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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 Claudius Calaeabius (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
19 - 30 - 0 |
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145 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Dangerous knees
Big right hand |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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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
19 - 30 - 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
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Claudius Calaeabius!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calaeabius looks to land a combination but O Palmeiras avoids it well.
Calaeabius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick from O Palmeiras lands but Calaeabius takes it in his stride.
It looks like Claudius Calaeabius has been cut.
O Palmeiras looks for a takedown but Calaeabius sprawls well.
O Palmeiras moves into the clinch.
O Palmeiras manages to break the clinch.
Calaeabius throws a left and a right that both miss
and O Palmeiras counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
O Palmeiras cracks the inside of Calaeabius's front leg.
O Palmeiras shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Calaeabius is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
O Palmeiras showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Calaeabius.
O Palmeiras moves into the clinch.
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!
Calaeabius can't break the clinch.
O Palmeiras with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Calaeabius is trying to push O Palmeiras away but O Palmeiras has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calaeabius wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Calaeabius wants to break free but O Palmeiras has control.
Calaeabius working hard to break the clinch.
Calaeabius tries to break free but O Palmeiras pushes him back against the cage.
Calaeabius tries to circle away but O Palmeiras has him pinned against the cage.
O Palmeiras keeps control of Calaeabius as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Calaeabius is looking to break free of the clinch but O Palmeiras has double underhooks.
Calaeabius has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Calaeabius wants to break the clinch but can't.
O Palmeiras breaks from the clinch.
O Palmeiras showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Calaeabius.
Calaeabius keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice shot lands for O Palmeiras.
O Palmeiras shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Calaeabius but Calaeabius pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calaeabius takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
No luck for O Palmeiras with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Calaeabius did well to prevent O Palmeiras getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Palmeiras with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Calaeabius won't allow O Palmeiras to pass to mount.
O Palmeiras throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
O Palmeiras has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Calaeabius can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Palmeiras putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
O Palmeiras throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Calaeabius because O Palmeiras loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras is trying to control here but Calaeabius has managed to regain half guard.
O Palmeiras wants to work for an arm triangle but Calaeabius is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ground and pound from O Palmeiras.
O Palmeiras wants to take a breather but Calaeabius is having none of it.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Calaeabius has eaten all the pies!
O Palmeiras thows a huge punch but Calaeabius dodges it nicely.
O Palmeiras working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Calaeabius 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.
O Palmeiras not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Calaeabius is staying active underneath O Palmeiras, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
O Palmeiras is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras stands up and beckons Calaeabius to join him on the feet.
Calaeabius throws a nice looking combination but O Palmeiras bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Calaeabius looks to land a combination but O Palmeiras avoids it well.
Calaeabius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Palmeiras is looking for a counter combo.
O Palmeiras looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
O Palmeiras loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
O Palmeiras throws a big elbow that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Palmeiras controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
O Palmeiras trying to control the position from guard on top but Calaeabius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Palmeiras slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Claudius Calaeabius's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Calaeabius throws a nice looking combination but O Palmeiras bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Palmeiras scores with a jab.
O Palmeiras closes this distance looking for a takedown but Calaeabius circles away.
Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Palmeiras lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by O Palmeiras.
O Palmeiras decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
O Palmeiras will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
O Palmeiras wants to take a breather but Calaeabius is having none of it.
O Palmeiras not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Calaeabius is looking to escape.
O Palmeiras throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
O Palmeiras wants to lay and pray for a moment but Calaeabius keeps working.
O Palmeiras sitting and controlling from the half guard.
O Palmeiras is trying to control. Calaeabius wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from O Palmeiras.
Calaeabius blocking the ground and pound attempt from O Palmeiras.
O Palmeiras prevents Calaeabius from standing back up.
Calaeabius keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
O Palmeiras stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
O Palmeiras scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
O Palmeiras tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no O Palmeiras has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Calaeabius is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras is looking to take a break and control but Calaeabius is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
O Palmeiras decides to stand back up. O Palmeiras steps back and let's Calaeabius get back to his feet.
O Palmeiras jabs at Calaeabius's body.
