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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Troy Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Sutherland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fivefold – Broken. Simon Sutherland will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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170 cm
26
140 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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172 cm
25
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Good kicks
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Troy Palmer! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Sutherland! The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sutherland walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Sutherland misses with an uppercut
and Palmer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Palmer takes the fight into the clinch. Sutherland is trying to force a seperation but Palmer has the dominant position. Palmer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sutherland backwards. Sutherland looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Sutherland working hard to break the clinch. Sutherland tries to stall but Palmer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sutherland wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sutherland has had enough of the clinch but Palmer keeps him there for the moment. Sutherland working hard to break the clinch. A short right hand to the side of the head by Palmer. Palmer lands a hook that snaps the head of Sutherland backwards. Palmer scores with an uppercut up the middle. Sutherland wants to break free but Palmer has control.
Sutherland wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Palmer has him pressed against the cage. Sutherland takes an elbow to the temple.
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It looks like Simon Sutherland has been cut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Sutherland tries to circle away but Palmer has him pinned against the cage. Palmer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Palmer lands an elbow inside that Sutherland shrugs off. Sutherland takes an elbow to the temple. Palmer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Palmer lands a right hand. Sutherland is trying to force a seperation but Palmer has the dominant position. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Sutherland has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Palmer scores with a nice hook to the head. Palmer lands an elbow inside that Sutherland shrugs off.
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That has opened up Simon Sutherland's cut even more. Sutherland is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Sutherland has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Sutherland tries to break the clinch but Palmer is controlling the position. Palmer gets through Sutherland's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Palmer lands a left hand.
Sutherland working hard to break the clinch. Palmer lands with a right to the head. A frustrated look appears on Sutherland's face as he tries to break the clinch. Sutherland can't break the clinch.
Palmer lands with a light punch inside. Palmer lands a shoulder strike. Palmer works on Sutherland's body with a couple of short punches. Sutherland is trying to push Palmer away but Palmer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Palmer gets through Sutherland's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Both fighters working to control the clinch.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Palmer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Palmer lands a hook that snaps the head of Sutherland backwards. A right hook to the body lands for Palmer.
Sutherland looks winded! Palmer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sutherland backwards. Palmer lands a body punch in the clinch. Sutherland is trying to break free. Palmer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Palmer gets through Sutherland's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Palmer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sutherland backwards. Palmer lands a right hand. Palmer scores with a shot to the side of Sutherland's head. Sutherland tries to break free but Palmer pushes him back against the cage. Palmer working some nice short punches in the clinch. Palmer lands a damaging elbow. Palmer scores with a hook to the body. Palmer lands with a short shot to the head. Palmer lands a hook to the side of the head.
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Sutherland is rocked! Palmer presses Sutherland against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Palmer lands a left hand.
Sutherland is still on wobbly legs! Can Palmer finish him?
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The cut above Simon Sutherland's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Palmer lands a hook to the side of the head. Palmer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Palmer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sutherland backwards.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Palmer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sutherland or not. Palmer lands a right hand. Palmer pushes Sutherland against the cage. Palmer is working some dirty boxing. Palmer pushes off with a quick right hook! Sutherland goes down! Sutherland tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Palmer moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troy Palmer! Troy Palmer retains his bantamweight title! Troy Palmer 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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FIGHT
RATING
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