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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Paleka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roland Deschain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paleka comes to the cage accompanied by Wild Boys. Marko Paleka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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204 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marko Paleka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roland Deschain!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deschain leaves Paleka with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Paleka on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Deschain throws a sloppy head kick
and Paleka counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Paleka.
Deschain goes for a takedown in the clinch but Paleka prevents it.
Paleka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Deschain's efforts to push away.
Paleka is trying to maintain a safe position but Deschain gets an underhook and turns Paleka into the cage.
Deschain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paleka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Deschain has had enough of the clinch but Paleka keeps him there for the moment.
Deschain wants a takedown.
Deschain lands an elbow that stopped Paleka in his tracks for a moment.
Deschain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paleka has managed to clinch.
Deschain scores a nice knee to the body.
Paleka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Deschain throws a lazy head kick
and Paleka moves into the clinch.
Deschain working hard to break the clinch.
Paleka tries to throw a body punch but Deschain avoids it by throwing Paleka back against the cage.
Paleka breaks from the clinch.
Deschain tries to score a power double leg takedown but Paleka sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Deschain somewhat.
Marko Paleka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roland Deschain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deschain closes the distance and pushes Paleka back into the cage.
Deschain successfully pulls guard.
Paleka will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Deschain wants to stand and escape but Paleka is having none of it.
Paleka forces his way into half guard.
Paleka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Paleka is keen to just control but Deschain is a slippery customer.
Paleka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Deschain is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paleka trying to control from Deschain's half guard. Deschain has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Paleka trying to control but Deschain is working from the bottom.
Deschain has his hands on Paleka's head, controlling the position.
Paleka trying to control the position from guard on top but Deschain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Marko Paleka wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Paleka's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Paleka duly obliges.
Roland Deschain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deschain leaves Paleka with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Deschain throws a head kick that misses.
Deschain closes the distance but Paleka moves to the side
and Paleka counters with a head kick.
Paleka changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Deschain tries to avoid it but Paleka manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Deschain to the ground. Deschain escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Paleka is breathing heavily.
Deschain tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paleka keeps the fight on the outside.
Deschain misses with a kick to the body
and Paleka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Deschain's knee momentarily.
Deschain tries to clinch up but Paleka circles away and keeps his distance.
Deschain doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Paleka counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Deschain flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Paleka prevents Deschain from improving his position.
Deschain keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Paleka wants to stand but Deschain has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Deschain is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Paleka's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Paleka's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marko Paleka will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Deschain throws a lazy head kick
and Paleka counters with a head kick. That will keep Deschain thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Deschain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Deschain should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Deschain throws a head kick that misses.
Paleka avoids the head kick by Deschain.
Deschain throws out a leg kick but Paleka moves out of range and Deschain only half commits.
Deschain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Deschain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Deschain wants to clinch but Paleka slips to the side
and Paleka counters by moving into the clinch.
Paleka tries for a takedown but Deschain manages to get underhooks.
Deschain lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Deschain lands an elbow that stopped Paleka in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from Deschain.
Deschain lands a nice elbow.
Deschain jumps guard and drags Paleka to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Deschain manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Deschain working for a guillotine from mount but Paleka is in no mood to give up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deschain connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Deschain scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Paleka?
Deschain looking to control but Paleka is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Deschain throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Poor strikes thrown by Deschain there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Deschain has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Deschain working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Deschain looking to control but Paleka is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Paleka blocking the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deschain landing strikes, looking to finish!
Paleka is squirming around, avoiding Deschain's attempts to control the action.
Deschain sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Paleka in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Deschain can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Paleka is looking to escape.
Paleka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Deschain on the ground.
Deschain unloads with some shots from mount but Paleka bucks and avoids them well.
Paleka takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Deschain tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paleka is squirming around, avoiding Deschain's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deschain raining down hammerfists from mount.
Deschain throws some wild stikes that Paleka manages to avoid easily.
Deschain thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Deschain with good strikes from the mount here!
Deschain landing strikes from the mount and Paleka is in trouble!
Deschain raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deschain wants to control the pace but Paleka is squirming around nicely.
Deschain throws some wild stikes that Paleka manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paleka taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deschain has control of Paleka's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Paleka regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Deschain tries to control but Paleka wriggling away.
Deschain landing strikes from the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deschain looking to control but Paleka is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roland Deschain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Deschain lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Deschain finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Deschain shoots in for a takedown but Paleka shows good takedown defense.
Deschain fakes the leg kick and cracks Paleka in the body.
Deschain wants to clinch.
Deschain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Deschain shoots in and drives through. Paleka sprawls well.
Deschain moves in looking to clinch but Paleka pushes him off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Deschain scores with a head kick. Paleka tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Deschain throws a lazy head kick
and Paleka counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Deschain!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paleka is looking to stand but Paleka has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deschain keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Deschain wants to control but Paleka is having none of it.
Paleka wants to control the pace but Deschain is squirming around nicely.
Deschain really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two 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.
Paleka tries to control but Deschain wriggling away.
Deschain working to try and regain half guard.
Deschain regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deschain kicks off Paleka and gets to his feet.
Deschain throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Deschain misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Deschain.
Deschain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paleka on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Marko Paleka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Deschain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Deschain changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Paleka tries to avoid it but Deschain manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Paleka to the ground. Paleka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marko Paleka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roland Deschain.
Deschain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paleka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Deschain pinned against the cage. Deschain gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Deschain throws a sloppy head kick and Paleka moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paleka shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Deschain sprawls well. Deschain wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Paleka gets slowly back to his feet.
Deschain throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Deschain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Deschain scoring well with a low kick there.
Deschain looks for a takedown but Paleka sprawls well.
Roland Deschain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Deschain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paleka misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Deschain throws a head kick that misses.
Deschain throws a lazy head kick
so Paleka counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roland Deschain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Deschain has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roland Deschain!
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