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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor Cornwall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Palacios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palacios is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Enter Sandman - Metallica. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Cornwall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Palacios!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cornwall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palacios swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Palacios looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Cornwall rushes Palacios and presses him up against the ropes.
Cornwall stalling in the clinch.
Palacios has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cornwall lands with a short shot to the head.
Cornwall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Palacios scores with a jab. Cornwall acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Palacios wants to clinch.
Cornwall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Palacios stuffs the takedown.
Nice defenses there by Cornwall.
Jab by Cornwall.
A punch combination from Cornwall misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cornwall is leaning against Palacios and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cornwall works on Palacios's body with a couple of short punches.
Cornwall lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Palacios.
Cornwall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cornwall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Palacios on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cornwall fails with a takedown attempt.
Cornwall clinches up with Palacios and pushes him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palacios takes a shot to the head.
Cornwall is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Palacios is keeping busy.
Palacios blocks the elbow strike.
Cornwall lands an uppercut.
Cornwall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cornwall clinches with his opponent.
Cornwall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cornwall closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Palacios did well to prevent Cornwall getting side control.
Cornwall seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Cornwall stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Cornwall lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cornwall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cornwall moves into the clinch.
Cornwall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Palacios throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornwall connects with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cornwall scores with the left hand. Palacios knows he should have avoided that one.
Palacios takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Palacios keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Cornwall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palacios takes one to the chin there.
Palacios takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cornwall with a hook.
Palacios circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cornwall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Palacios fails to land with a series of punches.
Cornwall moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cornwall darts in and clinches Palacios up against the ropes.
Cornwall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oscar Palacios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palacios takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Palacios misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Palacios darts in and clinches Cornwall up against the ropes.
Cornwall lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palacios takes a knee right on the jaw!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Palacios.
Cornwall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cornwall has Palacios up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cornwall is trying to break the clinch but Palacios is controlling him.
Palacios's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cornwall scores with a nice head shot.
Palacios 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.
Palacios walks into a jab.
Nice defenses there by Cornwall.
Cornwall takes the fight into the clinch.
Cornwall breaks from the clinch.
Palacios swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cornwall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cornwall lands with an overhand left.
Cornwall moves out of range as Palacios strikes.
Palacios swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Palacios throws a big shot that misses.
Cornwall shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Palacios pinned against the cage. Palacios gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cornwall wants to clinch up but Palacios keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cornwall scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
No luck for Cornwall with that takedown attempt.
Cornwall connects with a single shot there.
Cornwall tries to clinch but Palacios is having none of it.
Palacios throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cornwall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Palacios is looking to clinch but Cornwall is avoiding it.
Palacios lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cornwall circles away quickly and effectively.
Cornwall walks into a stiff left hand from Palacios.
Cornwall closes the distance and pushes Palacios back into the ropes.
Cornwall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Palacios throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cornwall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cornwall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Palacios.
Palacios pushes Cornwall up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cornwall avoids a wild elbow strike from Palacios.
A frustrated look appears on Palacios's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cornwall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Cornwall dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cornwall moves out of range of the strikes.
Palacios walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Palacios defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cornwall.
Cornwall lands a glancing blow to the side of Palacios's head.
Cornwall moves into the clinch successfully.
Cornwall lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Palacios.
Cornwall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cornwall gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cornwall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oscar Palacios is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cornwall wants to clinch.
Cornwall has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cornwall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cornwall throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Palacios's head.
Cornwall getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cornwall stuns Palacios with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cornwall gets a clinch.
Palacios stalling in the clinch but Cornwall improves position.
Palacios wants to get back to striking at distance but Cornwall won't allow it.
Palacios avoids a wild elbow strike from Cornwall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornwall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cornwall keeps the fight on the outside.
Cornwall clinches up against the ropes.
Cornwall manages to break the clinch.
Cornwall forces Palacios back against the ropes and clinches.
Cornwall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cornwall lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Palacios throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cornwall forces Palacios back against the ropes and clinches.
Palacios is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cornwall is defending well for now.
Cornwall breaks from the clinch.
Cornwall lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Palacios misses with a double jab
and Cornwall counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Palacios thinking.
Palacios misses with the combination.
Palacios swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cornwall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Palacios pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cornwall lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cornwall throws a good cross that connects.
Jab by Cornwall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornwall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Palacios paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Palacios misses with a two punch combination.
Cornwall tries to clinch there but Palacios circles away.
Cornwall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cornwall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cornwall scores with a shot to the body.
Palacios circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cornwall lands with a nice combination. Palacios backs away looking to recover.
No joy there for Palacios, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cornwall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palacios swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cornwall clinches up against the ropes.
Palacios looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Palacios is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Cornwall misses with a knee to the head.
