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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michal Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michal Bryant has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michal Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant fails to land the takedown.
Palmer scores with a jab to the body.
Palmer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bryant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Palmer.
Bryant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Palmer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bryant tries for a takedown but Palmer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Palmer throws the kick towards the body but Bryant avoids it.
Michal Bryant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palmer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Palmer's waist but Palmer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bryant off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Bryant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palmer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Palmer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Palmer. Those never looked like landing.
Palmer misses with a two punch combination.
Bryant closes this distance looking for a takedown but Palmer circles away.
Bryant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Palmer.
Bryant fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bryant.
Bryant drives through and clinches with Palmer against the cage.
Palmer is pressed up against the cage. Bryant has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Palmer down to the mat. Palmer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Palmer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bryant eats them both and turns towards Palmer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Michal Bryant has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palmer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bryant.
Bryant fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Palmer tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Palmer does no damage.
Bryant misses the shot to the body.
Palmer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Palmer.
Palmer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bryant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Palmer throws a series of punches but Bryant moves out of range.
Palmer shoots in for a takedown but Bryant shows good takedown defense.
Bryant shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Palmer is trying to defend but Bryant finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bryant throwing shots but Palmer is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bryant thows a huge punch but Palmer dodges it nicely.
Bryant really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bryant throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bryant wants to stand up but Palmer has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Palmer is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Palmer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michal Bryant's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Palmer throws a right hand that Bryant ducks under and follows up with a left that Bryant also avoids with ease.
Bryant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bryant rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Palmer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bryant shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Palmer is trying to defend but Bryant finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bryant tries to stand but can't do so whilst Palmer controls his leg.
Palmer looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bryant 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 one minute gone in the round.
Bryant wants to get back to his feet.
Bryant slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bryant throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bryant working the head and body with strikes.
Bryant tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Palmer.
Bryant not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bryant is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Palmer is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer has one foot on Bryant's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Palmer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bryant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bryant misses with a hook
and Palmer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bryant throws a looping overhand right but Palmer ducks down to avoid it.
Palmer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bryant counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bryant working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Palmer has a closed guard, preventing Bryant from standing up.
Bryant trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant with a nice head shot there.
Palmer wants to stand up but Bryant is controlling him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palmer is wriggling around but Bryant manages to pass to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palmer is trying to stand up here but Bryant is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Bryant dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michal Bryant's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bryant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palmer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bryant looks for a takedown but Palmer sprawls well.
Bryant fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Palmer to the ground. Bryant is now in Palmer's guard.
Palmer is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Palmer gets underhooks to prevent Bryant's takedown attempt.
Palmer stops a takedown attempt from Bryant.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Bryant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bryant is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Palmer is keeping busy.
Bryant is working for takedown but Palmer is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Palmer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bryant has Palmer pressed against the cage, preventing Palmer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Palmer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bryant fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Palmer leaning his opponent against the cage.
Palmer is trying to push Bryant away but Bryant has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant has Palmer pressed against the cage, preventing Palmer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Palmer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Palmer punishes Bryant's body with a nice straight punch.
Palmer shoots in looking for a takedown. Bryant tries to sprawl out of it but Palmer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bryant manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Palmer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Palmer.
Bryant shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer misses with a series of wild punches.
Bryant avoids a punch combination nicely.
Palmer moves away from the strike by Bryant.
A combination from Palmer does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bryant takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bryant throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Palmer's waist but Palmer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bryant off to one side.
Bryant closes the distance and clinches up with Palmer, looking for a takedown. Bryant pushes Palmer against the cage but Palmer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bryant.
Palmer leaves Bryant with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Palmer looks to land a combination. Bryant sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Palmer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Palmer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Palmer!
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