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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and IP Freely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, IP Freely!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freely jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Freely dives in for a single leg takedown but O Palmeiras sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Freely shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and O Palmeiras counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Freely throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. O Palmeiras tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Freely is in O Palmeiras's guard.
O Palmeiras is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Rape Academy that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
O Palmeiras controls Freely momentarily but Freely frees himself.
Freely working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
O Palmeiras can't keep his opponent in guard - Freely advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
O Palmeiras has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Freely is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Palmeiras trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Freely dominating with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Palmeiras sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Palmeiras wants to get back to full guard.
O Palmeiras pushes Freely off looking to stand but Freely dives back in and keeps control.
Freely takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Freely has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Freely wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Palmeiras keeps working.
O Palmeiras trying to hold on to Freely's head to control him but Freely postures up.
O Palmeiras wants to get back to full guard.
Freely trying to control the pace.
Freely is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for O Palmeiras!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freely landing strikes from the mount.
O Palmeiras is desperately trying to improve his position but Freely has a good base and remains in mount.
Freely unloading with bombs!
Freely looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Palmeiras is wriggling around trying to escape.
A nice elbow there by Freely.
Freely has hold of O Palmeiras's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and O Palmeiras manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freely looking to control but O Palmeiras is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Freely fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freely with a couple of short strikes.
O Palmeiras is rocked!
Freely trying to control but O Palmeiras is having none of it.
Oh O Palmeiras is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
O Palmeiras in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Freely trying to control but he's not successful this time.
O Palmeiras trying desperately to get to his feet.
O Palmeiras seems to have got his legs back now.
Freely punishing his opponent with strikes.
O Palmeiras sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Freely is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. O Palmeiras doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Freely.
O Palmeiras wants to improve his position but Freely is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras is pressing down on Freely's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
O Palmeiras controls Freely momentarily but Freely frees himself.
O Palmeiras wants to sweep here but Freely controlling him for the moment.
O Palmeiras keeping moving, preventing Freely from controlling successfully.
O Palmeiras is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
IP Freely dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Freely shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as O Palmeiras sprawls well. O Palmeiras wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Freely gets slowly back to his feet.
Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Freely throws a body punch but O Palmeiras moves out of range.
Freely throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around O Palmeiras's waist but O Palmeiras gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Freely off to one side.
O Palmeiras seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
O Palmeiras swinging wildly here.
Freely shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says O Palmeiras as he avoids it easily.
Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of IP Freely.
O Palmeiras decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Freely looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Freely has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cylon Training Academy. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Freely moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Palmeiras throws a big right hand that misses.
Freely not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Palmeiras in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Freely wants to control the position but O Palmeiras says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Freely moves into full guard.
O Palmeiras throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Freely works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Freely working a defensive guard here.
Freely avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
O Palmeiras trying to control but Freely is working from the bottom.
O Palmeiras is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
O Palmeiras wants to control from the top but Freely keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freely controls O Palmeiras momentarily but O Palmeiras frees himself.
O Palmeiras has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
O Palmeiras has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Freely is proving hard to escape from.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
O Palmeiras shoots in for a takedown but Freely shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
O Palmeiras tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Freely swivels and escapes.
O Palmeiras closes the distance and pushes Freely back into the cage.
O Palmeiras tries to circle away but Freely has him pinned against the cage.
O Palmeiras tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Freely avoids it.
Freely drops down looking for an ankle pick but O Palmeiras pulls his leg out and moves away.
O Palmeiras gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Freely has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freely preventing the sweep.
O Palmeiras keeping moving, preventing Freely from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Freely drops back looking for a leg! O Palmeiras is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and O Palmeiras manages to kick Freely off! Freely jumps back into O Palmeiras's guard.
Freely stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Palmeiras swivels though and keeps the full guard.
O Palmeiras wants to sweep here but Freely controlling him for the moment.
Freely stands up over O Palmeiras, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
O Palmeiras working a defensive guard but Freely passes into half guard.
O Palmeiras is trying to control but Freely passes into side control!
Check out the look on Freely's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Freely working the body and head with strikes.
Freely working the ground and pound.
Freely landing strikes.
Freely working the body and head with strikes.
Freely tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Freely has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on O Palmeiras's face as Freely controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
IP Freely showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
O Palmeiras clinches up against the cage.
O Palmeiras is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Freely to keep the fight standing.
O Palmeiras prevents a takedown attempt there.
O Palmeiras pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Freely closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. O Palmeiras quickly recovers to half guard.
O Palmeiras is refusing to be controlled, as Freely sits in half guard.
IP Freely has got the better of the ground game so far.
Freely trying to mount his opponent but O Palmeiras defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Palmeiras is controlling Freely's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Freely uses his free foot to push down on O Palmeiras's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for O Palmeiras.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Palmeiras bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
O Palmeiras in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Freely working for a triangle but O Palmeiras defends it easily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Freely holds on and takes a little breather.
O Palmeiras won't allow Freely to sweep him here.
O Palmeiras throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras wants to control from the top but Freely keeps moving.
O Palmeiras with a nice head shot there.
Freely looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
O Palmeiras throwing strikes from guard but Freely blocks nicely.
Freely tries to land a sweep but no joy.
O Palmeiras postures up in Freely's guard and throws a big left but Freely blocks it.
Freely throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Freely is pulling down on O Palmeiras's head to control his posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras trying to control the position from guard on top but Freely is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
O Palmeiras shoots for a double leg takedown but Freely sprawls well. He's pushed O Palmeiras's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Freely tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but O Palmeiras swivels and escapes.
Freely shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts O Palmeiras as he jumps to the side.
Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of IP Freely.
Freely closes this distance looking for a takedown but O Palmeiras circles away.
O Palmeiras went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
O Palmeiras gets caught napping as Freely dives in and scores a takedown. O Palmeiras manages to retain guard.
Freely takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
O Palmeiras 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.
Freely got a little sloppy there for a moment and O Palmeiras has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Freely has managed to get both his arms back between O Palmeiras's legs - danger averted.
Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Freely's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freely trying to control but O Palmeiras is working from the bottom.
Freely scoring with some ground and pound.
Freely with a nice head shot there.
O Palmeiras bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Freely's guard.
O Palmeiras throws a big right hand that misses.
Freely throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
IP Freely is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Freely controlling O Palmeiras's posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
O Palmeiras throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to IP Freely.
I've got Freely winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... IP Freely!
IP Freely seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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