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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tj Cummings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piru Parka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cummings comes to the cage accompanied by The Misfits - Die Die My Darling . Parka has chosen as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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195 cm
27
307 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
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210 cm
30
310 lbs
22 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tj Cummings! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Piru Parka! The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Parka lands a nice hook to Cummings's body. Cummings takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Cummings misses with a hook. Parka ducked under it nicely. Parka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cummings was well out of range. Poor timing from Parka. Cummings slips a jab and a cross from Parka.
Parka tries a low kick but Cummings avoids it. Parka moves away from the strike by Cummings. Parka throws the kick towards the body but Cummings avoids it. Cummings scores with a nice head shot. Nice sprawl there from Cummings as Parka shoots in. Parka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Parka misses with a hook. Cummings ducked under it nicely. A punch combination from Cummings misses. Cummings throws a looping overhand right but Parka ducks down to avoid it. Parka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Parka takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Tj Cummings has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Parka slips a straight right by Cummings. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Parka is defended easily by Cummings. A punch combination from Parka misses. Tj Cummings is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Parka attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Parka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Parka scores with a head kick.
Cummings lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Cummings misses with a looping left. Parka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Parka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Parka misses with a kick to the body letting Cummings counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Parka attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Parka ducks under a wild hook from Cummings. Parka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cummings moves out of range of the strikes. Cummings looks to throw the jab but Parka is out of range. Parka misses with a low kick as Cummings jumps back. Cummings pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Parka throws a low kick, looking for Cummings's leg but Cummings calmly moves out of range. Parka lands with a slapping head kick. Parka cracks Cummings with a right hand to the side of the head. Cummings throws a hook but Parka blocks it. Parka looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Tj Cummings has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piru Parka. Some wild striking there from Parka.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Some wild striking there from Parka.
Cummings swings widly with a right hand
and Parka counters with a right hand to the body. Cummings thows a left - swing and a miss! Parka connects with a right hand. Cummings shakes it off. Parka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cummings. Parka throws a lazy uppercut
and Cummings counters with a straight right hand. Cummings misses with a straight right. Cummings gets caught napping as Parka dives in and scores a takedown. Cummings manages to retain guard. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Parka trying to control but Cummings is working from the bottom. Cummings wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Cummings might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Cummings looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Parka has picked Cummings up and slammed him! Cummings can't keep hold of the triangle and Parka manages to pass to side control! Cummings is trying to improve his position. Cummings trying to remain calm as Parka controls from the top position. Parka wants to control but Cummings is keeping him busy. Parka in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Parka landing a few strikes. You can see the frustration on Cummings's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Parka tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Parka has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Parka landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piru Parka dominated that round. The cut man is working on Tj Cummings's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A slow jab from Cummings misses its intended target. Parka defending well as Cummings loads up on a big left hand. Parka misses with a head kick.
Parka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cummings looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Cummings stuffs the takedown. Parka lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tj Cummings's cut is getting worse. Parka lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Parka just misses with a punch to the body.
Cummings takes a shot right to the bread basket. Piru Parka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Parka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cummings sees it coming and avoids it easily. Cummings is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Parka's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Cummings walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tj Cummings's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Parka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cummings throws a lazy uppercut
letting Parka counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Parka fails to land with a series of punches.
Parka throws a head kick that misses. Parka throws a leg kick but Cummings checks it. Piru Parka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A swing and a miss from Cummings. Parka darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Cummings manages to get to full guard.
Cummings can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Parka controls the pace. Cummings working for a triangle but Parka defends it easily.
Parka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Parka wants to control from the top but Cummings keeps moving. Parka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Cummings manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Parka manages to get himself to full guard.
Cummings scoring with some ground and pound. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Cummings preventing the sweep. Cummings trying to control the position from guard on top but Parka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Cummings scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cummings distracts Parka with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Cummings postures up in Parka's guard and throws a big left but Parka blocks it. Cummings is looking to work some ground and pound but Parka has wrist control. Cummings has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Cummings throws a big right hand that misses. Parka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Parka not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Piru Parka has got the better of the ground game so far. Cummings working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Parka pulls Cummings in close to prevent any damage. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Cummings throwing strikes from guard but Parka blocks nicely. Parka controls Cummings momentarily but Cummings frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Parka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Cummings working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Cummings loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Parka striking off his back but it's not causing Cummings any problems. Parka working a defensive guard here.
Parka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Parka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cummings. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Parka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cummings is one step ahead there. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Cummings working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piru Parka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Tj Cummings's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cummings turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. A lazy left from Cummings finds it's target. Parka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cummings throws out the jab. Parka tries a head kick but it misses.
Parka misses with a leg kick and Cummings counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Parka down! Cummings is looking to finish but Parka is intelligently defending himself. 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! Parka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cummings's guard. Parka trying to control the position from guard on top but Cummings is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Parka preventing the sweep. Cummings has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Parka can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Parka seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cummings looking for a guillotine here but Parka defends easily.
Cummings wants to get back to his feet but Parka is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Cummings looking for subs off his back but Parka has passed one foot through into half guard.
Parka controlling the action here. Tj Cummings has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cummings is trying to control but can't.
Parka with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Cummings is trying to control but can't.
Cummings gets back to full guard.
Cummings not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Parka is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cummings looking to hit a scissor sweep but Parka is one step ahead there. Cummings keeping moving, preventing Parka from controlling successfully.
Tj Cummings has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet. Parka misses with a straight left. Cummings misses with a right hand and Parka counters with a good low kick that Cummings was not able to check. A big right from Cummings misses. Cummings slips a jab from Parka. Parka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jab, jab by Cummings - just one landing. Donk. Cummings catches Parka right on the button with a cross. Piru Parka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Parka throws a front kick that sends Cummings stumbling back into the cage. Cummings walks forward, straight into a front kick from Parka. Parka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Parka lands a head kick. Cummings smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Parka connects with the punch. Parka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cummings. Parka looks to land a combination but Cummings avoids it well. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Cummings throws a hook but Parka blocks it. Parka misses with a hook. Cummings ducked under it nicely. Cummings throws a lazy right hand but Parka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that's the end of the fight! Tj Cummings showed his dominance in that final round. Well Parka has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29 Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29 Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piru Parka! After the fight, Piru Parka was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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