into the clinch.
Starker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Evandro Guedes has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guedes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Starker lands with a short shot to the head.
Starker throws a head punch that misses.
Starker throws an elbow that misses.
Guedes breaks the clinch.
Guedes keeps the fight on the outside.
Guedes tries to counter by closing the distance.
Starker clinches up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Starker.
Starker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Starker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Starker fails to land.
Starker throws an elbow that misses.
Starker throws a head punch that misses.
Guedes takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guedes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guedes keeps the fight on the outside.
Guedes wants to counter the offense by Starker and move into the clinch position.
The fight stays on the outside here - Starker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guedes tries to counter with a clinch but Starker shakes him off and moves away.
Starker doesn't manage to clinch there - Guedes circles away.
Guedes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Starker moves in looking to clinch but Guedes pushes him off.
Guedes wants to counter with a clinch but Starker pushes him away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Starker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Starker fails to land.
Starker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Guedes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Starker throws an elbow but misses.
Starker throws an elbow that misses.
Guedes takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Evandro Guedes's cut even more.
Guedes takes an elbow to the temple.
The cut above Evandro Guedes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guedes blocks an elbow strike.
Guedes blocks the elbow strike.
Starker throws a punch but it's blocked by Guedes.
Guedes blocks an elbow strike from Starker.
Guedes dodges an elbow strike from Starker.
Starker working aggressively here.
Starker throws an elbow but it misses.
Starker throws an elbow that misses.
Starker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Starker lands a right hand.
Starker misses with an elbow over the top.
Starker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Guedes's efforts to push away.
Guedes taking a breather.
Guedes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paul Starker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starker moves in looking to clinch but Guedes pushes him off.
Guedes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guedes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Starker.
Starker doesn't manage to clinch there - Guedes circles away.
Guedes swats away the attempt to clinch by Starker.
Starker tries to clinch but Guedes moves out of range.
Starker wants to clinch up but Guedes keeps it at a distance.
Guedes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Starker tries to close the distance and clinch but Guedes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Starker tries to clinch up but Guedes circles away and keeps his distance.
Starker wants to clinch up but Guedes keeps it at a distance.
Guedes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Starker.
Starker pushes Guedes up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Starker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evandro Guedes's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Starker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guedes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Starker is looking to clinch.
Starker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guedes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Starker is looking to clinch but Guedes is avoiding it.
Starker moves in looking to clinch but Guedes pushes him off.
Paul Starker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guedes keeps the fight on the outside.
Starker sets himself, and Guedes steps forward looking for the clinch! Starker avoids it this time.
Guedes keeps the fight on the outside.
Guedes wants to counter the offense by Starker and move into the clinch position.
Starker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guedes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Starker.
Guedes circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starker tries to clinch but Guedes is having none of it.
Starker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Guedes can do to turn this around?
Starker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guedes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Guedes wants to counter with a clinch but Starker pushes him away.
Guedes keeps the fight on the outside.
Starker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Guedes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Guedes tries to counter with a clinch but Starker shakes him off and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starker doesn't manage to clinch there - Guedes circles away.
Starker has managed to clinch.
Starker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Guedes wants to stall.
Starker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Starker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Guedes is trying to maintain a safe position but Starker gets an underhook and turns Guedes into the cage.
Guedes stalling in the clinch.
Guedes dodges an elbow strike from Starker.
A frustrated look appears on Guedes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
I was talking to Starker's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Starker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Starker working aggressively here.
Guedes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starker tries to clinch but Guedes is having none of it.
Starker tries to close the distance and clinch but Guedes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guedes wants to counter the offense by Starker and move into the clinch position.
Starker tries to close the distance and clinch but Guedes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guedes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Starker wants to clinch.
Guedes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Starker.
Starker wants to clinch.
Guedes wants to counter the offense by Starker and move into the clinch position.
Starker clinches.
Starker misses with an elbow strike.
