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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rage Parade (ranked 160 p4p, 22 weight class) and Dave Semenko (ranked 135 p4p, 20 weight class). Parade comes to the cage accompanied by I KILL Cause I'm Hungry. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Rage Parade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Semenko!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Semenko lands a slapping body shot.
A head kick misses from Semenko.
Parade is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Semenko.
Parade takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Parade cracks Semenko with an open hand slap.
Semenko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Semenko prevents a body shot from Parade.
Parade tries to work over Semenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Parade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Semenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Parade is defending well for now.
Parade has a couple of punches blocked by Semenko.
Parade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Semenko's elbow.
Parade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Parade.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Semenko lands with a left to the head.
Parade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Semenko's elbow.
Nice body punch from Semenko.
Parade throws a head punch that misses.
Semenko pushes Parade back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parade managing to block the knees to the body from Semenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parade misses with a body punch.
Parade can't find room to land a body shot as Semenko controls the action.
Semenko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parade.
A shot in the inside from Semenko.
Semenko tries a body shot but Parade blocks it.
Parade is looking to control Semenko's arms but Semenko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Parade has his back to the cage.
Parade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parade lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Semenko backwards.
Parade lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Semenko.
Semenko blocks an uppercut.
Parade working aggressively here.
Parade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parade digs a right hand underneath Semenko's ribcage. Semenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Semenko blocks an uppercut.
Parade blocks a body shot from Semenko.
Parade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Semenko's elbow.
Semenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parade.
Semenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Parade uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Semenko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Parade misses with a hook to the ribs.
Semenko blocks a body shot from Parade.
Semenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Parade avoids it.
Parade is looking to control Semenko's arms but Semenko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Parade has his back to the cage.
Semenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Semenko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Parade or not.
A body shot lands from Semenko.
Parade struggles to land a body shot inside as Semenko controls his hands.
Semenko lands a good knee to the midsection. Parade won't want to take too many of those.
Parade is breathing heavily.
Parade managing to block the knees to the body from Semenko.
Parade misses with a body punch.
Parade tries to throw a body punch but Semenko avoids it by throwing Parade back against the cage.
Semenko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Semenko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Semenko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semenko tries a body shot but Parade blocks it.
Semenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Semenko lands with a left to the head.
Semenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Parade.
Parade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parade throws a head punch that misses.
Semenko lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Semenko.
Semenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Semenko.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Semenko.
Parade blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Parade lands a body shot in the clinch.
Semenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Semenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Parade is defending well for now.
Parade misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parade lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Semenko backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semenko blocks a body shot from Parade.
Parade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parade misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Knees in the clinch landing for Semenko.
Parade on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Semenko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Parade or not.
Parade avoiding damage as Semenko throws knees to the body.
Parade lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Parade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parade prevents a body shot from Semenko.
Semenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Parade backwards.
Semenko lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Rage Parade has been cut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Semenko obliges.
Semenko tries to work over Parade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Parade prevents a body shot from Semenko.
Semenko blocks an uppercut.
Semenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice body punch from Parade.
Semenko prevents a body shot from Parade.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Semenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rage Parade's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
An inside leg kick from Parade misses.
Semenko connects with an inside leg kick.
Semenko misses with an uppercut.
Parade tries to counter by clinching up but Semenko breaks away and moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Parade.
We've been told by Parade's head coaches at Jed's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Semenko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dave Semenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parade avoids a kick to the body.
Parade gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Semenko.
Semenko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Parade's sensitive parts.
Semenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Parade is looking to counter the offense by Semenko and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Parade misses.
Semenko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Semenko throws a head kick that misses
and Parade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Parade walks into a straight right hand from Semenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parade throws a series of punches but Semenko avoids them all with ease.
Semenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Semenko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Parade looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Semenko throws a body kick that misses.
Nice cross by Semenko.
Parade misses with a low kick.
Parade tries a head kick but it misses.
Parade misses the jab.
Semenko explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Parade does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Parade slips under a jab from Semenko.
Parade doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Parade.
Dave Semenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Semenko tries a head kick but it misses.
And Parade counters with a quick kick to the body but Semenko blocks it.
Parade throws a sloppy head kick
and Semenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parade misses with a body shot.
