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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pete Palahnuik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palahnuik comes to the cage accompanied by Machine Civilization. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
27 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pete Palahnuik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shawn Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palahnuik gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spencer.
Spencer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palahnuik.
Spencer throws a series of punches but Palahnuik avoids them all with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Palahnuik on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Spencer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palahnuik.
Spencer thuds his right hand into Palahnuik's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Spencer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Palahnuik needs to keep his hands up - Spencer had a free shot at his head there.
Spencer misses with an uppercut. Palahnuik saw that one coming.
As Spencer looks to move away, Palahnuik throws a big counter combo bu Spencer just gets out of the way.
Palahnuik waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spencer.
Palahnuik has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
Palahnuik fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spencer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Spencer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Palahnuik.
Spencer moves out of range as Palahnuik strikes.
Palahnuik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Palahnuik lands a body shot.
Spencer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Spencer misses the target.
Spencer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Spencer.
Nice uppercut lands for Spencer. That snapped Palahnuik's head back.
Spencer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Palahnuik is looking to counter punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Spencer misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer connects with a crisp jab.
Spencer throws a jab when Palahnuik was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Spencer.
A nice leg kick lands there from Palahnuik.
Palahnuik misses with a series of wild punches.
Palahnuik takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Palahnuik throws a shot from downtown. Spencer moves away and avoids it.
Spencer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spencer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Palahnuik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Palahnuik takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Spencer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Palahnuik. Palahnuik circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Spencer throws a lazy right hand but Palahnuik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shawn Spencer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spencer throws a series of strikes that have Palahnuik backpedaling.
Spencer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Palahnuik had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spencer tests Palahnuik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Spencer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Palahnuik's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer throws a jab but it's blocked by Palahnuik.
Spencer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Palahnuik blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Spencer misses its intended target.
Spencer misses the shot to the body.
Palahnuik throws a right hand that misses
and Spencer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Palahnuik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Palahnuik staying out of range there.
Spencer tries to bum rush Palahnuik with a series of wild strikes but Palahnuik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spencer scores with a three punch combo!
Nice body kick from Palahnuik.
Spencer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Spencer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Palahnuik tries to bum rush Spencer with a series of wild strikes but Spencer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spencer throws a hook but Palahnuik avoids it easily.
Palahnuik misses the shot to the body.
Spencer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Palahnuik appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer throws a hook but Palahnuik blocks it.
Palahnuik misses with a wild body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Palahnuik lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Spencer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Spencer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Palahnuik avoids the body shot from Spencer.
Spencer lands with an overhand left.
Palahnuik takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Spencer throws out a loose jab but Palahnuik uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Spencer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Palahnuik was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fighters circling - Spencer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Spencer misses.
Spencer misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Palahnuik to counter with a crisp jab.
Palahnuik fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Spencer on the side of the head.
Palahnuik looks to land a right hand but Spencer moved out of range.
Palahnuik pivots, looking for a leg kick but Spencer is out of range and Palahnuik settles back down.
Palahnuik looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Spencer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Palahnuik attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Palahnuik counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spencer moves out of range as Palahnuik throws a body kick.
Spencer might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Spencer throws a nice looking combination but Palahnuik bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spencer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Palahnuik finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Palahnuik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spencer.
Palahnuik closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Palahnuik lands with a kick to the temple. Spencer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Palahnuik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spencer missing with a left hand there. Palahnuik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Palahnuik looks to score with a jab to the body but Spencer is just out of range.
Palahnuik swings for the body but Spencer moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palahnuik scores with a punch to the head.
Spencer connects with a right hand. Palahnuik shakes it off.
Spencer misses with a wild body shot.
Palahnuik connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Spencer dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Spencer misses with a right hand
and Palahnuik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spencer misses with a wild combination.
Spencer works Palahnuik's body with a nice hook.
Nice jab there from Spencer.
Spencer looks to score with a jab to the body but Palahnuik is just out of range.
Spencer misses with a hook. Palahnuik ducked under it nicely.
Palahnuik tried to counter with a leg kick but Spencer avoided it.
Palahnuik ducks under a wild hook from Spencer.
Palahnuik takes one on the button.
Palahnuik uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spencer.
Palahnuik misses with a looping left.
Spencer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spencer slips a straight right by Palahnuik.
Palahnuik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spencer.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Palahnuik might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Palahnuik lands a jab to Spencer's midsection.
Spencer misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A jab from Palahnuik finds it's way through Spencer's defenses.
Spencer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palahnuik ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Palahnuik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spencer fails to land with a series of punches.
Palahnuik is looking to counter with a body kick.
Palahnuik lands with a shot to the body.
Spencer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palahnuik.
Palahnuik throws an overhand right that lands on Spencer's shoulder, as Spencer tries to avoid the shot.
Palahnuik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Palahnuik swings for the body but Spencer moves out of range.
Spencer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Palahnuik finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Spencer looks to land a left hand but Palahnuik moved out of range nicely.
Palahnuik looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Spencer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palahnuik.
Spencer misses with a hook.
Palahnuik connects with a high kick.
Spencer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palahnuik.