Guedes is trying to push Starker away but Starker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starker lands an elbow inside.
Starker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Starker keeps control of Guedes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Starker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Guedes's brow.
Guedes avoids a wild elbow strike from Starker.
Guedes trying to control the position but instead, Starker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Guedes into the cage.
Guedes avoids the elbow strike from Starker, against the cage.
Starker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Starker throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Starker.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short right from Starker on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guedes is pushing Starker up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Starker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Paul Starker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Guedes tries to circle away but Starker has him pinned against the cage.
Starker pushes off an throws an elbow but Guedes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Starker fails to land.
Starker pushes off an throws an elbow but Guedes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Starker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guedes backwards.
Evandro Guedes's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Starker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Starker pushes off an throws an elbow but Guedes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Starker misses with an elbow strike.
Starker misses with a punch on the inside.
Guedes trying to control the position but instead, Starker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Guedes into the cage.
Guedes is looking to break free of the clinch but Starker has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Starker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Evandro Guedes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Starker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guedes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Starker moves in looking to clinch but Guedes pushes him off.
Starker tries to clinch up.
Guedes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Starker tries to clinch up but Guedes circles away and keeps his distance.
Guedes wants to counter with a clinch but Starker pushes him away.
Starker is looking to clinch.
Starker sets himself, and Guedes steps forward looking for the clinch! Starker avoids it this time.
Starker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Starker clinches with his opponent.
Guedes blocks an elbow strike from Starker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guedes breaks the clinch.
Starker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guedes tries to counter by closing the distance.
Starker tries to clinch there but Guedes circles away.
Starker tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guedes swats away the attempt to clinch by Starker.
Starker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guedes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Guedes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Starker moves in looking to clinch but Guedes pushes him off.
Starker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Starker tries to close the distance and clinch but Guedes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guedes tries to counter with a clinch but Starker shakes him off and moves away.
Starker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guedes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Guedes tries to counter with a clinch but Starker shakes him off and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Starker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Starker sets himself, and Guedes steps forward looking for the clinch! Starker avoids it this time.
Guedes swats away the attempt to clinch by Starker.
Starker doesn't manage to clinch there - Guedes circles away.
Guedes wants to counter the offense by Starker and move into the clinch position.
Starker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guedes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Evandro Guedes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guedes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Starker is looking to clinch but Guedes is avoiding it.
Guedes wants to counter the offense by Starker and move into the clinch position.
Guedes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Starker tries to clinch up.
Starker tries to clinch up but Guedes circles away and keeps his distance.
Guedes tries to counter with a clinch but Starker shakes him off and moves away.
Starker is looking to clinch.
Guedes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guedes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Starker is looking to clinch but Guedes is avoiding it.
Guedes tries to counter by closing the distance.
Starker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guedes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Starker tries to clinch but Guedes is having none of it.
Guedes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guedes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Starker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Guedes, pushing him back against the cage.
Starker misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guedes blocks the elbow strike.
Guedes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guedes avoids a wild elbow strike from Starker.
Starker swings wildly with an uppercut but Guedes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Starker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Guedes looking to stall.
Starker misses with an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Starker.
Starker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Guedes blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Starker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Guedes's brow.
Starker working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Starker scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guedes breaks the clinch.
Starker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Guedes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Starker wants to clinch up but Guedes keeps it at a distance.
Starker doesn't manage to clinch there - Guedes circles away.
Starker tries to close the distance and clinch but Guedes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Starker tries to clinch up.
Starker tries to clinch up but Guedes circles away and keeps his distance.
Guedes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Starker.
Starker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guedes wants to counter the offense by Starker and move into the clinch position.
Starker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guedes wants to counter with a clinch but Starker pushes him away.
Starker moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Starker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Guedes's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guedes.
Guedes blocks an elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Starker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Starker prevents a body shot from Guedes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Evandro Guedes.
I think Starker 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Starker!
A less than humble Paul Starker misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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