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T142 - LA Massacre PBP Commentary |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Parke there.
O'Sullivan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. O'Sullivan showed some decent athleticism there.
O'Sullivan seems to be working for a kimura but Parke defends the submission attempt.
O'Sullivan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Parke has managed to free his arm - good work.
Parke felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Parke preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
O'Sullivan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parke manages to get to full guard.
O'Sullivan wants to control from the top but Parke keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parke controlling O'Sullivan's posture.
O'Sullivan trying to control the position from guard on top but Parke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O'Sullivan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
O'Sullivan trying to control the position from guard on top but Parke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Parke pulls O'Sullivan in close to prevent any damage.
O'Sullivan trying to control the position from guard on top but Parke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
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.
Parke controlling O'Sullivan's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
O'Sullivan avoids a kick to the body.
O'Sullivan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parke was well out of range. Poor timing from O'Sullivan.
Parke digs a good hook to O'Sullivan's body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from O'Sullivan.
Parke lands an overhand right.
Parke looks to score with a jab to the body but O'Sullivan is just out of range.
Parke misses with a straight right.
No luck for O'Sullivan with that takedown attempt.
Parke on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Norman Parke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parke misses with a hook
and O'Sullivan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Parke thinking.
Parke slips under a jab.
Good work by O'Sullivan as he checks the leg kick.
O'Sullivan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O'Sullivan ducks under a wild hook from Parke.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Parke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Parke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
O'Sullivan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Parke. That did some damage!
O'Sullivan misses the shot to the body.
O'Sullivan tries to clinch there but Parke circles away.
Parke throws the left hand but O'Sullivan avoids the punch easily.
An inside leg kick from O'Sullivan misses.
Parke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Parke misses with a low kick as O'Sullivan jumps back.
O'Sullivan looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A solid body kick from O'Sullivan.
O'Sullivan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Parke's calf.
Parke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O'Sullivan.
O'Sullivan throws a sloppy head kick and Parke moves out of range easily.
O'Sullivan misses with a straight left.
A decent looking cross lands there for O'Sullivan.
O'Sullivan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O'Sullivan.
O'Sullivan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O'Sullivan throws an overhand right that lands on Parke's shoulder, as Parke tries to avoid the shot.
A solid body kick from Parke.
O'Sullivan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parke.
Parke connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed O'Sullivan momentarily.
Parke moves out of range as O'Sullivan throws a body kick.
O'Sullivan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Parke tests O'Sullivan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Parke stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
O'Sullivan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Parke is out of range.
Parke fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches O'Sullivan on the side of the head.
O'Sullivan has been working on his balance at Lucky Liam's MMA Academy, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Parke.
Parke slips under a jab.
Parke lands a front kick.
Parke lands a head shot.
Parke thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Parke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O'Sullivan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Norman Parke will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Parke.
A slapping leg kick lands for Parke.
O'Sullivan throws the left hand but Parke avoids the punch easily.
O'Sullivan throws a lazy head kick
and Parke counters with an inside leg kick.
A left lands for Parke.
O'Sullivan misses with an uppercut. Parke saw that one coming.
Parke scoring well with a low kick there.
O'Sullivan ducks under a wild hook from Parke.
O'Sullivan is looking to land body kicks.
O'Sullivan throws a leg kick but Parke sees it coming and moves out of range.
Parke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Parke on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parke looks to land a body kick but O'Sullivan moved away.
Parke throws a shot from downtown. O'Sullivan moves away and avoids it.
Parke scores with a sloppy right hand. O'Sullivan should have avoided that one.
O'Sullivan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O'Sullivan tries to clinch but Parke is having none of it.
O'Sullivan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Parke can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O'Sullivan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Parke.
O'Sullivan thumps Parke with a low kick.
Parke misses with an uppercut
and O'Sullivan counters with a nice uppercut.
O'Sullivan throws a lazy uppercut
and Parke counters with a straight right hand.
Parke throws a body kick that misses.
Parke looks to throw a body kick
and O'Sullivan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A low kick from Parke misses
so O'Sullivan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
O'Sullivan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Parke wants to sweep but no luck.
O'Sullivan trying to control the position from guard on top but Parke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O'Sullivan tries to free his leg and advance position but Parke is retaining full guard.
Parke keeping moving, preventing O'Sullivan from controlling successfully.
Parke pulls O'Sullivan in close to prevent any damage.
