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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leland Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erwin Hartmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmer's entrance music is Annihilator - Fun Palace. A fine choice. Hartmann has chosen LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Erwin Hartmann enters the ring!
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186 cm
32
200 lbs
24 - 9 - 0 |
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190 cm
32
200 lbs
19 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
24 - 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
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erwin Hartmann! The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hartmann with a body punch. A glancing blow. Palmer throws a jab when Hartmann was well out of range. Palmer shoots in but Hartmann avoids the takedown attempt easily. Nice defenses there by Hartmann. Palmer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hartmann moves away. Palmer misses with a straight right. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hartmann.
Hartmann connects with a leg kick. Palmer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Hartmann wants to clinch and Palmer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hartmann thinking. Palmer throws a shot from downtown. Hartmann moves away and avoids it. Hartmann tries to close the distance and clinch but Palmer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Hartmann just misses with a punch to the body.
Hartmann scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. 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! Hartmann throws a wild body kick that Palmer sees coming a mile off. A solid leg kick lands there for Hartmann.
Palmer gets tackled into the ropes by Hartmann. Hartmann maintains the clinch. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hartmann obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round. Palmer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Palmer is trying to drag Hartmann to the mat but Hartmann just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there. Palmer is breathing heavily. Palmer misses with the head strike.
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. A nice glancing elbow lands by Hartmann. Hartmann lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Palmer or not. Palmer is looking for a takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leland Palmer. That's going to take a lot out of him. Hartmann misses with a knee to the head. Palmer manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Hartmann. Hartmann wants to clinch up but Palmer keeps it at a distance. Hartmann misses with the combination.
Palmer tries to keep at a distance but Hartmann has taken the fight into the clinch. Hartmann tries a knee to the head but Palmer blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Palmer jumps guard but Hartmann stands there with Palmer around his waist. Palmer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hartmann scores with a shoulder strike. Palmer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hartmann throws an elbow but misses. This has been an exciting period of action! Hartmann landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Palmer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Palmer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hartmann tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Palmer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Palmer blocks an elbow strike. A right hand to the body from Hartmann.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hartmann obliges. Palmer misses with a hook from the clinch. Hartmann tries to throw a body punch but Palmer avoids it by throwing Hartmann back against the ropes. Hartmann lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Palmer backwards. Hartmann tries to land knees in the clinch but Palmer avoids the damage to the body. Palmer working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hartmann obliges. Palmer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hartmann putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Palmer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Hartmann using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hartmann lands a nice elbow. Hartmann putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Palmer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hartmann looking to throw knees to the head but Palmer is blocking nicely.
Hartmann has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile. Nice elbow from Hartmann. Palmer managing to block the knees to the body from Hartmann.
Palmer prevents a body shot from Hartmann. Palmer looking to stall.
Hartmann lands a good knee to the midsection. Palmer won't want to take too many of those. Hartmann with a knee to the head.
Hartmann presses Palmer against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Hartmann working Palmer over with knees to the body. Hartmann lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hartmann missing with knees to the body.
Hartmann struggles to land a body shot inside as Palmer controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Hartmann. Hartmann works on Palmer's body with a couple of short punches. Palmer is trying to pull guard but Hartmann turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch. Hartmann lands a nice elbow. Hartmann misses with a punch to the body.
Hartmann lands an elbow inside that Palmer shrugs off. Palmer fails to pull guard.
Hartmann lands a nice knee to the body. Hartmann lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hartmann landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Hartmann lands a knee to the body.
Hartmann is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Hartmann misses with a knee strike.
Hartmann misses with a punch to the body.
Hartmann lands a shoulder strike. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erwin Hartmann dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hartmann keeps Palmer at a distance using the push kick. Hartmann comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Hartmann connects with a jab. Erwin Hartmann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hartmann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. The fight stays on the outside here - Hartmann looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Palmer tries to keep at a distance but Hartmann has taken the fight into the clinch. Palmer lands with a left to the head. Hartmann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Palmer avoids it. Hartmann unloads a knee to the mid-section. 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! Hartmann working some nice short punches in the clinch. Hartmann working some nice short punches in the clinch. Hartmann missing with knees to the body.
Palmer wants to get back to striking at distance but Hartmann won't allow it.
Hartmann lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Palmer backwards. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Palmer tries to pull guard but Hartmann won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Palmer is trying to pull guard but Hartmann turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch. Hartmann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Palmer avoids it. Hartmann lands a good knee to the midsection. Palmer won't want to take too many of those. Hartmann looking to throw knees to the head but Palmer is blocking nicely.
Hartmann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hartmann lands a nice elbow. Palmer tries to pull guard but Hartmann holds him up against the ropes and eventually Palmer drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leland Palmer. That's going to take a lot out of him. Hartmann pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. Good body shot from Hartmann.
Palmer misses with a hook from the clinch. Hartmann working Palmer over with knees to the body. Hartmann landing knees to the head.
Palmer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. 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! Hartmann misses with a knee to the head. Palmer struggles to land a body shot inside as Hartmann controls his hands.
Hartmann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Palmer.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hartmann misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hartmann landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Hartmann.
Hartmann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Palmer's elbow. Hartmann lands a nice knee to the body. Palmer jumps guard but Hartmann stands there with Palmer around his waist. Palmer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hartmann misses with a punch to the body.
Palmer tries to circle away but Hartmann has him pinned against the ropes. A right hook to the body lands for Hartmann.
Hartmann lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Palmer or not. Hartmann is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Palmer is defending well for now. Erwin Hartmann seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Hartmann throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Palmers head. Hartmann scores with a shot to the side of Palmer's head. Hartmann throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Hartmann misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hartmann scores with a knee to the head.
Hartmann landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hartmann misses with a body punch.
Hartmann scores a nice knee to the body.
Hartmann with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Palmer is rocked! Hartmann lands a body punch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hartmann obliges. Hartmann presses Palmer against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hartmann obliges. Hartmann lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hartmann lands a hook to the side of the head. Oh Palmer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Hartmann lands an elbow just above Palmer 's eye. Palmer is pressed against the ropes. Hartmann pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Palmer! Two more big strikes from Hartmann and Palmer crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Erwin Hartmann! A victorious Erwin Hartmann thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. Leland Palmer spoke after the fight, saying 'wat'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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