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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Ralph Dean (ranked 1919 p4p, 243 weight class) and Zoran Paunovic (ranked 1414 p4p, 187 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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198 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
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193 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Ralph Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zoran Paunovic!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paunovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dean.
Paunovic throws a head kick that misses.
Dean takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A big right from Paunovic misses.
Paunovic misses with a looping left.
Paunovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paunovic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dean counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Zoran Paunovic has been cut.
Dean has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Paunovic finds it's way round the side to connect with Dean's head.
Paunovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dean is looking to counter punch.
Paunovic throws a push kick but Dean slaps the foot to one side.
Paunovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dean throws an overhand right that lands on Paunovic's shoulder, as Paunovic tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Paunovic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dean looks to land a right hand but Paunovic moved out of range.
Paunovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Paunovic slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paunovic tries to clinch
and Dean counters with a nice uppercut.
Paunovic wants to clinch up but Dean keeps it at a distance.
Dean swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Paunovic.
Dean connects with a looping right hand.
Paunovic is rocked!
Dean misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheers as Paunovic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dean doesn't seem phased though.
Paunovic throws a low kick, looking for Dean's leg but Dean calmly moves out of range.
Paunovic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Paunovic loads up on a big right hand but Dean slips the punch.
Paunovic throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Dean counter with a right hand.
Dean scores with a jab.
Paunovic is still on wobbly legs! Can Dean finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paunovic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dean, pushing him back against the cage.
Dean lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Paunovic working aggressively here.
Dean blocking some punches.
Paunovic seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dean is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paunovic.
Dean misses with a punch on the inside.
Dean tries a body shot but Paunovic blocks it.
Paunovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Dean controls his hands.
Dean goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dean struggles to land a body shot inside as Paunovic controls his hands.
Dean tries to circle away but Paunovic has him pinned against the cage.
Dean doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dean misses with a knee strike.
Paunovic can't find room to land a body shot as Dean controls the action.
Dean swings wildly with an uppercut but Paunovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paunovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paunovic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dean is keeping busy.
Dean lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Paunovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Dean fails to land.
Dean scores with a shot to the side of Paunovic's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paunovic tries to stall but Dean uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Paunovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dean backwards.
Paunovic misses with a body punch.
Dean misses with a punch on the inside.
Paunovic blocks an uppercut.
Dean stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dean digs a right hand into Paunovic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Paunovic's gas tank.
Paunovic lands with a short shot to the head.
Dean presses Paunovic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dean goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dean makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Paunovic digs a right hand into Dean's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dean's gas tank.
Dean struggles to land a body shot inside as Paunovic controls his hands.
Dean tries to throw a body punch but Paunovic avoids it by throwing Dean back against the cage.
Dean blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paunovic has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dean seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Paunovic can turn it around.
Dean blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paunovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dean fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paunovic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean misses with a punch to the body.
Paunovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Paunovic.
Dean can't find room to land a body shot as Paunovic controls the action.
Dean is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paunovic is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Dean.
Paunovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paunovic blocks a head kick by Dean.
Paunovic throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Paunovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Paunovic.
Dean is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Paunovic.
Dean takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dean swats away the attempt to clinch by Paunovic.
Dean swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Paunovic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dean is out of range.
Paunovic darts in and clinches Dean up against the cage.
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 William Ralph Dean will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zoran Paunovic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Paunovic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jab by Paunovic.
Dean misses with a straight right.
Paunovic pushes Dean up against the cage in a clinch.
Dean lands an uppercut.
William Ralph Dean has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Paunovic misses with a body punch.
Paunovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zoran Paunovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paunovic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Paunovic takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Paunovic explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Paunovic throws a hook to the side of Dean's head but Dean sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dean is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Paunovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dean moves away.
Dean scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paunovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dean looks to score with a jab to the body but Paunovic is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paunovic cracks Dean with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dean explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Paunovic is looking to slow Dean down with leg kicks.
Dean throws a nice outside leg kick.
Paunovic misses with a straight left.
Dean gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Paunovic.
Dean takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Paunovic in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Paunovic tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Paunovic misses its intended target.
Paunovic throws a body kick that misses.
Paunovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paunovic cracks Dean with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paunovic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dean misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dean chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Paunovic can pounce on him.
Paunovic throws a body kick that misses
enabling Dean to counter with a crisp jab.
Paunovic misses with a head kick.
It looked like Dean wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dean connects with a good right hand that stumbles Paunovic. Paunovic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dean throws an overhand right that lands on Paunovic's shoulder, as Paunovic tries to avoid the shot.
Dean has taken the fight to the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dean is trying to break the clinch but Paunovic is controlling him.
A short left from Dean.
Paunovic prevents a body shot from Dean.
Paunovic misses with some punches.
Dean stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dean throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paunovic breaks the clinch.
Dean takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Paunovic slips under a jab from Dean.
Dean tests Paunovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paunovic tries to clinch but Dean moves out of range.
Paunovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paunovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Paunovic throws a right hand that misses
and Dean counters with a nice right hand that sends Paunovic toppling to the canvas! Paunovic scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Dean finish him?!
Paunovic throws a body kick that misses
and Dean scores with a counter punch that sends Paunovic to the canvas! Dean smells blood - he's punishing Paunovic with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Paunovic has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Ralph Dean!
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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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