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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shane Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rousimar Palhares (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 Rousimar Palhares was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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185 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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173 cm
25
185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shane Carwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rousimar Palhares!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palhares shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Carwin counters with a three punch combo that has Palhares backing up. Palhares nods at Carwin to acknowledge the strikes.
Palhares gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Carwin counters with a left and a right that stings Palhares.
Palhares misses with a takedown
and Carwin counters with a two punch combo.
Shane Carwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rousimar Palhares.
Palhares misses with a takedown attempt
and Carwin counters with a series of strikes. Palhares will be more careful next time no doubt.
Palhares tries for a takedown but Carwin circles away easily
and Carwin counters with a one-two to the body.
Palhares with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carwin counters with a two punch combo.
Palhares doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Carwin counters with a three punch combo that has Palhares backing up. Palhares nods at Carwin to acknowledge the strikes.
Palhares looks gassed!
Palhares gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Carwin counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares misses with a takedown attempt
and Carwin counters with a one-two to the body.
Carwin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carwin feints a jab promting Palhares to slip. Carwin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Palhares slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Palhares misses with a takedown
and Carwin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Palhares doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Carwin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Carwin throws a series of punches but Palhares avoids them all with ease.
Palhares misses with a takedown attempt
and Carwin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sloppy strikes from Carwin. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Carwin counters with a left and a right that stings Palhares.
Carwin lands a jab-cross combination.
Carwin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Carwin misses with the combination.
Palhares has his takedown stuffed
and Carwin counters with a series of strikes. Palhares will be more careful next time no doubt.
Carwin throws a series of punches but Palhares moves out of range.
Carwin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Palhares circles away quickly and effectively.
Palhares gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Carwin counters with a two punch combo.
Carwin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares fails with the takedown
and Carwin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Shane Carwin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Palhares with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carwin counters with a one-two to the body.
Carwin tries to bum rush Palhares with a series of wild strikes but Palhares uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Palhares with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carwin counters with a series of strikes. Palhares will be more careful next time no doubt.
Palhares tries for a takedown but Carwin circles away easily
and Carwin counters with a series of strikes. Palhares will be more careful next time no doubt.
A left and a right from Carwin both land. Nice combination.
Palhares tries for a takedown but Carwin circles away easily
and Carwin counters with a left and a right that stings Palhares.
Palhares misses with a takedown attempt
and Carwin counters with a left and a right that stings Palhares.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin scores with a one two! Palhares had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Carwin misses.
Palhares with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carwin counters with a two punch combo.
Palhares doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Carwin counters with a two punch combo.
Palhares slips a jab and a cross from Carwin.
Carwin is working the combinations to good effect here.
Palhares with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carwin counters with a two punch combo.
Carwin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rousimar Palhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palhares gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Carwin counters with a two punch combo.
Carwin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Carwin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Palhares fails with the takedown
and Carwin counters with a three punch combo that has Palhares backing up. Palhares nods at Carwin to acknowledge the strikes.
Palhares gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Carwin counters with a left and a right that stings Palhares.
Carwin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Palhares showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carwin.
Palhares misses with a takedown attempt
and Carwin counters with a series of strikes. Palhares will be more careful next time no doubt.
Shane Carwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rousimar Palhares.
Palhares tries for a takedown but Carwin circles away easily
and Carwin counters with a series of strikes. Palhares will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A punch combination from Carwin misses.
Carwin misses with a series of wild punches.
Palhares misses with a takedown attempt
and Carwin counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares slips a jab and a cross from Carwin.
Palhares with a poor takedown
and Carwin counters with a left and a right that stings Palhares.
Palhares with a poor takedown
and Carwin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Carwin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Palhares misses with a takedown attempt
and Carwin counters with a one-two to the body.
Palhares tries for a takedown but Carwin circles away easily
and Carwin counters with a three punch combo that has Palhares backing up. Palhares nods at Carwin to acknowledge the strikes.
Palhares has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Palhares misses with a takedown
and Carwin counters with a left and a right that stings Palhares.
Carwin misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares shoots and misses
and Carwin counters with a two punch combo.
