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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Parcell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yonjiro Fuuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parcell kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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230 lbs
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273 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Parcell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yonjiro Fuuma!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parcell slips a jab and a cross from Fuuma.
Parcell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fuuma's waist but Fuuma gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Parcell off to one side.
Parcell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Parcell gets a takedown into half guard.
Fuuma is trying to get back to full guard.
Parcell trying to control the action but Fuuma is working from the bottom.
Fuuma is looking for a sweep. Parcell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fuuma works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fuuma tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fuuma is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fuuma pushes Parcell off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parcell shoots in but Fuuma avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Parcell tries for a takedown but Fuuma sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Parcell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Fuuma.
Fuuma fails with an attempt to clinch.
Parcell closes the distance and clinches up with Fuuma, looking for a takedown. Parcell pushes Fuuma against the cage but Fuuma circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Parcell tests Fuuma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Parcell shoots in and drives through. Fuuma sprawls well.
Parcell is breathing heavily.
Fuuma works the jab nicely.
Fuuma shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Parcell is rocked!
Fuuma working Parcell over with strikes here.
Oh Parcell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fuuma connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuuma in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fuuma cracks Parcell with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fuuma dominating with strikes here.
Parcell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fuuma with shots to the head and body - Parcell looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fuuma with the ground and pound from mount.
Fuuma is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Parcell can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fuuma with the ground and pound from mount.
Parcell is in a horrible position here. Fuuma smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fuuma is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Parcell seems to have got his legs back now.
Fuuma working Parcell over with strikes here.
Fuuma landing strikes, looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fuuma thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuuma throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Fuuma landing strikes, looking to finish!
Poor strikes thrown by Fuuma there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Parcell is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Fuuma fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fuuma lands a heavy elbow.
Fuuma dominating with strikes here.
Fuuma punishing his opponent with strikes.
Parcell bucks Fuuma off and manages to get back to his feet!
Parcell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fuuma throws out the jab.
Fuuma clinches with his opponent.
Parcell wants to break free but Fuuma has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuuma lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Parcell is trying to break the clinch but Fuuma has him pressed against the cage.
Parcell is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fuuma lands an elbow that stopped Parcell in his tracks for a moment.
Fuuma manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fuuma lands an elbow inside.
Fuuma misses with an elbow over the top.
Fuuma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuuma keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fuuma gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fuuma is pressed up against the cage. Parcell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fuuma down to the mat. Fuuma avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yonjiro Fuuma dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Parcell blocks a head kick by Fuuma.
Horrible takedown by Parcell or perhaps it was just good defense by Fuuma which made him look bad.
Parcell with a poor takedown
and Fuuma counters by clinching up.
Fuuma using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fuuma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Parcell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fuuma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fuuma gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Parcell tries to break the clinch but Fuuma is controlling the position.
Parcell trying to land knees to the body.
Fuuma has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Parcell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Parcell takes an elbow to the temple.
Fuuma using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parcell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fuuma lands an elbow just above Parcell 's eye.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fuuma taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fuuma has picked Parcell up - he's going for a ride! Fuuma dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parcell slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fuuma thows a big elbow that misses.
Parcell keeping full guard, as Fuuma tries to pass.
Parcell looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fuuma connects with a couple of short punches.
Parcell throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Fuuma escapes and throws Parcell's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Fuuma connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Parcell some visible discomfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Parcell is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Parcell is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Parcell is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Parcell gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Fuuma passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Parcell!
Fuuma with good strikes from the mount here!
Fuuma landing punches.
Parcell wants to hold on but Fuuma pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuuma scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fuuma landing strikes from the mount.
Fuuma dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fuuma is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fuuma working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fuuma putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fuuma is landing with some decent strikes but Parcell is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Parcell working to try and regain half guard.
Fuuma lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fuuma connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Parcell taking shots to the head.
Fuuma lands a big elbow.
Fuuma cracks Parcell with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fuuma looking to finish Parcell with some ground and pound. This is bad for Parcell!
BOOM! Fuuma connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fuuma working the ground and pound effectively.
Yonjiro Fuuma has got the better of the ground game so far.
Parcell is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fuuma landing shots from mount.
Fuuma lands a nice shot to the head.
Parcell is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yonjiro Fuuma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice jab there from Fuuma.
Parcell misses with a takedown attempt
and Fuuma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Parcell closes the distance but Fuuma moves to the side
and Fuuma counters with a one-two to the body.
Parcell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fuuma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fuuma fails with an attempt to clinch.
Parcell decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Parcell thows a huge punch but Fuuma dodges it nicely.
Fuuma wants to improve his position but Parcell is controlling well.
Parcell slips a nice elbow through Fuuma's hands, connecting with Fuuma's forehead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Parcell seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuuma lands with a few short shots to the body.
Parcell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fuuma manages to get to full guard.
Fuuma scores with a nice shot.
Fuuma trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Parcell stopping the sweep attempt from Fuuma.
Fuuma wriggles free and stands up.
Parcell shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Parcell was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuuma sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fuuma has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fuuma slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Parcell stopping the sweep attempt from Fuuma.
Fuuma is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fuuma takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fuuma looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parcell moves into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Parcell is on top in guard.
Parcell tries to stand but Fuuma is controlling from the bottom.
Parcell trying to control but Fuuma is working from the bottom.
Fuuma is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Parcell takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Parcell trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Fuuma manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Parcell looking to control.
Matthew Parcell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fuuma stands and steps away. Parcell gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Parcell with a poor takedown
and Fuuma counters with a head kick.
Fuuma scores with a jab to the head.
Parcell throws a head kick that misses.
Fuuma closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Parcell taking some punishment here, with Fuuma in his half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuuma missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Parcell wants to improve his position but Fuuma is controlling well.
Parcell looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yonjiro Fuuma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fuuma 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yonjiro Fuuma!
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