Cornwall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cornwall swats away the attempt to clinch by Palacios.
Cornwall tries to clinch but Palacios is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palacios misses with a two punch combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cornwall has Palacios pressed against the ropes, preventing Palacios from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cornwall is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Palacios is keeping busy.
Cornwall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cornwall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Palacios.
Cornwall moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cornwall tries to clinch there but Palacios circles away.
Cornwall throws a body kick that misses.
Palacios misses with a wild combination.
Palacios has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Palacios keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Palacios, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cornwall lands a jab to the head.
Palacios lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cornwall circles away quickly and effectively.
Palacios slaps away a takedown attempt from Cornwall, before circling back to the center of the mat.
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.
Cornwall misses with a body kick.
Cornwall bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Palacios's head.
A punch combination from Palacios misses.
Palacios doesn't manage to clinch there - Cornwall circles away.
Cornwall looks to clinch
and Palacios moves into the clinch.
Palacios wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cornwall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cornwall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cornwall scores with a body shot.
Cornwall wants to clinch up but Palacios keeps it at a distance.
Cornwall is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cornwall shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Palacios tries to bum rush Cornwall with a series of wild strikes but Cornwall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Palacios 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.
Cornwall fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Palacios on the side of the head.
Palacios throws a nice looking combination but Cornwall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cornwall.
Cornwall drives through and clinches with Palacios against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Palacios.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Cornwall dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Palacios drives through and clinches with Cornwall against the ropes.
Cornwall manages to break the clinch.
Cornwall is looking to clinch but Palacios is avoiding it.
Cornwall closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Cornwall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Palacios misses with a few strikes there.
Cornwall lands a body shot.
Cornwall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Palacios paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cornwall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cornwall swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Palacios.
Cornwall tries to clinch but Palacios moves out of range.
Cornwall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cornwall pushes Palacios up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cornwall lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Palacios or not.
Cornwall lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Palacios or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Cornwall.
Cornwall manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Victor Cornwall has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Palacios is trying to maintain a safe position but Cornwall gets an underhook and turns Palacios into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornwall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Palacios wants to stall.
Nice body punch from Cornwall - that landed with a thud.
Cornwall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cornwall manages to break the clinch.
Cornwall connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cornwall tries a head kick but it misses.
Cornwall dodges the punch combination from Palacios.
Palacios fails in his attempt to clinch.
Palacios scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cornwall doesn't seem bothered though.
A slow jab from Palacios misses its intended target.
Cornwall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Palacios circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Palacios lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Palacios throws a head punch that misses.
Cornwall scores with a hook to the body.
Cornwall breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Palacios tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cornwall thows a body kick. Palacios tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cornwall sizes up Palacios with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Palacios takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Palacios moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Palacios ducks right into an uppercut from Cornwall.
Cornwall misses with a takedown attempt - Palacios sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cornwall throws a head kick but Palacios moves out of range.
Palacios staying out of range there.
Palacios misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cornwall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab from Cornwall.
Palacios walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cornwall checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Palacios tries to bum rush Cornwall with a series of wild strikes but Cornwall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cornwall scores with a shot to the body.
Cornwall closes the distance and clinches up with Palacios, looking for a takedown. Cornwall pushes Palacios against the ropes but Palacios circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Palacios tries to clinch up but Cornwall circles away and keeps his distance.
Cornwall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Palacios.
Oscar Palacios has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palacios ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cornwall moves away.
Palacios misses with the combination.
Cornwall moves into range and clinches up with Palacios.
Cornwall lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Palacios misses with a punch to the body.
Palacios tries to break free but Cornwall pushes him back against the ropes.
Cornwall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cornwall digs a good body shot into Palacios's ribs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cornwall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cornwall clinches.
Palacios escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab lands there for Cornwall.
Cornwall connects with a nice looking jab.
Cornwall connects with a crisp jab.
Cornwall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Palacios moves away.
Palacios wants to clinch up but Cornwall keeps it at a distance.
Cornwall fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Palacios, pushing him back against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cornwall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Palacios misses with a two punch combination.
Palacios is looking to clinch but Cornwall is avoiding it.
Palacios blocks a head kick by Cornwall.
Palacios throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Victor Cornwall is winning the standup battle so far.
Palacios misses with the combination.
Cornwall connects with a right hand. Palacios shakes it off.
Palacios throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cornwall counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Palacios leaves Cornwall with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Cornwall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cornwall dives in and grabs Palacios's left leg, looking for a takedown. Palacios pushes down on Cornwall's head and hops out.
Cornwall connects with a single shot there.
Cornwall digs a good body shot into Palacios's ribs.
Palacios swinging wildly here.
Cornwall scores with a shot to the body.
Victor Cornwall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cornwall tries to clinch there but Palacios circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Cornwall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cornwall 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Cornwall!
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