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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Parkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Sphinx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Sphinx acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake Parkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy Sphinx!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sphinx shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sphinx showed some decent athleticism there.
Sphinx tries to pass the half guard into mount. Parkinson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Parkinson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sphinx performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sphinx wants to pass the guard but Parkinson is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parkinson is defending against the submission attempts here by Sphinx.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sphinx is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Parkinson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sphinx.
Sphinx keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sphinx seems to be looking for submissions.
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.
Parkinson trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Sphinx tries to control but Parkinson wriggling away.
Parkinson can't escape the position.
Sphinx looking to control but Parkinson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sphinx working Parkinson over with strikes here.
Sphinx can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Parkinson is looking to escape.
Sphinx looking to finish with strikes here!
Sphinx throws some wild stikes that Parkinson manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sphinx takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sphinx throws some wild stikes that Parkinson manages to avoid easily.
Sphinx throws a sloppy strike and Parkinson uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Parkinson has ended up in Sphinx's guard.
Sphinx striking off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sphinx tries to strike from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sphinx is trying to keep Parkinson in close.
Sphinx has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sphinx 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Sphinx 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sphinx. Parkinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parkinson tries to counter with a takedown but Sphinx is quick to defend against it.
Sphinx misses with a head kick.
Sphinx jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Parkinson tries to counter with a takedown but Sphinx is quick to defend against it.
Sphinx scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sphinx throws a half hearted mid kick.
A shot to the liver by Sphinx. Beautiful body shot.
Jimmy Sphinx is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parkinson slips a jab and a cross from Sphinx.
Sphinx throws a wild body kick that Parkinson sees coming a mile off.
Sphinx swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Parkinson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sphinx sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sphinx takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sphinx tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Sphinx finds it's way through Parkinson's defenses.
Nice cross by Sphinx.
Parkinson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Parkinson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sphinx throws a body punch but Parkinson moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Sphinx.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Sphinx
and Parkinson counters with a single leg into guard. Sphinx didn't expect that.
Sphinx looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sphinx tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Parkinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sphinx is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sphinx looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parkinson postures up.
Parkinson preventing the sweep.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sphinx shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sphinx showed some decent athleticism there.
Parkinson is refusing to be controlled, as Sphinx sits in half guard.
Sphinx is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Parkinson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sphinx.
Parkinson tries to roll over but Sphinx keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parkinson trying to control but Sphinx postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sphinx slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Sphinx showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sphinx swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Parkinson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sphinx throws a body punch but Parkinson moves out of range.
Parkinson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Parkinson avoids the head kick by Sphinx.
Sphinx swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parkinson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sphinx closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sphinx is trying to work for a kimura but Parkinson is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parkinson gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sphinx trying to control but Parkinson is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sphinx accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Parkinson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Parkinson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sphinx stays in close to Parkinson's body and controls the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sphinx throws a front kick aimed at Parkinson's knee but Parkinson avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Parkinson moves out of range of the strikes.
Parkinson feinted with a counter takedown.
Sphinx catches Parkinson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sphinx throws a head kick that Parkinson semi-blocks.
Sphinx throws a sloppy head kick and Parkinson moves out of range easily.
Parkinson attempts a counter takedown but Sphinx avoids it well and moves away.
Sphinx has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sphinx's corner calls for a 1-2. Sphinx obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Parkinson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sphinx.
Sphinx tries a head kick but it misses.
Sphinx throws a leg kick
so Parkinson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parkinson won't allow Sphinx to sweep him here.
Parkinson postures up.
Sphinx tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Parkinson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sphinx throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sphinx striking off his back but it's not causing Parkinson any problems.
Sphinx managing to control the position.
Jake Parkinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sphinx trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A head kick misses from Sphinx.
Parkinson attempts a counter takedown but Sphinx avoids it well and moves away.
Sphinx fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Parkinson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Parkinson blocks a head kick by Sphinx.
Sphinx pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Parkinson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nice shot by Sphinx.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sphinx throws a body shot but no joy.
Jimmy Sphinx is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sphinx has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sphinx throws a leg kick but Parkinson moved away.
Parkinson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Sphinx comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sphinx 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Sphinx!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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