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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Heinz Bauser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mario Palmer acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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208 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Karl Heinz Bauser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mario Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer drives through and clinches with Bauser against the cage.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bauser.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Palmer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bauser's brow.
Bauser blocks an elbow strike from Palmer.
Palmer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bauser has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bauser avoids it.
Palmer prevents Bauser from breaking the clinch.
Bauser blocks the elbow strike.
Palmer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bauser's efforts to push away.
Palmer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bauser's efforts to push away.
Bauser takes a knee to the side of the body.
Palmer lands an elbow inside that Bauser shrugs off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bauser blocks an elbow strike from Palmer.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Palmer.
It looks like Karl Heinz Bauser has been cut.
Bauser is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Palmer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bauser blocks it with crossed arms.
Bauser is trying to break free.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bauser avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer prevents Bauser from breaking the clinch.
Bauser is trying to break the clinch but Palmer has him pressed against the cage.
Bauser wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Palmer has him pressed against the cage.
Palmer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bauser is breathing heavily.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the head but Bauser blocks with his arms.
Palmer with a knee to the head.
Palmer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Palmer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bauser is defending well for now.
Palmer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bauser managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
Palmer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Palmer with a knee to the head.
Bauser is rocked!
Palmer tries a knee to the head but Bauser blocks it.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bauser avoids it.
Bauser wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Bauser's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauser wants to break free but Palmer has control.
Knees to the body from Palmer.
Palmer misses with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bauser avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.
Palmer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bauser avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.
Palmer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Palmer scores a nice knee to the body.
Bauser avoids a wild elbow strike from Palmer.
Bauser has had enough of the clinch but Palmer keeps him there for the moment.
Bauser managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
Bauser is trying to break the clinch but Palmer has him pressed against the cage.
Palmer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bauser is defending well for now.
Palmer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Palmer crunches a lovely knee into Bauser's ribcage.
I was talking to Bauser's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer missing with knees to the body.
Bauser on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bauser blocks an elbow strike from Palmer.
Palmer landing knees to the body.
Bauser wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bauser avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.
Bauser is trying to push Palmer away but Palmer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bauser working hard to break the clinch.
Palmer keeps control of Bauser as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bauser is trying to push Palmer away but Palmer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Palmer tries a knee to the head but Bauser blocks it.
Palmer pushes off an throws an elbow but Bauser leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Palmer blocking some punches.
Palmer missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bauser has had enough of the clinch but Palmer keeps him there for the moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Palmer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bauser's brow.
Bauser tries to circle away but Palmer has him pinned against the cage.
Palmer misses with a knee to the head.
Bauser is trying to force a seperation but Palmer has the dominant position.
Bauser can't break the clinch.
Palmer landing knees to the head.
Palmer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bauser avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.
Bauser tries to break free but Palmer pushes him back against the cage.
Bauser is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Palmer lands a nice elbow.
Palmer tries to land knees in the clinch but Bauser avoids the damage to the body.
Palmer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bauser lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bauser tries to break free but Palmer pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Palmer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karl Heinz Bauser's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Palmer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Palmer landing knees to the body.
Bauser is trying to break the clinch but Palmer is controlling him.
Palmer lands an elbow inside that Bauser shrugs off.
Bauser managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
Palmer lands an elbow inside.
Palmer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bauser managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bauser.
Palmer landing knees to the body.
Palmer misses with an elbow strike.
Palmer misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Palmer looking to throw knees to the head but Bauser is blocking nicely.
Palmer looking to throw knees to the head but Bauser is blocking nicely.
Palmer tries to land knees in the clinch but Bauser avoids the damage to the body.
Bauser missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer keeps control of Bauser as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Palmer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Palmer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Palmer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Palmer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Palmer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bauser wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bauser avoids the elbow strike from Palmer, against the cage.
Palmer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bauser is defending well for now.
Palmer tries a knee to the head but Bauser blocks it.
Mario Palmer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bauser on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bauser avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.
