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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fernardu Palmier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teppo Tavi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fernardu Palmier!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Teppo Tavi!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavi tries to close the distance and clinch but Palmier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As Tavi tries to get set, Palmier tries to push him back and clinch up but Tavi manages to avoid the attempt.
Tavi clinches up with Palmier and pushes him back against the cage.
Tavi blocks an uppercut.
Tavi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Palmier can't find room to land a body shot as Tavi controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Palmier.
Palmier lands a hook that snaps the head of Tavi backwards.
Palmier blocks an elbow strike from Tavi.
Tavi misses with a body punch.
Palmier has a couple of punches blocked by Tavi.
Tavi being controlled against the cage.
Palmier definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Palmier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tavi's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tavi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Palmier's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Tavi fails to land.
Tavi misses with a punch to the body.
Tavi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tavi lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmier dodges an elbow strike from Tavi.
Palmier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tavi tries to stall but Palmier uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tavi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Palmier's elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Tavi.
Tavi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Fernardu Palmier has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tavi.
Palmier scores with a nice hook to the head.
Palmier avoids a wild elbow strike from Tavi.
Palmier lands with a left to the head.
Tavi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Palmier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tavi lands an uppercut.
Tavi lands with a short shot to the head.
Tavi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tavi can't find room to land a body shot as Palmier controls the action.
Tavi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tavi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palmier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Palmier lands a shot to the body.
Tavi misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmier makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tavi lands an elbow inside that Palmier shrugs off.
Palmier misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Palmier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tavi lands a body punch.
Palmier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tavi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tavi prevents a body shot from Palmier.
Tavi pushes off an throws an elbow but Palmier leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Palmier blocks an uppercut.
Palmier prevents a body shot from Tavi.
Tavi trying to stall but Palmier improves his position.
Palmier throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tavis head.
Palmier lands a body shot.
Palmier blocks an elbow strike from Tavi.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tavi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tavi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tavi prevents a body shot from Palmier.
Palmier lands a right hand.
Palmier tries to throw a body punch but Tavi avoids it by throwing Palmier back against the cage.
Palmier swings wildly with an uppercut but Tavi uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmier lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Palmier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tavi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Palmier's brow.
A left hand lands to the body for Palmier.
Palmier lands a body shot in the clinch.
Palmier working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tavi misses with a punch to the body.
Palmier stalling in the clinch but Tavi improves position.
Palmier gets through Tavi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Palmier scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Palmier.
Palmier is working Tavi over against the cage.
Tavi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tavi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tavi misses with a body punch.
Palmier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tavi misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Tavi fails to land.
Tavi misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmier works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Palmier working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Palmier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Palmier lands with a left to the head.
Tavi can't find room to land a body shot as Palmier controls the action.
Palmier lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tavi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tavi takes a shot to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tavi.
Palmier lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tavi backwards.
Tavi throws an elbow but it misses.
Palmier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palmier scores with a shot to the side of Tavi's head.
Palmier blocks the elbow strike.
Palmier tries to work over Tavi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tavi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Palmier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernardu Palmier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fernardu Palmier's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tavi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palmier.
As Tavi tries to get set, Palmier tries to push him back and clinch up but Tavi manages to avoid the attempt.
Palmier drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tavi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palmier.
Tavi rushes Palmier and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from Tavi on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Palmier.
Tavi struggles to land a body shot inside as Palmier controls his hands.
Tavi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tavi misses with the head strike.
Palmier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Tavi.
Tavi tries a body shot but Palmier blocks it.
Tavi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Palmier lands a nice shot to the body.
Palmier lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tavi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tavi prevents a body shot from Palmier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Tavi.
A bit of stalling here from Palmier.
Palmier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tavi's elbow.
Tavi tries a body shot but Palmier blocks it.
Tavi blocks a body shot from Palmier.
Tavi is leaning against Palmier and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Palmier is trying to stall.
Palmier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Palmier tries a body shot but Tavi blocks it.
Tavi wants to stall.
Tavi misses with a body punch.
Tavi throws an elbow but it misses.
Palmier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tavi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tavi is looking to control Palmier's arms but Palmier gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tavi has his back to the cage.
Tavi pushes off an throws an elbow but Palmier leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Palmier blocks a body shot from Tavi.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tavi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmier throws a punch but it's blocked by Tavi.
Palmier scores with a nice hook to the head.
Palmier blocks an uppercut.
Palmier avoids a wild elbow strike from Tavi.
Tavi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tavi throws an elbow that misses.
Tavi working aggressively here.
Tavi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bit of stalling here from Tavi.
Tavi stalling in the clinch but Palmier improves position.
Palmier lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tavi backwards.
Tavi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee calls for Palmier to work.
Tavi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Palmier or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Palmier.
Tavi misses with an elbow strike.
Palmier lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tavi backwards.
Palmier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Palmier avoids the elbow strike from Tavi, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Palmier.
Palmier throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Palmier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tavi working aggressively here.
Palmier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tavi's elbow.
Tavi stalls.
Tavi is trying to stall.
Tavi looking to slow down the pace here.
Tavi is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Tavi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Palmier's elbow.
Nice elbow from Tavi.
Tavi blocking some punches.
Tavi tries to throw a body punch but Palmier avoids it by throwing Tavi back against the cage.
Palmier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tavi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tavi misses with a punch on the inside.
Tavi throws a punch but it's blocked by Palmier.
Palmier blocks a body shot from Tavi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavi struggles to land a body shot inside as Palmier controls his hands.
Palmier blocks an elbow strike.
Palmier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Palmier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tavi.
Tavi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Palmier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Palmier pushes Tavi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tavi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tavi trying to control the position but instead, Palmier has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tavi into the cage.
Tavi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Palmier lands a hook that snaps the head of Tavi backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palmier lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tavi is breathing heavily.
Tavi looking to slow down the pace here.
Tavi is trying to maintain a safe position but Palmier gets an underhook and turns Tavi into the cage.
Palmier pushes Tavi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Palmier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teppo Tavi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fernardu Palmier's cut.
That's time! Palmier's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tavi moves in looking to clinch but Palmier pushes him off.
Palmier wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tavi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Palmier to counter with a crisp jab.
Tavi tries to clinch up.
Palmier seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tavi misses with a right hand
and Palmier counters with a right hand to the body.
Palmier lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Palmier closes the distance and clinches.
Tavi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fernardu Palmier has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tavi misses with a body punch.
Palmier lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Palmier lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short left from Palmier.
Tavi is rocked!
Palmier works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tavi is still on wobbly legs! Can Palmier finish him?
Palmier tries to work over Tavi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tavi seems to have recovered his senses.
Palmier lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palmier pushes Tavi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tavi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Palmier takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tavi misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmier lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tavi throws an elbow that misses.
Tavi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Palmier lands a right hand.
Tavi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Palmier works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Palmier lands a right hand.
Palmier tries to throw a body punch but Tavi avoids it by throwing Palmier back against the cage.
Palmier lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tavi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Palmier works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Palmier lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Palmier creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Tavi with a big uppercut! Tavi tries to clinch up but Palmier pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Tavi to the mat! Tavi covers up and Palmier unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Fernardu Palmier!
Fernardu Palmier retains his welterweight title!
Fernardu Palmier thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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