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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Matthew White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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154 lbs
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145 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Matthew White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Roger Parker!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White avoids the body shot from Parker.
A slow jab from White misses its intended target.
Parker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Parker rushes White and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Parker just misses with a elbow thrown towards White's brow.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Parker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parker taking a breather.
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Parker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but White avoids it by throwing Parker back against the ropes.
Parker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Parker lands a right hand.
Parker misses with a punch on the inside.
Parker lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Matthew White has been cut.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Parker controls his hands.
Parker lands a left hand.
Parker trying to land knees to the body.
Parker misses with a hook to the ribs.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Parker controls his hands.
Parker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and White avoids it.
Nice body punch from White - that landed with a thud.
Parker can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
White wants to break the clinch but can't.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parker lands with a light punch inside.
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a looping right.
Parker thows a body shot but no joy.
White misses with a wild body shot.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Parker has managed to clinch.
Parker has White pushed against the ropes.
Parker lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parker misses with the head strike.
White is looking to break free of the clinch but Parker has double underhooks.
White takes a shot to the head.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Parker.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker tries a body shot but White blocks it.
Parker misses with a punch on the inside.
Parker misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Parker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matthew White's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Parker falls off balance throwing a combination
and White counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Parker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Parker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parker scores with a hook.
White walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Parker checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
White scores with a hook to the body. Parker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
Donk. White catches Parker right on the button with a cross.
White throws a leg kick but Parker sees it coming and moves out of range.
Parker throws a hook but White blocks it.
White cracks Parker with a right hand to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of White 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Parker slips a jab from White.
Parker stuns White with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Parker.
White fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Parker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
White throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker misses with a low kick.
Parker falls off balance throwing a combination
and White counters with an inside leg kick.
Parker throws a low kick but it's checked well by White.
Parker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
White slips under a jab.
Parker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Parker thows a body shot but no joy.
White goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Parker throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.
White misses with an uppercut. Parker saw that one coming.
White misses the shot to the body.
Parker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
White throws a leg kick but Parker checks it.
White misses with a body shot.
White throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Parker misses.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Parker throws a lazy body kick
and White counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - White finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Parker is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker scores with a jab to the body.
White with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Parker to score with a decent uppercut.
Parker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before White has time to react.
Parker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Parker throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
Parker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Parker thows a body shot but no joy.
White explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
White throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Parker missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Matthew White will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matthew White's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
White swings for the body but Parker moves out of range.
White slips a jab from Parker.
Parker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from White.
Parker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Parker throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
White misses with a wild body shot.
Parker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Parker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
An inside leg kick lands from White.
White lands a nice leg kick that just misses Parker's sensitive parts.
White slips under a jab from Parker.
Parker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
White connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Parker scores with a shot to the body.
White tries to move into range but Parker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Parker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Parker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
White bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Parker's head.
White lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for White.
White connects with a crisp jab.
Parker misses with a right hand
and White counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
White fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Parker just misses with a punch to the body.
White loads up on a big right hand but Parker slips the punch.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parker throws out the jab.
Parker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
White slips under a jab from Parker.
White connects with an inside leg kick.
Parker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from White is predictable there
and Parker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Parker takes one to the side of the head.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Parker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White blocks a jab.
Parker misses with a double jab
and White counters with an inside leg kick.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from White.
White misses with a low kick.
White lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parker throws a head kick that misses.
Parker blocks a head kick by White.
Parker misses with an uppercut.
White smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew White clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Matthew White's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Parker misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
Parker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White misses with a shot to the body
and Parker counters with a nice leg kick.
White ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
White pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good exchange - Parker coming out on top.
White throws a leg kick which misses Parker's front leg but catches the back leg as Parker tries to avoid it.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
Parker throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.
Parker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before White can pounce on him.
Parker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
White throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Parker misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
White moves away from the strike by Parker.
White throws a front kick aimed at Parker's knee but Parker avoids it well.
White tries a low kick but Parker avoids it.
White connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
White defending well as Parker loads up on a big left hand.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
White lands a nice leg kick that just misses Parker's sensitive parts.
Parker slips under a jab.
A big right from Parker misses.
Parker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Parker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
White scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
White takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Parker misses with an uppercut.
White lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matthew White is winning the standup battle so far.
Parker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling White to score with a decent uppercut.
White tries to score with a low kick but Parker moves his leg out of the way.
White has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Parker.
White scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White needs to keep his hands up - Parker had a free shot at his head there.
White lands a nice looking body kick.
A punch combination from White misses.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parker moves away.
Parker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by White.
White throws out a powerful jab.
Parker jabs White right on the nose. White blinks but takes it well.
White moves out of range of the leg kick from Parker.
Parker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Parker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White scores with a leg kick.
White fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Parker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Parker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Parker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parker.
Parker moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew White had his way with Roger Parker in that round.
The cut man is working on Matthew White's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Parker looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
White lands a nice shot that snaps Parker's head back.
Parker throws a head kick that misses.
Parker blocks a head kick by White.
A right-left combo lands from Parker.
White misses with a low kick.
Parker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parker checks a low kick from White.
White throws a leg kick but Parker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
White checks the leg kick.
White tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Parker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White scores with a crisp jab that stopped Parker in his tracks.
Nice straight punches there by White. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of White.
Parker takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Parker misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White slips under a jab from Parker.
Roger Parker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White lands with a good body shot.
Parker misses with a double jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for White.
Jab, jab by White - just one landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Parker.
White goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
White ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Parker scores with a jab.
White tries to work over Parker's front leg with a kick but Parker checks it.
An inside leg kick from White misses.
White throws a head kick but Parker moves out of range.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Parker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
White listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Parker tries to clinch up.
Parker instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker misses with a hook to the ribs.
White throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Parker is trying to stall.
Parker has a couple of punches blocked by White.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parker misses with some punches.
White works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Matthew White.
I think White 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 49:46
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew White!
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