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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Paulo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcos Paulo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcos Paulo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doug Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paulo keeps the fight on the outside.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch but Paulo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Douglas wants to clinch up but Paulo keeps it at a distance.
Douglas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Douglas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Douglas doesn't manage to clinch there - Paulo circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Douglas tries to clinch but Paulo moves out of range.
Douglas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch but Paulo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas moves in looking to clinch but Paulo pushes him off.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paulo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Douglas doesn't manage to clinch there - Paulo circles away.
Douglas moves in looking to clinch but Paulo pushes him off.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paulo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paulo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Douglas tries to clinch but Paulo is having none of it.
Paulo shoots in looking for a takedown. Douglas tries to sprawl out of it but Paulo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Douglas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Douglas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Douglas tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paulo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paulo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paulo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paulo swats away the attempt to clinch by Douglas.
Douglas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Douglas tries to clinch but Paulo moves out of range.
Paulo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Douglas tries to avoid it but Paulo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Douglas to the ground. Douglas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Douglas tries to clinch but Paulo moves out of range.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paulo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Douglas wants to clinch up but Paulo keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulo keeps the fight on the outside.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch but Paulo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Douglas doesn't manage to clinch there - Paulo circles away.
Douglas tries to clinch but Paulo moves out of range.
Douglas tries to clinch up.
Douglas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Douglas doesn't manage to clinch there - Paulo circles away.
Douglas tries to clinch but Paulo moves out of range.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paulo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch but Paulo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paulo swats away the attempt to clinch by Douglas.
That's four 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.
Douglas tries to clinch but Paulo is having none of it.
Paulo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Douglas pinned against the cage. Douglas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Paulo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paulo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doug Douglas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Douglas moves in looking to clinch but Paulo pushes him off.
Paulo misses with a body kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Douglas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paulo circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Douglas 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.
Douglas moves in looking to clinch but Paulo pushes him off.
Douglas wants to clinch.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch but Paulo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Douglas tries to clinch up but Paulo circles away and keeps his distance.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch but Paulo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Douglas fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paulo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Douglas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Douglas takes the fight into the clinch.
Douglas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paulo's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Douglas is working for takedown but Paulo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Douglas misses with a knee to the head.
Douglas is breathing heavily.
Douglas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paulo pulls Douglas into guard.
Paulo is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Douglas misses with a knee to the head.
Douglas tries to land a knee to the head but Paulo blocks with his arms.
Douglas misses with a knee to the head.
Douglas misses with a knee strike.
Paulo has Douglas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Douglas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Paulo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Douglas smiles and moves away.
Paulo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Paulo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Douglas is fending him off so far but Paulo persists. Nope, Douglas circles away and we're back to standing.
Douglas tries to clinch but Paulo moves out of range.
Douglas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Douglas tries to clinch but Paulo is having none of it.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paulo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch but Paulo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doug Douglas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Douglas tries to clinch but Paulo is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Douglas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Douglas wants to clinch.
Douglas tries to clinch but Paulo moves out of range.
Paulo keeps the fight on the outside.
Douglas tries to clinch up.
Douglas tries to clinch but Paulo moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paulo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Douglas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Douglas. No joy for Paulo on that attempt.
Douglas is looking to clinch but Paulo is avoiding it.
Paulo swats away the attempt to clinch by Douglas.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paulo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paulo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Douglas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paulo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Doug Douglas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Douglas tries to clinch up but Paulo circles away and keeps his distance.
Douglas moves out of range as Paulo throws a body kick.
Paulo shoots in and drives through. Douglas sprawls well.
Douglas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Douglas doesn't manage to clinch there - Paulo circles away.
Marcos Paulo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paulo circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paulo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Douglas wants to clinch up but Paulo keeps it at a distance.
Paulo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Douglas tries to clinch up but Paulo circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulo swats away the attempt to clinch by Douglas.
Douglas tries to clinch up but Paulo circles away and keeps his distance.
Douglas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Douglas tries to clinch there but Paulo circles away.
Douglas tries to clinch up but Paulo circles away and keeps his distance.
Douglas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Douglas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paulo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Paulo circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two 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.
Douglas tries to clinch there but Paulo circles away.
Douglas fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Douglas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paulo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Douglas as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Paulo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Douglas tries to clinch but Paulo moves out of range.
Paulo shoots for a double leg takedown but Douglas sprawls well. He's pushed Paulo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Paulo shoots in but no luck this time.
Douglas tries to clinch but Paulo is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas tries to clinch up but Paulo circles away and keeps his distance.
Douglas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Douglas moves in looking to clinch but Paulo pushes him off.
Douglas doesn't manage to clinch there - Paulo circles away.
Douglas tries to clinch but Paulo moves out of range.
Douglas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Douglas tries to clinch up.
Paulo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paulo is looking to take a break and control but Douglas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marcos Paulo.
I think Douglas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doug Douglas!
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energy
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hype
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