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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paolo Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Doyle's choice of entrance music: Dirt Road Atheme by Jason Aldean. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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187 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paolo Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Doyle!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brandon Doyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doyle misses with a body shot
and Santana counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Doyle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Santana in his tracks.
Santana looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Santana showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Santana wants to pass the guard but Doyle is keeping the position.
Santana is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Paolo Santana.
A low kick from Doyle is predictable there
and Santana counters with a head kick.
Doyle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Doyle misses with a double jab
enabling Santana to counter with a crisp jab.
Doyle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Doyle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santana.
Doyle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Doyle throws a combination that misses
and Santana counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Santana lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in half guard, Santana seems content to control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Paolo Santana wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Doyle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Doyle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Doyle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santana circles away quickly and effectively.
Doyle tries to clinch there but Santana circles away.
Doyle misses the body punch
and Santana counters with a stiff right hand.
Doyle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santana defending well as Doyle loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Doyle napping and manages to drive through into side control!
You can see the frustration on Doyle's face as Santana controls the position.
Doyle manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Doyle is trying to control but Santana manages to pass to mount!
Doyle keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santana prevents Doyle from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paolo Santana dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Santana checks a leg kick.
Doyle misses with a body shot
and Santana counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Santana feints and as Doyle raises his hands in defense, Santana changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Santana pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Doyle is keeping the position for now.
Doyle is trying to control the position but Santana postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Santana looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Paolo Santana has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Doyle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Santana counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Doyle throws a combination that misses
and Santana counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle throws a combination that misses
and Santana counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Doyle trying to keep a closed guard but Santana is proving a slippery customer.
Doyle wants to control but Santana passes easily into half guard.
Paolo Santana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Santana passes the guard and advances to mount!
Doyle is looking to get to half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
We're going to have a standup here because Paolo Santana wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A jab lands there for Santana.
Doyle misses with a combination
and Santana counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Santana's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Paolo Santana wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Santana ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paolo Santana dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Doyle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Doyle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santana counters with a single leg into guard. Doyle didn't expect that.
Doyle is trying to control the position but Santana postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Brandon Doyle hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A combination from Doyle does no damage.
Doyle throws a lazy head kick
and Santana counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santana works his way into full mount!
Santana sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Santana working for a submission but Doyle is keeping him at bay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle tries to hold on but Santana pushes him away.
Santana takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We're going to have a standup here because Paolo Santana wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Doyle misses with a double jab
and Santana counters with a single leg into guard. Doyle didn't expect that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana passes into half guard.
Santana not doing much here.
Santana is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Doyle!
Brandon Doyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paolo Santana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doyle looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
And that's the end of the fight!
Paolo Santana showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Santana has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paolo Santana!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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