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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brendan Duff (ranked 448 p4p, 61 weight class) and Peter Parker (ranked 527 p4p, 76 weight class). Duff comes into the arena with Determined by Mudvayne blaring out of the sound system. Brendan Duff had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brendan Duff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Parker!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Duff misses.
Parker's coach down at Private Training Center 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.
Duff takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Parker avoids a kick to the body.
Parker scores with a jab. Duff acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Parker throws a low kick but Duff avoids it.
Duff throws a jab but it's blocked by Parker.
Parker throws a body kick that misses.
Duff tries to keep at a distance but Parker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Duff stalling in the clinch.
Duff lands a nice elbow.
Duff is struggling to control the position.
Parker has a couple of punches blocked by Duff.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duff just leaning against Parker, taking a breather.
Parker blocking some punches.
Duff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parker tries to clinch but Duff is having none of it.
Parker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duff has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duff looks to score with a jab to the body but Parker is just out of range.
Duff moves out of range as Parker strikes.
Peter Parker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parker fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Duff has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Duff walks into a left hand.
It looks like Brendan Duff has been cut.
Duff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Parker throws a lazy right hand but Duff sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Parker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Duff is able to avoid easily.
Duff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parker was well out of range. Poor timing from Duff.
Parker checks a leg kick.
Duff connects with a body shot.
Parker tries to clinch up.
Duff half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jab from Parker.
Duff moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Parker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Parker tries to clinch up.
Parker doesn't manage to clinch there - Duff circles away.
Duff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parker moves away.
A little jabbing left from Parker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Duff throws a hook to the side of Parker's head but Parker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Parker tries to clinch but Duff moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker tries to clinch up.
Duff half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker rushes Duff and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Parker misses with the head strike.
Duff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duff has had enough of the clinch but Parker keeps him there for the moment.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Duff takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Parker as Duff tries to tie him up.
Duff is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Parker's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Duff misses with some punches.
Duff misses with the head strike.
Parker misses with a punch on the inside.
Duff tries to stall but Parker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Parker can't find room to land a body shot as Duff controls the action.
Duff breaks the clinch.
Duff swinging wildly here.
Parker is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duff keeps the fight on the outside.
Parker connects with a jab.
Parker tries to clinch but Duff moves out of range.
Duff dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Parker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Duff doesn't seem bothered though.
Parker is looking to clinch.
Parker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Parker throws a hook but Duff avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Parker coming out on top.
Parker wants to clinch.
Parker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Duff.
Parker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Parker enables Duff to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Parker manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duff missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Duff regains full guard. Nicely done.
Duff looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Parker passes into half guard.
Duff 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.
Parker takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Parker's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Duff wants to improve his position but Parker is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peter Parker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brendan Duff's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Parker misses with a series of wild punches.
Parker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duff keeps the fight on the outside.
Parker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Duff, pushing him back against the cage.
Parker tries a body shot but Duff blocks it.
Parker managing to block the knees to the body from Duff.
Duff tries to circle away but Parker has him pinned against the cage.
Parker throws a head punch that misses.
Duff lands with a left to the head.
Duff controlling the action here for a moment.
Parker blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Duff misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parker.
Duff has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Duff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker can't find room to land a body shot as Duff controls the action.
Duff using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Parker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Parker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duff wants to get back to striking at distance but Parker won't allow it.
Duff makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Parker swings wildly with an uppercut but Duff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duff stalling against the cage.
Parker digs a right hand into Duff's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Duff's gas tank.
Parker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parker wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duff jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duff throws a hook but Parker blocks it.
Duff gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Parker.
Parker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Parker misses with a hook. Duff ducked under it nicely.
Parker rushes Duff and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Parker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duff.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Duff blocks a body shot from Parker.
Duff is trying to break the clinch but Parker is controlling him.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Parker swings wildly with an uppercut but Duff uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Parker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Duff tries to stall but Parker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Parker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Duff is trying to push Parker away but Parker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Duff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Duff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Duff backwards.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Duff avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Parker.
Duff throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parker.
Parker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Parker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Duff is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Parker is defending well for now.
Duff can't break the clinch.
Parker is looking to control Duff's arms but Duff gets an underhook and turns him. Now Parker has his back to the cage.
Parker swings wildly with an uppercut but Duff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duff throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker lands a shoulder strike.
Parker misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Parker.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duff looking for a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duff.
With the fighters up against the cage, Duff throws an elbow but misses.
Duff gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duff is looking to advance position but Parker won't allow it.
Duff stalling away here and it's allowed Parker to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Parker is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Parker pulls Duff in close to his closed guard and prevents Duff from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Parker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brendan Duff's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Parker scores with a jab to the head.
Parker lands an overhand right.
Duff throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Parker misses with the combination.
Parker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Duff scores with a crisp jab that stopped Parker in his tracks.
Parker moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch but Duff swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Parker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Parker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parker doesn't manage to clinch there - Duff circles away.
Duff throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker avoids a kick to the body.
Parker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duff.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duff.
Parker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duff.
Parker wants to clinch.
Parker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Duff tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Parker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Parker wants to counter the offense by Duff and move into the clinch position.
Parker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duff.
Parker closes the distance and pushes Duff back into the cage.
Duff lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Duff avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
Duff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duff throws out the jab.
Parker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Duff's hands.
Parker tries to clinch but Duff moves out of range.
Duff appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Duff gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Parker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duff.
Duff scores with a decent looking hook.
Peter Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Duff misses the target.
Parker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duff manages to avoid it.
Parker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duff looks to land a left hand but Parker moved out of range nicely.
Donk. Duff catches Parker right on the button with a cross.
Parker looks to clinch
and Duff decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Parker's guard.
Duff looking to pass the guard.
Parker controlling Duff's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duff controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Duff postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Peter Parker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Duff trying to control the position from guard on top but Parker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Duff stopping the sweep attempt from Parker.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Duff on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Parker. Parker obviously looking to wear him down.
Parker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Parker moves out of range as Duff throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duff manages to avoid it.
Duff tries to counter with a takedown but Parker is quick to defend against it.
Duff throws an overhand right that lands on Parker's shoulder, as Parker tries to avoid the shot.
Duff throws an overhand right that lands on Parker's shoulder, as Parker tries to avoid the shot.
Parker tries to counter by closing the distance.
Parker misses with an uppercut. Duff saw that one coming.
Peter Parker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Parker.
A leg kick checked by Parker.
A punch combination from Parker misses.
Duff throws a lazy right hand but Parker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the liver by Parker. Beautiful body shot.
Parker doesn't manage to clinch there - Duff circles away.
Duff looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Parker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Duff counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duff wants to control but Parker is keeping him busy.
Brendan Duff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duff working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brendan Duff.
I think Parker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Peter Parker!
Peter Parker really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Red Light Coffeeshop logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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