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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Dominator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Dominator has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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235 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Dominator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Potter!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominator is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Potter's half guard.
Dominator lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Potter is trying to get back to full guard.
Dominator not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Potter missing with punches from the bottom.
Potter wants to get back to full guard.
Dominator wants to stand up but Potter has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Dominator not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Potter wants to get back to his feet.
Dominator is looking to take a break and control but Potter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Potter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Potter tries to free his leg and advance position but Dominator is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominator looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Potter puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Potter is taking a breather. Dominator says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Dominator regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dominator can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Potter controls the pace.
Dominator throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dominator will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Potter throws a big right hand that misses.
Potter preventing the sweep.
Potter sitting in guard here, content to control.
Potter advances to half guard.
Dominator is breathing heavily.
Potter is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I looks like Potter might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Potter moves into full mount! Dominator won't be happy about that!
Dominator on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dominator tries to get out of the position.
Potter controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Potter landing strikes, looking to finish!
Potter looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Potter is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Dominator to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Dominator shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Potter dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Potter wants to clinch.
Potter misses with a kick to the body.
Dominator gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Potter looking to pass the guard.
Potter is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dominator looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Potter passes into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominator tries to bench press Potter off him but Potter keeps the position.
Potter scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dominator is letting Potter control him for a moment.
Potter working away.
Potter scores with punches from side control.
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.
Potter has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Potter controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dominator hang on?
Potter is working for a guillotine from mount but Dominator frees his head quite easily.
Dominator wants to hold on but Potter pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter looking to control and managing it successfully.
Potter cracks Dominator with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Potter looking to control and managing it successfully.
Potter working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Potter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Potter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Potter closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dominator did well to prevent Potter getting side control.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Paul Potter.
Potter gets a takedown into half guard.
Paul Potter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Potter looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Potter seems to be working for a kimura but Dominator defends the submission attempt.
Potter works his way into full mount!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Potter. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dominator can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter controlling from mount.
Potter working Dominator over with strikes here.
Dominator in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Despite being in the dominant position, Paul Potter just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Potter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dominator swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Potter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Potter has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Potter!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
34% |
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