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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luis Palhares (ranked 617 p4p, 155 weight class) and Will Rock Jr (ranked 73 p4p, 18 weight class). Palhares's entrance music is Right On/ Showcore. A fine choice. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Palhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Will Rock Jr!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Palhares.
A combination from Palhares does no damage.
Palhares dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rock Jr. That did some damage!
Palhares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rock Jr moves away.
Palhares takes a swing at Rock Jr's ribcage but misses.
Rock Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Palhares looks to score with a jab to the body but Rock Jr is just out of range.
Rock Jr tries to counter with a clinch but Palhares shakes him off and moves away.
Palhares throws a jab but it's blocked by Rock Jr.
Palhares throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Palhares fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rock Jr slips under a jab from Palhares.
Palhares misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palhares scores with a jab.
Palhares takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've been hearing reports that Palhares has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Palhares fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rock Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Palhares finds it's way round the side to connect with Rock Jr's head.
Rock Jr throws a head kick that misses
enabling Palhares to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares thows a leg kick but Rock Jr checks it
and Rock Jr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Palhares escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Palhares gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rock Jr moves into range and clinches up with Palhares.
Palhares swings wildly with an uppercut but Rock Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rock Jr lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Palhares misses with a hook from the clinch.
Palhares looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Palhares with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rock Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Palhares is defending well for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rock Jr.
Rock Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Palhares's elbow.
Rock Jr pushes Palhares back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Palhares breaks from the clinch.
Palhares throws a jab but it's blocked by Rock Jr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palhares misses with a straight right.
Palhares looks to land a right hand but Rock Jr moved out of range.
Rock Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Palhares.
Palhares appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rock Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Luis Palhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rock Jr avoids the head kick by Palhares.
Rock Jr tries to counter by closing the distance.
Palhares throws a solid leg kick but Rock Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Palhares.
Rock Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Palhares misses with a straight left.
Good work by Palhares as he checks the leg kick.
Palhares misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rock Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Palhares fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rock Jr checks it well.
Rock Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Palhares paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rock Jr tries to move into range but Palhares moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rock Jr feints and then cracks Palhares's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Palhares down.
Rock Jr throws a looping overhand right but Palhares ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares gets tackled into the cage by Rock Jr. Rock Jr maintains the clinch.
Rock Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rock Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Palhares's elbow.
Rock Jr blocking some punches.
Palhares escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Palhares fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rock Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Palhares throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rock Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rock Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Palhares throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Rock Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Rock Jr.
Rock Jr throws a low kick, looking for Palhares's leg but Palhares calmly moves out of range.
Palhares walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rock Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Palhares comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rock Jr scores with a nice strike.
Palhares throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rock Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Palhares looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palhares throws a big shot that misses.
Rock Jr connects with a leg kick.
Palhares misses with a head kick.
Palhares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rock Jr moves away.
Rock Jr wants to counter with a clinch but Palhares pushes him away.
Palhares misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rock Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Palhares.
Palhares fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rock Jr checks it well.
Rock Jr blocks a leg kick.
Palhares throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rock Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rock Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rock Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palhares swings widly with a right hand
and Rock Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Palhares scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rock Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Palhares dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Palhares misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Rock Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Palhares throws a head kick that misses.
Palhares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Luis Palhares is winning the standup battle so far.
Palhares throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Palhares takes a swing at Rock Jr's ribcage but misses.
Palhares throws a head kick that misses.
Palhares throws a leg kick which misses Rock Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Rock Jr tries to avoid it.
Palhares throws a leg kick which misses Rock Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Rock Jr tries to avoid it.
Rock Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock Jr clinches up against the cage.
Palhares breaks from the clinch.
Palhares moves away from the strike by Rock Jr.
Palhares misses the shot to the body.
Rock Jr slips a jab from Palhares.
Rock Jr steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Palhares.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Palhares circles away.
Palhares will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Palhares throws out a leg kick but Rock Jr moves out of range and Palhares only half commits.
Rock Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palhares.
Rock Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Palhares throws out a leg kick but Rock Jr moves out of range and Palhares only half commits.
Rock Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Palhares scores with a punch to the head.
Palhares misses with a hook.
Rock Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Palhares takes one to the chin there.
Rock Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rock Jr with the inside leg kick.
Rock Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rock Jr wants to counter with a clinch but Palhares pushes him away.
Rock Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock Jr defending well as Palhares loads up on a big left hand.
Rock Jr tries a quick counter leg kick but Palhares is wise to it.
Palhares fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rock Jr checks it well.
Palhares misses with an uppercut.
Palhares sets himself, and Rock Jr steps forward looking for the clinch! Palhares avoids it this time.
