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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Panu Palomies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Plo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plo has chosen ISIS - Grinning Mouths as his entrance music. Panu Palomies could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Patrick Plo's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Panu Palomies!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Patrick Plo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palomies throws a right and a left that Plo avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Plo. Palomies does a little dance to reset his feet.
Palomies ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Plo shoots for a double leg takedown but Palomies sprawls well. He's pushed Plo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Palomies tries to clinch up.
Plo looks to land a right hand but Palomies moved out of range.
Plo misses with a looping left.
Jab, jab by Palomies - just one landing.
A left lands for Palomies.
Palomies avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Palomies slips a straight right by Plo.
Palomies throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Plo.
Plo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palomies.
Plo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Plo lands a right hook to the body.
Palomies works Plo's body with a nice hook.
Palomies clobbers Plo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Palomies looks to land a combination. Plo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Palomies moves away from the strike by Plo.
Palomies looks to land a combination. Plo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheers as Plo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Palomies doesn't seem phased though.
A big left from Palomies misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Palomies looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palomies misses with a two punch combination.
Plo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Plo misses the shot to the body.
Palomies tries to bum rush Plo with a series of wild strikes but Plo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Plo tries to move into range but Palomies moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Plo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Plo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Palomies as he jumps to the side.
Palomies tries to clinch but Plo is having none of it.
Palomies throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palomies uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Plo has time to react.
Palomies throws a series of punches but Plo avoids them all with ease.
Plo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Palomies sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Panu Palomies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Plo.
Palomies jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Palomies ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Plo dodges the punch combination from Palomies.
Panu Palomies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Plo misses.
Palomies scores with a jab to the head.
Palomies lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Palomies.
Plo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Palomies.
Palomies throws a jab but it's blocked by Plo.
Plo moves out of range as Palomies strikes.
Plo throws a looping overhand right but Palomies ducks down to avoid it.
Palomies throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Palomies ducks under a wild hook from Plo.
Palomies keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Plo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palomies.
Plo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Palomies.
Palomies connects with a body shot.
Palomies just misses with a punch to the body.
Palomies scores with a jab.
Palomies connects with a nice looking jab.
Plo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Palomies wants to stand up but Plo is controlling him.
Palomies is wriggling around but Plo manages to pass to half guard.
Palomies is trying to stand up here but Plo is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palomies is looking to get back to is feet but Plo passes into side control.
Palomies is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Plo lands a nice forearm strike.
Palomies tries to escape but Plo is in control.
Plo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Palomies keeps working.
Palomies wants to get back to his feet.
Plo works to advance to full mount. Palomies defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Palomies tries to reverse the position but Plo maintains control.
Plo controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Plo looking to control but Palomies is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Palomies is looking to get to half guard.
Plo is landing with some decent strikes but Palomies is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Palomies is trying to stand up.
Plo cracks Palomies with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Palomies trying desperately to get to his feet.
Plo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Plo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Palomies hang on?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
BOOM! Plo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Palomies working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Patrick Plo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Plo throws a big shot that misses.
Plo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Palomies is trying to defend but Plo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Palomies really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Palomies is looking to escape.
Plo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Palomies actively working from the bottom here.
Palomies is trying to stand.
Palomies is pressing down on Plo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Palomies wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Plo manages to pass to side control.
Nice strikes from Plo there.
Plo works his way into full mount!
Palomies wants to try and get back to his feet.
Plo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Plo.
Palomies is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Plo landing strikes from the mount and Palomies is in trouble!
Plo is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Palomies to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Palomies shrugs it off.
Plo trying to control but Palomies is having none of it.
Plo prevents Palomies from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palomies is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Palomies hang on?
Palomies really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Palomies is in a horrible position here. Plo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Plo controlling from the full mount.
Plo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Palomies is looking to get to half guard.
Palomies is trying to stand up.
Plo lands a nice shot to the head.
Palomies wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plo controlling the pace for now.
Plo cracks Palomies with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Palomies is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Plo scoring with strikes but Palomies is staying in there.
Palomies squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Plo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Palomies is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Plo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Plo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Palomies hang on?
Plo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Palomies looks a forlorn figure.
Palomies is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Patrick Plo has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plo wants to control the pace but Palomies is squirming around nicely.
Palomies is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Plo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Plo with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Plo tries to control but Palomies wriggling away.
You get the feeling that Palomies really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Plo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Palomies just misses with a punch to the body.
Palomies pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Palomies does no damage.
The fighters circling - Palomies throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Palomies is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Plo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Palomies manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Plo is looking to work some ground and pound but Palomies has wrist control.
Plo stops Palomies from standing up.
Plo trying to control the position from guard on top but Palomies is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Plo prevents Palomies from getting back to his feet.
Palomies has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Plo has passed into side control.
Plo trying to control the position but Palomies is working away.
Palomies is trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plo is working Palomies over with some ground and pound from side control.
