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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between FIlipp Rozen (ranked 6575 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyprus Palmer (ranked 8631 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyprus Palmer will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, FIlipp Rozen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Cyprus Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer misses with a looping left.
FIlipp Rozen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rozen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rozen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Palmer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rozen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rozen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rozen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Palmer breaks the clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rozen - that will leave a mark!
Palmer clinches.
Rozen lands an elbow just above Palmer 's eye.
Palmer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rozen tries to work over Palmer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rozen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rozen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Palmer backwards.
Rozen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozen misses with the head strike.
Rozen misses with an elbow over the top.
Rozen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Palmer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rozen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rozen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rozen lands a head kick. Palmer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rozen scores with a nice strike.
Palmer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rozen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palmer.
Palmer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rozen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rozen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Palmer avoids it really well and circles away.
Rozen instigates a clinch.
Palmer gets control of Rozen's arms and successfully pulls guard. Palmer will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rozen trying to control but Palmer is working from the bottom.
Rozen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Palmer is defended easily by Rozen.
FIlipp Rozen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cyprus Palmer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rozen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Palmer with the counter takedown but Rozen avoids it easily.
Palmer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rozen defends it nicely.
Palmer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer goes for a double leg but Rozen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rozen continues to drive forward.
Rozen sizes up Palmer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rozen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rozen connects with a looping right hand.
Palmer moves away from the strike by Rozen.
Rozen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palmer was well out of range. Poor timing from Rozen.
Rozen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rozen delivers a nice body kick.
Rozen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rozen throws a head kick that misses.
Rozen throws a sloppy head kick and Palmer moves out of range easily.
Rozen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Palmer's waist but Palmer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rozen off to one side.
Rozen is breathing heavily.
Rozen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Palmer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer takes a swing at Rozen's ribcage but misses.
Rozen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rozen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palmer.
Rozen tries to land a front kick but Palmer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rozen throws an overhand right that lands on Palmer's shoulder, as Palmer tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rozen misses with a body shot.
Palmer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Palmer tries to counter with a clinch but Rozen shakes him off and moves away.
Rozen throws a head kick that misses.
Palmer fails with a takedown attempt.
Palmer darts in and clinches Rozen up against the cage.
Rozen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Palmer to keep the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
FIlipp Rozen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rozen scores with a three punch combo!
Rozen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rozen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palmer.
Palmer drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rozen defends it well.
Cyprus Palmer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Rozen does no damage.
Palmer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Palmer.
Rozen tries to clinch up.
Rozen closes the distance and pushes Palmer back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer avoiding damage as Rozen throws knees to the body.
Palmer breaks from the clinch.
Rozen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Palmer can do to turn this around?
Rozen lands a nice hook to Palmer's body. Palmer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A head kick misses from Rozen.
Rozen throws a head kick that misses.
As Rozen backs off Palmer throws a huge counter combo but Rozen manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozen tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rozen stuffs the takedown.
FIlipp Rozen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cyprus Palmer.
Rozen dives in for a single leg takedown but Palmer sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Palmer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rozen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Palmer somewhat.
Rozen takes a swing at Palmer's ribcage but misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rozen throws a head kick that misses.
Palmer clinches with his opponent.
Rozen tries a knee to the head but Palmer blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rozen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Palmer's brow.
Rozen blocks the elbow strike.
Rozen missing with knees to the body.
Palmer pulls guard successfully.
Rozen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rozen trying to control the position from guard on top but Palmer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Palmer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rozen's guard.
Palmer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Palmer pushes down on Rozen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Palmer looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Palmer has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Rozen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palmer controlling the action here.
Rozen moves into full guard.
Rozen is trying to keep Palmer in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rozen wants to sweep here but Palmer controlling him for the moment.
Palmer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Palmer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Palmer shoots in and drives through. Rozen sprawls well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Palmer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rozen.
Palmer steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rozen.
Palmer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Palmer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
FIlipp Rozen dominated that second round.
That's time! Rozen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rozen throws a hook but Palmer blocks it.
Rozen misses with a takedown attempt - Palmer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rozen takes a swing at Palmer's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Palmer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Palmer avoids the body shot from Rozen.
Palmer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Palmer instigates a clinch.
Palmer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rozen misses with an elbow strike.
Rozen tries a body shot but Palmer blocks it.
Rozen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Palmer walks away with a smile on his face. Rozen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rozen looks to throw the jab but Palmer is out of range.
Palmer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rozen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palmer manages to avoid it.
Palmer tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rozen tries to bum rush Palmer with a series of wild strikes but Palmer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Palmer steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rozen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rozen throws a jab when Palmer was well out of range.
Palmer steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rozen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Palmer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rozen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for FIlipp Rozen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rozen misses with an elbow strike.
Rozen tries for a takedown but Palmer manages to get underhooks.
Palmer jumps guard and drags Rozen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rozen looking to sit in guard and control but Palmer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rozen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rozen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rozen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Palmer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Palmer stalls from top position.
Palmer is continuing to stall.
Palmer tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Palmer has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Palmer working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Palmer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
I wouldn't like to be where Rozen is right now.
Rozen being controlled for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rozen gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Palmer sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Palmer controlling the pace for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rozen tries to hold on but Palmer pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cyprus Palmer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rozen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... FIlipp Rozen!
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