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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Camilo Palacios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Jones (ranked 0 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Camilo Palacios!
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, Mike Jones!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Palacios. Palacios gets slowly back to his feet.
Palacios drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Palacios from controlling successfully.
Jones looking to control.
Palacios loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Palacios throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Palacios can do anything to dispel that myth.
Palacios stops Jones from standing up.
Palacios throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Palacios drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jones dives on top into guard.
Palacios controlling Jones's posture.
Jones wants to stand but Palacios has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palacios wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
Palacios is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones wants to control from the top but Palacios keeps moving.
Palacios wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Palacios bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jones's guard.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Palacios. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones wants to hit a switch here but Palacios passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Jones there!
Palacios trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Palacios sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Palacios misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palacios thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Palacios can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to lock up and control but Palacios gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Palacios wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Jones tries to hold on but Palacios pushes him away.
Palacios is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Palacios closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jones is trying to control Palacios's posture but Palacios avoids it.
Jones manages to work his way to half guard, despite Palacios's best efforts.
Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by Palacios.
Palacios is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palacios wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.
Palacios throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Palacios prevents Jones from improving his position.
Palacios is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Palacios.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Palacios tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Palacios.
Palacios wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Camilo Palacios dominated that round.
That's time! Palacios's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Palacios misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Palacios.
Palacios tries to clinch up.
Palacios scores with a push kick.
Palacios shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Palacios tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones wants to clinch.
Camilo Palacios is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Palacios misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palacios throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Palacios drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Palacios tries to stand but Jones is controlling from the bottom.
Palacios looking to pass the guard.
Palacios stands and steps away. Jones gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Palacios fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Palacios counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Palacios.
Jones has Palacios pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones can't keep his opponent in guard - Palacios advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones is not content to let Palacios control the position.
Jones wants to get back to full guard but Palacios has mounted him!
Palacios has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jones's face.
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Palacios's attempts to control the action.
Palacios cracks Jones with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jones tries to hold on but Palacios postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palacios controlling his opponent.
Palacios looking for a guillotine from mount but Jones is having none of it.
Jones has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Camilo Palacios overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Jones is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Jones is trapped and Palacios is scoring with shots to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jones trying to control the action but Palacios just sinks the hooks in.
Jones prevents Palacios from getting a body triangle.
Jones wants to control his opponent's hands but Palacios gets his hands free.
Palacios lands shots from the back.
Jones prevents Palacios from getting a body triangle.
Palacios 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.
Palacios lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Camilo Palacios dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Palacios shoots in.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Palacios fails to land the takedown.
Palacios fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Camilo Palacios. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palacios tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into side control. Palacios won't be happy with that.
Palacios gets back to half guard.
Jones thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Palacios to regain full guard.
Palacios keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Palacios wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palacios is trying to keep Jones in close.
Jones landing with the ground and pound.
Jones seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Palacios wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Jones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jones prevents Palacios from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Palacios is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Palacios tries to kick Jones off but Jones keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jones decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Jones fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Palacios sprawls well initially but Jones persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Palacios keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Palacios tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Palacios looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Jones seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palacios wants to get back to full guard.
Jones looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Palacios is defending against the submission attempts here by Jones.
Palacios wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Palacios shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jones counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Palacios is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Palacios seems keen to control Jones's posture.
Palacios is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Palacios is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea.
Jones is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Palacios is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Palacios 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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