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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ares Constantinides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Parts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Constantinides might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I stand alone. The crowd seem to be enjoying Parts's choice of entrance music: call to prayer. Peter Parts acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ares Constantinides!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Parts!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parts misses with a double jab
and Constantinides moves into the clinch.
Constantinides has Parts pushed against the cage.
Constantinides has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Parts clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Constantinides punishes Parts with strikes from the back mount.
Parts avoids the strikes from Constantinides.
Parts controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Constantinides misses with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantinides struggling to keep hold of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Constantinides missing with strikes.
Parts has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Constantinides.
Constantinides thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Constantinides lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Constantinides.
Parts prevents Constantinides from getting a body triangle.
Constantinides throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Constantinides missing with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parts prevents Constantinides from getting a body triangle.
Parts tries to escape but Constantinides has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Constantinides struggling to land strikes to the head as Parts covers up.
Parts avoids the strikes from Constantinides.
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!
Constantinides missing with strikes.
Constantinides biding his time, controlling Parts.
Constantinides missing with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parts finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
Constantinides throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Constantinides lands with some strikes.
Constantinides trying to control but Parts is having none of it.
Constantinides throws some wild stikes that Parts manages to avoid easily.
Parts blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parts is working to get back to half guard.
Constantinides throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Constantinides is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Parts to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Parts shrugs it off.
Constantinides unloading with bombs!
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!
Parts wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Constantinides.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Constantinides breaks from Parts's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Parts in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ares Constantinides dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Parts misses with a double jab
and Constantinides counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Constantinides.
Parts softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Constantinides blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Constantinides tries for a takedown. No joy.
Parts is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Constantinides blocks an uppercut.
Constantinides has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Parts is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Parts wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Constantinides has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Parts misses with a punch on the inside.
Constantinides fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ares Constantinides. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parts tries to circle away but Constantinides has him pinned against the cage.
Parts has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantinides tries to pull guard but Parts forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Parts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Constantinides fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Constantinides is trying hard to land a takedown here. Parts sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Constantinides goes for a double leg but Parts avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Parts continues to drive forward.
A frustrated look appears on Parts's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Parts misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Constantinides shoots in looking for a takedown but Parts manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Constantinides's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Parts throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides dives in and grabs Parts's left leg, looking for a takedown. Parts pushes down on Constantinides's head and hops out.
Constantinides misses with a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Constantinides - just one landing.
Parts on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Constantinides shoots in for a takedown but Parts shows good takedown defense.
Constantinides will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parts displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Constantinides.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Parts is staying active underneath Constantinides, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Constantinides misses with a head shot. Parts uses the momentum to regain guard.
Parts keeping moving, preventing Constantinides from controlling successfully.
Constantinides preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Constantinides controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Constantinides has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ares Constantinides overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Parts looking to hit a scissor sweep but Constantinides is one step ahead there.
Parts really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Constantinides. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ares Constantinides has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Constantinides throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ares Constantinides dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Constantinides fails with a takedown attempt.
Constantinides dives in and scores a takedown into Parts's guard.
Constantinides throwing strikes from guard but Parts blocks nicely.
Constantinides postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Constantinides is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Constantinides throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantinides trying to control the position from guard on top but Parts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Constantinides is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Parts can do to turn this around?
Constantinides in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Constantinides keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Parts's head.
Constantinides 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.
Constantinides seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Constantinides postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides is looking to work some ground and pound but Parts has wrist control.
Parts has momentary wrist control but Constantinides slips an elbow through the middle.
Constantinides looking to sit in guard and control but Parts gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Constantinides trying to keep a closed guard but Parts is proving a slippery customer.
Constantinides looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Constantinides is pulling down on Parts's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Parts passes into half guard.
Constantinides works his way to full guard. Good work.
Constantinides wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Parts looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Constantinides controls Parts momentarily but Parts frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides keeping full guard, as Parts tries to pass.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Parts has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Constantinides is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ares Constantinides.
Parts takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ares Constantinides clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Constantinides has a takedown stuffed.
Parts misses with a double jab.
Constantinides shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Constantinides shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Parts as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ares Constantinides. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parts takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A head kick misses from Parts.
Constantinides fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantinides shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Parts counters with a low kick, right behind Constantinides 's knee.
Parts leaves Constantinides with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Constantinides throws a lazy uppercut
and Parts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Parts misses with a double jab
and Constantinides counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Constantinides working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Constantinides is stalling here. Parts is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Constantinides seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Parts has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Constantinides is trying to get back to half guard.
Parts is looking to take a break and control but Constantinides is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Constantinides is trying to work for a sweep but Parts has mounted him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parts tries to control but Constantinides wriggling away.
Constantinides is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Bloodsport Gym 16 Elites , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Constantinides wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Constantinides manages to reverse the position and now he's in Parts's guard. Nice work there by Constantinides.
Constantinides working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Parts's head.
Constantinides wants to control from the top but Parts keeps moving.
Parts avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Parts working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Constantinides.
Constantinides throws a big right hand that misses.
Constantinides missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Constantinides is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Constantinides wants to control from the top but Parts keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Constantinides is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ares Constantinides had his way with Peter Parts in that round.
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!
Constantinides shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Parts defends it nicely.
Constantinides fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Constantinides fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ares Constantinides. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantinides scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Constantinides shoots in and drives through. Parts sprawls well.
Constantinides moves in looking to clinch but Parts pushes him off.
Nice jab there from Constantinides.
Constantinides doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Parts counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides shoots in looking for a takedown but Parts manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Constantinides's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Peter Parts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Parts stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Parts wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice sprawl there from Parts as Constantinides shoots in.
Constantinides shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Parts pinned against the cage. Parts gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Constantinides dodges the punch combination from Parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parts misses with a head kick.
Parts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Parts keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Constantinides shoots for a takedown but Parts saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Constantinides takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides shoots in and drives through. Parts sprawls well.
Parts rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Constantinides moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Constantinides shoots in but no luck this time.
Constantinides is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Parts's half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Constantinides trying to control the action but Parts is working from the bottom.
Peter Parts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parts blocking the ground and pound attempt from Constantinides.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Peter Parts.
I think Constantinides 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:44
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ares Constantinides!
Ares Constantinides is the new light heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Ares Constantinides, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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