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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arnold Palmer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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254 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Arnold Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Williams!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Palmer to the mat! Palmer manages to get full guard.
Palmer wants to stand and escape but Williams is having none of it.
Palmer keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Palmer's guard.
Nice strikes from Williams there.
Palmer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Williams is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Palmer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Williams on the ground.
Palmer tries to get to full guard but Williams has control of the leg.
Palmer is trying to stand back up but Williams is controlling him
Williams passes the guard and advances to mount!
Palmer holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Williams tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams cracks Palmer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Palmer throwing hammer fists to the chest of Williams. What's that going to do exactly?
Williams is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Palmer is surviving well by controlling Williams's body position as best he can.
Williams landing punches.
Palmer wants to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Williams scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Palmer?
Palmer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Palmer is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams working Palmer over with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Palmer's face.
Williams lands a big elbow.
Palmer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Palmer tries to get out of the position.
Palmer's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Williams lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Williams is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Palmer has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Palmer!
Williams is trying to keep Palmer in close.
Williams escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Palmer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Palmer wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Williams working for submissions but it's allowed Palmer to get to half guard.
Williams moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Palmer from controlling successfully.
Williams looking for a guillotine here but Palmer defends easily.
Palmer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Williams is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Palmer is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to keep a closed guard but Palmer is proving a slippery customer.
Palmer slips nicely into half guard.
Williams looks gassed!
Palmer is controlling the pace.
Palmer throwing shots but Williams is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palmer moves into full mount! Williams won't be happy about that!
Williams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Williams dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Palmer tries to clinch up.
Williams looks for a takedown but Palmer sprawls well.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown but Palmer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Williams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Palmer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Palmer tries to clinch up.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Palmer.
Palmer is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Palmer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Palmer was covering up waiting for the punch and Williams finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Palmer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Palmer thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Williams trying to control but Palmer is working from the bottom.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Palmer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams cracks Palmer with a solid left hand.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Palmer.
Williams won't allow Palmer to get back to his feet.
Williams drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Palmer manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Williams has Palmer in his guard.
Williams escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Palmer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Williams working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Palmer has passed into half guard!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer controlling the action here.
Williams trying to control here.
Palmer has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Palmer trying to control but Williams is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer is really struggling to control Williams but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Palmer throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Williams tries to reverse the position but Palmer maintains control.
Palmer tries to control but Williams wriggling away.
Palmer working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Palmer looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Williams wants to control but Palmer is having none of it.
Palmer content just to control the position here.
Palmer is trying to take his opponent's back.
Palmer working the ground and pound effectively.
Williams is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Palmer dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown. Palmer tries to sprawl out of it but Williams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Palmer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Palmer.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt
and Palmer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Palmer.
Palmer is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Palmer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice right hand lands inside from Palmer.
Palmer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Palmer breaks the clinch.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams avoids the head kick by Palmer.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Palmer wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Palmer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Palmer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like Carlos Williams has been cut.
Palmer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Palmer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Palmer feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Williams sprawling to the canvas! Williams rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Palmer finish him?!
Arnold Palmer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palmer moves into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Palmer as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Palmer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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 lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Palmer.
Palmer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams.
Palmer pushes Williams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Carlos Williams's cut even more.
A right hook to the body lands for Palmer.
Palmer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Good body shot from Palmer.
Palmer lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Palmer avoiding damage.
Palmer manages to break the clinch.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Palmer drops Williams with a beautiful combination! Williams stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Palmer is looking for the KO!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Palmer.
Palmer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Palmer wants to clinch.
Williams with a poor takedown
and Palmer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Arnold Palmer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Palmer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Palmer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
A short uppercut from Palmer.
Palmer lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Palmer.
Good body shot from Palmer.
Palmer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Palmer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Palmer.
Palmer works on Williams's body with a couple of short punches.
Palmer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Palmer instigates a clinch.
Palmer works on Williams's body with a couple of short punches.
Palmer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Palmer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Palmer counters with a one-two to the body.
The cut above Carlos Williams's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Palmer looks to land a combination. Williams sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Williams dives in and grabs Palmer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Palmer pushes down on Williams's head and hops out.
Williams tries to score a power double leg takedown but Palmer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Williams somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Palmer pinned against the cage. Palmer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Palmer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Palmer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Palmer takes the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Palmer.
Carlos Williams's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Williams is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Palmer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Palmer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Palmer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Palmer pushes Williams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams takes an elbow to the forehead.
Arnold Palmer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Palmer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Carlos Williams's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Arnold Palmer!
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hype
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pop
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