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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luis Palhares (ranked 560 p4p, 1311 weight class) and Miroslav Drozd (ranked 70 p4p, 150 weight class). Palhares comes to the cage accompanied by Right On/ Showcore. Luis Palhares is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luis Palhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Miroslav Drozd!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palhares moves out of range of the body kick from Drozd.
Palhares blocks a jab.
Palhares shoots in looking for a takedown but Drozd manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Palhares's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Palhares looking to score a takedown here. Drozd is defending well but Palhares drives through and ends up in Drozd's guard.
Drozd pushes Palhares off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Palhares missing with a left hand there. Drozd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Palhares blocks a jab.
Drozd misses with an uppercut.
Drozd slaps away a takedown attempt from Palhares, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Drozd misses with a looping right.
Drozd loads up on a big right hand but Palhares slips the punch.
Palhares jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Palhares looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palhares blocks a jab.
Drozd takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Palhares shoots in for a takedown but Drozd shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis Palhares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drozd tries to clinch there but Palhares circles away.
Drozd looks to land a left hand but Palhares moved out of range nicely.
Palhares throws a body punch but Drozd moves out of range.
Palhares has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Drozd finds it's way round the side to connect with Palhares's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares lands a nice looking body shot.
Drozd throws a shot from downtown. Palhares moves away and avoids it.
Palhares slips a straight right by Drozd.
Palhares is looking to counter the offense by Drozd and move into the clinch.
Palhares is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Drozd misses with an uppercut
and Palhares counters with a straight right hand.
Drozd lands with a right hand.
Drozd digs a good hook to Palhares's body.
Drozd checks the leg kick.
Drozd scores with a decent looking hook.
Drozd slaps away a takedown attempt from Palhares, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Palhares dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drozd. That did some damage!
Drozd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A clash of legs there as Drozd blocks the low kick.
Drozd stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Palhares.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palhares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drozd.
Drozd misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares scores with a leg kick.
Miroslav Drozd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drozd throws a hook to the side of Palhares's head but Palhares sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Palhares shoots in but Drozd avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Drozd throws a body kick that misses.
Drozd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Palhares moves away.
Drozd connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Miroslav Drozd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Palhares throws a leg kick but Drozd checks it.
Drozd lands a nice looking body shot.
Drozd is looking to clinch.
Palhares fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Palhares.
Palhares takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Drozd sizes up Palhares with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Drozd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palhares.
Palhares misses with a body kick.
Palhares lands a nice hook to Drozd's body. Drozd takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Palhares scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Palhares gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drozd. Palhares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Palhares.
Jab, jab by Drozd - just one landing.
Palhares clinches.
Palhares presses Drozd against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Drozd is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Drozd throws a punch but it's blocked by Palhares.
Palhares using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Drozd has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Drozd lands a right hand.
Palhares utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Palhares scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palhares.
Palhares blocking some punches.
Drozd has a couple of punches blocked by Palhares.
Drozd misses with a knee to the head.
Palhares lands an elbow inside that Drozd shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drozd throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares fails to pull guard.
Palhares lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Palhares lands with a short shot to the head.
Drozd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Palhares struggles to land a body shot inside as Drozd controls his hands.
Drozd has a couple of punches blocked by Palhares.
Palhares lands a damaging elbow.
Drozd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drozd trying to land knees to the body.
Palhares tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drozd's elbow.
Palhares lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drozd backwards.
Drozd has a couple of punches blocked by Palhares.
Drozd throws a head punch that misses.
Knees to the body from Palhares.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drozd misses with the head strike.
Drozd with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Palhares trying to land knees to the body.
Palhares jumps guard but Drozd stands there with Palhares around his waist. Palhares gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Palhares blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Miroslav Drozd will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Palhares throws a body shot but no joy.
Drozd now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Drozd misses with a hook. Palhares ducked under it nicely.
Drozd tries to clinch up but Palhares circles away and keeps his distance.
Drozd takes a swing at Palhares's ribcage but misses.
Palhares works Drozd's body with a nice hook.
Palhares ducks under a wild hook from Drozd.
Drozd on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Drozd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palhares throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Drozd.
Palhares drops his hands momentarily and Drozd takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Drozd avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Palhares slips under a jab from Drozd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palhares uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drozd.
Drozd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drozd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drozd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drozd throws a solid leg kick but Palhares takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Drozd.
Palhares throws a hook but Drozd blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drozd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drozd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Palhares defending well as Drozd loads up on a big left hand.
Drozd cracks Palhares with an open hand slap.
Drozd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Palhares tries for a takedown but Drozd sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Palhares takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Palhares throws a leg kick but Drozd sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Drozd defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Palhares.
Drozd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Palhares shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Drozd tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Palhares manages to move to mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palhares can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Drozd is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The referee warns Drozd that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Palhares scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Drozd is rocked!
Drozd is in a horrible position here. Palhares smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Drozd is still in real trouble! Can Palhares finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palhares looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Drozd covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luis Palhares!
After the big win, Luis Palhares made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Bloodbath MMA Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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