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Event:
TOF 107
Date: Apr 27, 2024 |
#R1#
King throws an off balance right hand
letting Beocca counter with a right hand.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Beocca connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
King rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beocca counters with a straight that turns King's legs to rubber! Beocca pushes forward with more strikes and King goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sir Beocca !
A very excited looking Sir Beocca made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
TOF 99
Date: Apr 07, 2024 |
#R1#
Coles slips a jab from King.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coles.
King looks to land a left hand but Coles moved out of range nicely.
Arthur King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King lands a glancing blow to the side of Coles's head.
King ducks under a wild hook from Coles.
King rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Coles counters with a left to the body.
King definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice straight punches there by King. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of King.#TD#
Coles gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Coles seems keen to control King's posture.
Coles looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
King passes Coles's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coles wants to get back to his feet.
#T1##ES2#
Coles kicks off King and gets to his feet. #TD#
King closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - King lands in his opponent's guard.
King throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Coles trying to keep a closed guard but King is proving a slippery customer.
King throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as King accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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.#T2#
King is fighting to break Coles's control of his arms but Coles is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
King might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Coles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
King pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Coles is keeping the position for now.
King working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Coles is pulling down on King's head. It's preventing any offense from King, at least for the moment.#T3#
King stops Coles from standing up.
Coles is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Coles lands with a cross.
Coles slips a straight right by King.
Coles lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
King moves out of range of the strikes.
King jabs Coles to the body, keeping him at a distance.
King throws a sloppy body shot
letting Coles counter with a right hand.
King dodges the punch combination from Coles.
#T4#
King catches Coles with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck for King with that takedown attempt.
Coles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
King swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!#TD#
King throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Coles was covering up waiting for the punch and King finishes the takedown easily into guard.
King is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T5#
Coles is pulling down on King's head. It's preventing any offense from King, at least for the moment.
King lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as King accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
King keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Coles's head.
King throwing strikes but missing. #T6#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
King trying to control but Coles is working from the bottom.
Coles is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Coles keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
King pushes down on Coles's leg and manages to get into half guard.
King scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#T7#
King not landing any meaningful shots this time.
King sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Coles defending well though.
Coles taking some punishment here, with King in his half guard.
King is keen to just control but Coles is a slippery customer.
King wants to free his trapped foot but Coles is holding on for dear life with his legs.
King throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Coles is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
King not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T8#
Coles is staying active underneath King, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB#
King seems to be working for a kimura but Coles defends the submission attempt.
Coles is controlling King's position as best he can from this difficult position.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD#
King drives through with a takedown into Coles's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Coles working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from King.
King is fighting to break Coles's control of his arms but Coles is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
King trying to control but Coles is working from the bottom. #T9#
King throwing strikes from guard but Coles blocks nicely.
Coles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Coles seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Coles preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Coles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Coles is controlling King's posture.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
King shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur King dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Coles throws a hook but King blocks it.
King swings away with a body shot that misses
and Coles counters with a stiff right hand.
King avoids the body shot from Coles.
Coles throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Coles throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
King misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coles.
It looked like King wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Coles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King misses with a hook. Coles ducked under it nicely.
King shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Coles defends it nicely.#T1#
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coles swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
King throws a hook but Coles blocks it.
It seemed like Coles was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Coles is just out of range.
King moves out of range of the strikes.
King misses with a straight right. #TD#
King shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Coles is trying to defend but King finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Coles has one foot on King's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Coles throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T2#
Nice takedown defense from Coles. No joy for King on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King swings for the body but Coles moves out of range.
Phillip Coles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
King with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Coles counter with a right hand.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Coles is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Coles throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#TD#
King gets a takedown into half guard.
King works his way into side control.
Coles is trying to get back to his feet.#T3#
Coles is looking to regain half guard here but King keeps moving and retains side control.
King wants to lay and pray for a moment but Coles keeps working.
Coles gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
King wants to free his trapped foot but Coles is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
King is looking to take a break and control but Coles is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
King missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
King working the head and body with strikes.
Coles trying to control from the bottom.
Coles tries to roll over but King keeps him under control.
Coles trying to control here.
King working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #CUT#It looks like Phillip Coles has been cut.#T5#
King thows a huge punch but Coles dodges it nicely.
Coles trying to control here.
King is figuring out what he wants to do next.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
King throws a hook but Coles blocks it.
King throws the left hand but Coles avoids the punch easily.
King shoots in for a double leg but Coles sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Coles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
King throws a hook but Coles blocks it.#TD#
King closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Coles did well to prevent King getting side control.#T6#
King thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ground and pound from King.
Coles has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. King is working away from the top position though.
King seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Coles trying to control here.
#T7#
King is pressing down on Coles's thigh, looking to free his foot. Coles is holding on for now.
