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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ebeneser Horowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ebeneser Horowitz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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266 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Ebeneser Horowitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Parker!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Horowitz but Horowitz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Parker scores with a push kick.
Horowitz looks to land a combination. Parker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Parker looks for a takedown but Horowitz sprawls well.
Parker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Horowitz circles away.
Ebeneser Horowitz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Parker.
Parker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Parker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Horowitz swinging wilding here.
Horowitz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Parker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Horowitz's waist but Horowitz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Parker off to one side.
Horowitz swinging wilding here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Parker.
Horowitz keeps the fight on the outside.
Parker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Parker looks gassed!
Parker shoots in but Horowitz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Horowitz's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Horowitz duly obliges.
Parker shoots in but no luck this time.
Parker throws a front kick aimed at Horowitz's knee but Horowitz avoids it well.
Horowitz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Horowitz.
Some wild striking there from Horowitz.
A good leg kick by Parker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Horowitz as Parker shoots in.
Matt Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parker throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Parker throws a leg kick which misses Horowitz's front leg but catches the back leg as Horowitz tries to avoid it.
Parker doesn't manage to clinch there - Horowitz circles away.
Parker closes the distance and clinches up with Horowitz, looking for a takedown. Parker pushes Horowitz against the cage but Horowitz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horowitz gets a takedown into half guard.
Parker trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Horowitz manages to pass to mount!
Horowitz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Parker is looking to escape.
Parker's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Horowitz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Parker can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Parker gets back to half guard.
Parker manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Horowitz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Parker.
Horowitz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Parker.
Parker tries to clinch but Horowitz moves out of range.
Parker cracks the inside of Horowitz's front leg.
Parker doesn't manage to clinch there - Horowitz circles away.
Parker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Parker misses with a takedown attempt
and Horowitz counters with a one-two to the body.
Parker slips a jab and a cross from Horowitz.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parker tries to clinch
and Horowitz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Parker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Horowitz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Parker will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Horowitz drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Parker working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Horowitz stands up from Parker's guard - Horowitz perhaps looking for a knockout.
Parker wants to clinch
and Horowitz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Parker misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Horowitz to counter with a crisp jab.
Parker is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Horowitz.
Parker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Horowitz counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Parker fails with the takedown
and Horowitz counters with a three punch combo that has Parker backing up. Parker nods at Horowitz to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horowitz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Parker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Horowitz fails to land with a series of punches.
Horowitz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Parker darts in trying to clinch
and Horowitz counters with a two punch combo.
Horowitz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horowitz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Horowitz decides to stand up.
Parker with a poor takedown
and Horowitz counters with a takedown into side control.
Ebeneser Horowitz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Parker.
Parker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Parker gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker wants to improve his position but Horowitz is controlling well.
Parker actively working from the bottom here.
Parker trying to hold on to Horowitz's head to control him but Horowitz postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker landing strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker trying to control here.
Parker pushes Horowitz off and gets back to his feet.
Horowitz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Horowitz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Parker won't be happy with that.
Parker struggling a bit here.
Horowitz has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker tries to clinch
and Horowitz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Horowitz breaks the clinch.
Horowitz misses with a double jab.
Parker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Horowitz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Parker's guard.
Horowitz postures up and lands a big shot to Parker's brow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horowitz gets to his feet. Parker looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Horowitz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Parker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Parker.
Matt Parker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parker misses with a takedown
and Horowitz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horowitz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice defenses there by Parker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ebeneser Horowitz dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Parker clinches but Horowitz breaks the clinch
and Horowitz counters with a three punch combo that has Parker backing up. Parker nods at Horowitz to acknowledge the strikes.
Parker with a poor takedown
and Horowitz counters with a single leg into guard. Parker didn't expect that.
Horowitz stopping the sweep attempt from Parker.
Parker has a closed guard, preventing Horowitz from standing up.
Parker pulls Horowitz in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker pushes Horowitz off and scrambles back to his feet.
Parker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice leg kick lands there from Parker.
Parker closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Parker is looking to take a break and control but Horowitz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Parker is putting a hurting on Horowitz here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horowitz tries to escape but Parker is in control.
Parker tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Parker has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Parker trying to control the position but Horowitz is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker takes a little break here. Horowitz wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Parker misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Parker tries to move into full mount but can't pass Horowitz's legs.
Parker has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Horowitz's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Parker with a couple of short strikes.
Parker lands a heavy elbow.
Parker moves to back control.
Horowitz looking very determined here, making life difficult for Parker.
Parker is controlling the position but Horowitz somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Horowitz wants to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Parker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Parker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Matt Parker!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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