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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luis Palhares (ranked 510 p4p, 549 weight class) and Boryslav Margera (ranked 60 p4p, 65 weight class). Palhares comes to the cage accompanied by Right On/ Showcore. Margera has chosen Daniel Lioneye - The King of Rock 'n' Roll as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 15 - 7 - 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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boryslav Margera!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palhares doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Margera scores with a hook to the body. Palhares takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
An inside leg kick from Palhares misses.
Palhares throws a low kick but Margera moves out of range easily.
Palhares wants to slow Margera down by chopping away at his legs.
Margera has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Palhares is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Margera misses with a hook. Palhares ducked under it nicely.
Palhares buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Palhares lands with a thumping leg kick.
Palhares doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Margera throws a hook but Palhares avoids it easily.
Palhares throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Palhares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palhares takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Palhares misses with a head kick.
Palhares has his takedown stuffed
and Margera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palhares tries for a takedown but Margera circles away easily
and Margera moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Margera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Margera lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Palhares lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Margera misses with a knee to the head.
Palhares breaks the clinch.
Margera fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Margera blocks a low kick nicely.
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 misses with a low kick.
Palhares connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Palhares avoids the body shot from Margera.
Margera scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Margera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Margera just misses with a punch to the body.
Margera closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Margera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Palhares misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Margera.
Margera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Margera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares crunches a lovely knee into Margera's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palhares breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Palhares misses with a leg kick.
Margera throws a series of punches but Palhares moves out of range.
A cross from Palhares lands.
Boryslav Margera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Margera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palhares.
Palhares has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Palhares there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Palhares misses.
Palhares looks to land a left hand but Margera moved out of range nicely.
Margera let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Margera walks into a stiff left hand from Palhares.
Margera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Palhares misses its intended target.
Margera fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Palhares moves away from the strike by Margera.
Palhares appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Palhares looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice side step and Margera releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Margera throws a hook to the side of Palhares's head but Palhares sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Palhares misses with a hook. Margera ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares ducks under a wild hook from Margera.
Palhares staying out of range there.
Margera throws a hook but Palhares blocks it.
Margera moves in looking to clinch but Palhares pushes him off.
Palhares takes a swing at Margera's ribcage but misses.
Margera wants to clinch up but Palhares keeps it at a distance.
Margera bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Palhares's head.
Nice cross by Palhares.
A punch lands to the side of Palhares 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Palhares misses with a shot to the body
and Margera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Margera lands a nice shot that snaps Palhares's head back.
Margera walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Palhares throws a looping overhand right but Margera ducks down to avoid it.
Margera is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Palhares with a body shot.
Palhares works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Margera is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Palhares had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palhares with a jab.
Palhares misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margera wants to clinch up but Palhares keeps it at a distance.
Palhares uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Margera has time to react.
Margera takes a swing at Palhares's ribcage but misses.
Palhares appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Palhares changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Margera looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Margera is looking for a sweep.
Palhares misses with the ground and pound.
Palhares tries for a kimura but Margera is defending well.
Palhares working the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Margera's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Margera tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ground and pound from Palhares seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Margera tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Boryslav Margera will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Palhares misses with a body kick.
Margera blocks a leg kick.
Palhares connects with a solid leg kick.
Palhares lands with a thumping leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Margera.
Margera jabs Palhares to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Palhares takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Palhares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Margera moves away.
Margera misses with a straight right.
Margera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Palhares.
Margera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palhares.
Margera throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palhares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Margera.
Palhares looks to clinch
and Margera counters with a straight right hand.
Margera throws a lazy uppercut
and Palhares counters with a straight right hand.
Palhares is trying hard to land a takedown here. Margera sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Margera moves out of range of the leg kick from Palhares.
Margera looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares throws a low kick but Margera avoids it.
Margera lands with a nice body punch.
Margera checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Margera thuds a left hand into Palhares's body.
Palhares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palhares will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Margera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Palhares swings widly with a right hand
enabling Margera to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Margera misses.
Margera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Palhares punishes Margera's body with a nice straight punch.
Margera takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Palhares throws a front kick aimed at Margera's knee but Margera avoids it well.
