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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Moran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Parker has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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175 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Moran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Parker!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker gets tackled into the cage by Moran. Moran maintains the clinch.
Moran stalling in the clinch but Parker improves position.
Moran throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Moran is trying to break the clinch but Parker has him pressed against the cage.
Moran takes a knee to the side of the body.
Moran pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parker misses with a takedown attempt - Moran sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Parker gets tackled into the cage by Moran. Moran maintains the clinch.
Parker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moran is defending well for now.
Parker slows down the pace here.
Moran is pressed up against the cage. Parker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Moran down to the mat. Moran avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Moran scores with a push kick.
Moran has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moran tries to land knees in the clinch but Parker avoids the damage to the body.
Parker missing with knees to the body.
Moran throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parker blocks it with crossed arms.
Parker pushes off an throws an elbow but Moran leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Parker content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Moran has Parker pressed against the cage.
Moran throws an elbow that misses.
Moran throws an elbow but it misses.
Parker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moran managing to block the knees to the body from Parker.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Moran breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moran pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moran gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Moran is trying to maintain a safe position but Parker gets an underhook and turns Moran into the cage.
Parker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Moran is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker blocking some punches.
Parker trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Parker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Moran's brow.
Moran blocks an elbow strike from Parker.
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!
Parker taking a breather.
Moran escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alex Moran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moran closes the distance and clinches.
Moran blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Parker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Moran landing knees to the body.
Moran is trying to break the clinch but Parker is controlling him.
Parker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Moran avoids a wild elbow strike from Parker.
Parker is pushing Moran up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Moran managing to block the knees to the body from Parker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker lands an elbow that stopped Moran in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Alex Moran has been cut.
Parker tries a knee to the head but Moran blocks it.
Moran prevents the takedown attempt.
Alex Moran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Parker.
Parker'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.
Moran prevents a takedown attempt there.
Parker is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Moran pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Moran is trying to maintain a safe position but Parker gets an underhook and turns Moran into the cage.
Moran's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Parker misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moran gets a clinch.
Parker working Moran over with knees to the body.
Parker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Moran blocks it with crossed arms.
Parker lands a nice elbow.
Moran blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moran blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Parker stalling the fight.
Parker crunches a lovely knee into Moran's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moran takes an elbow to the forehead.
Moran is trying to push Parker away but Parker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Parker missing with knees to the body.
Parker'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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Moran gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Parker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Parker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Moran's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Parker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Parker tries to bum rush Moran with a series of wild strikes but Moran uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Moran moves into the clinch successfully.
Parker can't get the takedown.
Moran wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Moran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moran has had enough of the clinch but Parker keeps him there for the moment.
Moran throws a punch but it's blocked by Parker.
Moran misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parker.
Moran slows down the pace here.
Moran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parker throws a leg kick but Moran sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moran has managed to clinch.
Moran wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters up against the cage, Parker throws an elbow but misses.
Moran looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Parker tries a body shot but Moran blocks it.
Moran breaks the clinch.
Moran closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Moran blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moran tries to circle away but Parker has him pinned against the cage.
Moran taking a breather.
Parker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Parker misses with a knee strike.
Parker misses with a knee strike.
Moran avoids a wild elbow strike from Parker.
Moran wants to get back to striking at distance but Parker won't allow it.
Parker misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moran tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moran on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moran blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moran misses with an elbow strike.
Parker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Moran is trying to break free.
Moran prevents a body shot from Parker.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Parker trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moran is trying to force a seperation but Parker has the dominant position.
Moran breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moran, pushing him back against the cage.
Parker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Parker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Moran blocks an elbow strike.
Moran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parker's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moran is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Parker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moran.
Parker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Parker misses with an elbow over the top.
Moran managing to block the knees to the body from Parker.
Parker misses with a knee strike.
Moran blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Parker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Moran misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Parker.
Moran is fighting off a takedown attempt but Parker is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Moran to the mat. Moran regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Parker is looking to work some ground and pound but Moran has wrist control.
Parker is standing up over Moran. Moran looks to escape but Parker dives into side control.
Moran takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moran managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Parker.
Moran knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Parker on the ground.
Parker creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Moran sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Parker scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Moran to see if he's OK.
The ground and pound from Parker seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Parker is putting a hurting on Moran here, landing some big shots from side control.
Parker trying to control the action but Moran is working from the bottom.
Parker tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Moran is trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Parker in side control, throwing shots but Moran defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Parker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alex Moran's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Moran ducks right into an uppercut from Parker.
Moran rushes Parker and presses him up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Parker.
Moran breaks from the clinch.
Moran ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Parker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Moran doesn't seem bothered though.
Moran attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Parker stuns Moran with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Moran gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Parker works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker prevents Moran from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker postures up in Moran's guard and throws a big left but Moran blocks it.
Moran is looking to stand up but Parker isn't so interested in that idea.
Parker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Parker content to stall in guard here.
Parker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moran works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Parker throwing strikes but missing.
Parker is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Parker sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Moran's guard.
Moran keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Moran is trying to stand back up but Parker is controlling him
Parker is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moran keeps working.
Parker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Parker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Parker trying to control the pace.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Parker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Parker is looking to take a break and control but Moran is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Parker stops Moran from getting back to his feet.
Parker is trying to control. Moran wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Parker working over Moran with some ground and pound. Moran looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Parker is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Moran defends it well.
Parker trying to mount his opponent but Moran defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker is keen to just control but Moran is a slippery customer.
Parker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Parker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Parker throwing shots but Moran is blocking nicely.
Parker is trying to work for a kimura but Moran is defending well.
Parker is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Moran is looking to escape.
Parker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Parker moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moran taking a bit of punishment here - Parker scoring with strikes.
Parker trying to control the position but Moran is working away.
Parker is working Moran over with some ground and pound from side control.
Parker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moran keeps working.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moran defending against the ground and pound.
Parker working the ground and pound but Moran is defending the strikes.
Moran tries to escape but Parker is in control.
Parker is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Moran knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Parker landing a few strikes.
Alex Moran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moran tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Parker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Parker winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Parker!
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energy
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hype
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