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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Palmeri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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217 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ron Bob!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Frankie Palmeri!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob fails with a takedown attempt.
Bob tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palmeri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've been hearing reports that Bob has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bob gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Palmeri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bob tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Palmeri defends well and Bob ends up having to push Palmeri into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Bob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palmeri moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Palmeri throws a head kick that misses.
Bob tries to clinch there but Palmeri circles away.
Palmeri dips to his left and cracks Bob with an uppercut!
A solid leg kick lands there for Palmeri.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob shoots and misses
and Palmeri counters with a right hand to the body.
Palmeri shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bob eats them both and turns towards Palmeri to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Ron Bob has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bob tries to bum rush Palmeri with a series of wild strikes but Palmeri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Palmeri feints a counter leg kick.
Bob takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Palmeri just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob throws a combination that misses
and Palmeri counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bob won't be happy with that.
Palmeri cracks Bob with a big right hand but Bob just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bob tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bob manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Palmeri is trying to get back to full guard.
Palmeri moves into full guard.
Bob working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Palmeri looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob distracts Palmeri with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bob throws a big right hand that misses.
Bob throwing strikes from guard but Palmeri blocks nicely.
Bob won't allow Palmeri to sweep him here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bob working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Palmeri's head.
Bob trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Palmeri working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bob.
Bob working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Palmeri preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bob lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Palmeri looking for a sweep. Not yet Palmeri, not yet.
Bob wants to control from the top but Palmeri keeps moving.
Bob throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Palmeri works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bob wants to control from the top but Palmeri keeps moving.
Bob throws an elbow that misses. Palmeri uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bob's guard. Nice move by Palmeri!
Palmeri controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bob wants to sweep but no luck.
Bob trying to control the position.
Palmeri with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Palmeri dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ron Bob's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bob shoots in looking for a takedown but Palmeri manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bob's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bob shoots in looking for a takedown but Palmeri manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bob's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bob closes the distance and clinches up with Palmeri, looking for a takedown. Bob pushes Palmeri against the cage but Palmeri circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Bob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bob throws a hook but Palmeri blocks it.
Bob with a poor takedown
and Palmeri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Palmeri there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bob closes the distance but Palmeri moves to the side
and Palmeri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from Palmeri misses.
Palmeri scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmeri with a jab.
Palmeri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Palmeri slaps away a takedown attempt from Bob, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bob tries for a takedown but Palmeri circles away easily
enabling Palmeri to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmeri swats away the attempt to clinch by Bob.
Bob doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Palmeri counters with a head kick. That will keep Bob thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Palmeri scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bob in his tracks.
Bob misses with a double jab
and Palmeri counters with a flying knee that drops Bob! Palmeri dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frankie Palmeri! Frankie Palmeri retains his heavyweight title!
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