Semenko lands with a good body shot.
Semenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parade.
Parade gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Semenko lands with an uppercut that bounces Parade off the cage and back into range.
Parade blocks the body kick.
Semenko scores with a head kick. Parade tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nice uppercut lands for Semenko. That snapped Parade's head back.
Parade finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semenko scores with a jab to the head.
A slow jab from Semenko misses its intended target.
Semenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Semenko throws a body kick that misses.
Semenko lands with an uppercut that bounces Parade off the cage and back into range.
Semenko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Parade is rocked!
Semenko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Semenko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oh Parade is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Semenko lands with a cross.
Semenko drives through and clinches with Parade against the cage.
A body shot lands from Parade.
Parade seems to have got his legs back now.
Parade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Semenko's elbow.
Nice body punch from Parade - that landed with a thud.
Parade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Semenko's elbow.
Parade struggles to land a body shot inside as Semenko controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Parade.
Semenko lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Semenko.
Semenko tries to throw a body punch but Parade avoids it by throwing Semenko back against the cage.
Parade is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Semenko is keeping busy.
Semenko trying to land knees to the body.
Parade lands a shoulder strike.
Parade gets through Semenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dave Semenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Parade stalling in the clinch but Semenko improves position.
Parade misses with the head strike.
Parade lands a hook that snaps the head of Semenko backwards.
A right hand to the body from Semenko.
Parade has a couple of punches blocked by Semenko.
Semenko tries to throw a body punch but Parade avoids it by throwing Semenko back against the cage.
Parade tries to throw a body punch but Semenko avoids it by throwing Parade back against the cage.
Semenko blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Semenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rage Parade's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Semenko throws a head kick but Parade moves out of range.
Parade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Semenko.
A low kick from Semenko is predictable there
and Parade makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Parade throws a front kick aimed at Semenko's knee but Semenko avoids it well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Semenko.
Semenko misses with a leg kick.
Parade staying out of range there.
Parade was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A thudding body kick lands there by Parade!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parade avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Parade looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Semenko gets tackled into the cage by Parade. Parade maintains the clinch.
Parade tries a body shot but Semenko blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parade.
A short body shot lands from Parade as the two fighters clinch.
Semenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Semenko tries a knee to the head but Parade blocks it.
Semenko looking to throw knees to the head but Parade is blocking nicely.
Semenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Parade misses with a punch to the body.
Parade lands a body shot in the clinch.
Parade pushes Semenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Parade tries to work over Semenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Semenko prevents a body shot from Parade.
Semenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Parade on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parade creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Semenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Parade lands a body punch in the clinch.
Semenko blocks a body shot from Parade.
Parade swings wildly with an uppercut but Semenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parade lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semenko looking to throw knees to the head but Parade is blocking nicely.
Parade trying to stall but Semenko improves his position.
Parade misses with a punch to the body.
Semenko blocking some punches.
Parade tries a body shot but Semenko blocks it.
Semenko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parade lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Semenko backwards.
Parade on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Parade.
Semenko misses with some punches.
Parade misses with a punch to the body.
Parade leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parade.
Parade misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parade is trying to maintain a safe position but Semenko gets an underhook and turns Parade into the cage.
Parade taking a breather.
Semenko lands a good knee to the midsection. Parade won't want to take too many of those.
Parade throws a punch but it's blocked by Semenko.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Semenko.
Semenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Semenko.
Semenko scores with a shot to the side of Parade's head.
Semenko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Semenko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Semenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Semenko.
Semenko presses Parade against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Semenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Parade has a couple of punches blocked by Semenko.
Semenko landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parade prevents a body shot from Semenko.
Semenko scores with a shot to the side of Parade's head.
A hook to the body from Semenko.
Semenko scores with a shot to the side of Parade's head.
Semenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Semenko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Semenko lands a body shot.
Semenko lands a body punch.
Semenko lands with a light punch inside.
Rage Parade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right hand to the body from Semenko.
Semenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Parade backwards.
Parade avoiding damage as Semenko throws knees to the body.
Semenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Parades head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Semenko.
Semenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Parade struggles to land a body shot inside as Semenko controls his hands.
Parade on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Semenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Semenko 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Semenko!
An out of breath Dave Semenko thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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