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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ice Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leland Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man comes to the cage accompanied by Titanium. Palmer has chosen Portishead - Roads as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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186 cm
26
180 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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186 cm
22
200 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ice Man! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leland Palmer! The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Palmer misses with a double jab
and Man counters with a lovely shot to the body. Palmer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Palmer thows a left - swing and a miss! Palmer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Man has time to react.
It looks like Ice Man has been cut. Palmer misses with a body shot.
Man darts in and clinches Palmer up against the cage. Palmer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Palmer looking for a takedown. Palmer pulls guard effortlessly. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. Man sitting in guard, not really doing much. Man would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Man won't allow Palmer to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Palmer working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Man has passed into half guard!
Man tries to stand and escape but Palmer is controlling the position. Palmer wants to get back to full guard. Man controlling the action here. Palmer is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Palmer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Man pulls his head out easily. Man controlling the pace. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Man tries to stand but can't do so whilst Palmer controls his leg. Palmer is trying to get back to full guard. Palmer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Palmer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Man pulls his head out easily. Palmer tries to roll over but Man keeps him under control. Palmer moves into full guard.
Palmer keeping full guard, as Man tries to pass. Palmer has an active guard here but Man has managed to pass into half guard.
Man seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Palmer regains full guard. Nicely done. Palmer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Palmer wants to sweep but no luck. Palmer looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Man has picked Palmer up and slammed him! Palmer can't keep hold of the triangle and Man manages to pass to side control! Man stands up. Palmer just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Man thuds a left hand into Palmer's body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Palmer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man. Man moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leland Palmer will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Ice Man's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Palmer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily. Man lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Palmer scores with the left hand. Man knows he should have avoided that one. No luck with that takedown attempt from Palmer. Man on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Palmer fails to land the takedown. Palmer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Man pinned against the cage. Man gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Ice Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leland Palmer. 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! Palmer misses with a double jab
and Man makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Palmer misses with a hook. Man lands a jab to the nose. Man falls off balance throwing a combination
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round. Palmer throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Man counter with a right hand. A swing and a miss from Man. Palmer moves out of range as Man strikes. Palmer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Ice Man is winning the standup battle so far. Palmer with a lazy takedown attempt enabling Man to counter with a crisp jab. Palmer is breathing heavily. Palmer misses with a body punch
and Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Palmer missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Palmer dives in and grabs Man's left leg, looking for a takedown. Man pushes down on Palmer's head and hops out. Palmer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Palmer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Man tries to avoid it but Palmer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Man to the ground. Man escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Palmer loads up on a big right hand but Man slips the punch. Man's jab looks to have found its range, popping Palmer under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Man scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Donk. Man catches Palmer right on the button with a cross. Palmer thows a body shot but no joy. Palmer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Man counters with a one-two to the body. Palmer scores with a nice right hand.
Man swinging wildly here.
Ice Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Palmer just misses with a punch to the body.
Man moves out of range of the strikes. Man scores with a crisp jab that stopped Palmer in his tracks. Palmer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man throws out the jab. Man misses with a looping right. Palmer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Man sprawls well. Man wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Palmer gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Palmer throws a nice looking combination but Man bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Man uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Palmer. Man cracks Palmer with a good jab. Palmer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Man bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Palmer's head. No joy there for Man, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Palmer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Man jabs Palmer to the body, keeping him at a distance. Palmer jabs Man to the body, keeping him at a distance. The crowd cheers as Man lands an impressive looking overhand right. Palmer doesn't seem phased though. Man misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Man takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Palmer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Ice Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Palmer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Palmer. Man lands with a hook. Palmer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Palmer throws a big shot that misses. Palmer shoots for a double leg takedown but Man sprawls well. He's pushed Palmer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Palmer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Palmer. Man leaves Palmer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Palmer misses with a right hand and Man counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Man drops Palmer with a right and a left! Man comes rushing in but Palmer regains his composure and manages to keep Man in guard.
Palmer is rocked! Palmer isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Man stacks Palmer on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Man! Man decides to stand back up. Man steps back and let's Palmer get back to his feet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ice Man dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Ice Man's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Palmer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Palmer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Man lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Man. Palmer closes the distance and clinches up with Man, looking for a takedown. Palmer pushes Man against the cage but Man circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Palmer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Palmer darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Man avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Palmer. Man pushes Palmer off looking to stand but Palmer dives back in and keeps control.
Man is not content to let Palmer control the position. Palmer might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Man kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round. Man tries to kick Palmer off but Palmer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Palmer slips a nice elbow through Man's hands, connecting with Man's forehead. Palmer is trying to work for a kimura but Man is defending well.
Palmer working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Man's thigh. Man counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Palmer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Man swivels though and keeps the full guard. Man kicks Palmer off and gets to his feet. Palmer throws the left hand but Man avoids the punch easily. Man misses with a series of wild punches.
Palmer fails with a takedown attempt. Palmer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Man looks to land a combination but Palmer avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Man closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Man displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Palmer. Ice Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leland Palmer. Nice straight punches there by Man. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Man. Palmer missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Good shot there by Man. Palmer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Palmer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it. Man lands with a cross. Man slips under a jab. Palmer takes one to the chin there. Palmer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Man misses with a jab, cross combination.
Palmer drops his hands momentarily and Man takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Palmer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Man lands with a hook. Palmer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Man stalks Palmer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Palmer's face. Palmer staggers backwards, shaken. Man throws a nice looking combination but Palmer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Man cracks Palmer with a right hand to the side of the head. Palmer thows a body shot but no joy. Palmer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Man. Man circles away out of range and recomposes himself. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Palmer doesn't succeed with the takedown and Man counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Man scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ice Man did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it. The cut man is working on Ice Man's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Man throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Palmer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it. Man lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Palmer tries for a takedown but Man circles away easily and Man counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Palmer is still on wobbly legs! Can Man finish him? Palmer tries to move into range but Man moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Man throws a nice looking combination but Palmer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Man avoids the body shot from Palmer.
Man slips a jab from Palmer. Palmer throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Man closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Palmer! Man dives in looking to finish! Palmer is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ice Man! Ice Man retains his middleweight title! An out of breath Ice Man thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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