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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luther King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luther King had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luther King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simmons looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
Simmons works the jab nicely.
King tries to clinch
and Simmons holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Simmons's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
King tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Simmons counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Simmons.
King working hard to break the clinch.
Simmons breaks the clinch.
King throws a chopping leg kick but Simmons manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Manny Simmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Simmons was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
Simmons lands a straight punch to the body, keeping King at a distance.
Simmons throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simmons forces King back against the cage and clinches.
Simmons's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King moves out of range of the strikes.
Simmons rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
King misses with a wild combination.
Simmons sizes up King with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
King clobbers Simmons with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Simmons takes the fight into the clinch.
Simmons's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Simmons lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Simmons jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Simmons has King up against the cage in a clinch.
Simmons breaks the clinch.
Simmons connects with a right hand. King shakes it off.
King tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Simmons holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King jumps guard but Simmons stands there with King around his waist. King gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Simmons's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Simmons rushes King and presses him up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simmons manages to break the clinch.
King is looking to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Simmons. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Simmons.
Simmons instigates a clinch.
Simmons's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by King.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
Simmons throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Simmons as he connects with a hook.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Simmons closes the distance and pushes King back into the cage.
Simmons has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Simmons's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Simmons moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Simmons feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Simmons throws a hook but King blocks it.
Simmons throws a series of strikes that have King backpedaling.
Simmons has King up against the cage in a clinch.
Simmons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Simmons.
Simmons loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.
Simmons might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Good shot there by Simmons.
Simmons jabs King right on the nose. King blinks but takes it well.
King ducks under a wild hook from Simmons.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Simmons.
King tries to clinch up but Simmons circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King misses with a two punch combination.
A shot to the liver by Simmons. Beautiful body shot.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Simmons lands a glancing blow to the side of King's head.
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!
Simmons cracks King with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
King has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from King there as he acknowledges the shot.
Simmons throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Simmons throws a hook but King blocks it.
Simmons throws a right hand that misses
and King counters with a nice body kick.
Simmons looks gassed!
Simmons misses with a body shot
and King counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King is looking to score with low kicks.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
Danga de danga de dang - King scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Simmons 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 moves out of range of the strikes.
Simmons scores with a decent looking hook.
Simmons closes the distance and clinches.
Simmons lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Simmons's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Simmons manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Simmons scores with a jab.
Simmons slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Simmons clinches.
Simmons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King moves to clinch but Simmons breaks away
and Simmons counters with a nice uppercut.
King tries to clinch up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Simmons breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
Simmons throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King misses with a head kick.
Simmons keeps the fight on the outside.
King connects with a jab.
Some wild striking there from King.
Simmons circles away from the clinch attempt.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Simmons.
Manny Simmons seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Simmons circles away.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Simmons has closed the distance and engaged King in a clinch.
King is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King tries to break the clinch but Simmons is controlling the position.
Simmons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Simmons misses with a straight left.
Simmons clinches.
Simmons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body punch from Simmons.
Simmons misses the jab.
King takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Simmons closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
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!
Simmons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Simmons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Simmons circles away.
King moves out of range as Simmons strikes.
Simmons swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Simmons blocks a head kick by King.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
King walks into a straight right hand from Simmons.
Simmons throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
Simmons throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
King moves in looking to clinch but Simmons pushes him off.
King throws a quick inside leg kick.
King throws a sloppy head kick and Simmons moves out of range easily.
King tries to clinch up but Simmons circles away and keeps his distance.
Simmons throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
King wants to clinch but Simmons slips to the side
and Simmons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King lands a head kick!
King slips under a jab from Simmons.
King looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King throws a sloppy head kick and Simmons moves out of range easily.
Simmons cracks King with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Simmons moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Simmons swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big right from Simmons misses.
King walks into a jab.
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!
Simmons blocks a head kick by King.
Luther King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Simmons throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King is looking to clinch but Simmons is avoiding it.
A left lands for Simmons.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Simmons showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
King defending well as Simmons loads up on a big left hand.
Simmons throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King tries to clinch but Simmons moves out of range.
Simmons drives through and clinches with King against the cage.
Simmons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
King does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Simmons fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with King, pushing him back against the cage.
Simmons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Simmons forces King back against the cage and clinches.
Simmons breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King ducks under a wild hook from Simmons.
Simmons moves into the clinch.
Simmons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Simmons looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons has closed the distance and engaged King in a clinch.
Simmons's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King throws a right and a left that Simmons avoids nicely.
Simmons takes one to the side of the head.
Simmons pushes King up against the cage in a clinch.
Simmons manages to break the clinch.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King misses with a body shot.
King throws a body punch but Simmons moves out of range.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Simmons throws a good cross that connects.
Decent striking displayed by Simmons there.
Simmons has taken the fight to the clinch.
Simmons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Simmons moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simmons misses with an uppercut.
