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Event:
RRFC Fight Night 46
Date: Nov 07, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palumbo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Palumbo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Santos.
Santos cracks Palumbo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#CUT#It looks like Shane Palumbo has been cut.
Palumbo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santos.
Palumbo with a nice cross.#CUT2#It looks like Johnny Santos has been cut.
Palumbo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Santos.
Palumbo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Palumbo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Santos swings for the body but Palumbo moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Santos.
Santos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palumbo throws a combination that misses
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santos misses with a head kick.
Palumbo misses the shot to the body. #T1#
Palumbo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Santos to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#That has opened up Shane Palumbo's cut even more.
Palumbo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santos counters with a body kick.
Palumbo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Santos counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Palumbo! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Santos!
Johnny Santos seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
RRFC Fight Night 45
Date: Oct 10, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palumbo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #CUT#It looks like Rex Kirby has been cut.
Nice sprawl there from Palumbo as Kirby shoots in.
Palumbo misses with the combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Palumbo misses with a hook
#TD2#
and Kirby counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kirby distracts Palumbo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kirby throws a big right hand that misses.
Kirby working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kirby working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Palumbo's head.
Palumbo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kirby engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kirby loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #SU2#
Kirby stands up and waves to Palumbo to follow him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palumbo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kirby.
Shane Palumbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1##TD2#
Kirby shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Palumbo is trying to defend but Kirby finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nice strikes from Kirby there. #CUT2#Shane Palumbo's cut is getting worse.
Kirby is taking a breather. Palumbo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Palumbo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Palumbo tries to get out of the position.
Palumbo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kirby.
Kirby looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Palumbo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #CUT2#Shane Palumbo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Shane Palumbo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rex Kirby!
Rex Kirby decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little. |
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Event:
RRFC 58: Gunn vs Steele
Date: Oct 03, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palumbo fails to land with a series of punches.
Palumbo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Othrguy.#CUT#It looks like Shane Palumbo has been cut.
Othrguy throws a nice looking combination but Palumbo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Othrguy throws a one two combo.
Othrguy throws out a powerful jab.
Palumbo misses with a combination
#CL#
and Othrguy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #BC#
Othrguy manages to break the clinch.
Palumbo looks to land a combination but Othrguy avoids it well.
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!
Palumbo throws a combination that misses
and Othrguy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Othrguy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Palumbo misses with a double jab
#KD#
and Othrguy counters with a left hand that sends Palumbo to the canvas! #ROC#Palumbo is rocked!#CUT#That has opened up Shane Palumbo's cut even more.
Othrguy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Palumbo is still in real trouble! Can Othrguy finish him?
Othrguy pushing down on Palumbo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Palumbo looks winded!
Othrguy throwing shots but Palumbo is blocking nicely.
Palumbo seems to have recovered his senses.#T1#
Othrguy passes to full mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Palumbo can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Othrguy cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
#SUB#
Palumbo is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Othrguy locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Palumbo is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Urwifs Othrguy!
An intense looking Urwifs Othrguy took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I decided before this fight win or lose to announce I'll be retiring. I've got two more fights on contract when I've fulfilled my contact it's over for me. Thanks to everyone.'. |
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Event:
RRFC 53: Shabazz vs Himes
Date: Aug 29, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palumbo misses with a few strikes there.
Train showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Palumbo.
#TD#
Train dives in and scores a takedown into Palumbo's guard.
Train is in close to Palumbo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Palumbo wants to stand and escape but Train is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Train working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB#
Train is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Train throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Train drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Train jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #T1#
Palumbo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Train controls the pace.
Train trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Train in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Train works over Palumbo with some ground and pound from guard.
Train lands a couple of elbows.
Train working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Palumbo's head.
Train wants to control from the top but Palumbo keeps moving.
Train sitting in guard here, content to control.
Palumbo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Train. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T2#
Train trying to control but Palumbo is working from the bottom.
Train seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Train postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Train postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Train controlling from the top position.
Train trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Shane Palumbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3##TD#
Train fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Palumbo sprawls well initially but Train persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Palumbo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Train.
