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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Gentil (ranked 751 p4p, 597 weight class) and Azriel Pandens (ranked 102 p4p, 80 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulo Gentil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Azriel Pandens!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandens paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gentil throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gentil has closed the distance and engaged Pandens in a clinch.
Gentil swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pandens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pandens pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gentil swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pandens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pandens is looking to score with low kicks.
A jab from Pandens misses.
Gentil lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Pandens throws a hook to the side of Gentil's head but Gentil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pandens connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gentil.
Gentil is looking to counter the offense by Pandens and move into the clinch.
Pandens misses with a low kick as Gentil jumps back.
Pandens missing with a left hand there. Gentil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gentil throws a hook to the side of Pandens's head but Pandens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentil slips a jab from Pandens.
Gentil lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Azriel Pandens has been cut.
Pandens misses with an uppercut
and Gentil counters with a body kick.
Pandens cracks Gentil with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pandens tries to move into range but Gentil moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pandens swings widly with a right hand
and Gentil counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gentil.
Pandens wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pandens breaks the clinch.
Gentil moves out of range of the body kick.
Pandens throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gentil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Pandens misses.
Pandens throws the left hand but Gentil avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Pandens.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pandens misses with a right hand
and Gentil counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gentil looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pandens scores with a sloppy right hand. Gentil should have avoided that one.
Pandens throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pandens throws a series of punches but Gentil moves out of range.
Gentil 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.
Gentil slips under a jab.
Pandens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gentil.
Gentil swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gentil moves away from the strike by Pandens.
Gentil was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gentil has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pandens finds it's way round the side to connect with Gentil's head.
Pandens throws out a leg kick but Gentil moves out of range and Pandens only half commits.
Gentil tries to counter by clinching up but Pandens breaks away and moves out of range.
Gentil ducks under a wild hook from Pandens.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandens ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pandens lands with a cross.
Nice body punch from Pandens.
Pandens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gentil swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pandens moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gentil avoids the body shot from Pandens.
Gentil swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pandens throws a lazy right hand but Gentil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pandens throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pandens connects with a single shot there.
Pandens is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gentil takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pandens ducks under a wild hook from Gentil.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Pandens misses.
Pandens dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gentil. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gentil tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gentil slips a jab from Pandens.
Pandens misses the jab.
A punch combination from Pandens misses.
Pandens misses the shot to the body.
Pandens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pandens lands a really nice looking cross but Gentil seems unphased.
Gentil ducks under a wild hook from Pandens.
Pandens misses the shot to the body.
Pandens moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Azriel Pandens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Azriel Pandens's cut.
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.
Pandens scores with a punch to the head.
Pandens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pandens stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A good leg kick by Pandens.
A slow jab from Pandens misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pandens. Gentil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gentil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pandens.
Gentil is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pandens.
Pandens scores with a hook to the body. Gentil takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pandens throws a hook but Gentil blocks it.
Gentil tries to counter by clinching up but Pandens breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gentil thinks about countering with a head kick.
Pandens is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice shot by Pandens.
Pandens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandens cracks Gentil with a good jab.
Pandens throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gentil.
Pandens throws a hook but Gentil blocks it.
Pandens misses with a straight left.
Azriel Pandens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pandens. Gentil does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pandens throws a poor cross that misses
and Gentil counters with a nice uppercut.
Pandens works Gentil's body with a nice hook.
Pandens throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pandens connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gentil momentarily.
Pandens ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gentil is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pandens ducks under a wild hook from Gentil.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandens on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pandens throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gentil ducks right into an uppercut from Pandens.
Gentil slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Gentil misses the target.
Pandens slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gentil tries to clinch up but Pandens circles away and keeps his distance.
Gentil takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pandens throws a body kick that misses
and Gentil counters with a straight right hand.
Pandens lands a slapping body shot.
Pandens throws a hook to the side of Gentil's head but Gentil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pandens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Pandens misses.
Pandens cracks Gentil with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pandens scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Gentil.
Pandens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gentil.
Gentil takes one to the side of the head.
Pandens moves out of range as Gentil strikes.
Pandens moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pandens scores with a hook to the body. Gentil takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pandens moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pandens tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gentil is able to avoid easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Gentil misses its target.
Pandens thuds his right hand into Gentil's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pandens has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandens throws a body shot but no joy.
Gentil misses with a hook.
Gentil misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pandens moves forwards but Gentil connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gentil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gentil throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pandens counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pandens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gentil throws a big counter combination but Pandens scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Donk. Pandens catches Gentil right on the button with a cross.
Gentil is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pandens connects with a body shot that sends Gentil's belly button to the back.
Pandens lands with a nice body punch.
Pandens misses with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Azriel Pandens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Azriel Pandens's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pandens dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Pandens, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab by Pandens.
Gentil walks into a stiff left hand from Pandens.
Gentil looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pandens fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gentil looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pandens looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gentil throws an overhand right that lands on Pandens's shoulder, as Pandens tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Pandens misses.
Pandens looks to land a left hand but Gentil moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandens cracks a nice hook into Gentil's ribs.
Gentil misses with a wild body shot.
Pandens throws a jab when Gentil was well out of range.
Pandens lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentil takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pandens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Gentil misses its target.
Gentil is looking to clinch but Pandens is avoiding it.
Gentil scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pandens with a nice calf kick.
Gentil ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pandens just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGentil.
Gentil throws a big shot that misses.
Pandens let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pandens misses with a right hand
and Gentil cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gentil throws a body punch but Pandens moves out of range.
Gentil keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pandens.
It looked like Gentil wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pandens just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Gentil. Those never looked like landing.
Gentil moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pandens scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Pandens, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pandens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pandens throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gentil stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A cross from Pandens lands.
Gentil takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gentil throws a poor cross that misses
and Pandens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gentil misses with a left hand
and Pandens counters with a stiff right hand.
Pandens just misses with a punch to the body.
Azriel Pandens seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gentil uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pandens.
A little feinted left hand from Gentil on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pandens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pandens loads up on a big right hand but Gentil slips the punch.
A lazy left from Pandens finds it's target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pandens jabs Gentil to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pandens throws a looping overhand right but Gentil ducks down to avoid it.
Gentil swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pandens takes one to the chin there.
Gentil misses with an uppercut
and Gentil takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pandens lands a right hook to the body.
Pandens throws a hook to the side of Gentil's head but Gentil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Gentil was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pandens throws a lazy right hand but Gentil sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick lands for Pandens.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandens throws a jab but it's blocked by Gentil.
Pandens paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good shot there by Pandens.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pandens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gentil lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pandens at a distance.
Paulo Gentil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gentil thuds his right hand into Pandens's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gentil moves out of range as Pandens strikes.
Gentil tries to close the distance and clinch but Pandens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pandens misses with a jab to the body
and Gentil counters with a stiff right hand.
Pandens throws the left hand but Gentil avoids the punch easily.
Gentil takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Azriel Pandens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pandens winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Azriel Pandens!
Azriel Pandens bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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