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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Palmares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalba Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech's choice of entrance music: Kavkaz Music . Kalba Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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218 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
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188 cm
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210 lbs
3 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rodrigo Palmares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kalba Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech misses with a hook
so Palmares counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech wants to get back to his feet but Palmares is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech being controlled here, momentarily.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech wants to stand up but Palmares is controlling him.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech being controlled here, momentarily.
Palmares stops Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmares throwing strikes from guard but Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech blocks nicely.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech wants to stand up but Palmares is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmares keeps the fight on the outside.
Palmares tries to counter with a takedown but Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech is quick to defend against it.
Palmares bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech tries to clinch but Palmares moves away
and Palmares counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Palmares performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech wants to get back to his feet.
Palmares with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Palmares working the head and body with strikes.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech is trying to stand.
Palmares slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmares looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Palmares sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Palmares trying to pass the guard but Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech defending well.
Palmares controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech is trying to stand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Palmares counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Palmares showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech is looking to stand up but Palmares isn't so interested in that idea.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Palmares presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech working hard to break the clinch.
Palmares drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmares jumps into guard, dragging Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech to the mat.
Palmares is controlling Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech's posture.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech throws a strike but Palmares rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Palmares not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech is looking to stand up but Palmares isn't so interested in that idea.
Palmares slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Palmares dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Palmares feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Palmares controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Palmares with a flurry of punches that miss.
Palmares is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech can do to turn this around?
Palmares won't allow Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech to get back to his feet.
Palmares looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech wants to stand up but Palmares is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmares looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Palmares stops Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech from standing up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech throws a head kick but Palmares moves out of range.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech closes the distance looking to clinch
and Palmares counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Palmares not doing much here.
Palmares seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Well, if Palmares is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Palmares. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Palmares scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech wants to get back to his feet.
Palmares sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech defending well though.
Palmares thows a huge punch but Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech dodges it nicely.
Palmares in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Palmares!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rodrigo Palmares!
A very excited looking Rodrigo Palmares made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Kalba Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech had this to say: 'Defeat sucks but going hungry sucks worse'.
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energy
A | B |
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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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