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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dre Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leeroy Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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265 lbs
17 - 8 - 1 |
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286 lbs
25 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dre Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leeroy Russo!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo lands with a cross.
A right-left combo lands from Parker.
Russo keeps the fight on the outside.
Parker wants to clinch up but Russo keeps it at a distance.
We've been told by Parker's head coaches at Thunder Dome that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Parker misses with a body kick.
Russo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Russo tries to close the distance and clinch but Parker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Parker throws a head kick that misses.
Russo throws a leg kick but Parker checks it.
Russo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Russo connects with a crisp jab.
Parker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Russo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Parker takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Dre Parker has been cut.
Russo avoids a kick to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Russo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Russo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Russo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Russo swings for the body but Parker moves out of range.
Russo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Parker throws a body punch but Russo moves out of range.
Parker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Russo.
Russo tries to close the distance and clinch but Parker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Parker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Parker avoids the elbow strike from Russo, against the cage.
Russo slowing the pace effectively.
Parker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Russo throws a hook but Parker avoids it easily.
Parker has Russo up against the cage in a clinch.
Russo jumps guard and drags Parker to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Parker's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Russo working for a triangle but Parker defends it easily.
Parker controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker tries to free his leg and advance position but Russo is retaining full guard.
Parker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Russo looking for a guillotine here but Parker defends easily.
Russo looking for a guillotine here but Parker defends easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Russo has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Parker is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Russo.
Russo is looking for a sweep.
Russo parries the strikes from Parker easily there. Parker is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Russo to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Parker wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Russo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Russo is trying to work for a kimura but Parker is defending well.
Russo seems to be working for a kimura but Parker defends the submission attempt.
Parker wants to get back to full guard.
Parker is doing well to control the position and prevent Russo from advancing to side control.
Russo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Parker wants to improve his position but Russo is controlling well.
Parker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo is trying to control the action in half guard but Parker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Russo is stalling here. Parker is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Russo seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Parker has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Russo is looking for a sweep.
Russo wants to control but Parker postures up.
Russo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parker is staying active underneath Russo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Russo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Parker has managed to free his arm - good work.
Parker won't allow Russo to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leeroy Russo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dre Parker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Parker avoids the head kick by Russo.
Parker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Russo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Russo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Parker is out of range.
Russo is looking to clinch but Parker is avoiding it.
Parker is looking to clinch.
Russo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Russo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Russo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Parker drops Russo with a beautiful combination! Russo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Parker is looking for the KO!
It looks like Leeroy Russo has been cut.
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!
Russo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big left from Russo misses.
Parker tries to clinch up.
Russo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Russo tries to clinch up but Parker circles away and keeps his distance.
Parker has managed to clinch.
Russo tries to pull guard but Parker won't allow it.
Russo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Russo gets tackled into the cage by Parker. Parker maintains the clinch.
Russo wants to break free but Parker has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker blocks an uppercut.
Parker displaying some good clinch control by pressing Russo up against the cage.
Parker trying to control the position but instead, Russo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Parker into the cage.
Russo trying to land knees to the body.
Parker blocks an elbow strike.
Parker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Parker blocks the elbow strike.
Parker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Russo is rocked!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Parker.
Russo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
With the fighters up against the cage, Russo throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker is stalling here.
Russo prevents a body shot from Parker.
Parker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Russo's elbow.
Russo tries to pull guard but Parker forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Russo prevents a body shot from Parker.
Russo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Russo tries to pull guard but Parker forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dre Parker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leeroy Russo.
Russo looking to throw knees to the head but Parker is blocking nicely.
Russo lands a damaging elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker managing to block the knees to the body from Russo.
Russo tries to pull guard but Parker holds him up against the cage and eventually Russo drops back down to his feet.
Parker blocks an elbow strike from Russo.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo misses with a knee strike.
Parker lands a nice uppercut.
Russo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Parker is keeping busy.
Russo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Russo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parker blocks it with crossed arms.
Russo tries a knee to the head but Parker blocks it.
Russo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Parker blocks an uppercut.
Russo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Parker lands a big right hand that drops Russo! The killer instinct kicks in and Parker finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Parker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dre Parker!
Dre Parker bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Leeroy Russo had this to say: 'Man, that dude's tough as nails! I can't believe he took some of those shots. He was the better man tonight. Tonight!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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