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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cung Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Palma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cung Le!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mario Palma!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Palma moves out of range easily.
Le avoids a punch combination nicely.
Le throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Palma's head.
Le slips a jab and a cross from Palma.
A head kick misses from Le.
Palma misses with a series of wild punches.
Palma throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Le counters with a head kick. That will keep Palma thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sloppy strikes from Palma. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le lands with a kick to the temple. Palma shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A punch combination from Palma misses.
Le seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Le throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Palma misses with a combination
and Le counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Le circles away quickly and effectively.
Le throws a head kick that misses.
Mario Palma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palma swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Le tries a head kick but it misses.
Le misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Palma moves out of range easily.
Palma avoids the head kick by Le.
Le misses with a series of wild punches.
Palma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Palma does no damage.
Palma throws a series of punches but Le avoids them all with ease.
Palma throws out a loose jab but Le uses good head movement to avoid it.
Le lands a head kick!
Le throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Le walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
Palma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Le.
Le throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Palma.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Palma moves out of range easily.
A left and a right from Palma both land. Nice combination.
Palma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Palma.
Palma throws a combination that misses
and Le counters with a stiff right hand.
Le throws a head kick that misses.
Palma throws a left and a right that both miss
and Le counters with a head kick. That will keep Palma thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Le tries a head kick but it misses.
Palma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Palma.
Palma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Palma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Le tries a head kick but it misses.
Palma misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick from Le lands but Palma takes it in his stride.
Le moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Palma misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cung Le will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Palma looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Palma.
No joy there for Palma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Le connects with a high kick.
Le scores with a head kick. Palma tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A head kick from Le lands but Palma takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Le slips a jab and a cross from Palma.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Palma misses with a wild combination.
Palma falls off balance throwing a combination
and Le counters with a big head kick but Palma shrugs it off.
Palma avoids the head kick by Le.
Le tries a head kick but it misses.
Palma blocks a head kick by Le.
A head kick misses from Le.
Le goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Palma darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palma throws a nice looking combination but Le bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Palma misses with a series of wild punches.
Le pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Le has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Palma finds it's way round the side to connect with Le's head.
Le bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Le.
Palma throws a series of punches but Le avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Le.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Palma fails to land with a series of punches.
Cung Le is winning the standup battle so far.
Palma swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Le counters with a big head kick but Palma shrugs it off.
Palma throws a right hand that Le ducks under and follows up with a left that Le also avoids with ease.
Palma is breathing heavily.
Le showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Palma.
Le throws a head kick but Palma moves out of range.
Palma throws a series of punches but Le moves out of range.
Le goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Le moves away.
A head kick misses from Le.
Palma avoids the head kick by Le.
Palma takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Palma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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!
Palma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Palma throws a combination. Le tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Le dodges the punch combination from Palma.
Le tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mario Palma will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Le feints a jab promting Palma to slip. Le then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Palma slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Palma misses with a jab, cross combination.
Le throws a head kick that misses.
Palma blocks a head kick by Le.
Palma throws a body shot but no joy.
Palma throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Le counters with a big head kick but Palma shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Palma. Those never looked like landing.
Le lands a high kick!
Palma misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Le misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Le moves out of range as Palma strikes.
Le showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Palma.
Palma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Le tries a head kick but it misses.
Palma misses with a few strikes there.
Palma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Le scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Palma moves out of range easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Le!
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Palma moves out of range easily.
Le dodges the punch combination from Palma.
Palma throws a combination that misses
and Le counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Le throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Palma throws a right hand that Le ducks under and follows up with a left that Le also avoids with ease.
Le throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palma takes a kick to the side of the head.
Le tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Palma misses.
Le throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Palma tries to bum rush Le with a series of wild strikes but Le uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Le takes one to the chin there.
Palma throws a series of punches but Le avoids them all with ease.
Palma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Le circles away quickly and effectively.
Le throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palma swinging wildly here.
Le avoids a punch combination nicely.
Le throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Le.
The fighters circling - Palma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Palma misses with a combination
and Le counters with a big head kick but Palma shrugs it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cung Le.
Well Le has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cung Le!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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