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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amos Parks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parks is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: All I Do Is Win. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ethan Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amos Parks!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parks misses with a body shot.
Parks tries to clinch
and Riley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Parks's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Riley seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Parks not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Riley stays in close to Parks's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ethan Riley has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Parks shoots in and drives through. Riley sprawls well.
Riley shoots in and bounces Parks off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parks punching from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley won't allow Parks to sweep him here.
Riley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Riley wants to control from the top but Parks keeps moving.
Parks wants to sweep but no luck.
Riley trying to control but Parks is working from the bottom.
Riley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Riley trying to control but Parks is working from the bottom.
Riley might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ethan Riley wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Riley shoots in looking for a takedown. Parks tries to sprawl out of it but Riley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Parks manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Parks closes this distance looking for a takedown but Riley circles away.
Riley shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Parks napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Riley scores with a couple of short elbows.
Parks is trying to control Riley's posture but Riley avoids it.
Parks manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riley is keen to just control but Parks is a slippery customer.
Riley content to control rather than advance.
Riley is looking for a kimura but Parks is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Riley to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parks wants to control but Riley is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Riley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Riley working over Parks with some ground and pound. Parks looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Parks wants to control but Riley is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Riley slows the pace down in half guard.
Parks is staying active underneath Riley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Parks is trying to maintain the position but Riley is very close to passing his half guard.
Riley is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Parks is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Parks gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Riley to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Parks keeping full guard, as Riley tries to pass.
Riley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Riley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Parks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parks keeping moving, preventing Riley from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Riley dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Riley moves out of range of the body kick.
Parks keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Parks shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Parks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Riley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Parks wants to stand but Riley is controlling his posture from full guard.
Riley on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Riley tries to get out of the position.
Riley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Parks's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Riley is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Riley wants to pass the guard but Parks is keeping the position.
Riley trying to control but Parks is working from the bottom.
Parks is trying to keep Riley in close.
Riley stops Parks from standing up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Amos Parks wasn't active enough on the ground.
Riley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Parks defends it nicely.
Parks shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Riley as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Parks.
Riley shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Parks is trying to defend but Riley finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Parks is breathing heavily.
Parks is looking to control Riley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Parks avoid being mounted?
Riley controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Parks looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Riley content to control rather than advance.
Riley passes the guard and advances to mount!
Riley scoring with strikes but Parks is staying in there.
Riley lands a couple of good shots and Parks has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Riley has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Parks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Parks doesn't escape.
Ethan Riley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Riley is punishing Parks with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parks can't escape the position.
Parks trying to control but not successfully.
Riley punishes Parks with strikes from the back mount.
Riley has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Parks's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riley is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Parks up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Riley dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Riley drives through with a takedown into guard.
Riley trying to control the position from guard on top but Parks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riley stays in close to Parks's body and controls the position.
Riley has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We're going to have a standup here because Ethan Riley wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Riley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Parks sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Riley somewhat.
Riley tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Parks defends well and Riley ends up having to push Parks into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks gets underhooks to prevent Riley's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Riley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Parks is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Riley pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Riley avoids a wild elbow strike from Parks.
Riley wants to take the fight to the mat but Parks manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Parks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Parks throws an elbow but misses.
Parks is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Riley is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Parks pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parks wants to break the clinch but can't.
Riley is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A frustrated look appears on Parks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Riley wants a takedown but no success here.
Parks gets control of Riley's arms and successfully pulls guard. Parks will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Parks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Riley is one step ahead there.
Parks keeping moving, preventing Riley from controlling successfully.
Riley's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley trying to control but Parks is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Parks controls Riley momentarily but Riley frees himself.
We're going to have a standup here because Ethan Riley wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Riley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Parks wants to clinch.
Amos Parks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Parks's waist but Parks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Riley off to one side.
Riley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Parks but Parks pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Parks is trying hard to land a takedown here. Riley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley tries for a takedown but Parks sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Parks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Riley decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Parks trying to control but Riley postures up.
Riley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parks missing with punches from the bottom.
Riley is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Riley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Riley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Riley!
A less than humble Ethan Riley misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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