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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norman Parke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norman Parke has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mike Allen's chin.
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Allen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Norman Parke!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Parke.
Parke throws a shot to the body.
Parke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Allen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Allen misses with a wild combination.
Allen looks to score with a jab to the body but Parke is just out of range.
Allen misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Allen misses the target.
Allen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Allen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Allen throws out a loose jab but Parke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parke is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Parke missing with a left hand there. Allen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Allen just misses with a punch to the body.
Parke throws a lazy right hand but Allen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Allen is looking to counter punch.
Parke cracks Allen with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Allen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parke looks to score with a jab to the body but Allen is just out of range.
Allen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Parke connects with a jab.
Parke takes a swing at Allen's ribcage but misses.
Parke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Allen.
Allen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Parke takes a swing at Allen's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Allen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A countering left hand to the body from Parke misses.
Allen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Parke's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Parke scores with a shot to the body.
Parke lands with a nice body punch.
Parke throws a looping overhand right but Allen ducks down to avoid it.
Allen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parke.
Allen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allen lands a nice hook to Parke's body. Parke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Parke takes a swing at Allen's ribcage but misses.
Allen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Parke cracks Allen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mike Allen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen lands with a nice body punch.
Parke looks to score with a jab to the body but Allen is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parke.
Allen slips a jab and a cross from Parke.
Parke misses the jab.
Allen is looking to counter punch.
Allen moves out of range as Parke strikes.
Allen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Parke.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parke. Allen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parke lands a slapping body shot.
Allen throws a combination that misses
and Parke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Allen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Allen throws a body punch but Parke moves out of range.
Parke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Allen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Norman Parke has been cut.
Allen throws a body punch but Parke moves out of range.
Allen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Allen throws a body punch but Parke moves out of range.
Parke is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nice cross by Parke.
Parke has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Parke throws a hook but Allen blocks it.
Parke swings for the body but Allen moves out of range.
Allen is looking for a counter combo.
Allen jabs Parke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Allen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Allen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parke.
And Parke tries to counter it with a takedown but Allen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Parke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left lands for Parke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen takes a swing at Parke's ribcage but misses.
Parke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parke scores with a jab.
Parke missing with a left hand there. Allen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Allen misses the shot to the body.
Parke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Allen misses with a wild body shot.
Parke lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Parke works Allen's body with a nice hook.
Allen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parke.
A little feinted left hand from Allen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab lands there for Parke.
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parke moves away.
Allen lands a glancing blow to the side of Parke's head.
Parke misses with a straight left.
Parke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Parke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Norman Parke's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Parke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Allen.
Parke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Parke misses with a jab to the body
and Allen counters with a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Parke. Those never looked like landing.
Allen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Allen with a hook.
A combination from Parke does no damage.
Parke avoids the body shot from Allen.
A telegraphed right hand from Allen misses the target.
Allen throws a hook but Parke blocks it.
Nice takedown defense from Allen. No joy for Parke on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Allen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Parke cracks Allen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good standup being displayed there by Allen as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parke manages to avoid it.
Allen misses with a wild body shot.
Parke misses the shot to the body.
Parke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Allen throws out the jab.
Despite the aggression on Parke's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Allen tries to bum rush Parke with a series of wild strikes but Parke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Parke scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Allen moves out of range of the strikes.
Allen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Allen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allen misses with a wild body shot.
Allen cracks a nice hook into Parke's ribs.
Allen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Parke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Allen throws a jab but it's blocked by Parke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parke throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parke fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Allen on the side of the head.
Parke fails to land with a series of punches.
Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parke manages to avoid it.
Parke throws a nice looking combination but Allen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Parke lands a jab to the head.
Parke connects with a right hand. Allen shakes it off.
Parke takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Allen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Allen misses with a wild body shot.
A cross from Allen lands.
Allen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Allen misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Parke lands with a hook. Allen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Parke closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Allen's guard.
Parke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Parke sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Parke's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Parke postures up in Allen's guard and throws a big left but Allen blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Parke landing some decent shots from guard.
Parke wants to pass the guard but Allen is keeping the position.
Allen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Parke.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Allen misses with a wild body shot.
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parke moves away.
Allen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Parke throws a good cross that connects.
Parke slips a straight right by Allen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Norman Parke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Norman Parke's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Parke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parke misses with a hook. Allen ducked under it nicely.
Allen throws a body shot but no joy.
Donk. Parke catches Allen right on the button with a cross.
Allen drops his hands momentarily and Parke takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Parke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Allen.
Allen tries to bum rush Parke with a series of wild strikes but Parke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Allen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Parke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Allen ducks under a wild hook from Parke.
Allen is looking to wear down Parke with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen swings for the body but Parke moves out of range.
Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parke manages to avoid it.
Parke scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Parke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parke lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen takes a swing at Parke's ribcage but misses.
Parke stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Parke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Allen's head.
Allen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Allen misses with an uppercut. Parke saw that one coming.
Allen moves away from the strike by Parke.
An attempted straight right counter from Allen misses the target.
Norman Parke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parke lands with a nice body punch.
