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NACF 24: Slugfest PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Notsag Tnarffous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sludge Guts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guts has chosen "Number of the Beast" by Iron Maiden as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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300 lbs
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298 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Notsag Tnarffous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sludge Guts!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tnarffous shoots in but no luck this time.
Tnarffous shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Guts as he jumps to the side.
Tnarffous misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Notsag Tnarffous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tnarffous tries for a takedown but Guts sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tnarffous changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Guts tries to avoid it but Tnarffous manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Guts to the ground. Guts escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tnarffous tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Guts swivels and escapes.
Guts scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Guts tries to stand and escape but Tnarffous is controlling the position.
Tnarffous moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Guts trying to control the position from guard on top but Tnarffous is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guts looks gassed!
Tnarffous can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Guts controls the pace.
Guts stopping the sweep attempt from Tnarffous.
Tnarffous is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guts keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Tnarffous is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tnarffous has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tnarffous forces the positional change into back control.
Tnarffous is looking for the choke from the back position but Guts is controlling his hands well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tnarffous has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Guts is defending well but eventually Tnarffous manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Guts has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Notsag Tnarffous!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaleb Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arlovski comes to the cage accompanied by Bodies by Drowning Pool. Phillips comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Enter Sandman kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
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191 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Arlovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kaleb Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlovski tries to bum rush Phillips with a series of wild strikes but Phillips uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arlovski fails with the takedown.
Arlovski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Arlovski with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Arlovski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arlovski looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Phillips!
Arlovski has hold of Phillips's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Phillips manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Arlovski is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Phillips has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Phillips!
Arlovski has an active guard here but Phillips has managed to pass into half guard.
Arlovski is breathing heavily.
Phillips wants to stand up but Arlovski has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski tries to roll over but Phillips keeps him under control.
Arlovski is working hard here to advance position.
It looks like Phillips is going to stand back up.
Arlovski regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Arlovski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Phillips controls the pace.
Phillips wants to control from the top but Arlovski keeps moving.
Arlovski will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Arlovski wants to sweep but no luck.
Arlovski working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Phillips has passed into half guard!
Phillips is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski manages to get to full guard.
Phillips wants to stand but Arlovski has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Arlovski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Arlovski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arlovski is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Phillips rolls with it to try and escape but Arlovski cranks on the arm and Phillips is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Arlovski!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Odinius Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Arrows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Odinius Thunder is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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212 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Granite chin |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Odinius Thunder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Arrows!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arrows connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Odinius Thunder has been cut.
Arrows throws a series of punches but Thunder avoids them all with ease.
Thunder shoots for a takedown but Arrows saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Arrows lands a head shot.
Arrows throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Arrows cracks Thunder with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Arrows fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thunder, pushing him back against the cage.
Arrows wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thunder has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Arrows is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Arrows wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thunder has Arrows pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Arrows manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Odinius Thunder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thunder ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Thunder no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Thunder keeping moving, preventing Arrows from controlling successfully.
Thunder had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Arrows is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Thunder Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Arrows's back instead.
Arrows tries to escape but Thunder has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Arrows is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Arrows just trying to survive but Thunder is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Thunder looking for the choke from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Arrows is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Thunder has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Arrows taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Odinius Thunder!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Fox's choice of entrance music: Star 69. This should be a great matchup!
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192 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Winchester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francisco Fox!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winchester stuffs the takedown attempt from Fox. Fox gets slowly back to his feet.
Fox ducks under a wild hook from Winchester.
Fox shoots in looking for a takedown. Winchester tries to sprawl out of it but Fox keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Winchester manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Winchester swings for the body but Fox moves out of range.
Fox fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
David Winchester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francisco Fox.
Winchester stuffs the takedown attempt from Fox. Fox gets slowly back to his feet.
Winchester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fox.
Fox shoots in for a double leg but Winchester sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Winchester misses with a double jab.
Winchester lands with a nice body punch.
Oooh a lovely combination from Winchester sends Fox down but not out. Winchester dives into side control looking to finish.
Fox is rocked!
Winchester knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fox on the ground.
