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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Russell Paulman (ranked 4194 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taiei Kin (ranked 2843 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulman kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is War is my Love . Russell Paulman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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174 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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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 - 9 - 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
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taiei Kin!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulman slips a jab and a cross from Kin.
Paulman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kin swivels and escapes.
Kin slaps away a takedown attempt from Paulman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Paulman.
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 but Kin is having none of it.
Kin moves into the clinch.
Kin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paulman tries to pull guard but Kin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Paulman wants to take the fight to the mat but Kin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Paulman with a knee to the head.
Kin connects with a knee to the head.
Paulman tries a knee to the head but Kin blocks it.
Kin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kin.
Paulman is trying to pull guard but Kin has him pressed against the cage.
Kin blocks an elbow strike from Paulman.
Kin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paulman fails to pull guard.
Kin lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulman jumps guard but Kin stands there with Paulman around his waist. Paulman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Paulman lands a good knee to the midsection. Kin won't want to take too many of those.
Paulman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paulman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kin can't find room to land a body shot as Paulman controls the action.
A knee to the head by Paulman.
Paulman jumps guard.
Paulman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Paulman slows the pace down in half guard.
Kin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Paulman moves into full mount! Kin won't be happy about that!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulman controlling from mount.
Paulman tries to control but Kin wriggling away.
Paulman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paulman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kin is looking to escape.
Paulman prevents Kin from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulman controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kin is desperately trying to improve his position but Paulman has a good base and remains in mount.
Paulman controlling from the full mount.
Kin is looking to get to half guard.
Paulman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kin trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulman content just to control the position here.
Kin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Paulman looking to control but Kin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Paulman controlling his opponent.
Paulman trying to control but Kin is having none of it.
Paulman controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Paulman dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kin throws a punch but it's blocked by Paulman.
Kin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Paulman.
Kin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kin trying to land knees to the body.
Paulman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kin tries a knee to the head but Paulman blocks it.
Paulman wants to take the fight to the mat but Kin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Russell Paulman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kin lands with a light punch inside.
Kin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kin lands with a right to the head.
Kin lands with a right to the head.
Paulman blocking some punches.
Paulman manages to pull guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kin gets to his feet. Paulman looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kin takes the fight into the clinch.
Taiei Kin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Paulman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Kin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kin pushes Paulman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paulman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kin smiles and moves away.
No luck for Paulman with that takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kin clinches with his opponent.
Paulman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kin just stands there and leans against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kin.
It looks like Russell Paulman has been cut.
Kin scores a nice knee to the body.
Kin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kin blocks an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kin obliges.
Kin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paulman backwards.
Kin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kin misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Paulman misses with a knee strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kin.
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 Kin walks away with a smile on his face. Paulman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Paulman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kin circles away.
Kin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kin throws a right and a left that Paulman avoids nicely.
Paulman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kin closes the distance and clinches.
Paulman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kin blocks it with crossed arms.
Paulman tries to score a body lock takedown but Kin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paulman backwards.
Kin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kin scores with a shot to the side of Paulman's head.
Paulman tries to pull guard but Kin holds him up against the cage and eventually Paulman drops back down to his feet.
Paulman can't get the takedown.
Kin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kin misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulman wants a takedown but no success here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kin.
A short right from Kin.
Kin pushes Paulman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kin.
Kin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kin digs a right hand into Paulman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Paulman's gas tank.
Kin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paulman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Kin.
Kin misses with a knee strike.
Kin connects with a knee to the head.
Paulman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kin is defending well for now.
Paulman wants a takedown but no success here.
Kin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paulman backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kin lands an uppercut.
Paulman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kin takes the fight into the clinch.
Paulman throws a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kin.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kin.
Kin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kin avoids a wild elbow strike from Paulman.
Kin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Paulman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kin dodges an elbow strike from Paulman.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paulman managing to block the knees to the body from Kin.
Paulman is trying to pull guard but Kin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kin lands an uppercut.
Paulman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kin smiles and moves away.
Paulman shoots in and drives through. Kin sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taiei Kin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Russell Paulman's cut.
That's time! Paulman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Kin misses with a kick to the body.
Paulman closes the distance and clinches.
Paulman has Kin pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Paulman pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kin tumbling to the mat - Paulman dives into Kin's guard.
Paulman looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paulman prevents Kin from getting back to his feet.
Paulman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kin is controlling Paulman's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulman won't allow Kin to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Paulman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Paulman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paulman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kin's waist but Kin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Paulman off to one side.
Paulman rushes Kin and presses him up against the cage.
Kin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paulman blocking some punches.
Paulman is trying to drag Kin to the mat but Kin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Paulman tries to pull guard but Kin holds him up against the cage and eventually Paulman drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Russell Paulman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Kin.
Kin lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kin lands a shoulder strike.
Paulman is looking for a takedown.
Kin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Paulman is working for takedown but Kin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kin lands with a right to the head.
Kin stops a takedown attempt from Paulman.
Paulman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kin pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kin drops Paulman with a beautiful combination! Paulman stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kin is looking for the KO!
Paulman is rocked!
Paulman is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Kin doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Paulman crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Paulman's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Taiei Kin!
Taiei Kin managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KAISER, into his post fight interview.
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