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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Levi King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musashimaru Koyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King's entrance music is Lou Reed - Perfect Day. A fine choice. Koyo has chosen "Tengoku Kara Kaminari" by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Levi King!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Musashimaru Koyo!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King tries to clinch but Koyo moves out of range.
Koyo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A momentary lapse in concentration from King enables Koyo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. King manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Koyo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Koyo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
King has control of Koyo's left arm, preventing Koyo from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Levi King wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Koyo slips a jab from King.
Koyo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Koyo is just out of range.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Koyo tries to score with a low kick but King moves his leg out of the way.
Koyo throws a solid leg kick but King takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Koyo.
Koyo connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Levi King has been cut.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koyo.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King throws a big shot that misses.
King tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Koyo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Koyo.
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 is looking to score with low kicks.
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Koyo slaps away a takedown attempt from King, before circling back to the center of the mat.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King slips a straight right by Koyo.
Koyo throws a leg kick that misses.
King tries to clinch up but Koyo circles away and keeps his distance.
Koyo defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koyo slips under a jab from King.
Koyo with a lazy takedown attempt
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
Koyo ducks under a wild hook from King.
Koyo looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
Koyo wants to land a leg kick but King is out of range.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Koyo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Koyo 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.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koyo moves away.
Koyo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
King will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
King clinches up with Koyo and pushes him back against the cage.
King lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koyo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Koyo.
Koyo missing with knees to the body.
King throws an elbow but it misses.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
King letting Koyo take a breather here.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koyo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
King is breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Koyo.
Koyo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koyo misses the shot to the body.
King ducks under a wild hook from Koyo.
King tries a low kick but Koyo avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Musashimaru Koyo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Levi King's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Koyo tries a head kick but it misses.
Koyo takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
Koyo gets tackled into the cage by King. King maintains the clinch.
King lands an elbow just above Koyo 's eye.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Koyo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Koyo misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
Koyo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Koyo.
King tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Koyo missing with knees to the body.
King lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Musashimaru Koyo has been cut.
King holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Koyo tries a body shot but King blocks it.
Musashimaru Koyo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Koyo.
Koyo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
Koyo looking for a takedown.
Come on Koyo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Koyo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Koyo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King being controlled against the cage.
King blocks an uppercut.
Koyo is working for takedown but King is calmly controlling the position for now.
Koyo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Koyo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Koyo misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koyo tries a body shot but King blocks it.
Koyo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by King after a bit of a struggle.
Levi King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Musashimaru Koyo.
Koyo just leaning against King, taking a breather.
Koyo is looking to control King's arms but King gets an underhook and turns him. Now Koyo has his back to the cage.
Koyo takes a shot to the head.
Koyo tries to stall but King uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
King prevents a body shot from Koyo.
King blocks an elbow strike.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
King lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, King throws an elbow but misses.
Koyo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice body punch from Koyo - that landed with a thud.
Koyo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from King.
King on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Koyo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws an elbow but it misses.
King is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Koyo is defending well for now.
King throws a head punch that misses.
Koyo avoiding damage as King throws knees to the body.
Koyo avoids a wild elbow strike from King.
Koyo misses with a body punch.
Koyo stalling the fight.
Koyo takes an elbow to the temple.
Koyo managing to block the knees to the body from King.
Koyo misses with a short punch on the inside.
King working aggressively here.
Koyo tries to land knees in the clinch but King avoids the damage to the body.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koyo gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Koyo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koyo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Koyo throws a big elbow that misses.
King utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Koyo throws a hook but King blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koyo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
King stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and King wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Musashimaru Koyo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Koyo scores with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Koyo looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
King lands a head shot.
King slips a jab from Koyo.
Koyo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Koyo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. King doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koyo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Musashimaru Koyo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King misses with a takedown attempt - Koyo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A left lands for Koyo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koyo tries a head kick but it misses.
Koyo closes this distance looking for a takedown but King circles away.
Koyo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koyo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. King checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
King lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Koyo.
King looks to clinch
and Koyo counters with a leg kick.
Koyo with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koyo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King blocks a head kick by Koyo.
Koyo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps King's head backwards.
Koyo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koyo feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends King sprawling to the canvas! King rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Koyo finish him?!
King is rocked!
Koyo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koyo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by King.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koyo shoots in and drives through. King sprawls well.
Koyo looks to land a body kick but King moved away.
Koyo throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koyo misses with a takedown attempt - King sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Levi King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Musashimaru Koyo.
Koyo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
King staying out of range there.
Koyo slips a jab from King.
Koyo keeps the fight on the outside.
Koyo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Koyo.
Koyo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
King moves in looking to clinch but Koyo pushes him off.
Koyo misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koyo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
King misses with a hook
and Koyo counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Koyo throws a wild body kick that King sees coming a mile off.
Koyo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
King shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
King tries to score with a low kick but Koyo moves his leg out of the way.
Koyo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koyo blocks a head kick by King.
Koyo keeps King at a distance using the push kick.
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koyo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Musashimaru Koyo really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Koyo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping King at a distance.
A lazy body kick from Koyo
letting King counter with a right hand.
Koyo throws a jab when King was well out of range.
Koyo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King connects with a jab.
Koyo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt King.
King misses the shot to the body.
King wants to clinch but Koyo slips to the side
and Koyo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Koyo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt King.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Koyo.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Koyo throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koyo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Koyo throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
Koyo swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koyo, right into the meat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koyo, right into the meat.
King on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koyo motions for King to come forward. Koyo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Koyo checks the leg kick nicely there.
A jab from Koyo misses.
A jab lands there for King.
King is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koyo.
Koyo misses with a body shot.
King tries to clinch there but Koyo circles away.
King tries for a takedown but Koyo circles away easily
and Koyo counters with a nice uppercut.
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Koyo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King misses with a low kick.
King throws a leg kick but Koyo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Koyo misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Koyo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Koyo throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
King slips under a jab.
Koyo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koyo swings for the body but King moves out of range.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koyo.
Koyo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A head kick misses from Koyo.
King works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Koyo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from King.
King takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koyo looking to score a takedown here. King is defending well but Koyo drives through and ends up in King's guard.
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!
Koyo looking to sit in guard and control but King gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koyo looking for a sweep. Not yet Koyo, not yet.
King will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Koyo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Musashimaru Koyo dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Koyo connects with a leg kick. King looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Koyo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Koyo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
King can't escape the position.
Koyo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as King is looking to escape.
King is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koyo lands a heavy elbow.
Koyo avoids the attempt from King to control.
King is working to get back to half guard.
Koyo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koyo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. King can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Levi King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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 is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Koyo looking to ground and pound but King is blocking nicely.
King is looking to improve his position but Koyo isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koyo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Koyo working the ground and pound effectively.
Koyo throwing strikes here but King is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Koyo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Levi King's cut is getting worse.
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!
Koyo softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and King is out cold! Koyo jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Musashimaru Koyo! Musashimaru Koyo retains his super heavyweight title!
Musashimaru Koyo really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Supersize Me logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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