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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Mackenzie King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Torturo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mackenzie King comes into the arena with Westside Connection - Gangsta Nation blaring out of the sound system. Torturo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mogwai - Katrien kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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213 lbs
28 - 14 - 0 |
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189 cm
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217 lbs
32 - 12 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Mackenzie King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Marko Torturo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torturo missing with a left hand there. Mackenzie King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mackenzie King missing with a left hand there. Torturo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mackenzie King chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Torturo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mackenzie King looks to land a combination but Torturo avoids it well.
Mackenzie King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torturo manages to avoid it.
Mackenzie King ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mackenzie King cracks Torturo with a right hand to the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as Mackenzie King blocks the low kick.
Torturo works the jab nicely.
Torturo looks to land a body kick but Mackenzie King moved away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mackenzie King.
Torturo throws a chopping leg kick but Mackenzie King manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Torturo throws a wild body kick that Mackenzie King sees coming a mile off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mackenzie King shoots in looking for a takedown but Torturo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mackenzie King's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Torturo throws a jab when Mackenzie King was well out of range.
Mackenzie King feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Torturos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Torturo throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mackenzie King.
A lazy left from Mackenzie King finds it's target.
Mackenzie King fails to land the takedown.
Torturo thuds a left hand into Mackenzie King's body.
Mackenzie King throws a low kick but Torturo avoids it.
Torturo scoring well with a low kick there.
Mackenzie King misses with a kick to the body.
Good work by Torturo as he checks the leg kick.
Mackenzie King lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mackenzie King tries a low kick but Torturo avoids it.
Mackenzie King fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mackenzie King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Torturo pinned against the cage. Torturo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Mackenzie King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mackenzie King tries to score with a low kick but Torturo moves his leg out of the way.
That's two 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!
Torturo avoids the head kick by Mackenzie King.
William Mackenzie King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torturo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mackenzie King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torturo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like William Mackenzie King has been cut.
Torturo avoids the body shot from Mackenzie King.
A nice inside leg kick there by Torturo. That's going to slow Mackenzie King down.
Torturo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mackenzie King.
Mackenzie King throws a hook but Torturo blocks it.
Mackenzie King misses with a straight left.
Mackenzie King throws a lazy body kick
and Torturo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mackenzie King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mackenzie King looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Torturo is fending him off so far but Mackenzie King persists. Nope, Torturo circles away and we're back to standing.
Torturo scores with a jab to the body.
Mackenzie King fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mackenzie King throws a front kick aimed at Torturo's knee but Torturo avoids it well.
Mackenzie King misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie King gets a takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Torturo is controlling Mackenzie King's trapped leg to prevent Mackenzie King from advancing to side control.
Mackenzie King is trying to control. Torturo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Torturo wants to improve his position but Mackenzie King is controlling well.
Mackenzie King is just content to waste time from the top position. Torturo takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Torturo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie King landing some decent shots from guard.
Mackenzie King wants to control from the top but Torturo keeps moving.
Mackenzie King stopping the sweep attempt from Torturo.
Mackenzie King is looking to work some ground and pound but Torturo has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Mackenzie King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Mackenzie King's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Torturo misses with a low kick as Mackenzie King jumps back.
Mackenzie King avoids the body shot from Torturo.
Torturo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mackenzie King.
Mackenzie King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torturo.
Mackenzie King throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Torturo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mackenzie King.
Mackenzie King moves out of range of the body kick.
Mackenzie King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mackenzie King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mackenzie King shoots in for a takedown but Torturo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mackenzie King looks to land a combination. Torturo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Torturo is looking to score with low kicks.
Torturo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Torturo lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mackenzie King throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackenzie King shoots in looking for a takedown. Torturo tries to sprawl out of it but Mackenzie King keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Torturo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mackenzie King shoots in for a takedown but Torturo shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Mackenzie King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mackenzie King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Torturo pinned against the cage. Torturo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mackenzie King moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
William Mackenzie King is winning the standup battle so far.
