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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walter Never Faulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tauno Palo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Never Faulter might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fire it up by Modest Mouse. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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196 lbs
13 - 7 - 1 |
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201 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Never Faulter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tauno Palo!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palo throws a body punch but Never Faulter moves out of range.
Palo missing with a left hand there. Never Faulter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Palo moves in looking to clinch but Never Faulter pushes him off.
Palo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Never Faulter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Never Faulter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Palo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Never Faulter.
A head kick misses from Never Faulter.
Palo throws a big shot that misses.
Never Faulter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Never Faulter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palo.
Palo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Never Faulter scores with a body shot.
Never Faulter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Palo lands a jab to the nose.
Tauno Palo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Never Faulter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Never Faulter walks into a straight right hand from Palo.
Palo is looking to clinch.
Never Faulter keeps the fight on the outside.
Palo throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Never Faulter throws a series of strikes that have Palo backpedaling.
Palo throws a sloppy head kick and Never Faulter moves out of range easily.
Palo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Never Faulter decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Palo's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Never Faulter wants to control from the top but Palo keeps moving.
Never Faulter is in close to Palo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Never Faulter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Never Faulter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Palo is keeping the position for now.
Never Faulter passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Never Faulter lands a decent elbow from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Never Faulter throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Never Faulter throws a strike aimed at the side of Palo's head but Palo avoids it well.
Never Faulter 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.
Never Faulter working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Never Faulter cracks Palo with a big elbow.
Palo is looking for a sweep.
Never Faulter works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Never Faulter works to advance to full mount. Palo defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Palo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Palo looks gassed!
Never Faulter putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Never Faulter thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Never Faulter throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Palo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Never Faulter landing punches.
Never Faulter looking to ground and pound but Palo is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Palo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Never Faulter throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Palo tries to reverse the position but Never Faulter maintains control.
Never Faulter lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Palo wants to hold on but Never Faulter pushes him away.
Never Faulter lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Never Faulter scoring with strikes but Palo is staying in there.
Never Faulter throwing strikes here but Palo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Never Faulter with a couple of short strikes.
Never Faulter throws some wild stikes that Palo manages to avoid easily.
Never Faulter with shots to the head and body - Palo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Never Faulter misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Palo working to try and regain half guard.
Palo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Never Faulter tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Never Faulter throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Palo because Never Faulter loaded up on that one.
Palo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Never Faulter landing strikes from the mount.
Never Faulter dominating with strikes here.
Palo is looking to get to half guard.
Never Faulter sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Never Faulter landing punches.
Never Faulter with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Never Faulter lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Never Faulter dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Never Faulter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Palo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Palo throws a leg kick
and Never Faulter counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Never Faulter.
Never Faulter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Never Faulter trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Palo manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Palo stands up and waves to Never Faulter to follow him.
Palo misses with a straight left.
A left and a right from Never Faulter both land. Nice combination.
Palo throws a body punch but Never Faulter moves out of range.
Palo looks to clinch
and Never Faulter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Palo clinches but Never Faulter breaks the clinch
and Never Faulter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Palo is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Palo throws a leg kick
and Never Faulter decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Palo's guard.
Never Faulter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Palo's head.
Never Faulter scoring with some ground and pound.
Never Faulter slips nicely into half guard.
Palo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Never Faulter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Palo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Never Faulter trying to control the position from guard on top but Palo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Palo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Never Faulter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Palo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Palo darts in trying to clinch
and Never Faulter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Never Faulter ducks under a wild hook from Palo.
Walter Never Faulter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Palo misses with an uppercut.
Palo misses with a jab to the body
and Never Faulter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Never Faulter darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Palo throws a leg kick
and Never Faulter counters with a series of strikes. Palo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Palo feints and then cracks Never Faulter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Never Faulter down.
Never Faulter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Palo slips a jab and a cross from Never Faulter.
A slow jab from Palo misses its intended target.
A low kick from Palo misses
and Never Faulter counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Never Faulter postures up in Palo's guard and throws a big left but Palo blocks it.
Never Faulter throwing strikes but missing.
Never Faulter throws a big right hand that misses.
Palo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Never Faulter wants to pass the guard but Palo is keeping the position.
Never Faulter trying to control but Palo is working from the bottom.
Never Faulter lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Never Faulter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Never Faulter shoots in for a takedown but Palo shows good takedown defense.
Palo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Never Faulter walks into a stiff left hand from Palo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palo looks to throw the jab but Never Faulter is out of range.
Palo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Never Faulter counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Palo wants to sweep but no luck.
Never Faulter thows a big elbow that misses.
Palo is trying to keep Never Faulter in close.
Never Faulter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Never Faulter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Palo keeping moving, preventing Never Faulter from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palo has control of Never Faulter's left arm, preventing Never Faulter from doing any damage.
Palo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Never Faulter dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Palo, right into the meat.
Never Faulter looks to land a combination but Palo avoids it well.
Nice uppercut lands for Palo. That snapped Never Faulter's head back.
Tauno Palo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Never Faulter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Never Faulter is looking to wear down Palo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Palo looks to land a left hand but Never Faulter moved out of range nicely.
Never Faulter misses with a double jab.
Palo looks for the body kick but Never Faulter saw that one coming.
Never Faulter thuds a left hand into Palo's body.
Palo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Never Faulter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Palo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Never Faulter moves away from the strike by Palo.
Never Faulter circles away from the clinch attempt
and Never Faulter counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Never Faulter postures up in Palo's guard and throws a big left but Palo blocks it.
Palo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Never Faulter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Palo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Never Faulter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Never Faulter throwing strikes but missing.
Palo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Never Faulter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Palo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Palo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Never Faulter.
Never Faulter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Palo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Never Faulter counters with a single leg into guard. Palo didn't expect that.
Tauno Palo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Never Faulter is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Palo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Never Faulter!
Palo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Never Faulter can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Palo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Walter Never Faulter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Palo is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Palo breaks from Never Faulter's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Palo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palo lands a big elbow.
Palo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Palo landing shots from mount.
Palo landing shots from mount.
Palo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Never Faulter keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Palo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Never Faulter can't escape the position.
Walter Never Faulter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Palo landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Palo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Never Faulter is looking to escape.
Never Faulter tries to hold on but Palo postures up.
Never Faulter tries to reverse the position but Palo maintains control.
Never Faulter wants to control but Palo is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palo controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tauno Palo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Never Faulter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Walter Never Faulter!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Walter Never Faulter!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Walter Never Faulter!
Walter Never Faulter wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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FIGHT
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