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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trent Chapel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chapel comes to the cage accompanied by Madsen - Nitro. Parker comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Armin Van Buren - Sail kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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188 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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190 lbs
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trent Chapel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kelvin Parker!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Parker showed some decent athleticism there.
Chapel holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Chapel is looking for a sweep. Parker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chapel is trying is best to control the position here.
Chapel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Parker is working away from the top position though.
Chapel is doing well to control the position and prevent Parker from advancing to side control.
Parker seems to be working for a kimura but Chapel defends the submission attempt.
Parker is pressing down on Chapel's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chapel is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapel is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chapel feints and as Parker raises his hands in defense, Chapel changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Parker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chapel trying to control but Parker is working from the bottom.
Chapel stays in close to Parker's body and controls the position.
Parker looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Parker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chapel is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chapel controls from within his opponent's guard.
Parker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chapel content to stall in guard here.
Parker keeping moving, preventing Chapel from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chapel looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker looking to control.
That's four 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chapel is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Parker working a defensive guard here.
Parker is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A slow jab from Parker misses its intended target.
Chapel moves out of range as Parker strikes.
Chapel has closed the distance and engaged Parker in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chapel leaning against his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Chapel fails to land.
Chapel misses with some punches.
Chapel misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Chapel dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chapel scores with a nice body kick.
Parker looks to land a left hand but Chapel moved out of range nicely.
Chapel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Chapel.
Chapel tries to clinch but Parker is having none of it.
Chapel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parker throws out a loose jab but Chapel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chapel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Parker tries to avoid it but Chapel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Parker to the ground. Parker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chapel tries to clinch there but Parker circles away.
Parker misses with an uppercut.
Parker throws the left hand but Chapel avoids the punch easily.
Parker throws a hook but Chapel avoids it easily.
Kelvin Parker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chapel shoots in but no luck this time.
Parker misses with a hook.
Chapel slips under a jab.
Chapel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker throws an overhand right that lands on Chapel's shoulder, as Chapel tries to avoid the shot.
Chapel avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Parker does no damage.
Parker is breathing heavily.
Chapel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Parker tries to avoid it but Chapel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Parker to the ground. Parker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trent Chapel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parker swats away the attempt to clinch by Chapel.
Parker tries to bum rush Chapel with a series of wild strikes but Chapel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chapel dodges the punch combination from Parker.
A slapping body kick lands there for Chapel.
Chapel shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Parker's guard.
Chapel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Chapel scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker keeping moving, preventing Chapel from controlling successfully.
Chapel controls from within his opponent's guard.
Parker is looking to sweep but instead, Chapel has passed into half guard.
Chapel is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chapel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chapel controlling the action here.
Parker manages to get to full guard.
Chapel looking to sit in guard and control but Parker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Parker won't allow Chapel to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chapel has control of Parker's left arm, preventing Parker from doing any damage.
Chapel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Parker's guard.
Chapel postures up.
Chapel is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Chapel wants to control from the top but Parker keeps moving.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Trent Chapel just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Parker throws a shot from downtown. Chapel moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Chapel dominated that second round.
That's time! Chapel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Parker swinging wildly here.
Chapel closes the distance and clinches up with Parker, looking for a takedown. Chapel pushes Parker against the cage but Parker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chapel closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Parker did well to prevent Chapel getting side control.
Parker tries to get to full guard but Chapel has control of the leg.
Parker controlling the position well.
Parker is refusing to be controlled, as Chapel sits in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chapel in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker wants to improve his position but Chapel is controlling well.
Parker is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Parker trying to hold on to Chapel's head to control him but Chapel postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chapel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Parker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chapel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chapel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Parker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Parker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Chapel.
Parker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Parker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chapel fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trent Chapel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parker keeps the fight on the outside.
Chapel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parker.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chapel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chapel has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chapel has a couple of punches blocked by Parker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chapel tries to throw a body punch but Parker avoids it by throwing Chapel back against the cage.
Chapel working aggressively here.
Chapel has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Parker avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Parker fails to pull guard.
Chapel's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chapel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Parker blocks a body shot from Chapel.
Parker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parker takes an elbow to the temple.
Kelvin Parker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
It looks like Kelvin Parker has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A head punch on the inside from Chapel fails to land.
Chapel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Parker or not.
Parker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chapel changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Parker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chapel shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Parker napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Parker is trying to control Chapel's posture but Chapel avoids it.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Chapel avoids the strikes from the bottom by Parker.
Chapel looks up at the clock and then as Parker takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Chapel smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that's the end of the fight!
Trent Chapel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chapel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Trent Chapel!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Trent Chapel!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Trent Chapel!
Trent Chapel wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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