Bauser wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Palmer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bauser's efforts to push away.
Bauser is trying to break the clinch but Palmer has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer avoiding damage as Bauser throws knees to the body.
Bauser is looking to break free of the clinch but Palmer has double underhooks.
Bauser avoids the elbow strike from Palmer, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bauser's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Palmer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bauser on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.
Bauser is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bauser tries to circle away but Palmer has him pinned against the cage.
Bauser has had enough of the clinch but Palmer keeps him there for the moment.
Bauser avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.
Palmer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Palmer.
Palmer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer landing knees to the body.
Bauser managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
Palmer scores a nice knee to the body.
Palmer misses with a knee to the head.
Palmer lands a good knee to the midsection. Bauser won't want to take too many of those.
Palmer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bauser is looking to break free of the clinch but Palmer has double underhooks.
Bauser wants to get back to striking at distance but Palmer won't allow it.
Bauser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Palmer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Palmer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Palmer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bauser's efforts to push away.
Bauser tries to break the clinch but Palmer is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bauser is trying to break the clinch but Palmer has him pressed against the cage.
Bauser looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bauser tries to break free but Palmer pushes him back against the cage.
Bauser managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
Palmer missing with knees to the body.
Palmer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bauser's efforts to push away.
Palmer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bauser working hard to break the clinch.
Bauser avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.
Bauser is trying to force a seperation but Palmer has the dominant position.
Palmer lands an elbow just above Bauser 's eye.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Palmer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Palmer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Karl Heinz Bauser's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bauser lands a high kick!
Karl Heinz Bauser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Palmer clinches with his opponent.
Palmer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Palmer in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Palmer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bauser managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
Bauser is trying to force a seperation but Palmer has the dominant position.
Palmer misses with a knee strike.
Bauser wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bauser blocks the elbow strike.
Bauser breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bauser misses with a kick to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bauser wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Palmer has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Palmer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.
Palmer pushes off an throws an elbow but Bauser leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bauser breaks the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Palmer. Those never looked like landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Palmer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bauser pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bauser connects with an inside leg kick.
Palmer takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bauser pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Palmer blocks a head kick by Bauser.
Palmer tries to clinch up but Bauser circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauser misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Palmer forces Bauser back against the cage and clinches.
Palmer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bauser avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.
Palmer missing with knees to the body.
Bauser is trying to push Palmer away but Palmer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bauser escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Palmer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Palmer blocks a head kick by Bauser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bauser throws a sloppy head kick and Palmer moves out of range easily.
Bauser plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Palmer moves into range and clinches up with Bauser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer crunches a lovely knee into Bauser's ribcage.
Bauser is trying to break the clinch but Palmer is controlling him.
Bauser is trying to push Palmer away but Palmer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Palmer tries to land knees in the clinch but Bauser avoids the damage to the body.
Bauser tries to break free but Palmer pushes him back against the cage.
Bauser blocks an elbow strike.
Bauser managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bauser.
Bauser wants to get back to striking at distance but Palmer won't allow it.
Bauser wants to break the clinch but can't.
Palmer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bauser is defending well for now.
Bauser wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Palmer has him pressed against the cage.
Bauser is trying to break free.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bauser.
Palmer misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bauser's defenses.
Bauser tries to circle away but Palmer has him pinned against the cage.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bauser.
Palmer prevents Bauser from breaking the clinch.
Bauser avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.
Bauser avoids a wild elbow strike from Palmer.
Bauser avoids a wild elbow strike from Palmer.
Bauser wants to break the clinch but can't.
Palmer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bauser blocks it with crossed arms.
Bauser working hard to break the clinch.
Bauser is trying to push Palmer away but Palmer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bauser tries to circle away but Palmer has him pinned against the cage.
Bauser blocks an elbow strike from Palmer.
Karl Heinz Bauser has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mario Palmer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bauser misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Palmer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Palmer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Palmer 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 25:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Palmer!
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