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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nai Khanom Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nai Khanom Tom!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khanom Tom throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Palmer.
It looks like Chris Palmer has been cut.
Khanom Tom misses the jab.
Nai Khanom Tom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palmer throws a big shot that misses.
Palmer misses with a lunging right hand
and Khanom Tom counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Palmer thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khanom Tom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Palmer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Palmer misses with a wild body shot.
Jab, jab by Khanom Tom - just one landing.
Palmer shoots in for a takedown but Khanom Tom shows good takedown defense.
Palmer moves out of range of the body kick from Khanom Tom.
Palmer slips a jab and a cross from Khanom Tom.
Khanom Tom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Palmer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Palmer lands with a straight right. Khanom Tom didn't see that one coming.
Khanom Tom throws a nice looking combination but Palmer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khanom Tom.
Palmer throws a lazy right hand but Khanom Tom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khanom Tom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khanom Tom misses with a low kick.
Khanom Tom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Palmer lands a slapping body shot.
Palmer misses with a looping right.
Khanom Tom connects with a right hand. Palmer shakes it off.
Palmer slips a jab from Khanom Tom.
Palmer walks into a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Khanom Tom. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khanom Tom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khanom Tom misses with a wild body shot.
Khanom Tom cracks Palmer with an open hand slap.
Palmer throws a leg kick but Khanom Tom moved away.
Palmer takes a swing at Khanom Tom's ribcage but misses.
Khanom Tom tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Palmer is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Khanom Tom's half guard.
Palmer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Palmer stops Khanom Tom from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palmer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Palmer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Khanom Tom's head.
Khanom Tom tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Palmer has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Khanom Tom has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Palmer throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nai Khanom Tom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Palmer's cut.
That's time! Palmer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Palmer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khanom Tom works over Palmer's head and body with a nice combination.
Khanom Tom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Palmer.
A slow jab from Khanom Tom misses its intended target.
Palmer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nai Khanom Tom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palmer looks to land a body kick but Khanom Tom moved away.
Khanom Tom thumps Palmer with a low kick.
Khanom Tom throws a hook but Palmer blocks it.
Khanom Tom looks to throw a body kick
and Palmer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Khanom Tom's guard.
Khanom Tom wants to stand up but Palmer is controlling him.
Palmer throwing strikes from guard but Khanom Tom blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer stopping the sweep attempt from Khanom Tom.
Khanom Tom keeping moving, preventing Palmer from controlling successfully.
Khanom Tom controls Palmer momentarily but Palmer frees himself.
Palmer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Palmer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Palmer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Palmer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Palmer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Palmer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Palmer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Palmer controls the pace.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Khanom Tom is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Palmer dives into side control.
Khanom Tom is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khanom Tom parries the strikes from Palmer easily there. Palmer is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Khanom Tom to escape.
Palmer lands a decent elbow from side control.
Palmer landing a few strikes.
Khanom Tom is trying to improve his position.
Palmer working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palmer staying calm.
Khanom Tom is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Palmer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Palmer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Palmer slips under a jab from Khanom Tom.
Palmer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Palmer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Khanom Tom has time to react.
Khanom Tom misses with a looping left.
Khanom Tom throws the left hand but Palmer avoids the punch easily.
Khanom Tom looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A swing and a miss from Khanom Tom.
Khanom Tom throws a right and a left that both miss.
Palmer slips under a jab from Khanom Tom.
The fighters circling - Palmer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom looks to land a left hand but Palmer moved out of range nicely.
Khanom Tom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Palmer misses.
Khanom Tom lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Palmer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Khanom Tom looks to throw the jab but Palmer is out of range.
Khanom Tom takes one to the side of the head.
Palmer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khanom Tom.
Palmer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Palmer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Palmer with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Khanom Tom misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khanom Tom loads up on a big right hand but Palmer slips the punch.
Khanom Tom takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Khanom Tom misses with a wild body shot.
Khanom Tom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Palmer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Palmer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khanom Tom lands a nice looking body shot.
Palmer changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Khanom Tom looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palmer trying to control the position but Khanom Tom is working away.
The strikes coming from Palmer are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Palmer clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Palmer's cut.
That's time! Palmer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Khanom Tom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Palmer.
Khanom Tom throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Palmer on the side of the head.
Palmer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Khanom Tom.
Palmer misses with a looping right.
Khanom Tom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Palmer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Khanom Tom slips under a jab from Palmer.
Palmer throws a hook to the side of Khanom Tom's head but Khanom Tom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khanom Tom blocks a leg kick.
Good work by Palmer as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom digs a good hook to Palmer's body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Palmer, right into the meat.
Palmer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Palmer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nai Khanom Tom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Palmer misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Khanom Tom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khanom Tom avoids the body shot from Palmer.
Palmer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palmer throws a good cross that connects.
Khanom Tom tries to bum rush Palmer with a series of wild strikes but Palmer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Khanom Tom scores with a four punch combination!
No joy there for Khanom Tom, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Palmer looks to score with a jab to the body but Khanom Tom is just out of range.
A jab from Palmer misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Khanom Tom!
Palmer slips under a jab.
Palmer blocks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khanom Tom lands a really nice looking cross but Palmer seems unphased.
Khanom Tom smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Khanom Tom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nai Khanom Tom dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Chris Palmer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Khanom Tom takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chris Palmer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khanom Tom throws a low kick but it's checked well by Palmer.
Palmer misses with a looping left.
Khanom Tom tries to move into range but Palmer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Palmer thows a body shot but no joy.
Palmer misses with a right hand
and Khanom Tom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Palmer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Khanom Toms jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice shot by Khanom Tom.
Palmer ducks under a wild hook from Khanom Tom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khanom Tom looks to land a right hand but Palmer moved out of range.
Khanom Tom tries to score with a low kick but Palmer moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khanom Tom takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Palmer misses the shot to the body.
Khanom Tom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Palmer missing with a left hand there. Khanom Tom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Khanom Tom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Khanom Tom crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Palmer - the referee stops the clock and Khanom Tom gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Palmer. Khanom Tom manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Palmer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Nai Khanom Tom has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palmer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khanom Tom.
Palmer shoots in and drives through. Khanom Tom sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom lands a jab to the head.
Palmer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Khanom Tom tests Palmer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Palmer misses.
Palmer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Khanom Tom blocks a head kick by Palmer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khanom Tom moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Khanom Tom thuds his shin into the meat of Palmer's side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Palmer showed his dominance in that final round.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Nai Khanom Tom!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Nai Khanom Tom!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Nai Khanom Tom!
Nai Khanom Tom wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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