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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barney McLarin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Barney McLarin has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Barney McLarin seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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209 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barney McLarin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mario Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Palmer instigates a clinch.
McLarin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Palmer misses with an elbow over the top.
McLarin tries a body shot but Palmer blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McLarin throws a head punch that misses.
Palmer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McLarin is defending well for now.
McLarin misses with some punches.
Palmer blocks an uppercut.
McLarin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Palmer tries a knee to the head but McLarin blocks it.
Palmer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McLarin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Palmer pushes off an throws an elbow but McLarin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Barney McLarin has been cut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Palmer as McLarin tries to tie him up.
Palmer misses with a knee to the head.
McLarin avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.
McLarin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McLarin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McLarin throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLarin struggles to land a body shot inside as Palmer controls his hands.
Palmer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McLarin swings wildly with an uppercut but Palmer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palmer tries to land knees in the clinch but McLarin avoids the damage to the body.
Palmer blocks a body shot from McLarin.
McLarin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Palmer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. McLarin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Palmer can turn it around.
McLarin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Palmer blocks an uppercut.
McLarin misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palmer.
McLarin can't find room to land a body shot as Palmer controls the action.
McLarin struggles to land a body shot inside as Palmer controls his hands.
Palmer blocks an uppercut.
McLarin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Palmer is keeping busy.
Palmer looking to throw knees to the head but McLarin is blocking nicely.
Palmer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McLarin can't find room to land a body shot as Palmer controls the action.
Palmer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Palmer looks winded!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLarin stalling in the clinch but Palmer improves position.
Maybe McLarin would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Palmer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Palmer missing with knees to the body.
Palmer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McLarin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McLarin throws a head punch that misses.
McLarin misses with the head strike.
Palmer misses with a knee strike.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McLarin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Palmer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Palmer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McLarin throws a punch but it's blocked by Palmer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palmer missing with knees to the body.
McLarin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Palmer blocking some punches.
McLarin misses with a hook from the clinch.
McLarin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLarin avoids the elbow strike from Palmer, against the cage.
McLarin misses with a body punch.
McLarin has a couple of punches blocked by Palmer.
McLarin takes a knee to the side of the body.
McLarin struggles to land a body shot inside as Palmer controls his hands.
Palmer blocks a body shot from McLarin.
Palmer looking to throw knees to the head but McLarin is blocking nicely.
Palmer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McLarin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Palmer looking to throw knees to the head but McLarin is blocking nicely.
McLarin misses with a punch on the inside.
Palmer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McLarin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McLarin misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Palmer just misses with a elbow thrown towards McLarin's brow.
Palmer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Palmer blocking some punches.
McLarin is trying to break the clinch but Palmer has him pressed against the cage.
McLarin misses with the head strike.
Palmer blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLarin is looking to control Palmer's arms but Palmer gets an underhook and turns him. Now McLarin has his back to the cage.
McLarin avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.
McLarin has had enough of the clinch but Palmer keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from McLarin fails to land.
McLarin struggles to land a body shot inside as Palmer controls his hands.
McLarin misses with the head strike.
McLarin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from McLarin fails to land.
Palmer blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Palmer just misses with a elbow thrown towards McLarin's brow.
McLarin misses with the head strike.
McLarin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McLarin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Palmer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McLarin throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McLarin avoids it.
McLarin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McLarin tries to throw a body punch but Palmer avoids it by throwing McLarin back against the cage.
McLarin blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Palmer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barney McLarin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Palmer has closed the distance and engaged McLarin in a clinch.
Palmer missing with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McLarin tries to work over Palmer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.
Palmer blocks a body shot from McLarin.
Palmer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McLarin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Palmer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Palmer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Palmer misses with an elbow over the top.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McLarin.
Palmer misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLarin working aggressively here.
McLarin dodges an elbow strike from Palmer.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Palmer.
McLarin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Palmer missing with knees to the body.
McLarin misses with the head strike.
Palmer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Palmer is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLarin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from McLarin fails to land.
Palmer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Palmer misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Palmer just misses with a elbow thrown towards McLarin's brow.
McLarin working aggressively here.
Palmer blocking some punches.
McLarin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Palmer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Palmer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McLarin misses with some punches.
McLarin working aggressively here.
McLarin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McLarin tries to work over Palmer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McLarin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Palmer crunches a lovely knee into McLarin's ribcage.
Palmer lands a good knee to the midsection. McLarin won't want to take too many of those.
