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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Parsons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Maier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Maier has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rocco Parsons's chin.
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193 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocco Parsons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Maier!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maier gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maier unloads a knee to the mid-section. Parsons lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maier with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Rocco Parsons has been cut.
Maier slows down the pace here.
Parsons is trying to pull guard but Maier has him pressed against the cage.
Maier jumps guard and drags Parsons to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Parsons throwing strikes but missing.
Maier seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parsons is looking to work some ground and pound but Maier has wrist control.
Parsons missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maier controlling the position.
Parsons won't allow Maier to sweep him here.
Parsons is looking to stand up but Maier won't let him.
Parsons scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parsons working some strikes from top position.
Parsons wants to stand and escape but instead Maier has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Maier throws a big right hand that misses.
Parsons is breathing heavily.
Maier stands up and waves to Parsons to follow him.
Maier gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maier pulls guard.
Parsons working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Parsons is fighting to break Maier's control of his arms but Maier is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Maier is on top in guard.
Parsons is trying to control the position but Maier postures up.
Maier trying to control but Parsons is working from the bottom.
Parsons preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parsons throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Maier slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Maier drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Maier jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Parsons utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maier controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Maier as Parsons shoots in.
Parsons avoids the head kick by Maier.
As Maier looks to move away, Parsons throws a big counter combo bu Maier just gets out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maier tries to clinch but Parsons is having none of it.
Maier connects with a high kick.
Maier throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Parsons's waist but Parsons gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maier off to one side.
Parsons gets a double leg takedown into Maier's guard.
Parsons wants to stand but Maier is controlling his posture from full guard.
Parsons is looking to work some ground and pound but Maier has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Parsons throwing strikes but missing.
Parsons throwing strikes from guard but Maier blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Maier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rocco Parsons's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Maier looks to land a combination but Parsons avoids it well.
Daniel Maier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Maier lands.
Nice takedown defense from Maier. No joy for Parsons on that attempt.
Maier throws a big counter head kick but Parsons avoids it with no problem.
Parsons takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Maier shoots and misses
and Parsons counters with a one-two to the body.
Parsons is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maier closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maier can't break the clinch.
Maier is breathing heavily.
Parsons jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Maier walks away with a smile on his face. Parsons gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Maier tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Parsons counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Parsons forces Maier back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parsons is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Parsons is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Maier gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocco Parsons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parsons goes for a takedown attempt but Maier pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Parsons fails with the takedown.
Maier looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Danga de danga de dang - Maier scores with a four punch combination!
Parsons shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maier as he jumps to the side.
Maier throws a sloppy head kick
and Parsons counters with a series of strikes. Maier will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice sprawl there from Maier as Parsons shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Maier.
Parsons tries to clinch but Maier moves out of range.
Maier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Parsons looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Maier is fending him off so far but Parsons persists. Nope, Maier circles away and we're back to standing.
Maier throws a sloppy head kick and Parsons moves out of range easily.
Parsons showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maier.
Parsons shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Maier but Maier pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rocco Parsons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maier lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parsons dives in for a single leg takedown but Maier sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Maier pushes Parsons up against the cage in a clinch.
Maier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daniel Maier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parsons shoots in but no luck this time.
Maier darts in and clinches Parsons up against the cage.
Maier landing knees to the head.
Maier wants to stall.
Parsons fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Parsons tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Maier has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maier breaks from the clinch.
Parsons fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Maier avoids it really well and circles away.
Parsons moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMaier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parsons wants to clinch up but Maier keeps it at a distance.
Parsons tries to keep at a distance but Maier has taken the fight into the clinch.
Maier pulls guard.
Parsons throws a big right hand that misses.
Maier wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parsons slaps away a takedown attempt from Maier, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Parsons throws a big counter combination but Maier scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Maier doesn't manage to clinch there - Parsons circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Maier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rocco Parsons's cut.
That's time! 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.
Maier keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Maier missing with a left hand there. Parsons was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maier has closed the distance and engaged Parsons in a clinch.
Parsons jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Maier walks away with a smile on his face. Parsons gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Maier has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parsons fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocco Parsons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parsons fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Parsons doesn't manage to clinch there - Maier circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maier rushes Parsons and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Parsons tries for a takedown. No joy.
Parsons goes for a takedown in the clinch but Maier prevents it.
Daniel Maier seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maier stalling in the clinch.
Parsons tries to pull guard but Maier won't allow it.
Maier pulls guard successfully.
Parsons throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maier pulls Parsons in to control the position.
Parsons wants to stand and escape but instead Maier has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Maier throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maier loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Parsons wants to hit a switch here but Maier passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Parsons there!
Maier avoids the attempt from Parsons to control.
Parsons holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Maier tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maier thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Parsons is trying desperately to improve position.
Maier misses with a head shot.
Parsons knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maier on the ground.
Maier tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Parsons avoids a series of strikes thrown by Maier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Maier thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Maier unloads with some shots from mount but Parsons bucks and avoids them well.
Maier looking to finish with strikes here!
Maier thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Maier jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Parsons manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Rocco Parsons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniel Maier is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maier in side control, throwing shots but Parsons defends.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Maier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maier 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Maier!
In his post fight interview, Daniel Maier gave a big smile as he said 'However you do, do it with Respect and Honor!'.
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energy
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hype
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