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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Adebisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simon Adebisi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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273 lbs
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192 cm
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254 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Adebisi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Arnold Palmer!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer rushes Adebisi and presses him up against the cage.
Palmer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Palmer punishes Adebisi's body with a nice straight punch.
Adebisi shoots in for a double leg but Palmer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Adebisi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Palmer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Adebisi. Adebisi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Simon Adebisi has been cut.
Palmer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Palmer tries to clinch up.
Palmer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Palmer tries to clinch up but Adebisi circles away and keeps his distance.
Palmer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adebisi fails with a takedown attempt.
Palmer has Adebisi up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palmer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adebisi backwards.
Palmer stops a takedown attempt from Adebisi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Adebisi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palmer lands a right hand.
Palmer digs a right hand into Adebisi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Adebisi's gas tank.
Adebisi is breathing heavily.
Palmer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Palmer presses Adebisi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Palmer breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer moves into the clinch.
Palmer cracks Adebisi with a nice body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Palmer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Palmer manages to break the clinch.
Palmer is looking to clinch.
Palmer tries to clinch up but Adebisi circles away and keeps his distance.
Palmer moves into the clinch successfully.
Adebisi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Palmer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Palmer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Palmer lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Palmer.
Palmer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Palmer on the inside.
Palmer just leaning against Adebisi, taking a breather.
Palmer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Palmer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palmer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Palmer lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Palmer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Palmer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Palmer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adebisi or not.
Palmer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Palmer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adebisi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Palmer tries to clinch there but Adebisi circles away.
Adebisi swats away the attempt to clinch by Palmer.
Palmer is looking to clinch.
Adebisi tries to keep at a distance but Palmer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Adebisi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Palmer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Palmer works on Adebisi's body with a couple of short punches.
Palmer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Palmer rushes Adebisi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Palmer stalling the fight.
Palmer lands a shoulder strike.
Palmer lands a hook that snaps the head of Adebisi backwards.
Adebisi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Palmer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Palmer is working Adebisi over against the cage.
Palmer controlling the action here for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Palmer.
Palmer presses Adebisi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adebisi backwards.
Palmer presses Adebisi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Palmer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adebisi or not.
The referee is keeping an eye on Palmer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Palmer pushes Adebisi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Palmer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Adebisi up against the cage.
Palmer throws an elbow but it misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Palmer.
Palmer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Adebisi up against the cage.
Palmer is working Adebisi over against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palmer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Palmer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Palmer lands a hook that snaps the head of Adebisi backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Palmer.
Palmer lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Palmer.
A right hand to the body from Palmer.
Nice body punch from Palmer - that landed with a thud.
Palmer lands a nice uppercut.
Palmer lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Palmer.
A hook to the body from Palmer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Palmer.
Palmer lands a body shot.
Palmer digs a right hand into Adebisi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Adebisi's gas tank.
Palmer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Adebisi managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
Palmer breaks from the clinch.
Palmer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Palmer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Palmer tries to clinch but Adebisi moves out of range.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adebisi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adebisi swats away the attempt to clinch by Palmer.
Arnold Palmer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palmer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adebisi, pushing him back against the cage.
Palmer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palmer gets through Adebisi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Palmer.
Adebisi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Palmer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Adebisi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Palmer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simon Adebisi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Palmer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Adebisi tries to score a body lock takedown but Palmer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Palmer lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Palmer.
Palmer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adebisi.
Palmer works on Adebisi's body with a couple of short punches.
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!
Nice body punch from Palmer.
Palmer stalls.
A left hand lands to the body for Palmer.
Palmer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Palmer lands an uppercut.
Palmer tries a knee to the head but Adebisi blocks it.
Adebisi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Palmer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Adebisi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Palmer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Palmer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Palmer tries to clinch there but Adebisi circles away.
Palmer has managed to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Palmer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adebisi avoids it.
Adebisi goes for a takedown attempt but Palmer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Adebisi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer tries to clinch there but Adebisi circles away.
Palmer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Palmer clinches up against the cage.
Palmer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Palmer. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Adebisi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Palmer is working Adebisi over against the cage.
Palmer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Palmer lands an uppercut.
Palmer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adebisi backwards.
Nice body punch from Palmer.
Palmer lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palmer cracks Adebisi with a nice body shot.
Palmer is leaning against Adebisi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Palmer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adebisi or not.
A shot in the inside from Palmer.
Palmer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Adebisi up against the cage.
Palmer tries to break the clinch but Adebisi is controlling the position.
Palmer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adebisis head.
Adebisi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Palmer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Palmer.
Nice body punch from Palmer - that landed with a thud.
