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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leland Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yushin Okami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmer's entrance music is Annihilator - Fun Palace. A fine choice. Okami is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by EMF - Unbelieveble. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leland Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yushin Okami!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okami uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palmer.
Palmer manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Okami on his heels. He'll look to pass Okami's guard now, I'm sure.
Palmer slips nicely into half guard.
Okami kicks Palmer off and gets back to his feet.
We've been hearing reports that Palmer has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Palmer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Okami tries to sprawl but Palmer drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palmer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Okami keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Palmer working the head and body with strikes.
Okami 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.
Palmer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okami is defending against the submission attempts here by Palmer.
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.
Okami is trying to stand back up but Palmer is controlling him
Okami gets back to full guard.
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.
Palmer has gone for a leg lock! Okami slips out almost immediately though and dives into Palmer's guard.
Palmer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Okami.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okami throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Palmer is adopting a defensive guard.
Palmer looking to control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Palmer throwing short punches from the bottom.
Okami trying to control but Palmer is working from the bottom.
Palmer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Okami is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Okami holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Palmer tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okami is squirming around, avoiding Palmer's attempts to control the action.
Palmer jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Okami manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Palmer creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Okami sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Palmer tries to advance to mount but Okami denies him.
Palmer swings around for an armbar but Okami sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Palmer's guard.
Okami won't allow Palmer to sweep him here.
Okami is looking to work some ground and pound but Palmer has wrist control.
Palmer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Palmer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Okami keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palmer throwing shots but Okami is blocking nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Okami manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leland Palmer dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Okami scores with a takedown into Palmer's guard.
Okami missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Okami in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Okami trying to control the position from guard on top but Palmer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Palmer controls Okami momentarily but Okami frees himself.
Okami missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Okami throws a big right hand that misses.
Okami must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Palmer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Okami is one step ahead there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Okami's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Palmer throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Palmer is trying to keep Okami in close.
Okami connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Okami postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Palmer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Okami is one step ahead there.
Okami is looking to work some ground and pound but Palmer has wrist control.
Okami scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Okami trying to control the position from guard on top but Palmer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Palmer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Okami doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Okami manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Okami wants to control from the top but Palmer keeps moving.
Okami is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Okami throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Palmer is trying to control the position but Okami postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okami wants to control from the top but Palmer keeps moving.
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!
Okami controlling from the top position.
Okami stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Palmer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Okami is looking to work some ground and pound but Palmer has wrist control.
Palmer looking for a sweep. Not yet Palmer, not yet.
Okami trying to control the position from guard on top but Palmer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Palmer throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Palmer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Okami with a flurry of punches that miss.
Palmer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Palmer trying to control the action but Okami is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Okami reverses the position - he's now on top in Palmer's guard.
Okami works over Palmer with some ground and pound from guard.
Okami lands a couple of elbows.
Palmer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Okami defends it easily.
Palmer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Palmer throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Okami escapes and throws Palmer's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Palmer is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer manages to get back to half guard.
Palmer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Okami is working away from the top position though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palmer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Okami.
Palmer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Okami lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Okami takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Okami is looking to stall here but Palmer recovers full guard.
Okami postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okami lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Okami working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Palmer's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yushin Okami showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Okami throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Okami throws a nice looking combination but Palmer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Palmer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Palmer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leland Palmer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palmer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okami moves away.
Okami slips under a jab.
Palmer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Palmer cracks Okami with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okami loads up on a big right hand but Palmer slips the punch.
Palmer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Palmer dives in and grabs Okami's left leg, looking for a takedown. Okami pushes down on Palmer's head and hops out.
Okami shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Okami showed some decent athleticism there.
Okami not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okami not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Palmer is refusing to be controlled, as Okami sits in half guard.
Okami lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Palmer wants to improve his position but Okami is controlling well.
Palmer taking some punishment here, with Okami in his half guard.
Palmer trying to control from the bottom.
Palmer wants to improve his position but Okami is controlling well.
Yushin Okami has got the better of the ground game so far.
Okami working over Palmer with some ground and pound. Palmer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Okami slips a nice elbow through Palmer's hands, connecting with Palmer's forehead.
Okami landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Okami prevents Palmer from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer has hold of Okami's hands but Okami slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okami lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Okami is just content to waste time from the top position. Palmer takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Okami content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Palmer has locked up a guillotine! Palmer's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Okami is holding on here and Palmer must be using up a lot of energy. Okami has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Palmer gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Leland Palmer!
Leland Palmer made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying '^.^'.
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energy
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hype
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