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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enric Palazuelos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Enric Palazuelos will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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215 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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210 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Enric Palazuelos!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
Palazuelos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomas circles away quickly and effectively.
Palazuelos slaps away a takedown attempt from Thomas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Palazuelos lands a body shot.
Palazuelos throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Palazuelos lands a big uppercut and Thomas crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Thomas looks OK. Palazuelos waves Thomas back to his feet!
Thomas is rocked!
It looks like Paul Thomas has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches up with Palazuelos, looking for a takedown. Thomas pushes Palazuelos against the cage but Palazuelos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thomas fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Palazuelos sprawls well initially but Thomas persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Palazuelos is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Thomas's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Thomas's back!
You can see the frustration on Thomas's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Palazuelos is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Thomas is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palazuelos has the hooks in. Thomas is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Palazuelos keeps control of the position easily here as Thomas tries to buck him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palazuelos has the hooks in. Thomas is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Palazuelos has good solid back control here.
Palazuelos not allowing Thomas to control his hands.
Palazuelos controlling the position well here. Thomas rolled but Palazuelos kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Enric Palazuelos.
Palazuelos stuffs the takedown attempt from Thomas. Thomas gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas fails with the takedown.
Thomas shoots and misses
and Palazuelos counters with a head kick that drops Thomas to the mat! Thomas scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Oh Thomas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Palazuelos cracks Thomas with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Thomas looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Palazuelos finish him?
Palazuelos lands a right hook to the body.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Palazuelos sprawls well. Palazuelos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thomas gets slowly back to his feet.
Thomas seems to have got his legs back now.
Palazuelos delivers a nice body kick.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palazuelos feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Thomas collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Enric Palazuelos!
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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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