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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie O Hare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darius Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eddie O Hare!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darius Parker!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Hare dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Parker. That did some damage!
The fight stays on the outside here - O Hare looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Parker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by O Hare. O Hare obviously looking to wear him down.
O Hare scores with a head kick.
Parker lands a head shot.
It looks like Eddie O Hare has been cut.
Parker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O Hare counters with a nice leg kick.
O Hare is looking to clinch.
Parker takes one to the side of the head.
Parker blocks a head kick by O Hare.
Parker throws a leg kick
and O Hare counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker is not content to let O Hare control the position.
Parker wants to control but O Hare postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker is looking for a sweep.
Parker defending against the ground and pound.
Parker taking a bit of punishment here - O Hare scoring with strikes.
Parker is looking for a sweep.
O Hare wants to lay and pray for a moment but Parker keeps working.
O Hare controls the position from side control.
O Hare cracks Parker with a big elbow.
O Hare trying to control the action but Parker is working from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by O Hare.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Hare throws a strike aimed at the side of Parker's head but Parker avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Hare trying to control the position but Parker is working away.
Parker is looking for a sweep.
Parker managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by O Hare.
O Hare in side control, throwing shots but Parker defends.
O Hare misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Parker is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Parker is looking for a sweep.
Parker avoids any damage from the ground and pound of O Hare.
Parker is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Hare throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Parker is staying active underneath O Hare, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Parker is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of O Hare's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take O Hare's back!
O Hare is keeping busy.
O Hare rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
O Hare is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Parker wants to control but O Hare is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Parker stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Darius Parker was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Parker throws a poor cross that misses
and O Hare counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
O Hare distracts Parker with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Parker manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Parker is looking to stand but Parker has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
O Hare wants to hold on but Parker pushes him away.
Parker looking to control but O Hare is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
O Hare tries to reverse the position but Parker maintains control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie O Hare dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eddie O Hare's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
O Hare lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Some bone on bone action there as O Hare checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Parker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
O Hare misses with a hook to the body
and Parker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Parker misses with an uppercut
and O Hare counters with a nice body shot.
O Hare shoots in looking for a takedown. Parker tries to sprawl out of it but O Hare 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.
O Hare closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
O Hare thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
O Hare wants to control for a moment but Parker uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker is staying active underneath O Hare, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
O Hare not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
O Hare is taking a breather. Parker says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Parker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
O Hare is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Parker has his hands on O Hare's head, controlling the position.
O Hare trying to control the position from guard on top but Parker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
O Hare preventing the sweep.
O Hare trying to control the position from guard on top but Parker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Hare tries to free his leg and advance position but Parker is retaining full guard.
O Hare loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Parker keeping full guard, as O Hare tries to pass.
O Hare looking to sit in guard and control but Parker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Parker trying to stand up but can't free himself from O Hare's guard.
O Hare 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Parker controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
O Hare rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Parker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Hare throws a sloppy head kick and Parker moves out of range easily.
Parker thuds his right hand into O Hare's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A low kick from Parker misses
and O Hare counters with a left to the body.
O Hare misses with a body punch
and Parker counters with a stiff right hand.
Darius Parker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parker swings widly with a right hand
and O Hare counters with a nice kick to the body.
O Hare fails with a takedown attempt.
Parker misses with a body punch
and O Hare counters with a leg kick.
O Hare dives in and grabs Parker's left leg, looking for a takedown. Parker pushes down on O Hare's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie O Hare. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parker misses with a lunging right hand
and O Hare counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. O Hare looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
O Hare ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parker moves away.
Parker throws a right hand that misses
and O Hare counters with an outside leg kick.
Parker lands with a straight right. O Hare didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Hare bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
O Hare tries to score with some ground and pound. Parker controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Parker is not content to let O Hare control the position.
O Hare tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no O Hare has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Hare trying to control the action but Parker is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Parker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eddie O Hare'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.
A solid leg kick lands there for O Hare.
Parker throws a jab when O Hare was well out of range.
O Hare moves in looking to clinch but Parker pushes him off.
Parker throws a body kick the misses
and O Hare counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
O Hare throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Hare throws the left hand but Parker avoids the punch easily.
Parker gets off balance looking for a body kick
and O Hare counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Hare clinches.
O Hare looking to slow down the pace here.
Parker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parker swings widly with a right hand
and O Hare counters with a slapping leg kick.
O Hare throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Parker counters with a stiff right hand.
Darius Parker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for O Hare.
Parker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from O Hare.
O Hare works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Parker walks forward, straight into a front kick from O Hare.
O Hare explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Parker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Hare counters with a low kick, right behind Parker 's knee.
O Hare feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Parker's calf.
Parker swings for the body but O Hare moves out of range.
