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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaudencio Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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135 lbs
15 - 26 - 0 |
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26
130 lbs
5 - 9 - 1 |
Good takedowns
Good knees
Big right hand |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gaudencio Roman!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras has been cut.
Roman lands a slapping body shot.
O Palmeiras gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Roman has clasped his hands together around O Palmeiras's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Roman tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
O Palmeiras tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Roman taking a breather here.
O Palmeiras is trying to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roman scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at O Palmeiras to see if he's OK.
Roman takes a little break here. O Palmeiras wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Palmeiras explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Palmeiras forces Roman back against the cage and clinches.
Roman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from O Palmeiras.
Roman digs a right hand underneath O Palmeiras's ribcage. O Palmeiras let out a lung full of air as it connected.
O Palmeiras is trying to break free.
Roman connects with a nasty looking knee right to O Palmeiras's face.
O Palmeiras tries to break free but Roman pushes him back against the cage.
Roman lands a nice shot to the body.
O Palmeiras is looking to take this one to the mat.
Roman goes for a takedown attempt but O Palmeiras pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
O Palmeiras misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
O Palmeiras takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roman lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras dives in and grabs Roman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Roman pushes down on O Palmeiras's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from O Palmeiras misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Roman.
O Palmeiras looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Roman shoots in but O Palmeiras avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Palmeiras instigates a clinch.
Roman has O Palmeiras pressed against the cage, preventing O Palmeiras from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Roman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
O Palmeiras breaks the clinch.
Roman lands the left hand.
O Palmeiras has a takedown stuffed.
Roman appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Roman.
O Palmeiras misses with a wild combination.
O Palmeiras moves into the clinch successfully.
Roman gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Roman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
O Palmeiras is trying to keep Roman in close.
O Palmeiras looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
O Palmeiras trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
O Palmeiras doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Roman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with O Palmeiras. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Roman controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now O Palmeiras is on top in guard.
O Palmeiras trying to control but Roman is working from the bottom.
O Palmeiras in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
O Palmeiras won't allow Roman to sweep him here.
O Palmeiras postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
O Palmeiras working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
O Palmeiras with a flurry of punches that miss.
Roman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roman wants to control from the top but O Palmeiras keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaudencio Roman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
O Palmeiras has managed to clinch.
O Palmeiras gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Roman.
O Palmeiras changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Roman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
O Palmeiras moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from O Palmeiras.
Roman lands a body punch.
O Palmeiras misses with a punch to the body.
O Palmeiras has a couple of punches blocked by Roman.
O Palmeiras blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Palmeiras is trying to break the clinch but Roman is controlling him.
Roman lands with a left to the head.
Roman tries to work over O Palmeiras's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O Palmeiras tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Roman gets underhooks to prevent O Palmeiras's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roman stalls.
O Palmeiras drops down looking for an ankle pick but Roman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Roman tries for a takedown but O Palmeiras circles away easily
and O Palmeiras counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Roman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
O Palmeiras fails to pull guard.
O Palmeiras prevents a body shot from Roman.
O Palmeiras takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Roman lands a nice shot to the body.
O Palmeiras tries to throw a body punch but Roman avoids it by throwing O Palmeiras back against the cage.
Roman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
O Palmeiras tries to pull guard but Roman won't allow it.
Roman effectively controlling the action here.
O Palmeiras prevents a takedown attempt there.
O Palmeiras drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Roman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Palmeiras doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras looking for a takedown.
O Palmeiras tries a knee to the head but Roman blocks it.
Roman lands with a light punch inside.
Roman missing with knees to the body.
Roman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from O Palmeiras.
Roman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Roman lands with a light punch inside.
Roman manages to pull guard.
O Palmeiras throws a big right hand that misses.
O Palmeiras trying to control but Roman is working from the bottom.
O Palmeiras has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Roman has momentary wrist control but O Palmeiras slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Roman being controlled here, momentarily.
O Palmeiras won't allow Roman to sweep him here.
Roman is looking for a triangle here but O Palmeiras uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Roman tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
O Palmeiras trying to control the action but Roman is working from the bottom.
Roman is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but O Palmeiras is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaudencio Roman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Roman has a takedown stuffed.
Roman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping O Palmeiras at a distance.
Roman digs a good hook to O Palmeiras's body.
O Palmeiras clinches up with Roman and pushes him back against the cage.
Roman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Roman looking to throw knees to the head but O Palmeiras is blocking nicely.
Roman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Palmeiras is trying to maintain a safe position but Roman gets an underhook and turns O Palmeiras into the cage.
Roman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
O Palmeiras is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Roman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Roman tries a knee to the head but O Palmeiras blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman misses with a punch to the body.
O Palmeiras letting Roman take a breather here.
O Palmeiras wants to stall.
O Palmeiras is working for takedown but Roman is calmly controlling the position for now.
O Palmeiras trying to land knees to the body.
Roman gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, O Palmeiras regains guard.
Roman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Roman trying to control but O Palmeiras is working from the bottom.
Roman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
O Palmeiras is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman sitting in guard here, content to control.
O Palmeiras keeping moving, preventing Roman from controlling successfully.
Roman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Roman postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Roman tries to clinch up.
Roman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Roman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from O Palmeiras.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras instigates a clinch.
O Palmeiras is trying to pull guard but Roman has him pressed against the cage.
O Palmeiras drags the fight down to the ground.
O Palmeiras is trying to hold Roman in close to prevent damage but Roman has managed to pass into half guard.
O Palmeiras gets back to full guard.
Roman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. O Palmeiras is keeping the position for now.
Roman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Roman postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. O Palmeiras is keeping the position for now.
Roman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Roman cracks O Palmeiras with a solid left hand.
Roman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
O Palmeiras tries to strike from the bottom.
Gaudencio Roman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Roman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Roman is continuing to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaudencio Roman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Roman 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaudencio Roman!
Gaudencio Roman thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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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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