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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akbahi King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dev Greek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dev Greek struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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155 lbs
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166 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Akbahi King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dev Greek!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greek gets caught napping as King dives in and scores a takedown. Greek manages to retain guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
King engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
King seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Greek for as long as he can get away with.
King wants to get up but he can't break Greek's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
King controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Akbahi King just wasn't active enough.
Greek gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows King to score an easy takedown into full guard.
King content to stall in guard here.
Greek keeping full guard, as King tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King content to stall in guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Akbahi King wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A slow jab from Greek misses its intended target.
King takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
King tries to clinch but Greek is having none of it.
No luck for King with that takedown attempt.
King has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Greek.
Greek misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Greek is looking for a sweep.
King controlling the position from side mount.
Greek takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greek trying to remain calm as King controls from the top position.
Greek takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
King taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
King decides to stand up, so the ref orders Greek to his feet.
King closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
King not doing much here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Akbahi King just wasn't active enough.
King manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Greek on his heels. He'll look to pass Greek's guard now, I'm sure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King gets to his feet. Greek looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Greek thumps King with a low kick.
King drives through with a takedown into Greek's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
King passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Greek being controlled for a moment.
King decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Greek gets caught flat footed, as King shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
King not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akbahi King dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Greek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King walks into a jab.
Greek misses with an uppercut
and King counters with a nice double leg into side control. Greek won't be happy with that.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
King stands up.
King shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than King was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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 content just to control the position here.
Greek tries to get back to half guard but can't.
King is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Greek can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
King controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King landing strikes from the mount.
King looking to control and managing it successfully.
King has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Greek takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
King looking to control and managing it successfully.
King is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Greek can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Greek's face.
King controlling from mount.
King lands a heavy elbow.
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!
Greek is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
King lands a big elbow.
Greek is in a horrible position here. King smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Greek is breathing heavily.
King looking to finish Greek with some ground and pound. This is bad for Greek!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Greek?
Greek is trying to escape the mount.
Greek taking shots to the head.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Greek can do to turn this around?
King fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
King controlling his opponent.
King with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King scoring with strikes but Greek is staying in there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King 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 raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King controlling his opponent.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Greek is in a horrible position here. King smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akbahi King dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Greek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Greek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King closes the distance and clinches.
King lands on the inside with an uppercut.
King takes an elbow to the forehead.
King tries for a takedown. No joy.
King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King forces Greek back against the ropes and clinches.
Greek is trying to force a seperation but King has the dominant position.
Greek is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Greek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dev Greek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Greek circles away.
Greek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Greek swings widly with a right hand
and King counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King controls the position.
Greek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King scores with punches from side control.
King is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Akbahi King wasn't doing enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Greek looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
Akbahi King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King moves into the clinch successfully.
King takes a knee to the side of the body.
King keeps control of Greek as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Greek lands a good knee to the midsection. King won't want to take too many of those.
Greek tries to circle away but King has him pinned against the ropes.
King jumps guard and drags Greek to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
King wants to stand but Greek is controlling the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greek being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akbahi King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Akbahi King wasn't doing enough on the ground.
King looking to score a takedown here. Greek is defending well but King drives through and ends up in Greek's guard.
King stands up and waves to Greek to follow him.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Greek.
Dev Greek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King looking to score a takedown here. Greek is defending well but King drives through and ends up in Greek's guard.
King looking to pass the guard.
King stays in close to Greek's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akbahi King has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Greek.
King shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than King was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
King tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that's the end of the fight!
Akbahi King showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for King, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Akbahi King!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Akbahi King!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Akbahi King!
Akbahi King wins by unanimous decision!
Akbahi King thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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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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