A big shot lands for Winchester! That's hurt Fox! Will he recover? Winchester fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Winchester!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darius Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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159 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Michaels!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darius Parker!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker misses with a wild combination.
Parker throws a series of punches but Michaels avoids them all with ease.
Parker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Michaels moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Parker with a jab.
Parker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No joy there for Parker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Parker swinging wilding here.
Parker looks to land a combination but Michaels avoids it well.
Parker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Parker lands a right hook to the body.
Parker keeps the fight on the outside.
Michaels scores with the left hand. Parker knows he should have avoided that one.
Michaels feints and then cracks Parker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Parker down.
Darius Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Michaels tries to clinch up.
Darius Parker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown but Parker shows good takedown defense.
Parker lands with a nice combination. Michaels backs away looking to recover.
Michaels blocks a jab.
Michaels shoots for a double leg takedown but Parker sprawls well. He's pushed Michaels's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch but Parker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Parker throws a nice looking combination but Michaels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Parker misses with the combination.
Parker throws a big shot that misses.
Parker dodges the punch combination from Michaels.
Parker throws a nice looking combination but Michaels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Michaels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Michaels.
Michaels moves out of range as Parker strikes.
Michaels looks to land a combination but Parker avoids it well.
Parker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Michaels slips a jab and a cross from Parker.
Parker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Parker misses with a combination
and Michaels counters with a leg kick.
Michaels throws a lazy right hand but Parker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Michaels closes the distance and clinches.
Parker wants to break free but Michaels has control.
Parker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker has had enough of the clinch but Michaels keeps him there for the moment.
Michaels wants to break the clinch but can't.
Parker wants to get back to striking at distance but Michaels won't allow it.
Parker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Parker is trying to break the clinch but Michaels has him pressed against the cage.
Parker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Michaels takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Michaels is looking to control Parker's arms but Parker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Michaels has his back to the cage.
Parker has had enough of the clinch but Michaels keeps him there for the moment.
Michaels blocking some punches.
Parker is trying to break the clinch but Michaels has him pressed against the cage.
Parker wants to break free but Michaels has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Michaels tries for a takedown but Parker manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Michaels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Parker is looking to break free of the clinch but Michaels has double underhooks.
Parker wants to break free but Michaels has control.
Parker wants to get back to striking at distance but Michaels won't allow it.
Parker prevents Michaels from breaking the clinch.
Michaels prevents Parker from breaking the clinch.
Parker has had enough of the clinch but Michaels keeps him there for the moment.
Parker wants to break free but Michaels has control.
Parker is trying to break the clinch but Michaels has him pressed against the cage.
Parker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Parker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parker has had enough of the clinch but Michaels keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Parker dominated that round.
That's time! Michaels's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Michaels closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Michaels is trying to maintain a safe position but Parker gets an underhook and turns Michaels into the cage.
Parker wants to break free but Michaels has control.
Parker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Michaels moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson Michaels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Parker misses with a wild body shot.
Parker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Parker throws a nice looking combination but Michaels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Parker does no damage.
Michaels showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Parker.
A telegraphed right hand from Parker misses the target.
Parker dodges the punch combination from Michaels.
Parker scores with a one two! Michaels had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Michaels is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Parker pinned against the cage. Parker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Michaels looks for a takedown but Parker sprawls well.
Michaels doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Parker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Michaels counters by moving into the clinch.
Parker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Michaels has him pressed against the cage.
Parker is trying to break free.
Parker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Parker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Parker is trying to break the clinch but Michaels has him pressed against the cage.
Parker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Parker wants to get back to striking at distance but Michaels won't allow it.
Parker is trying to break free.
Parker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Parker stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Parker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Parker stalls.
Parker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker can't break the clinch.
Parker has had enough of the clinch but Michaels keeps him there for the moment.
Parker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Parker wants to break free but Michaels has control.
Parker wants to get back to striking at distance but Michaels won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Parker wants to get back to striking at distance but Michaels won't allow it.
Parker wants to get back to striking at distance but Michaels won't allow it.
Parker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Parker can't break the clinch.
Parker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Parker tries to break the clinch but Michaels is controlling the position.
Parker stops a takedown attempt from Michaels.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Michaels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parker is looking to break free of the clinch but Michaels has double underhooks.
