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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roger Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Halberstram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halberstram comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Murder The Government kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Marcus Halberstram has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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147 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
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World class boxer
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roger Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Halberstram!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker feints and then cracks Halberstram's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Halberstram down.
Halberstram rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Parker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Halberstram throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parker.
Marcus Halberstram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halberstram throws a shot from downtown. Parker moves away and avoids it.
Halberstram uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parker.
Nice jab there from Parker.
A slow jab from Parker misses its intended target.
Halberstram slips under a jab from Parker.
Parker cracks a nice hook into Halberstram's ribs.
Halberstram throws a hook to the side of Parker's head but Parker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Halberstram fails to land with a series of punches.
Halberstram misses with a left hand
and Parker counters with a nice leg kick.
Halberstram misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker slips under a jab from Halberstram.
Halberstram dips to his left and cracks Parker with an uppercut!
Halberstram lands with an overhand left.
Parker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Halberstram.
Parker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Halberstram is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Parker.
Halberstram steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parker.
Nice defenses there by Parker.
Halberstram slips under a jab.
A big left from Halberstram misses.
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Halberstram.
Halberstram lands with an uppercut that bounces Parker off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halberstram cracks Parker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Halberstram throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Halberstram misses the target.
Parker digs a good hook to Halberstram's body.
A slow jab from Parker misses its intended target.
Halberstram moves out of range as Parker strikes.
Parker moves out of range as Halberstram strikes.
Halberstram tries to sprawl but Parker drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Parker is pressing down on Halberstram's thigh, looking to free his foot. Halberstram is holding on for now.
Halberstram trying to control but Parker postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halberstram won't allow Parker to pass to mount.
Halberstram is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Halberstram keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Parker stalling.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Parker misses with a hook
and Halberstram counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halberstram misses with a straight left.
Halberstram feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Parkers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Parker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halberstram moves away.
Halberstram throws a shot from downtown. Parker moves away and avoids it.
Parker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Halberstram.
Halberstram avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parker misses with a body shot
enabling Halberstram to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parker avoids the body shot from Halberstram.
Parker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Halberstram's hands.
Halberstram swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Parker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marcus Halberstram will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Halberstram looks to score with a jab to the body but Parker is just out of range.
Halberstram throws a lazy right hand but Parker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Parker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Parker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Parker throws a right and a left that Halberstram avoids nicely.
Parker misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Halberstram misses its intended target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Parker, right into the meat.
Halberstram moves forwards but Parker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Halberstram fails to land the takedown.
Parker scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halberstram takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Halberstram jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Halberstram.
Parker moves in looking to clinch but Halberstram pushes him off.
Parker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Parker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halberstram blocks an uppercut.
Parker tries to work over Halberstram's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Halberstram is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker leaning against his opponent.
Halberstram leaning against his opponent.
Parker trying to land knees to the body.
Halberstram stalling in the clinch but Parker improves position.
Parker taking a breather.
Parker misses with some punches.
Parker throws a head punch that misses.
Parker lands with a right to the head.
Halberstram can't find room to land a body shot as Parker controls the action.
Halberstram tries to pull guard but Parker holds him up against the cage and eventually Halberstram drops back down to his feet.
Halberstram is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Parker lands a body shot.
Parker swings wildly with an uppercut but Halberstram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Parker dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Marcus Halberstram has been cut.
Halberstram takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Halberstram fails to land.
Parker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Halberstram stalling the fight.
Halberstram blocks an elbow strike from Parker.
Parker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halberstram tries to pull guard but Parker holds him up against the cage and eventually Halberstram drops back down to his feet.
Roger Parker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Halberstram.
Parker misses with a knee strike.
Halberstram misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Parker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Halberstram's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A decent looking cross lands there for Parker.
Halberstram misses with a straight left.
Halberstram fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Parker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Halberstram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halberstram takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Halberstram is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Parker.
Halberstram changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Parker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Halberstram circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Parker.
Halberstram throws a poor cross that misses
and Parker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Parker scores with a hook to the body. Halberstram takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halberstram misses with an uppercut. Parker saw that one coming.
Parker has a takedown stuffed.
Halberstram takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Parker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Halberstram.
Halberstram uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parker.
Halberstram scores with a jab to the body.
Parker misses with the combination.
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Halberstram.
Parker dips to his left and cracks Halberstram with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halberstram shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Parker throws a big shot that misses.
Parker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Halberstram misses with a straight right.
Halberstram misses with a looping right.
Parker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Parker dodges the punch combination from Halberstram.
Halberstram takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halberstram shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Halberstram avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halberstram shoots in and drives through. Parker sprawls well.
Parker misses with a body shot.
Halberstram misses with the combination.
Parker misses with a straight right.
Halberstram throws a body punch but Parker moves out of range.
Halberstram looks to throw the jab but Parker is out of range.
Halberstram missing with a left hand there. Parker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halberstram misses with a hook to the body
and Parker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Halberstram keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parker.
Parker walks into a stiff left hand from Halberstram.
A swing and a miss from Parker.
Parker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Parker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Halberstram takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Parker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halberstram swings for the body but Parker moves out of range.
Halberstram swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Halberstram throws the left hand but Parker avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marcus Halberstram.
I think Halberstram has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Halberstram!
A very excited looking Marcus Halberstram made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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