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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Palmeri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Van Der Veer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Palmeri could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Magnus Van Der Veer's chin.
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165 lbs
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178 cm
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Palmeri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magnus Van Der Veer!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Veer stuffs the takedown.
Van Der Veer dives in and grabs Palmeri's left leg, looking for a takedown. Palmeri pushes down on Van Der Veer's head and hops out.
Palmeri misses with a takedown attempt - Van Der Veer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Palmeri.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Van Der Veer keeping his opponent close.
Van Der Veer pushes Palmeri away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Palmeri gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Van Der Veer striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Palmeri is looking to take a break and control but Van Der Veer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Van Der Veer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Palmeri wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Veer wants to get back to his feet.
Van Der Veer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Palmeri wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Palmeri lands a nice forearm strike.
Palmeri working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Van Der Veer is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmeri stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Van Der Veer dodges the punch combination from Palmeri.
Frank Palmeri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Der Veer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Palmeri jabs Van Der Veer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Palmeri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Palmeri looking to score a takedown here. Van Der Veer is defending well but Palmeri drives through and ends up in Van Der Veer's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Van Der Veer looking to control.
Palmeri stopping the sweep attempt from Van Der Veer.
Van Der Veer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Palmeri is controlling him.
Van Der Veer looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmeri is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Palmeri has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Van Der Veer is proving hard to escape from.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Van Der Veer dives in and scores a takedown into Palmeri's guard.
Palmeri not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Van Der Veer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Van Der Veer drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Palmeri manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Van Der Veer has Palmeri in his guard.
Van Der Veer is striking from the bottom but Palmeri uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palmeri wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Palmeri dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Palmeri circles away from the clinch attempt.
Palmeri clinches with his opponent.
Van Der Veer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Der Veer scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Palmeri is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Palmeri prevents Van Der Veer from improving position.
Van Der Veer throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Van Der Veer stalls from top position.
Palmeri tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Van Der Veer looking to control but instead Palmeri has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Van Der Veer is looking for a kimura but Palmeri is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Van Der Veer to get the leverage.
Frank Palmeri overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Veer wants to take a breather but Palmeri is having none of it.
Van Der Veer looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Van Der Veer is thwarting Palmeri's attempts to control the position.
Palmeri wants to improve his position but Van Der Veer is controlling well.
Palmeri keeping control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Frank Palmeri just wasn't active enough.
Palmeri scores with a push kick.
Palmeri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Palmeri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Palmeri keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Der Veer shoots in and drives through. Palmeri sprawls well.
Van Der Veer misses with a takedown attempt - Palmeri sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Van Der Veer feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Van Der Veer is breathing heavily.
Van Der Veer stopping the sweep attempt from Palmeri.
Van Der Veer trying to stand up but can't free himself from Palmeri's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Veer wants to control from the top but Palmeri keeps moving.
Palmeri is adopting a defensive guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frank Palmeri has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Palmeri shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Magnus Van Der Veer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Palmeri shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Palmeri leaves Van Der Veer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Palmeri is looking to clinch but Van Der Veer is avoiding it.
Van Der Veer fails with the takedown.
A head kick misses from Palmeri.
Van Der Veer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Palmeri's head backwards.
Van Der Veer pushes Palmeri up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Der Veer jumps guard but Palmeri stands there with Van Der Veer around his waist. Van Der Veer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Frank Palmeri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magnus Van Der Veer.
Palmeri throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Palmeri is trying to break the clinch but Van Der Veer has him pressed against the cage.
Van Der Veer tries to pull guard but Palmeri forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Palmeri has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Veer manages to break the clinch.
Palmeri tries to clinch up.
Van Der Veer shoots in for a takedown but Palmeri shows good takedown defense.
Van Der Veer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Der Veer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Palmeri.
Van Der Veer avoids the head kick by Palmeri.
Van Der Veer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Palmeri swivels and escapes.
A right-left combo lands from Palmeri.
It looks like Magnus Van Der Veer has been cut.
A head kick from Palmeri lands but Van Der Veer takes it in his stride.
Van Der Veer forces Palmeri back against the cage and clinches.
Palmeri tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Van Der Veer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Palmeri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Der Veer drags the fight down to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Der Veer looking to control but Palmeri passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmeri trying to control from half guard but Van Der Veer is working away.
Palmeri is looking to stall here but Van Der Veer recovers full guard.
Van Der Veer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Palmeri showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmeri postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Palmeri engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Van Der Veer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Frank Palmeri just wasn't active enough.
Palmeri looks to land a combination but Van Der Veer avoids it well.
Van Der Veer lands with a slapping head kick.
Palmeri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Der Veer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Palmeri's waist but Palmeri gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Van Der Veer off to one side.
Frank Palmeri is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice sprawl there from Van Der Veer as Palmeri shoots in.
Palmeri throws an overhand right that lands on Van Der Veer's shoulder, as Van Der Veer tries to avoid the shot.
Van Der Veer moves into the clinch.
Van Der Veer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palmeri slaps away a takedown attempt from Van Der Veer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Palmeri closes this distance looking for a takedown but Van Der Veer circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Frank Palmeri.
I think Palmeri 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight for Frank Palmeri!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Frank Palmeri!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Frank Palmeri!
Frank Palmeri wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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