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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malachi Leatherwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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265 lbs
16 - 8 - 1 |
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245 lbs
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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
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malachi Leatherwood!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer lands a nice looking body shot.
Palmer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Chris Palmer has been cut.
Leatherwood takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Leatherwood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Palmer blocks a head kick by Leatherwood.
Palmer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Leatherwood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chris Palmer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leatherwood moves out of range of the body kick from Palmer.
Palmer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Leatherwood counters with a series of strikes. Palmer will be more careful next time no doubt.
A swing and a miss from Leatherwood.
Palmer tries to counter with a takedown but Leatherwood is quick to defend against it.
The crowd cheers as Palmer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Leatherwood doesn't seem phased though.
Leatherwood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Palmer thumps Leatherwood with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palmer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Leatherwood takes the fight into the clinch.
Palmer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Palmer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Palmer fails to land.
Palmer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leatherwood breaks the clinch.
Palmer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Leatherwood avoids it really well and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Leatherwood! But no joy.
Palmer scores with a hook.
Palmer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Palmer.
Palmer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leatherwood defending well as Palmer loads up on a big left hand.
Leatherwood looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Palmer throws a leg kick but Leatherwood moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leatherwood slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Leatherwood cracks Palmer with a good jab.
Leatherwood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab from Palmer.
Palmer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leatherwood was well out of range. Poor timing from Palmer.
Palmer works Leatherwood's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palmer takes a swing at Leatherwood's ribcage but misses.
Leatherwood closes the distance and pushes Palmer back into the cage.
Leatherwood misses with the head strike.
Palmer misses with a knee to the head.
Palmer breaks from the clinch.
Leatherwood lands a jab to the nose.
Leatherwood connects with a single shot there.
Palmer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Palmer clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leatherwood throws a punch but it's blocked by Palmer.
Leatherwood swings wildly with an uppercut but Palmer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palmer throws a head punch that misses.
Palmer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Palmer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Palmer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leatherwood.
Leatherwood counters with a body kick.
Palmer misses with a takedown attempt - Leatherwood sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Leatherwood is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Palmer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palmer jabs at Leatherwood's body.
Palmer ducks under a wild hook from Leatherwood.
Leatherwood on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A thudding body kick lands there by Leatherwood!
Palmer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leatherwood closes the distance and clinches.
Palmer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leatherwood landing knees to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leatherwood throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Leatherwood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Palmer is trying to break the clinch but Leatherwood has him pressed against the cage.
Leatherwood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leatherwood.
Palmer has a couple of punches blocked by Leatherwood.
Leatherwood breaks the clinch.
Leatherwood moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Palmer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Palmer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Palmer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Palmer showed some decent athleticism there.
Leatherwood moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Malachi Leatherwood will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Palmer's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Palmer slips under a jab from Leatherwood.
Palmer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Palmer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Leatherwood.
Palmer shoots in but no luck this time.
Palmer throws a body punch but Leatherwood moves out of range.
Leatherwood is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Palmer.
Leatherwood looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Leatherwood misses with a head kick.
Palmer is looking to counter punch.
Palmer drives through and clinches with Leatherwood against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leatherwood lands with a right to the head.
Leatherwood lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Palmer.
Palmer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Palmer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Palmer fails to land the takedown.
Leatherwood changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Palmer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leatherwood uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Leatherwood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Palmer jabs Leatherwood right on the nose. Leatherwood blinks but takes it well.
Leatherwood takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Palmer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Palmer avoids the head kick by Leatherwood.
Palmer throws a big shot that misses.
Despite the aggression on Leatherwood's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Leatherwood fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Leatherwood tries to clinch but Palmer moves out of range.
Leatherwood throws a head kick but Palmer moves out of range.
Malachi Leatherwood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Palmer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leatherwood.
Palmer scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Leatherwood.
Leatherwood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Palmer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leatherwood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Palmer misses its intended target.
Despite the aggression on Leatherwood's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Leatherwood tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Palmer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Leatherwood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Palmer half committed to a counter leg kick.
Leatherwood throws a series of punches but Palmer avoids them all with ease.
Palmer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leatherwood throws a poor cross that misses
and Palmer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good leg kick by Palmer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer takes a kick to the side of the head.
Leatherwood has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Palmer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Palmer cracks the inside of Leatherwood's front leg.
Palmer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from Leatherwood.
Palmer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Palmer blocks a head kick by Leatherwood.
Leatherwood staying out of range there.
Leatherwood throws a counter combo.
Leatherwood's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Leatherwood lands a jab.
Palmer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leatherwood throws a head kick but Palmer moves out of range.
Chris Palmer is winning the standup battle so far.
Palmer motions for Leatherwood to come forward. Palmer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Leatherwood tries to clinch
and Palmer counters with a single leg into guard. Leatherwood didn't expect that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leatherwood is looking to stand up but Palmer isn't so interested in that idea.
Palmer chips away with some ground and pound.
Palmer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Palmer content to stall in guard here.
Leatherwood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Leatherwood is looking to stand up but Palmer isn't so interested in that idea.
Palmer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Leatherwood is pulling down on Palmer's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chris Palmer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Palmer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Leatherwood throws a sloppy head kick and Palmer moves out of range easily.
Palmer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Leatherwood's sensitive parts.
Leatherwood scores with a three punch combo!
Leatherwood moves to clinch but Palmer breaks away
and Palmer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Leatherwood thinking.
Palmer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leatherwood.
Leatherwood looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Palmer scores with a nice right hand.
Palmer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leatherwood throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer thumps Leatherwood with a low kick.
Leatherwood throws a sloppy head kick
and Palmer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Leatherwood thinking.
Palmer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palmer throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leatherwood throws a shot from downtown. Palmer moves away and avoids it.
Leatherwood throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Palmer counter with a right hand.
Leatherwood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Palmer connects with a body shot that sends Leatherwood's belly button to the back.
Leatherwood misses with a hook.
Leatherwood throws a right hand that misses
and Palmer counters with a two punch combo.
Palmer gets the takedown into side control.
Palmer prevents Leatherwood from escaping the position.
Palmer tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Palmer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Palmer wants to control but Leatherwood is keeping him busy.
Palmer scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palmer trying to control the position but Leatherwood is working away.
You can see the frustration on Leatherwood's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer scoring with punches from side control.
Palmer tries to score with some ground and pound. Leatherwood controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Leatherwood is looking for a sweep.
Palmer working the head with strikes.
Palmer looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Check out the look on Palmer's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Palmer throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Palmer seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Palmer looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Leatherwood is avoiding damage well.
Palmer misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Palmer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Leatherwood is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Palmer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leatherwood keeps working.
Leatherwood regains half guard, as Palmer was trying to land strikes.
Palmer wants to advance to full mount but Leatherwood doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer chips away with some ground and pound.
Leatherwood working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Palmer.
Palmer throwing strikes from guard but Leatherwood blocks nicely.
Leatherwood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Leatherwood utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Palmer wants to control from the top but Leatherwood keeps moving.
Palmer throwing strikes from guard but Leatherwood blocks nicely.
Palmer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Palmer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Palmer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Palmer!
A relieved looking Chris Palmer thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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