Train throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Train sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Palumbo defending well though.
Train seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Palumbo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Train.
Train sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Train thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Palumbo's head. #T4#
Train takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Palumbo taking some punishment here, with Train in his half guard. #CUT#It looks like Shane Palumbo has been cut.
Train throwing shots but Palumbo is blocking nicely.
Train lands strikes from half guard.
Train working the head and body with strikes. #CUT#That has opened up Shane Palumbo's cut even more.
Train is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Train dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Palumbo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Palumbo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Palumbo, as that shot connected.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Train.
Palumbo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Palumbo wants it to stay on the feet.
Palumbo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Train misses with a double jab.
Train shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marshall Train. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Palumbo.
Train loses concentration momentarily and Palumbo pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Train crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Palumbo finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shane Palumbo! |
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Event:
RRFC Fight Night 41
Date: Jul 26, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klauss throws a series of strikes that have Palumbo backpedaling.
#CUT#It looks like Shane Palumbo has been cut.
Klauss slips a jab and a cross from Palumbo.
Klauss throws a series of punches but Palumbo moves out of range.
Palumbo shoots in for a takedown but Klauss shows good takedown defense.
Klauss throws a body shot but no joy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Klauss misses with a jab, cross combination.
Klauss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Palumbo moves away.
Palumbo throws a counter combo.
Palumbo tests Klauss's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Klauss darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Palumbo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#KD#
Klauss drops Palumbo with a left right combo! Klauss follows him down to the ground into side control.
Palumbo looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!#SU#
Klauss stands up.
Palumbo gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Klauss gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jan Klauss! |
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Event:
RRFC 46: Bohizdar vs Budinha
Date: Jul 11, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warren is looking to clinch but Palumbo is avoiding it.
#CL2#
Palumbo tries to keep at a distance but Warren has taken the fight into the clinch.
Warren with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT2#It looks like Shane Palumbo has been cut.
Warren is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Palumbo is breathing heavily.
Warren using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Palumbo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Warren has Palumbo pressed against the cage, preventing Palumbo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Warren softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Warren landing knees to the body.
Palumbo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Warren lands a good knee to the midsection. Palumbo won't want to take too many of those.
Palumbo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Warren lands an elbow that stopped Palumbo in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warren with a knee to the head.
Warren crunches a lovely knee into Palumbo's ribcage.
Warren lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Warren with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Warren landing knees to the body.
Palumbo takes a knee right on the jaw!
#CUT2#Shane Palumbo's cut is getting worse.
Warren connects with a nasty looking knee right to Palumbo's face.
Warren using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Palumbo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Warren crunches a lovely knee into Palumbo's ribcage.#T1#
Warren connects with a knee to the head.
Warren prevents Palumbo from breaking the clinch.
Warren connects with a knee to the head.
Warren lands a good knee to the midsection. Palumbo won't want to take too many of those.
Warren tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#BC2#
Warren breaks the clinch.
Palumbo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Warren counters with a head kick. That will keep Palumbo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! #CL2#
Warren fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Palumbo, pushing him back against the cage.
Warren misses with a knee strike.
Palumbo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Palumbo working hard to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Warren.
Palumbo is trying to break free.
Warren tries to land knees in the clinch but Palumbo avoids the damage to the body.
Palumbo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Palumbo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Palumbo is trying to break the clinch but Warren is controlling him.
Warren misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Palumbo.
Palumbo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
#T2#
Warren tries to land a knee to the head but Palumbo blocks with his arms.
Palumbo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Palumbo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Warren tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Palumbo avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC#
Palumbo manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Warren closes the distance and pushes Palumbo back into the cage.
Palumbo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#BC2#
Warren's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Palumbo misses with a wild combination.
Palumbo misses with a looping right.
Warren is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Palumbo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Palumbo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Warren scores with a kick to the body.
#CL2#
Warren takes the fight into the clinch.
Warren landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Palumbo taking a breather. #T3#
Palumbo trying to stall but Warren improves his position.
Warren with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Warren unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Warren is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#BC2#
Warren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Warren moves into range and clinches up with Palumbo.