Coles trying to control here.
King tries to pass the half guard into mount. Coles knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Coles avoiding damage under a succession of punches from King.
King thows a huge punch but Coles dodges it nicely.
#SUB#
King is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#T8#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Coles is trying to stand.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Coles throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
King throws a jab when Coles was well out of range.
King swings and misses with a shot to the body
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
King misses the jab.
It seemed like Coles was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
King throws a hook to the side of Coles's head but Coles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Coles looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coles moves away.
King takes a swing at Coles's ribcage but misses.
Coles might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#T9#
King tries to score a power double leg takedown but Coles sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten King somewhat.
Coles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Coles bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps King's head backwards.
King throws a lazy uppercut
and Coles counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
King misses with a double jab.
Coles throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big left from Coles misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Coles lands a jab.
King doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Coles counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Phillip Coles will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Phillip Coles's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Coles slips a jab from King.
Coles lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Coles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
King's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Coles connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! King scrambles back to his feet.#ROC2#King is rocked!
A big left from Coles misses.
Phillip Coles seems to be getting the better of the standup.#TD#
King looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Coles has his feet on King's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
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!
Coles throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target. #TD#
Coles tries to sprawl but King drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Coles is looking to control King's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Coles avoid being mounted?#T1#
King working over Coles with some ground and pound. Coles looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Coles regains full guard. Nicely done.
Coles is adopting a defensive guard.
Coles preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Coles holds on and takes a little breather.
Coles working a defensive guard here.
#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Coles being controlled here, momentarily.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
King with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
King tries to free his leg and advance position but Coles is retaining full guard.
Coles is pulling down on King's head. It's preventing any offense from King, at least for the moment.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T3#
King slips a jab from Coles.
King changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Coles tries to avoid it but King manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Coles to the ground. Coles escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Coles scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coles.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Coles.#TD#
King shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Coles manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Coles can't keep his opponent in guard - King advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #SUB#
King is looking for a kimura here.
#T4#
King prevents Coles from improving his position.
Arthur King overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
King missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
King prevents Coles from improving his position.
King slips a nice elbow through Coles's hands, connecting with Coles's forehead.#T5#
Coles tries to roll over but King keeps him under control.
Coles is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute King jumps into side control!
King wants to control but Coles is keeping him busy.
King working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Coles struggling a bit here.
King fails to land a wild elbow strike.
#T6#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
You can see the frustration on Coles's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#SUB#
King is trying to get an arm triangle but Coles is defending well.
King wants to control but Coles is keeping him busy. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Coles misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
Coles lands with a nice body punch.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Coles looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T7#
Coles missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coles.
Coles throws a jab when King was well out of range.
King connects with a body shot.
No luck for King with that takedown attempt.
King shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Coles defends it nicely.
Coles now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T8#
Coles blocks a jab.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Coles! But no joy.#TD#
King is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Coles's half guard.
Coles manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. King keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Coles is defending well.#BC2#
Coles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King shoots and misses
and Coles counters with a nice uppercut.
King avoids the body shot from Coles.
#T9#
Coles avoids the body shot from King.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King misses with an uppercut
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #TD#
King drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Coles is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Coles pulls King in close to prevent any damage.
King stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Coles swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
King wants to control from the top but Coles keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phillip Coles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Coles has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phillip Coles!
After winning the bout, Phillip Coles thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
TOF 88
Date: Mar 15, 2024 |
#R1##TD#
King gets a takedown into half guard.
Bayarmaa is looking to escape.
King working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. King connects with a nice short shot to Bayarmaa's temple. #SUB#
Bayarmaa is defending against the submission attempts here by King.
Bayarmaa is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
King is trying to control the action in half guard but Bayarmaa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bayarmaa is trying to stand.
King trying to pass the guard but Bayarmaa defending well.
Bayarmaa looks like he's trying to stand up.
King not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bayarmaa is trying to stand.
King throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
King sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bayarmaa defending well though.
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.
King is looking to advance position but Bayarmaa won't allow it.
Bayarmaa looks like he's trying to stand up.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T2#
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.
No luck for King with that takedown attempt.
King shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bayarmaa but Bayarmaa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A low kick from Bayarmaa misses #TD#
and King counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bayarmaa pushes King off but King dives into side control.
King in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bayarmaa is looking to work his way out of this bad position but King is controlling him well.#ES2#
Bayarmaa explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Bayarmaa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
King misses the shot to the body.
Bayarmaa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
King looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
King throws the left hand but Bayarmaa avoids the punch easily.#T3#
Nice shot by Bayarmaa.
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.
Bayarmaa misses with a hook.#TD#
King closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
King advances nicely into full mount.
King lands a big shot there that rocks Bayarmaa but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bayarmaa wants to get back to his feet.
