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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Lawless (ranked 7755 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Miranda (ranked 6098 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 cm
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good takedowns
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kurt Lawless!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paulo Miranda!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawless tries for a takedown but Miranda circles away easily
and Miranda counters with a head kick. That will keep Lawless thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Miranda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawless was well out of range. Poor timing from Miranda.
Lawless looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miranda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lawless moves into range and clinches up with Miranda.
Miranda is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lawless to keep the fight standing.
Miranda wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Miranda is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lawless to keep the fight standing.
Lawless blocks an elbow strike from Miranda.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawless looking for a takedown.
Lawless tries for a takedown but Miranda manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurt Lawless. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawless manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Miranda is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miranda jumps guard but Lawless stands there with Miranda around his waist. Miranda gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Miranda is trying to break the clinch but Lawless is controlling him.
Lawless is working for takedown but Miranda is calmly controlling the position for now.
Miranda wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lawless has him pressed against the cage.
Lawless has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Miranda uses from the top position.
Lawless has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Miranda throwing strikes from guard but Lawless blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Miranda trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawless is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lawless throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Miranda trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawless is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miranda trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lawless's guard.
Miranda trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawless is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miranda throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lawless closes the distance and clinches.
Lawless is trying to pull guard but Miranda turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Miranda tries to score a body lock takedown but Lawless shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lawless has Miranda pressed against the cage, preventing Miranda from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Miranda is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lawless to keep the fight standing.
Lawless working hard to break the clinch.
Miranda tries to pull guard but Lawless holds him up against the cage and eventually Miranda drops back down to his feet.
Miranda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Miranda is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawless has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Miranda uses from the top position.
Miranda throws a strike but Lawless rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Miranda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lawless sitting in guard here, content to control.
Miranda is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lawless loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lawless in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Miranda is looking to stand up but Lawless isn't so interested in that idea.
Miranda being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Lawless dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lawless is defended easily by Miranda.
Miranda tries to sprawl but Lawless drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Lawless seems content to control.
Lawless knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Miranda on the ground.
Lawless seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Miranda for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawless has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Miranda tries to roll over but Lawless keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miranda is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lawless's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lawless's back!
Miranda misses with punches from the back.
Miranda working for the choke.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miranda trying to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miranda is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Miranda gets his hands free as Lawless looks to control.
Lawless manages to reverse the position and now he's in Miranda's guard. Nice work there by Lawless.
Lawless loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lawless preventing the sweep.
Lawless is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lawless trying to control the position from guard on top but Miranda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawless with a flurry of punches that miss.
Miranda lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Miranda trying to control but Lawless is working from the bottom.
Lawless tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lawless trying to keep a closed guard but Miranda is proving a slippery customer.
Miranda won't allow Lawless to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Miranda wants to stand but Lawless has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Miranda with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Miranda throws an overhand right that lands on Lawless's shoulder, as Lawless tries to avoid the shot.
Lawless moves into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lawless is looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lawless wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurt Lawless. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miranda wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Miranda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Miranda throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lawless changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Miranda tries to avoid it but Lawless manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Miranda to the ground. Miranda escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Miranda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miranda misses with a straight left.
Lawless shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Miranda is trying to defend but Lawless finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lawless lands a nice short elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miranda wants to control but Lawless is keeping busy.
Miranda gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawless is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Miranda tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Miranda throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Lawless postures up in Miranda's guard and throws a big left but Miranda blocks it.
Miranda looking to control.
Lawless controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Miranda shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Miranda was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Miranda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miranda in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Miranda wants to control but Lawless is keeping him busy.
Lawless can't do much from the bottom here.
Kurt Lawless overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Miranda tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lawless is not content to let Miranda control the position.
Miranda creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lawless sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miranda trying to control the position but Lawless is working away.
Miranda taking a break here but Lawless is having none of it and regains half guard.
Lawless wants to stand back up but Miranda manages to pass into side control.
Lawless is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lawless is trying to control Miranda's posture but Miranda avoids it.
Miranda trying to control the position but Lawless is working away.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Miranda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Miranda 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Miranda!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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