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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Soares (ranked 1450 p4p, 823 weight class) and Jake Paulson (ranked 166 p4p, 99 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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167
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class MT
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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 24 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Soares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Jake Paulson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulson swings widly with a right hand
and Soares connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paulson moves out of range as Soares throws a body kick.
Soares cracks Paulson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Soares throws a body shot but no joy.
Soares punishes Paulson's body with a nice straight punch.
Soares throws a nice inside leg kick.
Paulson looks to throw the jab but Soares is out of range.
Soares has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A low kick from Soares misses
and Paulson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paulson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Soares comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Soares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paulson.
Paulson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paulson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paulson cracks Soares with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Paulson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soares manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Paulson.
Soares misses with a low kick.
Soares blocks a head kick by Paulson.
Soares is looking to score with low kicks.
Paulson misses with an uppercut
and Soares counters with a right hand to the body.
Soares bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soares fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gabriel Soares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paulson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Paulson instigates a clinch.
Paulson lands a left hand.
Soares on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Soares tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Paulson smiles and moves away.
Soares fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soares walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Paulson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soares moves away.
Soares is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Soares scores with a jab.
Paulson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Soares lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Paulson at a distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Paulson checks a leg kick.
Soares misses with a kick to the body.
Paulson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Soares manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paulson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Soares tries to clinch but Paulson moves out of range.
Paulson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Paulson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares scores with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Paulson.
A decent looking cross lands there for Paulson.
Paulson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Paulson throws a series of punches but Soares avoids them all with ease.
Soares throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Soares's corner calls for a 1-2. Soares obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Soares loads up on a big right hand but Paulson slips the punch.
Paulson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Soares counters with a leg kick.
Soares uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Paulson has time to react.
Soares misses with a body shot.
Paulson wants to counter the offense by Soares and move into the clinch position.
Soares pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Soares lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paulson takes one on the button.
Soares looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Soares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paulson manages to avoid it.
Soares looks to land a right hand but Paulson moved out of range.
Soares attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Paulson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Paulson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Soares.
Soares staying out of range there.
As Paulson backs away, Soares returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Paulson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Soares throws a low kick but Paulson avoids it.
Soares misses with a leg kick.
Soares swings for the body but Paulson moves out of range.
Paulson sizes up Soares with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Soares moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Soares dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Paulson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Soares momentarily.
Paulson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Paulson looks to clinch
letting Soares counter with a right hand.
Paulson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Soares half committed to a counter leg kick.
Soares comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Soares throws a leg kick
and Soares takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Soares goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Paulson wants to counter with a clinch but Soares pushes him away.
Soares throws a nice inside leg kick.
Paulson throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soares was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Soares misses with a leg kick
and Paulson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Paulson throws a shot from downtown. Soares moves away and avoids it.
Soares misses with a straight right.
Soares listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares misses with a head kick.
Soares blocks a head kick by Paulson.
A head kick misses from Paulson.
Soares buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Soares throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Paulson misses with a hook. Soares ducked under it nicely.
Soares is looking to counter the offense by Paulson and move into the clinch.
Soares looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Paulson moves out of range of the strikes.
Despite the aggression on Paulson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Soares takes a swing at Paulson's ribcage but misses.
Paulson tries to clinch up but Soares circles away and keeps his distance.
Soares throwing a counter right hand but Paulson manages to avoid it.
Soares looks for the body kick but Paulson saw that one coming.
Soares is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paulson.
Paulson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Soares swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Paulson counters with a solid body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares misses with a body shot.
Paulson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Paulson tries to clinch but Soares moves out of range.
Paulson with a jab.
Paulson throws a hook to the side of Soares's head but Soares sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paulson throws a right and a left that Soares avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paulson doesn't manage to clinch there - Soares circles away.
Soares thinks about countering with a body kick.
Soares checks the leg kick nicely there.
Soares was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fighters circling - Paulson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Soares tries a head kick but it misses.
Soares connects with an inside leg kick.
Soares looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Paulson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Soares.
Soares throws a low kick but Paulson moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares throws a leg kick but Paulson moved away.
Soares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paulson.
Paulson looks to land a left hand but Soares moved out of range nicely.
Paulson wants to clinch.
Paulson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gabriel Soares is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Paulson lands a body shot.
Paulson blocks an uppercut.
Paulson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Soares struggles to land a body shot inside as Paulson controls his hands.
Paulson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Soares is keeping busy.
Paulson blocks a body shot from Soares.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soares tries a body shot but Paulson blocks it.
Paulson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Soares throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paulson.
Paulson landing knees to the head.
Soares is rocked!
It looks like Gabriel Soares has been cut.
Soares misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oh Soares is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Soares misses with the head strike.
Paulson is pushing Soares up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Paulson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Soares backwards.
Soares lands a body shot in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soares blocks a body shot from Paulson.
A knee to the head by Paulson.
Soares scores with a shoulder strike.
Paulson tries to land a knee to the head but Soares blocks with his arms.
Soares tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paulson's elbow.
Soares gets through Paulson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Soares tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Soares works on Paulson's body with a couple of short punches.
Paulson misses with a body punch.
Soares swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paulson crunches a lovely knee into Soares's ribcage.
Soares misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paulson lands a hook that snaps the head of Soares backwards.
Paulson lands a big right hand that drops Soares! The killer instinct kicks in and Paulson finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Paulson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Paulson!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jake Paulson waved his t-shirt featuring Un-Kaged Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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