Palhares has his takedown stuffed
and Carwin counters with a series of strikes. Palhares will be more careful next time no doubt.
Palhares shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Carwin counters with a one-two to the body.
Carwin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Palhares gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Carwin counters with a three punch combo that has Palhares backing up. Palhares nods at Carwin to acknowledge the strikes.
Palhares with a poor takedown
and Carwin counters with a one-two to the body.
Carwin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Palhares.
Palhares with a poor takedown
and Carwin counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares misses with a takedown
and Carwin counters with a two punch combo.
Palhares gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Carwin counters with a left and a right that stings Palhares.
Palhares is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Carwin.
Palhares with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carwin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Palhares gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Carwin counters with a series of strikes. Palhares will be more careful next time no doubt.
Palhares misses with a takedown
and Carwin counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Carwin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Palhares misses with a takedown attempt
and Carwin counters with a left and a right that stings Palhares.
Palhares has his takedown stuffed
and Carwin counters with a left and a right that stings Palhares.
Carwin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Palhares misses with a takedown attempt
and Carwin counters with a left and a right that stings Palhares.
Palhares has his takedown stuffed
and Carwin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Carwin misses with a two punch combination.
Palhares misses with a takedown attempt
and Carwin counters with a series of strikes. Palhares will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Shane Carwin will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Palhares gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Carwin counters with a left and a right that stings Palhares.
Palhares shoots and misses
and Carwin counters with a two punch combo.
Palhares misses with a takedown
and Carwin counters with a three punch combo that has Palhares backing up. Palhares nods at Carwin to acknowledge the strikes.
Shane Carwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rousimar Palhares.
Palhares fails with the takedown
and Carwin counters with a three punch combo that has Palhares backing up. Palhares nods at Carwin to acknowledge the strikes.
Carwin throws a one two combo.
Palhares avoids a punch combination nicely.
Palhares shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Carwin counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Carwin.
Shane Carwin is winning the standup battle so far.
Palhares misses with a takedown
and Carwin counters with a series of strikes. Palhares will be more careful next time no doubt.
Carwin misses with a two punch combination.
Palhares shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Carwin counters with a three punch combo that has Palhares backing up. Palhares nods at Carwin to acknowledge the strikes.
Palhares shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Carwin counters with a three punch combo that has Palhares backing up. Palhares nods at Carwin to acknowledge the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Carwin. Those never looked like landing.
Palhares with a poor takedown
and Carwin counters with a left and a right that stings Palhares.
Palhares gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Carwin counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares shoots and misses
and Carwin counters with a three punch combo that has Palhares backing up. Palhares nods at Carwin to acknowledge the strikes.
Palhares tries for a takedown but Carwin circles away easily
and Carwin counters with a three punch combo that has Palhares backing up. Palhares nods at Carwin to acknowledge the strikes.
Carwin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Palhares moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Palhares gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Carwin counters with a one-two to the body.
Palhares tries for a takedown but Carwin circles away easily
and Carwin counters with a one-two to the body.
Palhares avoids a punch combination nicely.
Palhares shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Carwin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carwin counters with a left and a right that stings Palhares.
Palhares tries for a takedown but Carwin circles away easily
and Carwin counters with a left and a right that stings Palhares.
Palhares fails with the takedown
and Carwin counters with a one-two to the body.
Palhares doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Carwin counters with a series of strikes. Palhares will be more careful next time no doubt.
Palhares misses with a takedown
and Carwin counters with a left and a right that stings Palhares.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Carwin.
Palhares gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Carwin counters with a series of strikes. Palhares will be more careful next time no doubt.
Palhares doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Carwin counters with a one-two to the body.
Carwin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Palhares circles away quickly and effectively.
Palhares tries for a takedown but Carwin circles away easily
and Carwin counters with a two punch combo.
Palhares with a poor takedown
and Carwin counters with a left and a right that stings Palhares.
Palhares has his takedown stuffed
and Carwin counters with a one-two to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rousimar Palhares.
Well Carwin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Shane Carwin!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Shane Carwin!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Shane Carwin!
Shane Carwin wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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