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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bo Taka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Parish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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188 cm
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bo Taka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Will Parish!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Parish is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bo Taka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooh!!! Taka has knocked Parish down with a huge combo! Taka steps away and waves a wobbly Parish back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Will Parish has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Taka. Those never looked like landing.
Parish circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Parish counter with a right hand.
Parish looks to score with a jab to the body but Taka is just out of range.
Taka seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taka misses with the combination.
Parish connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Parish has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Taka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Parish misses.
Parish swats away the attempt to clinch by Taka.
Taka wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parish lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Taka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parish paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Parish cracks Taka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Taka has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Hut - $50 in the buildup to the fight.
Parish lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Parish misses the shot to the body.
Parish misses with a looping left.
Parish slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Parish. Those never looked like landing.
Taka misses with a lunging right hand
and Parish counters with a nice uppercut.
Parish swats away the attempt to clinch by Taka.
Parish throws out a counter right but Taka avoids it with no problem.
Taka takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parish avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Parish ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taka misses with an uppercut. Parish saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parish misses the jab.
As Parish tries to get set, Taka tries to push him back and clinch up but Parish manages to avoid the attempt.
Parish clobbers Taka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Taka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taka moves in looking to clinch but Parish pushes him off.
Taka throws a hook but Parish avoids it easily.
Taka has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Parish finds it's way round the side to connect with Taka's head.
Taka swinging wildly here.
Taka lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Taka.
Taka looks to land a left hand but Parish moved out of range nicely.
Taka throws a series of punches but Parish moves out of range.
Taka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Parish lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Parish keeps the fight on the outside.
Taka misses with a two punch combination.
Parish fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taka tries to clinch up but Parish circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parish scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Left hook, right uppercut from Parish.
Taka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parish.
Parish might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Taka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Parish has time to react.
Taka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parish.
Parish is working the combinations to good effect here.
Parish lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Taka looks to land a combination but Parish avoids it well.
Parish keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taka.
Parish is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Taka had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parish moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Taka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parish circles away quickly and effectively.
Taka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Parish manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice side step and Parish releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Parish lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Taka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Parish circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parish with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taka misses with a looping left.
Taka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Taka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Taka misses with the combination.
Taka swings for the body but Parish moves out of range.
Parish showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taka.
A big left from Parish misses.
Parish throws a series of punches but Taka avoids them all with ease.
As Parish tries to get set, Taka tries to push him back and clinch up but Parish manages to avoid the attempt.
Parish swats away the attempt to clinch by Taka.
Parish keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parish avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taka ducks under a wild hook from Parish.
Taka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Parish dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Will Parish will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Will Parish's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Parish ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No joy there for Taka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A lazy left from Parish finds it's target.
A swing and a miss from Taka.
Taka swings away with a body shot that misses
and Parish counters with a stiff right hand.
Taka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parish paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Taka swinging wildly here.
Parish appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Taka takes one to the side of the head.
A jab from Parish does it's job there.
Nice body punch from Parish.
Parish keeps the fight on the outside.
Taka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Parish looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Parish throws an overhand right that lands on Taka's shoulder, as Taka tries to avoid the shot.
Parish lands with a hook. Taka tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Taka looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parish blocks a jab.
Will Parish seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parish lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taka circles away quickly and effectively.
Taka misses with a double jab
enabling Parish to counter with a crisp jab.
Taka is looking to clinch.
Parish lands a jab.
Parish lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Taka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parish paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taka tries to close the distance and clinch but Parish swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Parish's jab looks to have found its range, popping Taka under the eye.
Nice uppercut there from Parish.
Taka gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Parish.
Parish cracks Taka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Taka might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Parish throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Parish connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parish lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Parish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Taka misses with a wild combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Parish scores with a four punch combination!
Bo Taka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A swing and a miss from Parish.
Taka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A nice combination there by Parish.
Taka drops Parish with a beautiful combination! Parish stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Taka is looking for the KO!