Parke missing with a left hand there. Allen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Parke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Allen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Parke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Allen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Some wild striking there from Allen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws a right and a left that Parke avoids nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Allen misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Parke! But no joy.
Parke throws a body shot but no joy.
Parke scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parke missing with a left hand there. Allen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Parke throws a jab when Allen was well out of range.
Allen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Parke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Parke scores with a jab.
A punch combination from Parke misses.
Parke swings for the body but Allen moves out of range.
Parke tests Allen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Parke throws a hook but Allen blocks it.
Allen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Parke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parke tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Allen defends well and Parke ends up having to push Allen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Allen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Parke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parke stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Parke moves away from the strike by Allen.
Parke now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Parke misses the jab.
Allen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Parke.
Allen drops his hands momentarily and Parke takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Allen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Parke walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Allen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Allen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parke stuns Allen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Allen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parke misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Allen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Parke.
Parke tries to bum rush Allen with a series of wild strikes but Allen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Norman Parke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Allen throws a hook but Parke avoids it easily.
Allen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Parke cracks a nice hook into Allen's ribs.
Parke slips a jab from Allen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Allen. Parke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Parke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Allen in his tracks.
Allen throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Parke really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Norman Parke's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Allen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Allen misses.
Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parke manages to avoid it.
And Parke tries to counter it with a takedown but Allen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Parke takes one on the button.
Allen swings for the body but Parke moves out of range.
Parke throws a right hand that misses
and Allen counters with a left to the body.
Parke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Allen.
Parke misses with an uppercut. Allen saw that one coming.
Allen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parke throws a body shot but no joy.
Parke swings for the body but Allen moves out of range.
Parke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Allen.
Allen lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parke cracks Allen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Parke throws a hook to the side of Allen's head but Allen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Parke misses with a wild body shot.
Allen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Parke misses with a wild body shot.
Parke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allen.
Allen takes a swing at Parke's ribcage but misses.
Allen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parke manages to avoid it.
Parke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Allen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Allen throws a sloppy body shot
and Parke counters with a stiff right hand.
Parke looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Allen does no damage.
Allen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Allen misses with an uppercut.
Parke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Allen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Parke lands with a right hand.
Allen looks to score with a jab to the body but Parke is just out of range.
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parke moves away.
Parke connects with a body shot.
Parke goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Allen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parke.
Parke throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Allen on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Parke there as he acknowledges the shot.
Parke connects with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Parke misses its intended target.
Parke throws a hook but Allen blocks it.
Parke throws a hook to the side of Allen's head but Allen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Allen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Parke doesn't seem bothered though.
Allen takes a swing at Parke's ribcage but misses.
Allen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Allen. Parke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parke moves away.
Parke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Allen cracks Parke with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parke.
Allen moves forwards but Parke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Allen needs to keep his hands up - Parke had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen throws a body shot but no joy.
Allen takes one to the chin there.
Parke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Allen fails to land with a series of punches.
Parke scores with a nice right hand.
A jab lands there for Allen.
Parke throws a body shot but no joy.
Allen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Norman Parke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Norman Parke's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Parke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Allen throws a body shot but no joy.
Parke connects with the punch.
Parke throws a right hand that Allen ducks under and follows up with a left that Allen also avoids with ease.
Parke misses with a wild body shot.
Allen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parke.
Allen looks to land a left hand but Parke moved out of range nicely.
Allen takes a swing at Parke's ribcage but misses.
Allen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen throws a body punch but Parke moves out of range.
Parke swings for the body but Allen moves out of range.
Allen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allen misses with a combination
and Parke counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parke lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Parke.
A shot to the liver by Allen. Beautiful body shot.
Parke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Allen just misses with a punch to the body.
Parke misses with the combination.
Allen misses with a wild combination.
Nice takedown defense from Allen. No joy for Parke on that attempt.
Allen connects with a body shot that sends Parke's belly button to the back.
Parke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen misses the jab.
Allen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allen.
Allen defending well as Parke loads up on a big left hand.
A counter left hand to the body from Allen misses its target.
Allen lands with a nice combination. Parke backs away looking to recover.
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!
Allen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parke just misses with a punch to the body.
Mike Allen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Parke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Allen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Allen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Parke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Parke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Parke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allen moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws a jab when Parke was well out of range.
Allen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parke connects with a single shot there.
Parke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Parke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allen was well out of range. Poor timing from Parke.
Parke throws a looping overhand right but Allen ducks down to avoid it.
Parke lands with an overhand left.
Allen throws a body punch but Parke moves out of range.
Parke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Parke lands with a hook. Allen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice straight punches there by Allen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Allen.
Nice takedown defense from Allen. No joy for Parke on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Allen defending well as Parke loads up on a big left hand.
Parke tests Allen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Allen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Norman Parke 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.
Parke connects with the punch.
Allen takes a swing at Parke's ribcage but misses.
Nice straight punches there by Parke. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Parke.
Allen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Parke closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Allen's guard.
Parke trying to control but Allen is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Norman Parke.
Well Parke 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Norman Parke! Norman Parke retains his lightweight title!
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