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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samppa Palmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shane Carwin looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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185 lbs
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225 cm
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Samppa Palmu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shane Carwin!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmu wants to clinch
and Carwin counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Palmu's face as Carwin controls the position.
Carwin looks up at the clock and then as Palmu takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Carwin smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Carwin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Palmu to see if he's OK.
Palmu tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Carwin is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Palmu's shoulder. That is not cool.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carwin working the body and head with strikes.
Carwin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Palmu gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Carwin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Palmu trying to control here.
Carwin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmu trying to control but Carwin postures up.
Carwin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Palmu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carwin but Carwin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Palmu throws the kick towards the body but Carwin avoids it.
Palmu wants to clinch.
Palmu fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmu misses with a takedown
and Carwin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Palmu!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carwin cracks Palmu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Carwin controlling the pace for now.
Palmu working to try and regain half guard.
Carwin scoring with strikes but Palmu is staying in there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palmu is trying to escape the mount.
Carwin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Palmu is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmu is wriggling around trying to escape.
Carwin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Carwin unloading with bombs!
Carwin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Carwin lands a big shot there that rocks Palmu but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Carwin landing strikes from the mount and Palmu is in trouble!
Carwin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Carwin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Palmu?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carwin lands a big shot there that rocks Palmu but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Carwin controlling from mount.
Carwin with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin lands with some strikes.
Carwin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Carwin dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carwin controlling from the full mount.
Carwin lands with some strikes.
Carwin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Carwin controlling the pace for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palmu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Carwin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Palmu shoots in for a takedown but Carwin shows good takedown defense.
Palmu closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Carwin to the mat! Carwin manages to get full guard.
Palmu throwing strikes from guard but Carwin blocks nicely.
Palmu trying to control but Carwin is working from the bottom.
Palmu looking to sit in guard and control but Carwin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carwin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Palmu's head.
Carwin stays in close to Palmu's body and controls the position.
Carwin distracts Palmu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Carwin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Carwin scoring with some ground and pound.
Carwin prevents Palmu from getting back to his feet.
Carwin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Palmu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carwin is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin stays in close to Palmu's body and controls the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Palmu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Palmu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Carwin shoots in for a takedown but Palmu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Palmu fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samppa Palmu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carwin gets a double leg takedown into Palmu's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Palmu's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Carwin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shane Carwin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carwin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Carwin with a nice head shot there.
Carwin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Carwin postures up in Palmu's guard and throws a big left but Palmu blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Palmu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carwin is one step ahead there.
Palmu trying to control the position.
Carwin is in close to Palmu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Carwin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Palmu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carwin is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Carwin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Palmu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Carwin swivels and escapes.
Samppa Palmu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carwin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Carwin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Palmu tries to kick Carwin off but Carwin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin content to control rather than advance.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Shane Carwin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Palmu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carwin avoids it really well and circles away.
Carwin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carwin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmu trying to control here.
Carwin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Palmu is looking for a sweep. Carwin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Carwin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Carwin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Carwin winds up and cracks Palmu with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Palmu gets full guard.
Carwin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Carwin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Shane Carwin has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A punch combination from Palmu misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmu closes the distance but Carwin moves to the side
and Carwin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palmu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carwin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carwin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Carwin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carwin 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Carwin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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