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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatti Tasapaksu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tasapaksu kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Motorhead - Smiling Like A Killer . Tatti Tasapaksu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
26 - 10 - 0 |
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267 lbs
43 - 24 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tatti Tasapaksu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian King!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tasapaksu throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
Tasapaksu throws an elbow but it misses.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through King's defenses.
It looks like Brian King has been cut.
Tasapaksu tries a body shot but King blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tasapaksu.
King misses with a body punch.
King scores with a shoulder strike.
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
King misses with a body punch.
A short left from King.
King works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A hook to the body from Tasapaksu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasapaksu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tasapaksu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tasapaksu blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tasapaksu.
King tries to work over Tasapaksu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from King.
Tasapaksu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tasapaksu unloads a knee to the mid-section. King lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
King working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
King blocks an elbow strike from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu slowing the pace effectively.
King is struggling to control the position.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Tasapaksu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Tasapaksu controls the action.
Tasapaksu prevents a body shot from King.
King avoids the elbow strike from Tasapaksu, against the cage.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
King throws a head punch that misses.
Tasapaksu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tasapaksu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. King is defending well for now.
Tasapaksu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Tasapaksu uses good head movement to avoid it.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tasapaksu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
King misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, King creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
King lands a shot to the body.
King has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tasapaksu pushes off an throws an elbow but King leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tasapaksu blocks an uppercut.
King scores with an uppercut up the middle.
King blocks an uppercut.
Tasapaksu misses with an elbow over the top.
Tasapaksu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Tasapaksu.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tasapaksu's elbow.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
Tasapaksu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
King lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from King.
Tasapaksu blocks a body shot from King.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tasapaksu throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by King.
Tasapaksu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tasapaksu lands a knee to the body.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Tasapaksu.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Tasapaksu controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Tasapaksu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tasapaksu is trying to stall.
Tasapaksu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tasapaksu lands a knee to the body.
Tasapaksu misses with a punch to the body.
King wants to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hand to the body from King.
Knees to the body from Tasapaksu.
King lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brian King will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brian King's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
King misses the jab.
Tasapaksu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A telegraphed right hand from Tasapaksu misses the target.
King clinches up against the cage.
Tasapaksu trying to stall but King improves his position.
King lands a nice shot to the body.
Tasapaksu has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tasapaksu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
King misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for King.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
King lands a shoulder strike.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by King as Tasapaksu tries to tie him up.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Tasapaksu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King scores with a shoulder strike.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Tasapaksu.
King lands with a short shot to the head.
King tries to work over Tasapaksu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tasapaksu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Brian King's cut even more.
Tasapaksu throws an elbow but it misses.
King lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
King lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Tatti Tasapaksu has been cut.
King misses with a punch to the body.
King tries a body shot but Tasapaksu blocks it.
King scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tasapaksu.
Brian King seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from King.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, King creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tasapaksu is rocked!
Tasapaksu tries to stall but King uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Oh Tasapaksu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
King works on Tasapaksu's body with a couple of short punches.
Tasapaksu seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Tasapaksu to his knees! King keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian King!
A very excited looking Brian King rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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