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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wayde Parcins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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159 cm
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142 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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175 cm
22
145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wayde Parcins! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evan Baxter! The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Baxter scores with a shot to the body.
Baxter throws a body punch but Parcins moves out of range. Parcins checks a leg kick. Parcins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Baxter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Baxter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baxter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Baxter throws a body punch but Parcins moves out of range. The crowd cheers as Baxter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Parcins doesn't seem phased though. Parcins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Parcins takes a jab right on the kisser.
Parcins could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Baxter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Parcins has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. The fighters circling - Baxter throws out the jab but it was never going to land. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Baxter throws a hook to the side of Parcins's head but Parcins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A jab from Baxter misses. Parcins takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round. Parcins closes the distance and clinches. A body shot lands from Baxter.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Baxter. Parcins blocks an uppercut.
Baxter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Parcins lands a damaging elbow. Baxter throws a punch but it's blocked by Parcins. Parcins lands a damaging elbow. Baxter struggles to land a body shot inside as Parcins controls his hands.
Baxter tries to throw a body punch but Parcins avoids it by throwing Baxter back against the cage. Baxter tries to stall but Parcins uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Baxter throws a punch but it's blocked by Parcins. A hook to the body from Parcins.
Baxter throws a punch but it's blocked by Parcins.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Baxter misses with a hook from the clinch. Baxter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baxter has a couple of punches blocked by Parcins.
Parcins lands an elbow inside. A head punch blocked on the inside by Parcins. A nice glancing elbow lands by Parcins. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Baxter takes an elbow to the temple. Baxter lands a body shot. Nice elbow from Parcins. Parcins lands a damaging elbow. Baxter misses with a short punch on the inside. Parcins lands an elbow that stopped Baxter in his tracks for a moment. Parcins lands an elbow inside. Baxter misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Parcins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Parcins blocks an uppercut.
Parcins lands a nice elbow. Baxter takes an elbow to the forehead. Baxter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Parcins lands an elbow inside that Baxter shrugs off. Parcins lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Parcins lands an elbow that stopped Baxter in his tracks for a moment. Baxter misses with a hook from the clinch. Parcins lands a nice elbow. Baxter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Baxter tries a body shot but Parcins blocks it.
Parcins lands an elbow inside that Baxter shrugs off. Baxter takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Baxter tries to work over Parcins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A battle for position here, against the cage. Parcins blocks an uppercut.
Baxter taking a breather. Parcins lands a nice elbow. Baxter takes an elbow to the temple. Baxter swings wildly with an uppercut but Parcins uses good head movement to avoid it. Baxter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parcins lands a nice elbow. Baxter swings wildly with an uppercut but Parcins uses good head movement to avoid it. Baxter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Parcins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Wayde Parcins will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action!
Parcins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Baxter pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Parcins back to the cage. Baxter follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Parcins instigates a clinch. Baxter misses with a short punch on the inside. Parcins blocks a body shot from Baxter. Baxter throws a punch but it's blocked by Parcins. A head punch blocked on the inside by Parcins. Parcins has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Parcins lands an elbow that stopped Baxter in his tracks for a moment. Parcins prevents a body shot from Baxter. Parcins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Nice body punch from Parcins - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Baxter fails to land. A short right from Parcins. Baxter misses with a short punch on the inside. Parcins prevents Baxter from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Parcins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Parcins scores with a shoulder strike. Baxter throws a head punch that misses. Baxter misses with a punch on the inside.
Parcins lands an elbow inside. Baxter takes an elbow to the forehead. A hook to the body from Parcins.
Baxter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice elbow from Parcins. Parcins lands an elbow just above Baxter 's eye. Baxter tries a body shot but Parcins blocks it.
Parcins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Parcins lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Parcins lands an elbow inside that Baxter shrugs off. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A nice glancing elbow lands by Parcins.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Parcins lands an elbow that stopped Baxter in his tracks for a moment. Parcins blocking some punches.
Parcins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Baxter. Baxter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Parcins has him pressed against the cage. Parcins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parcins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Parcins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Baxter trying to stall but Parcins improves his position.
Baxter misses with some punches.
Parcins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baxter can do to turn this around? A nice glancing elbow lands by Parcins. Baxter misses with a punch on the inside.
