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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tuan Duc Van (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Parker is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tuan Duc Van!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Parker!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Summer Carpenter and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker throws a nice looking combination but Van bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van tried to counter with a leg kick but Parker avoided it.
Parker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van throws a leg kick that is checked
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Parker counters with a three punch combo that has Van backing up. Van nods at Parker to acknowledge the strikes.
Van throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Parker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Van, pushing him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Van scores with a nice short uppercut.
Van wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Parker has him pressed against the cage.
Van working hard to break the clinch.
Van lands a hook to the side of the head.
Parker manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van throws a series of strikes that have Parker backpedaling.
Tuan Duc Van seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van tries to clinch there but Parker circles away.
Van connects with an inside leg kick.
Parker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Van swinging wildly here.
Van clinches with his opponent.
Van swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van working hard to break the clinch.
Van pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van leaves Parker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van tries to clinch up but Parker circles away and keeps his distance.
Van tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Parker is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Van moves into the clinch.
Van landing knees to the body.
Van gets control of Parker's arms and successfully pulls guard. Van will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Parker wants to stand but Van has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Parker looking to sit in guard and control but Van gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Parker is proving hard to escape from.
Parker is working an open guard so Van takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van cracks the inside of Parker's front leg.
Van stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Van pivots, looking for a leg kick but Parker is out of range and Van settles back down.
Van scores with a kick to the body.
Van tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Parker feints the counter takedown.
Van clinches up against the cage.
Van breaks from the clinch.
Parker closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Van's guard.
Van is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Parker presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parker is trying to pull guard but Van turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Van lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Kevin Parker has been cut.
Van tries to break free but Parker pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker breaks the clinch.
Van scores with a leg kick.
Parker does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Van tries to clinch up.
Van swinging wildly here.
Van lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parker circles away quickly and effectively.
Parker tries to counter by closing the distance.
Van is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Van will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuan Duc Van dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Parker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Van forces Parker back against the cage and clinches.
Parker wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch on the inside from Van fails to land.
Van breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van tries to clinch up.
Van swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Parker drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Van defends it well.
Parker connects with a high kick.
Van throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Parker drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Van defends it well.
Van lands a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker dives in for a single leg takedown but Van sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van.
Van lands with a good body shot.
Parker doesn't manage to clinch there - Van circles away.
Van is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Parker can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van moves forwards but Parker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Van tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parker was well out of range. Poor timing from Van.
Parker feints the counter takedown.
Van tries to clinch up.
Van goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Van throws a left and a right that both miss
and Parker counters with a one-two to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Van. Those never looked like landing.
Parker avoids a kick to the body.
Parker drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Van defends it well.
Van connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Parker shoots in but no luck this time.
Tuan Duc Van has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Parker.
Parker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van.
Despite the aggression on Parker's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Van throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Van rushes Parker and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parker circles away quickly and effectively.
Parker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Van pinned against the cage. Van gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Van wants to clinch up but Parker keeps it at a distance.
Van tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Parker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van closes the distance and clinches.
Parker has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Van after a bit of a struggle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van lands a left hand.
Van is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Parker breaks the clinch.
Van looks to land a combination but Parker avoids it well.
Van throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parker.
Parker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parker wants to counter the offense by Van and move into the clinch position.
Van misses with a series of wild punches.
Van walks into a straight right hand from Parker.
Van moves into range and clinches up with Parker.
Parker is looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parker has managed to clinch.
Van lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van is pushing Parker up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Van misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van is looking to land body kicks.
Van tries to clinch up
and Parker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuan Duc Van dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Parker'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. This is the final round!
Van tries to clinch but Parker moves out of range.
Van slips a jab and a cross from Parker.
Parker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van looks to clinch
and Parker counters with a straight right hand.
Van misses with a two punch combination.
Van takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Van misses with a wild combination.
Van throws a low kick but Parker moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van darts in trying to clinch
and Parker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Parker's calf.
A good leg kick by Van.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Parker is defended easily by Van.
Parker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van appears to be looking for a big counter.
Van scores with a kick to the midsection.
Van lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parker circles away quickly and effectively.
Van on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van throws a right hand that Parker ducks under and follows up with a left that Parker also avoids with ease.
Van throws a series of punches but Parker avoids them all with ease.
Van swinging wildly here.
Parker throws a one two combo.
Van misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van wants to clinch up but Parker keeps it at a distance.
Van lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tuan Duc Van is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Parker is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Van.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van misses with the combination.
Tuan Duc Van is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Van wants it to stay on the feet.
As Parker looks to move away, Van throws a big counter combo but Parker just gets out of the way.
Van tries to bum rush Parker with a series of wild strikes but Parker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Parker unleashes a big counter combination but Van bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Parker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Van is looking to clinch.
Van moves into the clinch.
Parker jumps guard but Van stands there with Parker around his waist. Parker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tuan Duc Van has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Parker.
Van stops a takedown attempt from Parker.
A head punch on the inside from Van fails to land.
Van wants to get back to striking at distance but Parker won't allow it.
Parker is trying to drag Van to the mat but Van just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Van gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Van's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Parker tries to clinch but Van moves away
and Van connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Van. Those never looked like landing.
Parker unleashes a big counter combination but Van bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Van swinging wildly here.
Kevin Parker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tuan Duc Van is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Parker has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Parker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tuan Duc Van showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van 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 Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tuan Duc Van!
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