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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Parnell Calhoun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Morton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calhoun comes to the ring accompanied by "Big Pimpin" by Jay Z. Morton has chosen Rock N Roll-Led Zeppelin as his entrance music. Parnell Calhoun could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ricky Morton's chin.
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214 lbs
8 - 3 - 1 |
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180 cm
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220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Parnell Calhoun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Morton!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morton scores with a leg kick.
Calhoun displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morton throws out the jab.
Calhoun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morton swings for the body but Calhoun moves out of range.
Parnell Calhoun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morton throws a shot from downtown. Calhoun moves away and avoids it.
Calhoun throws a jab when Morton was well out of range.
Morton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Calhoun ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Calhoun swings for the body but Morton moves out of range.
Morton looks to land a right hand but Calhoun moved out of range.
Calhoun has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Morton finds it's way round the side to connect with Calhoun's head.
Morton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Calhoun manages to avoid it.
Calhoun tries to close the distance and clinch but Morton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morton scores with a takedown into Calhoun's guard.
Morton content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morton looking to pass the guard.
Morton trying to control but Calhoun is working from the bottom.
Calhoun wants to get back to his feet but Morton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Calhoun trying to control the position.
Calhoun is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Morton is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Morton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Calhoun is keeping the position for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Calhoun scores with a three punch combo!
Calhoun with a poor takedown
and Morton counters with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Morton misses.
Morton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morton throws the left hand but Calhoun avoids the punch easily.
Calhoun punishes Morton's body with a nice straight punch.
Calhoun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calhoun swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morton slips a straight right by Calhoun.
Calhoun just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Morton is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Calhoun tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Morton to counter with a crisp jab.
Morton works Calhoun's body with a nice hook.
Morton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morton.
A left lands for Calhoun.
Morton throws a low kick but it's checked well by Calhoun.
Calhoun lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Calhoun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morton moves away.
Calhoun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morton moves away.
Morton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun moves out of range of the leg kick from Morton.
Calhoun misses with a hook to the body
and Morton counters with a nice body kick.
Calhoun is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morton swinging wildly here.
Morton looks to land a right hand but Calhoun moved out of range.
Morton looks to land a combination but Calhoun avoids it well.
Morton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Calhoun circles away.
A big right from Morton misses.
Morton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Calhoun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Calhoun jabs at Morton's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morton misses with a hook.
Calhoun avoids the body shot from Morton.
Calhoun loads up on a big right hand but Morton slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Morton dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Calhoun bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Morton's head backwards.
Nice jab there from Calhoun.
A swing and a miss from Morton.
Calhoun moves out of range as Morton throws a body kick.
Calhoun misses the shot to the body.
Calhoun looks to land a right hand but Morton moved out of range.
Calhoun throws a nice looking combination but Morton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Morton is looking to land body kicks.
Calhoun scores with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calhoun thows a left - swing and a miss!
Calhoun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morton moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Calhoun, as that shot connected.
Calhoun fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ricky Morton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Calhoun shoots and misses
and Morton counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morton takes one to the chin there.
Morton throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Calhoun was covering up waiting for the punch and Morton finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Morton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Calhoun is keeping the position for now.
Morton won't allow Calhoun to sweep him here.
Calhoun has control of Morton's left arm, preventing Morton from doing any damage.
Morton looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Calhoun avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun keeping moving, preventing Morton from controlling successfully.
Morton trying to move into half guard but instead Calhoun has managed to sweep!
Calhoun throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Morton gets the takedown into side control.
Calhoun wants to control but Morton postures up.
Calhoun is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Morton has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Morton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Calhoun keeps working.
Calhoun tries to escape but Morton is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morton looking to control but instead Calhoun has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Morton prevents Calhoun from improving his position.
Morton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Calhoun sees it coming and defends easily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Morton throws a leg kick but Calhoun moved away.
Calhoun punishes Morton's body with a nice straight punch.
Calhoun moves out of range of the leg kick from Morton.
Morton with a poor takedown
and Calhoun makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Morton is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Calhoun lands the left hand.
Calhoun scores with a jab to the jaw.
Morton checks a low kick from Calhoun.
Calhoun tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Calhoun works the jab nicely.
Morton takes one on the button.
Morton slips under a jab.
Calhoun is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Morton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Calhoun counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morton misses with a two punch combination.
Calhoun tries to clinch there but Morton circles away.
Calhoun fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Morton on the side of the head.
Morton walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Parnell Calhoun dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Calhoun works the jab nicely.
Calhoun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Calhoun throws a hook to the side of Morton's head but Morton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Calhoun thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morton has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Morton looks to score with a jab to the body but Calhoun is just out of range.
Calhoun wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Calhoun takes a swing at Morton's ribcage but misses.
Calhoun with a lazy takedown attempt
and Morton counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Morton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Calhoun is looking for a sweep. Morton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Morton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calhoun is refusing to be controlled, as Morton sits in half guard.
Morton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Calhoun is looking to escape.
Morton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Morton trying to control from Calhoun's half guard. Calhoun has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Morton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Calhoun swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Calhoun loads up on a big right hand but Morton slips the punch.
A cross from Calhoun lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Calhoun throws a jab but it's blocked by Morton.
Calhoun lands with a straight right. Morton didn't see that one coming.
Calhoun scores with a jab to the jaw.
Calhoun scores with a body shot.
Calhoun throws a body punch but Morton moves out of range.
Good work by Calhoun as he checks the leg kick.
Morton blocks a jab.
Morton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Calhoun's sensitive parts.
Morton fails to land with a series of punches.
Calhoun wants to slow Morton down by chopping away at his legs.
Morton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Calhoun lands with a straight right. Morton didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Calhoun swinging wildly here.
Calhoun misses with a hook.
Morton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Morton scoring well with a low kick there.
Calhoun lands a glancing blow to the side of Morton's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Calhoun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Calhoun lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Calhoun fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Horrible takedown by Morton or perhaps it was just good defense by Calhoun which made him look bad.
Calhoun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morton manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morton.
Calhoun stuffs the takedown.
Parnell Calhoun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Morton.
Calhoun keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Morton misses with a two punch combination.
Morton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Calhoun.
Calhoun scores with a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Calhoun misses
and Morton counters with a thumping low kick.
Calhoun lunges at Morton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morton's hand.
Morton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Calhoun lands a right hook to the body.
Calhoun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morton moves away.
Calhoun doesn't manage to clinch there - Morton circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Parnell Calhoun showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Calhoun 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Parnell Calhoun!
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energy
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hype
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