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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pelayo Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikal Helio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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196 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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195 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pelayo Palhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikal Helio!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Palhares.
Helio moves in looking to clinch but Palhares pushes him off.
Helio tries to clinch up but Palhares circles away and keeps his distance.
Palhares circles away from the clinch attempt.
Palhares with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Palhares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Helio tries to clinch there but Palhares circles away.
Mikal Helio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Palhares misses with an uppercut.
Helio tries to clinch but Palhares is having none of it.
Helio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palhares scores with a nice strike.
Palhares swats away the attempt to clinch by Helio.
Helio moves into the clinch.
Palhares tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Helio just stands there and leans against the cage.
Palhares tries a body shot but Helio blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Helio.
Helio stops a takedown attempt from Palhares.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pelayo Palhares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Helio displaying some good clinch control by pressing Palhares up against the cage.
Helio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Helio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Helio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Palhares backwards.
Palhares changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Helio fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Palhares throws a low kick, looking for Helio's leg but Helio calmly moves out of range.
Helio doesn't manage to clinch there - Palhares circles away.
Palhares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Helio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Palhares shoots in for a takedown but Helio shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Helio as Palhares shoots in.
Palhares is looking to wear down Helio with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fight stays on the outside here - Helio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Helio wants to clinch but Palhares slips to the side
letting Palhares counter with a right hand.
Helio looks to clinch
enabling Palhares to counter with a crisp jab.
Helio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Palhares manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Palhares loads up on a big right hand but Helio slips the punch.
Helio doesn't manage to clinch there - Palhares circles away.
Helio tries to clinch up but Palhares circles away and keeps his distance.
Helio moves in looking to clinch but Palhares pushes him off.
Helio moves in looking to clinch but Palhares pushes him off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helio slips under a jab.
Helio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Palhares manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Helio tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Helio wants to control but Palhares is keeping busy.
Palhares content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Helio manages to get to full guard.
Helio keeping moving, preventing Palhares from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helio controls Palhares momentarily but Palhares frees himself.
Palhares loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Palhares trying to control the position from guard on top but Helio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pelayo Palhares has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Helio gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Palhares wants to control from the top but Helio keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pelayo Palhares will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Helio rushes Palhares and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Helio tries to work over Palhares's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Helio tries a body shot but Palhares blocks it.
Helio misses with the head strike.
Palhares being controlled against the cage.
Helio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Palhares is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Helio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Helio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice takedown defense from Helio. No joy for Palhares on that attempt.
Helio moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Palhares backwards.
Helio misses with a body punch.
Helio is trying to maintain a safe position but Palhares gets an underhook and turns Helio into the cage.
Helio struggles to land a body shot inside as Palhares controls his hands.
Helio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Palhares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Helio moves to clinch but Palhares breaks away
and Palhares counters with a low kick, right behind Helio 's knee.
Helio wants to clinch.
Helio dodges the punch combination from Palhares.
Helio throws the kick towards the body but Palhares avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Palhares.
Helio closes the distance and pushes Palhares back into the cage.
Palhares is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Palhares prevents Helio from breaking the clinch.
Helio managing to block the knees to the body from Palhares.
Helio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Palhares has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Helio avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Palhares goes for a takedown attempt but Helio pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pelayo Palhares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Helio wants to clinch.
Helio forces Palhares back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helio misses with a punch to the body.
Palhares tries for a takedown but Helio manages to get underhooks.
Helio scores with a hook to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Helio.
Helio wants to break the clinch but can't.
Palhares looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Helio lands a body shot in the clinch.
Helio manages to break the clinch.
Helio tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Palhares connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Palhares fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Helio darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helio is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palhares wants to get back to full guard.
Helio scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Palhares looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Palhares is looking for a sweep. Helio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Helio trying to control from Palhares's half guard. Palhares has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Helio throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikal Helio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Helio moves into the clinch successfully.
Helio misses with a body punch.
Helio throws a head punch that misses.
Helio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Palhares avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Helio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Palhares gets tackled into the cage by Helio. Helio maintains the clinch.
Helio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Helio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Palhares has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Helio after a bit of a struggle.
Helio lands with a right to the head.
Helio misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Palhares looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Helio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Helio is looking to clinch.
Palhares keeps the fight on the outside.
Helio tries to clinch but Palhares moves out of range.
Helio tries to clinch up
and Palhares counters with a left to the body.
Palhares darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Palhares is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Helio!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helio keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Palhares connects with a massive shot to the dome!
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!
Palhares can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Helio is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helio is looking to improve his position but Palhares isn't that keen on the idea.
Palhares raining down shots from the mount!
Palhares looking to control but Helio is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Helio is trying desperately to improve position.
Palhares looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helio tries to hold on but Palhares postures up.
Helio sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Helio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Palhares seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palhares throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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 Pelayo Palhares.
I think Palhares 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mikal Helio!
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energy
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