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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laurence Paul (ranked 2162 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Medvedev (ranked 4721 p4p, 0 weight class). Laurence Paul has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Laurence Paul!
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, Igor Medvedev!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul shoots in but Medvedev avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Medvedev throws a head kick that misses.
Paul fails with the takedown.
Medvedev looks for a takedown but Paul sprawls well.
Paul shoots in looking for a takedown. Medvedev tries to sprawl out of it but Paul keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Medvedev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Medvedev unleashes a big counter combination but Paul bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laurence Paul. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paul fails with a takedown attempt.
Medvedev scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul has hold of Medvedev's hands but Medvedev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Paul manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Medvedev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Medvedev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Paul rushes Medvedev and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Medvedev misses with a knee strike.
Medvedev controlling the action here for a moment.
Paul jumps into guard, dragging Medvedev to the mat.
Medvedev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paul swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Paul looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul is looking for a triangle but Medvedev pushes his legs off easily.
Paul is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Paul controls Medvedev momentarily but Medvedev frees himself.
Medvedev controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Medvedev has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Paul is proving hard to escape from.
Paul keeping full guard, as Medvedev tries to pass.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul working for a triangle but Medvedev defends it easily.
Paul looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Medvedev passes into side control.
Paul is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Paul wants to control but Medvedev postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Medvedev decides to stand back up. Medvedev steps back and let's Paul get back to his feet.
Medvedev throws a push kick but Paul slaps the foot to one side.
Paul looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Medvedev!
Paul trying to control the position but Medvedev is working away.
Paul works to advance to full mount. Medvedev defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Paul breaks from Medvedev's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Paul avoids the attempt from Medvedev to control.
Paul looking to control but Medvedev is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Laurence Paul will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Medvedev shoots in but Paul avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Medvedev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paul.
Laurence Paul is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Medvedev closes this distance looking for a takedown but Paul circles away.
Paul was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Paul shoots and misses
and Medvedev counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Paul stuffs the takedown attempt from Medvedev. Medvedev gets slowly back to his feet.
Laurence Paul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Medvedev.
Medvedev closes this distance looking for a takedown but Paul circles away.
Paul tries to close the distance and clinch up but Medvedev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Medvedev shoots in and drives through. Paul sprawls well.
A head kick by Medvedev misses
and Paul counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Paul.
Medvedev is looking to stand back up but Paul counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Medvedev.
Medvedev is breathing heavily.
Medvedev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Paul. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paul landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul wants to control but Medvedev is keeping him busy.
Paul trying to control from Medvedev's half guard. Medvedev has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Paul looking to sit in guard and control but Medvedev gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Medvedev decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paul looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paul swats away the attempt to clinch by Medvedev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul misses with a two punch combination.
Medvedev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paul moves away.
Paul pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Medvedev defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Paul.
Medvedev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Paul shoots in for a takedown but Medvedev shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Medvedev or perhaps it was just good defense by Paul, which made it look bad.
Paul scores with a three punch combo!
Medvedev is rocked!
Paul shoots in for a takedown. He's got it... He's hoisted his opponent over his head and is carrying him over to the other end of the mat. The crowd roars in approval and Paul slams his opponent to the mat. OH, that is naaaaaasty! He's out! Paul lands a punch to his unconscious victim for good measure before the ref has time to call the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Laurence Paul!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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