Warren unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Palumbo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Warren lands a knee to the body.
Warren is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Palumbo takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Warren.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC2#
Warren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Warren takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Palumbo tries to bum rush Warren with a series of wild strikes but Warren uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#CL2#
Warren closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Warren.
Warren prevents Palumbo from breaking the clinch.#T4#
Warren with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Warren has Palumbo pressed against the cage, preventing Palumbo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Warren lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Warren.
#CUT2#Shane Palumbo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Palumbo working hard to break the clinch.
Palumbo has had enough of the clinch but Warren keeps him there for the moment.#BC2#
Warren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Warren tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Palumbo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Warren is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Palumbo throws a shot from downtown. Warren moves away and avoids it.
Warren is trying to counter with his kicks.
Warren slips a jab and a cross from Palumbo.
#CL2#
Warren gets a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warren throws a knee to the head but misses.
Warren lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Warren tries to land a knee to the head but Palumbo blocks with his arms.
Warren creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Warren dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Palumbo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Palumbo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Warren circles away quickly and effectively.#CL2#
Warren moves into the clinch.
Palumbo blocks the elbow strike.
Warren misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Palumbo.
Warren trying to land knees to the body.
Palumbo is trying to break the clinch but Warren is controlling him.
Warren lands a nice knee to the body.
Warren looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Palumbo managing to block the knees to the body from Warren.
Palumbo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Palumbo is trying to stall.
Warren has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#BC2#
Warren breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Palumbo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Warren clinches with his opponent.
Warren trying to land knees to the body.
Palumbo wants to get back to striking at distance but Warren won't allow it.
Palumbo working hard to break the clinch.
Palumbo wants to break free but Warren has control.
Warren has Palumbo pressed against the cage, preventing Palumbo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Palumbo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
Warren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Palumbo throws the left hand but Warren avoids the punch easily.
Shane Palumbo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Warren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Palumbo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Palumbo connects with a right hand. Warren shakes it off.
Warren wants to clinch up but Palumbo keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Warren clinches.
Palumbo avoiding damage as Warren throws knees to the body.
Warren is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Palumbo is defending well for now.
Warren keeps control of Palumbo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Palumbo is trying to push Warren away but Warren has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Palumbo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Warren crunches a lovely knee into Palumbo's ribcage.
Warren tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Palumbo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Warren throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Palumbo blocks it with crossed arms.
Warren landing knees to the body.
Warren tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Warren with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#T2##BC#
Palumbo breaks the clinch.
Palumbo looks to land a combination but Warren avoids it well. #CL2#
Warren closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC2#
Warren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Warren gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Warren manages to break the clinch.
Palumbo works the jab nicely.
Palumbo looks to land a combination but Warren avoids it well.
Palumbo misses the shot to the body.
Warren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Palumbo paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Warren putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Palumbo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.#BC2#
Warren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Warren shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Palumbo as he jumps to the side. #T3##CL2#
Warren gets a clinch.
Palumbo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Palumbo tries to break the clinch but Warren is controlling the position.
Palumbo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Palumbo's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC2#
Warren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Warren tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Palumbo throws a series of punches but Warren moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Warren's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Palumbo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Warren tries to avoid it but Palumbo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Warren to the ground. Warren escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #CL2#
Warren moves into range and clinches up with Palumbo.
Warren scores with a knee to the head.
Palumbo takes an elbow to the temple.
Warren using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Warren throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Palumbo blocks it with crossed arms. #BC2#
Warren manages to break the clinch.
Warren tries to move into range but Palumbo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Palumbo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Warren closes the distance and clinches.
Palumbo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Warren with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Palumbo tries to break the clinch but Warren is controlling the position.
Palumbo wants to get back to striking at distance but Warren won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Warren.
A knee to the head by Warren.
Palumbo is looking to break free of the clinch but Warren has double underhooks.
Warren lands a nice knee to the body.
Palumbo tries to break free but Warren pushes him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Warren.
Palumbo is looking to break free of the clinch but Warren has double underhooks.
Warren landing knees to the body.
Warren lands a nice knee to the body.
