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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luisito Pallagud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Mayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luisito Pallagud has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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172 cm
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150 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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187 cm
26
145 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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Good takedowns
Great elbows
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luisito Pallagud! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Floyd Mayo! The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pallagud lands a nice looking body shot.
Pallagud shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mayo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Pallagud controls from within his opponent's guard. Pallagud throwing strikes from guard but Mayo blocks nicely. Pallagud wants to control from the top but Mayo keeps moving. Pallagud looking to sit in guard and control but Mayo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Pallagud has a closed guard, preventing Mayo from standing up.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Pallagud is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Pallagud is controlling Mayo's posture. Mayo is looking to stand up but Pallagud won't let him. Mayo stopping the sweep attempt from Pallagud. Mayo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Mayo wanted to stand there but Pallagud had control of the position.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
 It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Pallagud fails in his attempt to clinch. Mayo throws a combination that misses
and Pallagud counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Pallagud working over Mayo with some ground and pound. Mayo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Mayo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pallagud. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Pallagud lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pallagud in particular looking to stall. Mayo is trying to stand back up but Pallagud is controlling him
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. Pallagud connects with a nice short shot to Mayo's temple. Pallagud looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Pallagud lands strikes from half guard. Pallagud trying to control the pace. Mayo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pallagud. Mayo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pallagud scores with a couple of nice shots. Pallagud has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Mayo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pallagud scores with a couple of nice shots. Pallagud controlling the action here. Pallagud lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Pallagud seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Pallagud throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Pallagud looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Pallagud missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Pallagud is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Mayo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pallagud. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Pallagud looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mayo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Pallagud is controlling the pace.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Luisito Pallagud dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pallagud gets the takedown into side control. Mayo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Mayo is trying to buck Pallagud off. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mayo can do anything to dispel that myth. Pallagud in side control, throwing shots but Mayo defends. Pallagud working the ground and pound. Pallagud landing a few strikes. Pallagud is working Mayo over with some ground and pound from side control. Mayo on the wrong end of some ground and pound. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Mayo defending against the ground and pound. Pallagud working the head with strikes.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Pallagud is staying tight to Mayo's torso, preventing him from escaping. Sloppy strikes there by Pallagud. Pallagud works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Pallagud happy to just control the position for now. Pallagud is chipping away with strikes.
Pallagud is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mayo can do to turn this around? Pallagud scores with a couple of short elbows. Mayo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pallagud is looking to take a break and control but Mayo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Pallagud looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mayo is avoiding damage well.
Mayo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pallagud has just dragged him back down to the mat. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Pallagud working the head with strikes. Mayo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done! Pallagud scoring with punches from side control. Mayo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Pallagud is controlling him well. Pallagud scores with punches from side control.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Pallagud trying to control the position but Mayo is working away. A lull in the action here as Pallagud stalls from top position. Pallagud scores with punches from side control. Pallagud is working Mayo over with some ground and pound from side control. Pallagud trying to control the action but Mayo is working from the bottom. Pallagud creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Mayo is rocked!
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Pallagud looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mayo is avoiding damage well.
Mayo seems a little lost for a moment, as Pallagud dominates the positioning. Mayo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
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! Mayo is trying to escape the position but Pallagud is controlling the position. Mayo bucks up and tries to throw Pallagud off but instead Pallagud has got his back! Mayo grimaces as he takes a shot to the body. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Mayo is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Mayo covers up after that shot from Pallagud.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Luisito Pallagud dominated that second round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Mayo gets caught flat footed, as Pallagud shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Mayo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Pallagud engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Pallagud scoring with punches to the head and body. Pallagud throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Pallagud might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Mayo keeping moving, preventing Pallagud from controlling successfully. Pallagud in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Pallagud is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Pallagud works over Mayo with some ground and pound from guard.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pallagud's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Pallagud is working Mayo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Pallagud throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mayo works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Pallagud lands a couple of elbows. Pallagud throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mayo works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Pallagud pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mayo is keeping the position for now. Pallagud 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. Pallagud is looking to work some ground and pound but Mayo has wrist control.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Pallagud passes Mayo's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Pallagud drops an elbow to the side of Mayo's head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pallagud in particular looking to stall. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Pallagud throwing shots but Mayo is blocking nicely. Floyd Mayo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Pallagud prevents Mayo from standing back up.
Pallagud wants to pass the guard but Mayo is defending well.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Pallagud drops an elbow to the side of Mayo's head. Pallagud passes to full mount! Pallagud raining down shots from the mount! Mayo is still in real trouble! Can Pallagud finish him? Mayo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Pallagud raining down hammerfists from mount. Pallagud lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mayo hang on? Pallagud trying to control but he's not successful this time.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Pallagud looking to control and managing it successfully. Mayo seems to have recovered his senses. This has been an exciting period of action! Mayo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Luisito Pallagud is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Mayo wants to try and get back to his feet. Pallagud takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Pallagud's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. Pallagud lands a big elbow.
And that's the end of the fight! Luisito Pallagud showed his dominance in that final round. Well Pallagud 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:25 Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:25 Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luisito Pallagud!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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