Baxter is trying to break free. Parcins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A shot in the inside from Parcins. Baxter takes an elbow to the forehead. Parcins will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Baxter up against the cage. Baxter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baxter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parcins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Wayde Parcins has scored more points in the clinch so far. Baxter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Parcins gets through Baxter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Parcins lands a damaging elbow. Baxter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A nice glancing elbow lands by Parcins. Baxter misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Parcins stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Parcins lands a nice elbow from the clinch. A nice glancing elbow lands by Parcins. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Come on Parcins - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Baxter working aggressively here.
Baxter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parcins's elbow. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Baxter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baxter misses with a punch to the body.
Baxter throws a head punch that misses. Baxter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Parcins lands a damaging elbow. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayde Parcins dominated that second 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.
Baxter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Parcins moves into the clinch successfully.
Parcins lands an elbow that stopped Baxter in his tracks for a moment. Baxter tries to work over Parcins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Parcins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baxter backwards. Nice elbow from Parcins. Baxter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Baxter tries to work over Parcins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Baxter misses with a short punch on the inside. Parcins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baxter's defenses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Parcins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baxter's defenses. A nice glancing elbow lands by Parcins. Baxter tries a body shot but Parcins blocks it.
Baxter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Parcins is keeping busy. Baxter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Parcins backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round. Parcins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Parcins blocks a body shot from Baxter. Parcins effectively controlling the action here. A head punch blocked on the inside by Parcins. Baxter is trying to stall.
Parcins lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Baxter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baxter misses with a short punch on the inside. Parcins lands an elbow that stopped Baxter in his tracks for a moment. Baxter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parcins's elbow. A nice glancing elbow lands by Parcins.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Baxter struggles to land a body shot inside as Parcins controls his hands.
Baxter is looking to control Parcins's arms but Parcins gets an underhook and turns him. Now Baxter has his back to the cage. Baxter is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage. Baxter misses with a punch on the inside.
Parcins lands an elbow inside. A nice glancing elbow lands by Parcins. Parcins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baxter misses with a punch on the inside.
Baxter throws a punch but it's blocked by Parcins. Baxter pressing his opponent against the cage. Baxter tries to stall but Parcins uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Baxter tries to work over Parcins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Parcins lands a nice elbow. Baxter takes an elbow to the temple. A head punch on the inside from Baxter fails to land. Parcins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baxter's defenses. Baxter misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Parcins. Baxter throws a head punch that misses. Parcins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Baxter takes an elbow to the forehead. A shot in the inside from Parcins. Parcins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Baxter tries to work over Parcins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Parcins lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Parcins blocks a body shot from Baxter. Parcins lands a damaging elbow. Baxter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Parcins backwards. A head punch blocked on the inside by Parcins. Parcins lands an elbow inside. Baxter takes a shot to the head. Baxter tries to work over Parcins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Parcins gets through Baxter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baxter. Parcins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Parcins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Parcins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Baxter takes an elbow to the forehead. Baxter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Baxter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayde Parcins clearly takes that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Parcins looks to land a left hand but Baxter moved out of range nicely. Baxter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parcins moves away. A telegraphed right hand from Parcins misses the target. Baxter slips a jab from Parcins. Baxter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Parcins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Baxter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Parcins looks to score with a jab to the body but Baxter is just out of range. Baxter misses with an uppercut. Parcins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Baxter misses with a low kick.
Baxter fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Parcins is out of range. Baxter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parcins moves away. Baxter is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Baxter throws a solid leg kick but Parcins takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Baxter. Baxter throws a leg kick which misses Parcins's front leg but catches the back leg as Parcins tries to avoid it. A big left from Parcins misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Parcins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baxter moves away. Baxter pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Nice shot lands for Parcins. Baxter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parcins manages to avoid it. Baxter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Parcins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baxter moves away. Parcins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baxter.
