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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wei Shen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shen's entrance music is For Faith. A fine choice. Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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145 lbs
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135 lbs
12 - 16 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wei Shen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Palmeiras fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
O Palmeiras shoots in but Shen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Palmeiras closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
O Palmeiras avoids a wild elbow strike from Shen.
O Palmeiras tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wei Shen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras.
O Palmeiras has hold of one of Shen's legs. Shen is fighting the takedown attempt but O Palmeiras gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
O Palmeiras wants to control from the top but Shen keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Palmeiras stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras.
Shen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. O Palmeiras manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O Palmeiras lands a slapping body shot.
O Palmeiras tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shen swivels and escapes.
O Palmeiras shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Shen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Shen is not content to let O Palmeiras control the position.
O Palmeiras in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shen is working to avoid the ground and pound but O Palmeiras connects with a decent elbow.
Shen seems a little lost for a moment, as O Palmeiras dominates the positioning.
Shen is working to avoid the ground and pound but O Palmeiras connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Palmeiras stands up and beckons Shen to his feet.
Shen looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Shen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Palmeiras.
O Palmeiras gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras tries to pull guard but Shen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shen pushes off an throws an elbow but O Palmeiras leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
O Palmeiras jumps guard but Shen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
O Palmeiras manages to break the clinch.
Shen darts in trying to clinch
and O Palmeiras counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
O Palmeiras slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
O Palmeiras throwing strikes from guard but Shen blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
O Palmeiras advances position into side control!
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!
O Palmeiras trying to control the position but Shen is working away.
O Palmeiras advances nicely into full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Palmeiras controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and O Palmeiras counters with a nice body shot.
O Palmeiras has closed the distance and engaged Shen in a clinch.
Shen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. O Palmeiras is defending well for now.
Shen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Palmeiras avoids it.
O Palmeiras stalling in the clinch.
Shen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shen prevents a takedown attempt there.
O Palmeiras is looking for a takedown.
O Palmeiras pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wei Shen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras.
O Palmeiras shoots in looking for a takedown but Shen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing O Palmeiras's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Palmeiras will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before O Palmeiras can pounce on him.
O Palmeiras avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Palmeiras tries for a takedown but Shen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wei Shen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shen darts in trying to clinch
and O Palmeiras counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shen thinking.
O Palmeiras misses with a kick to the body
and Shen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
O Palmeiras throws a leg kick
and O Palmeiras takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wei Shen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shen tries to clinch
and O Palmeiras counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
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 just content to control the position.
O Palmeiras misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
O Palmeiras connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Shen some visible discomfort.
O Palmeiras decides to stand up, so the ref orders Shen to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras shoots in and bounces Shen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Shen keeping moving, preventing O Palmeiras from controlling successfully.
O Palmeiras makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
O Palmeiras landing some decent shots from guard.
O Palmeiras is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
O Palmeiras passes easily into side control. Nice work.
O Palmeiras scores with punches from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Check out the look on O Palmeiras's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras has got the better of the ground game so far.
O Palmeiras is working to tighten his grip on Shen's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Shen has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but O Palmeiras is really squeezing tight and eventually Shen passes out! O Palmeiras breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras!
Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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