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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Lecouc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lecouc comes to the cage accompanied by Turdus Muicus - A Shot of Inspiration. Palmer has chosen Bodies as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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196 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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183 cm
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190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Lecouc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, DJ Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lecouc leaves Palmer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lecouc thows a body shot but no joy.
Lecouc fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lecouc doesn't manage to clinch there - Palmer circles away.
Lecouc wants to clinch.
Lecouc tries to close the distance and clinch but Palmer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Palmer defending well as Lecouc loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lecouc tries to clinch there but Palmer circles away.
Lecouc is looking to land body kicks.
Lecouc is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lecouc fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecouc is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lecouc is looking to clinch but Palmer is avoiding it.
Lecouc throws a push kick but Palmer slaps the foot to one side.
Alex Lecouc is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lecouc wants to clinch up but Palmer keeps it at a distance.
Lecouc is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lecouc is looking to chop away at Palmer's legs.
Lecouc is looking to clinch.
Lecouc is looking to clinch.
Lecouc wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lecouc is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lecouc tries to clinch up.
Lecouc tries to bum rush Palmer with a series of wild strikes but Palmer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Palmer shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lecouc is trying to stand back up but Palmer is controlling him
Palmer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lecouc knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Palmer is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lecouc is just riding it out for now. Palmer eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecouc trying to control but Palmer postures up.
Palmer is working for a kimura but Lecouc is defending it quite comfortably.
Palmer is thwarting Lecouc's attempts to control the position.
Lecouc pushes Palmer off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lecouc moves in looking to clinch but Palmer pushes him off.
Lecouc tries to clinch but Palmer is having none of it.
Lecouc fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lecouc tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Palmer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lecouc wants to clinch up but Palmer keeps it at a distance.
Alex Lecouc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lecouc tries to clinch but Palmer moves out of range.
Palmer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lecouc tries to clinch up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Palmer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lecouc looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lecouc fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Palmer dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lecouc tries to close the distance and clinch but Palmer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Palmer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lecouc doesn't manage to clinch there - Palmer circles away.
Palmer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alex Lecouc is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Palmer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lecouc tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Palmer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Palmer keeps the fight on the outside.
Lecouc fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lecouc tries to clinch up.
Palmer is breathing heavily.
Palmer slips a jab and a cross from Lecouc.
Lecouc tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Palmer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lecouc connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Palmer momentarily.
It looks like DJ Palmer has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecouc tries to clinch but Palmer moves out of range.
Lecouc tries to clinch but Palmer is having none of it.
Palmer circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lecouc looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lecouc moves in looking to clinch but Palmer pushes him off.
Lecouc tries to clinch but Palmer is having none of it.
Lecouc is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lecouc tries to clinch up.
Lecouc throws a chopping leg kick but Palmer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Palmer swats away the attempt to clinch by Lecouc.
Lecouc wants to clinch up but Palmer keeps it at a distance.
Lecouc tries to close the distance and clinch but Palmer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lecouc tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palmer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lecouc doesn't manage to clinch there - Palmer circles away.
Lecouc fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lecouc is looking to clinch but Palmer is avoiding it.
Lecouc tries to clinch up but Palmer circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Lecouc.
Lecouc tries to clinch up but Palmer circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecouc lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Palmer backs up against the cage.
Lecouc tries to clinch there but Palmer circles away.
Lecouc doesn't manage to clinch there - Palmer circles away.
Lecouc tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lecouc throws the kick towards the body but Palmer avoids it.
Lecouc fails with an attempt to clinch.
Palmer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lecouc wants to clinch.
Lecouc tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lecouc tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palmer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lecouc doesn't manage to clinch there - Palmer circles away.
Lecouc is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lecouc tries to clinch there but Palmer circles away.
Lecouc fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lecouc tries to clinch but Palmer moves out of range.
Lecouc tries to clinch but Palmer moves out of range.
Lecouc tries to clinch up but Palmer circles away and keeps his distance.
Lecouc fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Lecouc dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on DJ Palmer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lecouc tries to close the distance and clinch but Palmer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lecouc moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lecouc tries to clinch but Palmer moves out of range.
Lecouc doesn't manage to clinch there - Palmer circles away.
Lecouc tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palmer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lecouc tries to clinch up.
Lecouc tries to clinch but Palmer moves out of range.
Lecouc tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Palmer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lecouc tries to clinch but Palmer moves out of range.
Palmer keeps the fight on the outside.
Lecouc throws a big shot that misses.
Lecouc fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lecouc jabs Palmer right on the nose. Palmer blinks but takes it well.
Lecouc wants to clinch up but Palmer keeps it at a distance.
Lecouc misses with a body kick.
Lecouc tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alex Lecouc is winning the standup battle so far.
A clash of legs there as Palmer blocks the low kick.
Palmer swats away the attempt to clinch by Lecouc.
Lecouc wants to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Palmer blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lecouc tries to clinch up but Palmer circles away and keeps his distance.
Lecouc tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Palmer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lecouc tries to clinch there but Palmer circles away.
A left and a right from Lecouc both land. Nice combination.
Lecouc fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Palmer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Palmer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lecouc tries to clinch there but Palmer circles away.
Lecouc punishes Palmer's body with a nice straight punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Palmer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lecouc tries to clinch but Palmer moves out of range.
Lecouc tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palmer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Palmer swats away the attempt to clinch by Lecouc.
Lecouc tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palmer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lecouc tries to clinch up but Palmer circles away and keeps his distance.
Lecouc tries to clinch there but Palmer circles away.
Lecouc tries to clinch but Palmer is having none of it.
Palmer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Palmer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lecouc.
That's four 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.
Lecouc tries to clinch up.
Lecouc fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lecouc tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lecouc looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lecouc looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lecouc is looking to clinch but Palmer is avoiding it.
Lecouc fails with an attempt to clinch.
Palmer swats away the attempt to clinch by Lecouc.
Lecouc fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Lecouc showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lecouc has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Lecouc!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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