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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Oak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmer has chosen Not Now James,we're busy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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188 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Oak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Palmer!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oak closes the distance but Palmer moves to the side
and Palmer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Oak looking for a guillotine here but Palmer defends easily.
Oak not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Oak wants to get back to his feet but Palmer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Palmer throws a big right hand that misses.
Palmer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Palmer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Oak is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Oak looking to control.
Palmer tries to free his leg and advance position but Oak is retaining full guard.
Oak looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Palmer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palmer prevents Oak from getting back to his feet.
Palmer with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oak working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Palmer.
Oak is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Oak trying to keep a closed guard but Palmer is proving a slippery customer.
Palmer 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.
Palmer prevents Oak from getting back to his feet.
Palmer pushes down on Oak's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Palmer is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Oak sees it coming and defends easily.
Palmer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Palmer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Oak makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oak shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Palmer as he avoids it easily.
Oak is breathing heavily.
Oak gets caught napping as Palmer dives in and scores a takedown. Oak manages to retain guard.
Palmer throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer controls from within his opponent's guard.
Palmer trying to control but Oak is working from the bottom.
Palmer might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Oak kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Roy Palmer has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Oak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Palmer looks for a takedown but Oak sprawls well.
Palmer swats away the attempt to clinch by Oak.
Oak gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Oak wants to control but Palmer passes easily into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oak blocking the ground and pound attempt from Palmer.
Palmer is trying to control. Oak wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oak is trying to stand.
Palmer is keen to just control but Oak is a slippery customer.
Nice strikes from Palmer there.
Palmer is looking for a kimura here.
Oak wants to get back to full guard.
Oak on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Palmer drops an elbow to the side of Oak's head.
Palmer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Palmer controlling the pace.
Oak is trying to stand back up but Palmer is controlling him
Palmer is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palmer looking to control but Oak is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Palmer lands a heavy elbow.
Oak tries to buck Palmer off but he can't manage it.
The referee warns Oak that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oak keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Palmer is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Oak to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Oak shrugs it off.
Oak in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Palmer lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Oak is rocked!
Oak is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Oh Oak is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palmer raining down shots from the mount!
Palmer lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Palmer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Palmer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Oak sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Oak seems to have got his legs back now.
Oak is looking to clinch.
Palmer swats away the attempt to clinch by Oak.
Oak tries to clinch
and Palmer counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Oak!
Palmer punishing his opponent with strikes.
Oak is wriggling around trying to escape.
Oak squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The referee warns Oak that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oak really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palmer tries to control but Oak wriggling away.
Palmer with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
You get the feeling that Oak really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Palmer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Palmer looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer working for a submission but Oak is keeping him at bay.
Palmer throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Oak has his hands clasped together but Palmer breaks the hold and Oak is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Palmer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roy Palmer!
Roy Palmer made sure to mention his sponsor, 5th Round Clothing in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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