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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gavin Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Palache (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes into the arena with Andrew WK - Party Hard blaring out of the sound system. Palache has chosen Imma Star as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gavin Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dirk Palache!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palache lets loose with a powerful body kick. Williams will feel that in the morning.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palache should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Williams rushes Palache and presses him up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Palache breaks the clinch.
Williams looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Palache!
Williams looking to ground and pound but Palache is blocking nicely.
Williams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Palache on the ground.
The referee warns Palache that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palache swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Palache throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Palache regains half guard.
Palache flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Palache throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Palache is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Williams is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Palache defends it well.
Palache looking for submissions off his back.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Palache misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palache is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Williams's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Williams's back!
Williams trying to control the hands but Palache breaks the grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palache is riding his opponent, not letting Williams buck him off.
Williams just trying to survive but Palache is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Palache really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Williams.
I looks like Palache might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Palache tries to keep control of the position but Williams is staying busy.
Palache has the hooks in. Williams is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
A lull in the action here.
Despite being in the dominant position, Dirk Palache just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Palache swivels and escapes.
Palache closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Palache.
Palache decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams throws a right hand that Palache ducks under and follows up with a left that Palache also avoids with ease.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Williams will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Williams prevents the takedown attempt.
Palache breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palache throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams clinches.
Williams works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Palache looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Williams trying to stand up but can't free himself from Palache's guard.
Williams trying to control but Palache is working from the bottom.
Palache lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Williams!
Palache get's back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Palache dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Williams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Palache pulls Williams into guard.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Palache punching to the body, from the bottom.
Palache tries to strike from the bottom.
Williams distracts Palache with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Palache trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Palache is working an open guard so Williams takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Williams throws a leg kick
and Palache decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Williams's guard.
Palache trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palache stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up with Palache, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes Palache against the cage but Palache circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Palache throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Williams cracks Palache with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a combination that misses
and Palache counters with a solid body kick.
Williams fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Palache on the side of the head.
Williams shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Palache manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Palache tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Williams postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Palache keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Palache trying to strike off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Palache keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Williams on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Palache shoots for a takedown but Williams saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Palache throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Palache wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Williams tries to clinch up
and Palache counters with a body kick that stops Williams in his tracks momentarily.
Palache keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Palache misses with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Palache. No joy for Williams on that attempt.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Palache lands a nice looking kick to the body. Williams takes a step back to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to keep at a distance but Palache has taken the fight into the clinch.
Palache using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams tries to pull guard but Palache won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gavin Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Palache as he jumps to the side.
Palache throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice takedown defense from Williams. No joy for Palache on that attempt.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Gavin Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palache tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Palache closes the distance and clinches up with Williams, looking for a takedown. Palache pushes Williams against the cage but Williams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palache takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
Williams shoots for a double leg takedown but Palache sprawls well. He's pushed Williams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Williams rushes Palache and presses him up against the cage.
Williams will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Palache keeps him there for the moment.
Palache breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Palache keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Palache fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Palache keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Palache moves away from the strike by Williams.
Palache gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Palache showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Palache has him pressed against the cage.
Palache goes for a takedown attempt but Williams pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Palache.
Palache gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Palache misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams.
Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Palache's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Palache pushes him off.
A left and a right from Williams both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Dirk Palache has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Williams.
Williams tests Palache's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams has closed the distance and engaged Palache in a clinch.
Palache breaks the clinch.
Palache keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Palache shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Williams as he avoids it easily.
Palache closes the distance and pushes Williams back into the cage.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice jab there from Williams.
Palache misses with a kick to the body.
Gavin Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Palache tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Palache moved out of range.
Williams cracks Palache with a right hand to the side of the head.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Palache moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Gavin Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Palache gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Palache stalling in the clinch but Williams improves position.
Williams tries for a takedown but Palache manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gavin Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Palache fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Palache fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Palache scoring well with a low kick there.
Palache fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams shoots and misses
and Palache counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Williams!
Palache wants to control the pace but Williams is squirming around nicely.
Williams on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Williams tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palache is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
A punch combination from Williams misses.
A jab from Williams misses.
Palache fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Williams sprawls well initially but Palache persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Palache wants to stand up but Williams is controlling the position.
Williams wants to improve his position but Palache is controlling well.
Palache stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Williams to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Williams!
Palache pushes Williams away with a front kick.
Williams throws a series of punches but Palache moves out of range.
Palache falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown. Palache tries to sprawl out of it but Williams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Palache manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Palache moves into the clinch.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
Williams misses with a combination
and Palache decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Williams's guard.
Dirk Palache is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palache stands and steps away. Williams gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Palache comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Palache has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Palache!
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FIGHT
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