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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tooks Parr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Bertholf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arthur Bertholf has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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240 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tooks Parr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arthur Bertholf!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Bertholf blocks the low kick.
Parr looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Parr prevents Bertholf from standing back up.
Bertholf blocking the ground and pound attempt from Parr.
It looks like Parr is going to stand back up.
Parr stands up from half guard.
Some wild striking there from Bertholf.
Parr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bertholf avoids it really well and circles away.
Bertholf scores with the left hand. Parr knows he should have avoided that one.
Arthur Bertholf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertholf fails to land with a series of punches.
Parr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Parr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Parr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Parr is breathing heavily.
Bertholf rushes Parr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Parr is working for takedown but Bertholf is calmly controlling the position for now.
Parr jumps guard but Bertholf stands there with Parr around his waist. Parr gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tooks Parr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parr goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bertholf prevents it.
Parr has Bertholf pressed against the cage, preventing Bertholf from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parr tries to pull guard but Bertholf holds him up against the cage and eventually Parr drops back down to his feet.
Parr stops a takedown attempt from Bertholf.
Bertholf is trying to break the clinch but Parr has him pressed against the cage.
Bertholf breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bertholf misses with a two punch combination.
Bertholf connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bertholf misses with a two punch combination.
Parr scores with a takedown into Bertholf's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bertholf wants to stand but Parr is controlling the position.
Parr won't allow Bertholf to sweep him here.
Parr wants to stand but Bertholf is controlling his posture from full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bertholf is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Tooks Parr wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bertholf scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bertholf stalks Parr and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Parr's face. Parr staggers backwards, shaken.
Bertholf clinches up against the cage.
Bertholf breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Bertholf, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bertholf cracks Parr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bertholf misses with a double jab.
No luck for Parr with that takedown attempt.
Bertholf tries to bum rush Parr with a series of wild strikes but Parr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Bertholf dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bertholf connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Parr's hands.
Bertholf swats away the attempt to clinch by Parr.
Parr drops his hands momentarily and Bertholf takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice takedown defense from Bertholf. No joy for Parr on that attempt.
Parr dodges the punch combination from Bertholf.
Bertholf is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Parr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bertholf lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bertholf has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Parr looking to score a takedown here. Bertholf is defending well but Parr drives through and ends up in Bertholf's guard.
Bertholf wants to stand up but Parr is controlling him.
Parr thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parr trying to control the position from guard on top but Bertholf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tooks Parr wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bertholf lands with a good body shot.
Bertholf scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bertholf's jab looks to have found its range, popping Parr under the eye.
Nice takedown defense from Bertholf. No joy for Parr on that attempt.
Bertholf connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bertholf is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bertholf thuds a left hand into Parr's body.
Parr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Parr walks into a stiff left hand from Bertholf.
Some wild striking there from Bertholf.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bertholf scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Parr tries to bum rush Bertholf with a series of wild strikes but Bertholf uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bertholf lands a nice shot to the body.
Parr closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bertholf as Parr tries to tie him up.
Parr is trying to pull guard but Bertholf turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tooks Parr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bertholf manages to break the clinch.
Bertholf scores with a three punch combo!
Bertholf misses with a body shot.
Parr shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Parr perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bertholf keeps working.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tooks Parr just wasn't active enough.
Bertholf jabs Parr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bertholf goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bertholf sprawls well. Bertholf wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Parr gets slowly back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice straight punches there by Bertholf. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bertholf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Bertholf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bertholf feints a jab promting Parr to slip. Bertholf then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Parr slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bertholf closes the distance and pushes Parr back into the cage.
Bertholf prevents a takedown attempt there.
Parr is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bertholf gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bertholf stops a takedown attempt from Parr.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tooks Parr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Parr jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bertholf walks away with a smile on his face. Parr gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bertholf goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Parr is rocked!
Parr walks straight into a right hand from Bertholf - that's dropped him! Bertholf jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Parr from any more punishment! Parr complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Arthur Bertholf!
Arthur Bertholf made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I would like to thank my manager Keith Hawk for pulling me off the street and giving me a shot. I would be nothing without him! Now is the time to go and do some training and maybe someone could actually stand in the ring with me and give me a workout but I Doubt it. '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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