Calaeabius takes a head kick and keeps coming.
O Palmeiras dives in and grabs Calaeabius's left leg, looking for a takedown. Calaeabius pushes down on O Palmeiras's head and hops out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Palmeiras moves into the clinch.
Calaeabius is trying to force a seperation but O Palmeiras has the dominant position.
Calaeabius wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
O Palmeiras is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Calaeabius gets underhooks though and prevents the 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calaeabius is looking to break free of the clinch but O Palmeiras has double underhooks.
Calaeabius can't break the clinch.
O Palmeiras escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Claudius Calaeabius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from O Palmeiras.
O Palmeiras closes the distance and pushes Calaeabius back into the cage.
O Palmeiras is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
O Palmeiras has Calaeabius pressed against the cage, preventing Calaeabius from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
O Palmeiras wants a takedown but no success here.
O Palmeiras looking for a takedown.
Calaeabius can't break the clinch.
O Palmeiras tries to pull guard but Calaeabius forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Calaeabius working hard to break the clinch.
O Palmeiras holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Calaeabius's face as he tries to break the clinch.
O Palmeiras pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Calaeabius misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Palmeiras half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calaeabius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Claudius Calaeabius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Palmeiras slips a jab and a cross from Calaeabius.
Calaeabius misses with a double jab.
O Palmeiras tries to clinch but Calaeabius moves out of range.
O Palmeiras tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Calaeabius defends well and O Palmeiras ends up having to push Calaeabius into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
O Palmeiras looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Calaeabius throws a nice looking combination but O Palmeiras bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Calaeabius fails to land with a series of punches.
O Palmeiras shoots in for a double leg but Calaeabius sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Some wild striking there from Calaeabius.
Calaeabius is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calaeabius throws a series of punches but O Palmeiras avoids them all with ease.
Calaeabius throws a series of punches but O Palmeiras moves out of range.
Calaeabius gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
O Palmeiras gets to his feet. Calaeabius looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Claudius Calaeabius's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
O Palmeiras throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Calaeabius's waist but Calaeabius gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing O Palmeiras off to one side.
O Palmeiras is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Calaeabius can do to turn this around?
Calaeabius stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Calaeabius wants it to stay on the feet.
Calaeabius swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and O Palmeiras counters with a takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from O Palmeiras seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
O Palmeiras landing strikes.
O Palmeiras tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no O Palmeiras has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
O Palmeiras misses with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Palmeiras working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
O Palmeiras throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Palmeiras wants to lay and pray for a moment but Calaeabius keeps working.
O Palmeiras throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
O Palmeiras thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
O Palmeiras has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
O Palmeiras closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Calaeabius looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Calaeabius's face as he tries to break the clinch.
O Palmeiras tries to score a body lock takedown but Calaeabius shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Palmeiras is leaning against Calaeabius and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
O Palmeiras breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
O Palmeiras drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
O Palmeiras distracts Calaeabius with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Calaeabius keeping full guard, as O Palmeiras tries to pass.
Calaeabius wants to stand and escape but O Palmeiras is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras postures up in Calaeabius's guard and throws a big left but Calaeabius blocks it.
O Palmeiras throwing strikes from guard but Calaeabius blocks nicely.
O Palmeiras trying to control but Calaeabius is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as O Palmeiras accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Calaeabius keeping moving, preventing O Palmeiras from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
O Palmeiras instigates a clinch.
Calaeabius is trying to break free.
Calaeabius has had enough of the clinch but O Palmeiras keeps him there for the moment.
O Palmeiras keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Calaeabius's efforts to push away.
Calaeabius wants to break the clinch but can't.
Calaeabius is trying to break the clinch but O Palmeiras is controlling him.
Calaeabius looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
O Palmeiras is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Calaeabius wants to get back to striking at distance but O Palmeiras won't allow it.
O Palmeiras has clasped his hands together around Calaeabius's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
O Palmeiras is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Calaeabius has escaped the position, nice work there.
O Palmeiras wants to lay and pray for a moment but Calaeabius keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for O Palmeiras, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras!
Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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