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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Palowakski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Marques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palowakski comes to the cage accompanied by Burning Down the House. Hugo Marques has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Fred Palowakski's chin.
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193 cm
26
285 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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195 cm
24
240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fred Palowakski! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hugo Marques! The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Palowakski works the jab nicely. Palowakski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Palowakski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marques.
Marques throws a shot from downtown. Palowakski moves away and avoids it. Palowakski darts in and clinches Marques up against the cage. Marques is trying to stall.
Marques lands with a left to the head. Marques trying to control the position but instead, Palowakski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Marques into the cage. Palowakski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Marques smiles and moves away.
A punch combination from Palowakski misses. Palowakski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marques moves away. Palowakski tries to clinch up. Marques with a body punch. A glancing blow. The fight stays on the outside here - Marques looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Marques misses with a hook. Palowakski ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. A jab from Palowakski does it's job there. Palowakski tries to clinch there but Marques circles away.
Marques throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Marques misses with a body shot.
Palowakski looks to land a right hand but Marques moved out of range. Palowakski misses with an uppercut. Palowakski lands the left hand. Palowakski moves out of range of the strikes. Palowakski lands a nice looking body shot.
Marques throws a looping overhand right but Palowakski ducks down to avoid it. Marques misses with a wild combination.
Marques walks into a jab. Palowakski lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A jab from Marques misses. Palowakski misses with a body kick. Palowakski moves into the clinch successfully.
Palowakski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marques. Palowakski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Palowakski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marques moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Palowakski closes the distance and clinches. Palowakski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Palowakski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Marques trying to control the position but instead, Palowakski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Marques into the cage. Palowakski tries to stall but Marques uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Palowakski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marques scores with a shoulder strike. Palowakski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marques's efforts to push away. Palowakski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marques backwards. Palowakski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Marques fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Palowakski looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Marques looking for a sweep. Not yet Marques, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Marques is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Palowakski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Palowakski stops Marques from standing up. Palowakski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Marques controls Palowakski momentarily but Palowakski frees himself. Marques looks gassed! Marques thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. Palowakski cracks Marques with a solid left hand. Palowakski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Marques working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Palowakski. Marques pulls Palowakski in close to prevent any damage. Marques is trying to keep Palowakski in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Palowakski scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Marques avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Marques looking for a guillotine here but Palowakski defends easily.
Palowakski throwing strikes from guard but Marques blocks nicely. Palowakski stands up over Marques, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Palowakski's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Palowakski is looking to stand up but Marques won't let him. Palowakski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Palowakski showing good wrestling skills to control the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Palowakski dominated that round. That's time! Palowakski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Palowakski tried to score with a low kick but Marques checks it. Palowakski ducks under a wild hook from Marques. Marques takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Palowakski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marques paws at him with a jab and circles away. Palowakski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Marques is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Palowakski. Marques looks to land a right hand but Palowakski moved out of range. Palowakski slips a jab from Marques. Palowakski cracks Marques with a good jab. Marques misses with a looping left. Palowakski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Marques might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Nice jab there from Palowakski. Marques drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Marques must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Marques is breathing heavily. This has been an exciting period of action! Palowakski manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Marques is squirming around, avoiding Palowakski's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round. Marques wants to control but Palowakski is having none of it. Palowakski looking to control but Marques is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Palowakski with good strikes from the mount here! Marques is wriggling around trying to escape.
Palowakski working the ground and pound effectively.
Palowakski raining down shots from the mount! A nice elbow there by Palowakski. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Marques wants to hold on but Palowakski pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Palowakski looking to control and managing it successfully. BOOM! Palowakski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fred Palowakski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Palowakski has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Marques's face.
Marques tries to hold on but Palowakski pushes him away. Palowakski landing punches. Palowakski landing shots from mount. Palowakski is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Marques can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Palowakski controlling the position easily from mount. Marques tries to hold on but Palowakski pushes him away. Palowakski looking to finish Marques with some ground and pound. This is bad for Marques!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Palowakski lands a nice shot to the head. Marques takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Palowakski lands a big elbow. Palowakski looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Marques is rocked! Marques takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Palowakski's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fred Palowakski!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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