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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Hay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimbo Parks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parks has chosen Dr Feelgood as his entrance music. Joe Hay has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Hay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimbo Parks!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hay has a takedown stuffed.
Nice takedown defense from Parks. No joy for Hay on that attempt.
Hay fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Hay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hay misses with a takedown attempt - Parks sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hay closes the distance and clinches up with Parks, looking for a takedown. Hay pushes Parks against the cage but Parks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Parks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hay thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hay fails with a takedown attempt.
Hay is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hay shoots in but Parks avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hay has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Parks avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Parks.
Hay takes a knee right on the jaw!
Parks leaning against his opponent.
Parks lands a body shot.
Parks has Hay pressed against the cage.
Parks lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Parks.
Parks has had enough of the clinch but Hay keeps him there for the moment.
Parks landing knees to the body.
Parks with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Parks breaks the clinch.
Parks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parks tries to close the distance and clinch but Hay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Parks tries to clinch but Hay is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parks wants to clinch.
Parks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Parks.
Parks lands a body punch.
Parks landing knees to the body.
Parks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Parks landing knees to the head.
Parks lands an elbow that stopped Hay in his tracks for a moment.
Parks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hay swats away the attempt to clinch by Parks.
Parks tries to bum rush Hay with a series of wild strikes but Hay uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parks clinches up against the cage.
Parks landing knees to the head.
Parks lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Parks.
Parks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hay has him pressed against the cage.
Parks stalls.
Parks scores a nice knee to the body.
Parks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Parks.
Hay is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Parks pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Parks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hay lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Parks.
Parks landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Parks.
Parks pushes Hay back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Parks tries to stall but Hay uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Parks breaks the clinch.
Parks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hay is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Parks.
Parks lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hay takes a step back to recover.
Parks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Parks throws a head kick that Hay semi-blocks.
A right-left combo lands from Parks.
Parks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimbo Parks dominated that 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.
Hay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hay feints and as Parks raises his hands in defense, Hay changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Parks has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hay off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hay fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Parks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Parks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hay swats away the attempt to clinch by Parks.
Parks moves in looking to clinch but Hay pushes him off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hay shoots in for a takedown but Parks shows good takedown defense.
Parks fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks doesn't manage to clinch there - Hay circles away.
Parks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hay tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Parks swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Hay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parks tries to clinch there but Hay circles away.
Parks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Parks moves in looking to clinch but Hay pushes him off.
Joe Hay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parks pushes Hay up against the cage in a clinch.
Parks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parks instigates a clinch.
Parks lands an elbow that stopped Hay in his tracks for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Parks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hay lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Parks.
Parks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parks is looking to clinch but Hay is avoiding it.
Hay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parks has closed the distance and engaged Hay in a clinch.
Parks lands a knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Parks takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Parks is trying to break free.
Parks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hay lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Parks landing knees to the body.
Parks is looking to control Hay's arms but Hay gets an underhook and turns him. Now Parks has his back to the cage.
Parks landing knees to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Parks.
Parks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Parks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hay's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Parks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hay.
Parks breaks the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hay.
Parks tries to clinch up but Hay circles away and keeps his distance.
Parks wants to clinch up but Hay keeps it at a distance.
Hay shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Parks but Parks pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Parks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Parks is looking to clinch but Hay is avoiding it.
Parks tries to clinch there but Hay circles away.
Parks is looking to clinch but Hay is avoiding it.
Parks wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hay swats away the attempt to clinch by Parks.
Hay fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Parks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hay misses with a combination
and Parks holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hay can't get the takedown.
Parks landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Parks lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimbo Parks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Hay misses with a double jab
and Parks counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hay looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hay throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hay stops Parks from getting back to his feet.
Hay has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hay looks to land a strike but Parks avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Parks wants to stand but Hay is controlling the position.
Hay loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks keeping moving, preventing Hay from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hay stops Parks from standing up.
Hay in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hay misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hay moves into range and clinches up with Parks.
Parks digs a right hand underneath Hay's ribcage. Hay let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Parks.
Parks stalling.
Parks is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hay is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Parks scores a nice knee to the body.
Parks is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Parks lands a damaging elbow.
Parks landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Parks looking to stall.
Parks is trying to break free.
Parks stalls.
Parks tries to break the clinch but Hay is controlling the position.
Hay on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hay is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Parks connects with a knee to the head.
Parks is looking to control Hay's arms but Hay gets an underhook and turns him. Now Parks has his back to the cage.
Hay throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Parks.
Parks tries to stall but Hay uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jimbo Parks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hay is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Hay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Parks using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hay has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Parks is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Parks landing knees to the body.
Parks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Parks scores with a shoulder strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Parks.
Hay wants a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Parks landing knees to the body.
Hay has Parks pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Parks manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Parks crunches a lovely knee into Hay's ribcage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hay looking for a takedown.
Parks using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Parks wants to stall.
Parks keeps control of Hay as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Parks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hay lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Parks landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Joe Hay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hay lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jimbo Parks.
I've got Parks 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimbo Parks!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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