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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Better Dead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker comes to the cage accompanied by Flash - Queen . Dead has chosen Death March - Motionless in White as his entrance music. Kelvin Parker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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183 cm
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183 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kelvin Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Better Dead!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker shoots in and gets a takedown into Dead's guard.
Dead has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Parker has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Parker gets through Dead's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Parker blocking some punches.
Parker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dead misses with a punch on the inside.
Parker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dead is trying to break free.
Parker misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Parker.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dead struggles to land a body shot inside as Parker controls his hands.
Parker blocks an elbow strike from Dead.
Parker can't find room to land a body shot as Dead controls the action.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Dead avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
Parker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Parker tries to work over Dead's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Parker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dead's elbow.
Dead prevents a body shot from Parker.
Dead fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dead backwards.
Dead prevents a body shot from Parker.
Parker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Parker blocks the elbow strike.
Parker misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've been hearing reports that Parker has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker pushes Dead back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Parker lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dead.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Dead avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
Dead throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Parker.
Dead lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Parker is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dead to keep the fight standing.
Dead tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parker's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parker.
Parker has Dead pressed against the cage, preventing Dead from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Dead avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
Parker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parker lands a shoulder strike.
Dead throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Parkers head.
Parker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Parker lands a shoulder strike.
Dead's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dead connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dead takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jab by Parker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead scores with a punch to the head.
Parker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dead.
Parker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dead swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Parker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dead in his tracks.
Dead scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dead will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Better Dead is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dead throws a head kick that misses.
Parker tries to counter by clinching up but Dead breaks away and moves out of range.
Nice cross by Parker.
Parker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dead's head backwards.
Dead lands a jab to the head.
Parker clobbers Dead with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dead swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Parker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Parker throws a body shot but no joy.
Dead is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Parker with a body shot.
Dead misses with a head kick.
Parker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dead looks to land a combination. Parker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dead with a nice cross.
Parker is rocked!
Dead misses the jab.
Dead swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dead throws a head kick that misses.
Parker wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dead throws a low kick but it's checked well by Parker.
Parker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Parker goes for a takedown attempt but Dead pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dead has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Parker takes one to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Dead.
Dead misses with an uppercut. Parker saw that one coming.
Parker throws a jab but it's blocked by Dead.
A head kick misses from Dead.
Parker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dead closes the distance but Parker moves to the side
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Dead does no damage.
Parker misses with a hook. Dead ducked under it nicely.
Dead misses with an uppercut.
Parker lands the left hand.
Dead throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Parker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Parker misses the target.
Dead looks to land a combination but Parker avoids it well.
Dead misses with a double jab
and Parker counters with a good low kick that Dead was not able to check.
Dead looks winded!
Parker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Parker pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dead back to the cage. Parker follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Parker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dead throws out the jab.
Parker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Parker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dead is rocked!
Parker swats away the attempt to clinch by Dead.
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 Kelvin Parker will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Parker lands with an uppercut that bounces Dead off the cage and back into range.
A jab from Dead misses.
Dead throws a series of punches but Parker avoids them all with ease.
Parker wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dead misses the body punch
and Parker counters with a nice uppercut.
Parker lands a really nice looking cross but Dead seems unphased.
Parker shoots in but no luck this time.
Dead throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dead steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parker.
A leg kick checked by Parker.
Parker misses with a takedown attempt - Dead sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dead misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Parker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Better Dead seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dead.
Dead takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dead slips a straight right by Parker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dead throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker lands an overhand right.
Parker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dead.
Dead misses with a leg kick.
Dead scores with a jab to the body.
Dead avoids the head kick by Parker.
Dead throws a sloppy head kick
and Parker counters with a nice uppercut.
Parker misses the shot to the body.
Dead scores with a one two! Parker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Better Dead is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Parker moves into the clinch successfully.
Parker lands a right hand.
Dead wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Parker has him pressed against the cage.
Dead misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parker works on Dead's body with a couple of short punches.
Dead is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker blocks an elbow strike from Dead.
Parker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dead or not.
Parker tries a body shot but Dead blocks it.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Parker pushes Dead back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dead prevents a body shot from Parker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Parker.
Parker digs a right hand into Dead's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dead's gas tank.
Parker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Parker pushes Dead back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Parker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dead is still on wobbly legs! Can Parker finish him?
Parker scores with a hook to the body.
Parker can't find room to land a body shot as Dead controls the action.
Dead seems to have recovered his senses.
A short right from Parker on the inside.
Parker has Dead pressed against the cage, preventing Dead from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dead trying to stall but Parker improves his position.
Parker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Parker pushes Dead back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Parker.
Parker can't find room to land a body shot as Dead controls the action.
Parker lands with a short shot to the head.
Parker lands a nice shot to the body.
Parker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Parker lands a shoulder strike.
Parker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kelvin Parker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker lands a shot to the body.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Parker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Parker is leaning against Dead and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Parker presses Dead against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Parker.
Parker struggles to land a body shot inside as Dead controls his hands.
Parker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Parker lands a takedown into guard.
Parker throws a strike but Dead rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Parker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dead doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Parker is tightening it up a little... Dead has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Dead reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Dead taps out! Nice BJJ there by Parker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kelvin Parker!
A relieved looking Kelvin Parker thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Better Dead stepped up to the mic, saying 'I was a little off today...o.k. I'm always a little off.'.
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