Palhares is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rock Jr can do to turn this around?
Rock Jr throws a leg kick
and Palhares counters with a left and a right that stings Rock Jr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rock Jr wants to clinch but Palhares slips to the side
and Palhares counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rock Jr thinking.
Rock Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Palhares.
Palhares lands with a hook. Rock Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Palhares cracks Rock Jr with a good jab.
Palhares connects with a leg kick.
Rock Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Palhares motions for Rock Jr to come forward. Palhares throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Palhares uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rock Jr clinches.
A short uppercut from Rock Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares tries to break the clinch but Rock Jr is controlling the position.
Will Rock Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Palhares blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Palhares breaks the clinch.
Palhares connects with the punch.
Rock Jr scores with a jab.
Rock Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rock Jr throws a looping overhand right but Palhares ducks down to avoid it.
Rock Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Palhares appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Palhares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rock Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Palhares circles away.
Palhares looks to land a right hand but Rock Jr moved out of range.
Rock Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rock Jr slips under a jab from Palhares.
Rock Jr ducks under a wild hook from Palhares.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rock Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Palhares walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rock Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Palhares looks to score with a jab to the body but Rock Jr is just out of range.
A clash of legs there as Rock Jr blocks the low kick.
Rock Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Palhares is looking to land body kicks.
Palhares scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palhares takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Palhares doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Palhares throws out a loose jab but Rock Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palhares ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Palhares has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rock Jr.
Palhares keeps the fight on the outside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Palhares dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rock Jr wants to slow Palhares down by chopping away at his legs.
Palhares throws a looping overhand right but Rock Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Palhares sets himself, and Rock Jr steps forward looking for the clinch! Palhares avoids it this time.
Rock Jr lands with a good body shot.
Palhares takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rock Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Palhares misses with an uppercut.
Rock Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Palhares takes a kick to the side of the head.
Palhares throws a looping overhand right but Rock Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Rock Jr connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palhares attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rock Jr tries to clinch up.
Rock Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Palhares scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Rock Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Palhares swats away the attempt to clinch by Rock Jr.
It looked like Palhares wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rock Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rock Jr throws a one two combo.
Palhares thumps Rock Jr with a low kick.
Rock Jr looks to throw the jab but Palhares is out of range.
Palhares is looking to counter punch.
Palhares shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Palhares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rock Jr is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Palhares misses the jab.
Palhares misses with a straight right.
Rock Jr throws a head kick but Palhares moves out of range.
Rock Jr avoids the body shot from Palhares.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Palhares pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rock Jr is looking to clinch.
Palhares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rock Jr wants to counter the offense by Palhares and move into the clinch position.
Palhares does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rock Jr tries to counter with a clinch but Palhares shakes him off and moves away.
Palhares with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palhares throws a leg kick but Rock Jr checks it.
Palhares misses with a low kick.
Palhares connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rock Jr's hands.
Rock Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rock Jr lands a two punch combo.
Palhares throws a lazy right hand but Rock Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rock Jr misses with a straight right.
Rock Jr avoids the body shot from Palhares.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palhares swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Palhares throws a body punch but Rock Jr moves out of range.
Rock Jr swings for the body but Palhares moves out of range.
Palhares throws a body shot but no joy.
Crunch! Palhares slams his shin into Rock Jr's torso.
Rock Jr moves forwards but Palhares connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Palhares pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Palhares scores with a head kick.
Palhares lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rock Jr takes a step back to recover.
Palhares misses with a low kick as Rock Jr jumps back.
Rock Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palhares manages to avoid it.
Rock Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Palhares.
Rock Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Palhares stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rock Jr.
Palhares fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rock Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Rock Jr walks into a left hand.
Rock Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A swing and a miss from Palhares.
Rock Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rock Jr is looking to clinch but Palhares is avoiding it.
It looked like Palhares wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rock Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rock Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Palhares.
Palhares misses with an uppercut
and Rock Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A combination from Rock Jr does no damage.
Palhares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rock Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Palhares finds it's way round the side to connect with Rock Jr's head.
Rock Jr connects with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Luis Palhares did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rock Jr loads up on a big right hand but Palhares slips the punch.
Rock Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Palhares connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Palhares avoids the head kick by Rock Jr.
Palhares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rock Jr.
Palhares lands a high kick!
Rock Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rock Jr throws a hook but Palhares blocks it.
Palhares looks to land a body kick but Rock Jr moved away.
Rock Jr moves out of range as Palhares strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Palhares.
Rock Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palhares.
Palhares pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rock Jr moves away from the strike by Palhares.
Rock Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rock Jr.
Rock Jr lunges at Palhares with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Palhares's hand.
