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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Amolayeta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marcelo Amolayeta's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcelo Amolayeta!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Palmeiras fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Amolayeta tests O Palmeiras's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Amolayeta.
O Palmeiras looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
O Palmeiras looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Palmeiras defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Amolayeta.
O Palmeiras moves forwards but Amolayeta connects with a nice, crisp jab.
O Palmeiras dives in and scores a takedown into Amolayeta's guard.
O Palmeiras works a leg free and moves into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amolayeta makes his way to full guard, as O Palmeiras worked for a kimura.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Palmeiras throws a big elbow that misses.
O Palmeiras trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amolayeta wants to stand up but O Palmeiras is controlling him.
Amolayeta pushes O Palmeiras off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Amolayeta shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
O Palmeiras fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Amolayeta sprawls well initially but O Palmeiras persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
O Palmeiras is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Amolayeta has managed to free his arm - good work.
Amolayeta pushes O Palmeiras off and gets back to his feet.
O Palmeiras shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
O Palmeiras shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Amolayeta as he jumps to the side.
O Palmeiras is breathing heavily.
Amolayeta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Amolayeta gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows O Palmeiras to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amolayeta is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
O Palmeiras won't allow Amolayeta to get back to his feet.
O Palmeiras pushes down on Amolayeta's leg and manages to get into half guard.
O Palmeiras wants to free his trapped foot but Amolayeta is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Amolayeta pushes O Palmeiras off looking to stand but O Palmeiras dives back in and keeps control.
O Palmeiras is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
O Palmeiras is working for a kimura here but Amolayeta manages to reverse the position and he's now in O Palmeiras's guard.
O Palmeiras might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Amolayeta would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amolayeta drops back looking for a leg! O Palmeiras is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and O Palmeiras manages to kick Amolayeta off! Amolayeta jumps back into O Palmeiras's guard.
Amolayeta pushes down on O Palmeiras's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Amolayeta wants to work for an arm triangle but O Palmeiras is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Amolayeta is working for a kimura but O Palmeiras is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are battling for position here. O Palmeiras manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Amolayeta drops back looking for a leg! O Palmeiras is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and O Palmeiras manages to kick Amolayeta off! Amolayeta jumps back into O Palmeiras's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras working for submissions but it's allowed Amolayeta to get to half guard.
O Palmeiras missing with punches from the bottom.
O Palmeiras wants to get back to full guard but Amolayeta has passed into side control.
O Palmeiras is trying to work for a sweep but Amolayeta has mounted him!
Amolayeta has hold of O Palmeiras's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and O Palmeiras manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Amolayeta has control of O Palmeiras's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and O Palmeiras regains control of the situation pretty easily.
O Palmeiras gets back to half guard.
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 Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
O Palmeiras shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Amolayeta's guard.
O Palmeiras stands up over Amolayeta, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
O Palmeiras is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Amolayeta is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Amolayeta has escaped and now he's on top!
Amolayeta won't allow O Palmeiras to sweep him here.
O Palmeiras manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
O Palmeiras moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Amolayeta has worked his arm free - good work by Amolayeta!
Amolayeta is trying to buck O Palmeiras off.
Amolayeta is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Palmeiras tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
O Palmeiras thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Amolayeta wants to get back to his feet.
Amolayeta stops O Palmeiras from passing to mount.
O Palmeiras is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Amolayeta is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
O Palmeiras prevents Amolayeta from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras lands a few punches from side control.
O Palmeiras misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
O Palmeiras advances to full mount.
Amolayeta is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
O Palmeiras throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Amolayeta holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as O Palmeiras tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Amolayeta is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
O Palmeiras goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Amolayeta turns into him and now he's in O Palmeiras's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Palmeiras looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amolayeta thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Amolayeta thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now O Palmeiras is on top in guard.
O Palmeiras passes into half guard.
O Palmeiras trying to control the action but Amolayeta is working from the bottom.
O Palmeiras tries to pass the half guard into mount. Amolayeta knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Amolayeta tries to kick O Palmeiras off but O Palmeiras keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Amolayeta is refusing to be controlled, as O Palmeiras sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
O Palmeiras is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Amolayeta doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time O Palmeiras.
O Palmeiras prevents Amolayeta from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Palmeiras looks to land a strike but Amolayeta avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
O Palmeiras with a nice head shot there.
Amolayeta keeping full guard, as O Palmeiras tries to pass.
O Palmeiras is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amolayeta is looking to stand up but O Palmeiras isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Amolayeta tries for a takedown but O Palmeiras sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Amolayeta sizes up O Palmeiras with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
O Palmeiras shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Amolayeta manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
O Palmeiras trying to control the position from guard on top but Amolayeta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Palmeiras prevents Amolayeta from getting back to his feet.
O Palmeiras landing with the ground and pound.
O Palmeiras passes Amolayeta's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
O Palmeiras tries to pass to full mount but Amolayeta defends it.
O Palmeiras lands strikes from half guard.
O Palmeiras thows a huge punch but Amolayeta dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Palmeiras is trying to work for a kimura but Amolayeta is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amolayeta wants to get back to his feet.
Amolayeta makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Nice sprawl there from Amolayeta as O Palmeiras shoots in.
O Palmeiras stuffs the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from O Palmeiras.
O Palmeiras has taken the fight to the clinch.
O Palmeiras goes for a takedown in the clinch but Amolayeta prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amolayeta is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Amolayeta fails to land.
Amolayeta goes for a takedown attempt but O Palmeiras pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
O Palmeiras shoots in for a takedown but Amolayeta shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
O Palmeiras gets caught napping as Amolayeta dives in and scores a takedown. O Palmeiras manages to retain guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Palmeiras doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Amolayeta decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on O Palmeiras, up you get!
Amolayeta shoots in looking for a takedown but O Palmeiras manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Amolayeta's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
O Palmeiras shoots in for a double leg but Amolayeta sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Amolayeta shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. O Palmeiras defends it nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Amolayeta. No joy for O Palmeiras on that attempt.
Marcelo Amolayeta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Amolayeta.
O Palmeiras manages to work his way to half guard, despite Amolayeta's best efforts.
O Palmeiras is looking for a sweep. Amolayeta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Amolayeta is trying to work for a kimura but O Palmeiras is defending well.
Amolayeta is looking for a kimura but O Palmeiras is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Amolayeta to get the leverage.
O Palmeiras gets full guard.
O Palmeiras is looking for a triangle but Amolayeta pushes his legs off easily.
Amolayeta preventing the sweep.
Amolayeta drops back looking for a leg! O Palmeiras is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and O Palmeiras manages to kick Amolayeta off! Amolayeta jumps back into O Palmeiras's guard.
Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Amolayeta won't allow O Palmeiras to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Palmeiras looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Amolayeta passes into half guard.
Amolayeta wants to stand but O Palmeiras has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
O Palmeiras is trying to get back to full guard.
Amolayeta is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Palmeiras has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Amolayeta is working away from the top position though.
O Palmeiras looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marcelo Amolayeta.
I think O Palmeiras 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras!
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