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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slade Traylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Parker's choice of entrance music: Battery - Metallica. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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271 lbs
19 - 2 - 0 |
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282 lbs
18 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slade Traylor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Parker!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Traylor clinches up with Parker and pushes him back against the cage.
Traylor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It looks like Scott Parker has been cut.
Parker lands a shoulder strike.
Parker tries to work over Traylor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Parker.
Parker is trying to pull guard but Traylor has him pressed against the cage.
Traylor lands an elbow inside that Parker shrugs off.
Parker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Traylor backwards.
Nice body punch from Traylor.
Traylor misses with the head strike.
Parker throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Traylor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Parker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker misses with the head strike.
Traylor throws a punch but it's blocked by Parker.
Parker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Traylor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That has opened up Scott Parker's cut even more.
Traylor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Traylor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Parker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traylor can't find room to land a body shot as Parker controls the action.
Traylor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Traylor's elbow.
Parker lands a nice uppercut.
Traylor is pushing Parker up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Traylor can't find room to land a body shot as Parker controls the action.
Parker lands with a right to the head.
Parker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Traylor throws an elbow but it misses.
Traylor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Traylor on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Traylor.
Parker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Traylor misses with some punches.
Parker prevents a body shot from Traylor.
Traylor throws a punch but it's blocked by Parker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traylor slows down the pace here.
Parker pulls guard effortlessly.
Parker has a closed guard, preventing Traylor from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Traylor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Traylor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Parker is looking for a triangle here but Traylor uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traylor decides to stand back up.
Traylor scores with a jab to the jaw.
Traylor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Slade Traylor has been cut.
Traylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
Parker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Parker throws a leg kick
and Traylor finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Traylor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Parker's hands.
The cut above Scott Parker's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Traylor throws a right and a left that Parker avoids nicely.
Traylor drives through and clinches with Parker against the cage.
Parker misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Traylor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traylor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Traylor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parker throws a head punch that misses.
Traylor swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker is trying to pull guard but Traylor turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Traylor scores with a shoulder strike.
Traylor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Scott Parker's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Parker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parker's coach down at Guerrilla MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Parker's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Traylor blocking some punches.
Parker misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Traylor.
A head punch on the inside from Traylor fails to land.
Parker blocks an uppercut.
Traylor misses with some punches.
Parker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parker tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Traylor just stands there and leans against the cage.
Slade Traylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Parker.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Traylor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slade Traylor dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Traylor just misses with a punch to the body.
Traylor shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Parker was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Parker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Slade Traylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Traylor moves into the clinch successfully.
Parker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Traylor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Parker moves out of range as Traylor strikes.
Parker misses the shot to the body.
Traylor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Parker can do to turn this around?
Traylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Parker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Traylor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Parker counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker pushes Traylor away with a front kick.
Traylor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parker circles away quickly and effectively.
Traylor scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Parker lands with a cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Parker.
Traylor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Traylor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Parker misses with a body punch.
Parker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Traylor throws a punch but it's blocked by Parker.
Parker blocks a body shot from Traylor.
Traylor prevents a body shot from Parker.
Traylor misses with the head strike.
Traylor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slade Traylor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Traylor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Traylor dodges an elbow strike from Parker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parker.
Traylor misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker jumps guard but Traylor turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Parker is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Traylor to keep the fight standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Traylor struggles to land a body shot inside as Parker controls his hands.
Parker breaks from the clinch.
Parker throws a leg kick but Traylor sees it coming and moves out of range.
Parker throws a solid leg kick but Traylor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Parker.
Parker lands with a nice body kick.
Parker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Traylor lands a jab.
Parker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Traylor to counter with a crisp jab.
Parker throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Traylor doesn't manage to clinch there - Parker circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Traylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traylor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Traylor fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Parker is out of range.
Nice shot by Traylor.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Scott Parker's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Slade Traylor!
Slade Traylor retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Slade Traylor thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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