Taka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice side step and Parish releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Taka tries to clinch up but Parish circles away and keeps his distance.
Taka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parish defending well as Taka loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Taka misses with a lunging right hand
and Parish counters with a straight right hand.
Taka moves in looking to clinch but Parish pushes him off.
Parish appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Taka misses with an uppercut
and Parish counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taka misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taka loads up on a big right hand but Parish slips the punch.
Taka walks into a jab.
Taka misses with a looping left.
Taka misses with an uppercut
and Parish counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Parish works Taka's body with a nice hook.
Taka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parish manages to avoid it.
Parish throws a hook to the side of Taka's head but Taka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Parish misses with an uppercut. Taka saw that one coming.
Taka throws a right and a left that Parish avoids nicely.
Parish scores with a hook to the body. Taka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Taka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Parish showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taka.
Taka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Parish counters with a one-two to the body.
Parish throws a right hand that Taka ducks under and follows up with a left that Taka also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taka takes one to the chin there.
Parish avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Parish scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Parish cracks Taka with a good jab.
Taka misses with a double jab.
Parish throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Parish feints a jab promting Taka to slip. Parish then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Taka slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nice jab there from Parish.
Taka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parish has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Parish there as he acknowledges the shot.
Taka moves to clinch but Parish breaks away
enabling Parish to counter with a crisp jab.
Taka walks into a straight right hand from Parish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Parish showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Will Parish's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Taka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Parish lands with a right hand.
Parish slips under a jab.
Taka is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Taka misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taka throws a series of punches but Parish avoids them all with ease.
Parish dips to his left and cracks Taka with an uppercut!
Taka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parish.
Taka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Parish cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Parish has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Parish connects with a body shot that sends Taka's belly button to the back.
A slow jab from Taka misses its intended target.
A cross from Parish lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Parish moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Parish keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taka.
Parish is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Taka with a body shot.
Parish getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Taka looks to land a right hand but Parish moved out of range.
Taka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Parish swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Taka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A combination from Parish does no damage.
Taka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A combination from Parish does no damage.
Parish changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Parish ducks under a wild hook from Taka.
Sloppy strikes from Taka. Those never looked like landing.
Despite the aggression on Parish's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Taka tries to clinch there but Parish circles away.
Taka takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Parish throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Taka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Parish scores with a jab to the body.
Taka moves out of range of the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taka misses with a combination
and Taka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taka tries to clinch
and Parish counters with a straight right hand.
Taka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parish.
Parish rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Taka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Parish looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Parish is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taka.
Taka falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Parish to counter with a crisp jab.
Parish scores with a hook to the body. Taka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Parish keeps the fight on the outside.
Parish jabs Taka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Taka connects with a jab.
Taka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parish swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Despite the aggression on Parish's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Taka throws a series of punches but Parish moves out of range.
Taka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Taka moves in looking to clinch but Parish pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parish cracks Taka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Parish closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Taka throws a lazy uppercut
and Parish counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Parish.
Parish lands with a nice body punch.
Taka misses with an uppercut.
Bo Taka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parish showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taka.
Parish lands a jab-cross combination.
Taka's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Parish connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Taka scrambles back to his feet.
Taka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Taka there as he acknowledges the shot.
Parish jabs Taka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parish with a jab.
Will Parish is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parish lands with a good body shot.
Parish throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taka takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Taka lands with a right hand.
Parish takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Parish ducks under a wild hook from Taka.
Taka misses with an uppercut. Parish saw that one coming.
Taka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parish paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Parish scores with a hook to the body. Taka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
No joy there for Taka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taka takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A shot to the liver by Parish. Beautiful body shot.
Parish lands a glancing blow to the side of Taka's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Taka does no damage.
A little jabbing left from Parish on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Parish.
A jab from Parish misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Parish comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Parish 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 David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Parish!
Will Parish decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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