O Hare with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
O Hare checks a leg kick nicely.
O Hare tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Hare looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Parker is fending him off so far but O Hare persists. Nope, Parker circles away and we're back to standing.
O Hare sizes up Parker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker misses with a hook
and O Hare counters with a nice leg kick.
Parker throws a poor cross that misses
and O Hare counters with an outside leg kick.
O Hare fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Parker walks forward, straight into a front kick from O Hare.
Parker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
O Hare tries a head kick but it misses.
O Hare scores a takedown into full mount!
Parker in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Hare with shots to the head and body - Parker looks very uncomfortable down there.
O Hare is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Parker to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Parker shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Hare looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Hare is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Parker has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Parker!
Parker trying to control the position from guard on top but O Hare is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. O Hare is keeping the position for now.
O Hare is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
O Hare is trying to control. Parker wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker wants to improve his position but O Hare is controlling well.
Parker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
O Hare won't allow Parker to sweep him here.
Parker seems keen to control O Hare's posture.
Parker keeping moving, preventing O Hare from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Hare is looking to work some ground and pound but Parker has wrist control.
Parker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from O Hare.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie O Hare clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Eddie O Hare's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
O Hare loads up on a big right hand but Parker slips the punch.
O Hare misses with a body shot.
Parker throws an ugly left hook that misses
so O Hare counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
O Hare chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Hare in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
O Hare drops back, looking for a kneebar! Parker looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Parker looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Parker!
Parker happy to just control the position for now.
O Hare struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker wants to stand but O Hare is controlling his arm.
Parker working away.
Parker is looking to take a break and control but O Hare is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Parker working away.
O Hare tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Parker is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down O Hare's shoulder. That is not cool.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
O Hare wants to clinch up but Parker keeps it at a distance.
O Hare pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Parker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parker throws an overhand right that lands on O Hare's shoulder, as O Hare tries to avoid the shot.
O Hare scores with a hook to the body. Parker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Parker stuffs the takedown attempt from O Hare. O Hare gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Parker as O Hare shoots in.
O Hare fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie O Hare. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
O Hare lands a front kick.
O Hare fails with a takedown attempt.
Parker misses with a kick to the body
and O Hare counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Hare tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Hare steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parker.
Parker misses the jab.
Parker throws a jab when O Hare was well out of range.
O Hare drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
O Hare won't allow Parker to sweep him here.
Parker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. O Hare manages to get himself to full guard.
Parker is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Parker preventing the sweep.
O Hare is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Parker wants to improve his position but O Hare is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Hare wants to lay and pray for a moment but Parker keeps working.
O Hare scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Parker blocking the ground and pound attempt from O Hare.
O Hare trying to work for an americana but Parker has managed to regain full guard.
O Hare is looking to work some ground and pound but Parker has wrist control.
Parker pulls O Hare in close to his closed guard and prevents O Hare from doing any damage or advancing position.
Parker is trying to control the position but O Hare postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie O Hare had his way with Darius Parker in that round.
The cut man is working on Eddie O Hare's cut.
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. This is the final round!
O Hare displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parker throws out the jab.
O Hare is looking to clinch but Parker is avoiding it.
Parker throws a hook to the side of O Hare's head but O Hare sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Parker throws a lazy uppercut
and O Hare counters with a low kick, right behind Parker 's knee.
O Hare scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Parker doesn't seem bothered though.
O Hare changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Parker avoids the head kick by O Hare.
A lazy body kick from Parker
and O Hare counters with a left to the body.
Parker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows O Hare to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Parker has control of O Hare's left arm, preventing O Hare from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker wants to sweep but no luck.
Parker is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
O Hare stands and throws Parker's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Parker wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
O Hare connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Parker some visible discomfort.
O Hare fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Parker is trying to get back to half guard.
O Hare thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Parker is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Parker parries the strikes from O Hare easily there. O Hare is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Parker to escape.
O Hare is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Parker has escaped the position, nice work there.
O Hare lands a few punches from side control.
O Hare sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Parker is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
O Hare working away.
Parker is not content to let O Hare control the position.
O Hare is trying to get an arm triangle but Parker is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by O Hare.
O Hare is trying to get an arm triangle but Parker is defending well.
Parker isn't going anywhere.
Parker can't do much from the bottom here.
Darius Parker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eddie O Hare overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
O Hare lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Parker down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
O Hare wants to control but Parker is keeping him busy.
O Hare landing a few strikes.
Parker is looking for a sweep.
O Hare is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Parker's shoulder. That is not cool.
O Hare has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Parker is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
O Hare working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie O Hare showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Hare has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 49:46
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie O Hare!
Eddie O Hare retains his lightweight title!
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