That was an extraordinarily rare double knockout at the Legends of Fighting Championship mixed martial arts show in Indianapolis on Friday night. The two fighters, Tyler Bryan and Shaun Parker, both landed punches to each other's heads just a few seconds after the start of the fight, and they both crumpled to the canvas.
When that happens the bout is scored a technical draw. It was the first fight for both Bryan and Parker, so both of them now have career records of 0-0-1.
The crowd obviously got into it, but let's be honest here: That's not two guys with great punching power, it's two guys with glass jaws and limited defensive skills. I hope they're both OK.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
5-18-2008 @ 9:41PM
Oh No Romo said...
Hahahahah wow, that was great! Gotta love the MMA!
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5-19-2008 @ 10:13AM
Darin said...
That event and so called MMA bouts are not.. These are racist clubs with a hope to cash in on something they know nothing about.. Someone is going to get very hurt from these mismatched bouts and it's clearly marketed for a single race and bring team leaders that have no clue on fighting.. These league is what we never wanted in MMA
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5-19-2008 @ 10:33AM
Dan said...
I still can't believe how fighters keep their chins up like that. That's probably the first thing you should learn how to protect.
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5-19-2008 @ 11:07AM
Michael Matejka said...
" These are racist clubs with a hope to cash in on something they know nothing about.. Someone is going to get very hurt from these mismatched bouts and it's clearly marketed for a single race"
Shut up. Just...shut up.
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5-19-2008 @ 11:59AM
Will said...
These are racist clubs with a hope to cash in on something they know nothing about.. Someone is going to get very hurt from these mismatched bouts and it's clearly marketed for a single race and bring team leaders that have no clue on fighting....
Racist clubs? Marketed for a single race? Which race would that be, hispanic, asian, middle eastern, african american, caucasion? I've seen then all in MMA. UFC, WEC, Pride, K1.
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5-19-2008 @ 12:19PM
Bob Wong said...
powder puffs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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5-19-2008 @ 12:28PM
Jim said...
How can you morons say MMA is racist? I watch it and I see all races from all over the world competing. It's not very entertaining if you don't like violence, but you can always turn the channel.
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5-19-2008 @ 12:38PM
Patrick said...
" These are racist clubs with a hope to cash in on something they know nothing about.. Someone is going to get very hurt from these mismatched bouts and it's clearly marketed for a single race"
You ignorant idiot...you're a racist punk!
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5-19-2008 @ 12:43PM
bilko said...
Dudes, FOLLOW THE $$$!!! This is totally rigged. Thye know this clip will be played repeatedly for their upstart sport. Whoever buys it as "real" is more gullible than a second grader. The movie ROCKY BALBOA was more believable than this.
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5-19-2008 @ 1:14PM
Jeff said...
Well, it finally happened. Don King is promoting MMA and his mental faculties have gone at the same time. These guys were supposed to fight in consecutive matches, not each other!!
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5-19-2008 @ 1:59PM
Dean said...
Another set up.Boxing is all rigged.
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5-19-2008 @ 2:29PM
DENNIS I. said...
Dick Cheney shot both of them with tranquilizer darts at the same time.
He would have shot them in the face, but the Scret srrvice won't let him have his shot gun back.
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5-19-2008 @ 3:19PM
Gregory Bell said...
I love the MMA. I'm Africa American and I don't understand how anyone can call the sport racist. It's a lot more exiting than todays boxing matches.
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5-19-2008 @ 6:42PM
keith said...
Comment #9...Bilko....this guy is to smart to be fooled. Bilko sees right thru the deception. He's not tricked. You cant pull the wool over Bilko's eyes.....hu uh....no way he's just too smart to fall for that. You'll never get a fraudulent act like this past ol' Bilko....he's just too sharp....He can catch this kinda crap every time.....yessiree...he'll see right thru it....
Brilliant
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5-19-2008 @ 7:07PM
Mark Elliott said...
This is a put on man. The guy on the left never touched the guy on the right. I've reviewed this 10 times and the guy on the left, never touched the guy on the right. This is obviously an attempt to get publicity. Congratulations...it worked!
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5-20-2008 @ 4:04AM
JLA said...
Yeah I'm sold, this is fake. The guy on the right did not get hit. THe guy on the left did not throw a punch or a kick anytime while the guy on the right threw the punch. I think the guy on the right really knocked that other one out, but he never got hit.
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5-20-2008 @ 4:04AM
JLA said...
I don't understand. I played this back in slow motion and everything, and I can not see the guy on the right get hit with anything. What knocked him out?
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5-21-2008 @ 5:45AM
Patrick Trioli said...
They both got hit. It just shows you MMA fans don't understand shit about fighting. It only takes about 4 ounces of pressure to knock someone out especially when you step into the punch even though it might be a glancing blow. You walk straight in like these idiot's did, and that's what happens. The top MMA Fighters never really had good defensive skills like a boxer has. That's why boxers train for years. There is so much involved in the art of boxing. People have no idea how hard it really is. The top MMA Fighters have good defensive skills on the ground, but for the most part they really can't fight from the waist up. That's why they resort to the ground if needed. In boxing you don't have that luxury. That's why boxing was voted the toughest sport in the world along with hockey. One mistake the MMA is making is they are sending in fighters who don't have that much experience in the sport, and someone is going to get hurt. In boxing at least you have 20 to 40(or more) amateur fights before turing pro. Even with all the amateur fights boxers may have, it is still much more dangerous than any MMA event. That's why boxers have to train longer, and much harder not to get hurt.
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6-08-2008 @ 9:25PM
Jason said...
You guys are forgetting that these guys are rookies. They had 0-0 records going in. This isn't rigged...nobody cares about these guys. They're nobodies. Also, saying MMA fighters don't have boxing defense because these rookies don't know how to fight is not accurate. There are MMA several fighters that have great boxing skills!
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