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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Koba Wyatt (ranked 31 p4p, 3 weight class) and Roy Palmer (ranked 130 p4p, 14 weight class). Wyatt's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Channel Zero. Roy Palmer will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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249 lbs
24 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Koba Wyatt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roy Palmer!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wyatt looks to land a combination but Palmer avoids it well.
Palmer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wyatt with a body shot.
Palmer stuns Wyatt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wyatt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Palmer has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Wyatt is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Wyatt throws a low kick but Palmer moves out of range easily.
Palmer throws out a counter right but Wyatt avoids it with no problem.
Palmer connects with the punch.
Palmer scores with a hook to the body. Wyatt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Palmer is looking to clinch.
As Palmer looks to move away, Wyatt throws a big counter combo but Palmer just gets out of the way.
Wyatt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Palmer lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palmer rushes Wyatt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wyatt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Palmer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Palmer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Palmer fails to land.
Palmer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Palmer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wyatt backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Palmer.
Wyatt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Palmer scores with a shot to the body.
Wyatt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Palmer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Palmer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Palmer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Palmer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wyatt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palmer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wyatt misses with a few strikes there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palmer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Wyatt was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Palmer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wyatt.
Palmer misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Palmer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Palmer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wyatt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Palmer.
Palmer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wyatt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wyatt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wyatt misses with the combination.
Wyatt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Palmer.
Wyatt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wyatt throws a poor cross that misses
and Palmer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheers as Palmer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wyatt doesn't seem phased though.
Palmer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer moves to clinch but Wyatt breaks away
and Wyatt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wyatt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Palmer is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Palmer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wyatt fails to land with a series of punches.
Palmer scoring well with a low kick there.
Wyatt moves out of range as Palmer throws a body kick.
Wyatt is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Palmer - that will leave a mark!
Palmer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wyatt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Palmer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wyatt manages to avoid it.
Palmer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Palmer lands a high kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer cracks Wyatt with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palmer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wyatt swats away the attempt to clinch by Palmer.
As Palmer looks to move away, Wyatt throws a big counter combo but Palmer just gets out of the way.
Palmer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wyatt.
Wyatt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Palmer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wyatt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Palmer.
As Palmer looks to move away, Wyatt throws a big counter combo but Palmer just gets out of the way.
Wyatt throws a combination that misses
and Palmer counters with a nice uppercut.
Palmer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Palmer throws a body shot but no joy.
Wyatt throws a big counter combination but Palmer scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wyatt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A punch lands to the side of Wyatt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wyatt lands a nice shot that snaps Palmer's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Palmer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Palmer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Palmer lands a glancing blow to the side of Wyatt's head.
Palmer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wyatt's sensitive parts.
Wyatt looks to score with a jab to the body but Palmer is just out of range.
Wyatt throws a series of punches but Palmer avoids them all with ease.
Wyatt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wyatt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wyatt throws a head kick but Palmer moves out of range.
Palmer with a nice cross.
Roy Palmer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Palmer lands a really nice looking cross but Wyatt seems unphased.
Wyatt blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wyatt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Palmer misses with a right hand
and Wyatt counters with a left and a right that stings Palmer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palmer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wyatt moves away.
Palmer moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wyatt breaks the clinch.
A jab from Palmer finds it's way through Wyatt's defenses.
Palmer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Palmer, as that shot connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Palmer misses the target.
Wyatt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Palmer moves away.
Wyatt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Palmer works Wyatt's body with a nice hook.
A good leg kick by Palmer.
Palmer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Palmer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Palmer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wyatt's hands.
Palmer cracks Wyatt with a right hand to the side of the head.
Palmer lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wyatt ducks right into an uppercut from Palmer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Palmer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wyatt.
Wyatt slips under a jab from Palmer.
Wyatt throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Roy Palmer has been cut.
Palmer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wyatt throws out a leg kick but Palmer moves out of range and Wyatt only half commits.
Palmer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Palmer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wyatt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Palmer with a hook.
Palmer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wyatt sets himself, and Palmer steps forward looking for the clinch! Wyatt avoids it this time.
Wyatt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Palmer tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Palmer.
