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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leland Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ejnar Thorsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmer comes to the cage accompanied by Annihilator - Fun Palace. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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180 cm
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195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leland Palmer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ejnar Thorsen!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Thorsen - just one landing.
Thorsen lands a jab to the head.
Thorsen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Palmer.
Thorsen throws a right hand that misses
letting Palmer counter with a right hand.
Thorsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice combination there by Thorsen.
It looks like Leland Palmer has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palmer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thorsen misses with a looping right.
Thorsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palmer.
Thorsen swings widly with a right hand
and Palmer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Thorsen's guard.
Palmer wants to control from the top but Thorsen keeps moving.
Palmer postures up in Thorsen's guard and throws a big left but Thorsen blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer wants to control from the top but Thorsen keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palmer preventing the sweep.
Palmer is fighting to break Thorsen's control of his arms but Thorsen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Thorsen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thorsen keeping moving, preventing Palmer from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Leland Palmer wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A big left from Thorsen misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Palmer is just out of range.
Palmer takes one to the side of the head.
Palmer misses with a straight left.
Palmer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thorsen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Palmer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Palmer misses with an uppercut. Thorsen saw that one coming.
Thorsen works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thorsen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thorsen works Palmer's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thorsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ejnar Thorsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thorsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thorsen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Palmer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Thorsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thorsen misses with a body shot.
Thorsen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Palmer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thorsen as he avoids it easily.
Palmer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leland Palmer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thorsen missing with a left hand there. Palmer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Ejnar Thorsen has been cut.
Palmer misses with a body punch
and Thorsen counters with a straight right hand.
Palmer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thorsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palmer misses with a right hand
and Thorsen counters with a crisp right hand that drops Palmer! Thorsen lets Palmer back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Thorsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ejnar Thorsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorsen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thorsen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Palmer.
Thorsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the body from Palmer misses
and Thorsen counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ejnar Thorsen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Palmer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thorsen swinging wildly here.
Thorsen missing with a left hand there. Palmer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Palmer looks to land a left hand but Thorsen moved out of range nicely.
Palmer ducks under a wild hook from Thorsen.
Palmer throws a hook to the side of Thorsen's head but Thorsen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thorsen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thorsen misses with a lunging right hand
and Palmer counters with a left to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Palmer.
Palmer misses with a body shot
and Thorsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer with a nice cross.
Ejnar Thorsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thorsen throws a jab but it's blocked by Palmer.
Thorsen ducks under a wild hook from Palmer.
Thorsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thorsen swings widly with a right hand
and Palmer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thorsen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Palmer.
Thorsen stuffs the takedown.
Thorsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thorsen scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorsen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Palmer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thorsen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Palmer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Thorsen won't be happy with that.
Thorsen sneaks back into half guard.
Thorsen wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palmer is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Thorsen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Thorsen 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer postures up.
Thorsen keeping full guard, as Palmer tries to pass.
Palmer preventing the sweep.
Thorsen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen keeping full guard, as Palmer tries to pass.
Thorsen wants to sweep but no luck.
Palmer landing with the ground and pound.
Palmer throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palmer is in close to Thorsen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Thorsen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palmer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ejnar Thorsen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Thorsen misses the jab.
Thorsen stuffs the takedown.
Thorsen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thorsen thuds his right hand into Palmer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thorsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palmer.
Palmer looks to score with a jab to the body but Thorsen is just out of range.
Palmer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thorsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thorsen.
Thorsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Palmer is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer moves away from the strike by Thorsen.
Palmer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Palmer blocks a jab.
Thorsen fails to land with a series of punches.
Thorsen tests Palmer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thorsen thows a body shot but no joy.
Palmer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thorsen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Palmer scrambles back to his feet.
Thorsen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorsen misses with a straight left.
Palmer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thorsen.
Thorsen jabs at Palmer's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palmer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thorsen misses with an uppercut.
Thorsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palmer just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Thorsen.
Palmer misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Thorsen.
Palmer is rocked!
Thorsen throws a hook but Palmer blocks it.
Palmer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Palmer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Palmer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thorsen.
Thorsen throws out a loose jab but Palmer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Palmer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A jab from Thorsen does it's job there.
Oh Palmer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thorsen misses with a straight right.
Palmer seems to have got his legs back now.
Palmer gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Thorsen gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Palmer is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ejnar Thorsen!
Ejnar Thorsen is the new middleweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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