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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Paterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ad Santel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paterson comes to the cage accompanied by Guerilla Radio by Rage Against The Machine. Santel is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Friday. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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280 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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180 cm
30
265 lbs
7 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Paterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ad Santel!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santel throws the left hand but Paterson avoids the punch easily.
Santel gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Paterson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santel looks for a takedown but Paterson sprawls well.
Paterson leaves Santel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
David Paterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ad Santel.
Santel misses with a wild body shot.
Santel misses with a takedown attempt
so Paterson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Santel holds on and takes a little breather.
Paterson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Paterson tries to free his leg and advance position but Santel is retaining full guard.
Paterson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Paterson postures up.
Paterson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Paterson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Paterson preventing the sweep.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paterson advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paterson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Paterson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Santel tries to get to full guard but Paterson has control of the leg.
Paterson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Santel doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Paterson.
Paterson winds up and cracks Santel with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Paterson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Paterson is working for a submission of some sort.
Santel wants to improve his position but Paterson is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paterson trying to control the action but Santel is working from the bottom.
Santel wants to improve his position but Paterson is controlling well.
Paterson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Santel tries to roll over but Paterson keeps him under control.
Santel gets full guard.
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!
Paterson passes Santel's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Santel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Paterson.
Paterson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Santel trying to hold on to Paterson's head to control him but Paterson postures up.
Paterson is keen to just control but Santel is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santel wants to control but Paterson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Paterson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Santel works his way to full guard. Good work.
Paterson stopping the sweep attempt from Santel.
Paterson wants to control from the top but Santel keeps moving.
Santel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Santel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Paterson advances to half guard.
Santel is looking to improve his position.
Paterson wants to pass the guard but Santel is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paterson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Paterson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santel wants to control but Paterson is having none of it.
Paterson prevents Santel from getting the reversal.
Santel takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Santel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Paterson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Santel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Paterson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Santel in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Paterson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Santel to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Santel shrugs it off.
Paterson landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Paterson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Santel dives in and scores a takedown into Paterson's guard.
Santel landing with the ground and pound.
Santel looking to pass the guard.
Santel is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Paterson has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Santel is looking to defend but Paterson has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Santel! Paterson pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Santel taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). David Paterson!
An out of breath David Paterson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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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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