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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Capelli King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Rawls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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286 lbs
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208 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Capelli King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Rawls!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King moves out of range of the strikes.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
King connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
King loads up on a big right hand but Rawls slips the punch.
Rawls fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Capelli King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rawls keeps the fight on the outside.
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Rawls swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rawls closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. King did well to prevent Rawls getting side control.
King is looking for a sweep. Rawls is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rawls trying to control from half guard but King is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King trying to control from the bottom.
Rawls stalling.
King moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rawls won't allow King to get back to his feet.
Rawls trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
King escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rawls gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rawls slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
King looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rawls is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
King is looking for a triangle but Rawls pushes his legs off easily.
Rawls postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rawls changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. King looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
King tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on King's face as Rawls controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawls trying to control the position but King is working away.
King can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
King tries to buck Rawls off but Rawls is having none of it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rawls staying out of range there.
Rawls falls off balance throwing a combination
and King counters with a head kick. That will keep Rawls thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rawls doesn't succeed with the takedown
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Capelli King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Rawls.
Rawls blocks a head kick by King.
King throws a head kick that misses.
Rawls avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
King moves in looking to clinch but Rawls pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Capelli King dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rawls.
Rawls misses with a takedown
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rawls counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in King's guard now.
King keeping moving, preventing Rawls from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rawls is pushing down on King's leg trying to pass to half guard. King is fighting to maintain full guard but Rawls has managed to sneak the leg through.
King wants to control but Rawls is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King trying to control here.
Rawls prevents King from improving his position.
Rawls is controlling the pace.
Rawls trying to control from half guard but King is working away.
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.
King pushes Rawls off looking to stand but Rawls dives back in and keeps control.
Rawls keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Despite being in the dominant position, John Rawls just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rawls gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and King counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
King prevents the takedown attempt.
Capelli King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Rawls.
Rawls tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
King throws an elbow but it misses.
King tries a knee to the head but Rawls blocks it.
King misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from King.
It looks like John Rawls has been cut.
King gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
King lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. King obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King lands a nice elbow.
Rawls takes an elbow to the forehead.
King lands a damaging elbow.
Rawls takes an elbow to the temple.
King scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawls wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it.
King putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rawls in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
King lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
King lands a damaging elbow.
King creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rawls's defenses.
Rawls drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rawls takes an elbow to the temple.
King using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
King lands an elbow that stopped Rawls in his tracks for a moment.
King lands an elbow just above Rawls 's eye.
Rawls has King pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. King manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rawls is trying to force a seperation but King has the dominant position.
King unloads a knee to the mid-section.
King looking to throw knees to the head but Rawls is blocking nicely.
King throws a knee to the head but misses.
King misses with a knee to the head.
Rawls drags the fight down to the ground.
King tries to stand but Rawls is controlling from the bottom.
King looking to pass the guard.
King has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King is looking to work some ground and pound but Rawls has wrist control.
Rawls has a closed guard, preventing King from standing up.
Rawls has King pulled in close to control his posture.
Rawls keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
Rawls looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Capelli King will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Rawls's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
King lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
King lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
King wants to clinch but Rawls slips to the side
and Rawls counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for King!
Rawls controlling the position easily from mount.
Let's hope that Rawls has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
King tries to hold on but Rawls postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rawls takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
King can't escape the position.
Rawls controlling from mount.
King is squirming around, avoiding Rawls's attempts to control the action.
Rawls takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rawls trying to control but King is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Despite being in the dominant position, John Rawls just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
King falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rawls counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for King!
Rawls looking to control and managing it successfully.
King stops Rawls from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Rawls takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
King working to try and regain half guard.
Rawls sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawls trying to control but King is having none of it.
Rawls looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rawls avoids the attempt from King to control.
Rawls controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
King is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Rawls controlling the pace for now.
Capelli King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rawls trying to control but he's not successful this time.
John Rawls has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Rawls has got the better of the ground game so far.
King is trying desperately to improve position.
Rawls is trying to take his opponent's back.
Rawls avoids the attempt from King to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Rawls comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think King has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Capelli King!
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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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