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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Wayne Parr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shouta Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parr comes to the cage accompanied by Remedy. John Wayne Parr 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Wayne Parr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shouta Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yamamoto looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Parr cracks the inside of Yamamoto's front leg.
Parr misses with a few strikes there.
Parr throws a right hand that Yamamoto ducks under and follows up with a left that Yamamoto also avoids with ease.
Parr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Parr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Parr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamamoto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Parr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yamamoto takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamamoto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Parr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
John Wayne Parr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamamoto slips a jab and a cross from Parr.
Parr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Parr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Parr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yamamoto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Parr. Yamamoto shrugs it off though.
An inside leg kick lands from Parr.
Parr throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yamamoto lands a glancing blow to the side of Parr's head.
Parr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yamamoto circles away quickly and effectively.
Yamamoto misses with a takedown attempt - Parr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yamamoto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Parr as he jumps to the side.
John Wayne Parr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Parr.
Parr leaves Yamamoto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
John Wayne Parr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shouta Yamamoto.
Parr throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Yamamoto wants to clinch.
Yamamoto takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice sprawl there from Parr as Yamamoto shoots in.
Parr tries a head kick but it misses.
Yamamoto blocks the body kick.
Parr misses with a head kick.
A combination from Parr does no damage.
Parr tries to keep at a distance but Yamamoto has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parr blocks it with crossed arms.
Parr trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Parr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Parr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yamamoto moves out of range of the body kick.
Parr connects with an inside leg kick.
Parr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yamamoto.
Parr misses with a series of wild punches.
Yamamoto wants to clinch up but Parr keeps it at a distance.
Yamamoto blocks the body kick.
Parr looks to land a combination but Yamamoto avoids it well.
Yamamoto drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Parr wants to get back to his feet but Yamamoto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Yamamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Parr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parr keeping full guard, as Yamamoto tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parr uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Parr's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Parr duly obliges.
Yamamoto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yamamoto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Parr's brow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Parr.
Parr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yamamoto has him pressed against the cage.
Yamamoto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yamamoto tries to land knees in the clinch but Parr avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Parr.
Parr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yamamoto missing with knees to the body.
Yamamoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yamamoto shoots in and drives through. Parr sprawls well.
Yamamoto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Parr.
Parr misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up but Parr circles away and keeps his distance.
Parr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yamamoto tries to clinch there but Parr circles away.
Parr throws a head kick but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Yamamoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yamamoto slips a jab and a cross from Parr.
Yamamoto is looking to clinch but Parr is avoiding it.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
No joy there for Parr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yamamoto pushes Parr up against the cage in a clinch.
Parr scores a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamamoto with a knee to the head.
Parr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Parr wants to get back to striking at distance but Yamamoto won't allow it.
Yamamoto misses with a knee strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Parr obliges.
Yamamoto keeps control of Parr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Wayne Parr dominated that round.
That's time! Parr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Parr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yamamoto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Parr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
John Wayne Parr is winning the standup battle so far.
Yamamoto throws a hook but Parr avoids it easily.
Yamamoto dodges the punch combination from Parr.
A nice inside leg kick there by Parr. That's going to slow Yamamoto down.
Parr lands a jab-cross combination.
Parr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
John Wayne Parr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yamamoto moves into the clinch.
Yamamoto misses with a knee strike.
Parr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Parr.
Yamamoto walks into a straight right hand from Parr.
Parr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Yamamoto backs up against the cage.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Parr is having none of it.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parr. Yamamoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Parr misses with a double jab
and Yamamoto counters with a nice body shot.
Parr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Parr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Parr is having none of it.
Yamamoto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parr defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto tries to move into range but Parr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Parr misses with a two punch combination.
Parr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yamamoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Parr misses with a double jab.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Parr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Parr.
Parr stuffs the takedown.
Yamamoto is looking to clinch but Parr is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Parr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Parr misses with a double jab.
Parr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yamamoto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Parr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
No joy there for Parr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Parr misses with a low kick.
Parr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parr misses with a head kick.
Parr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yamamoto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parr.
Parr misses with a combination
and Yamamoto holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yamamoto misses with a knee to the head.
Parr tries to land knees in the clinch but Yamamoto avoids the damage to the body.
Yamamoto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yamamoto is trying to break the clinch but Parr is controlling him.
