Norman Parke vs Colin Fletcher
by Dr. Octagon, J.D.
Colin Fletcher has some of the worst ink I’ve ever seen. Norman Parke has a really good tattoo of a Japanese lady with a fan; the fan is sort of transparent and where it overlaps her face, you can see her skeleton.
Fletcher’s tattoo is a skeleton-spider with zombie hands instead of spider legs, from what I can tell. It could also be a spider crab with smoke coming out of its legs. Or maybe a burning heart with spider legs? The world may never know. Live updates after the jump:[[MORE]]
Round 1: The fighters clinch up. Parke pushes Fletcher against the cage. Parke gets a takedown, but Fletcher gets back up. Parke gets a nice outside trip and Fletcher works for the choke.
Parke pushes Fletcher into the center of the cage and pops him a few times, before Fletcher throws up his legs. Parke working to pass and now landing very effective elbows from the half guard. He’s smashing Fletcher. Side mount, to North-South. Fletcher is trying to get out. Parke lands another elbow. Now he has Fletcher’s neck and goes for a guillotine, but Fletcher rolls out. Fletcher on top in sidemount with only thirty seconds to work.
10-9 Norman Parke.
Round 2: Leg kicks from Fletcher. Fletcher has the clinch, but Parke shoves him against the cage and works the takedown. Fletcher trying for an armbar and now going for a leg. Parke spins around and is controlling Fletcher from the North-South position. Fletcher tries to turn out of it and Parke gets a guillotine, but Fletcher gets out of it.
Parke is able to pass guard and mount. Parke postures up and Fletcher gives up his back. Norman is under the neck, but he can’t get his other arm around and Fletcher rolls out of a very dangerous position and gets back to throwing leg kicks. Parke lands a left, but takes a kick to the body. Parke with a big left. Right hand from Parke, who takes a leg kick in response. Low kicks exchanged by both fighters. Big left from Parke.
Not sure what Fletcher is doing, but he should be trying to win this round instead of throwing leg kicks. Parke lands a punch combination. Jab and leg kick by Parke. Parke gets a takedown at the end of the round.
Round 3: Parke has this fight won if he can survive this round. The fighters exchange. Leg kick from Fletcher. Left by Parke. Big left from Parke. Uppercut from Parke. Spinning backfist misses from Fletcher. Left by Parke, then another. Pair of punches from Parke. Parke with a leg kick. Left hand from Parke.
These leg kicks aren’t winning the fight for Fletcher, who is bleeding from the eye. Left hand from Parke. Fletcher comes forward with a punch and kick combination, but it didn’t look like it had a lot of mustard behind it. Fletcher lands an elbow, but takes a bodyshot. Another bodyshot from Fletcher. Parke drops the hands and says “come at me bro."
Big shots from Fletcher. Fletcher lands a knee. One minute left, Fletcher needs to end this, but Parke is the one swinging for the fences. Spinning back elbow by Fletcher lands. Leg kick byFletcher. Fletcher swings and Parke gets the takedown. Fletcher back up. Parke with another takedown; he’s playing it safe and has decided to rassle to finish up the fight. Smart way to guarantee the decision.
The bell rings and the fighters embrace. They’re friends. Parke picks up Fletcher. I pick my bros up all the time. It’s no big deal.
I scored that round for Parke as well, although Fletcher had flashes of brilliance.
Judges score it 30-27 (twice) and one 29-28 for Parke. The scores are on the money for sure. No doubt one of the judges had the third for Fletcher.