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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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220 lbs
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195 cm
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248 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Nice elbows
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryu Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derek Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tanaka tries to clinch there but Palmer circles away.
Tanaka tries to clinch there but Palmer circles away.
Palmer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tanaka drives through and clinches with Palmer against the cage.
Tanaka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Derek Palmer has been cut.
Tanaka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Tanaka misses.
Tanaka moves into the clinch.
Palmer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tanaka manages to break the clinch.
Palmer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Palmer misses with a combination
and Tanaka moves into the clinch.
Tanaka pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tanaka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Palmer avoiding damage as Tanaka throws knees to the body.
Tanaka jumps guard.
Tanaka throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer postures up in Tanaka's guard and throws a big left but Tanaka blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palmer looking to pass the guard.
Tanaka controlling Palmer's posture.
Tanaka kicks Palmer off and gets to his feet.
Tanaka is breathing heavily.
Tanaka misses with the combination.
Tanaka fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Palmer shoots and misses
and Tanaka counters with a one-two to the body.
Tanaka looks for a takedown but Palmer sprawls well.
Palmer blocks a head kick by Tanaka.
Palmer swats away the attempt to clinch by Tanaka.
Palmer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tanaka wants to clinch.
Palmer throws a right and a left that Tanaka avoids nicely.
Palmer tries to keep at a distance but Tanaka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Palmer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tanaka tries to pull guard but Palmer holds him up against the cage and eventually Tanaka drops back down to his feet.
Tanaka with a knee to the head.
Palmer trying to stall but Tanaka improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka is trying to stall.
Tanaka misses with a knee strike.
Palmer is stalling here.
Palmer stalling in the clinch but Tanaka improves position.
Palmer pulls guard successfully.
Palmer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tanaka. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Palmer is trying to hold Tanaka in close to prevent damage but Tanaka has managed to pass into half guard.
Palmer is pressing down on Tanaka's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Palmer is trying to control the position but Tanaka postures up.
Tanaka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Palmer working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Palmer throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Tanaka escapes and throws Palmer's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Palmer wants to control but Tanaka postures up.
Palmer tries to buck Tanaka off but Tanaka is having none of it.
Palmer is not content to let Tanaka control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Palmer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tanaka counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Palmer wants to sweep but no luck.
Palmer throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Tanaka pushes down on Palmer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Tanaka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Derek Palmer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Palmer has managed to clinch.
Tanaka manages to break the clinch.
Tanaka moves into range and clinches up with Palmer.
Tanaka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tanaka misses with the combination.
Palmer fails with a takedown attempt.
Tanaka shoots in but no luck this time.
Palmer misses with an uppercut. Tanaka saw that one coming.
Tanaka tries to clinch
and Palmer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Palmer postures up.
Tanaka wants to stand and escape but Palmer is having none of it.
Palmer controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Palmer off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Palmer circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Tanaka.
Palmer looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tanaka throws a combination. Palmer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tanaka misses with a two punch combination.
Tanaka wants to clinch up but Palmer keeps it at a distance.
Tanaka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Palmer closes the distance and clinches.
Palmer breaks the clinch.
Palmer tries for a takedown but Tanaka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ryu Tanaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Palmer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Palmer throws a combination that misses
and Tanaka counters with a three punch combo that has Palmer backing up. Palmer nods at Tanaka to acknowledge the strikes.
Good leg kick by Tanaka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tanaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palmer.
Tanaka clinches up with Palmer and pushes him back against the cage.
Tanaka lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Tanaka connects with a knee to the head.
Tanaka breaks the clinch.
Tanaka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Palmer as he avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tanaka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Palmer slips a straight right by Tanaka.
Palmer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Palmer scoring well with a low kick there.
Palmer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palmer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tanaka counters with a series of strikes. Palmer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tanaka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Palmer does no damage.
Derek Palmer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palmer tries to clinch up but Tanaka circles away and keeps his distance.
Tanaka wants to clinch.
Palmer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tanaka throws a right hand that Palmer ducks under and follows up with a left that Palmer also avoids with ease.
Palmer tries to clinch up.
Tanaka doesn't manage to clinch there - Palmer circles away.
Palmer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tanaka drives through and clinches with Palmer against the cage.
Tanaka manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tanaka tries to clinch up.
Tanaka doesn't manage to clinch there - Palmer circles away.
Tanaka throws a head kick that misses.
Palmer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Palmer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tanaka wants to clinch.
A combination from Tanaka does no damage.
Tanaka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Palmer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Palmer gets a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tanaka lands an elbow inside.
Palmer managing to block the knees to the body from Tanaka.
Tanaka missing with knees to the body.
Tanaka managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
Tanaka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Tanaka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Derek Palmer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tanaka moves into range and clinches up with Palmer.
A right handed body shot lands from Tanaka.
Tanaka manages to break the clinch.
Tanaka moves into range and clinches up with Palmer.
Tanaka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tanaka tries to clinch but Palmer moves out of range.
Palmer wants to clinch
and Tanaka counters by clinching up.
Tanaka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tanaka looking to throw knees to the head but Palmer is blocking nicely.
Tanaka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Palmer smiles and moves away.
Tanaka stalks Palmer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Palmer's face. Palmer staggers backwards, shaken.
Tanaka scores with a takedown into Palmer's guard.
Tanaka trying to control the position from guard on top but Palmer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tanaka working some strikes from top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer keeping moving, preventing Tanaka from controlling successfully.
Tanaka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Palmer trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Palmer looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tanaka puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Palmer trying to control here.
Tanaka seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Palmer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice takedown defense from Tanaka. No joy for Palmer on that attempt.
Palmer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tanaka tries to clinch but Palmer moves out of range.
Tanaka moves into range and clinches up with Palmer.
Tanaka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tanaka has Palmer up against the cage in a clinch.
Palmer lands a nice uppercut.
Tanaka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tanaka looking to throw knees to the head but Palmer is blocking nicely.
Palmer misses with an elbow over the top.
Tanaka scores with a knee to the head.
Tanaka misses with a knee strike.
Palmer wants a takedown.
Ryu Tanaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Palmer.
Tanaka manages to break the clinch.
Palmer misses with a takedown attempt
and Tanaka counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Palmer is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A punch combination from Palmer misses.
Palmer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tanaka pinned against the cage. Tanaka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tanaka tries to clinch up.
Palmer gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer trying to control the action but Tanaka is working from the bottom.
Palmer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Palmer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tanaka doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Palmer.
Palmer trying to control from half guard but Tanaka is working away.
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.
Palmer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tanaka defending well though.
Tanaka is trying to get back to full guard.
Palmer wants to take a breather but Tanaka is having none of it.
Derek Palmer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Palmer tries to stand and escape but Tanaka is controlling the position.
Ryu Tanaka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tanaka is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Palmer is looking to land body kicks.
Tanaka scores a takedown into full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryu Tanaka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tanaka 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryu Tanaka!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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