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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Behr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Sergio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergio comes into a darkened arena with his song building. sandstrom kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Behr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulo Sergio!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Sergio. No joy for Behr on that attempt.
Sergio misses with the combination.
Behr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Behr looks for a takedown but Sergio sprawls well.
Sergio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Behr.
Behr lands the left hand.
Behr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Behr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sergio is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Behr.
Sergio is rocked!
Behr lands with a right hand.
Sergio is still on wobbly legs! Can Behr finish him?
Behr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sergio shoots in and drives through. Behr sprawls well.
Sergio seems to have recovered his senses.
Behr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sergio's waist but Sergio gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Behr off to one side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Behr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Behr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Behr throws a combination that misses
and Sergio counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sergio scores with a nice head shot.
Behr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sergio counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sergio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Behr is keeping the position for now.
Sergio drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sergio jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sergio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sergio trying to control the position from guard on top but Behr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sergio drops back, looking for a kneebar! Behr looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Behr looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Behr!
Sergio regains half guard.
Sergio looks gassed!
Behr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sergio defending well though.
Sergio is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Behr pulls his head out easily.
Sergio is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Behr scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Behr is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Behr is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ground and pound from Behr.
Behr stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Sergio to get to his feet.
Behr with a poor takedown
and Sergio counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sergio.
Behr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Behr has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sergio avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sergio manages to break the clinch.
Behr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sergio circles away quickly and effectively.
Sergio closes the distance and clinches up with Behr, looking for a takedown. Sergio pushes Behr against the cage but Behr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sergio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Behr.
Sergio bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sergio is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Behr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sergio grinds an elbow into Behr's temple.
Behr tries to escape but Sergio is in control.
Sergio looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sergio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Behr keeps working.
Behr bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sergio displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Behr.
Behr shoots for a takedown but Sergio saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sergio slips under a jab from Behr.
Behr shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Behr showed some decent athleticism there.
Behr tries to stand and escape but Sergio is controlling the position.
Sergio actively working from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sergio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sergio trying to control here.
Sergio is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Behr scores with a couple of nice shots.
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 Danny Behr will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sergio takes one on the button.
Behr misses with a double jab.
Danny Behr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sergio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Behr.
Behr tries for a takedown but Sergio circles away easily
and Sergio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sergio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Behr looks to clinch
and Sergio counters with a nice uppercut.
Behr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sergio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Behr thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sergio has a takedown stuffed.
Behr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Behr with a poor takedown
and Sergio holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Behr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sergio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sergio closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Behr is not content to let Sergio control the position.
Behr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Behr is trying to stand.
Behr throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Behr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sergio on the ground.
Sergio is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Behr sees it coming and defends easily.
Behr missing with punches from the bottom.
Sergio looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sergio wants to take a breather but Behr is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Behr shoots and misses
and Sergio counters with a head kick. That will keep Behr thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Behr fails with a takedown attempt.
Behr looks to land a combination. Sergio sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Danny Behr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Behr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Behr shoots in for a double leg but Sergio sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Behr shoots in and bounces Sergio off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
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.
Sergio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sergio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sergio had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Behr defends it easily.
Behr trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sergio's guard.
Sergio working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Behr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Behr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Behr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sergio has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Behr has managed to get both his arms back between Sergio's legs - danger averted.
Sergio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sergio is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sergio looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Behr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Behr is looking to work some ground and pound but Sergio has wrist control.
Behr wanted to stand there but Sergio had control of the position.
Behr trying to control but Sergio is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Behr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sergio shoots in but Behr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Behr misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Sergio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Behr tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sergio counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Behr's guard now.
Sergio drops back looking for a leg! Behr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Behr manages to kick Sergio off! Sergio jumps back into Behr's guard.
Sergio stopping the sweep attempt from Behr.
Behr will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Behr is looking to stand up but Sergio isn't so interested in that idea.
Sergio won't allow Behr to sweep him here.
Sergio drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sergio jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Behr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sergio doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sergio manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Behr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sergio fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Behr cracks Sergio with a right hand to the side of the head.
Behr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sergio defends it nicely.
Behr wants to clinch
and Sergio counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Behr is looking to get back to is feet but Sergio passes into side control.
Sergio wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Behr, who protects the arm well.
Behr is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sergio has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sergio is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Behr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sergio is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Behr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sergio tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sergio has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sergio wants to control but Behr is keeping him busy.
Sergio tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sergio has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Behr gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Behr is defending against the submission attempts here by Sergio.
Behr is pressing down on Sergio's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sergio drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sergio jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sergio tries to free his leg and advance position but Behr is retaining full guard.
Behr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sergio wants to control from the top but Behr keeps moving.
Behr wants to stand but Sergio is controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Behr darts in trying to clinch
and Sergio counters with a nice double leg into side control. Behr won't be happy with that.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sergio wants to control but Behr is keeping him busy.
Sergio prevents Behr from escaping the position.
Sergio working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sergio scoring with punches from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Sergio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sergio 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Sergio!
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hype
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