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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Morris Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payne comes into the arena with Elephant Man - Haters (feat Hunt & Jim Jones) blaring out of the sound system. Parker has chosen elephant man - pon di river as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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185 cm
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145 lbs
9 - 6 - 1 |
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177 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Morris Payne! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Butch Parker! The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Payne misses with a double jab.
Payne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. A slapping body kick lands there for Payne. Parker swats away the attempt to clinch by Payne. Payne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Payne misses with a straight left. Payne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Payne misses with a series of wild punches.
Payne tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Parker swats away the attempt to clinch by Payne. Parker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Payne wants to clinch up but Parker keeps it at a distance. Payne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parker swats him away and circles back towards the center. Payne takes a shot right to the bread basket. Morris Payne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. No joy there for Parker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Payne tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Parker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Parker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Payne manages to avoid it. Payne tries to close the distance and clinch but Parker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Payne fails in his attempt to clinch. Parker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Parker gets a clinch. Parker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Payne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parker.
Payne breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Payne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Payne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Parker paws at him with a jab and circles away. Parker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Payne misses with a head kick.
Payne tries to clinch up. Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Payne swats him away and circles back towards the center. Payne tries to clinch there but Parker circles away.
Payne throws a head kick that misses and Parker counters with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Payne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parker sees it coming and avoids it easily. Payne tries to close the distance and clinch but Parker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Payne closes the distance but Parker moves to the side and Parker counters with a one-two to the body. Parker throws a combination that misses and Payne counters with a lovely shot to the body. Parker tries to clinch and Payne counters with a slapping leg kick. Payne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Payne misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Parker dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Payne throws a head kick that misses and Parker counters with a series of strikes. Payne will be more careful next time no doubt. Parker avoids the body shot from Payne.
Payne throws a right hand that Parker ducks under and follows up with a left that Parker also avoids with ease. Parker is looking to clinch. Payne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morris Payne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Payne tries to close the distance and clinch but Parker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Payne really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Parker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Parker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parker drops Payne with a beautiful combination! Payne stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Parker is looking for the KO!
It looks like Morris Payne has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Parker misses with a head kick.
Payne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Parker tries to clinch but Payne moves out of range. Some wild striking there from Parker.
Payne throws a head kick that misses and Parker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Parker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Payne tries to grapple but his opponent circles letting Parker counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A head kick misses from Payne. Payne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Parker paws at him with a jab and circles away. Parker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Payne tries to clinch up. Parker is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Parker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Parker throws a series of punches but Payne moves out of range. Payne wants to clinch and Parker counters with an outside leg kick.
Parker's corner calls for a 1-2. Parker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Payne moves in looking to clinch but Parker pushes him off. The fight stays on the outside here - Payne looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Payne throws a push kick but Parker slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Payne fails in his attempt to clinch. Parker instigates a clinch. Parker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Parker breaks the clinch.
Payne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Payne lands a leg kick that knocks Parker off balance momentarily. Payne tries to clinch and Parker counters with a thumping low kick. That kick from Payne tenderised Parker's leg. Parker is trying to keep his angry face on. Payne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Butch Parker seems to be getting the better of the standup. Parker lands with a slapping head kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Parker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Morris Payne's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A head kick misses from Parker. Parker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Payne counters with a lovely straight right hand! Parker throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Payne looks to land a combination but Parker avoids it well. Parker misses with the combination.
Payne throws a head kick that half lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Parker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round. No joy there for Payne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Payne doesn't manage to clinch there - Parker circles away.
Parker throws a right and a left that Payne avoids nicely. Parker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parker is looking to clinch but Payne is avoiding it.
A left and a right from Payne both land. Nice combination. A head kick by Payne misses and Parker counters with a head kick that drops Payne to the mat! Payne scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Payne is rocked! Parker fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Parker throws a series of strikes that have Payne backpedaling.
Payne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Well,Payne is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes? Payne tries to clinch but Parker moves out of range. Payne is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Payne throws a nice looking combination but Parker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Parker tries to clinch but Payne is having none of it. Parker throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Payne closes the distance looking to clinch and Parker counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Oh Payne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Parker misses with a head kick.
Payne seems to have got his legs back now. Payne moves in looking to clinch but Parker pushes him off. Payne fails to land with a series of punches.
Payne throws a head kick that misses. Payne throws the kick towards the body but Parker avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Payne scores with a body shot.
Parker moves out of range of the body kick. Payne is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Parker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Payne's calf. Butch Parker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Payne misses with a double jab
and Parker counters with a head kick that drops Payne to the mat! Payne scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Payne is rocked! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Parker misses with a few strikes there.
Morris Payne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Parker throws a combination that misses and Payne moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight! Butch Parker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Parker 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Butch Parker! Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Butch Parker! Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Butch Parker!
Butch Parker wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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