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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tauno Palo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Zeldenthuis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tauno Palo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 19 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tauno Palo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dirk Zeldenthuis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Zeldenthuis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Palo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zeldenthuis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Palo.
Palo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Zeldenthuis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Palo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Palo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Palo throws a shot to the body.
Palo lands a jab-cross combination.
Zeldenthuis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Palo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zeldenthuis manages to avoid it.
Zeldenthuis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Palo is looking to control Zeldenthuis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Palo avoid being mounted?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zeldenthuis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Palo defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Zeldenthuis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Palo keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palo wants to control but Zeldenthuis is keeping busy.
Palo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Zeldenthuis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Zeldenthuis's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis keeps the fight on the ground as Palo tries to escape.
Zeldenthuis tries to escape the position.
Palo controlling from the back.
Palo trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Zeldenthuis breaks Palo's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Palo controlling the position.
Palo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tauno Palo just wasn't active enough.
Palo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zeldenthuis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Zeldenthuis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Palo slaps away a takedown attempt from Zeldenthuis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zeldenthuis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Palo throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Palo misses with a body shot.
Zeldenthuis moves out of range of the leg kick from Palo.
Zeldenthuis tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Palo.
Palo throws a leg kick but Zeldenthuis checks it.
Palo scores with a kick to the body.
Palo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tauno Palo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zeldenthuis misses with a low kick.
Palo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Palo misses with a leg kick.
Zeldenthuis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Palo.
Tauno Palo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zeldenthuis dodges the punch combination from Palo.
Palo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zeldenthuis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Palo sprawls well. Palo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zeldenthuis gets slowly back to his feet.
Zeldenthuis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palo.
Good shot there by Palo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zeldenthuis just misses with a punch to the body.
Zeldenthuis throws a sloppy head kick and Palo moves out of range easily.
Zeldenthuis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zeldenthuis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Palo scores with a jab to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeldenthuis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Palo, pushing him back against the cage.
Palo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Zeldenthuis lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tauno Palo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Zeldenthuis misses with a body kick.
Zeldenthuis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tauno Palo is winning the standup battle so far.
Zeldenthuis defending well as Palo loads up on a big left hand.
Some wild striking there from Palo.
Zeldenthuis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Palo.
Zeldenthuis throws a head kick but Palo moves out of range.
Palo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Palo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zeldenthuis's head backwards.
Zeldenthuis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zeldenthuis throws out a loose jab but Palo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zeldenthuis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Palo throws a leg kick but Zeldenthuis moved away.
Zeldenthuis connects with a solid leg kick.
A big left from Zeldenthuis misses.
Palo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zeldenthuis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis just misses with a punch to the body.
Palo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Zeldenthuis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Palo.
Palo takes a swing at Zeldenthuis's ribcage but misses.
Palo avoids a kick to the body.
Zeldenthuis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Palo.
A slow jab from Palo misses its intended target.
Palo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zeldenthuis avoids the body shot from Palo.
A big right from Palo misses.
Zeldenthuis moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Zeldenthuis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zeldenthuis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Palo is trying to push Zeldenthuis away but Zeldenthuis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palo misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palo.
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!
Palo is looking to control Zeldenthuis's arms but Zeldenthuis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Palo has his back to the cage.
Palo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zeldenthuis tries to score a body lock takedown but Palo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Palo pushes Zeldenthuis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zeldenthuis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zeldenthuis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zeldenthuis misses with a punch to the body.
Palo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Palo.
Palo working aggressively here.
Zeldenthuis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zeldenthuis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Palo working aggressively here.
Zeldenthuis presses Palo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Palo's elbow.
Palo throws a head punch that misses.
Palo has a couple of punches blocked by Zeldenthuis.
Palo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zeldenthuis has Palo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Palo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch on the inside from Zeldenthuis fails to land.
A hook to the body from Palo.
Zeldenthuis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Palo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zeldenthuis.
Tauno Palo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dirk Zeldenthuis.
Palo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Palo lands a nice shot to the body.
Palo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Palo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zeldenthuis blocking some punches.
Palo throws a punch but it's blocked by Zeldenthuis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palo misses with some punches.
Palo wants to stall.
Palo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Palo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zeldenthuis is defending well for now.
Palo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zeldenthuis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Palo after a bit of a struggle.
Zeldenthuis blocking some punches.
Zeldenthuis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zeldenthuis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Palo backwards.
Palo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zeldenthuis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Palo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Palo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zeldenthuis can't find room to land a body shot as Palo controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tauno Palo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Palo enables Zeldenthuis to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Palo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Palo keeping full guard, as Zeldenthuis tries to pass.
Zeldenthuis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Palo's head.
Palo managing to control the position.
Zeldenthuis stopping the sweep attempt from Palo.
Zeldenthuis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Palo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zeldenthuis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Palo is on top in guard.
Palo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Zeldenthuis's guard.
Palo postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Palo moves in looking to clinch but Zeldenthuis pushes him off.
Palo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zeldenthuis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A bone on bone clash there as Zeldenthuis blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis shoots in for a takedown but Palo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Crunch! Palo slams his shin into Zeldenthuis's torso.
Palo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Palo. Zeldenthuis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Palo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Palo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zeldenthuis misses with a kick to the body.
Palo moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palo tries to land a knee to the head but Zeldenthuis blocks with his arms.
A nice left hand lands by Zeldenthuis.
Zeldenthuis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zeldenthuis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zeldenthuis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Palo working aggressively here.
Zeldenthuis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Palo avoids it.
Dirk Zeldenthuis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palo scores with a shoulder strike.
Zeldenthuis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Palo struggles to land a body shot inside as Zeldenthuis controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Palo fails to land.
Zeldenthuis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Palo is looking to break free of the clinch but Zeldenthuis has double underhooks.
Zeldenthuis tries to work over Palo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zeldenthuis is looking to take this one to the mat.
Zeldenthuis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zeldenthuis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Palo working aggressively here.
Palo prevents a body shot from Zeldenthuis.
Palo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zeldenthuis tries a body shot but Palo blocks it.
Palo pushes Zeldenthuis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Palo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zeldenthuis throws a punch but it's blocked by Palo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zeldenthuis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Palo pushes Zeldenthuis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Palo is stalling here.
Zeldenthuis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zeldenthuis has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Palo clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Palo is trying to break free.
Dirk Zeldenthuis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Palo wants to control his opponent's hands but Zeldenthuis gets his hands free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeldenthuis working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
You can see the frustration on Palo's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dirk Zeldenthuis.
I think Palo 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tauno Palo!
During a confident post fight interview, Tauno Palo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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