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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sans Pression - Numero 1. Bubba Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubba Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Palmer circles away.
Gracie tries to clinch up
and Palmer counters with a shoot takedown. Gracie fights it but they end up in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Palmer prevents Gracie from getting back to his feet.
Palmer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Palmer tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Palmer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie wants to stand but Palmer is controlling the position.
Gracie trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gracie wants to clinch
and Palmer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gracie wants to stand up but Palmer is controlling him.
Palmer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Palmer tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Gracie is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Palmer is controlling him.
Palmer is standing up over Gracie. Gracie looks to escape but Palmer dives into side control.
Gracie trying to remain calm as Palmer controls from the top position.
It looks like Palmer might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie defending against the ground and pound.
Gracie is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Palmer is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palmer controls the position.
Gracie pushes Palmer away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Palmer gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in 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!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer controls the position from side control.
Palmer working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Gracie wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Palmer happy to just control the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer staying calm.
George Palmer has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie tries to clinch
and Palmer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Palmer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palmer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palmer stops Gracie from standing up.
Palmer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George 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.
Palmer gets a double leg takedown into Gracie's guard.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Palmer controls the pace.
Palmer won't allow Gracie to get back to his feet.
Palmer engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gracie wants to stand up but Palmer is controlling him.
Palmer sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gracie's guard.
Gracie is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer wants to work for an arm triangle but Gracie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Well, if Palmer is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gracie looks like he's trying to stand up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Palmer in particular looking to stall.
Palmer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
George Palmer has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Palmer keeps the fight on the outside.
Bubba Gracie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gracie avoids it really well and circles away.
Gracie moves to clinch but Palmer breaks away
and Palmer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Palmer is controlling him.
Palmer works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Palmer prevents Gracie from standing back up.
Palmer not doing much here.
Gracie is trying to stand back up but Palmer is controlling him
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Palmer.
Palmer swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Gracie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Palmer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet but Palmer passes into half guard.
Palmer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Palmer trying to mount his opponent but Gracie defends it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie is trying to stand.
Palmer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by George Palmer.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Palmer is avoiding it.
Palmer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Palmer counters with a single leg into guard. Gracie didn't expect that.
Palmer wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie wants to stand up but Palmer is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Palmer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Palmer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Gracie as Palmer shoots in.
Palmer closes the distance and clinches up with Gracie, looking for a takedown. Palmer pushes Gracie against the cage but Gracie circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gracie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gracie wants it to stay on the feet.
Bubba Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Palmer.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Palmer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Palmer keeps it at a distance.
Gracie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Palmer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Palmer.
Gracie wants to stand but Palmer is controlling the position.
Palmer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie wants to get back to his feet but Palmer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Palmer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer prevents Gracie from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No luck for Palmer with that takedown attempt.
Gracie tries to clinch but Palmer moves out of range.
Palmer shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gracie napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Palmer controlling from side mount.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet but Palmer drags him back down.
Palmer staying calm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Palmer is controlling him well.
Palmer throwing shots but missing, from side control.
A lull in the action here as Palmer stalls from top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Palmer politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Palmer prefers to stall for the moment though.
The strikes coming from Palmer are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Palmer controlling the position from side mount.
Palmer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Palmer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracie is trying to get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here as Palmer stalls from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bubba Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Palmer blocks the strikes from Gracie.
Palmer is staying tight to Gracie's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Gracie striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palmer taking a breather here.
Gracie is trying to buck Palmer off.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Palmer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Palmer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Palmer!
In his post fight interview, George Palmer gave a big smile as he said 'Oh yes right now I am riding a two fight win streak inside Death Squad MMA. I don‘t know if I am getting a shitle...title shot but I just want to stay active. C‘mon whoever!'.
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energy
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hype
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