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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Lefort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lefort has chosen motorhead king of kings as his entrance music. Ryan King has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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255 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Lefort!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King tries to clinch up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lefort wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lefort should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
King jumps guard.
King will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lefort in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
King wants to get back to his feet but Lefort is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
King tries to strike from the bottom.
Lefort tries to free his leg and advance position but King is retaining full guard.
King is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
King thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
King is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lefort is controlling him.
King wants to improve his position but instead Lefort has moved into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King is refusing to be controlled, as Lefort sits in half guard.
King lands with a few short shots to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King wants to improve his position but Lefort is controlling well.
King is trying to stand back up but Lefort is controlling him
Lefort slips a nice elbow through King's hands, connecting with King's forehead.
King missing with punches from the bottom.
King tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Still in half guard, Lefort seems content to control.
King is trying to stand.
Lefort sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. King defending well though.
King keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lefort seems to be looking for submissions.
King manages to escape and get back to his feet!
King throws a combination that misses
and Lefort moves into the clinch.
King is breathing heavily.
King throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lefort leaning his opponent 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!
King misses with a punch on the inside.
Lefort is trying to break free.
Lefort is working for takedown but King is calmly controlling the position for now.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Lefort has eaten all the pies!
King is trying to pull guard but Lefort turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
King pulls guard.
King can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lefort controls the pace.
Lefort in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lefort wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.
King is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lefort throws a big right hand that misses.
Lefort must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefort postures up in King's guard and throws a big left but King blocks it.
King tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lefort stands and throws King's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lefort sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but King is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lefort fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lefort is trying to get an arm triangle but King is defending well.
Lefort working the ground and pound but King is defending the strikes.
King is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lefort tries for a kimura but King is defending well.
Lefort tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a strike from the bottom.
King throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
King is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lefort off and has taken his back!
King struggling to land strikes to the head as Lefort covers up.
King missing with strikes from the back.
Lefort covering up well and avoiding damage.
Lefort tries to break free.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King lands shots from the back.
Lefort manages to reverse the position and now he's in King's guard. Nice work there by Lefort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ryan King will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
King avoids the head kick by Lefort.
Lefort fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lefort fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lefort throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
Lefort avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King swinging wildly here.
Lefort is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lefort changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. King tries to avoid it but Lefort manages to keep hold of a leg and drag King to the ground. King escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
King moves in looking to clinch but Lefort pushes him off.
King misses with a few strikes there.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lefort is breathing heavily.
King tries to keep at a distance but Lefort has taken the fight into the clinch.
King drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King tightens his grip and picks Lefort up, before dumping him to the ground. Lefort manages to land in guard.
Lefort looking to control.
King throws a big right hand that misses.
King throws a big right hand that misses.
King with a nice head shot there.
Lefort is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
King passes Lefort's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lefort trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
King landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King with shots to the head and body - Lefort looks very uncomfortable down there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lefort really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lefort is in a horrible position here. King smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lefort trying desperately to get to his feet.
Lefort working to try and regain half guard.
King raining down shots from the mount!
Lefort is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lefort is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King unloading with bombs!
King in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting King here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
King looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
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.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, King cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
King pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, King cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
King punishing his opponent with strikes.
You get the feeling that Lefort really doesn't like being in this position too much.
King looking to ground and pound his opponent to 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 with shots to the head and body - Lefort looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lefort is working to get back to half guard.
King raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King lands a big shot there that rocks Lefort but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lefort is in a horrible position here. King smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
King avoids the attempt from Lefort to control.
Lefort keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King breaks from Lefort's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lefort is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lefort?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan King dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lefort tries to keep at a distance but King has taken the fight into the clinch.
King wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
King pulls guard.
Lefort stands and throws King's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lefort trying to control the action but King is working from the bottom.
King avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lefort.
King is looking to get back to his feet here but Lefort is keeping cool and he's managed to take King's back.
King looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Even with his hooks in, Lefort manages to miss with strikes from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefort working for a choke but King is defending well.
Lefort is trying to stick to King's back but King is turning into Lefort. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lefort's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by King.
King throws a big elbow that misses.
King with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
King postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
King loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
King won't allow Lefort to sweep him here.
King with a flurry of punches that miss.
King throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lefort looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
King keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lefort's head.
Ryan King overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
King won't allow Lefort to sweep him here.
King passes into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King throwing shots but Lefort is blocking nicely.
Lefort trying to control here.
King drops an elbow to the side of Lefort's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is nestled in close to Lefort, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
King working over Lefort with some ground and pound. Lefort looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
King lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
King tries to stand and escape but Lefort is controlling the position.
Lefort keeping control of the position.
King throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lefort taking some punishment here, with King in his half guard.
Lefort gets back to full guard.
King would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lefort is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lefort is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the cage.
Lefort gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from King.
King wants a takedown but no success here.
King has Lefort pressed against the cage, preventing Lefort from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lefort working hard to break the clinch.
Lefort changes levels and goes for a takedown here. King fights it off and pushes away nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from King misses.
Steve Lefort has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
King is looking to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan King!
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FIGHT
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