Palmer is working Adebisi over against the cage.
Palmer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Adebisi up against the cage.
Good body shot from Palmer.
Palmer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Palmer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adebisi is defending well for now.
Palmer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adebisi backwards.
Palmer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adebisi backwards.
Arnold Palmer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Palmer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Palmer moves in looking to clinch but Adebisi pushes him off.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch but Adebisi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Palmer moves in looking to clinch but Adebisi pushes him off.
Adebisi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Palmer moves into the clinch.
Palmer lands a right hand.
Palmer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Palmer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adebisi is defending well for now.
Palmer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Palmer lands with a left to the head.
Palmer lands a nice uppercut.
Palmer lands a nice uppercut.
Palmer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Palmer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Palmer controlling the action here for a moment.
Palmer breaks the clinch.
Palmer tries to clinch there but Adebisi circles away.
Palmer misses with a looping right.
Palmer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Palmer wants it to stay on the feet.
Adebisi looks for a takedown but Palmer sprawls well.
Palmer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Palmer pushes Adebisi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Adebisi is working for takedown but Palmer is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Palmer clinches with his opponent.
Palmer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Palmer misses with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Palmer.
Palmer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Adebisi can't get the takedown.
Palmer digs a right hand underneath Adebisi's ribcage. Adebisi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Palmer lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Palmer - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palmer throws an elbow that misses.
Palmer scores with a shot to the side of Adebisi's head.
Palmer lands an uppercut.
Palmer is leaning against Adebisi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Palmer.
Palmer throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Palmer.
Palmer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palmer pushes Adebisi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Palmer lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Palmer.
A right handed body shot lands from Palmer.
Adebisi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Palmer lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Palmer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Simon Adebisi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Palmer has managed to clinch.
Palmer lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Palmer on the inside.
Adebisi wants a takedown.
Adebisi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Palmer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A left hand lands to the body for Palmer.
Good body shot from Palmer.
Adebisi managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
Palmer lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Palmer.
A nice right hand lands inside from Palmer.
Nice body punch from Palmer - that landed with a thud.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Palmer.
Palmer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adebisi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palmer lands a body punch.
Palmer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Palmer scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Palmer.
A body shot lands from Palmer.
Palmer lands a hook that snaps the head of Adebisi backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Palmer effectively controlling the action here.
Palmer is trying to break the clinch but Adebisi has him pressed against the cage.
Palmer is leaning against Adebisi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Palmer lands a hook that snaps the head of Adebisi backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Palmer on the inside.
Palmer lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Palmer.
Palmer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Palmer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Palmer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Adebisi up against the cage.
Palmer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Palmer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adebisis head.
Adebisi is working for takedown but Palmer is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Adebisi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palmer leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Palmer as the two fighters clinch.
Palmer is pushing Adebisi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Palmer lands with a short shot to the head.
Palmer tries to break free but Adebisi pushes him back against the cage.
Palmer scores with a hook to the body.
Palmer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Palmer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Palmer.
Palmer scores with a shot to the side of Adebisi's head.
Palmer lands a shot to the body.
Adebisi is trying to drag Palmer to the mat but Palmer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Palmer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Come on Palmer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Palmer lands with a right to the head.
Adebisi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Palmer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Palmer drives through and clinches with Adebisi against the cage.
A body shot lands from Palmer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palmer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Palmer pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Palmer as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Palmer.
A shot in the inside from Palmer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer cracks Adebisi with a nice body shot.
Palmer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adebisi is defending well for now.
Palmer misses with an elbow over the top.
Palmer tries to break free but Adebisi pushes him back against the cage.
Palmer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Palmer cracks Adebisi with a nice body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Palmer.
Palmer lands a body shot.
Palmer pushes Adebisi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Palmer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the head but Adebisi blocks with his arms.
Palmer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Palmer lands a body punch.
Palmer pushes Adebisi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Palmer.
Palmer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Palmer tries to clinch there but Adebisi circles away.
Palmer gets a clinch.
Palmer lands a hook that snaps the head of Adebisi backwards.
Palmer prevents the takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palmer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Palmer.
Adebisi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Palmer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Adebisi blocks it with crossed arms.
Palmer breaks the clinch.
Palmer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Palmer tries to clinch but Adebisi is having none of it.
Adebisi has a takedown stuffed.
Arnold Palmer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Palmer wants to clinch up but Adebisi keeps it at a distance.
Palmer instigates a clinch.
Adebisi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Palmer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adebisi or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Palmer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Palmer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adebisi backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Palmer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palmer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Adebisi avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.
Adebisi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Palmer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Palmer lands a left hand.
