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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Doyle (ranked 3577 p4p, 367 weight class) and Dom Mal (ranked 3879 p4p, 388 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tommy Doyle !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dom Mal!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mal has closed the distance and engaged Doyle in a clinch.
Mal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doyle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mal tries to break free but Doyle pushes him back against the cage.
Mal lands a body punch.
Doyle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mal scores with a hook to the body.
Doyle has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mal is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mal misses with an elbow over the top.
Mal breaks from the clinch.
Doyle misses with a straight left.
Mal is looking for the big counter here.
Mal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doyle .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mal has Doyle up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Doyle .
Mal tries to throw a body punch but Doyle avoids it by throwing Mal back against the cage.
Mal lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Mal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mal prevents a body shot from Doyle .
Doyle tries to break free but Mal pushes him back against the cage.
Doyle tries to break the clinch but Mal is controlling the position.
Mal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doyle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Doyle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mal tries a body shot but Doyle blocks it.
Mal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mal tries a body shot but Doyle blocks it.
Doyle digs a right hand underneath Mal's ribcage. Mal let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mal tries a body shot but Doyle blocks it.
Mal tries a body shot but Doyle blocks it.
Mal misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Doyle .
Mal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short left from Doyle .
Mal struggles to land a body shot inside as Doyle controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mal tries a body shot but Doyle blocks it.
Mal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Doyle 's efforts to push away.
Doyle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mal misses with a punch to the body.
Mal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Mal.
Doyle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Doyle .
Doyle has Mal pressed against the cage, preventing Mal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Doyle blocks a body shot from Mal.
Doyle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mal stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Doyle leaning his opponent against the cage.
Doyle lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mal throws a head punch that misses.
Doyle working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Doyle .
Mal is trying to break the clinch but Doyle is controlling him.
Doyle scores with a shot to the side of Mal's head.
Doyle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mal has him pressed against the cage.
Doyle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mal backwards.
Doyle lands a nice shot to the body.
Mal tries a body shot but Doyle blocks it.
Doyle slows down the pace here.
Doyle is leaning against Mal and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A shot in the inside from Doyle .
Mal misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Doyle .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mal leaning his opponent against the cage.
Doyle just leaning against Mal, taking a breather.
Doyle taking a breather.
Mal misses with a body punch.
Doyle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mal moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mal.
Doyle lands an uppercut.
Mal struggles to land a body shot inside as Doyle controls his hands.
Doyle lands with a right to the head.
Mal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mal rushes Doyle and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Doyle 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.
Mal misses with an uppercut.
Doyle throws an overhand right that lands on Mal's shoulder, as Mal tries to avoid the shot.
Doyle gets tackled into the cage by Mal. Mal maintains the clinch.
Tommy Doyle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Doyle takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mal tries to land knees in the clinch but Doyle avoids the damage to the body.
Mal just leaning against Doyle , taking a breather.
Doyle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mal throws a head punch that misses.
Doyle taking a breather.
Doyle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mal backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mal misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Doyle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Doyle is trying to push Mal away but Mal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Doyle pressing his opponent against the cage.
Doyle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle .
Still in the clinch, Doyle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mal tries a body shot but Doyle blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Doyle .
Mal tries to circle away but Doyle has him pinned against the cage.
Doyle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Doyle effectively controlling the action here.
Mal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Doyle lands a hook that snaps the head of Mal backwards.
Doyle blocks a body shot from Mal.
Mal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doyle lands a body shot.
Mal swings wildly with an uppercut but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mal misses with the head strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Doyle content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mal tries a body shot but Doyle blocks it.
Doyle holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Doyle throws a head punch that misses.
Mal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doyle misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Doyle . Those never looked like landing.
Mal doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Doyle cracks the inside of Mal's front leg.
Mal closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Mal fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Doyle stalling against the cage.
Mal wants to get back to striking at distance but Doyle won't allow it.
Mal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Doyle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Doyle stalling against the cage.
Doyle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tommy Doyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mal moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mal is trying to force a seperation but Doyle has the dominant position.
Mal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mal lands with a left to the head.
Mal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mal works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Doyle blocks an uppercut.
Doyle is trying to break free.
Doyle leaning against his opponent.
Doyle is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A frustrated look appears on Mal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Mal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doyle .
It seemed like Mal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Doyle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Doyle dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mal obliges.
Mal blocks an uppercut.
Mal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mal.
Mal misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle tries to throw a body punch but Mal avoids it by throwing Doyle back against the cage.
Mal throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mal tries a body shot but Doyle blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mal misses with a punch to the body.
Mal working hard to break the clinch.
Mal is trying to break the clinch but Doyle is controlling him.
Doyle scores with a shot to the side of Mal's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Doyle - that landed with a thud.
Mal throws a head punch that misses.
Mal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doyle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Doyle stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Doyle works on Mal's body with a couple of short punches.
Doyle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Doyle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mal misses with some punches.
Mal struggles to land a body shot inside as Doyle controls his hands.
Mal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee calls for Doyle to work.
Mal tries to throw a body punch but Doyle avoids it by throwing Mal back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mal misses with a body punch.
Doyle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Doyle tries to land knees in the clinch but Mal avoids the damage to the body.
Mal breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Doyle .
Doyle misses with a wild combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mal.
Tommy Doyle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doyle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mal tries to counter with a clinch but Doyle shakes him off and moves away.
Doyle misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Mal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mal missing with knees to the body.
Doyle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mal or not.
Mal working aggressively here.
Doyle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mal can do to turn this around?
Mal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doyle is working Mal over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mal.
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doyle prevents a body shot from Mal.
Mal tries a body shot but Doyle blocks it.
Mal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doyle 's elbow.
Doyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mal's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mal tries to throw a body punch but Doyle avoids it by throwing Mal back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Mal - that landed with a thud.
Doyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doyle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Mal.
Good body shot from Mal.
Mal blocks an uppercut.
Doyle is trying to break the clinch but Mal is controlling him.
Tommy Doyle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mal breaks the clinch.
Mal closes the distance and pushes Doyle back into the cage.
Mal holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dom Mal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doyle blocks a body shot from Mal.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dom Mal.
Well Doyle 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 David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Doyle !
A victorious Tommy Doyle thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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