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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brunta Nguana (ranked 1121 p4p, 1250 weight class) and Barry Parrish (ranked 113 p4p, 122 weight class). Barry Parrish has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Brunta Nguana's chin.
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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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brunta Nguana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barry Parrish!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguana throws a hook but Parrish blocks it.
Parrish throws a hook to the side of Nguana's head but Nguana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice straight punches there by Nguana. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nguana.
Parrish misses with a shot to the body
so Nguana counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parrish controls Nguana momentarily but Nguana frees himself.
Nguana definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nguana drops back looking for a leg! Parrish is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Parrish manages to kick Nguana off! Nguana jumps back into Parrish's guard.
Nguana content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nguana tries to free his leg and advance position but Parrish is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parrish is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nguana trying to control the position from guard on top but Parrish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parrish pulls Nguana in close to prevent any damage.
Nguana content to stall in guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nguana closes this distance looking for a takedown but Parrish circles away.
A nice side step and Parrish releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Brunta Nguana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nguana shoots in but no luck this time.
Parrish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Parrish throws out a loose jab but Nguana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nguana loads up on a big right hand but Parrish slips the punch.
Nguana shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Parrish as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brunta Nguana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parrish missing with a left hand there. Nguana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nguana slips under a jab.
Parrish throws the left hand but Nguana avoids the punch easily.
Nguana throws the left hand but Parrish avoids the punch easily.
Parrish looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nguana shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Parrish pinned against the cage. Parrish gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Parrish displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nguana.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguana blocks a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nguana.
Parrish stuffs the takedown attempt from Nguana. Nguana gets slowly back to his feet.
Parrish misses the jab.
Parrish looks to land a left hand but Nguana moved out of range nicely.
Nguana looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nguana changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguana shoots in for a takedown but Parrish shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Parrish keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nguana dives in and grabs Parrish's left leg, looking for a takedown. Parrish pushes down on Nguana's head and hops out.
A big right from Parrish misses.
Nguana scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Parrish trying to hold on to Nguana's head to control him but Nguana postures up.
Nguana is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Parrish is trying to maintain the position but Nguana is very close to passing his half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nguana missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nguana lands strikes from half guard.
Nguana takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nguana is looking for a kimura here.
Parrish looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nguana tries to pass to full mount but Parrish defends it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Parrish is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Nguana.
Parrish is refusing to be controlled, as Nguana sits in half guard.
Parrish trying to control but Nguana postures up.
Nguana landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nguana is keen to just control but Parrish is a slippery customer.
Parrish is trying is best to control the position here.
Nguana is thwarting Parrish's attempts to control the position.
Parrish makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Parrish.
Nguana trying to control the position from guard on top but Parrish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nguana postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nguana pushes down on Parrish's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nguana wants to lay and pray for a moment but Parrish keeps working.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Parrish is looking to improve his position.
Parrish regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Nguana.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nguana chips away with some ground and pound.
Parrish working a defensive guard here.
Nguana is working Parrish over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nguana sitting in guard here, content to control.
Parrish has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nguana can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nguana trying to control but Parrish is working from the bottom.
Parrish kicks Nguana off and gets to his feet.
Parrish connects with a body shot.
Parrish looks to score with a jab to the body but Nguana is just out of range.
Parrish lunges at Nguana with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nguana's hand.
It looks like Brunta Nguana has been cut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Parrish throws out a loose jab but Nguana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parrish digs a good body shot into Nguana's ribs.
Good exchange - Parrish coming out on top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Barry Parrish will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brunta Nguana's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Parrish showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nguana.
Nguana shoots in looking for a takedown. Parrish tries to sprawl out of it but Nguana keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Parrish manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Parrish throws a shot from downtown. Nguana moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Parrish misses.
Nice sprawl there from Parrish as Nguana shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nguana drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nguana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parrish.
Nguana drops down looking for a counter takedown but Parrish sprawls and moves away.
Parrish looks to land a combination but Nguana avoids it well.
Nguana drops down looking for a counter takedown but Parrish sprawls and moves away.
Barry Parrish seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parrish jabs at Nguana's body.
Parrish feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nguanas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nguana throws a hook to the side of Parrish's head but Parrish sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Parrish looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Parrish has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nguana shoots in and gets a takedown into Parrish's guard.
Parrish has his feet on Nguana's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Nguana feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nguana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Parrish is looking for a triangle but Nguana pushes his legs off easily.
Parrish is pulling down on Nguana's head. It's preventing any offense from Nguana, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguana missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nguana trying to control but Parrish is working from the bottom.
Nguana stopping the sweep attempt from Parrish.
Nguana has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nguana wants to pass the guard but Parrish is keeping the position.
Nguana trying to control but Parrish is working from the bottom.
Nguana trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguana defending well as Parrish loads up on a big left hand.
Parrish moves out of range as Nguana strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Parrish! But no joy.
Parrish cracks Nguana with a right hand to the side of the head.
Parrish swings widly with a right hand
and Nguana counters with a nice double leg into side control. Parrish won't be happy with that.
Parrish is looking to reverse the position.
Parrish tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Parrish is in a horrible position here. Nguana smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nguana lands a nice shot to the head.
Parrish looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parrish tries to hold on but Nguana pushes him away.
Parrish really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nguana landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nguana lands a big elbow.
Parrish tries to lock up and control but Nguana gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nguana unloading with bombs!
Nguana lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nguana looking to secure an arm triangle but Parrish defends it well.
Nguana is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nguana postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Parrish looks a forlorn figure.
Nguana throwing strikes but Parrish bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Parrish works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Parrish escapes and gets back to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nguana or perhaps it was just good defense by Parrish, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brunta Nguana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nguana on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nguana is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Parrish.
Barry Parrish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nguana's corner calls for a 1-2. Nguana obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Parrish throws a series of punches but Nguana moves out of range.
Parrish is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nguana.
Nguana will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It seemed like Parrish was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Parrish looks to land a right hand but Nguana moved out of range.
Parrish cracks Nguana with a good jab.
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!
Parrish throws an overhand right that lands on Nguana's shoulder, as Nguana tries to avoid the shot.
Nguana swings for the body but Parrish moves out of range.
Nguana lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Parrish missing with a left hand there. Nguana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nguana swings widly with a right hand
letting Parrish counter with a right hand.
Parrish scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nguana's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Parrish connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nguana scrambles back to his feet.
Nguana fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nguana lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nguana throws a shot from downtown. Parrish moves away and avoids it.
Nguana shoots and misses
and Parrish counters with a left to the body.
Parrish scores with a hook to the body. Nguana takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nguana doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Parrish to counter with a crisp jab.
Nguana is rocked!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Parrish cracks Nguana with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Nguana tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Parrish pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Nguana is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barry Parrish!
Barry Parrish 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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