Mackenzie King fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Torturo is out of range.
Mackenzie King looks to land a combination but Torturo avoids it well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Torturo, right into the meat.
Torturo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mackenzie King checks it well.
Torturo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Torturo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Torturo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Torturo.
Mackenzie King scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie King thuds his shin into the meat of Torturo's side.
Mackenzie King moves out of range as Torturo strikes.
Torturo ducks under a wild hook from Mackenzie King.
Mackenzie King fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mackenzie King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Torturo.
Mackenzie King misses with a body shot.
Mackenzie King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Torturo lands with a kick to the temple. Mackenzie King shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Torturo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mackenzie King breaks the clinch.
Mackenzie King looks to throw the jab but Torturo is out of range.
Mackenzie King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torturo.
Torturo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie King closes the distance and clinches up with Torturo, looking for a takedown. Mackenzie King pushes Torturo against the cage but Torturo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Torturo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Torturo throws a leg kick but Mackenzie King sees it coming and moves out of range.
Torturo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Torturo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mackenzie King was well out of range. Poor timing from Torturo.
Mackenzie King tries to land a front kick but Torturo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Torturo throws a chopping leg kick but Mackenzie King manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Torturo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Torturo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mackenzie King misses with a body shot.
Torturo motions for Mackenzie King to come forward. Torturo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mackenzie King misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Torturo scores with a body shot.
Torturo thows a body shot but no joy.
Torturo throws a low kick but Mackenzie King moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie King will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torturo throws a front kick aimed at Mackenzie King's knee but Mackenzie King avoids it well.
Torturo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mackenzie King looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Torturo is fending him off so far but Mackenzie King persists. Nope, Torturo circles away and we're back to standing.
Mackenzie King on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Marko Torturo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Torturo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Torturo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mackenzie King is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mackenzie King tries to land a front kick but Torturo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Torturo scores with a sloppy right hand. Mackenzie King should have avoided that one.
Mackenzie King is looking to land body kicks.
Mackenzie King blocks a head kick by Torturo.
Torturo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big left from Torturo misses.
Torturo connects with a right hand. Mackenzie King shakes it off.
William Mackenzie King's cut is getting worse.
Torturo drops his hands momentarily and Mackenzie King takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Torturo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on William Mackenzie King's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Torturo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Torturo throws a hook but Mackenzie King blocks it.
Mackenzie King scores with a nice body kick.
Torturo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mackenzie King's head.
Torturo is looking to slow Mackenzie King down with leg kicks.
Mackenzie King takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mackenzie King.
A solid leg kick lands there for Torturo.
Mackenzie King cracks the inside of Torturo's front leg.
Torturo feints and then cracks Mackenzie King's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mackenzie King down.
A jab from Mackenzie King misses.
Torturo blocks the body kick.
Mackenzie King takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mackenzie King moves forwards but Torturo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mackenzie King shoots for a double leg takedown but Torturo sprawls well. He's pushed Mackenzie King's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Torturo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackenzie King swats away the attempt to clinch by Torturo.
Torturo connects with a right hand. Mackenzie King shakes it off.
Mackenzie King scores with a hook to the body. Torturo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice body kick from Torturo.
Mackenzie King misses with a takedown attempt - Torturo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mackenzie King swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Torturo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mackenzie King.
No luck for Mackenzie King with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Mackenzie King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torturo tries to clinch but Mackenzie King is having none of it.
Torturo cracks the inside of Mackenzie King's front leg.
Torturo lands the left hand.
Torturo lands a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torturo avoids the body shot from Mackenzie King.
Torturo misses with a low kick as Mackenzie King jumps back.
Mackenzie King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Torturo looks to score with a jab to the body but Mackenzie King is just out of range.
A solid body kick from Torturo.
Torturo lands with a good body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Torturo, right into the meat.
BOOM! Torturo lands a beautiful left hook that drops Mackenzie King. Mackenzie King tries to recover but Torturo is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Mackenzie King lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marko Torturo!
Marko Torturo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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hype
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