Wyatt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Palmer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Palmer misses with a straight left.
Palmer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wyatt slips under a jab.
Palmer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wyatt.
Palmer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Palmer. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Palmer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wyatt.
Palmer cracks Wyatt with a right hand to the side of the head.
Palmer cracks Wyatt with an open hand slap.
Palmer lands a really nice looking cross but Wyatt seems unphased.
Wyatt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palmer stuns Wyatt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Palmer, right into the meat.
Palmer scores with a sloppy right hand. Wyatt should have avoided that one.
Palmer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wyatt misses with a hook to the body
and Palmer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Palmer works Wyatt's body with a nice hook.
Nice cross by Palmer.
Palmer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wyatt was well out of range. Poor timing from Palmer.
A punch lands to the side of Wyatt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wyatt throws an overhand right that lands on Palmer's shoulder, as Palmer tries to avoid the shot.
Wyatt misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palmer tests Wyatt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Palmer. That snapped Wyatt's head back.
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.
The cut man is working on Roy Palmer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Palmer scores with the left hand. Wyatt knows he should have avoided that one.
Palmer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Palmer lands an overhand right.
Palmer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wyatt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wyatt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wyatt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Palmer can pounce on him.
Wyatt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wyatt misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wyatt defending well as Palmer loads up on a big left hand.
Palmer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wyatt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palmer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wyatt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Palmer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer is looking to clinch.
Wyatt swings widly with a right hand
and Palmer counters with a stiff right hand.
Palmer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Palmer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wyatt doesn't seem phased though.
Koba Wyatt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Palmer tests Wyatt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Palmer blocks a jab.
Palmer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wyatt misses with a looping left.
Palmer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Palmer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wyatt's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wyatt duly obliges.
Palmer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wyatt avoids the body shot from Palmer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt misses with a double jab.
Wyatt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Palmer circles away quickly and effectively.
Palmer scores with a shot to the body.
Palmer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wyatt. Wyatt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Palmer throws a body punch but Wyatt moves out of range.
Palmer connects with a single shot there.
Wyatt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palmer.
Wyatt steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Palmer. That one must have hurt.
Wyatt misses the jab.
Palmer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wyatt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Palmer misses with a hook. Wyatt ducked under it nicely.
Palmer connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer throws a hook but Wyatt avoids it easily.
Roy Palmer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wyatt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Palmer moves out of range as Wyatt strikes.
Wyatt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Palmer does it's job there.
Palmer is looking to clinch but Wyatt is avoiding it.
Wyatt throws a series of punches but Palmer avoids them all with ease.
Wyatt misses with a few strikes there.
Palmer darts in and clinches Wyatt up against the cage.
Wyatt tries to circle away but Palmer has him pinned against the cage.
Palmer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Palmer scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Palmer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Palmer misses with a punch to the body.
Palmer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Palmer has Wyatt pressed against the cage, preventing Wyatt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Palmer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Palmer lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Palmer.
Palmer has a couple of punches blocked by Wyatt.
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!
Palmer cracks Wyatt with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from Palmer.
Roy Palmer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Palmer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Palmer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Palmer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wyatt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Palmer.
Palmer misses with the head strike.
Palmer keeps control of Wyatt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Palmer really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roy Palmer's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A jab from Wyatt misses.
Wyatt sets himself, and Palmer steps forward looking for the clinch! Wyatt avoids it this time.
A cross from Palmer lands.
Wyatt is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Palmer's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Palmer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Palmer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wyatt. Wyatt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wyatt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Palmer feints and then cracks Wyatt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wyatt down.
Wyatt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Palmer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wyatt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Palmer finds it's way round the side to connect with Wyatt's head.
Palmer scores with a leg kick.
Palmer avoids the head kick by Wyatt.
Palmer tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wyatt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Palmer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wyatt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer connects with the punch.
Palmer throws a lazy right hand but Wyatt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wyatt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Palmer throws out the jab.
Palmer misses with a body punch
and Wyatt counters with a nice body shot.
Wyatt misses with an uppercut. Palmer saw that one coming.
Palmer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wyatt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wyatt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wyatt misses with a hook.
