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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darstknasset Oystenteller (ranked 809 p4p, 1239 weight class) and Jake Paulson (ranked 95 p4p, 142 weight class). Oystenteller comes to the cage accompanied by "You're Having My Baby" by Paul Anka. Jake Paulson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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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 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darstknasset Oystenteller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Paulson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulson has closed the distance and engaged Oystenteller in a clinch.
Oystenteller wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Paulson has him pressed against the cage.
Paulson has Oystenteller pushed against the cage.
Paulson tries a knee to the head but Oystenteller blocks it.
Paulson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Oystenteller.
Paulson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oystenteller blocks it with crossed arms.
Paulson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Oystenteller's face.
Paulson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oystenteller backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulson tries a knee to the head but Oystenteller blocks it.
Oystenteller fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Oystenteller decides to pull guard.
Oystenteller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oystenteller working a defensive guard here.
Oystenteller seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oystenteller is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Paulson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Oystenteller is working an open guard so Paulson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Paulson misses with a wild combination.
Paulson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oystenteller manages to avoid it.
Paulson punishes Oystenteller's body with a nice straight punch.
Paulson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Oystenteller has time to react.
Paulson misses with a body shot
and Oystenteller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paulson moves into the clinch.
Paulson misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulson landing knees to the head.
Oystenteller is rocked!
Paulson leaning against his opponent.
Paulson misses with a knee to the head.
Oystenteller is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Paulson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darstknasset Oystenteller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paulson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oystenteller tries to circle away but Paulson has him pinned against the cage.
Paulson misses with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oystenteller tries to pull guard but Paulson holds him up against the cage and eventually Oystenteller drops back down to his feet.
Paulson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Oystenteller.
Paulson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson misses with a knee to the head.
Oystenteller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Paulson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oystenteller blocks it with crossed arms.
Paulson looking to throw knees to the head but Oystenteller is blocking nicely.
Oystenteller drops down looking for an ankle pick but Paulson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Paulson cracks Oystenteller with an open hand slap.
Oystenteller throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Paulson tries to clinch but Oystenteller moves out of range.
Oystenteller was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've been informed that Paulson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jake Paulson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paulson moves in looking to clinch but Oystenteller pushes him off.
Paulson tests Oystenteller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oystenteller defending well as Paulson loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Oystenteller was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Paulson lands a lovely overhand right.
Jake Paulson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oystenteller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paulson.
Paulson tries to clinch but Oystenteller moves away
and Oystenteller counters with a shoot takedown. Paulson fights it but they end up in guard.
Paulson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
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!
Paulson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oystenteller moves away.
Paulson leaves Oystenteller with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Paulson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oystenteller.
Paulson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oystenteller.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Paulson dominated that round.
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.
Paulson stuns Oystenteller with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oystenteller throws a hook to the side of Paulson's head but Paulson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paulson closes the distance and clinches.
Oystenteller successfully pulls guard.
Oystenteller is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Paulson keeping hold of Oystenteller's head, controlling as best he can.
Paulson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oystenteller wants to pass the guard but Paulson is defending well.
Nice strikes from Oystenteller there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson is trying to stand up here but Oystenteller is controlling him well.
Oystenteller tries to pass the half guard into mount. Paulson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Paulson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Oystenteller is trying to control the action in half guard but Paulson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Paulson is looking to improve his position.
Paulson trying to control here.
Paulson is refusing to be controlled, as Oystenteller sits in half guard.
Oystenteller is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Paulson defends it well.
Paulson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Paulson has hold of Oystenteller's hands but Oystenteller slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Paulson is positioning himself well to prevent Oystenteller advancing to mount.
Paulson is refusing to be controlled, as Oystenteller sits in half guard.
Oystenteller is trying to work for a kimura but Paulson is defending well.
Paulson is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oystenteller wants to free his trapped foot but Paulson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Paulson looks to score with a jab to the body but Oystenteller is just out of range.
Paulson clinches with his opponent.
Paulson tries to land a knee to the head but Oystenteller blocks with his arms.
Paulson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oystenteller fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knees to the body from Paulson.
Paulson tries to land a knee to the head but Oystenteller blocks with his arms.
Oystenteller can't get the takedown.
Paulson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paulson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paulson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Oystenteller up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulson lands a nice knee to the body.
Oystenteller takes a knee right on the jaw!
Paulson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paulson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oystentellers head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oystenteller lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Paulson or not.
Oystenteller tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Paulson just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darstknasset Oystenteller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paulson misses with a knee strike.
Paulson blocks a body shot from Oystenteller.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oystenteller fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Paulson tries to land a knee to the head but Oystenteller blocks with his arms.
Paulson throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Paulson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Paulson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oystenteller changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Paulson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Paulson moves out of range of the strikes.
Oystenteller misses the shot to the body.
Oooooh!!! Paulson has knocked Oystenteller down with a huge combo! Paulson steps away and waves a wobbly Oystenteller back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Oh Oystenteller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Paulson takes a swing at Oystenteller's ribcage but misses.
Paulson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oystenteller.
Despite the aggression on Paulson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Paulson tries to clinch there but Oystenteller circles away.
Oystenteller seems to have got his legs back now.
Oystenteller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson misses with a body shot
and Oystenteller counters with a nice low kick that buckles Paulson's knee momentarily.
Paulson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paulson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Paulson tries to clinch but Oystenteller is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paulson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oystenteller throws a leg kick
and Paulson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oystenteller fails with the takedown.
Oystenteller avoids the body shot from Paulson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Paulson.
Oystenteller appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Oystenteller misses with a wild body shot.
Paulson tries to clinch but Oystenteller moves out of range.
Paulson is looking to clinch.
Paulson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oystenteller shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Paulson defends it nicely.
Oystenteller tries to keep at a distance but Paulson has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jake Paulson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oystenteller has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Paulson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darstknasset Oystenteller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paulson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oystenteller blocking some punches.
Paulson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oystenteller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oystenteller stalls.
Paulson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Paulson tries a knee to the head but Oystenteller blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Paulson landing knees to the head.
Oystenteller is trying to pull guard but Paulson has him pressed against the cage.
Darstknasset Oystenteller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paulson misses with a punch on the inside.
Oystenteller is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Paulson to keep the fight standing.
Oystenteller tries to pull guard but Paulson won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oystenteller has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Paulson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Paulson landing knees to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Paulson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Paulson 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Paulson!
Jake Paulson gave a mention to Un-Kaged Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Darstknasset Oystenteller spoke after the fight, saying 'No worries! The Athletic Commission has just announced my opponent tested positive for illegal steroids again, so this fight has been declared a No-Contest. Thank you to those of us who continue to fight clean!'.
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