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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Poole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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241 lbs
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279 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Will Poole!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roy Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poole blocks a head kick by Palmer.
Palmer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Poole.
It looks like Roy Palmer has been cut.
Palmer misses the body punch
and Poole counters with a thumping low kick.
Poole fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Palmer.
Poole avoids the body shot from Palmer.
Poole pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Poole comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Poole has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Wolf Training Lair in the buildup to the fight.
Poole fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Palmer checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Poole.
Poole uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Palmer.
Poole appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Poole cracks the inside of Palmer's front leg.
Palmer throws a head kick that Poole semi-blocks.
It looks like Will Poole has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poole tries a head kick but it misses.
Poole walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Palmer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Palmer scores with a jab to the body.
Palmer misses with an uppercut
and Poole connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Poole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Palmer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Palmer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Poole can pounce on him.
Poole listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Palmer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Palmer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters circling a little - Poole finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Roy Palmer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poole throws a leg kick but Palmer moved away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Palmer! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Poole there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Roy Palmer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Poole misses the target.
Poole uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Palmer has time to react.
Palmer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Poole changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Palmer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Poole stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Poole waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palmer.
Poole throws a looping overhand right but Palmer ducks down to avoid it.
Palmer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Poole swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Palmer looks to land a left hand but Poole moved out of range nicely.
Palmer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Palmer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poole.
A nice side step and Palmer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Palmer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poole throws out the jab.
A nice side step and Palmer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poole misses the jab.
A leg kick checked by Palmer.
Palmer steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Poole throws a push kick but Palmer slaps the foot to one side.
Poole works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Poole throws a hook but Palmer avoids it easily.
Poole uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Palmer.
Palmer moves forwards but Poole connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Poole slips a jab and a cross from Palmer.
Poole is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Poole tries to work over Palmer's front leg with a kick but Palmer checks it.
Palmer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Poole with a body shot.
Palmer lands a really nice looking cross but Poole seems unphased.
Poole takes one to the side of the head.
Palmer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Poole.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Poole misses its intended target.
Palmer throws a body punch but Poole moves out of range.
Poole is looking to counter punch.
Palmer misses with an uppercut.
Palmer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palmer looks to score with a jab to the body but Poole is just out of range.
Poole throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Poole ducks under a wild hook from Palmer.
And Poole counters with a quick kick to the body but Palmer blocks it.
Palmer throws a hook but Poole blocks it.
Palmer throws a leg kick
and Poole counters with a nice leg kick.
Poole bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Poole blocks the body kick.
Poole looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Poole throws a solid leg kick but Palmer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Poole.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Poole dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Palmer throws a hook to the side of Poole's head but Poole sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poole throws a quick counter kick to the body but Palmer avoids it.
Poole swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Palmer dips to his left and cracks Poole with an uppercut!
Palmer ducks under a wild hook from Poole.
Palmer throws a lazy right hand but Poole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Poole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palmer.
Poole drops down looking for a counter takedown but Palmer sprawls and moves away.
Poole tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Palmer misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Poole to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poole throws a leg kick that misses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Poole here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Palmer throws a big shot that misses.
Good leg kick by Poole there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Poole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Palmer can do to turn this around?
A slow jab from Palmer misses its intended target.
A counter left hand to the body from Poole misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poole slips a jab and a cross from Palmer.
As Palmer backs away, Poole returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A jab from Poole misses.
Palmer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Poole with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Palmer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poole was well out of range. Poor timing from Palmer.
The fighters circling - Poole throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A countering left hand to the body from Palmer misses.
Poole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Palmer.
Palmer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Poole can pounce on him.
Palmer misses with a hook.
Poole keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Poole takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Palmer loads up on a big right hand but Poole slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poole takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Palmer misses with a looping right.
Palmer throws a series of punches but Poole moves out of range.
Poole wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palmer misses the jab.
Poole throws a quick inside leg kick.
Palmer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palmer with a hook.
Will Poole's cut is getting worse.
Palmer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poole.
Palmer moves out of range of the strikes.
Palmer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Poole misses with a lunging right hand
letting Palmer counter with a right hand.
Will Poole is winning the standup battle so far.
Palmer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poole.
Poole dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Palmer. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer misses with a wild body shot.
Palmer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Poole throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab lands there for Palmer.
Poole pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Palmer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Poole.
Poole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Poole throws a body kick that misses.
Palmer throws a body shot but no joy.
Palmer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Will Poole's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Palmer throws a sloppy body shot
and Poole connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer swings widly with a right hand
and Poole counters with a nice low kick that buckles Palmer's knee momentarily.
Poole scores with a jab. Palmer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Palmer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poole scores with a leg kick.
Palmer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Poole.
Poole takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jeez, Will Poole's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Poole moves out of range of the strikes.
Palmer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Poole.
Palmer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Poole swings widly with a right hand
and Palmer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Palmer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Poole sends Palmer crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Poole is motioning to the referee to let Palmer up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Poole avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Palmer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Poole is looking to counter with a body kick.
Poole on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Poole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palmer.
Poole is looking to counter with a body kick.
Palmer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pooles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Poole fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Palmer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poole blocks the body kick.
Poole half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Poole missing with a left hand there. Palmer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Palmer scores with a shot to the body.
Palmer misses with an uppercut
letting Poole counter with a right hand.
Poole lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer misses the jab.
Poole looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Palmer throws a body punch but Poole moves out of range.
Poole lands with a nice body punch.
Palmer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Palmer throws an off balance right hand
and Poole counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Palmer!
Palmer is looking to get back to his feet here but Poole is keeping cool and he's managed to take Palmer's back.
Palmer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poole throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Poole scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Palmer is looking for a way out.
Poole lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Palmer hold on?!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poole has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Palmer.
Palmer covering up well and avoiding damage.
Palmer covering up well under a series of strikes from Poole.
Poole loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Palmer hold on?
A bit of a pause in the action here. Poole controlling the positon.
Palmer wants to control his opponent's hands but Poole gets his hands free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poole is punishing Palmer with some ground and pound.
Poole throwing damaging strikes from the back! Palmer could be in trouble here!
Poole landing with strikes.
Palmer is rocked!
Poole has the hooks in. Palmer is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Poole is working the ground and pound. Can Palmer escape?
Palmer is still in real trouble! Can Poole finish him?
Will Poole go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Poole just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Poole punishes Palmer with strikes from the back mount.
Poole is landing big shots and Palmer is squirming looking to escape! He can't escape though and the ref jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Will Poole!
Will Poole retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, Will Poole, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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