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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Solomon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joonya Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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214 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Solomon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joonya Parker!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Solomon enables Parker to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Solomon manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Solomon keeping moving, preventing Parker from controlling successfully.
Parker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Parker trying to control the position from guard on top but Solomon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Solomon is trying to control the position but Parker postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Joonya Parker.
Parker drives through with a takedown into Solomon's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Parker trying to control but Solomon is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker gets to his feet - Solomon follows without any prompting.
Solomon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Parker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Solomon shoots in for a double leg but Parker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Parker tries to clinch up
and Solomon counters with an inside leg kick.
Parker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Phil Solomon has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solomon gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Parker to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Solomon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Solomon is working an open guard so Parker takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker throws a head kick that misses.
Parker throws a nice looking combination but Solomon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Parker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Parker looks winded!
Solomon controlling the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker is looking for a kimura here.
Solomon moves into full guard.
Solomon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solomon is adopting a defensive guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Parker has eaten all the pies!
Solomon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Phil Solomon just wasn't active enough.
Solomon gets caught flat footed, as Parker shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker wants to control from the top but Solomon keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joonya Parker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phil Solomon's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Solomon gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Parker to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Solomon trying to control the position here.
Solomon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Parker tries to free his leg and advance position but Solomon is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Phil Solomon.
Parker drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Solomon regains half guard.
Parker seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Solomon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solomon trying to control here.
Solomon is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Parker is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Parker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Parker trying to control from half guard but Solomon is working away.
We're going to have a standup here because Phil Solomon wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Solomon gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Parker to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker trying to control the position from guard on top but Solomon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parker might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Solomon haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Parker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Solomon pulls Parker in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Joonya Parker wasn't active enough on the ground.
Parker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Parker shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Parker showed some decent athleticism there.
Parker postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Solomon to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joonya Parker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Phil Solomon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Parker works over Solomon's head and body with a nice combination.
Parker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Solomon.
Solomon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Solomon is rocked!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Parker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oh Solomon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Parker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Parker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Parker stands and throws Solomon's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Parker tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Parker has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Solomon parries the strikes from Parker easily there. Parker is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Solomon to escape.
Solomon is looking for a sweep.
Parker is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parker cracks Solomon with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Parker advances nicely into full mount.
Parker loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Solomon scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Parker land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Parker stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joonya Parker!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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