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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mason Oneal (ranked 2939 p4p, 3447 weight class) and Nacho Palhares (ranked 352 p4p, 402 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mason Oneal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nacho Palhares!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palhares tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oneal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Palhares wants to clinch up but Oneal keeps it at a distance.
Oneal tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Palhares swivels and escapes.
Oneal misses with a looping right.
Palhares is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Palhares darts in trying to clinch
and Oneal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Palhares drives through and clinches with Oneal against the cage.
Palhares tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Oneal just stands there and leans against the cage.
Oneal scores with a shoulder strike.
Palhares jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Oneal walks away with a smile on his face. Palhares gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Oneal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Palhares as he avoids it easily.
Oneal lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Palhares moves into range and clinches up with Oneal.
Palhares jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Oneal walks away with a smile on his face. Palhares gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mason Oneal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nacho Palhares.
Palhares tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Oneal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oneal looks to land a combination but Palhares avoids it well.
Palhares gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palhares tries to pull guard but Oneal forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Palhares tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Oneal smiles and moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Palhares clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares is trying to pull guard but Oneal has him pressed against the cage.
Palhares tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Oneal smiles and moves away.
Nacho Palhares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Palhares shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oneal dips to his left and cracks Palhares with an uppercut!
Palhares closes the distance and clinches.
Palhares tries to pull guard but Oneal won't allow it.
Palhares looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A short uppercut from Oneal.
Palhares tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Oneal just stands there and leans against the cage.
Oneal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oneal pushes Palhares back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Palhares tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Oneal just stands there and leans against the cage.
Oneal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Palhares pulls guard.
Oneal pushes down on Palhares's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Oneal wants to free his trapped foot but Palhares is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares looking for submissions off his back.
Oneal has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
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!
Oneal trying to control but Palhares is having none of it.
Palhares avoids a series of strikes thrown by Oneal.
Palhares is looking to improve his position but Oneal isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneal looking to secure an arm triangle but Palhares defends it well.
Oneal looking to secure an arm triangle but Palhares defends it well.
Palhares is desperately trying to improve his position but Oneal has a good base and remains in mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Palhares can do anything to dispel that myth.
Oneal takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Oneal thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Palhares slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oneal lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Palhares is staying active underneath Oneal, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Oneal is looking for a kimura here.
Oneal is keen to just control but Palhares is a slippery customer.
Palhares is trying to control but can't.
Oneal seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are battling for position here. Palhares manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Oneal dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Oneal clinches up with Palhares and pushes him back against the cage.
Palhares has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Oneal uses from the top position.
Oneal trying to control but Palhares is working from the bottom.
Oneal is really struggling to control Palhares but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Palhares looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Palhares looking for a guillotine here but Oneal defends easily.
Palhares can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Oneal controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palhares looking for a guillotine here but Oneal defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Palhares sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Oneal's guard.
Oneal is looking to get back to full guard here but Palhares has managed to pass to side control instead.
Oneal is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Palhares's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Oneal moves into full guard.
Oneal has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneal looking for a guillotine here but Palhares defends easily.
Oneal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oneal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Oneal is looking for a triangle but Palhares pushes his legs off easily.
Oneal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Palhares can do to turn this around?
Oneal keeping moving, preventing Palhares from controlling successfully.
Oneal seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Palhares must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Oneal controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneal keeping full guard, as Palhares tries to pass.
Palhares is pushing down on Oneal's leg trying to pass to half guard. Oneal is fighting to maintain full guard but Palhares has managed to sneak the leg through.
Oneal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Palhares works his foot free and advances to mount.
Oneal is looking to get to half guard.
Oneal is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oneal is looking to get to half guard.
Palhares swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Oneal is now in Palhares's guard. A big mistake from Palhares there, giving up the dominant position!
Palhares has his foot on Oneal's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Oneal works his way back into a safe position though.
Palhares looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Oneal works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Palhares looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palhares looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nacho Palhares showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Oneal scores with a hook to the body. Palhares takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Palhares tries to clinch up.
Oneal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Palhares paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Palhares moves into the clinch.
Palhares jumps guard but Oneal stands there with Palhares around his waist. Palhares gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Palhares pulls guard effortlessly.
Oneal controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Oneal pushing down on Palhares's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Palhares manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oneal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Palhares is keeping the position for now.
Oneal slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Oneal fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares regains half guard.
Palhares trying to control from the bottom.
Oneal trying to pass the guard but Palhares defending well.
Palhares wants to get back to full guard.
Palhares trying to hold on to Oneal's head to control him but Oneal postures up.
Oneal is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Palhares!
Oneal controlling the pace for now.
Palhares tries to reverse the position but Oneal maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneal controlling from the full mount.
Palhares avoids a series of strikes thrown by Oneal.
Oneal avoids the attempt from Palhares to control.
Palhares really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Oneal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Palhares is looking to escape.
Oneal sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Palhares is controlling an arm, preventing Oneal from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares is looking to get to half guard.
Oneal is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Palhares to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Palhares shrugs it off.
Palhares is working to get back to half guard.
Oneal tries to control but Palhares wriggling away.
Oneal wants to take Palhares's back but he can't do it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Palhares has given up his back.
Oneal has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Palhares's body.
Palhares showing good submission defense here.
Oneal working for a choke but Palhares is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oneal looking for the RNC.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Oneal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oneal has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Oneal!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mason Oneal made sure he mentioned Bloodbath MMA Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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