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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Em (ranked 8351 p4p, 0 weight class) and Parker Ward (ranked 7915 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker Ward has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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186 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Emilio Em!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Parker Ward!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Em, as that shot connected.
Em keeps the fight on the outside.
Em scores with a jab. Ward acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ward on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ward takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Em throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ward sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ward looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Em throws a jab when Ward was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Em.
Nice straight punches there by Em. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Em.
Emilio Em seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Em misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ward.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Em slaps away a takedown attempt from Ward, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ward lands a head kick!
Em throws out a powerful jab.
Ward lands a head kick. Em smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ward defending well as Em loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward with a poor takedown
and Em counters with a stiff right hand.
Em thuds a left hand into Ward's body.
Ward fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Emilio Em has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Parker Ward.
Em lands a big uppercut and Ward crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ward looks OK. Em waves Ward back to his feet!
Ward is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ward.
Ward avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ward appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ward takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Em throws a lazy uppercut
and Ward counters with a low kick, right behind Em 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward scores with a spinning back kick!
Em ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ward defending well as Em loads up on a big left hand.
Ward tries to close the distance and clinch but Em swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Em misses the target.
Ward wants to clinch up but Em keeps it at a distance.
A counter left hand to the body from Em misses its target.
Em lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ward at a distance.
Ward lands a head kick. Em smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ward staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward slips a straight right by Em.
Em sets himself, and Ward steps forward looking for the clinch! Em avoids it this time.
Em throws out a loose jab but Ward uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ward throws a leg kick which misses Em's front leg but catches the back leg as Em tries to avoid it.
Ward fails with the takedown
and Em makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Em misses with an uppercut.
Em connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ward's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ward with a lazy takedown attempt
and Em counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Em dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Em misses with a hook.
Ward lands a high kick!
Em scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ward scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Em doesn't seem bothered though.
Em fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ward tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ward is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ward bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ward lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A jab from Em misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Em is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Em jabs Ward to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Parker Ward is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ward uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Em.
Ward is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ward shoots in and drives through. Em sprawls well.
Em getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ward digs a good body shot into Em's ribs.
Ward keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Em ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ward moves away.
Ward looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Em swings for the body but Ward moves out of range.
Ward is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Emilio Em is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Em throws an off balance right hand
and Ward counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Em is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ward misses with some punches.
Ward's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Em scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fighters circling - Em throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ward steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Em is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ward can do to turn this around?
Em throws the left hand but Ward avoids the punch easily.
Ward steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Em.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Em misses with a hook. Ward ducked under it nicely.
As Em backs off Ward throws a huge counter combo but Em manages to avoid it all.
A decent looking cross lands there for Em.
Em misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Em.
Em ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ward moves away.
Emilio Em is winning the standup battle so far.
Ward has a takedown stuffed.
Em swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Em.
Ward throws a counter combo.
Em swings for the body but Ward moves out of range.
Ward displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Em throws out the jab.
Ward shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Em manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ward looking to sit in guard and control but Em gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ward wants to stand and escape but Em is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Em dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice body kick from Ward.
The fighters circling - Em throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Em scores with a jab to the jaw.
Em throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ward sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ward darts in and clinches Em up against the cage.
Em scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Em.
Em scores with a shot to the side of Ward's head.
Em tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Em breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward connects with an inside leg kick.
Em misses the shot to the body.
Em throws a jab when Ward was well out of range.
Ward throws a fast counter high kick but Em manages to duck under it in time.
Ward throws a predictable looking body shot
and Em counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Em swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ward looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ward misses with a jab, cross combination.
Em throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ward throws a fast counter high kick but Em manages to duck under it in time.
Emilio Em is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward with a poor takedown
and Em counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Em throws a jab but it's blocked by Ward.
Em bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ward's head backwards.
Nice takedown defense from Em. No joy for Ward on that attempt.
Ward ducks under a wild hook from Em.
Em listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ward steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Em.
Ward is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Em moves away from the strike by Ward.
Ward lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ward misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ward takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ward throws a head kick but Em moves out of range.
Ward tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Em misses with a hook to the body
and Ward counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Donk. Em catches Ward right on the button with a cross.
A big left from Em misses.
Em gets tackled into the cage by Ward. Ward maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ward is trying to stall.
Ward tries to break free but Em pushes him back against the cage.
Parker Ward has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ward is trying to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emilio Em showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Em has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emilio Em!
Emilio Em 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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pop
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RATING
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