Rock Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Palhares tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Palhares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palhares throws a looping overhand right but Rock Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Palhares misses with a wild body shot.
Palhares pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Palhares takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Palhares misses the shot to the body.
Palhares connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rock Jr momentarily.
A nice leg kick from Palhares, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares cracks a nice hook into Rock Jr's ribs.
Palhares ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palhares throws a looping overhand right but Rock Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Rock Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rock Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Palhares. That did some damage!
Palhares feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rock Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Palhares is looking to chop away at Rock Jr's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Palhares. Rock Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Palhares throws a body shot but no joy.
Rock Jr scores with a jab. Palhares acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Palhares throws a right and a left that both miss.
Palhares scoring well with a low kick there.
Rock Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rock Jr has Palhares up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock Jr putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Palhares in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Palhares tries to break free but Rock Jr pushes him back against the cage.
Rock Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Palhares blocks it with crossed arms.
Rock Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Palhares misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Palhares.
Rock Jr connects with a nasty looking knee right to Palhares's face.
Rock Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Palhares blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice left hand lands by Rock Jr.
Palhares is looking to break free of the clinch but Rock Jr has double underhooks.
Palhares pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Rock Jr.
Palhares swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rock Jr counters by moving into the clinch.
Palhares tries to land a knee to the head but Rock Jr blocks with his arms.
Rock Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Palhares's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Palhares.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palhares throws a leg kick
and Rock Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Palhares throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rock Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Palhares, pushing him back against the cage.
Rock Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rock Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Palhares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rock Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Palhares breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Palhares lands a leg kick that knocks Rock Jr off balance momentarily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Palhares checks a leg kick.
Palhares misses with a low kick.
Palhares changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rock Jr blocks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Luis Palhares will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Some bone on bone action there as Rock Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A low kick lands for Rock Jr.
Palhares lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rock Jr at a distance.
Rock Jr clinches.
Rock Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Palhares backwards.
Palhares breaks the clinch.
Palhares fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rock Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rock Jr tries to score with a low kick but Palhares moves his leg out of the way.
Rock Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Palhares can pounce on him.
Palhares avoids the head kick by Rock Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palhares misses with a wild body shot.
Palhares throws a leg kick
and Rock Jr counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rock Jr.
Palhares has had enough of the clinch but Rock Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Rock Jr lands a knee to the head.
Rock Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Palhares blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares is trying to break the clinch but Rock Jr is controlling him.
Palhares looking to throw knees to the head but Rock Jr is blocking nicely.
Palhares lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rock Jr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Palhares is rocked!
It looks like Luis Palhares has been cut.
Palhares manages to break the clinch.
Oh Palhares is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Some bone on bone action there as Rock Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rock Jr misses with a body shot.
Palhares throws a jab but it's blocked by Rock Jr.
Palhares seems to have got his legs back now.
Palhares lands the left hand.
Rock Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice cross by Palhares.
Palhares tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Palhares throws a nice outside leg kick.
Will Rock Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Rock Jr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rock Jr misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rock Jr missing with knees to the body.
Palhares takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rock Jr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rock Jr is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Palhares working hard to break the clinch.
Rock Jr tries a knee to the head but Palhares blocks it.
Rock Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Palhares avoids the damage to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Palhares.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palhares.
Palhares pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Palhares throws a body punch but Rock Jr moves out of range.
Palhares misses with a hook. Rock Jr ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Palhares.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Palhares on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rock Jr. Rock Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Palhares avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rock Jr misses with a leg kick.
Rock Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Palhares counters with a left to the body.
Rock Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rock Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
An inside leg kick from Rock Jr misses.
Palhares checks the leg kick nicely there.
A jab from Palhares finds it's way through Rock Jr's defenses.
Palhares scores with a nice strike.
Rock Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rock Jr. That's going to slow Palhares down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Palhares.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palhares throws a good cross that connects.
Palhares connects with a right hand. Rock Jr shakes it off.
Rock Jr throws a front kick aimed at Palhares's knee but Palhares avoids it well.
Palhares misses the jab.
Palhares will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Palhares throws an overhand right that lands on Rock Jr's shoulder, as Rock Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Rock Jr tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rock Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Palhares moves away from the strike by Rock Jr.
Luis Palhares is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big left from Palhares misses.
Rock Jr wants to counter the offense by Palhares and move into the clinch position.
A clash of legs there as Palhares blocks the low kick.
Palhares misses with a looping left.
Rock Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Luis Palhares.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Palhares, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:46
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Palhares!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Luis Palhares waved his t-shirt featuring Silverguard Outfitters 🛡's logo in front of the cameras.
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
73% |
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