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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaka Papa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Parish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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188 cm
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kaka Papa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Will Parish!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parish throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Papa on the side of the head.
Parish punishes Papa's body with a nice straight punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Papa.
Papa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Papa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Papa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Parish has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Papa shoots in and gets a takedown into Parish's guard.
Papa trying to control the position from guard on top but Parish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parish utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Parish has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Papa 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Papa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parish is trying to control the position but Papa postures up.
Parish utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Papa looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Parish moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Papa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Parish tests Papa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Papa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaka Papa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Papa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Parish circles away.
Papa shoots and misses
and Parish counters with a straight right hand.
Parish comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Will Parish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A cross from Parish lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papa misses with a takedown attempt
and Parish counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Papa with a poor takedown
and Parish counters with a nice body shot.
Parish scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Papa doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Papa tries for a takedown but Parish circles away easily
enabling Parish to counter with a crisp jab.
Papa fails with the takedown
and Parish cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Parish scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice straight punches there by Parish. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Parish.
Papa shoots and misses
and Parish counters with a nice uppercut.
Good shot there by Parish.
Papa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Papa looks for a takedown but Parish sprawls well.
Papa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papa fails with a takedown attempt.
Parish throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Papa.
Papa fails with a takedown attempt.
Papa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Parish can do anything to dispel that myth.
Well, if Papa is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Papa is trying to work for a kimura but Parish is defending well.
Papa is looking to take a break and control but Parish is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Papa lands strikes from half guard.
Well, if Papa is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Parish dominated 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.
Papa takes one to the chin there.
Papa fails with the takedown.
Parish throws a nice looking combination but Papa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Papa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Parish as he avoids it easily.
Parish scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Parish connects with a jab.
Papa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Parish counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaka Papa. 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.
Parish fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Papa on the side of the head.
Papa shoots in for a takedown but Parish shows good takedown defense.
Papa walks into a straight right hand from Parish.
No luck for Papa with that takedown attempt.
Parish has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
No joy there for Parish, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Parish but Parish pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Papa with a poor takedown
letting Parish counter with a right hand.
Parish lands a slapping body shot.
Papa shoots and misses
and Parish counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Papa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Papa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Papa lands a couple of elbows.
Papa is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kaka Papa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Papa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parish pulls Papa in close to prevent any damage.
Papa stands and throws Parish's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Parish dodges the ground and pound from Papa.
You can see the frustration on Parish's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Papa working the head with strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Papa cracks Parish with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papa staying calm.
Check out the look on Papa's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Papa throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Papa connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Parish some visible discomfort.
Papa landing a few strikes.
Papa sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Parish is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papa is looking to take a break and control but Parish is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Parish really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Papa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Papa working the ground and pound from side control.
Papa trying to control the position but Parish is working away.
Parish defending against the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Will Parish will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Papa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Parish connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Papa scrambles back to his feet.
Papa has a takedown stuffed.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Parish! But no joy.
Parish with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Parish punishes Papa's body with a nice straight punch.
Parish tries to bum rush Papa with a series of wild strikes but Papa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Parish stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Parish wants it to stay on the feet.
A nice side step and Parish releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Papa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaka Papa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Papa shoots in and gets a takedown into Parish's guard.
Papa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Papa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parish trying to control the position.
Papa trying to control the position from guard on top but Parish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parish is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Papa throwing strikes from guard but Parish blocks nicely.
Papa throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Parish is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Papa walks into a left hand.
Papa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Papa misses with a takedown attempt
and Parish counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Papa misses with a takedown
and Parish makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Parish stuns Papa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Papa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Parish sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Papa somewhat.
Papa misses with a takedown attempt
and Parish connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Parish feints a jab promting Papa to slip. Parish then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Papa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Horrible takedown attempt by Papa or perhaps it was just good defense by Parish, which made it look bad.
Parish has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parish cracks Papa with a good jab.
Papa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Papa.
Parish with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Papa misses with a takedown attempt
and Parish counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Parish does it's job there.
Will Parish seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good exchange - Parish coming out on top.
Kaka Papa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Papa with that takedown attempt.
Parish swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Papa.
Papa fails with the takedown
and Papa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Will Parish is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parish scores with a nice head shot.
Papa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Parish to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parish misses with a two punch combination.
Parish tries to bum rush Papa with a series of wild strikes but Papa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Papa shoots in but Parish avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Papa shoots in looking for a takedown. Parish tries to sprawl out of it but Papa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Parish manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Parish scores with a nice head shot.
Parish lunges at Papa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Papa's hand.
Kaka Papa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parish scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Parish comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Parish winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Parish!
An out of breath Will Parish thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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pop
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RATING
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