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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikola Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Lithgow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Nikola Parker has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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198 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikola Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Lithgow!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker fails with the takedown.
Lithgow looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Parker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Parker slips a jab and a cross from Lithgow.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Parker.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikola Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown by Parker or perhaps it was just good defense by Lithgow which made him look bad.
Lithgow swinging wilding here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lithgow as he avoids it easily.
Lithgow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Parker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lithgow swivels and escapes.
Michael Lithgow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parker tries to clinch up.
Parker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lithgow tries to avoid it but Parker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lithgow to the ground. Lithgow escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Parker is looking to clinch but Lithgow is avoiding it.
Parker closes the distance and clinches up with Lithgow, looking for a takedown. Parker pushes Lithgow against the cage but Lithgow circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Parker fails with the takedown.
Parker shoots in but Lithgow avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lithgow swinging wilding here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lithgow as he jumps to the side.
Lithgow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parker.
Parker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Parker has a takedown stuffed.
Parker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Parker misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Lithgow 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.
Parker shoots in and drives through. Lithgow sprawls well.
Parker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lithgow misses with a series of wild punches.
Parker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lithgow tries to avoid it but Parker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lithgow to the ground. Lithgow escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nikola Parker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown by Parker or perhaps it was just good defense by Lithgow which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikola Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker shoots in and drives through. Lithgow sprawls well.
Parker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lithgow throws a nice looking combination but Parker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Parker lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lithgow backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
No luck for Parker with that takedown attempt.
Nikola Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Lithgow as Parker shoots in.
Lithgow throws a nice looking combination but Parker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lithgow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Parker counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lithgow is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lithgow throws a nice looking combination but Parker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker slips a jab and a cross from Lithgow.
Lithgow throws a right hand that Parker ducks under and follows up with a left that Parker also avoids with ease.
Parker slips a jab and a cross from Lithgow.
Lithgow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Parker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lithgow has one foot on Parker's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Parker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lithgow is fending him off so far but Parker persists. Nope, Lithgow circles away and we're back to standing.
Parker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Parker wants to clinch up but Lithgow keeps it at a distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lithgow stuffs the takedown attempt from Parker. Parker gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael Lithgow will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Parker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Parker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lithgow as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Parker.
Lithgow avoids the head kick by Parker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Lithgow as Parker shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikola Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parker has a takedown stuffed.
Lithgow blocks a head kick by Parker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Parker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lithgow swivels and escapes.
Lithgow misses with a series of wild punches.
Lithgow misses with a series of wild punches.
Lithgow stuffs the takedown attempt from Parker. Parker gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lithgow moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Parker shoots in looking for a takedown. Lithgow tries to sprawl out of it but Parker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lithgow manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lithgow swinging wilding here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Parker tries a head kick but it misses.
Lithgow on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Parker shoots in for a takedown but Lithgow shows good takedown defense.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lithgow misses with a double jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Lithgow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lithgow 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Lithgow!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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