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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luis Palhares (ranked 314 p4p, 602 weight class) and Tyson Hargrave (ranked 46 p4p, 79 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Palhares might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Right On/ Showcore. Hargrave is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mastodon - High Road. Tyson Hargrave has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Palhares!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Hargrave!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palhares swings for the body but Hargrave moves out of range.
Hargrave looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hargrave fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Palhares looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Palhares looks to land a right hand but Hargrave moved out of range.
Hargrave scores with a shot to the body.
Hargrave's jab looks to have found its range, popping Palhares under the eye.
Hargrave connects with a right hand. Palhares shakes it off.
Hargrave takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Palhares swings widly with a right hand
and Hargrave makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Palhares throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Palhares looks for the body kick but Hargrave saw that one coming.
Hargrave takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hargrave loads up on a big right hand but Palhares slips the punch.
Palhares jabs Hargrave right on the nose. Hargrave blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hargrave avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hargrave checks a leg kick.
Palhares throws a head kick but Hargrave moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares misses with a low kick.
Hargrave digs a good hook to Palhares's body.
Hargrave checks a low kick from Palhares.
Hargrave doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hargrave. Palhares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hargrave throws out a loose jab but Palhares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hargrave lands a jab to the head.
Hargrave uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Palhares.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hargrave looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Palhares throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hargrave moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hargrave takes a swing at Palhares's ribcage but misses.
Palhares throws a nice looking combination but Hargrave bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hargrave ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Palhares looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hargrave feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Palharess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Palhares fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hargrave looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palhares tries to land a leg kick but Hargrave saw it coming and moves away.
Hargrave connects with a right hand. Palhares shakes it off.
Palhares throws a front kick aimed at Hargrave's knee but Hargrave avoids it well.
Palhares throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Palhares lands a two punch combo.
Palhares lands a head kick. Hargrave smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Palhares blocks a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Palhares. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Palhares.
A low kick lands for Palhares.
Hargrave on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Palhares. Palhares obviously looking to wear him down.
Hargrave slips under a jab from Palhares.
A countering left hand to the body from Hargrave misses.
Palhares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hargrave moves away.
Palhares avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hargrave fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palhares manages to avoid it.
Palhares is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hargrave takes a swing at Palhares's ribcage but misses.
Palhares tries to keep at a distance but Hargrave has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hargrave jumps guard.
Palhares trying to control but Hargrave is working from the bottom.
Hargrave working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Palhares doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Palhares manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Palhares advances position into side control!
Hargrave tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hargrave sneaks back into half guard.
Hargrave wants to get back to full guard.
Hargrave looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hargrave is staying active underneath Palhares, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Palhares is taking a breather. Hargrave 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tyson Hargrave will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Palhares throws an overhand right that lands on Hargrave's shoulder, as Hargrave tries to avoid the shot.
Palhares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hargrave.
Palhares tries a low kick but Hargrave avoids it.
Hargrave throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hargrave misses with a straight left.
Palhares swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hargrave defending well as Palhares loads up on a big left hand.
Palhares throws a body kick that misses
and Hargrave connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Palhares uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hargrave.
Palhares doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Palhares swings for the body but Hargrave moves out of range.
Palhares misses with a looping right.
Luis Palhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palhares on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Palhares ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Palhares swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hargrave, as that shot connected.
Hargrave takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Palhares connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Palhares is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Palhares throws a leg kick but Hargrave moved away.
A head kick misses from Palhares.
Hargrave uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Palhares.
Palhares throws out a loose jab but Hargrave uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hargrave darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hargrave takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Palhares's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hargrave connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Palhares scrambles back to his feet.
Palhares throws a shot from downtown. Hargrave moves away and avoids it.
Palhares throws a body punch but Hargrave moves out of range.
Palhares misses with a wild body shot.
Hargrave doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Palhares tries to work over Hargrave's front leg with a kick but Hargrave checks it.
Palhares avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hargrave works over Palhares's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hargrave throws a good cross that connects.
Hargrave ducks under a wild hook from Palhares.
Palhares takes one to the side of the head.
Hargrave slips under a jab from Palhares.
Palhares misses with an uppercut. Hargrave saw that one coming.
Hargrave takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Palhares staying out of range there.
Palhares scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Palhares turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Palhares connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Palhares blocks a jab.
A jab from Palhares does it's job there.
Palhares gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Palhares takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Hargrave lands an impressive looking overhand right. Palhares doesn't seem phased though.
Palhares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hargrave.
Palhares fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hargrave is out of range.
The fighters circling - Palhares throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hargrave looks to throw the jab but Palhares is out of range.
Hargrave uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Palhares.
Hargrave bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Palhares throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hargrave fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Palhares throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hargrave sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Hargrave releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Palhares doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Palhares pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Palhares throws a looping overhand right but Hargrave ducks down to avoid it.
Hargrave waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palhares.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hargrave.
Hargrave jabs Palhares to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Palhares 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
Hargrave looks to throw the jab but Palhares is out of range.
Palhares misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Palhares throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hargrave swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hargrave jabs Palhares to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big right from Palhares misses.
Palhares throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hargrave counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hargrave throws a big shot that misses.
Hargrave works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hargrave checks a low kick from Palhares.
Hargrave lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palhares misses with a left hand
and Hargrave counters with a right hand to the body.
Palhares misses with a two punch combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tyson Hargrave will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Palhares looks to land a right hand but Hargrave moved out of range.
Hargrave waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palhares.
Hargrave bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Palhares ducks right into an uppercut from Hargrave.
Hargrave connects with a single shot there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Palhares.
Hargrave misses with an uppercut.
Palhares misses with an uppercut
letting Hargrave counter with a right hand.
Hargrave scores with a punch to the head.
Hargrave looks to land a left hand but Palhares moved out of range nicely.
Nice jab there from Hargrave.
The crowd cheers as Palhares lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hargrave doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palhares takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Palhares just misses with a punch to the body.
Hargrave punishes Palhares's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hargrave clinches up with Palhares and pushes him back against the cage.
Hargrave manages to pull guard.
Hargrave can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Palhares controls the pace.
Palhares stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hargrave swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hargrave keeping moving, preventing Palhares from controlling successfully.
Palhares looking to sit in guard and control but Hargrave gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Palhares not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hargrave pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Palhares is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hargrave advances to half guard.
Palhares tries to get to full guard but Hargrave has control of the leg.
Hargrave seems to be looking for submissions.
Palhares is in trouble now - Hargrave has advanced to mount!
Hargrave sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares is trying desperately to improve position.
Hargrave wants to take his opponent's back but Palhares doesn't allow it.
Hargrave has isolated one of Palhares's arms. Palhares looking to fight him off but Hargrave twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyson Hargrave!
Tyson Hargrave is the new lightweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Tyson Hargrave started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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