Wyatt misses with a two punch combination.
Wyatt tries to bum rush Palmer with a series of wild strikes but Palmer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Palmer lunges at Wyatt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wyatt's hand.
Wyatt tries a low kick but Palmer avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt throws a poor cross that misses
and Palmer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wyatt slips a jab from Palmer.
Wyatt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palmer throws a jab but it's blocked by Wyatt.
Wyatt swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wyatt needs to keep his hands up - Palmer had a free shot at his head there.
Palmer scores with a head kick. Wyatt tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Palmer loads up on a big right hand but Wyatt slips the punch.
Wyatt slips a straight right by Palmer.
Wyatt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Palmer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Palmer connects with a body shot.
Palmer defending well as Wyatt loads up on a big left hand.
Wyatt sets himself, and Palmer steps forward looking for the clinch! Wyatt avoids it this time.
Palmer connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Palmer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Palmer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Palmer throws a right hand that Wyatt ducks under and follows up with a left that Wyatt also avoids with ease.
Wyatt swings for the body but Palmer moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Palmer.
Wyatt is looking to land body kicks.
Palmer sizes up Wyatt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Palmer scores with a leg kick.
Palmer throws a quick inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Wyatt.
Palmer tries to clinch but Wyatt moves out of range.
Wyatt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer scores with a jab. Wyatt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Palmer lands with a hook. Wyatt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wyatt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Palmer can pounce on him.
Wyatt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Palmer works Wyatt's body with a nice hook.
Palmer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Palmer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wyatt.
Palmer misses with a lunging right hand
and Wyatt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Palmer feints a jab promting Wyatt to slip. Palmer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wyatt slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Palmer throws a lazy right hand but Wyatt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wyatt slips a jab from Palmer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Palmer dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Roy Palmer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Palmer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wyatt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Palmer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wyatt scrambles back to his feet.
Palmer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Palmer throws a jab but it's blocked by Wyatt.
Wyatt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Palmer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Palmer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wyatt moves out of range of the strikes.
Palmer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wyatt was well out of range. Poor timing from Palmer.
Palmer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wyatt scores with a sloppy right hand. Palmer should have avoided that one.
Palmer thuds his right hand into Wyatt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Palmer misses with a straight left.
Palmer throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyatt looks to throw the jab but Palmer is out of range.
Palmer looks to land a left hand but Wyatt moved out of range nicely.
As Palmer looks to move away, Wyatt throws a big counter combo but Palmer just gets out of the way.
Palmer lands with a straight right. Wyatt didn't see that one coming.
Palmer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wyatt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Palmer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wyatt on the side of the head.
Wyatt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Palmer.
Wyatt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Palmer.
Palmer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Palmer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wyatt.
Palmer connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wyatt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Palmer scoring well with a low kick there.
Wyatt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
A head kick misses from Palmer.
Wyatt lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wyatt.
Wyatt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Palmer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big left from Palmer misses.
Palmer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wyatt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wyatt tests Palmer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Palmer finds it's way round the side to connect with Wyatt's head.
Palmer scores with a shot to the body.
Wyatt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Palmer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wyatt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wyatt gets tackled into the cage by Palmer. Palmer maintains the clinch.
Wyatt has had enough of the clinch but Palmer keeps him there for the moment.
Wyatt prevents a body shot from Palmer.
Wyatt working hard to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Palmer.
Wyatt has had enough of the clinch but Palmer keeps him there for the moment.
Palmer scores with a hook to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wyatt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wyatt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Palmer throws a head punch that misses.
Palmer works on Wyatt's body with a couple of short punches.
Palmer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Palmer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Palmer pushes Wyatt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wyatt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Palmer.
Palmer misses with a punch to the body.
Wyatt blocks an uppercut.
Wyatt has had enough of the clinch but Palmer keeps him there for the moment.
Palmer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wyatt is trying to break free.
Koba Wyatt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wyatt tries to break free but Palmer pushes him back against the cage.
Wyatt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Palmer backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roy 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 William Peck scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Palmer!
Roy Palmer is the new heavyweight champion!
A less than humble Roy Palmer misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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