Yamamoto avoiding damage as Parr throws knees to the body.
Parr misses with a knee to the head.
Parr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto misses with a knee strike.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Parr has had enough of the clinch but Yamamoto keeps him there for the moment.
Parr tries to land knees in the clinch but Yamamoto avoids the damage to the body.
Yamamoto scores with a knee to the head.
Parr is trying to break the clinch but Yamamoto is controlling him.
Yamamoto landing knees to the head.
Parr is pushing Yamamoto up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A bit of stalling here from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto tries for a takedown but Parr manages to get underhooks.
John Wayne Parr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shouta Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Parr managing to block the knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Parr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yamamoto is defending well for now.
Yamamoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yamamoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yamamoto avoiding damage as Parr throws knees to the body.
Parr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yamamoto shoots in for a takedown but Parr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Parr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice sprawl there from Parr as Yamamoto shoots in.
Yamamoto takes a kick to the side of the head.
Yamamoto shoots in for a takedown but Parr shows good takedown defense.
Parr throws a body kick that misses.
Parr misses with a few strikes there.
Parr throws a lazy head kick
and Yamamoto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yamamoto throws the kick towards the body but Parr avoids it.
Parr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yamamoto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Parr.
No luck for Yamamoto with that takedown attempt.
Parr explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Parr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Parr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamamoto checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yamamoto is looking to clinch but Parr is avoiding it.
Parr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Wayne Parr dominated that second round.
That's time! Parr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Parr misses with a series of wild punches.
Parr throws a head kick that half lands.
Yamamoto is looking to clinch.
Parr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Parr leaves Yamamoto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Parr throws a head kick that misses.
Parr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yamamoto.
Parr swinging wildly here.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Parr misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Parr is having none of it.
Parr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch but Parr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Parr misses with a series of wild punches.
Yamamoto blocks a head kick by Parr.
Parr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yamamoto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Parr circles away.
John Wayne Parr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shouta Yamamoto.
Parr throws a sloppy head kick and Yamamoto moves out of range easily.
Parr misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yamamoto wants to clinch.
Yamamoto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Parr misses with a combination
and Parr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Parr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Parr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Parr wants it to stay on the feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
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.
Yamamoto tries for a takedown. No joy.
Parr breaks from the clinch.
A left lands for Yamamoto.
Parr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Parr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamamoto avoids the head kick by Parr.
No joy there for Parr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yamamoto tries to clinch there but Parr circles away.
Parr misses with a body kick.
Parr scores with a nice body kick.
Yamamoto drives through and clinches with Parr against the cage.
Parr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yamamoto goes for a takedown attempt but Parr pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Parr misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parr wants to slow Yamamoto down by chopping away at his legs.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Parr throws a right hand that Yamamoto ducks under and follows up with a left that Yamamoto also avoids with ease.
Yamamoto takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Yamamoto tries to clinch up.
Yamamoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Parr can pounce on him.
Parr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Parr swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamamoto.
Parr feints and then cracks Yamamoto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yamamoto down.
Yamamoto moves into the clinch.
Yamamoto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Parr lands a knee to the head.
Parr tries to circle away but Yamamoto has him pinned against the cage.
Knees to the body from Parr.
Parr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamamoto avoids it.
Yamamoto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the head but Parr blocks with his arms.
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.
Yamamoto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yamamoto looking to throw knees to the head but Parr is blocking nicely.
Parr wants to break free but Yamamoto has control.
Yamamoto works on Parr's body with a couple of short punches.
Yamamoto looking to throw knees to the head but Parr is blocking nicely.
Yamamoto crunches a lovely knee into Parr's ribcage.
Parr is looking to break free of the clinch but Yamamoto has double underhooks.
Yamamoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yamamoto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yamamoto breaks the clinch.
Parr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Yamamoto backs up against the cage.
Parr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yamamoto throws a lazy right hand but Parr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yamamoto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yamamoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Parr circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Parr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Parr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yamamoto's head.
Parr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yamamoto. Yamamoto obviously looking to wear him down.
Shouta Yamamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yamamoto avoids the head kick by Parr.
Yamamoto has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Parr.
Yamamoto throws a jab when Parr was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Wayne Parr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Parr, 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Wayne Parr!
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