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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soa Palelei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Tremblay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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240 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Soa Palelei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Julian Tremblay!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palelei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tremblay manages to avoid it.
Tremblay takes a swing at Palelei's ribcage but misses.
Tremblay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palelei.
Palelei throws an off balance right hand
and Tremblay counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tremblay misses with a low kick as Palelei jumps back.
Tremblay connects with a body shot.
Palelei wants to clinch up but Tremblay keeps it at a distance.
Palelei definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tremblay drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tremblay accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tremblay postures up in Palelei's guard and throws a big left but Palelei blocks it.
Palelei keeping moving, preventing Tremblay from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palelei is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Palelei controlling the position.
Tremblay missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palelei is controlling Tremblay's posture.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Palelei controls Tremblay momentarily but Tremblay frees himself.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Palelei throws a looping overhand right but Tremblay ducks down to avoid it.
Palelei's corner calls for a 1-2. Palelei obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Julian Tremblay has been cut.
Palelei throws a body shot but no joy.
Palelei digs a good body shot into Tremblay's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tremblay. Palelei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Palelei looks to throw the jab but Tremblay is out of range.
A big left from Palelei misses.
Tremblay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tremblay misses the jab.
Palelei tries to clinch but Tremblay moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tremblay looks for the body kick but Palelei saw that one coming.
Tremblay lands a glancing blow to the side of Palelei's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Palelei looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Palelei throws out a powerful jab.
Tremblay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Palelei moves away.
Palelei throws a right hand that misses
and Tremblay connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palelei throws a shot from downtown. Tremblay moves away and avoids it.
Palelei missing with a left hand there. Tremblay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Tremblay on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Palelei misses with a hook. Tremblay ducked under it nicely.
Tremblay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palelei looks to score with a jab to the body but Tremblay is just out of range.
Palelei walks into a left hand.
Palelei misses the shot to the body.
Tremblay misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palelei misses the shot to the body.
Soa Palelei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palelei closes the distance but Tremblay moves to the side
and Tremblay counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Palelei is controlling Tremblay's posture.
Palelei avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tremblay trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tremblay lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tremblay trying to control but Palelei is working from the bottom.
Tremblay throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Palelei works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Palelei is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Tremblay throws a big elbow that misses.
Palelei is trying to control the position but Tremblay postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tremblay wants to control from the top but Palelei keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Palelei tries to clinch there but Tremblay circles away.
Palelei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tremblay.
Tremblay staying out of range there.
Tremblay throws a body shot but no joy.
Tremblay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palelei.
Palelei looks to land a right hand but Tremblay moved out of range.
Tremblay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Palelei.
Palelei backing away here, and Tremblay unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tremblay lands with a nice body punch.
Palelei connects with a crisp jab.
Tremblay motions for Palelei to come forward. Tremblay throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
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!
A big right from Tremblay misses.
Palelei looks to score with a jab to the body but Tremblay is just out of range.
Palelei moves in looking to clinch but Tremblay pushes him off.
Tremblay throws a leg kick but Palelei sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Tremblay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julian Tremblay's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Palelei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tremblay thinks about the counter body kick.
Palelei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tremblay's coach down at Victory Gym and Spa was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tremblay's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Palelei scores with a body shot.
Tremblay on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Palelei connects with a leg kick. Tremblay looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jab by Palelei.
Palelei scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Soa Palelei is winning the standup battle so far.
Tremblay throws a body punch but Palelei moves out of range.
Palelei cracks Tremblay with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Palelei has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Tremblay to stand back up!
Tremblay is rocked!
That has opened up Julian Tremblay's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tremblay gets tackled into the cage by Palelei. Palelei maintains the clinch.
Palelei lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tremblay is still on wobbly legs! Can Palelei finish him?
Tremblay has Palelei pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Palelei manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tremblay trying to stall but Palelei improves his position.
Tremblay is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Palelei is defending well.
Tremblay seems to have recovered his senses.
Palelei lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tremblay backwards.
Tremblay tries to work over Palelei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Palelei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palelei stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Palelei makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tremblay is breathing heavily.
Tremblay prevents a body shot from Palelei.
Palelei lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Tremblay to his knees! Palelei keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Soa Palelei!
Soa Palelei seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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