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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent DeFarina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rage Parade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Parade's choice of entrance music: I KILL Cause I'm Hungry. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincent DeFarina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rage Parade!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeFarina throws a leg kick but Parade sees it coming and moves out of range.
DeFarina misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Parade.
Parade moves into the clinch.
DeFarina misses with a hook to the ribs.
A bit of stalling here from Parade.
DeFarina misses with some punches.
Parade stalling against the cage.
I was talking to DeFarina's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parade is pushing DeFarina up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Parade takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
DeFarina struggles to land a body shot inside as Parade controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Parade.
DeFarina misses with an elbow over the top.
Parade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parade is stalling here.
Parade being controlled against the cage.
Parade throws a blind hook that connects with the side of DeFarinas head.
DeFarina misses with a punch to the body.
Parade lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Parade's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parade moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice shot lands for Parade.
It looks like Vincent DeFarina has been cut.
DeFarina uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parade.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but DeFarina moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Parade lands a nice hook to DeFarina's body. DeFarina takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
DeFarina lands a nice looking body shot.
DeFarina tries to land a front kick but Parade steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeFarina throws a body shot but no joy.
DeFarina throws a body shot but no joy.
DeFarina tries to bum rush Parade with a series of wild strikes but Parade uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Parade clinches up against the cage.
Parade has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. DeFarina seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Parade can turn it around.
DeFarina slows down the pace here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
DeFarina's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Parade.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parade throws a blind hook that connects with the side of DeFarinas head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for DeFarina.
Parade leaning against his opponent.
Parade stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parade.
Parade has DeFarina pushed against the cage.
Parade slows down the pace here.
DeFarina tries to throw a body punch but Parade avoids it by throwing DeFarina back against the cage.
DeFarina tries to throw a body punch but Parade avoids it by throwing DeFarina back against the cage.
A short right from Parade on the inside.
DeFarina misses with a hook to the ribs.
DeFarina throws a punch but it's blocked by Parade.
DeFarina scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parade dodges an elbow strike from DeFarina.
DeFarina misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parade's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
DeFarina keeps the fight on the outside.
DeFarina wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
DeFarina swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Parade counters with a nice uppercut.
Parade takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
DeFarina fails to land with a series of punches.
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!
DeFarina uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parade.
DeFarina misses with the body kick
and Parade counters with a nice uppercut.
Parade misses with a lunging right hand
and DeFarina counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Parade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
DeFarina throws a left and a right that both miss
and Parade counters with a nice uppercut.
DeFarina thows a left - swing and a miss!
Parade lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
DeFarina looks to clinch
letting Parade counter with a right hand.
DeFarina misses with a jab to the body
and Parade counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rage Parade dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vincent DeFarina's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Parade lands with an uppercut that bounces DeFarina off the cage and back into range.
DeFarina throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parade sees it coming and avoids it easily.
DeFarina takes one on the chin but seems OK.
DeFarina is rocked!
DeFarina drops his hands for a split second and Parade immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into DeFarina face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Parade follows up with a right hand that knocks DeFarina into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rage Parade!
Rage Parade decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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