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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samppa Palmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Richard Head has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Richard Head seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
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185 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Head!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Samppa Palmu!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Horrible takedown by Palmu or perhaps it was just good defense by Head which made him look bad.
Palmu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Palmu shoots in but Head avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Head cracks Palmu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Samppa Palmu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palmu shoots in but no luck this time.
Richard Head has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samppa Palmu.
Palmu throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Head tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Palmu is in Head's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Head throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Head wants to stand but Palmu is controlling the position.
Head wants to hit a switch here but Palmu passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Head there!
Palmu lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head is working to get back to half guard.
Head tries to lock up and control but Palmu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Head bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Head postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Head scoring with some ground and pound.
Head scoring with some ground and pound.
Head loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Head with a flurry of punches that miss.
Head knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Palmu on the ground.
Head wants to control from the top but Palmu keeps moving.
Head throws a big elbow that misses.
Head makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Palmu is pulling down on Head's head. It's preventing any offense from Head, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head trying to control the position from guard on top but Palmu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Headis looking to pass into half guard but Palmu pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Palmu is in guard.
Head looking for a sweep. Not yet Head, not yet.
Head keeping moving, preventing Palmu from controlling successfully.
Palmu drops back looking for a leg! Head is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Head manages to kick Palmu off! Palmu jumps back into Head's guard.
Palmu passes into half guard.
Palmu is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmu wants to work for an arm triangle but Head is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Palmu looks gassed!
Head moves into full guard.
Head is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Head lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Palmu!
Head postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Palmu looks a forlorn figure.
Palmu is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Head.
Palmu is trying to escape the mount.
Palmu tries to hold on but Head postures up.
Head lands a big elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Head looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Head landing strikes from the mount.
Head postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Palmu looks a forlorn figure.
Head raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Head lands a big shot there that rocks Palmu but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Head postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Palmu looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Head dominated that round.
That's time! Head's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Head cracks Palmu with an uppercut from hell and Palmu crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Head's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Palmu is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Head working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Head postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Head postures up and lands a big shot to Palmu's brow.
Palmu is still in real trouble! Can Head finish him?
Head missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Palmu seems to have recovered his senses.
Head throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Palmu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Head scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Palmu has control of Head's left arm, preventing Head from doing any damage.
Head loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Palmu keeping moving, preventing Head from controlling successfully.
Head is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Palmu can do to turn this around?
Head content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Head with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Palmu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Head accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Palmu lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Head!
Head is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Richard Head overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Palmu has isolated one of Head's arms. Head looking to fight him off but Palmu twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Samppa Palmu!
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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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