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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ice Cube (ranked 24402 p4p, 3982 weight class) and Owain Parsons (ranked 492 p4p, 398 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cube might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ayo - Teo - Rolex. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ice Cube!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Owain Parsons!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cube throws out a loose jab but Parsons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cube swings for the body but Parsons moves out of range.
Cube pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Cube misses its intended target.
Parsons takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cube fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It seemed like Parsons was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cube misses with a lunging right hand
and Parsons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cube misses with a left hand
and Parsons counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cube moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cube throws the left hand but Parsons avoids the punch easily.
Parsons looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cube misses with a combination
and Parsons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cube looks to throw the jab but Parsons is out of range.
Cube misses with an uppercut
and Parsons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cube misses with a right hand
letting Parsons counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cube. Parsons does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parsons avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Parsons was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ice Cube seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Cube misses
and Parsons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cube throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cube misses with a hook
letting Parsons counter with a right hand.
Cube throws a left and a right that both miss
and Parsons counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cube throws a sloppy body shot
and Cube takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cube misses with a left hand
and Parsons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parsons keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Parsons! But no joy.
Cube throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Parsons counters with a stiff right hand.
Cube throws a sloppy body shot
letting Parsons counter with a right hand.
Cube scores with the left hand. Parsons knows he should have avoided that one.
Cube misses with a right hand
and Parsons counters with a stiff right hand.
Cube throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Parsons! But no joy.
Cube misses with a right hand
enabling Parsons to counter with a crisp jab.
Cube misses with a lunging right hand
and Parsons counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cube fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parsons manages to avoid it.
Parsons throws out a counter right but Cube avoids it with no problem.
Cube misses with a hook. Parsons ducked under it nicely.
Parsons swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cube pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Parsons is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cube had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Cube throws a right hand that misses
enabling Parsons to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cube misses with a lunging right hand
letting Parsons counter with a right hand.
A combination from Cube does no damage.
Parsons slips under a jab from Cube.
Parsons swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Owain Parsons dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Cube throws out a loose jab but Parsons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cube throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parsons sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Parsons looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Parsons keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cube pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Parsons looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cube throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Parsons on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cube swings widly with a right hand
and Parsons counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cube throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Parsons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cube looks to land a right hand but Parsons moved out of range.
We've been informed that Parsons has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cube misses with a hook
and Parsons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Parsons has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cube tests Parsons's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cube is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Parsons.
Parsons swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cube just misses with a punch to the body.
Cube looks to throw the jab but Parsons is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Parsons! But no joy.
Cube takes a swing at Parsons's ribcage but misses.
Cube misses with a straight left.
Parsons throws out a counter right but Cube avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cube misses with a hook
enabling Parsons to counter with a crisp jab.
Parsons might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cube misses with a straight right.
Cube misses the jab.
Parsons slips a straight right by Cube.
It seemed like Parsons was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cube throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cube throws a left and a right that both miss
and Parsons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Parsons keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cube misses with an uppercut
and Parsons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cube misses with a hook.
Cube throws a sloppy body shot
and Parsons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cube loads up on a big right hand but Parsons slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Parsons on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cube misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Cube misses.
A little jabbing left from Parsons on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good shot there by Cube.
Parsons with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cube to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parsons avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cube looks to land a right hand but Parsons moved out of range.
Parsons looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cube looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cube swings for the body but Parsons moves out of range.
Parsons looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cube throws a lazy uppercut
and Parsons counters with a nice uppercut.
Cube misses with a hook. Parsons ducked under it nicely.
Parsons ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Parsons looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Owain Parsons seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cube throws a poor cross that misses
and Parsons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cube throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Parsons to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ice Cube will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cube misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Parsons! But no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Cube. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters circling - Cube throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cube looks to throw the jab but Parsons is out of range.
Cube swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Parsons to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cube fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parsons manages to avoid it.
Cube throws a lazy right hand but Parsons sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cube throws a hook to the side of Parsons's head but Parsons sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Parsons! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Cube misses its intended target.
Parsons looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cube misses with a right hand
and Parsons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Cube misses its intended target.
Cube misses with a hook.
A shot to the body from Cube misses
letting Parsons counter with a right hand.
Cube misses with a left hand
and Parsons counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cube fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parsons blocks a jab.
Cube waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parsons.
Cube misses with a looping right.
Cube throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cube throws an off balance right hand
and Parsons counters with a straight right hand.
Cube misses with a lunging right hand
and Parsons counters with a nice uppercut.
Parsons ducks under a wild hook from Cube.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Parsons! But no joy.
Cube misses with a straight right.
Parsons throws out a counter right but Cube avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cube looks to land a right hand but Parsons moved out of range.
Parsons looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cube rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Parsons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cube misses with a left hand
letting Parsons counter with a right hand.
Cube pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Parsons back to the cage. Cube follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cube misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Parsons to counter with a crisp jab.
Cube throws out a powerful jab.
Parsons bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Parsons swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cube throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Parsons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cube throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Parsons counter with a right hand.
Cube misses with a left hand
and Parsons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Cube throws a hook but Parsons blocks it.
Cube misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Parsons! But no joy.
Cube misses with a lunging right hand
and Parsons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cube throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Owain Parsons.
Well Parsons 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Owain Parsons!
Owain Parsons tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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hype
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