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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Impaler (ranked 856 p4p, 110 weight class) and Thierry Paulin (ranked 942 p4p, 118 weight class). Thierry Paulin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vladimir Impaler's chin.
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240 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladimir Impaler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thierry Paulin!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Impaler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Impaler throws a jab when Paulin was well out of range.
Jab from Paulin.
It looks like Vladimir Impaler has been cut.
Paulin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Impaler.
Impaler cracks Paulin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Impaler scores with a shot to the body.
Impaler misses with an uppercut.
Impaler throws the left hand but Paulin avoids the punch easily.
Impaler getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Paulin with a hook.
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!
Paulin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Impaler moves away from the strike by Paulin.
Paulin swings widly with a right hand
and Impaler counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Impaler dodges the punch combination from Paulin.
A head kick misses from Paulin.
Impaler on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thierry Paulin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Impaler scores with a body shot.
Paulin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Paulin lands with a nice body punch.
Paulin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Paulin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Paulin lands a slapping body shot.
Paulin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paulin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Paulin.
Impaler throws a lazy uppercut
and Impaler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Impaler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paulin.
Impaler lands a jab to the head.
Impaler misses with a hook.
Paulin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Impaler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Paulin thinking.
Paulin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paulin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Impaler. That did some damage!
Impaler throws a jab when Paulin was well out of range.
Paulin shapes to counter with a head kick.
Paulin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Impaler avoids the head kick by Paulin.
Paulin misses with a hook to the body
and Impaler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Impaler is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Impaler lands a jab to the head.
Impaler connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Thierry Paulin has been cut.
Paulin throws an off balance right hand
and Impaler counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Impaler.
Paulin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Impaler misses the target.
Jab from Impaler.
Paulin misses with a combination
and Paulin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Impaler connects with a body shot.
Paulin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Impaler.
Paulin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paulin throws a leg kick but Impaler moved away.
Paulin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Impaler.
Paulin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Impaler.
Paulin misses with a right hand
and Impaler counters with a stiff right hand.
Impaler takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Paulin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Impaler's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Impaler blocks a head kick by Paulin.
A decent looking cross lands there for Paulin.
Paulin throws a head kick but Impaler moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Impaler misses the target.
Impaler avoids the head kick by Paulin.
Paulin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Impaler is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Impaler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Impaler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paulin.
Paulin throws a head kick that misses
and Impaler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Impaler is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Some bone on bone action there as Impaler checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Paulin walks into a straight right hand from Impaler.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paulin throws a lazy head kick
and Impaler counters with a right hand to the body.
Paulin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Impaler was well out of range. Poor timing from Paulin.
Impaler scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Impaler dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Paulin throws a leg kick which misses Impaler's front leg but catches the back leg as Impaler tries to avoid it.
Paulin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Impaler jabs at Paulin's body.
Impaler lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Impaler lands a jab.
Paulin throws a head kick that misses
and Impaler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paulin misses with an uppercut
and Impaler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Paulin thinking.
Paulin throws a head kick but Impaler moves out of range.
Impaler is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Paulin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Impaler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Impaler looks to land a right hand but Paulin moved out of range.
Impaler misses with a looping left.
Impaler changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paulin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Impaler at a distance.
A head kick by Paulin misses
and Paulin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Impaler scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Impaler has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Paulin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Impaler misses with a hook.
Paulin misses with a combination
and Impaler counters with a nice uppercut.
Vladimir Impaler is winning the standup battle so far.
Paulin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick by Paulin misses
and Impaler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Impaler cracks Paulin with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Paulin looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Impaler finish him?
Paulin is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paulin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paulin is still on wobbly legs! Can Impaler finish him?
Impaler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paulin can do to turn this around?
Impaler throws a jab but it's blocked by Paulin.
Paulin seems to have recovered his senses.
Impaler jabs Paulin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Paulin throws a poor cross that misses
and Impaler counters with a left to the body.
Paulin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Paulin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paulin is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulin throws a sloppy head kick
and Impaler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paulin looks up at the clock. Bad move! Impaler lands a right hand from hell, dropping Paulin. Impaler pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Impaler!
Vladimir Impaler decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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