Palumbo is trying to break the clinch but Warren is controlling him.#BC2#
Warren manages to break the clinch.
Palumbo throws a series of strikes that have Warren backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Warren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shane Palumbo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Palumbo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Palumbo throws a hook but Warren avoids it easily.
Warren tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Palumbo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Warren closes the distance and clinches.
Palumbo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Palumbo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Warren has him pressed against the cage.
Palumbo managing to block the knees to the body from Warren.
Warren keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Palumbo's efforts to push away.
Palumbo tries to circle away but Warren has him pinned against the cage.
Warren pushes off an throws an elbow but Palumbo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Warren with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Warren utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palumbo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Palumbo has had enough of the clinch but Warren keeps him there for the moment.
Palumbo is trying to break the clinch but Warren has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Warren.
Warren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T1#
Palumbo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Palumbo takes a knee to the side of the body. #BC2#
Warren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Palumbo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL2#
Warren clinches up with Palumbo and pushes him back against the cage.
Warren connects with a nasty looking knee right to Palumbo's face.
Warren utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Warren.
Warren utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#BC2#
Warren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Palumbo connects with a body shot.
Palumbo with a nice cross.
Palumbo misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Palumbo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dexter Warren is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
A knee to the head by Warren.
Warren missing with knees to the body.
Palumbo wants to get back to striking at distance but Warren won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Palumbo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Palumbo can't break the clinch.
Palumbo can't break the clinch.
Palumbo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Warren has him pressed against the cage.
Palumbo working hard to break the clinch.
Palumbo is trying to break free.
Palumbo wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Palumbo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Palumbo controlling the action here for a moment.
#T3#
Palumbo is trying to break the clinch but Warren has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Warren.
Warren tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Warren prevents Palumbo from breaking the clinch.
Palumbo is trying to force a seperation but Warren has the dominant position.
Palumbo is looking to break free of the clinch but Warren has double underhooks.
Dexter Warren seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Palumbo tries to break the clinch but Warren is controlling the position.
Palumbo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC#
Palumbo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
No joy there for Palumbo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Palumbo misses the shot to the body. #CL2#
Warren closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Warren working Palumbo over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Warren.
#BC2#
Warren breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Palumbo closes the distance and pushes Warren back into the cage.
Shane Palumbo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Palumbo can't break the clinch.
Warren unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Palumbo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Palumbo has had enough of the clinch but Warren keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Palumbo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Palumbo lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Warren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Warren winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Warren! |
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Event:
RRFC Fight Night 35
Date: Jun 14, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palumbo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiggs walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Palumbo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Palumbo shoots in but Tiggs avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tiggs slips a jab and a cross from Palumbo.
Palumbo fails to land with a series of punches.
Palumbo defending well as Tiggs loads up on a big left hand.
Palumbo is looking for the big counter here.
A jab from Palumbo misses.
Palumbo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tiggs tries to avoid it but Palumbo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tiggs to the ground. Tiggs escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Palumbo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Palumbo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tiggs throws a hook to the side of Palumbo's head but Palumbo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Palumbo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Tiggs is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tiggs swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Palumbo.#CUT#It looks like Shane Palumbo has been cut.#KD2#
Palumbo drops Tiggs with a left right combo! Palumbo follows him down to the ground into side control.
#CUT2#It looks like Lance Tiggs has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiggs is trying to buck Palumbo off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU2#
Palumbo stands up and beckons Tiggs to his feet.
Palumbo throws the left hand but Tiggs avoids the punch easily.
Palumbo tries to bum rush Tiggs with a series of wild strikes but Tiggs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Palumbo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#T1##CL2#
Palumbo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tiggs lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Palumbo or not.
Palumbo looks winded!
Tiggs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Palumbo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tiggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Palumbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Palumbo is looking to break free of the clinch but Tiggs has double underhooks.
Palumbo has had enough of the clinch but Tiggs keeps him there for the moment.
Palumbo tries to break free but Tiggs pushes him back against the cage.
Tiggs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Palumbo's efforts to push away.
