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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathanial Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Cheese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nathanial Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Richard Cheese!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheese tries to clinch there but Palmer circles away.
Palmer shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cheese napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Palmer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cheese keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palmer has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Cheese misses with a few strikes there.
Cheese misses with a takedown attempt - Palmer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Palmer shoots in and gets a takedown into Cheese's guard.
Cheese looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Palmer passes into half guard.
Palmer wants to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cheese looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese wants to get back to full guard.
Cheese is refusing to be controlled, as Palmer sits in half guard.
Cheese is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cheese is trying to control but can't.
Cheese wants to sweep but Palmer has passed to side control!
Palmer is looking to take a break and control but Cheese is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Palmer stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer swats away the attempt to clinch by Cheese.
Cheese tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cheese tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Palmer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cheese looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cheese has managed to clinch.
Cheese misses with a short punch on the inside.
Palmer can't find room to land a body shot as Cheese controls the action.
Cheese drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cheese goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Palmer manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Palmer has a closed guard, preventing Cheese from standing up.
Palmer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cheese wanted to stand there but Palmer had control of the position.
Cheese drops back looking for a leg! Palmer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Palmer manages to kick Cheese off! Cheese jumps back into Palmer's guard.
Palmer doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer trying to keep a closed guard but Cheese is proving a slippery customer.
Cheese drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Palmer dives on top into guard.
Cheese really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Palmer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cheese controls Palmer momentarily but Palmer frees himself.
Palmer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Palmer postures up in Cheese's guard and throws a big left but Cheese blocks it.
Palmer trying to control the position from guard on top but Cheese is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cheese throws his legs up looking for a submission but Palmer uses it to pass to side control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Palmer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cheese is looking for a sweep.
Cheese is trying to escape the position but Palmer is controlling the position.
Palmer throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cheese tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cheese is trying to work for a sweep but Palmer has mounted him!
Palmer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cheese is trying desperately to improve position.
Palmer avoids the attempt from Cheese to control.
Cheese is in all sorts of trouble here.
Palmer working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Cheese is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Palmer jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Cheese manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Palmer is breathing heavily.
Palmer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cheese keeps working.
The ground and pound from Palmer seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Cheese tries to bench press Palmer off him but Palmer keeps the position.
A lull in the action here.
Cheese is looking to reverse the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Palmer is looking to take a break and control but Cheese is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Palmer tries for a kimura but Cheese is defending well.
Cheese tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Palmer creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cheese sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cheese is looking for a sweep.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Cheese's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cheese is not content to let Palmer control the position.
Cheese wants to control but Palmer postures up.
Cheese is looking for a sweep.
Cheese struggling a bit here.
Palmer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheese is trying to get back to half guard.
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 Nathanial Palmer.
I think Palmer 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Nathanial Palmer!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Nathanial Palmer!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Nathanial Palmer!
Nathanial Palmer wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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