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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Bernside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying King's choice of entrance music: Saliva-Badass. David Bernside has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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213 lbs
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208 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Bernside!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony King!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bernside tried to counter with a leg kick but King avoided it.
King fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bernside.
King scores with a hook to the body. Bernside takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
King works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bernside tries to clinch up.
King lands with a hook. Bernside tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like David Bernside has been cut.
Bernside just misses with a punch to the body.
Tony King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King blocks the body kick.
Bernside leaves King with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bernside fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
King connects with a body shot that sends Bernside's belly button to the back.
King shoots in but no luck this time.
David Bernside has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony King.
King throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Bernside to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a series of punches but Bernside moves out of range.
King walks into a straight right hand from Bernside.
King on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bernside seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nice body punch from King.
Bernside scores with a push kick.
We've been informed that King has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bernside throws a wild body kick that King sees coming a mile off.
King shoots in looking for a takedown but Bernside manages to keep the fight standing, pushing King's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from King.
King moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice body kick from Bernside.
A clash of legs there as Bernside blocks the low kick.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bernside manages to avoid it.
Bernside tried to counter with a leg kick but King avoided it.
King closes the distance and clinches up with Bernside, looking for a takedown. King pushes Bernside against the ropes but Bernside circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
It looked like Bernside wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
King takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Bernside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King misses with a leg kick.
Bernside swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and King counters with a straight right hand.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King misses with the combination.
King has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bernside.
Left hook, right uppercut from King.
That kick from Bernside tenderised King's leg. King is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bernside tries to clinch up.
King blocks a head kick by Bernside.
David Bernside is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bernside is looking to score with low kicks.
Bernside throws a body kick that misses.
King looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bernside can pounce on him.
Bernside moves into the clinch.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Bernside uses good head movement to avoid it.
King tries a body shot but Bernside blocks it.
King prevents a body shot from Bernside.
Bernside misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bernside has a couple of punches blocked by King.
A left hand lands to the body for Bernside.
King tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bernside blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King checks the leg kick nicely there.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King shoots in for a takedown but Bernside shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernside delivers a nice body kick.
King moves out of range as Bernside strikes.
Bernside looks for the body kick but King saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Bernside misses its intended target.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
Bernside thuds his shin into the meat of King's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bernside moves in looking to clinch but King pushes him off.
Bernside jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bernside throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Bernside.
King fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bernside throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Bernside does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bernside quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
King throws a right hand that Bernside ducks under and follows up with a left that Bernside also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bernside. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bernside ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
A nice side step and King releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bernside lands a nice looking kick to the body. King takes a step back to recover.
King motions for Bernside to come forward. King throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Bernside. That snapped King's head back.
King throws a lazy uppercut
and Bernside makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
King misses with a two punch combination.
Bernside slips under a jab from King.
King throws a body punch but Bernside moves out of range.
As King backs away, Bernside returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bernside's corner calls for a 1-2. Bernside obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bernside scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bernside throws a body shot but no joy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bernside lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bernside wants to land a leg kick but King is out of range.
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!
Bernside connects with a leg kick. King looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bernside just misses with a punch to the body.
King shoots in and bounces Bernside off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Bernside seems keen to control King's posture.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
King won't allow Bernside to sweep him here.
King throws a strike but Bernside rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
King tries to strike from the bottom.
Bernside showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bernside trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bernside is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because King is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
King keeping full guard, as Bernside tries to pass.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bernside slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
King controls Bernside momentarily but Bernside frees himself.
Bernside is pushing down on King's leg trying to pass to half guard. King is fighting to maintain full guard but Bernside has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bernside trying to mount his opponent but King defends it.
Bernside wants to take a breather but King is having none of it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bernside scoring with strikes to the body and head.
King is staying active underneath Bernside, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bernside is just content to waste time from the top position. King takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bernside controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bernside missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Bernside dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Bernside's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bernside throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Bernside stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from King.
Bernside throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
King looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A bone on bone clash there as Bernside blocks the leg kick.
King looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
King misses with a low kick.
Bernside is looking to wear down King with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A solid leg kick lands there for King.
Bernside stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bernside wants it to stay on the feet.
Bernside keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bernside connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big left from King misses.
King doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bernside is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
Bernside misses with an attempted mid kick.
King throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bernside counters with a solid body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King misses with a hook. Bernside ducked under it nicely.
Bernside throws a leg kick but King checks it.
King throws a counter combo.
Bernside throws a nice head kick!
Bernside looks for the body kick but King saw that one coming.
Bernside throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bernside forces King back against the ropes and clinches.
Bernside escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bernside throws a front kick that sends King stumbling back into the ropes.
King lands with a nice body punch.
Bernside throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bernside throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice body kick from Bernside.
Bernside drives through and clinches with King against the ropes.
Bernside lands with a left to the head.
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!
Bernside drops down looking for an ankle pick but King pulls his leg out and moves away.
King throws a solid leg kick but Bernside takes the impact on his shin and smiles at King.
King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bernside pinned against the ropes. Bernside gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
David Bernside has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony King.
King is breathing heavily.
King changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bernside looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
King tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bernside is looking to regain half guard here but King keeps moving and retains side control.
King working the ground and pound.
Tony King has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernside is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bernside trying to control here.
Bernside is concentrating on defense, preventing King from advancing position.
King is looking to advance position but Bernside won't allow it.
King misses with a head shot. Bernside uses the momentum to regain guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
King is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
King landing with the ground and pound.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Bernside is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bernside is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bernside is working hard here to advance position.
King postures up.
King stopping the sweep attempt from Bernside.
King lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
King must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
King preventing the sweep.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
King makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bernside working a defensive guard here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
King with a hook.
King staying out of range there.
A shot to the liver by Bernside. Beautiful body shot.
King misses with a low kick.
King changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bernside tries to avoid it but King manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bernside to the ground. Bernside escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
King throws a chopping leg kick but Bernside manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bernside lands a nice looking kick to the body. King takes a step back to recover.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bernside was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King misses with a looping left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bernside.
Bernside lands a nice looking body kick.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bernside.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
King chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bernside feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to King's calf.
King chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bernside can pounce on him.
Bernside scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King throws a front kick aimed at Bernside's knee but Bernside avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Bernside.
Bernside comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bernside dodges the punch combination from King.
Bernside throws a chopping leg kick but King manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
King misses with a low kick as Bernside jumps back.
Bernside ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bernside quickly recovers to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
King lands strikes from half guard.
Bernside regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bernside is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bernside wants to take a breather but King is having none of it.
Bernside looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
King has hold of Bernside's hands but Bernside slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bernside wants to lay and pray for a moment but King keeps working.
Bernside works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bernside wants to control the pace but King is squirming around nicely.
Tony King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bernside landing strikes from the mount.
King is in a horrible position here. Bernside smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Bernside.
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.
Bernside wants to control the pace but King is squirming around nicely.
Bernside cracks King with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
King tries to hold on but Bernside pushes him away.
King is bucking up trying to escape but Bernside cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
King is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Bernside! King is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). David Bernside!
A relieved looking David Bernside thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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