Palmer lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Palmer as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Palmer really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simon Adebisi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Palmer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Adebisi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Palmer pushes Adebisi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Adebisi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Palmer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Palmer scores with a shoulder strike.
Adebisi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Palmer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Palmer cracks Adebisi with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Palmer.
Palmer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Palmer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adebisi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adebisi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Palmer tries to clinch there but Adebisi circles away.
Adebisi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch but Adebisi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Palmer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Adebisi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Adebisi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palmer moves into range and clinches up with Adebisi.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adebisi.
Adebisi looking for a takedown.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the head but Adebisi blocks with his arms.
Adebisi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Palmer has Adebisi pressed against the cage.
Palmer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adebisi or not.
Palmer lands an uppercut.
Palmer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Palmer digs a right hand underneath Adebisi's ribcage. Adebisi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Palmer scores with a shot to the side of Adebisi's head.
Palmer misses with a knee strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Palmer lands a right hand.
Adebisi goes for a takedown attempt but Palmer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Palmer forces Adebisi back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adebisi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Palmer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Palmer works on Adebisi's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Palmer.
A hook to the body from Palmer.
Adebisi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Palmer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Palmer is leaning against Adebisi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Palmer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Palmer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palmer lands a nice shot to the body.
Palmer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adebisi is defending well for now.
Palmer scores with a shoulder strike.
Palmer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Adebisi up against the cage.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adebisi avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Palmer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Palmer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adebisi backwards.
Adebisi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Palmer lands a body shot.
Adebisi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Palmer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adebisi or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Palmer.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Palmer.
Adebisi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Palmer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A hook to the body from Palmer.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Palmer.
Palmer can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Palmer - that landed with a thud.
Adebisi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Palmer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Palmer is pressed up against the cage. Adebisi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Palmer down to the mat. Palmer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Adebisi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Palmer sprawls well. Palmer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Adebisi gets slowly back to his feet.
Palmer wants to clinch.
Palmer scores with a three punch combo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer rushes Adebisi and presses him up against the cage.
Adebisi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Palmer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Palmer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adebisi backwards.
Palmer misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice right hand lands inside from Palmer.
Palmer pushes Adebisi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Palmer is working Adebisi over against the cage.
Palmer pushes Adebisi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Palmer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Palmer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Adebisi up against the cage.
Palmer lands with a short shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Palmer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palmer lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Palmer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Palmer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adebisi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Palmer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Palmer.
Palmer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Palmer lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Palmer dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Simon Adebisi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Adebisi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Palmer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Palmer tries to clinch up but Adebisi circles away and keeps his distance.
Palmer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adebisi keeps the fight on the outside.
Adebisi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Adebisi fails with the takedown.
Simon Adebisi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch but Adebisi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer clinches.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Palmer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Palmer leaning his opponent against the cage.
Palmer pushes Adebisi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Palmer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Palmer pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Adebisi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch but Adebisi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adebisi swats away the attempt to clinch by Palmer.
Palmer darts in and clinches Adebisi up against the cage.
Adebisi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Palmer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Palmer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Palmer missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Palmer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Palmer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Palmer.
A shot in the inside from Palmer.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Palmer lands a body shot.
Palmer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Palmer has Adebisi pushed against the cage.
Palmer lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer is working Adebisi over against the cage.
Palmer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Palmer lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Palmer throws an elbow but misses.
Adebisi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adebisi goes for a takedown attempt but Palmer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Palmer moves in looking to clinch but Adebisi pushes him off.
Adebisi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Palmer clinches up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Palmer.
Palmer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Palmer.
A short right from Palmer.
Adebisi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Palmer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Palmer lands a body shot.
Palmer just leaning against Adebisi, taking a breather.
Palmer lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Palmer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer lands a nice uppercut.
Palmer scores with a hook to the body.
Palmer gets underhooks to prevent Adebisi's takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Palmer.
Adebisi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Palmer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Palmer cracks Adebisi with a nice body shot.
Palmer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adebisi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Palmer tries to clinch there but Adebisi circles away.
Arnold Palmer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Adebisi fails to land the takedown.
Palmer tries to clinch up.
Adebisi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adebisi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Palmer is looking to clinch.
Simon Adebisi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer has Adebisi up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Palmer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Adebisi goes for a takedown attempt but Palmer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Palmer closes the distance and clinches.
Palmer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Adebisi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Palmer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Palmer closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adebisi misses with a punch on the inside.
Adebisi misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Palmer.
Adebisi takes a shot to the head.
Adebisi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arnold Palmer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Palmer 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 40:50
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 40:50
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 40:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnold Palmer!
Arnold Palmer is the new heavyweight champion!
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