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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Curwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmer comes to the cage accompanied by Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead or Alive. Paul Curwin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nicholas Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Curwin!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curwin wants to slow Palmer down by chopping away at his legs.
Palmer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Palmer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Palmer catches Curwin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Palmer tries to keep at a distance but Curwin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Curwin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Palmer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Curwin tries to pull guard but Palmer holds him up against the cage and eventually Curwin drops back down to his feet.
Palmer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Curwin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Palmer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice body punch from Curwin.
Curwin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Curwin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Curwin tries to land a front kick but Palmer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Curwin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Palmer has time to react.
Palmer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Curwin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Curwin drops his hands momentarily and Palmer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer throws a series of punches but Curwin avoids them all with ease.
Curwin misses with a head kick.
Palmer checks a leg kick.
Palmer swats away the attempt to clinch by Curwin.
Curwin misses with a body kick.
Palmer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Curwin wants to clinch.
Palmer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Palmer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Curwin's head backwards.
Curwin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Palmer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Palmer misses with a body shot.
Palmer looks to land a combination but Curwin avoids it well.
Palmer throws a shot from downtown. Curwin moves away and avoids it.
Palmer checks a leg kick.
Curwin misses with a leg kick.
Curwin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Palmer swats away the attempt to clinch by Curwin.
A nice combination there by Palmer.
Palmer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A clash of legs there as Palmer blocks the low kick.
Palmer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Curwin is looking to clinch.
Curwin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Palmer keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Curwin. Beautiful body shot.
Curwin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Curwin throws a chopping leg kick but Palmer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Curwin tries to clinch up but Palmer circles away and keeps his distance.
Paul Curwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Curwin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Palmer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Curwin.
Palmer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Curwin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Curwin ducks under a wild hook from Palmer.
Curwin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Curwin looks to land a right hand but Palmer moved out of range.
Curwin misses with a hook to the body
and Palmer counters with a stiff right hand.
Palmer looks to land a left hand but Curwin moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Curwin misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curwin tries to clinch up
and Palmer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Curwin misses with a low kick.
Palmer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Palmer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Curwin tries to clinch up
and Palmer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Curwin tries to clinch but Palmer moves away
and Palmer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curwin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Palmer is out of range and Curwin settles back down.
Palmer throws a jab when Curwin was well out of range.
Curwin wants to clinch
and Palmer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Curwin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Curwin throws a body punch but Palmer moves out of range.
Curwin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Palmer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Palmer throws a combination. Curwin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Curwin scores with a leg kick.
Curwin moves in looking to clinch but Palmer pushes him off.
Palmer scores with a decent looking hook.
Palmer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Palmer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Curwin tries to clinch up
and Palmer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Curwin misses
letting Palmer counter with a right hand.
Curwin looks to clinch
enabling Palmer to counter with a crisp jab.
Curwin clobbers Palmer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Curwin tries to clinch
and Palmer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Palmer cracks a nice hook into Curwin's ribs.
Nice uppercut lands for Curwin. That snapped Palmer's head back.
A head kick misses from Curwin.
A leg kick checked by Palmer.
Palmer lands a jab to the nose.
Paul Curwin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Curwin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Palmer connects with a body shot.
Curwin looks to clinch
and Palmer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Palmer!
Curwin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Palmer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curwin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Palmer misses with a series of wild punches.
Palmer swinging wildly here.
Palmer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Palmer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Curwin tries to clinch but Palmer moves away
and Palmer counters with a one-two to the body.
Curwin tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Palmer to counter with a crisp jab.
Curwin throws out a loose jab but Palmer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curwin misses with a leg kick
and Palmer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curwin is looking to score with low kicks.
Curwin throws a head kick but Palmer moves out of range.
Palmer slips a jab from Curwin.
A head kick by Curwin misses
and Palmer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the body from Curwin misses
and Palmer counters with a left and a right that stings Curwin.
Curwin loads up on a big right hand but Palmer slips the punch.
Curwin wants to clinch but Palmer slips to the side
and Palmer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Curwin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Curwin throws a head kick that misses
and Palmer counters with a nice body shot.
Curwin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Palmer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Palmer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Curwin looks to clinch
and Palmer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Curwin misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer cracks Curwin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Curwin misses with a low kick.
Palmer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Curwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palmer.
Curwin forces Palmer back against the cage and clinches.
Curwin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Palmer lands a takedown into guard.
Curwin working for a triangle but Palmer defends it easily.
Palmer advances to half guard.
Curwin is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ground and pound from Palmer.
Curwin wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas Palmer dominated that second round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Curwin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Palmer.
Curwin connects with a solid leg kick.
Curwin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Palmer counters with a stiff right hand.
Palmer misses with a few strikes there.
Curwin wants to clinch
and Palmer counters with a nice body shot.
Palmer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curwin throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Palmer to counter with a crisp jab.
Curwin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Palmer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Curwin misses with a kick to the body.
Palmer thows a body shot but no joy.
Curwin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Palmer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curwin scores with a shot to the body.
Palmer blocks a low kick nicely.
Curwin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Curwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Curwin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Palmer.
Palmer blocks a head kick by Curwin.
A low kick from Curwin misses
and Palmer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Palmer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Palmer digs a good hook to Curwin's body.
Palmer misses with a two punch combination.
Palmer scores with a punch to the head.
Palmer slips under a jab from Curwin.
Palmer needs to keep his hands up - Curwin had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Curwin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Palmer thows a body shot but no joy.
Curwin is looking to score with low kicks.
Curwin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Curwin lands a head kick. Palmer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Palmer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Curwin is looking to chop away at Palmer's legs.
Curwin looks to clinch
and Palmer counters with a right hand to the body.
Palmer thuds a left hand into Curwin's body.
Curwin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Palmer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Curwin thows a leg kick but Palmer checks it
and Palmer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Palmer throws a looping overhand right but Curwin ducks down to avoid it.
Curwin wants to land a leg kick but Palmer is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curwin clinches but Palmer breaks the clinch
and Palmer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Palmer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Curwin.
Curwin closes the distance but Palmer moves to the side
and Palmer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Curwin tries to clinch
and Palmer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Curwin looks for the body kick but Palmer saw that one coming.
Curwin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Curwin throws a hook but Palmer avoids it easily.
Curwin tries to clinch there but Palmer circles away.
The fighters circling - Curwin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Curwin darts in trying to clinch
and Palmer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer misses with a few strikes there.
Curwin wants to clinch but Palmer slips to the side
and Palmer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Curwin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Palmer counters with a one-two to the body.
Palmer circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Palmer to counter with a crisp jab.
Curwin tries to clinch
and Palmer counters with a nice uppercut.
Palmer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Curwin tries to land a leg kick but Palmer saw it coming and moves away.
Curwin tries to clinch
and Palmer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
An inside leg kick from Curwin misses.
Curwin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Palmer counters with a two punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicholas Palmer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Palmer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicholas Palmer!
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FIGHT
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