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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rage Parade (ranked 99 p4p, 13 weight class) and Dave Semenko (ranked 17 p4p, 1 weight class). Parade comes to the cage accompanied by I KILL Cause I'm Hungry. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Rage Parade!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Semenko!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Semenko.
Semenko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Parade stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Semenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Semenko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Parade. Parade circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A good leg kick by Semenko.
Semenko has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Semenko thumps Parade with a low kick.
Semenko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Parade is out of range.
Parade swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A nice leg kick from Parade, right into the meat of the thigh.
Semenko looks to throw the jab but Parade is out of range.
Semenko scoring well with a low kick there.
Parade definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Parade listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dave Semenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parade throws a low kick but Semenko moves out of range easily.
Semenko was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Parade tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Semenko throws an overhand right that lands on Parade's shoulder, as Parade tries to avoid the shot.
Parade keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Parade swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Semenko on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Semenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Semenko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Parade looks to land a right hand but Semenko moved out of range.
A big left from Semenko misses.
Parade is looking to counter punch.
Parade looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Semenko throws a hook but Parade blocks it.
Semenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Semenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Semenko swings for the body but Parade moves out of range.
Semenko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Parades jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Semenko throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Semenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parade throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice side step and Semenko releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Parade pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Parade has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Parade there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parade misses with a body kick.
Semenko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Parade has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Semenko.
Semenko lands with an overhand left.
Semenko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Parade momentarily.
Semenko stuns Parade with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Semenko tries to clinch but Parade is having none of it.
Semenko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Parade misses with a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Semenko. That's going to slow Parade down.
Semenko misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parade throws a leg kick that is checked
and Semenko counters with a straight right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Semenko. That snapped Parade's head back.
A head kick misses from Parade.
Semenko misses with a kick to the body
and Parade counters with an outside leg kick.
Parade walks into a left hand.
Parade is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Parade connects with a nice looking jab.
Semenko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Parade.
Semenko swings widly with a right hand
and Parade counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Parade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Semenko is looking to chop away at Parade's legs.
Semenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Parade circles away from the clinch attempt
and Parade counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Semenko looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parade blocks a low kick nicely.
Semenko is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Parade had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Semenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Parade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Semenko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Parade avoids a kick to the body.
Semenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Parade lands the left hand.
Semenko throws a lazy right hand but Parade sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Semenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Parade chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Semenko clinches with his opponent.
Parade misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Semenko dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Semenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Parade has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Parade tries to keep at a distance but Semenko has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Parade.
Parade blocks a body shot from Semenko.
Semenko working Parade over with knees to the body.
Semenko blocks a body shot from Parade.
Parade prevents a body shot from Semenko.
A short right from Parade.
A right handed body shot lands from Semenko.
Semenko tries to work over Parade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Parade taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parade lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Semenko lands a body punch.
Semenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Semenko misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Parade.
Semenko missing with knees to the body.
Parade swings wildly with an uppercut but Semenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parade.
Semenko landing knees to the body.
Semenko misses with a punch to the body.
Parade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parade managing to block the knees to the body from Semenko.
Semenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Parade's face.
Semenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parade struggles to land a body shot inside as Semenko controls his hands.
Parade tries to throw a body punch but Semenko avoids it by throwing Parade back against the cage.
Parade stalling.
Parade blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Parade scores with a nice hook to the head.
Parade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Semenko blocks a body shot from Parade.
Semenko blocking some punches.
A knee to the head by Semenko.
It looks like Rage Parade has been cut.
Semenko crunches a lovely knee into Parade's ribcage.
Parade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semenko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Semenko lands a nice uppercut.
Semenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Semenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Semenko works on Parade's body with a couple of short punches.
Semenko lands a nice knee to the body.
Semenko scores with a shot to the side of Parade's head.
Semenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Parade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Semenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Parade controls his hands.
Parade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parade wants to stall.
Semenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Parade is defending well for now.
Parade throws a punch but it's blocked by Semenko.
Parade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parade.
Parade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Semenko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Semenko.
Parade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parade misses with a body punch.
Semenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Parade is defending well for now.
Parade avoiding damage as Semenko throws knees to the body.
Parade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parade avoiding damage as Semenko throws knees to the body.
Semenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Parade backwards.
Semenko misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Parade lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Semenko blocking some punches.
Parade lands a body shot.
Parade misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parade digs a right hand into Semenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Semenko's gas tank.
Parade lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Parade.
Parade is struggling to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Parade.
Parade has a couple of punches blocked by Semenko.
Parade has a couple of punches blocked by Semenko.
Semenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Semenko landing knees to the body.
Parade misses with a punch on the inside.
Semenko blocking some punches.
Semenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Parade.
Semenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Parade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dave Semenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Parade lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dave Semenko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rage Parade'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.
Semenko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Parade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Semenko.
Semenko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Parade counters with a leg kick.
Parade lands a big head kick that sends Semenko tumbling to the mat! Parade takes a step backwards and waves Semenko back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Dave Semenko has been cut.
Semenko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Parade counters with a nice leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Semenko!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Semenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Parade.
Semenko misses the shot to the body.
Parade ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Parade has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Semenko.
Semenko slips a straight right by Parade.
A low kick from Semenko misses
and Parade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Semenko moves out of range of the leg kick from Parade.
Semenko throws out a counter right but Parade avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenko thows a body kick. Parade tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Parade slips a straight right by Semenko.
Parade takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Semenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Parade.
Parade scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Semenko cracks a nice hook into Parade's ribs.