Spencer moves forwards but Palahnuik connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Palahnuik looks to land a right hand but Spencer moved out of range.
Spencer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Palahnuik can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spencer misses with a few strikes there.
Palahnuik throws an overhand right that lands on Spencer's shoulder, as Spencer tries to avoid the shot.
Spencer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Palahnuik looks to land a body kick but Spencer moved away.
Spencer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Palahnuik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spencer.
Spencer throws a right hand that Palahnuik ducks under and follows up with a left that Palahnuik also avoids with ease.
Palahnuik dodges the punch combination from Spencer.
Palahnuik lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Spencer throws out a loose jab but Palahnuik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spencer moves out of range as Palahnuik strikes.
Palahnuik digs a good body shot into Spencer's ribs.
Good exchange - Palahnuik coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Spencer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Palahnuik scrambles back to his feet.
Spencer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Palahnuik circles away quickly and effectively.
Palahnuik scores with a jab to the body.
Spencer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spencer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Palahnuik.
Spencer missing with a left hand there. Palahnuik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Palahnuik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spencer moves away.
Spencer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Spencer misses with a body shot.
Spencer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spencer scores with a three punch combo!
Spencer misses with a straight left.
Spencer moves out of range of the body kick.
Spencer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick from Palahnuik misses.
Spencer staying out of range there.
Spencer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palahnuik connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Spencer misses.
Spencer scores with a jab to the head.
Spencer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Palahnuik.
Spencer lands a slapping body shot.
Palahnuik slips under a jab from Spencer.
Shawn Spencer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spencer moves away from the strike by Palahnuik.
Palahnuik defending well as Spencer loads up on a big left hand.
Spencer loads up on a big right hand but Palahnuik slips the punch.
Spencer swings for the body but Palahnuik moves out of range.
Spencer throws a hook to the side of Palahnuik's head but Palahnuik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice uppercut there from Palahnuik.
Spencer throws a shot from downtown. Palahnuik moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Palahnuik wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Spencer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Palahnuik lunges at Spencer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Spencer's hand.
Spencer scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pete Palahnuik will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A bone on bone clash there as Spencer blocks the leg kick.
Palahnuik scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spencer doesn't seem bothered though.
Spencer clobbers Palahnuik with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Spencer misses with a wild body shot.
Spencer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Spencer missing with a left hand there. Palahnuik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spencer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palahnuik was well out of range. Poor timing from Spencer.
Palahnuik swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Palahnuik drops his hands momentarily and Spencer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Spencer checks a leg kick.
Spencer throws a lazy right hand but Palahnuik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spencer misses with a straight right.
Palahnuik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spencer with a hook.
Palahnuik throws a right hand that Spencer ducks under and follows up with a left that Spencer also avoids with ease.
Palahnuik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spencer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer lands with a nice combination. Palahnuik backs away looking to recover.
Spencer swinging wildly here.
Palahnuik takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Palahnuik throws out a leg kick but Spencer moves out of range and Palahnuik only half commits.
Palahnuik lands a body shot.
Palahnuik misses with an uppercut. Spencer saw that one coming.
Spencer misses with a straight left.
Palahnuik tries a low kick but Spencer avoids it.
Spencer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palahnuik manages to avoid it.
Spencer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Palahnuik ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Palahnuik scores with a shot to the body.
Palahnuik looks to score with a jab to the body but Spencer is just out of range.
Palahnuik buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik throws a body shot but no joy.
Spencer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Palahnuik is looking to chop away at Spencer's legs.
Spencer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Palahnuik's hands.
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!
Palahnuik connects with a solid leg kick.
Palahnuik lands with a shot to the body.
Palahnuik gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Spencer missing with a left hand there. Palahnuik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spencer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Palahnuik.
Palahnuik scores with the left hand. Spencer knows he should have avoided that one.
Spencer throws a jab when Palahnuik was well out of range.
Spencer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Palahnuik. Palahnuik obviously looking to wear him down.
Spencer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Palahnuik.
Spencer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Palahnuik misses with a leg kick.
Palahnuik throws a hook to the side of Spencer's head but Spencer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spencer throws a series of punches but Palahnuik moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Spencer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Palahnuik on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Palahnuik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spencer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Palahnuik scores with a leg kick.
Spencer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Palahnuik tried to counter with a leg kick but Spencer avoided it.
Spencer avoids the body shot from Palahnuik.
Spencer moves out of range of the strikes.
Spencer scores with the left hand. Palahnuik knows he should have avoided that one.
Spencer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Palahnuik misses the target.
Spencer misses with a hook. Palahnuik ducked under it nicely.
Spencer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spencer lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spencer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Palahnuik defending well as Spencer loads up on a big left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palahnuik throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Palahnuik walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spencer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Spencer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Palahnuik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spencer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Spencer misses with a body shot.
Palahnuik thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Spencer finds it's way through Palahnuik's defenses.
Spencer misses with a few strikes there.
Palahnuik turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Spencer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Palahnuik.
Spencer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palahnuik.
Palahnuik missing with a left hand there. Spencer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Palahnuik looks to throw the jab but Spencer is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Spencer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Spencer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Spencer!
Shawn Spencer 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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RATING
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