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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Hanma will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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300 lbs
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290 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Hanma!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanma listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
King on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hanma connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
King misses with a hook. Hanma ducked under it nicely.
Hanma scores with a nice body kick.
Hanma scores with a head kick. King tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A big right from King misses.
Hanma slips a straight right by King.
King drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King prevents Hanma from getting back to his feet.
King cracks Hanma with a solid left hand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hanma can do anything to dispel that myth.
King stops Hanma from standing up.
King could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hanma is trying to keep King in close.
King is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hanma really doesn't want to stay on the ground with King. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanma is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst King is controlling him.
King might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hanma keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma wants to sweep here but King controlling him for the moment.
King trying to control but Hanma is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Josh King wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sloppy strikes from King. Those never looked like landing.
King throws a right hand that Hanma ducks under and follows up with a left that Hanma also avoids with ease.
King thows a body shot but no joy.
King misses the jab.
King takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hanma keeps the fight on the outside.
King tries to bum rush Hanma with a series of wild strikes but Hanma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hanma scores with a hook.
King throws the left hand but Hanma avoids the punch easily.
King has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hanma misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Hanma.
Hanma connects with a right hand. King shakes it off.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hanma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A left and a right from Hanma both land. Nice combination.
Jack Hanma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanma lands with a slapping head kick.
Hanma throws a head kick that King semi-blocks.
King misses with a jab to the body
and Hanma counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King looks to throw the jab but Hanma is out of range.
Hanma lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
King throws a combination that misses
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hanma moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hanma jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hanma throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck King on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hanma throws out a powerful jab.
Hanma has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
King throws a lazy right hand but Hanma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hanma connects with a crisp jab.
Hanma is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma lands a jab-cross combination.
Hanma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
Jack Hanma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hanma lands a nice shot to the body.
Hanma throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck King on the side of the head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hanma. King shrugs it off though.
King is breathing heavily.
Hanma moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
King throws a shot from downtown. Hanma moves away and avoids it.
Hanma misses with the combination.
Hanma tries a head kick but it misses.
Hanma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from King.
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!
King gets the takedown into side control.
Hanma tries to get back to half guard but can't.
King moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma can't do much from the bottom here.
King is working Hanma over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hanma sneaks back into half guard.
Hanma is trying to control but King manages to pass to mount!
Hanma is looking to improve his position but King isn't that keen on the idea.
King landing punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee warns Hanma that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
King trying to control but he's not successful this time.
King postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hanma looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Hanma dominated that round.
That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
King has closed the distance and engaged Hanma in a clinch.
Hanma manages to break the clinch.
King shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
King is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hanma trying to control from the bottom.
Hanma has hold of King's hands but King slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hanma moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hanma is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
King controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanma thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed King's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hanma is one step ahead there.
King is controlling Hanma's posture.
King manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hanma manages to get himself to full guard.
Hanma pushes King off and scrambles back to his feet.
Hanma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King lands with a shot to the body.
Jack Hanma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanma.
Hanma ducks under a wild hook from King.
King takes one to the chin there.
Hanma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hanma stuffs the takedown.
Hanma throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
King takes one to the chin there.
Hanma stalks King and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into King's face. King staggers backwards, shaken.
King takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hanma moves out of range as King strikes.
King wants to clinch up but Hanma keeps it at a distance.
Hanma misses with a wild combination.
King bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hanma's head.
King tries to clinch up but Hanma circles away and keeps his distance.
King is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
King closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma is looking for a sweep.
King wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hanma keeps working.
King controls the position from side control.
Hanma sneaks back into half guard.
Hanma is breathing heavily.
King wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hanma keeps working.
King landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hanma is trying to defend against the ground and pound but King scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hanma is trying to defend against the ground and pound but King scores with a couple of nice shots.
Still in half guard, King seems content to control.
King is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute King jumps into side control!
King working the body and head with strikes.
King cracks Hanma with an elbow. That is naaassty.
King happy to just control the position for now.
Hanma is working to avoid the ground and pound but King connects with a decent elbow.
Hanma misses with a strike from the bottom.
Hanma is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on King's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
King lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanma wants to get back to his feet.
King trying to control the action but Hanma is working from the bottom.
King landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh King dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
King throws out a loose jab but Hanma uses good head movement to avoid it.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hanma counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick from Hanma lands but King takes it in his stride.
Hanma throws a head kick that misses.
King is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hanma's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hanma thuds a left hand into King's body.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanma scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hanma misses with an attempted mid kick.
King throws a series of punches but Hanma moves out of range.
Hanma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
A swing and a miss from Hanma.
Hanma scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
King darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hanma is trying to stand back up but King is controlling him
Hanma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hanma wants to improve his position but King is controlling well.
King is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma is looking for a sweep. King is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
King seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hanma does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
King working Hanma over with strikes.
Hanma is looking to escape.
King seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hanma does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hanma on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
King landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hanma wants to stand back up but King manages to pass into side control.
Hanma is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
King lands some shots froms side control.
King is chipping away with strikes.
Hanma is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King working the ground and pound from side control.
King has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
King trying to control the position but Hanma is working away.
King moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
King wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hanma keeps working.
Hanma is looking for a sweep.
Hanma takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hanma is trying to get back to half guard.
Hanma takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hanma takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hanma takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hanma keeps working.
Hanma is working to avoid the ground and pound but King connects with a decent elbow.
King scoring with punches from side control.
The referee asks King politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. King prefers to stall for the moment though.
King looks up at the clock and then as Hanma takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, King smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Josh King overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
King in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hanma is not content to let King control the position.
Hanma on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
King lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hanma down.
King lands an elbow.
King is working Hanma over with some ground and pound from side control.
King lands a nice forearm strike.
King cracks Hanma with a big right hand but Hanma just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hanma keeps working.
Hanma is looking for a sweep.
King lands a decent elbow from side control.
King is looking to take a break and control but Hanma is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
King lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hanma down.
King working the body and head with strikes.
King grinds an elbow into Hanma's temple.
King lands some shots froms side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King controls the position from side control.
King landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh King showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh King!
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