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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Giel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Arnold Palmer was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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175 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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175 cm
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170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Giel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arnold Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Giel avoids it really well and circles away.
Giel throws a series of punches but Palmer avoids them all with ease.
Palmer drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Palmer cracks Giel with a big elbow.
The strikes coming from Palmer are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Palmer throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Giel bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Giel swinging wildly here.
Giel lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer slips a jab and a cross from Giel.
Palmer fails with a takedown attempt.
Giel throws a right and a left that Palmer avoids nicely.
Giel stuffs the takedown attempt from Palmer. Palmer gets slowly back to his feet.
Mark Giel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arnold Palmer.
Giel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Palmer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Giel misses with a double jab.
Palmer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Giel.
Giel fails to land with a series of punches.
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.
Giel misses with a few strikes there.
Nice takedown defense from Giel. No joy for Palmer on that attempt.
Palmer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Giel's waist but Giel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Palmer off to one side.
Mark Giel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Giel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Palmer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Giel tries to avoid it but Palmer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Giel to the ground. Giel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No joy there for Giel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Palmer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Giel's waist but Giel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Palmer off to one side.
Palmer shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Palmer throwing shots but Giel is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer working over Giel with some ground and pound. Giel looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Palmer throwing shots but Giel is blocking nicely.
Palmer throws a strike but Giel avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Palmer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Giel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Palmer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Palmer throws a big right hand that misses.
Palmer distracts Giel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Giel wants to stand up but Palmer is controlling him.
Palmer stays in close to Giel's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Palmer works over Giel with some ground and pound from guard.
Palmer pushes down on Giel's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Palmer thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Giel to regain full guard.
Giel has momentary wrist control but Palmer slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palmer landing some decent shots from guard.
Palmer thows a big elbow that misses.
Giel keeping moving, preventing Palmer from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Palmer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Palmer shoots for a takedown but Giel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Palmer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Palmer fails to land the takedown.
Mark Giel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arnold Palmer.
Palmer closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Giel quickly recovers to half guard.
Palmer is trying to control the action in half guard but Giel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Giel regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Palmer.
Palmer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Palmer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Giel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Palmer is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Palmer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Giel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Palmer scoring with some ground and pound.
Palmer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Palmer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Palmer is looking to work some ground and pound but Giel has wrist control.
Palmer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Giel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Palmer thows a big elbow that misses.
Giel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giel keeping moving, preventing Palmer from controlling successfully.
Palmer is in close to Giel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Palmer throws a big right hand that misses.
Palmer lands a couple of elbows.
Palmer connects with a couple of short punches.
Palmer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Palmer throws a big right hand that misses.
Giel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Palmer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Palmer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Giel's head.
Palmer with a nice head shot there.
Palmer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Palmer thows a big elbow that misses.
Palmer thows a big elbow that misses.
Palmer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Giel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Palmer.
Palmer is pushing down on Giel's leg trying to pass to half guard. Giel is fighting to maintain full guard but Palmer has managed to sneak the leg through.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Palmer connects with a nice short shot to Giel's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Palmer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Giel defending well though.
Palmer lands strikes from half guard.
Palmer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Giel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Palmer is trying for a kimura here. Giel looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Palmer wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Arnold Palmer!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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