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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sipho Kunene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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190 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Elijah Parker! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sipho Kunene! The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Parker misses the jab. Parker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kunene. Kunene fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Parker throws a big counter combination but Kunene scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. A punch combination from Parker misses. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kunene. Parker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kunene lands a body shot.
Parker jabs at Kunene's body. Parker throws out a token jab with nothing on it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Parker rushes Kunene and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Parker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Parker lands a nice shot to the body. Kunene looks winded! Parker scores with a hook to the body. Parker pushes Kunene back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Parker lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kunene's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! A hook to the body from Parker.
A left hand lands to the body for Parker.
Parker content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Parker.
Parker slows down the pace here.
Parker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. A hook to the body from Parker.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Kunene avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage. A body shot lands from Parker.
Parker digs a right hand underneath Kunene's ribcage. Kunene let out a lung full of air as it connected. Parker works on Kunene's body with a couple of short punches. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Parker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Parker. Parker tries to work over Kunene's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A right hook to the body lands for Parker.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Parker lands a hook that snaps the head of Kunene backwards. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A quick uppercut on the inside from Parker.
Kunene is rocked! Parker creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Kunene with a big uppercut! Kunene tries to clinch up but Parker pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Kunene to the mat! Kunene covers up and Parker unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Elijah Parker!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
54% |
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