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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Neil Park (ranked 4370 p4p, 4467 weight class) and Barrett Vasquez (ranked 217 p4p, 0 weight class). Neil Park has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Neil Park!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Barrett Vasquez!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Park pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Park throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vasquez is looking for the big counter here.
Park slaps away a takedown attempt from Vasquez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vasquez looks winded!
Park misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vasquez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Park swinging wildly here.
Park throws a quick inside leg kick.
Park throws a right hand that Vasquez ducks under and follows up with a left that Vasquez also avoids with ease.
Park avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Park pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vasquez doesn't manage to clinch there - Park circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Park throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Park misses with a wild combination.
Vasquez is looking for the big counter here.
Park swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Vasquez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Park will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Park has his feet on Vasquez's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Park throws a head kick but Vasquez moves out of range.
Park lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Park.
Park stalks Vasquez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vasquez's face. Vasquez staggers backwards, shaken.
Park instigates a clinch.
Vasquez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Park fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vasquez throws a leg kick that misses.
Park gets caught flat footed, as Vasquez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Park bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vasquez's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Park in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Park tries to free his leg and advance position but Vasquez is retaining full guard.
Vasquez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vasquez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Park working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park forces his way into half guard.
Park is looking for a kimura here.
Park is looking for submissions but instead, Vasquez has regained full guard.
Park preventing the sweep.
Park throws a strike but Vasquez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vasquez gets to his feet - Park follows without any prompting.
Park forces Vasquez back against the cage and clinches.
Park breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vasquez is looking for the big counter here.
Park really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vasquez gets a double leg takedown into Park's guard.
Park kicks Vasquez off and gets to his feet.
Park misses with the combination.
Park throws a sloppy head kick and Vasquez moves out of range easily.
Park keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vasquez shoots in but Park avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Neil Park has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barrett Vasquez.
Park misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab by Park.
Park clinches up with Vasquez and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Park breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vasquez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Park.
Park lands a head kick. Vasquez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Park clinches with his opponent.
Park is looking to break free of the clinch but Vasquez has double underhooks.
Vasquez working hard to break the clinch.
Vasquez missing with knees to the body.
Park keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vasquez's efforts to push away.
Park breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vasquez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Vasquez misses with a body kick.
Vasquez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasquez tries to clinch but Park moves out of range.
Vasquez misses with a two punch combination.
Park shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Vasquez eats them both and turns towards Park to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Neil Park dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Park moves into the clinch.
Vasquez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Park escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vasquez throws a head kick that misses.
Vasquez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Park swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Park closes the distance and clinches.
Park breaks from the clinch.
Park has closed the distance and engaged Vasquez in a clinch.
Park breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Park lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
An inside leg kick lands from Park.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Park pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vasquez back to the cage. Park follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Neil Park seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Park misses with the combination.
Vasquez with the counter takedown but Park avoids it easily.
Park scores with a head kick. Vasquez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
 Vasquez is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Park throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vasquez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vasquez is still on wobbly legs! Can Park finish him?
Park tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vasquez dodges the punch combination from Park.
Park tries a head kick but it misses.
Vasquez seems to have recovered his senses.
Park slaps away a takedown attempt from Vasquez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Park throws a head kick but Vasquez moves out of range.
Vasquez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Park did well to prevent Vasquez getting side control.
Vasquez is controlling the pace.
Vasquez decides to stand and escape the position.
Neil Park is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Park.
Vasquez dives in for a single leg takedown but Park sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Neil Park has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barrett Vasquez.
Park closes the distance and pushes Vasquez back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Park breaks from the clinch.
Park throws a head kick that misses.
Park fails to land with a series of punches.
Park leaves Vasquez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Park darts in and clinches Vasquez up against the cage.
Park breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vasquez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Vasquez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park darts in and clinches Vasquez up against the cage.
Park breaks the clinch.
Park fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vasquez blocks a head kick by Park.
Vasquez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Neil Park is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body punch from Park.
Park darts in and clinches Vasquez up against the cage.
Vasquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Park manages to break the clinch.
Park throws a nice head kick!
Park misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Park lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Park.
Park is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vasquez can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasquez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Park defends well and Vasquez ends up having to push Park into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Park misses with a head kick.
Vasquez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Park with a body shot.
Park gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Vasquez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Vasquez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Park knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vasquez on the ground.
Park had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vasquez defends it easily.
Park has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vasquez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Neil Park dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Park throws a sloppy head kick and Vasquez moves out of range easily.
Vasquez counters with a body kick.
Vasquez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Park looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Park tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Vasquez manages to move to mount!
Barrett Vasquez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Park is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Vasquez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasquez tries to control but Park wriggling away.
Park is looking to get to half guard.
Vasquez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Park looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Park is trying to get back to his feet but Vasquez has full control of the position and if anything, Park has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Park showing good submission defense here.
Park manages to stand up with Vasquez still on his back. Eventually Vasquez drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Vasquez gets tackled into the cage by Park. Park maintains the clinch.
Vasquez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Park blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Park misses with a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Park as Vasquez shoots in.
Vasquez has a takedown stuffed.
Park throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vasquez.
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!
Park throws a head kick but Vasquez moves out of range.
Neil Park is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vasquez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Park kicks Vasquez off and gets back to his feet.
Park takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Park throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vasquez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park moves into the clinch.
Park's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Park misses with a double jab.
Vasquez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Park avoids it really well and circles away.
Neil Park has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barrett Vasquez.
Park throws a right and a left that Vasquez avoids nicely.
Vasquez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vasquez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vasquez moves away from the strike by Park.
Vasquez closes the distance and clinches.
Park pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Park appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Park throws a head kick that half lands.
Vasquez is looking to clinch but Park is avoiding it.
Park stuffs the takedown.
Park lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasquez shoots in but no luck this time.
A left and a right from Park both land. Nice combination.
Vasquez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Park as he avoids it easily.
Park misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vasquez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Park.
Park throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vasquez.
Vasquez tries to counter with a clinch but Park shakes him off and moves away.
Vasquez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Park as he avoids it easily.
Barrett Vasquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neil Park is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Park clinches up against the cage.
Vasquez can't find room to land a body shot as Park controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neil Park showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Park, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neil Park!
Neil Park decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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