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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brooks Morrow (ranked 7047 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Parker (ranked 5635 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Dan Parker has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Brooks Morrow's chin.
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279 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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195 cm
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275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brooks Morrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Parker!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Francis DeMontford and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrow tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Parker swivels and escapes.
Parker misses with a kick to the body
and Morrow counters with a takedown into side control.
Parker tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Morrow could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Morrow somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
I would not like to be Parker right now.
Morrow lands with a hammerfist to the side of Parker's head.
Parker looks winded!
Morrow thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrow punishes Parker with strikes from the back mount.
Morrow is working the ground and pound. Can Parker escape?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker avoids the strikes from Morrow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker prevents Morrow from getting a body triangle.
Parker avoids the strikes from Morrow.
Morrow misses with an elbow to the head.
Morrow missing with punches from the back.
Morrow has good solid back control here.
Parker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morrow. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Parker trying to get back to his feet but Morrow is in full control for now.
Morrow throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Morrow loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Parker hold on?
Morrow scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Parker is looking for a way out.
Parker is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Parker avoids the strikes from Morrow.
Morrow lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Morrow lands a shot to the body.
Morrow is landing with strikes. Parker can't take much more of this.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow landing with strikes.
Morrow is landing with strikes. Parker can't take much more of this.
Morrow loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Parker hold on?
Parker is taking damage to the body and head.
Morrow 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 covering up well under a series of strikes from Morrow.
Morrow is landing with strikes. Parker can't take much more of this.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrow trying to control momentarily.
Parker trying to get back to his feet but Morrow is in full control for now.
Morrow lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow lands with a hammerfist to the side of Parker's head.
Morrow lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Parker hold on?!
Morrow lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Morrow throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Parker!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrow lands strikes to the head.
Parker trying to get back to his feet but Morrow is in full control for now.
Parker takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Morrow punishes Parker with strikes from the back mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brooks Morrow dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Morrow shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Parker's guard.
Morrow cracks Parker with a solid left hand.
Parker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morrow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morrow with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morrow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morrow lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Morrow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrow with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Morrow landing some decent shots from guard.
Parker is looking to stand up but Morrow isn't so interested in that idea.
Parker is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow lands a couple of elbows.
Morrow throwing strikes but missing.
Morrow with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Morrow is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Brooks Morrow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morrow prevents Parker from getting back to his feet.
Morrow connects with a couple of short punches.
Morrow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morrow cracks Parker with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow postures up and lands a big shot to Parker's brow.
Parker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morrow lands a couple of elbows.
Morrow is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Morrow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Parker is looking to stand up but Morrow isn't so interested in that idea.
Morrow postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Morrow controlling from the top position.
Morrow working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow landing with the ground and pound.
Morrow scoring with some ground and pound.
Morrow keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Parker's head.
Morrow distracts Parker with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Parker wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Morrow manages to pass to side control.
Parker taking some punishment here, with Morrow in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Morrow there.
Morrow is controlling the pace.
Morrow throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Morrow slips a nice elbow through Parker's hands, connecting with Parker's forehead.
Morrow throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Morrow scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Morrow stops Parker from getting back to his feet.
Morrow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brooks Morrow dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Morrow shoots in looking for a takedown but Parker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Morrow's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Parker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Parker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrow moves away.
Morrow tries to counter with a takedown but Parker is quick to defend against it.
Parker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Parker is looking for the big counter here.
Parker throws a leg kick that is checked
and Morrow decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Parker's guard.
Morrow works over Parker with some ground and pound from guard.
Morrow postures up in Parker's guard and throws a big left but Parker blocks it.
Morrow working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrow trying to control the position from guard on top but Parker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Parker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morrow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow scoring with some ground and pound.
Parker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morrow.
Parker scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Morrow shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brooks Morrow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parker gets caught flat footed, as Morrow shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Parker is looking to stand back up but Morrow counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Parker.
Morrow stops Parker from getting back to his feet.
Morrow is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Morrow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Morrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Parker can do to turn this around?
Morrow is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Morrow seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrow is nestled in close to Parker, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Parker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morrow escapes and gets back to his feet.
Parker missing with a left hand there. Morrow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No luck for Morrow with that takedown attempt.
Morrow dives in for a single leg takedown but Parker sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Morrow shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Parker as he avoids it easily.
Parker unleashes a big counter combination but Morrow bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Morrow feints and as Parker raises his hands in defense, Morrow changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Parker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Morrow is controlling him.
Morrow throws a big right hand that misses.
Parker wants to get back to his feet but Morrow is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Morrow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morrow is looking to work some ground and pound but Parker has wrist control.
Parker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Morrow takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice sprawl there from Parker as Morrow shoots in.
Morrow shoots in and bounces Parker off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Morrow landing some decent shots from guard.
Morrow connects with a couple of short punches.
Morrow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Parker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morrow landing with the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brooks Morrow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morrow, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brooks Morrow!
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energy
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hype
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