Margera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palhares throws a leg kick but Margera moved away.
Palhares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Margera.
Margera smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Margera.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palhares fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Margera checks it well.
Margera takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Palhares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Margera looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Margera scores with a crisp jab that stopped Palhares in his tracks.
Boryslav Margera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice leg kick lands there from Palhares.
Margera misses with a body shot.
Margera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palhares misses with a looping left.
Margera throws a big shot that misses.
Palhares misses with a low kick as Margera jumps back.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Margera! But no joy.
Palhares shoots for a takedown but Margera saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Margera misses with a wild body shot.
Palhares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Margera.
Palhares ducks under a wild hook from Margera.
Margera closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera throws a lazy right hand but Palhares sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Margera just misses with a punch to the body.
Palhares bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Palhares tries to clinch but Margera moves out of range.
Margera now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Palhares displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Margera throws out the jab.
Palhares walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Margera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Palhares counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Palhares takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Palhares scores with a hook.
Margera cracks Palhares with a right hand to the side of the head.
Palhares looks to score with a jab to the body but Margera is just out of range.
Palhares tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Palhares lunges at Margera with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Margera's hand.
Palhares throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Palhares throws a jab but it's blocked by Margera.
Palhares listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palhares misses with a leg kick.
Margera paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Palhares throws a solid leg kick but Margera takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Palhares.
Palhares is trying hard to land a takedown here. Margera sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis Palhares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palhares misses with a hook. Margera ducked under it nicely.
Palhares gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Margera works Palhares's body with a nice hook.
Margera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Palhares.
Palhares tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Margera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Palhares takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Margera throws a lazy right hand but Palhares sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Margera throws a sloppy body shot
and Palhares counters with a nice uppercut.
Margera scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Palhares misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boryslav Margera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Palhares throws a solid leg kick but Margera takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Palhares.
Margera wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Margera wants to clinch up but Palhares keeps it at a distance.
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.
Margera defending well as Palhares loads up on a big left hand.
Margera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palhares.
Palhares lands with a shot to the body.
Palhares will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Palhares closes the distance but Margera moves to the side
and Margera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Margera cracks Palhares with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Palhares misses.
Margera misses with a straight right.
Margera connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Margera lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Margera.
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!
Margera throws a big shot that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Palhares.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Margera throws a hook but Palhares blocks it.
Palhares looks for the body kick but Margera saw that one coming.
Margera takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Margera throws the left hand but Palhares avoids the punch easily.
Palhares scores with a leg kick.
Margera misses with a hook. Palhares ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Palhares. Margera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Palhares avoids the body shot from Margera.
Margera misses the shot to the body.
Palhares throws a big counter combination but Margera scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Margera defending well as Palhares loads up on a big left hand.
Margera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Palhares misses the target.
Margera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Margera looks to land a right hand but Palhares moved out of range.
Palhares swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Margera blocks a leg kick.
Margera swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Palhares looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Margera to the mat! Margera manages to get full guard.
Margera looking to hit a scissor sweep but Palhares is one step ahead there.
Palhares content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Margera trying to control the position here.
Margera utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Palhares lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Palhares stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Margera swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Palhares wants to control from the top but Margera keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Margera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Palhares wants to control from the top but Margera keeps moving.
Margera pulls Palhares in close to prevent any damage.
Margera is continuing to stall.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Palhares postures up in Margera's guard and throws a big left but Margera blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Palhares pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Margera is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Luis Palhares has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Margera lunges at Palhares with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Palhares's hand.
Margera misses with a wild body shot.
Palhares fires out a quick counter leg kick but Margera just manages to avoid it.
Margera checks a leg kick.
Boryslav Margera is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Margera blocks a head kick by Palhares.
Margera with a hook.
Margera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palhares.
Margera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Margera throws a series of punches but Palhares avoids them all with ease.
Palhares lands with a right hand.
It looks like Boryslav Margera has been cut.
Palhares moves into the clinch successfully.
Palhares misses with a hook from the clinch.
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.
I think Margera has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Boryslav Margera!
After winning the bout, Boryslav Margera thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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