O'Sullivan looking to sit in guard and control but Parke gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O'Sullivan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parke got a little sloppy there for a moment and O'Sullivan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Parke has managed to get both his arms back between O'Sullivan's legs - danger averted.
Parke is stalling in the full guard.
O'Sullivan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
O'Sullivan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
O'Sullivan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parke distracts O'Sullivan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Daniel O'Sullivan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Parke working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O'Sullivan keeping moving, preventing Parke from controlling successfully.
O'Sullivan working for submissions but it's allowed Parke to get to half guard.
Parke drops an elbow to the side of O'Sullivan's head.
O'Sullivan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
O'Sullivan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Parke scores with a couple of nice shots.
O'Sullivan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Parke pulls his head out easily.
O'Sullivan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Parke in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O'Sullivan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
O'Sullivan actively working from the bottom here.
Parke is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Parke is taking a breather. O'Sullivan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Parke wants to pass to mount but O'Sullivan is defending the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Parke in particular looking to stall.
O'Sullivan manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Parke 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!
O'Sullivan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Parke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O'Sullivan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Parke can pounce on him.
Parke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Parke throws a leg kick which misses O'Sullivan's front leg but catches the back leg as O'Sullivan tries to avoid it.
O'Sullivan misses with a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by O'Sullivan there.
Parke looks to land a body kick but O'Sullivan moved away.
Parke throws an off balance right hand
and O'Sullivan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Parke throws a nice outside leg kick.
O'Sullivan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Parke moves out of range of the body kick.
O'Sullivan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Parke throws a leg kick
and O'Sullivan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
O'Sullivan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Parke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parke moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from O'Sullivan.
Parke throws a jab when O'Sullivan was well out of range.
O'Sullivan slips under a jab.
O'Sullivan throwing a counter right hand but Parke manages to avoid it.
Norman Parke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O'Sullivan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Parke misses with a looping left.
O'Sullivan misses with a low kick.
O'Sullivan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Parke throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Parke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O'Sullivan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O'Sullivan is looking to clinch.
Parke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
O'Sullivan misses with a hook. Parke ducked under it nicely.
Parke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Parke misses with a shot to the body
and O'Sullivan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Parke's knee momentarily.
Parke misses with an uppercut
and Parke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Parke tries to work over O'Sullivan's front leg with a kick but O'Sullivan checks it.
O'Sullivan lands with a nice body punch.
Parke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
O'Sullivan is looking to counter punch.
Parke feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits O'Sullivans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parke scores with a shot to the body.
O'Sullivan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parke swats away the attempt to clinch by O'Sullivan.
O'Sullivan moves in looking to clinch but Parke pushes him off.
Parke misses the jab.
Parke moves away from the strike by O'Sullivan.
Parke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Parke is looking to land body kicks.
O'Sullivan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Parke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from O'Sullivan misses the target.
O'Sullivan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O'Sullivan tries a low kick but Parke avoids it.
Norman Parke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Parke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O'Sullivan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Parke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and O'Sullivan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Parke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O'Sullivan moves away.
O'Sullivan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parke blocks a leg kick.
O'Sullivan avoids the body shot from Parke.
O'Sullivan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parke.
A clash of legs there as O'Sullivan blocks the low kick.
O'Sullivan is looking to slow Parke down with leg kicks.
Both fighters circling a little - O'Sullivan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Parke moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice uppercut there from O'Sullivan.
Daniel O'Sullivan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parke throws a lazy right hand but O'Sullivan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O'Sullivan throws a leg kick but Parke sees it coming and moves out of range.
A combination from O'Sullivan does no damage.
O'Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch but Parke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O'Sullivan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
O'Sullivan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Parke can pounce on him.
Parke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Parke throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O'Sullivan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O'Sullivan connects with a body shot that sends Parke's belly button to the back.
Parke slips a jab from O'Sullivan.
Parke throws a half hearted mid kick.
O'Sullivan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Parke misses the shot to the body.
Norman Parke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Parke looks for the body kick but O'Sullivan saw that one coming.
O'Sullivan thinks about countering with a body kick.
Parke thows a leg kick but O'Sullivan checks it
and O'Sullivan counters with a single leg into guard. Parke didn't expect that.
O'Sullivan throwing strikes but missing.
Parke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
O'Sullivan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Parke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Parke utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
O'Sullivan throws a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Daniel O'Sullivan.
I think Parke has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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