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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Parsons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parsons has chosen Rev Theory - Dead in a Grave as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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16 - 5 - 1 |
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213 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rafael Flores!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Parsons!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flores connects with a solid leg kick.
Flores tries to keep at a distance but Parsons has taken the fight into the clinch.
Parsons takes a shot to the head.
Parsons misses with some punches.
Parsons comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Flores lands with a short shot to the head.
Parsons working aggressively here.
Parsons misses with the head strike.
Flores blocks an elbow strike.
Flores's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Flores stops a takedown attempt from Parsons.
Parsons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Flores misses with the head strike.
Flores lands a body punch.
Flores using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parsons has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Parsons working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flores breaks from the clinch.
Flores digs a good hook to Parsons's body.
Parsons has Flores up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Flores on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parsons misses with some punches.
Parsons misses with a knee to the head.
Parsons swings wildly with an uppercut but Flores uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parsons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Flores.
Parsons has a couple of punches blocked by Flores.
Flores blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Flores manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Parsons misses its intended target.
We've been told by Flores's head coaches at Wild Card that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Parsons throws a combination. Flores tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jack Parsons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Parsons.
Flores cracks Parsons with an open hand slap.
Flores connects with a single shot there.
Nice straight punches there by Flores. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Flores.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flores throws a nice inside leg kick.
Parsons takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Flores dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores clobbers Parsons with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Parsons throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Flores sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Flores bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Flores throwing a counter right hand but Parsons manages to avoid it.
Flores misses with a looping left.
Parsons's coach down at World Combat Sports Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Parsons's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Parsons is holding his hands too far apart here. Flores throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Parsons is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rafael Flores!
Rafael Flores retains his light heavyweight title!
Rafael Flores was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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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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