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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yoel Palacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osiris Forrest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yoel Palacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Osiris Forrest!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forrest lands with a nice body punch.
Palacio could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Forrest throws a body shot but no joy.
Forrest lands with a right hand.
Palacio looks to land a right hand but Forrest moved out of range.
Forrest gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Palacio stops Forrest from standing up.
Palacio trying to control the position from guard on top but Forrest is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palacio is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Palacio prevents Forrest from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forrest is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Palacio dives into side control.
Palacio throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Palacio.
Forrest is pushing Palacio's head away, looking to escape. Palacio manages to hold on to the position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palacio postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Palacio prevents Forrest from escaping the position.
Forrest is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Palacio grinds an elbow into Forrest's temple.
Forrest is trying to escape the position but Palacio is controlling the position.
Forrest is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Palacio is controlling him well.
Forrest seems a little lost for a moment, as Palacio dominates the positioning.
Palacio throws a strike aimed at the side of Forrest's head but Forrest avoids it well.
Forrest managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Palacio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palacio in side control, throwing shots but Forrest defends.
Forrest pushes Palacio away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Palacio gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Palacio cracks Forrest with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Forrest is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Palacio scores with a couple of short elbows.
Forrest is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Palacio is controlling him well.
Palacio scoring with punches and elbows.
Forrest is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Forrest takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forrest wants to get back to his feet but Palacio drags him back down.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Palacio controls the position from side control.
Palacio working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Forrest on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Forrest is trying to buck Palacio off.
Palacio scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Forrest to see if he's OK.
Forrest wants to get back to his feet.
Palacio is chipping away with strikes.
Forrest is working to avoid the ground and pound but Palacio connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palacio taking a breather here.
Palacio creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Forrest sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Palacio scores with a couple of short elbows.
Forrest throws Palacio to one side and escapes!
Forrest lands a body shot.
Palacio looks to score with a jab to the body but Forrest is just out of range.
Forrest slips a straight right by Palacio.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Forrest scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Forrest lands with a cross.
Forrest throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoel Palacio dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A slow jab from Palacio misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Forrest on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Forrest thuds a left hand into Palacio's body.
Palacio is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Palacio misses.
Palacio takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Forrest throws a right and a left that Palacio avoids nicely.
Palacio scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Forrest is trying to stand up here but Palacio is controlling him well.
Forrest is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Palacio scores with a couple of nice shots.
Forrest pushes Palacio off looking to stand but Palacio dives back in and keeps control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Forrest can do anything to dispel that myth.
Palacio is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Forrest is trying to stand back up but Palacio is controlling him
Forrest is staying active underneath Palacio, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palacio not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palacio scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Palacio there.
Forrest on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Forrest wants to stand back up but Palacio manages to pass into side control.
Forrest is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Palacio asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Forrest is not content to let Palacio control the position.
Palacio prevents Forrest from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palacio is looking to take a break and control but Forrest is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Palacio working the head with strikes.
Palacio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Forrest can do to turn this around?
Palacio works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Palacio lands a nice forearm strike.
Forrest tries to escape but Palacio is in control.
Forrest takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Forrest is not content to let Palacio control the position.
Forrest is pushing Palacio's head away, looking to escape. Palacio manages to hold on to the position though.
Palacio lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forrest is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Palacio is controlling him well.
Palacio trying to control the action but Forrest is working from the bottom.
Palacio scoring with punches from side control.
Palacio looks up at the clock and then as Forrest takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Palacio smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Forrest tries to escape but Palacio is in control.
Forrest is breathing heavily.
Forrest takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palacio lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Forrest taking a bit of punishment here - Palacio scoring with strikes.
Forrest wants to get back to his feet but Palacio is dominant here and he's now got Forrest's back!
Forrest wants to get back to his feet.
Forrest covers up after that shot from Palacio.
Palacio throwing damaging strikes from the back! Forrest could be in trouble here!
Palacio is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Forrest up.
Palacio punishes Forrest with strikes from the back mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palacio scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Forrest is trying to remain composed but Palacio is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Palacio's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoel Palacio dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Palacio staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Palacio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Forrest uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Palacio.
Palacio bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Palacio landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Palacio wants to control but Forrest is keeping him busy.
Yoel Palacio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Palacio is working Forrest over with some ground and pound from side control.
Palacio lands a decent elbow from side control.
Palacio prevents Forrest from escaping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palacio working the ground and pound.
Palacio scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Forrest to see if he's OK.
Palacio lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Forrest down.
Palacio works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palacio throws an elbow but Forrest slips to the side and avoids it well.
The strikes coming from Palacio are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Forrest is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Forrest on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Palacio trying to control the position but Forrest is working away.
Forrest wants to get back to his feet but Palacio drags him back down.
Palacio wants to control but Forrest is keeping him busy.
Forrest wants to get back to his feet but Palacio is dominant here and he's now got Forrest's back!
Can Forrest hold on?! Palacio is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Forrest is trying to stand back up.
Palacio really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Forrest.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forrest trying to get back to his feet but Palacio is in full control for now.
Palacio punishes Forrest with strikes from the back mount.
Osiris Forrest has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Forrest wants to get back to his feet.
Forrest is trapped and Palacio is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Palacio lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Forrest hold on?!
Forrest wants to get back to his feet.
Forrest is taking damage to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palacio lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Palacio trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Forrest doesn't escape.
Forrest is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Palacio looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Palacio looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Forrest wants to get back to his feet.
Forrest takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Palacio scores with punches and elbows.
Forrest is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palacio softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Palacio landing with strikes.
Palacio scores with punches to the body.
Palacio is working the ground and pound. Can Forrest escape?
Palacio is punishing Forrest with strikes - can he finish him?!
Forrest is rocked!
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!
Palacio is punishing Forrest with some ground and pound.
Forrest is still in real trouble! Can Palacio finish him?
Palacio scoring with big shots to the body. Forrest is looking for a way out. A despairing look towards the ref and the official steps in to stop the fight. Forrest was obviously done but didn't want to tap out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoel Palacio!
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RATING
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