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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dane Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cook comes to the cage accompanied by Lifeless by 12 Stones. Parker is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: why cant we be friends. Bruce Parker told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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181 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good takedowns
Excellent MT
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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
10 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Dane Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Parker!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cook manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Parker throwing strikes but missing.
Cook is looking for a triangle but Parker pushes his legs off easily.
Parker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Parker wants to control from the top but Cook keeps moving.
Parker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Parker looking to pass the guard.
Cook wants to sweep here but Parker controlling him for the moment.
Parker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cook works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Parker throwing strikes but missing.
Cook managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Parker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cook is keeping the position for now.
Parker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Parker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cook is pulling down on Parker's head to control his posture.
Cook looking for a guillotine here but Parker defends easily.
Cook is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Parker thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cook looking for a sweep. Not yet Cook, not yet.
Cook working a defensive guard here.
Parker pushing down on Cook's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Parker is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Parker throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Cook to regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cook looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cook trying to control the position.
Parker drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cook looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cook looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cook!
Cook scoring with punches from side control.
Cook trying to control the action but Parker is working from the bottom.
Parker is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker keeps Cook under control for a moment.
Cook wants to lay and pray for a moment but Parker keeps working.
Parker tries to bench press Cook off him but Cook keeps the position.
Parker manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cook taking some punishment here, with Parker in his half guard.
Parker wants to take a breather but Cook is having none of it.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Parker is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Parker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Parker dominated that round.
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.
Cook with a nice cross.
Cook punishes Parker's body with a nice straight punch.
Cook swinging wildly here.
Cook scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cook paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cook throws a right hand that Parker ducks under and follows up with a left that Parker also avoids with ease.
Cook avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parker staying out of range there.
Cook scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cook stuns Parker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Parker moves in looking to clinch but Cook pushes him off.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cook checks a leg kick.
Cook lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cook uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parker.
Cook fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parker manages to avoid it.
Cook on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook throws the left hand but Parker avoids the punch easily.
Cook scores with a sloppy right hand. Parker should have avoided that one.
Cook circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cook cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Parker.
Cook circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cook clinches.
Parker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cook has a couple of punches blocked by Parker.
Cook throws a punch but it's blocked by Parker.
Cook breaks from the clinch.
Cook misses with a two punch combination.
Parker staying out of range there.
Parker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cook wants to land a leg kick but Parker is out of range.
Dane Cook is winning the standup battle so far.
Cook throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Parker's head.
Cook avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cook drives through and clinches with Parker against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cook wants to stall.
Parker misses with a knee strike.
Parker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cook blocks it with crossed arms.
A shot in the inside from Parker.
Parker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Parker looking to throw knees to the head but Cook is blocking nicely.
Parker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Parker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cook tries to stall but Parker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Parker leaning against his opponent.
Parker looking to throw knees to the head but Cook is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Parker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cook's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dane Cook is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cook checks a leg kick.
Cook connects with an inside leg kick.
Cook uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parker.
Parker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cook circles away.
Donk. Cook catches Parker right on the button with a cross.
Parker is looking to clinch.
Parker wants to clinch.
Parker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cook's waist but Cook gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Parker off to one side.
A slow jab from Cook misses its intended target.
Nice body punch from Cook.
Parker throws a leg kick which misses Cook's front leg but catches the back leg as Cook tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Parker has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cook circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cook misses with a looping right.
Cook lands with a hook. Parker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cook ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
Parker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Cook.
Cook sizes up Parker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Parker thows a body shot but no joy.
Parker is looking to slow Cook down with leg kicks.
Cook lands a jab to Parker's midsection.
Parker tries to clinch but Cook moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cook misses with a double jab.
Cook rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Parker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Parker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Parker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cook avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dane Cook dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cook scores with a crisp jab that stopped Parker in his tracks.
A jab-cross combination lands for Cook and sends Parker crashing to the mat! Cook follows him down to the mat - Parker regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Parker is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cook controlling the action here.
Parker is still in real trouble! Can Cook finish him?
Cook looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Parker moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cook throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cook preventing the sweep.
Parker looking for a guillotine here but Cook defends easily.
Cook is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Parker is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Parker has escaped and now he's on top!
Parker seems to have recovered his senses.
Parker postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook wants to sweep here but Parker controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cook keeping moving, preventing Parker from controlling successfully.
Parker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cook is keeping the position for now.
Parker wants to control from the top but Cook keeps moving.
Cook is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Parker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Parker is looking to clinch but Cook is avoiding it.
Cook pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Parker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cook.
Parker looks for a takedown but Cook sprawls well.
Cook swings widly with a right hand
and Parker counters with an inside leg kick.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cook paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Parker fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parker. Cook does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parker lands a slapping body shot.
Parker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Parker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Parker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Parker closes the distance but Cook moves to the side
and Cook counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cook scores with a hook to the body. Parker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big right from Parker misses.
Cook throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parker.
Parker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Parker.
Parker tries to clinch but Cook moves away
and Cook counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Parker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Parker tries to clinch up.
Cook stuffs the takedown attempt from Parker. Parker gets slowly back to his feet.
Cook misses with a two punch combination.
Cook shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Parker eats them both and turns towards Cook to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cook misses with a wild body shot.
Cook throws a jab but it's blocked by Parker.
Parker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Parker is trying to maintain a safe position but Cook gets an underhook and turns Parker into the cage.
Parker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cook lands a right hand.
Parker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook slows down the pace here.
Parker looking to throw knees to the head but Cook is blocking nicely.
Cook is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
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!
Cook lands a left hand that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Cook is trying to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Cook.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cook as Parker tries to tie him up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dane Cook showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cook has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dane Cook!
A very excited looking Dane Cook 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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