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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marski Martola (ranked 931 p4p, 863 weight class) and Jake Paulson (ranked 97 p4p, 89 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 22 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marski Martola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Jake Paulson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martola lands a glancing blow to the side of Paulson's head.
Martola looks to land a body kick but Paulson moved away.
Paulson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Martola throws a hook to the side of Paulson's head but Paulson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paulson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Paulson misses with a straight left.
Martola moves forwards but Paulson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Martola's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Paulson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Martola scrambles back to his feet.
Martola lands a jab to Paulson's midsection.
Martola throws a jab but it's blocked by Paulson.
Paulson wants to clinch up but Martola keeps it at a distance.
A little feinted left hand from Martola on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Paulson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martola.
Martola darts in looking for a takedown but Paulson gets double underhooks and turns Martola into the cage.
Paulson prevents the takedown attempt.
Paulson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Paulson gets through Martola's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paulson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Paulson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Paulson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson misses with the head strike.
Paulson misses with a knee strike.
Paulson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paulson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Paulson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martola has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paulson digs a right hand into Martola's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Martola's gas tank.
Martola is trying to trip Paulson. He has hold of a leg but Paulson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Martola persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Paulson is pulling down on Martola's head. It's preventing any offense from Martola, at least for the moment.
Martola is working Paulson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Martola lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Martola throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Paulson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Paulson is pulling down on Martola's head. It's preventing any offense from Martola, at least for the moment.
Martola trying to control but Paulson is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martola throwing strikes but missing.
Martola lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Paulson pulls Martola in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martola trying to control the position from guard on top but Paulson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Paulson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Martola working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martola accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Paulson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martola accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Martola lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Paulson has control of Martola's left arm, preventing Martola from doing any damage.
Martola pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Paulson is keeping the position for now.
Paulson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Martola postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Paulson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Martola, into his guard.
Paulson slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martola wants to improve his position but Paulson is controlling well.
Paulson wants to stand up but Martola has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Paulson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Paulson slips under a jab from Martola.
Paulson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martola.
Paulson stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marski Martola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paulson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Martola throws an off balance right hand
and Paulson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paulson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paulson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Paulson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Martola finds it's way round the side to connect with Paulson's head.
Martola checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Martola attempts a counter takedown but Paulson avoids it well and moves away.
Martola scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Paulson throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paulson gets caught flat footed, as Martola shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Paulson 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.
The fighters circling - Martola throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paulson wants to counter with a clinch but Martola pushes him away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Paulson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Paulson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Paulson takes one to the chin there.
Martola avoids the body shot from Paulson.
Martola fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice leg kick from Martola, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martola pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Martola misses with a wild body shot.
Paulson throws out a counter right but Martola avoids it with no problem.
A swing and a miss from Martola.
Martola wants to clinch.
Paulson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Martola.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martola shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Martola prevents Paulson from standing back up.
Paulson wants to get back to full guard.
Martola looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Martola trying to control from half guard but Paulson is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Martola lands a nice short elbow.
Paulson is looking to improve his position.
Martola is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Paulson defends it well.
Martola winds up and cracks Paulson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Martola lands a nice short elbow.
Paulson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Martola takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Martola 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.
Paulson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Paulson is looking to control Martola's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Paulson avoid being mounted?
Paulson wants to get back to his feet.
Paulson wants to control but Martola is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Paulson is refusing to be controlled, as Martola sits in half guard.
Martola working Paulson over with strikes.
Martola thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Paulson's head.
Paulson is trying to stand back up but Martola is controlling him
Martola throwing shots but Paulson is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martola prevents Paulson from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martola trying to control the action but Paulson is working from the bottom.
Marski Martola overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Paulson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Martola throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Martola is looking for a kimura here.
Martola missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Martola wants to lay and pray for a moment but Paulson keeps working.
Ground and pound from Martola.
Paulson gets back to full guard.
Paulson has control of Martola's left arm, preventing Martola from doing any damage.
Martola in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Martola is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Martola's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Martola pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Paulson is keeping the position for now.
Paulson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Martola is controlling him.
Paulson is trying to keep Martola in close.
Martola is fighting to break Paulson's control of his arms but Paulson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Martola stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paulson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Paulson wants to stand and escape but Martola is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martola wants to pass the guard but Paulson is keeping the position.
Martola stops Paulson from standing up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marski Martola 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Paulson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martola.
Martola misses with an uppercut. Paulson saw that one coming.
Martola staying out of range there.
Paulson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Martola darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Paulson is trying to stand up here but Martola is controlling him well.
Paulson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Martola pulls his head out easily.
Martola is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Paulson has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martola missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Martola is keen to just control but Paulson is a slippery customer.
Paulson is looking to escape.
Martola missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martola looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Paulson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Paulson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Martola lands with a punch from half guard.
Martola is thwarting Paulson's attempts to control the position.
Martola wants to take a breather but Paulson is having none of it.
Martola working Paulson over with strikes.
Martola is nestled in close to Paulson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Paulson wants to get back to his feet.
Paulson kicks off Martola and gets to his feet.
Jake Paulson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martola fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Paulson is out of range.
Marski Martola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paulson manages to avoid it.
Martola throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martola punishes Paulson's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Paulson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Martola doesn't seem phased though.
Martola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martola looks to land a right hand but Paulson moved out of range.
Paulson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Paulson stuffs the takedown.
Martola tests Paulson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paulson slips under a jab from Martola.
Martola missing with a left hand there. Paulson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paulson just misses with a punch to the body.
Paulson has managed to clinch.
Paulson avoiding damage.
Paulson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martola blocks it with crossed arms.
Paulson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martola has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paulson misses with a knee strike.
Paulson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Paulson obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Martola misses with a punch to the body.
Paulson misses with a knee strike.
A nice left hand lands by Paulson.
Paulson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Martola misses with a body punch.
Paulson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Paulson misses with a knee to the head.
Paulson connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Marski Martola has been cut.
Martola is looking for a takedown.
Paulson connects with a knee to the head.
Paulson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martola has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jake Paulson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martola is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marski Martola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martola tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Paulson misses with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Paulson.
Paulson connects with a knee to the head.
Paulson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martola is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Paulson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Paulson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Paulson scores with a shoulder strike.
Paulson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paulson misses with a knee strike.
Paulson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Paulson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Paulson 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Paulson!
Jake Paulson made sure to mention his sponsor, Un-Kaged Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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