Michaels wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Michaels prevents Parker from breaking the clinch.
Michaels misses with a knee strike.
Michaels wants to get back to striking at distance but Parker won't allow it.
Parker can't find room to land a body shot as Michaels controls the action.
Parker wants to get back to striking at distance but Michaels won't allow it.
Michaels tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Parker smiles and moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A left lands for Parker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Parker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Parker throws a lazy right hand but Michaels sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Parker misses with a wild combination.
Parker blocks a leg kick.
Parker missing with a left hand there. Michaels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Parker misses the jab.
Parker scores with a decent looking hook.
Oh Michaels is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Parker misses the jab.
Michaels seems to have got his legs back now.
Parker looks to land a combination but Michaels avoids it well.
Parker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Michaels shoots in but no luck this time.
A lazy body kick from Parker
and Michaels counters with an outside leg kick.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Parker as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels shoots in but Parker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Michaels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Parker throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Michaels tumbling to the canvas!
It looks like Jackson Michaels has been cut.
Parker showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Let's hope that Parker has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Michaels looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Parker puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Michaels to get to his feet.
Parker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Michaels avoids a punch combination nicely.
Parker throws the left hand but Michaels avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels has a takedown stuffed.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch but Parker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Parker misses with a few strikes there.
Parker thuds his right hand into Michaels's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Darius Parker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parker cracks Michaels with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Parker scores with a shot to the body.
Parker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Parker misses with a wild body shot.
Michaels shoots for a double leg takedown but Parker sprawls well. He's pushed Michaels's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Parker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Michaels fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
Parker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Michaels fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Michaels takes one to the chin there.
Michaels dodges the punch combination from Parker.
Michaels takes one to the side of the head.
Parker fails to land with a series of punches.
Michaels misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Parker really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Michaels's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Michaels lands a two punch combo.
Parker throws a hook to the side of Michaels's head but Michaels sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Michaels throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Parker's head.
Michaels shoots in looking for a takedown. Parker tries to sprawl out of it but Michaels keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Parker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Parker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Parker connects with a crisp jab.
Parker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Parker lands a right hook to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Michaels rushes Parker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Parker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Michaels has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker is looking to break free of the clinch but Michaels has double underhooks.
Parker is looking to break free of the clinch but Michaels has double underhooks.
Michaels keeps control of Parker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Parker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Michaels keeps control of Parker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Parker is looking to break free of the clinch but Michaels has double underhooks.
Michaels has had enough of the clinch but Parker keeps him there for the moment.
Parker can't break the clinch.
Parker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Parker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Michaels prevents Parker from breaking the clinch.
Michaels keeps control of Parker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Parker is looking to break free of the clinch but Michaels has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Parker wants to get back to striking at distance but Michaels won't allow it.
Parker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Michaels is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Michaels keeps control of Parker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Parker wants to break free but Michaels has control.
Parker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Parker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Michaels keeps control of Parker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Parker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Michaels has him pressed against the cage.
Michaels drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Parker can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Michaels jumps guard but Parker stands there with Michaels around his waist. Michaels gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Michaels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Parker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Parker can't break the clinch.
Parker is trying to break the clinch but Michaels has him pressed against the cage.
Parker looking to slow down the pace here.
Parker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Michaels backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Parker is looking to break free of the clinch but Michaels has double underhooks.
Michaels keeps control of Parker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Parker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Michaels has him pressed against the cage.
Parker is looking to break free of the clinch but Michaels has double underhooks.
Parker wants to break free but Michaels has control.
Parker is trying to break the clinch but Michaels has him pressed against the cage.
Parker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Parker has had enough of the clinch but Michaels keeps him there for the moment.
Parker can't break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Michaels wants to break the clinch but can't.
Parker wants to break free but Michaels has control.
Parker tries to break the clinch but Michaels is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Parker dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Michaels's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Michaels misses with a looping left.
Parker throws a looping overhand right but Michaels ducks down to avoid it.
Michaels throws a left and a right that both miss
and Parker counters with a left and a right... And another left! Michaels is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darius Parker! Darius Parker retains his lightweight title!
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