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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Parinias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Whitehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parinias comes to the cage accompanied by Three Stars And a Sun by Francis M.. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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170 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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163 lbs
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Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bryan Parinias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Whitehead!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitehead tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parinias was well out of range. Poor timing from Whitehead.
Whitehead scores with a kick to the body.
Parinias shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Whitehead is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Parinias is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Whitehead tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parinias was well out of range. Poor timing from Whitehead.
Parinias misses with a series of wild punches.
Bryan Parinias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitehead throws a sloppy head kick and Parinias moves out of range easily.
Whitehead scores a takedown into full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BOOM! Whitehead connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Whitehead jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Parinias is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Parinias and Whitehead has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehead working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Whitehead 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.
Whitehead tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Whitehead tries for a kimura but Parinias is defending well.
Whitehead working the ground and pound but Parinias is defending the strikes.
Whitehead looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Parinias is avoiding damage well.
Parinias is trying to buck Whitehead off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Whitehead looks up at the clock and then as Parinias takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Whitehead smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Whitehead working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Whitehead thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Whitehead throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitehead throws a strike aimed at the side of Parinias's head but Parinias avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Parinias wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Whitehead is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Parinias knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Whitehead throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Whitehead has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Parinias is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Whitehead is trying to get an arm triangle but Parinias is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parinias avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Whitehead.
Parinias wants to get back to his feet.
Whitehead wants to lay and pray for a moment but Parinias keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whitehead working the strikes but Parinias uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Whitehead not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Whitehead dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Parinias scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Whitehead is looking to improve his position.
Parinias is looking for submissions but instead, Whitehead has regained full guard.
Whitehead working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Parinias doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Parinias manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Whitehead looking for a guillotine here but Parinias defends easily.
Whitehead has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Parinias can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parinias is looking to stand up but Whitehead won't let him.
Whitehead is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Parinias is aware though and is defending well.
Parinias wanted to stand there but Whitehead had control of the position.
Whitehead is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Parinias is looking to stand up but Whitehead won't let him.
Parinias looking to pass the guard.
Craig Whitehead has got the better of the ground game so far.
Parinias postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parinias decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Whitehead, up you get!
Parinias takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Whitehead with a lazy takedown attempt
and Parinias counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Craig Whitehead has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whitehead throws a head kick that misses.
Parinias darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Whitehead is breathing heavily.
Parinias wants to work for an arm triangle but Whitehead is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Parinias is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Whitehead defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead trying to control from the bottom.
Whitehead gets back to full guard.
Parinias is looking to stand up but Whitehead won't let him.
Parinias stands and steps away. Whitehead gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Whitehead wants to clinch.
Whitehead throws the left hand but Parinias avoids the punch easily.
Parinias closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Whitehead quickly recovers to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead looking for submissions off his back.
Parinias seems to be looking for submissions.
Whitehead is defending against the submission attempts here by Parinias.
It looks like Parinias is going to stand back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parinias is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Parinias dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Craig Whitehead'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. This is the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Whitehead enables Parinias to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Whitehead manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Parinias throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Whitehead had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Parinias defends it easily.
Whitehead is working an open guard so Parinias takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Parinias drives through with a takedown into Whitehead's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parinias stands and steps away. Whitehead gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Parinias walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parinias drives through with a takedown into Whitehead's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Parinias is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Whitehead is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Whitehead has escaped and now he's on top!
Whitehead tries to free his leg and advance position but Parinias is retaining full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Whitehead's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Whitehead trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Whitehead throwing strikes from guard but Parinias blocks nicely.
Whitehead cracks Parinias with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead postures up in Parinias's guard and throws a big left but Parinias blocks it.
Whitehead missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Parinias keeping full guard, as Whitehead tries to pass.
Whitehead trying to control the position from guard on top but Parinias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitehead won't allow Parinias to get back to his feet.
Whitehead trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parinias is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Whitehead is controlling him.
Parinias utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Whitehead postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Whitehead pushes down on Parinias's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Whitehead thows a huge punch but Parinias dodges it nicely.
Whitehead scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Whitehead is looking for a kimura here.
Parinias pushes Whitehead off looking to stand but Whitehead dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Parinias's thigh. Parinias counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Whitehead stands up over Parinias, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Whitehead throws an elbow that misses. Parinias uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Whitehead's guard. Nice move by Parinias!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parinias wants to stand but Whitehead has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
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 Bryan Parinias.
Well Parinias 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Parinias!
Bryan Parinias took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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