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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marku Parasca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marku Parasca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikolai Peterson !
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson throws a series of punches but Parasca avoids them all with ease.
Peterson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parasca moves out of range as Peterson strikes.
Peterson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Parasca counters with a stiff right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Peterson as he connects with a hook.
Parasca misses with an uppercut. Peterson saw that one coming.
Peterson works the jab nicely.
Peterson misses with a right hand
and Parasca counters with a good, hard body kick but Peterson shrugs it off.
Peterson moves out of range as Parasca strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Peterson . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Peterson .
Peterson scores with a body shot.
Parasca clinches up with Peterson and pushes him back against the cage.
Parasca tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peterson avoids it.
Parasca lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parasca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peterson is defending well for now.
Parasca misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peterson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Parasca walks away with a smile on his face. Peterson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parasca throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nikolai Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Peterson . Those never looked like landing.
Parasca fails in his attempt to clinch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Peterson enables Parasca to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Peterson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Peterson controls Parasca momentarily but Parasca frees himself.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Parasca thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Parasca wants to get up but he can't break Peterson 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Parasca is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Peterson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Peterson has escaped and now he's on top!
Peterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Parasca is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parasca working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Peterson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Peterson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Parasca throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parasca keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.
Peterson 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.
Peterson wants to control from the top but Parasca keeps moving.
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!
Parasca manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Peterson is working to get back to half guard.
Parasca is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Peterson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Peterson tries to lock up and control but Parasca gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parasca working for a submission but Peterson is keeping him at bay.
Parasca is working for a guillotine from mount but Peterson frees his head quite easily.
Parasca has hold of Peterson 's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Peterson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Peterson is working to get back to half guard.
Peterson wants to hold on but Parasca pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson is desperately trying to improve his position but Parasca has a good base and remains in mount.
Peterson tries to hold on but Parasca postures up.
Parasca working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parasca looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Parasca goes for an armbar but Peterson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Peterson .
Parasca isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Peterson stacks Parasca on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Peterson !
Peterson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Peterson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Peterson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peterson wants to take a breather but Parasca manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Peterson .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marku Parasca will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Good exchange - Peterson coming out on top.
Peterson moves away from the strike by Parasca.
Peterson moves out of range of the strikes.
Peterson keeps the fight on the outside.
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from Parasca.
Parasca tries to clinch up
and Peterson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Parasca is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parasca looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Parasca keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Peterson scores with a jab to the body.
Marku Parasca is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Peterson throws a low kick but Parasca avoids it.
Parasca clobbers Peterson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Peterson connects with the punch.
Parasca with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Peterson to score with a decent uppercut.
Parasca gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Parasca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peterson is defending well for now.
Peterson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Parasca lands a body punch in the clinch.
Parasca throws a punch but it's blocked by Peterson .
Parasca swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parasca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parasca misses with a knee to the head.
Parasca misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parasca scores with a shoulder strike.
Parasca misses with a knee strike.
Parasca lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parasca with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Peterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Peterson avoiding damage as Parasca throws knees to the body.
Parasca with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Peterson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Parasca smiles and moves away.
Peterson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Peterson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Parasca back to the cage. Peterson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nikolai Peterson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parasca tries to clinch but Peterson is having none of it.
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from Parasca.
Parasca tries to clinch up but Peterson circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parasca walks into a stiff left hand from Peterson .
Parasca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peterson swats away the attempt to clinch by Parasca.
Nikolai Peterson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peterson connects with a looping right hand.
Parasca forces Peterson back against the cage and clinches.
Peterson managing to block the knees to the body from Parasca.
Parasca scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Parasca has a couple of punches blocked by Peterson .
Parasca lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Nikolai Peterson has been cut.
Parasca trying to land knees to the body.
Parasca lands a hook that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Parasca landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Parasca misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parasca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peterson is defending well for now.
Parasca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peterson is defending well for now.
Parasca working aggressively here.
Peterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Peterson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Parasca smiles and moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parasca.
Parasca slips a jab and a cross from Peterson .
Peterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parasca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes from Parasca. Those never looked like landing.
Parasca wants to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Parasca.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marku Parasca dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nikolai Peterson 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Peterson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parasca.
Good standup being displayed there by Peterson as he connects with a hook.
Parasca throws a series of punches but Peterson avoids them all with ease.
Peterson throws a lazy right hand but Parasca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Parasca throws a nice looking combination but Peterson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Parasca doesn't manage to clinch there - Peterson circles away.
A low kick from Peterson is predictable there
and Parasca counters with a body kick.
Peterson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Peterson lands with a straight right. Parasca didn't see that one coming.
Parasca closes the distance and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Parasca as the two fighters clinch.
Parasca misses with a punch on the inside.
Parasca tries to land a knee to the head but Peterson blocks with his arms.
Parasca landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parasca misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parasca missing with knees to the body.
Parasca tries to land a knee to the head but Peterson blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Parasca throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Peterson blocks it with crossed arms.
Peterson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Parasca to keep the fight standing.
Parasca missing with knees to the body.
Parasca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Parasca looking to throw knees to the head but Peterson is blocking nicely.
Parasca throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Peterson blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peterson .
Parasca lands a nice uppercut.
Parasca scores with a shot to the side of Peterson 's head.
Parasca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peterson is defending well for now.
Parasca trying to land knees to the body.
Parasca tries to throw a body punch but Peterson avoids it by throwing Parasca back against the cage.
Marku Parasca has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parasca tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Parasca.
Peterson fails to pull guard.
Peterson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Parasca walks away with a smile on his face. Peterson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Marku Parasca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikolai Peterson .
Peterson connects with a looping right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parasca looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Parasca misses with a few strikes there.
Parasca on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Peterson lands with a shot to the body.
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!
Peterson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Peterson cracks Parasca with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Peterson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Parasca.
Parasca tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parasca on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Peterson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Parasca to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Marku Parasca overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Peterson wants to sweep here but Parasca controlling him for the moment.
Parasca drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Peterson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Parasca has Peterson in his guard.
Nikolai Peterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peterson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Parasca knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Peterson on the ground.
Parasca wants to sweep here but Peterson controlling him for the moment.
Parasca had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Peterson defends it easily.
Parasca keeping moving, preventing Peterson from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parasca is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Peterson is aware though and is defending well.
Peterson throwing strikes but missing.
Peterson preventing the sweep.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peterson wants to control from the top but Parasca keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Nikolai Peterson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Peterson throws a leg kick but Parasca moved away.
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 Marku Parasca.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Parasca, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Marku Parasca!
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