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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eusebio Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eusebio Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Austin Powers!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powers fails with a takedown attempt.
Parker looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Powers pushes Parker off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Powers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Powers connects with a body shot.
Powers clinches up with Parker and pushes him back against the cage.
Parker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Powers tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Eusebio Parker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Powers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Parker gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Parker stops a takedown attempt from Powers.
Parker can't find room to land a body shot as Powers controls the action.
Parker prevents a takedown attempt there.
Parker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Parker is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Powers to keep the fight standing.
Powers manages to break the clinch.
Powers punishes Parker's body with a nice straight punch.
Powers lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Eusebio Parker has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Powers is defended easily by Parker.
Parker went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Powers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Powers shoots in looking for a takedown. Parker tries to sprawl out of it but Powers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Parker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Powers looks winded!
Parker is looking to clinch.
Parker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Parker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Powers.
Parker tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Powers manages to circle out of the way.
Nice sprawl there from Parker as Powers shoots in.
Parker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Powers looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Well, if Parker 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.
Parker could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Parker connects with a nice short shot to Powers's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker is looking for a kimura here.
Parker is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Powers sees it coming and defends easily.
Powers is defending against the submission attempts here by Parker.
Parker is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Powers is just riding it out for now. Parker eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Austin Powers will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eusebio Parker's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
No luck for Powers with that takedown attempt.
Powers shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Parker but Parker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Parker attempts a counter takedown but Powers avoids it well and moves away.
Powers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Parker 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.
Powers is trying to control the position but Parker postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Powers wants to get back to his feet but Parker passes into half guard.
Parker is trying to work for a kimura but Powers is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers is trying to stand up here but Parker is controlling him well.
Parker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Powers gets full guard.
Parker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Powers wants to sweep here but Parker controlling him for the moment.
Powers is breathing heavily.
Parker scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two 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.
Parker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Parker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parker thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Parker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Parker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Powers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Parker is fighting to break Powers's control of his arms but Powers is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A swing and a miss from Powers.
Powers tries to score a power double leg takedown but Parker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Powers somewhat.
Eusebio Parker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Powers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Parker as Powers shoots in.
Parker dives in and scores a takedown into Powers's guard.
Parker gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Parker throws a series of punches but Powers avoids them all with ease.
Parker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Eusebio Parker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Parker lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Powers is looking for a sweep. Parker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Powers is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Parker scores with a couple of nice shots.
Powers is looking for a sweep. Parker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Parker 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker seems to be looking for submissions.
Powers is trying to stand back up but Parker is controlling him
Powers is defending against the submission attempts here by Parker.
Parker content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eusebio Parker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eusebio Parker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Parker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Powers circles away quickly and effectively.
Powers tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Parker counters with a shoot takedown. Powers fights it but they end up in guard.
Parker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Parker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Parker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powers working a defensive guard but Parker manages to pass into side control anyway.
Parker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Powers can do to turn this around?
Powers tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Parker wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker stands up.
Powers 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.
Powers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Powers not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Powers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers won't allow Parker to get back to his feet.
Powers gets to his feet - Parker follows without any prompting.
Parker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Powers as he jumps to the side.
Powers shoots in looking for a takedown but Parker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Powers's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Parker is looking to counter the offense by Powers and move into the clinch.
Powers moves into the clinch.
Parker can't find room to land a body shot as Powers controls the action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Parker throws an elbow but misses.
Parker tries for a takedown but Powers manages to get underhooks.
Powers breaks the clinch.
Austin Powers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker shoots in and bounces Powers off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Powers is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Parker dives into side control.
Powers can't do much from the bottom here.
Powers is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers is trying to get back to full guard.
Parker looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Parker is trying to work for a kimura but Powers is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eusebio Parker showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Parker has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eusebio Parker!
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energy
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hype
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