Palomies is trying to work for a sweep but Plo has mounted him!
Plo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Palomies wants to get back to his feet.
Plo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Palomies hang on?
Plo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Plo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Palomies's face.
Plo working for a guillotine from mount but Palomies is in no mood to give up.
Plo tries to control but Palomies wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palomies really wants to buck Plo off and get back to his feet.
The referee warns Palomies that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Palomies really wants to buck Plo off and get back to his feet.
Plo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Palomies is trying to escape the mount.
Plo lands with some strikes.
Palomies is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Plo controlling from the full mount.
Palomies is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plo working the ground and pound effectively.
Palomies trying desperately to get to his feet.
Plo lands a big shot there that rocks Palomies but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Plo scoring with strikes but Palomies is staying in there.
Plo looking to control but Palomies is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Palomies is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Plo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Plo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plo looking to control but Palomies is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Palomies wants to try and get back to his feet.
Plo with shots to the head and body - Palomies looks very uncomfortable down there.
Plo with good strikes from the mount here!
Plo with shots to the head and body - Palomies looks very uncomfortable down there.
Plo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Palomies can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Palomies wants to get back to his feet.
Plo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Plo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plo cracks Palomies with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palomies wants to try and get back to his feet.
Plo wants to control the pace but Palomies is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Plo really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Plo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Palomies is pushing Plo's head away, looking to escape. Plo manages to hold on to the position though.
Plo working the ground and pound.
Palomies is working to avoid the ground and pound but Plo connects with a decent elbow.
Palomies is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Plo is controlling him well.
Palomies is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Plo remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Palomies is trying to work for a sweep but Plo has mounted him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palomies is trying to stand.
Plo lands a big elbow.
Palomies is trying desperately to improve position.
Plo landing punches.
Plo dominating with strikes here.
Plo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Palomies is bucking up trying to escape but Plo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Palomies is trying desperately to improve position.
Plo looking to control but Palomies is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Palomies taking shots to the head.
Palomies is rocked!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Plo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Plo wants to control the pace but Palomies is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Palomies manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Palomies is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Plo scoring with punches and elbows.
Palomies wants to get back to his feet.
Palomies is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Plo off and has taken his back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Palomies's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Palomies punches the canvas rather than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plo trying to control the hands but Palomies breaks the grip.
You can see the frustration on Plo's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Palomies lands strikes to the head.
Will Palomies go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Plo breaks Palomies's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Palomies wriggles free and stands up.
Plo throws an overhand right that lands on Palomies's shoulder, as Palomies tries to avoid the shot.
Plo throws a jab when Palomies was well out of range.
Palomies lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice cross by Palomies.
Nice body punch from Palomies.
A big left from Palomies misses.
Palomies misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palomies misses with a combination
and Plo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Palomies won't be happy with that.
Plo prevents Palomies from escaping the position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Plo trying to control the action but Palomies is working from the bottom.
Palomies is trying to buck Plo off.
Plo scoring with punches and elbows.
The referee asks Plo politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Plo prefers to stall for the moment though.
Plo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plo prevents Palomies from escaping the position.
Plo is putting a hurting on Palomies here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Plo dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Palomies goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Palomies throws a right hand that Plo ducks under and follows up with a left that Plo also avoids with ease.
Plo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palomies manages to avoid it.
Plo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Palomies is trying to defend but Plo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Palomies is trying to stand.
Plo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Palomies with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Plo is looking to take a break and control but Palomies is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Palomies is trying to escape back to his feet but Plo uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Plo working the head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palomies tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Plo struggling to keep hold of the position.
Plo is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Palomies holding both Plo 's hands and preventing any damage.
Plo throwing damaging strikes from the back! Palomies could be in trouble here!
Plo lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Plo scores with punches and elbows.
Palomies holding both Plo 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Can Palomies hold on?! Plo is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Palomies is trying to get back to his feet but Plo has full control of the position and if anything, Palomies has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Plo looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Plo loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Palomies hold on?
Plo is landing with strikes from the back.
Plo punishes Palomies with strikes from the back mount.
Plo tries to keep control of the position but Palomies is staying busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Plo.
Palomies is trying to stand back up.
Plo is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Palomies. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Plo punches Palomies on the ear.
Palomies looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Plo cracks Palomies with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Palomies from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Palomies is trying to shake Plo off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Plo won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plo slips under a jab from Palomies.
Palomies with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Plo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Palomies wants to improve his position but Plo is controlling well.
Plo working the head and body with strikes.
Patrick Plo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Plo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Plo throwing shots but Palomies is blocking nicely.
Plo controlling the action here.
Palomies is trying to stand back up but Plo is controlling him
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Plo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Plo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Patrick Plo!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Patrick Plo!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Patrick Plo!
Patrick Plo wins by unanimous decision!
Patrick Plo is the new featherweight champion!
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