McLarin can't find room to land a body shot as Palmer controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Palmer just misses with a elbow thrown towards McLarin's brow.
Palmer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLarin avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.
McLarin blocks the elbow strike.
Palmer blocks a body shot from McLarin.
McLarin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mario Palmer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Palmer blocking some punches.
Palmer prevents McLarin from breaking the clinch.
McLarin misses with some punches.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McLarin avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McLarin.
McLarin misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from McLarin fails to land.
McLarin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McLarin misses with some punches.
McLarin managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palmer.
McLarin managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
McLarin misses with a punch to the body.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer prevents a body shot from McLarin.
McLarin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McLarin.
Palmer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McLarin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McLarin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Palmer as McLarin tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palmer.
Palmer prevents McLarin from breaking the clinch.
McLarin throws a head punch that misses.
Palmer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McLarin tries a body shot but Palmer blocks it.
McLarin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Palmer blocking some punches.
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.
McLarin managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
Palmer blocking some punches.
McLarin can't find room to land a body shot as Palmer controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLarin tries to work over Palmer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McLarin dodges an elbow strike from Palmer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McLarin.
Palmer throws an elbow that misses.
McLarin struggles to land a body shot inside as Palmer controls his hands.
Palmer pushes off an throws an elbow but McLarin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McLarin takes an elbow to the forehead.
McLarin tries a body shot but Palmer blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from McLarin fails to land.
Palmer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Palmer blocks an uppercut.
McLarin avoids the elbow strike from Palmer, against the cage.
Palmer blocks a body shot from McLarin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McLarin.
McLarin misses with some punches.
Palmer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McLarin's efforts to push away.
McLarin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Palmer throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Palmer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Barney McLarin's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Palmer is looking to clinch.
Palmer has closed the distance and engaged McLarin in a clinch.
Palmer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McLarin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Palmer with a knee to the head.
Palmer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Palmer scores a nice knee to the body.
McLarin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Palmer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McLarin is defending well for now.
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.
Palmer blocking some punches.
McLarin misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLarin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McLarin dodges an elbow strike from Palmer.
Palmer misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Palmer blocks an uppercut.
McLarin tries to throw a body punch but Palmer avoids it by throwing McLarin back against the cage.
McLarin throws a punch but it's blocked by Palmer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLarin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McLarin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Palmer in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palmer.
McLarin managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
Palmer tries to land knees in the clinch but McLarin avoids the damage to the body.
Palmer blocking some punches.
McLarin misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Palmer.
McLarin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McLarin.
McLarin misses with a punch to the body.
McLarin tries to throw a body punch but Palmer avoids it by throwing McLarin back against the cage.
McLarin avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.
McLarin misses with a punch to the body.
McLarin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McLarin avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.
Palmer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLarin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McLarin struggles to land a body shot inside as Palmer controls his hands.
McLarin misses with a punch to the body.
McLarin tries to throw a body punch but Palmer avoids it by throwing McLarin back against the cage.
Palmer blocks a body shot from McLarin.
Barney McLarin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Palmer missing with knees to the body.
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.
McLarin pushes Palmer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McLarin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Palmer's elbow.
McLarin looking to slow down the pace here.
McLarin misses with a body punch.
McLarin taking a breather.
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from McLarin fails to land.
McLarin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McLarin misses with a hook to the ribs.
McLarin misses with a body punch.
McLarin has a couple of punches blocked by Palmer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McLarin.
McLarin struggles to land a body shot inside as Palmer controls his hands.
Palmer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McLarin misses with a punch to the body.
McLarin misses with some punches.
Palmer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Palmer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McLarin misses with a body punch.
Palmer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McLarin blocks it with crossed arms.
McLarin throws a punch but it's blocked by Palmer.
Palmer blocks a body shot from McLarin.
McLarin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McLarin working hard to break the clinch.
McLarin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Palmer's elbow.
McLarin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Palmer blocks an uppercut.
Palmer blocks a body shot from McLarin.
McLarin is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLarin has a couple of punches blocked by Palmer.
McLarin throws a punch but it's blocked by Palmer.
Palmer tries to land knees in the clinch but McLarin avoids the damage to the body.
McLarin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McLarin avoids it.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McLarin avoids it.
Nice body punch from McLarin - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from McLarin fails to land.
McLarin throws a head punch that misses.
McLarin misses with the head strike.
McLarin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McLarin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Palmer's elbow.
McLarin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McLarin looking to stall.
Palmer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mario Palmer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McLarin is trying to stall.
McLarin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Palmer!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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