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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerard De Villefort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Soa Palelei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerard De Villefort has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 cm
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265 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
World class 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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerard De Villefort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Soa Palelei!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Villefort slips a straight right by Palelei.
Palelei throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Gerard De Villefort has been cut.
De Villefort shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Palelei pinned against the cage. Palelei gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
De Villefort throws a body punch but Palelei moves out of range.
Palelei tries a quick counter leg kick but De Villefort is wise to it.
De Villefort throws a lazy right hand but Palelei sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Palelei takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Villefort misses with a body punch
and Palelei counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Villefort thinking.
De Villefort shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Palelei defends it nicely.
Palelei throws a big counter head kick but De Villefort avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Villefort swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palelei let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
De Villefort has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
De Villefort throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Palelei stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Villefort walks into a jab.
De Villefort misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Villefort drives through with a takedown into Palelei's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
De Villefort throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Villefort wants to control from the top but Palelei keeps moving.
Palelei really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Villefort. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Palelei pulls De Villefort in to control the position.
De Villefort landing some decent shots from guard.
Palelei is controlling De Villefort's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palelei trying to keep a closed guard but De Villefort is proving a slippery customer.
Palelei has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
De Villefort landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palelei preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Palelei pulls De Villefort in to control the position.
Palelei avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Villefort throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Palelei works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Palelei keeping moving, preventing De Villefort from controlling successfully.
Palelei trying to control the position.
Palelei controlling the position.
De Villefort trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Villefort throws a big right hand that misses.
De Villefort trying to control but Palelei is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
De Villefort postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
De Villefort misses the body punch
and Palelei counters with a good low kick that De Villefort was not able to check.
Gerard De Villefort seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Villefort slips under a jab.
Palelei looks to throw the jab but De Villefort is out of range.
Soa Palelei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Villefort misses with an uppercut
and Palelei counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Palelei avoids the body shot from De Villefort.
A punch lands to the side of Palelei 's head but he takes it in his stride.
De Villefort tries for a takedown but Palelei circles away easily
and Palelei counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerard De Villefort. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palelei throws the left hand but De Villefort avoids the punch easily.
Palelei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palelei looks to score with a jab to the body but De Villefort is just out of range.
De Villefort sizes up Palelei with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Palelei throws a leg kick but De Villefort sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Palelei throws a head kick but De Villefort moves out of range.
De Villefort is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Palelei.
De Villefort gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Palelei manages to break the clinch.
Palelei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Villefort.
Palelei misses with a wild body shot.
De Villefort feinted with a counter takedown.
Palelei has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palelei fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Villefort takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A big left from Palelei misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Palelei uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gerard De Villefort's cut is getting worse.
De Villefort throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Villefort closes the distance and clinches up with Palelei, looking for a takedown. De Villefort pushes Palelei against the cage but Palelei circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Palelei on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Villefort forces Palelei back against the cage and clinches.
De Villefort goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Palelei breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Soa Palelei will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gerard De Villefort's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
De Villefort is looking to clinch but Palelei is avoiding it.
Palelei fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Villefort on the side of the head.
Palelei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Villefort manages to avoid it.
Palelei throws out a loose jab but De Villefort uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Villefort gets a clinch.
Palelei misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from De Villefort.
Palelei wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Palelei.
De Villefort blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Palelei works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palelei lands with a short shot to the head.
Palelei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Villefort fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Palelei lands a body punch.
Palelei lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Palelei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palelei breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Palelei! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). 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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hype
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