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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dorian King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Paulson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, All I Do Is Win, by DJ Khaled. Paulson has chosen Pantera - Cowboys from Hell as his entrance music. Robert Paulson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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161 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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177 cm
23
165 lbs
13 - 5 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dorian King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robert Paulson!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulson throws a good cross that connects.
King shoots and misses
letting Paulson counter with a right hand.
King doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Paulson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paulson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King ducks under a wild hook from Paulson.
Paulson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
Paulson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Paulson throws a big shot that misses.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paulson throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A swing and a miss from Paulson.
King misses with a takedown attempt
and Paulson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dorian King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King ducks under a wild hook from Paulson.
Paulson scores with a jab. King acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
King slips under a jab from Paulson.
Paulson misses the jab.
Paulson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
King on the wrong end of a nice jab.
King on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Paulson tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Paulson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
King gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Paulson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Paulson dominated that round.
That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
King with a poor takedown
and Paulson counters with a two punch combo.
King misses with a takedown
and Paulson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulson throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
King doesn't succeed with the takedown
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dorian King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King misses with a takedown
enabling Paulson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A slow jab from Paulson misses its intended target.
Paulson connects with the punch.
Paulson throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Paulson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson dips to his left and cracks King with an uppercut!
Paulson misses with a straight left.
Paulson lands a nice shot that snaps King's head back.
King gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Paulson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Paulson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. King looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
King misses with a takedown attempt
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
King walks into a left hand.
Paulson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Paulson jabs King to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Paulson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
King doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Paulson counters with a straight right hand.
Paulson lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulson lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Paulson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King fails with the takedown
and Paulson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dorian King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Paulson looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
Paulson cracks King with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Paulson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
King tries for a takedown but Paulson circles away easily
and Paulson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Paulson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for King. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Paulson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dorian King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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.
Paulson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
King on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Paulson digs a good hook to King's body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Paulson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Paulson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Paulson 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Paulson!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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