Baxter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parcins was well out of range. Poor timing from Baxter. Evan Baxter seems to be getting the better of the standup. Baxter cracks Parcins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Baxter throws a chopping leg kick but Parcins manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Parcins moves away from the strike by Baxter. Baxter thows a left - swing and a miss! Baxter scores with a hook to the body. Parcins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Parcins scores with a hook to the body. Baxter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Jab, jab by Baxter - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Parcins misses with a straight left. Baxter misses with a few strikes there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Baxter cracks Parcins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Baxter tries to keep at a distance but Parcins has taken the fight into the clinch. Parcins lands a nice elbow. Parcins lands a damaging elbow. Baxter being controlled against the cage. A body shot lands from Parcins.
Parcins blocking some punches.
Parcins lands a hook that snaps the head of Baxter backwards. Baxter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parcins's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Baxter can't find room to land a body shot as Parcins controls the action.
Baxter stalling in the clinch but Parcins improves position. Parcins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Parcins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parcins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Parcins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. A nice glancing elbow lands by Parcins. Baxter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baxter displaying some good clinch control by pressing Parcins up against the cage. Parcins lands a nice elbow. Baxter tries to throw a body punch but Parcins avoids it by throwing Baxter back against the cage. Baxter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A right handed body shot lands from Parcins.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parcins. Parcins prevents a body shot from Baxter. Baxter misses with a punch to the body.
Baxter takes an elbow to the forehead. Baxter is stalling here.
Parcins lands an elbow just above Baxter 's eye. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Parcins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Parcins lands an elbow just above Baxter 's eye. Parcins lands a damaging elbow. Parcins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Parcins. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Wayde Parcins will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Parcins closes the distance and clinches. Parcins lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Parcins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Parcins lands an elbow inside. Parcins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baxter is rocked! Parcins blocks a body shot from Baxter. Baxter is still on wobbly legs! Can Parcins finish him? An uppercut to the body lands inside from Baxter. Baxter seems to have recovered his senses. Parcins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Baxter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Parcins lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Baxter is trying to push Parcins away but Parcins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. A head punch on the inside from Baxter fails to land. Baxter misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Baxter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Parcins is keeping busy. Baxter throws a punch but it's blocked by Parcins. Parcins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Parcins blocking some punches.
Baxter throws a punch but it's blocked by Parcins. Parcins lands an elbow inside that Baxter shrugs off. Parcins lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Parcins lands an elbow inside that Baxter shrugs off. Baxter throws a head punch that misses. Parcins prevents Baxter from breaking the clinch. Parcins is working Baxter over against the cage. A nice glancing elbow lands by Parcins. Parcins lands an elbow just above Baxter 's eye. Evan Baxter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Parcins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baxter's defenses. Nice elbow from Parcins. Baxter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Baxter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parcins. Baxter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baxter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Parcins backwards. Baxter takes an elbow to the temple. A head punch blocked on the inside by Parcins. Parcins lands a nice elbow from the clinch. A head punch blocked on the inside by Parcins. Baxter misses with a punch to the body.
Baxter takes an elbow to the forehead. Baxter has a couple of punches blocked by Parcins.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Baxter takes an elbow to the temple. Parcins lands a damaging elbow. Parcins lands an elbow just above Baxter 's eye. Baxter working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Parcins. Parcins lands an elbow just above Baxter 's eye. Baxter takes an elbow to the forehead. Baxter swings wildly with an uppercut but Parcins uses good head movement to avoid it. Parcins blocks an uppercut.
Parcins blocks an uppercut.
Parcins lands an elbow inside that Baxter shrugs off. Baxter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parcins lands an elbow that stopped Baxter in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Parcins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Parcins lands an elbow inside. Parcins lands a nice elbow. Baxter is looking to control Parcins's arms but Parcins gets an underhook and turns him. Now Baxter has his back to the cage. Parcins is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Baxter's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. A nice glancing elbow lands by Parcins. Parcins lands an elbow just above Baxter 's eye. A head punch blocked on the inside by Parcins. A nice glancing elbow lands by Parcins. Parcins digs a right hand underneath Baxter's ribcage. Baxter let out a lung full of air as it connected. Parcins lands a damaging elbow. Parcins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baxter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baxter throws a head punch that misses. Baxter misses with a short punch on the inside. Baxter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Parcins blocks a body shot from Baxter. Baxter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight! Wayde Parcins showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Parcins, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 50:45 Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 50:45 Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayde Parcins! Wayde Parcins is the new featherweight champion! Our winner, Wayde Parcins, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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