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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Johnny Saint has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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212 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Saint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mario Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Mario Palmer has been cut.
Saint lands with an uppercut that bounces Palmer off the cage and back into range.
Saint tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saint lands with a right hand.
Saint blocks a head kick by Palmer.
Palmer drives through and clinches with Saint against the cage.
Saint is trying to break the clinch but Palmer has him pressed against the cage.
Palmer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Saint wants to get back to striking at distance but Palmer won't allow it.
Saint breaks the clinch.
Jab, jab by Saint - just one landing.
Decent striking displayed by Saint there.
Saint scores with a crisp jab that stopped Palmer in his tracks.
That has opened up Mario Palmer's cut even more.
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!
Saint connects with a single shot there.
Saint scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Palmer doesn't seem bothered though.
Saint throws a jab but it's blocked by Palmer.
Palmer wants to counter the offense by Saint and move into the clinch position.
Saint misses with a low kick.
Saint throws a leg kick but Palmer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Palmer wants to clinch but Saint slips to the side
and Saint counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saint tries a low kick but Palmer avoids it.
Nice uppercut there from Saint.
Palmer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saint moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saint waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palmer.
Saint throws out a loose jab but Palmer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palmer is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Palmer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Saint scores with a hook to the body. Palmer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Saint throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Palmer on the side of the head.
Palmer checks the leg kick.
Saint dips to his left and cracks Palmer with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saint fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Palmer on the side of the head.
The cut above Mario Palmer's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Palmer walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer tries to clinch but Saint is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Saint on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Palmer missing with knees to the body.
Palmer tries to land knees in the clinch but Saint avoids the damage to the body.
Saint goes for a takedown in the clinch but Palmer prevents it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Saint tries to circle away but Palmer has him pinned against the cage.
Saint pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Palmer tries to clinch but Saint moves out of range.
Johnny Saint seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palmer blocks a leg kick.
Saint scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Saint fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Saint lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer takes a swing at Saint's ribcage but misses.
Palmer tries to clinch up.
Palmer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Saint is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Saint paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jab from Saint.
Saint lands with an uppercut that bounces Palmer off the cage and back into range.
Palmer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint.
Palmer has closed the distance and engaged Saint in a clinch.
Saint has Palmer pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Palmer manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Saint blocks the elbow strike.
Palmer landing knees to the body.
Palmer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Saint lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Saint is breathing heavily.
Saint avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.
Palmer looking to throw knees to the head but Saint is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Saint. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palmer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saint's defenses.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Saint avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.
Palmer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Palmer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Saint manages to break the clinch.
Saint with a hook.
Saint uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mario Palmer's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Palmer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saint throws out the jab.
Palmer steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Saint.
A swing and a miss from Saint.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Saint.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saint lands a slapping body shot.
Saint throws a leg kick that misses.
Saint works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Saint dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mario Palmer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Saint ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mario Palmer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saint fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Palmer is out of range.
Saint sets himself, and Palmer steps forward looking for the clinch! Saint avoids it this time.
Palmer instigates a clinch.
Saint tries to break the clinch but Palmer is controlling the position.
Palmer is pressed up against the cage. Saint has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Palmer down to the mat. Palmer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Saint misses with a looping right.
Palmer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Saint darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Palmer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Saint dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Palmer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Palmer moves into the clinch.
Saint is stalling here.
Palmer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saint is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
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.
Saint tries to score a body lock takedown but Palmer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mario Palmer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Palmer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saint's defenses.
Palmer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saint's defenses.
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.
Saint tries to circle away but Palmer has him pinned against the cage.
Saint is trying to stall.
Saint working hard to break the clinch.
Saint is trying to break free.
Saint is trying to break free.
Palmer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Saint has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Saint makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Saint lands a right hand.
Palmer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saint is defending well for now.
Saint tries to circle away but Palmer has him pinned against the cage.
Saint blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saint avoids it.
Saint goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saint has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Palmer landing knees to the body.
Palmer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Palmer misses with a knee strike.
Palmer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Saint has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palmer misses with an elbow over the top.
Saint breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saint lands with an overhand left.
Saint fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Palmer.
Saint lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Saint connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Palmer momentarily.
Palmer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saint.
Palmer tries to clinch
and Saint counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saint tests Palmer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer wants to clinch up but Saint keeps it at a distance.
Saint punishes Palmer's body with a nice straight punch.
Palmer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Palmer closes the distance and clinches.
Saint is trying to break free.
Palmer misses with a knee strike.
Saint avoids a wild elbow strike from Palmer.
Saint is trying to break the clinch but Palmer has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Palmer.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Palmer obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saint tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Saint. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saint pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Palmer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saint uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Palmer has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer throws a leg kick
and Saint cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saint throws a jab when Palmer was well out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saint misses with a low kick.
Palmer is looking to land body kicks.
Nice body punch from Saint.
Johnny Saint is winning the standup battle so far.
Palmer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Palmer moves in looking to clinch but Saint pushes him off.
Saint swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Saint throws a leg kick which misses Palmer's front leg but catches the back leg as Palmer tries to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Saint. Beautiful body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Saint.
Saint connects with a body shot that sends Palmer's belly button to the back.
Saint connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Saint dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mario Palmer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Palmer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Palmer has Saint up against the cage in a clinch.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saint avoids it.
Saint on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saint is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Palmer can do to turn this around?
Saint avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.
Saint is trying to maintain a safe position but Palmer gets an underhook and turns Saint into the cage.
Palmer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Palmer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint tries to break free but Palmer pushes him back against the cage.
Saint avoids the elbow strike from Palmer, against the cage.
Saint looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Palmer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Saint can't break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saint.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint tries for a takedown but Palmer manages to get underhooks.
Saint wants to break free but Palmer has control.
Palmer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Palmer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saint is defending well for now.
Saint takes an elbow to the forehead.
Palmer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Saint blocks an elbow strike.
Palmer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Palmer misses with a knee to the head.
Saint takes an elbow to the temple.
Palmer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Saint has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Palmer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Saint managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
Palmer letting Saint take a breather here.
Saint wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Palmer pushes off an throws an elbow but Saint leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer misses with a knee strike.
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.
Saint is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Saint is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Saint is trying to push Palmer away but Palmer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Saint scores with a shoulder strike.
Saint breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saint listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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!
Saint scores with a decent looking hook.
Saint stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Saint dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Palmer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saint misses with a low kick.
Palmer takes one to the chin there.
Saint scores with a decent looking hook.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mario Palmer's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Johnny Saint!
Johnny Saint bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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