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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Denbow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Denbow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer blocks a head kick by Denbow.
Palmer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Palmer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Palmer throws a right hand that Denbow ducks under and follows up with a left that Denbow also avoids with ease.
Palmer 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.
Palmer fails to land with a series of punches.
Denbow lands with a nice body kick.
Denbow misses with a head kick.
Denbow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Denbow throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A leg kick checked by Palmer.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Denbow.
Palmer 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.
Denbow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Palmer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Denbow throws a solid leg kick but Palmer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Denbow.
Denbow misses with a kick to the body.
Denbow throws a sloppy head kick and Palmer moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denbow lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Tim Palmer has been cut.
Denbow lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Good leg kick by Denbow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Denbow will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Denbow connects with a solid leg kick.
Denbow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Palmer.
Denbow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Palmer is looking to chop away at Denbow's legs.
Palmer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Denbow.
Palmer avoids the head kick by Denbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Denbow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Palmer moves out of range as Denbow throws a body kick.
Palmer throws a head kick that misses.
Denbow feints and then cracks Palmer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Palmer down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Denbow.
Palmer misses with a wild combination.
Palmer looks gassed!
Palmer misses with a head kick.
Palmer avoids a kick to the body.
Palmer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Denbow misses with a head kick.
A combination from Palmer does no damage.
Denbow misses with a head kick.
Palmer throws a series of punches but Denbow moves out of range.
Denbow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Palmer.
Denbow lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Denbow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Denbow throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denbow misses with a body kick.
Denbow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Palmer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Denbow looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Denbow.
Palmer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Denbow misses with a head kick.
Denbow throws a leg kick but Palmer checks it.
Denbow will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Palmer blocks a head kick by Denbow.
Palmer moves out of range as Denbow throws a body kick.
Palmer tries a head kick but it misses.
Denbow wants to slow Palmer down by chopping away at his legs.
Palmer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Denbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denbow thuds his shin into the meat of Palmer's side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denbow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Palmer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Denbow - the referee stops the clock and Palmer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Denbow. Palmer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Denbow lands a head kick!
Denbow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Denbow shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Denbow lands with a kick to the temple. Palmer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Palmer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Denbow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Palmer blocks a head kick by Denbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Denbow avoids the head kick by Palmer.
Denbow throws a head kick that half lands.
Palmer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Denbow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Palmer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Denbow tries a head kick but it misses.
Denbow checks a leg kick nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Denbow.
Denbow avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Palmer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Denbow.
Denbow lands with a thumping leg kick.
Denbow throws a sloppy head kick and Palmer moves out of range easily.
Denbow slips a jab and a cross from Palmer.
Denbow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Denbow tries a head kick but it misses.
Palmer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Denbow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Palmer moves out of range of the body kick.
A combination from Palmer does no damage.
Denbow throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Denbow finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Palmer is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer tries a head kick but it misses.
Michael Denbow is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick by Palmer misses
and Denbow counters with a head kick. That will keep Palmer thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Palmer moves out of range of the body kick.
Denbow throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Palmer might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Denbow has got the better of the exchanges.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Palmer checks a leg kick.
Denbow misses with a low kick.
Denbow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Denbow, right into the meat.
Palmer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Palmer fails to land with a series of punches.
Denbow thows a body kick. Palmer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Palmer blocks a low kick nicely.
Palmer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denbow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Palmer's sensitive parts.
Denbow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denbow looks for the body kick but Palmer saw that one coming.
Palmer is looking to chop away at Denbow's legs.
Denbow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Palmer in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Denbow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Palmer blocks a head kick by Denbow.
Denbow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Denbow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Palmer can do to turn this around?
A head kick misses from Denbow.
Palmer avoids the head kick by Denbow.
Palmer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Denbow throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Denbow throws a head kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Denbow!
A solid leg kick lands there for Denbow.
Denbow throws a leg kick but Palmer sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Denbow blocks a head kick by Palmer.
Palmer blocks a low kick nicely.
Denbow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Palmer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Denbow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Palmer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Denbow can pounce on him.
Denbow throws a quick inside leg kick.
Denbow throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Palmer's head.
Palmer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Denbow throws a nice outside leg kick.
Denbow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Denbow throws a head kick but Palmer moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denbow tries a head kick but it misses.
Denbow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Palmer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Denbow attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Denbow throws a head kick that Palmer semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Denbow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Palmer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Denbow. Denbow obviously looking to wear him down.
Denbow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Denbow dodges the punch combination from Palmer.
Palmer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Denbow tries to work over Palmer's front leg with a kick but Palmer checks it.
Palmer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Denbow dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tim Palmer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Palmer throws a right and a left that Denbow avoids nicely.
Denbow misses with a head kick.
Palmer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Palmer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Denbow.
Denbow throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Palmer throws a right hand that Denbow ducks under and follows up with a left that Denbow also avoids with ease.
Palmer avoids the head kick by Denbow.
Palmer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Denbow.
Denbow throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Palmer's head.
Denbow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Denbow throws a low kick but Palmer moves out of range easily.
Denbow throws a head kick that misses.
Palmer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Palmer swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denbow throws a wild body kick that Palmer sees coming a mile off.
Palmer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Palmer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Denbow throws a nice head kick!
That has opened up Tim Palmer's cut even more.
Denbow throws a sloppy head kick and Palmer moves out of range easily.
Denbow lands with a thumping leg kick.
Palmer avoids a kick to the body.
Palmer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Denbow throws a quick inside leg kick.
Denbow plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Denbow lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palmer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Denbow is out of range and Palmer settles back down.
Denbow throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denbow throws a nice outside leg kick.
Denbow chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Palmer checks the leg kick nicely there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Denbow.
Palmer moves out of range as Denbow throws a body kick.
Denbow throws a sloppy head kick and Palmer moves out of range easily.
Denbow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Palmer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Palmer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Denbow.
Denbow scores with a head kick.
Palmer fails to land with a series of punches.
Denbow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Denbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Denbow.
Palmer moves out of range of the body kick from Denbow.
Palmer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Denbow throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick misses from Palmer.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Denbow - that will leave a mark!
Denbow throws a body kick that misses.
Denbow throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A leg kick checked by Denbow.
Palmer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Palmer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Denbow - the referee stops the clock and Palmer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Denbow. Palmer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Denbow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Palmer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer throws a head kick but Denbow moves out of range.
Denbow goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Palmer throws a series of punches but Denbow avoids them all with ease.
Denbow throws a sloppy head kick and Palmer moves out of range easily.
Denbow throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Palmer's head.
Denbow throws a head kick but Palmer moves out of range.
Palmer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tim Palmer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by Denbow.
Denbow throws a head kick that misses.
Denbow avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Denbow thumps Palmer with a low kick.
Tim Palmer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael Denbow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Denbow throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Palmer's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Denbow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Denbow has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Denbow!
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