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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hae Ki Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunn comes to the cage accompanied by Diary of a Madman. Hae Ki Park has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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167 cm
39
135 lbs
30 - 24 - 0 |
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171 cm
36
145 lbs
23 - 17 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
30 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Dunn! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hae Ki Park! The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dunn shoots for a double leg takedown but Park sprawls well. He's pushed Dunn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Park misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Dunn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Park appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Dunn throws a nice inside leg kick. A good leg kick by Dunn. Park misses with a body shot.
Park throws a sloppy head kick and Dunn moves out of range easily. Dunn dives in and scores a takedown into Park's guard. Dunn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Park looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dunn trying to control but Park is working from the bottom. Dunn scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Dunn connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Park is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Dunn is stalling in the full guard. Park keeping moving, preventing Dunn from controlling successfully. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dunn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Dunn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Dunn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Dunn preventing the sweep. Dunn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Park works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Dunn throws a big elbow that misses. Park is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dunn is controlling him. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Park working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dunn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dunn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Dunn throws a big elbow that misses. Dunn chips away with some ground and pound. Dunn showing good wrestling skills to control the position. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Dunn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Dunn lands a couple of digs. Park looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dunn is one step ahead there. Dunn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Park is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dunn looking to pass the guard. Park is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Park is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Dunn throws a body kick despite being completely out of range enabling Park to counter with a crisp jab. A punch combination from Dunn misses. Dunn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Dunn misses with a few strikes there.
Hae Ki Park is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Dunn misses with a double jab
and Park counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dunn throws a half hearted mid kick. Park is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Dunn darts in looking for a takedown but Park gets double underhooks and turns Dunn into the cage. Park rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dunn moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Dunn swinging wildly here.
Dunn takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Dunn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Park to score with a decent uppercut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Park is looking to clinch. Park lands a body shot.
Park clobbers Dunn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. 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 Mark Dunn will probably get the nod. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dunn needs to keep his hands up - Park had a free shot at his head there. Dunn closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dunn lands in his opponent's guard. Dunn distracts Park with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Dunn postures up in Park's guard and throws a big left but Park blocks it. Dunn with a flurry of punches that miss. Park trying to control the position.
Park keeping moving, preventing Dunn from controlling successfully. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dunn working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Park is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Dunn looking to sit in guard and control but Park gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Park preventing the sweep. Dunn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Park stands up from Dunn's guard - Park perhaps looking for a knockout. Dunn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Park sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Dunn tries a head kick but it misses.
Dunn throws a solid leg kick but Park takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dunn. Dunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Park moves away. Park follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land. Park cracks Dunn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Dunn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Park. That did some damage! Hae Ki Park seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Park throws a low kick but Dunn avoids it. Dunn throws a lazy right hand but Park sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Dunn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Park moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Dunn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Park checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Mark Dunn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Dunn shoots in looking for a takedown but Park manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dunn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. It seemed like Park was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. A slow jab from Dunn misses its intended target. Park lands a jab. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Park dips to his left and cracks Dunn with an uppercut! Dunn shoots for a double leg takedown but Park sprawls well. He's pushed Dunn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Dunn. That's going to take a lot out of him. Dunn just misses with a punch to the body.
Dunn moves in looking to clinch but Park pushes him off. Park tries to sprawl but Dunn drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Park won't allow Dunn to pass to mount. We've been hearing that Dunn has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Park is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dunn's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dunn's back! Dunn tries to escape but Park has the hooks in and won't let him break free. Park controls the action. Dunn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Park struggling to keep hold of the position.
Park is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Dunn knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Dunn for a finish. Park is working for a rear naked choke. Dunn is not defending it well and Park has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Dunn refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Dunn's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hae Ki Park! Hae Ki Park managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, BeastMode, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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