Palumbo is trying to push Tiggs away but Tiggs has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Palumbo blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palumbo.
Palumbo blocking some punches.
Palumbo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tiggs has him pressed against the cage.
Palumbo blocks a body shot from Tiggs.
Tiggs throws a head punch that misses. #T2#
Tiggs lands with a left to the head.
Tiggs lands with a light punch inside.
Tiggs prevents Palumbo from breaking the clinch.
Tiggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tiggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Palumbo tries to break the clinch but Tiggs is controlling the position.
Tiggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palumbo.
Tiggs working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Palumbo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Palumbo blocks an uppercut.
Tiggs throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palumbo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Palumbo is trying to push Tiggs away but Tiggs has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Palumbo blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tiggs changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Palumbo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Palumbo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #T3#
Palumbo with a nice cross.
Tiggs slips under a jab.
Palumbo throws a lazy right hand but Tiggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tiggs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Palumbo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tiggs throws a jab when Palumbo was well out of range.
Lance Tiggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Palumbo checks the leg kick nicely there.
As Tiggs backs off Palumbo throws a huge counter combo but Tiggs manages to avoid it all.
Palumbo throws a series of punches but Tiggs moves out of range.
Tiggs throws a hook but Palumbo blocks it.#CL#
Tiggs closes the distance and clinches.
Tiggs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiggs misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiggs.
Tiggs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tiggs misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palumbo.
Palumbo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T4#
Tiggs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Palumbo is trying to break the clinch but Tiggs has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Tiggs.
Palumbo is trying to push Tiggs away but Tiggs has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Palumbo is looking to break free of the clinch but Tiggs has double underhooks.
Palumbo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiggs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Palumbo backwards. #BC2#
Palumbo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tiggs cracks Palumbo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shane Palumbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Tiggs rushes Palumbo and presses him up against the cage.
Palumbo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Palumbo can't break the clinch.
Tiggs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Palumbo is trying to push Tiggs away but Tiggs has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tiggs lands a nice shot to the body.
Palumbo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Palumbo is trying to break free.
Tiggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Palumbo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lance Tiggs will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Tiggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shane Palumbo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tiggs fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Palumbo on the side of the head.
Tiggs slips a jab and a cross from Palumbo.
Palumbo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Palumbo moves away from the strike by Tiggs.
Tiggs slips under a jab from Palumbo.
Tiggs lands a head shot.
Tiggs keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
#CUT#That has opened up Shane Palumbo's cut even more.
Shane Palumbo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Palumbo looks to land a combination but Tiggs avoids it well.
Tiggs fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Palumbo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tiggs tries to clinch but Palumbo is having none of it.
Tiggs swats away the attempt to clinch by Palumbo.
Palumbo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tiggs.
Palumbo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tiggs back to the cage. Palumbo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiggs clobbers Palumbo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tiggs loads up on a big right hand but Palumbo slips the punch.
Tiggs scores with a crisp jab that stopped Palumbo in his tracks.
Tiggs connects with a crisp jab. #ROC#Palumbo is rocked!#CUT#The cut above Shane Palumbo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.#T1#
Tiggs cracks Palumbo on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Palumbo falls backwards against the cage. Tiggs follows up with more strikes that drop Palumbo to his knees. Tiggs keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Palumbo! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lance Tiggs!
During a confident post fight interview, Lance Tiggs thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 02, 2020 |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palumbo drops Woodlard with a right and a left! Palumbo comes rushing in but Woodlard regains his composure and manages to keep Palumbo in guard.
Woodlard is rocked!
It looks like Rickman Woodlard has been cut.
Palumbo gets to his feet - Woodlard follows without any prompting.
Oh Woodlard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Woodlard lands a jab-cross combination.
Woodlard seems to have got his legs back now.
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!
Palumbo misses with a double jab.
A slow jab from Woodlard misses its intended target.
Woodlard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Palumbo moves out of range as Woodlard strikes.
Palumbo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Woodlard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Woodlard defending well as Palumbo loads up on a big left hand.
Woodlard backs away from a small jab... but Palumbo lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Woodlard crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Palumbo with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Shane Palumbo! |
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