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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Almodovar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norman Parke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pedro Almodovar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Norman Parke!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almodovar throws a series of punches but Parke moves out of range.
Parke misses the shot to the body.
Parke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Parke has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Parke looks to score with a jab to the body but Almodovar is just out of range.
Almodovar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parke.
Parke bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Almodovar's head backwards.
Parke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Almodovar.
Almodovar throws out a loose jab but Parke uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Almodovar.
It looks like Norman Parke has been cut.
Almodovar throws a hook but Parke blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parke tries to clinch up but Almodovar circles away and keeps his distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Parke scores with a four punch combination!
Parke digs a good body shot into Almodovar's ribs.
Parke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice combination there by Parke.
Parke scores with a body shot.
Parke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Almodovar to counter with a crisp jab.
Parke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Parke feints a jab promting Almodovar to slip. Parke then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Almodovar slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parke looks to score with a jab to the body but Almodovar is just out of range.
Parke staying out of range there.
Almodovar throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Almodovar throws an off balance right hand
so Parke counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Parke throwing strikes from guard but Almodovar blocks nicely.
Parke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Parke prevents Almodovar from getting back to his feet.
Parke throws a big right hand that misses.
Parke throwing strikes from guard but Almodovar blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parke throws a big elbow that misses.
Almodovar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Almodovar pulls Parke in to control the position.
Almodovar's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Parke throwing strikes but missing.
Parke throws a big elbow that misses.
Parke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Parke with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Parke throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Parke sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Parke trying to control the position from guard on top but Almodovar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parke is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Parke throws a big elbow that misses.
Almodovar seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A slow jab from Parke misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Parke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Norman Parke's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Parke moves away from the strike by Almodovar.
Parke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Parke clinches up with Almodovar and pushes him back against the cage.
Almodovar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Almodovar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Parke backwards.
Parke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Parke lands with a short shot to the head.
Parke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Parke misses with a punch on the inside.
Almodovar misses with some punches.
Almodovar has a couple of punches blocked by Parke.
Parke throws a head punch that misses.
Parke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Almodovar lands a nice uppercut.
Almodovar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parke's elbow.
Parke blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Almodovars head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parke pushes Almodovar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Almodovar trying to stall but Parke improves his position.
Parke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Parke.
Almodovar pushes Parke back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Almodovar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parke's elbow.
Almodovar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Almodovar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parke slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Parke thows a body shot but no joy.
Parke's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Parke duly obliges.
Good exchange - Parke coming out on top.
Norman Parke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Almodovar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parke moves in looking to clinch but Almodovar pushes him off.
No joy there for Parke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Parke scores with a jab to the head.
Parke throws a right and a left that Almodovar avoids nicely.
Parke throws a right hand that Almodovar ducks under and follows up with a left that Almodovar also avoids with ease.
Parke lands with an overhand left.
Parke shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Almodovar eats them both and turns towards Parke to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Parke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Almodovar throws the left hand but Parke avoids the punch easily.
Pedro Almodovar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almodovar throws a poor cross that misses
and Parke counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Parke.
Parke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Almodovar is keeping the position for now.
Parke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Parke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Almodovar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Parke trying to control the position from guard on top but Almodovar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Almodovar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almodovar looking for a sweep. Not yet Almodovar, not yet.
Parke trying to control but Almodovar is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Norman Parke.
Parke fails with the takedown.
Parke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Parke has closed the distance and engaged Almodovar in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Almodovar.
Almodovar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Almodovar can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Parke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Norman Parke's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A slow jab from Parke misses its intended target.
Parke is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Almodovar throws an off balance right hand
so Parke counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Parke throws a big right hand that misses.
Parke trying to control the position from guard on top but Almodovar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parke passes Almodovar's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Almodovar wants to control but Parke is keeping busy.
Parke missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Parke wants to control but Almodovar is keeping him busy.
Parke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Parke wants to control but Almodovar is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Parke lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Almodovar is not content to let Parke control the position.
Parke looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Norman Parke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Almodovar pushes Parke off looking to stand but Parke dives back in and keeps control.
Almodovar is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at MMA Warrior (1000$ / 15 Elite Coaches) , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parke throws a strike but Almodovar avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Parke trying to control the position from guard on top but Almodovar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parke lands a couple of elbows.
Parke with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Parke's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Parke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Parke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parke chips away with some ground and pound.
Almodovar keeping full guard, as Parke tries to pass.
Parke passes Almodovar's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Almodovar tries to get to full guard but Parke has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parke trying to control the action but Almodovar is working from the bottom.
Almodovar tries to kick Parke off but Parke keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Parke is keen to just control but Almodovar is a slippery customer.
Parke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Parke trying to mount his opponent but Almodovar defends it.
Parke landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Parke lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Still in half guard, Parke seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parke is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Parke slows the pace down in half guard.
Parke wants to take a breather but Almodovar is having none of it.
Norman Parke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Almodovar is looking to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Norman Parke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Parke has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Norman Parke!
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energy
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RATING
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