Semenko misses the shot to the body.
Semenko throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Parade looks to throw the jab but Semenko is out of range.
Semenko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semenko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Parade throwing a counter right hand but Semenko manages to avoid it.
Parade misses with a head kick.
Semenko blocks a head kick by Parade.
Semenko throws a wild body kick that Parade sees coming a mile off.
Semenko lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Semenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Semenko throws the left hand but Parade avoids the punch easily.
Parade looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Parade takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Parade.
Semenko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Parade connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Semenko scrambles back to his feet.
Parade takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Parade with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semenko avoids the body shot from Parade.
Semenko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Semenko misses with a hook
and Parade counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Semenko takes a swing at Parade's ribcage but misses.
Parade scores with a jab. Semenko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Semenko is rocked!
Parade throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Semenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Parade finish him?
Semenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Parade was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Semenko seems to have recovered his senses.
Semenko scores with a one two! Parade had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Parade steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Semenko.
Semenko lands a jab to Parade's midsection.
Dave Semenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Semenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Parade loads up on a big right hand but Semenko slips the punch.
Parade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Semenko throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Parade misses the target.
Parade throws a jab when Semenko was well out of range.
Semenko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parade tries to work over Semenko's front leg with a kick but Semenko checks it.
Semenko cracks Parade with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Semenko throws a leg kick but Parade moved away.
Semenko throws a sloppy head kick and Parade moves out of range easily.
Semenko tries to move into range but Parade moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Some wild striking there from Parade.
A nice side step and Semenko releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Parade misses with a low kick.
Parade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Parade misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rage Parade clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Semenko lands with an overhand left.
Semenko thumps Parade with a low kick.
Parade thuds a left hand into Semenko's body.
Parade avoids the body shot from Semenko.
Semenko slips a straight right by Parade.
Semenko throws the kick towards the body but Parade avoids it.
It appears Parade was looking to counter with a kick there.
Parade misses with a looping left.
Parade scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Semenko misses the shot to the body.
Parade looks to land a right hand but Semenko moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Semenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Parade quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Semenko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenko tries to clinch but Parade is having none of it.
Parade motions for Semenko to come forward. Parade throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Semenko misses with a looping left.
Semenko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Parade lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Semenko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Parade momentarily.
Semenko misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Semenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Parade slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Parade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Semenko.
Semenko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Semenko misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Parade shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Semenko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Parade takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Semenko lands a nice looking body shot.
Semenko misses with a straight left.
Semenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Parade.
Semenko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Parade misses with a low kick.
Parade on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A low kick from Semenko is predictable there
and Parade counters with a nice low kick that buckles Semenko's knee momentarily.
The fighters circling - Parade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Semenko.
Semenko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Semenko lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Parade misses with an attempted mid kick.
Semenko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Semenko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Semenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Parade.
Semenko closes the distance and clinches.
Parade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Parade fails to land.
Parade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Parade.
Semenko is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Parade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parade lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Parade.
Parade lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parade can't find room to land a body shot as Semenko controls the action.
Parade digs a right hand underneath Semenko's ribcage. Semenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Parade.
Semenko takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Parade.
Parade lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Semenko backwards.
Parade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Parade lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Parade misses with a body punch.
Semenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Parade avoids it.
Semenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Parade.
Parade lands a body punch.
Parade lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Dave Semenko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Parade throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Semenko.
Semenko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Semenko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Semenko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Parade checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Parade appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Semenko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Parade loads up on a big right hand but Semenko slips the punch.
Semenko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Semenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parade was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parade lands with a kick to the ribs.
Parade fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Semenko is out of range.
Parade staying out of range there.
It looked like Parade wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Parade lands with an uppercut that bounces Semenko off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Semenko lands a really nice looking cross but Parade seems unphased.
Semenko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A good leg kick by Parade.
Parade checks a low kick from Semenko.
Semenko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Parade loads up on a big right hand but Semenko slips the punch.
Parade thuds his right hand into Semenko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Parade checks a low kick from Semenko.
Parade takes a swing at Semenko's ribcage but misses.
Parade walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Semenko just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semenko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Semenko moves out of range as Parade strikes.
Semenko takes a swing at Parade's ribcage but misses.
Semenko lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parade lands a nice leg kick that just misses Semenko's sensitive parts.
Parade misses with a body punch
and Semenko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Parade uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Semenko.
Semenko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Parade. Parade circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Semenko takes a swing at Parade's ribcage but misses.
Parade throws a sloppy head kick and Semenko moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semenko lands with an overhand left.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Semenko. Parade shrugs it off though.
Parade moves away from the strike by Semenko.
Parade will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Semenko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Parade takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Parade moves out of range of the body kick from Semenko.
Parade scores with a body shot.
A nice leg kick from Parade, right into the meat of the thigh.
Parade avoids a kick to the body.
Parade tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Parade takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Semenko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parade throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Semenko counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Semenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parade circles away quickly and effectively.
Semenko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Semenko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Semenko connects with a crisp jab.
Semenko lands a jab to the head.
Rage Parade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Semenko misses with a kick to the body.
It looked like Parade wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Semenko takes one to the chin there.
Parade takes a jab right on the kisser.
Parade tries a low kick but Semenko avoids it.
Parade defending well as Semenko loads up on a big left hand.
Parade fires out a quick counter leg kick but Semenko just manages to avoid it.
Semenko throws a leg kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Semenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Semenko 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Semenko! Dave Semenko retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Dave Semenko, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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