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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucio Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amish Hardcore Irish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Palhares might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Three 6 Mafia - It's A Fight . Hardcore Irish is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Devil's Dance Floor. Amish Hardcore Irish told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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273 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
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200 cm
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265 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucio Palhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amish Hardcore Irish!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palhares avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hardcore Irish throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hardcore Irish throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Palhares.
Hardcore Irish misses the shot to the body.
Amish Hardcore Irish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardcore Irish pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hardcore Irish leaves Palhares with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Palhares shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hardcore Irish napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Palhares is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hardcore Irish knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Palhares tries to score with some ground and pound. Hardcore Irish controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Palhares throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Palhares 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.
Palhares looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hardcore Irish pushes Palhares away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Palhares gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Palhares misses with the ground and pound.
Palhares tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Palhares is trying to get an arm triangle but Hardcore Irish is defending well.
Palhares tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hardcore Irish's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares cracks Hardcore Irish with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Palhares tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hardcore Irish on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Palhares is trying to get an arm triangle but Hardcore Irish is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palhares is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hardcore Irish knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Palhares working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Palhares thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Palhares throws a strike aimed at the side of Hardcore Irish's head but Hardcore Irish avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hardcore Irish dodges the ground and pound from Palhares.
Hardcore Irish defending against the ground and pound.
Hardcore Irish wants to get back to his feet.
Hardcore Irish is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Palhares is trying to get an arm triangle but Hardcore Irish is defending well.
Hardcore Irish really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Palhares. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Palhares wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hardcore Irish, who protects the arm well.
Palhares advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Palhares is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hardcore Irish can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Palhares mounts Hardcore Irish! Really nice guard pass there!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hardcore Irish can do anything to dispel that myth.
Palhares misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardcore Irish is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Palhares goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Hardcore Irish turns into him and now he's in Palhares's guard.
Palhares looking for a sweep. Not yet Palhares, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucio Palhares dominated that round.
That's time! Palhares's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Palhares changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hardcore Irish tries to avoid it but Palhares manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hardcore Irish to the ground. Hardcore Irish escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hardcore Irish bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardcore Irish connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hardcore Irish throws the left hand but Palhares avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Hardcore Irish.
Hardcore Irish is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Palhares.
Palhares wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Palhares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardcore Irish.
Amish Hardcore Irish is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Palhares 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palhares trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardcore Irish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Palhares throwing strikes from guard but Hardcore Irish blocks nicely.
Palhares is looking to work some ground and pound but Hardcore Irish has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardcore Irish is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Palhares is controlling him.
Palhares in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Palhares is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Palhares stops Hardcore Irish from standing up.
Hardcore Irish is breathing heavily.
Hardcore Irish utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Palhares trying to control but Hardcore Irish is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palhares sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hardcore Irish's guard.
Hardcore Irish avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Palhares.
Palhares is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Palhares working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Hardcore Irish looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Palhares! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Lucio Palhares!
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energy
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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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