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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Geoffrey Parrish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis Jackson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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178 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Geoffrey Parrish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lewis Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jackson showed some decent athleticism there.
Parrish pushes Jackson off looking to stand but Jackson dives back in and keeps control.
Jackson trying to control the action but Parrish is working from the bottom.
Parrish is looking to escape.
Parrish is staying active underneath Jackson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Parrish is trying to stand up here but Jackson is controlling him well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parrish tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Parrish pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Parrish throws a nice head kick!
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parrish moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Parrish wants to stand and escape but Jackson is having none of it.
Parrish will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jackson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Parrish really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jackson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Parrish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Parrish pushes Jackson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parrish wants to get back to his feet.
Jackson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Jackson drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Parrish manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parrish misses with some punches.
Parrish's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parrish tries to keep at a distance but Jackson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Parrish is trying to push Jackson away but Jackson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parrish keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parrish has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
Parrish blocks an elbow strike.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Parrish lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Parrish presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson jumps guard and drags Parrish to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Parrish gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Parrish tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Parrish throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jackson.
Jackson wants to counter the offense by Parrish and move into the clinch position.
Jackson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Parrish to the mat! Parrish manages to get full guard.
Jackson looks winded!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Parrish is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jackson preventing the sweep.
Parrish lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Parrish trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lewis Jackson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jackson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Parrish keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jackson's efforts to push away.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parrish.
Parrish trying to land knees to the body.
Parrish has had enough of the clinch but Jackson keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson controlling the action here for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parrish tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Parrish throws an elbow but it misses.
Parrish looking for a takedown.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Parrish's efforts to push away.
Jackson pulls Parrish into guard.
Parrish missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Parrish distracts Jackson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Parrish missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Parrish's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control the position.
Parrish postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Parrish chips away with some ground and pound.
Parrish gets to his feet - Jackson follows without any prompting.
Lewis Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parrish gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jackson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Parrish trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Jackson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Parrish is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parrish escapes and gets back to his feet.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Parrish. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Parrish wants to get back to his feet.
Parrish is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Lewis Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jackson is thwarting Parrish's attempts to control the position.
Parrish has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Jackson is on him like a limpet, forcing Parrish back against the cage.
Parrish escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Parrish darts in and clinches Jackson up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parrish working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Parrish lands a couple of elbows.
Parrish scoring with some ground and pound.
Jackson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Parrish chips away with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parrish distracts Jackson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Parrish 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Parrish is now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Parrish there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Geoffrey Parrish will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Parrish fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the cage.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Parrish wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Parrish has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Parrish has him pressed against the cage.
Parrish lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jackson pulls Parrish into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Parrish gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Parrish with a nice head shot there.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parrish postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Parrish stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jackson moves into the clinch.
Parrish pulls guard successfully.
Parrish wants to stand up but Jackson is controlling him.
Parrish wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
Parrish throws his legs up looking for a submission but Jackson uses it to pass to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parrish is pushing Jackson's head away, looking to escape. Jackson manages to hold on to the position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parrish regains half guard.
Parrish moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Parrish pushes Jackson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Jackson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Parrish tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jackson is in Parrish's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parrish pushes Jackson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Parrish moves into the clinch.
Parrish pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Geoffrey Parrish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parrish goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Parrish gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jackson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Parrish looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parrish wriggles free and stands up.
Parrish closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Parrish throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parrish trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Parrish clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Parrish rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson stops Parrish from getting back to his feet.
Parrish is trying to control but can't.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but Parrish is working away.
Parrish has one foot on Jackson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Parrish pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geoffrey Parrish showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Parrish has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geoffrey Parrish!
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