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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rick Harrison (ranked 6277 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Palmer Jr (ranked 6254 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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160 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Palmer Jr!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palmer Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harrison gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Harrison is looking for a triangle but Palmer Jr pushes his legs off easily.
Harrison utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Palmer Jr throws a strike but Harrison rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Harrison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harrison throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Palmer Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harrison. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer Jr has his hands on Harrison's head, controlling the position.
Palmer Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harrison is fighting to break Palmer Jr's control of his arms but Palmer Jr is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer Jr wants to sweep here but Harrison controlling him for the moment.
Harrison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Palmer Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Palmer Jr wants to hit a switch here but Harrison passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Palmer Jr there!
Harrison throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Palmer Jr because Harrison loaded up on that one.
Harrison thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Palmer Jr can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer Jr tries to control the position but Harrison now has his back.
Palmer Jr rolls, trying to escape but Harrison keeps control of the position.
Harrison trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Harrison has the hooks in. Palmer Jr is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Harrison is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Harrison's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
You can see the frustration on Palmer Jr's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harrison is looking to control Palmer Jr but Palmer Jr is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Harrison has the hooks in. Palmer Jr is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer Jr trying to control but not successfully.
Good control from Harrison.
Harrison missing with strikes.
Palmer Jr has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Harrison wants to control but Palmer Jr is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harrison looking for the choke but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palmer Jr trying to control the position but Harrison manages to sink in the hooks.
Palmer Jr looking very determined here, making life difficult for Harrison.
Harrison is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Palmer Jr has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Palmer Jr rolls, trying to escape but Harrison keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Harrison dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Harrison misses with a takedown attempt - Palmer Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Palmer Jr tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Harrison throws a series of punches but Palmer Jr avoids them all with ease.
Harrison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palmer Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
George Palmer Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrison looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Palmer Jr is fending him off so far but Harrison persists. Nope, Palmer Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
And Palmer Jr tries to counter it with a takedown but Harrison pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Palmer Jr throws a lazy right hand but Harrison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Palmer Jr throws a hook but Harrison blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Harrison misses the target.
Palmer Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Palmer Jr has Harrison pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Palmer Jr pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Harrison tumbling to the mat - Palmer Jr dives into Harrison's guard.
Harrison lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Harrison controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer Jr striking off his back.
Harrison wants to control from the top but Palmer Jr keeps moving.
Harrison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Palmer Jr is pulling down on Harrison's head to control his posture.
Palmer Jr keeping moving, preventing Harrison from controlling successfully.
Harrison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harrison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Palmer Jr can do to turn this around?
Palmer Jr trying to control the position here.
That's two 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 Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Palmer Jr, not yet.
Harrison is pushing down on Palmer Jr's leg trying to pass to half guard. Palmer Jr is fighting to maintain full guard but Harrison has managed to sneak the leg through.
Harrison is trying to control. Palmer Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Palmer Jr tries to kick Harrison off in order to stand up. Harrison Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Palmer Jr can do anything to dispel that myth.
A control attempt from Palmer Jr but he's now mounted!
Harrison wants to control the pace but Palmer Jr is squirming around nicely.
Harrison punching from mount but Palmer Jr doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Palmer Jr working to try and regain half guard.
Harrison punching from mount but Palmer Jr doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Harrison punching from mount but Palmer Jr doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Harrison trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Palmer Jr is in all sorts of trouble here.
Harrison throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Palmer Jr because Harrison loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer Jr wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Harrison.
Harrison looking to control but Palmer Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Palmer Jr wants to control but Harrison is having none of it.
Harrison controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Harrison dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Harrison fails with a takedown attempt.
Palmer Jr looking to score a takedown here. Harrison is defending well but Palmer Jr drives through and ends up in Harrison's guard.
Harrison scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Rick Harrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Palmer Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Harrison fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Palmer Jr stalling.
Stalling in the clinch from Palmer Jr.
Harrison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Palmer Jr closes the distance and pushes Harrison back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Palmer Jr taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Palmer Jr turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Harrison sneaks out the side door and pushes Palmer Jr away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
No luck for Harrison with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Harrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palmer Jr scores with a takedown into Harrison's guard.
Harrison has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Palmer Jr has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Palmer Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Harrison trying to stall but Palmer Jr improves his position.
Harrison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Palmer Jr drops down looking for an ankle pick but Harrison pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harrison misses with a wild combination.
Harrison shoots for a double leg takedown but Palmer Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Harrison's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Palmer Jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Palmer Jr dives in and scores a takedown into Harrison's guard.
Palmer Jr looking to sit in guard and control but Harrison gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Harrison wants to control from the top but Palmer Jr keeps moving.
Rick Harrison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Palmer Jr seems keen to control Harrison's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Palmer Jr keeping moving, preventing Harrison from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harrison with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Palmer Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrison working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Harrison passes Palmer Jr's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Palmer Jr wants to improve his position but Harrison is controlling well.
Harrison takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
George Palmer Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rick Harrison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Harrison showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harrison, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Harrison!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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