King misses with a wild combination.
Simmons throws an ugly left hook that misses
and King counters with a one-two to the body.
Simmons takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
King throws a sloppy head kick and Simmons moves out of range easily.
King slips under a jab.
Simmons throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck King on the side of the head.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
King moves away from the strike by Simmons.
King throws a right hand that Simmons ducks under and follows up with a left that Simmons also avoids with ease.
Simmons thows a left - swing and a miss!
King slips under a jab.
Simmons instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Simmons throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Simmons manages to break the clinch.
Simmons misses with an uppercut
and King counters with a left and a right that stings Simmons.
King misses with a double jab.
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Simmons.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
Simmons tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Simmons looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
Simmons moves into the clinch successfully.
Simmons lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Simmons to score with a decent uppercut.
King throws a leg kick but Simmons moved away.
King misses with a few strikes there.
King looks to land a combination but Simmons avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simmons rushes King and presses him up against the cage.
King wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Simmons's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Simmons looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
Simmons avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King wants to clinch up but Simmons keeps it at a distance.
King wants to clinch
and Simmons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Simmons really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
King slips a jab from Simmons.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Simmons jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A head kick misses from King.
Simmons scores with a hook to the body. King takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Simmons rushes King and presses him up against the cage.
Simmons lands with a right to the head.
Simmons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Simmons waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
Simmons is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
King throws the left hand but Simmons avoids the punch easily.
King tries a head kick but it misses.
Simmons drives through and clinches with King against the cage.
Simmons breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King defending well as Simmons loads up on a big left hand.
King tries to clinch up.
Simmons closes the distance and pushes King back into the cage.
Manny Simmons seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
King tries to circle away but Simmons has him pinned against the cage.
Simmons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Simmons moves into range and clinches up with King.
Simmons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Simmons slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
King gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Donk. Simmons catches King right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simmons moves away.
Simmons cracks King with a right hand to the side of the head.
Simmons avoids the head kick by King.
Simmons connects with a crisp jab.
Simmons misses with a straight left.
Sloppy strikes from Simmons. Those never looked like landing.
Simmons is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simmons looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
Simmons swings widly with a right hand
and King counters with a right hand to the body.
King moves in looking to clinch but Simmons pushes him off.
King slips a straight right by Simmons.
Simmons misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from King.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Simmons is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
Simmons gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Simmons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King working hard to break the clinch.
Simmons manages to break the clinch.
Simmons blocks a head kick by King.
King keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Simmons misses.
Simmons lands the left hand.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Simmons.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Simmons slips a jab from King.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Simmons swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
King moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
King moves out of range of the strikes.
Simmons throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Simmons slips a jab and a cross from King.
King slips under a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simmons cracks King with a right hand to the side of the head.
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Simmons circles away quickly and effectively.
King tries to keep at a distance but Simmons has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Simmons dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
King is looking to clinch but Simmons is avoiding it.
Simmons pushes King up against the cage in a clinch.
Simmons breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King throws a right hand that Simmons ducks under and follows up with a left that Simmons also avoids with ease.
King misses with a double jab.
Simmons waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
Simmons clinches up with King and pushes him back against the cage.
Simmons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King misses with a straight right.
Simmons lands an overhand right.
A kick lands to the mid section there for King.
King is looking to clinch.
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Simmons rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and King counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
King misses with the combination.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Simmons throws out the jab.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Simmons misses with a lunging right hand
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Simmons swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Simmons dodges the punch combination from King.
Simmons scores with a punch to the head.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Simmons is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King throws a sloppy head kick and Simmons moves out of range easily.
King walks into a jab.
King tries to clinch but Simmons is having none of it.
Simmons connects with a right hand. King shakes it off.
Simmons moves into the clinch.
King fails to pull guard.
Simmons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Simmons throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simmons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Simmons throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Well,King is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King swings for the body but Simmons moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons thuds his right hand into King's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Simmons waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
King scores with a one two! Simmons had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Simmons scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Simmons misses.
King moves in looking to clinch but Simmons pushes him off.
King gets tackled into the cage by Simmons. Simmons maintains the clinch.
Simmons breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Simmons avoids the head kick by King.
King throws a combination. Simmons tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Simmons throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
Simmons instigates a clinch.
Simmons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Simmons misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
Simmons misses with an uppercut.
Simmons showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.
Simmons on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A punch combination from King misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simmons on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simmons smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Simmons throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Luther King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Simmons throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck King on the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Simmons comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Simmons has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Manny Simmons!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Manny Simmons!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Manny Simmons!
Manny Simmons wins by unanimous decision!
Manny Simmons took some time post fight to say the following; 'Well we dont even know each snother but I was waiting for him at 3 o'clock. I knew what perscripture to use and the redeemed of the lods says so, so I beat him down and said SO. Thank yer Let er Buck and good after noont.'.
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