King is landing with some decent strikes but Bayarmaa is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.#CUT#It looks like Gan Bayarmaa has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King breaks from Bayarmaa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
King with shots to the head and body - Bayarmaa looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bayarmaa is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
#T4#
King landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bayarmaa is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
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 lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.#CUT#That has opened up Gan Bayarmaa's cut even more.
King throws some wild stikes that Bayarmaa manages to avoid easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King raining down shots from the mount!#ROC#Bayarmaa is rocked!#CUT#Gan Bayarmaa's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gan Bayarmaa's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Arthur King!
Arthur King seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
TOF 76
Date: Feb 04, 2024 |
#R1#
Shay throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shay misses with a hook.
Shay moves out of range of the strikes.#TD#
King gets the takedown into side control.
King scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Shay to see if he's OK.
King scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Shay to see if he's OK.
King working away.#SUB#
King tries for a kimura but Shay is defending well.
Shay is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T1#
Shay stops King from passing to mount. #SUB#
King tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no King has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB#
King tries for a kimura but Shay is defending well.
Shay manages to get back to half guard.
Shay is looking for a sweep. King is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T2#
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.
Shay gets full guard.#SUB2#
Shay throws his legs up looking for a submission but King uses it to pass to side control.
Shay is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked King off and has taken his back!
King trying to control but not successfully.
Shay throwing sloppy strikes. #SUB2#
King defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Shay's arms.
Shay is hanging on to King's back as he tries to escape.
#T3#
King wants to control his opponent's hands but Shay gets his hands free.
Shay wants to control but King is keeping busy.
King tries to roll but Shay sticks to his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shay is punishing King with some ground and pound.
King is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Shay gets his hands free as King looks to control.
King tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King reaches up and holds on to Shay to control the position.
King bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!#T4#
Shay is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
King scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
King tries to free his leg and advance position but Shay is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Shay has his foot on King's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. King works his way back into a safe position though.
King wants to control from the top but Shay keeps moving. #SUB2#
Shay is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
King is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T5#
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Shay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King postures up and lands a big shot to Shay's brow.
Shay trying to control the position.
King pushes down on Shay's leg and manages to get into half guard.
King working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
King missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
King is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Shay reverses the position - he's now on top in King's guard. #T6#
King controls Shay momentarily but Shay frees himself.
Shay content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Shay trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shay postures up and lands a big shot to King's brow. #SUB2#
Shay drops back, looking for a kneebar! King looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. King looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from King! #REVR##T7#
King trying to control the action but Shay is working from the bottom.
Shay struggling a bit here.
King works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.#SUB#
King has hold of Shay's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Shay tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - King cranks the arm and Shay screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Shay, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Arthur King!
A very excited looking Arthur King made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Tevin Shay had this to say: 'I'll look back on the film and see what I did wrong. I'll take this L... it's on me.'. |
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Event:
TOF 66
Date: Dec 31, 2023 |
#R1#
Braxton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Braxton is looking to score with low kicks.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Braxton fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but King is out of range.
Braxton tries to clinch up.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braxton was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King misses with a takedown
and Braxton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL#
Braxton closes the distance and clinches.
Braxton misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that King has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Braxton misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC2#
King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King throws a predictable looking body shot
and Braxton counters with a straight right hand.
King takes a swing at Braxton's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Braxton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
Braxton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps King's head backwards.
Braxton misses with a straight left.
King blocks a jab.
King feints the counter takedown.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braxton was well out of range. Poor timing from King.#TD2#
Braxton gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows King to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Braxton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
King stands up over Braxton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
King throwing strikes from guard but Braxton blocks nicely.
King has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
King slips nicely into half guard.#T2#
Braxton is trying to stand up here but King is controlling him well.
King is nestled in close to Braxton, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
King frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King dominating with strikes 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 landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by King.
Braxton working to try and regain half guard.
King working the ground and pound effectively.
Braxton holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as King tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
#T3##SUB2#
King goes for an armbar but Braxton turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Braxton. #SU#
Braxton stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Braxton throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Braxton.
The fighters circling - Braxton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King takes a swing at Braxton's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Braxton misses the target.
A swing and a miss from King.
Braxton misses with a kick to the body.
King is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Braxton throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
King is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Braxton rather than just go for the knockout.#T4#
Braxton looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
King feints the counter takedown.
Braxton staying out of range there.
Braxton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from King misses.
King slips a straight right by Braxton.
Braxton misses the shot to the body.
Braxton lands a nice hook to King's body. King takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Braxton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD2#
King gets a takedown into half guard.
Braxton looks like he's trying to stand up.
#T5#
King scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Braxton is looking to escape.
King trying to mount his opponent but Braxton defends it. #SUB2#
King is working for a submission of some sort.
Ground and pound from King.
King looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Braxton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
King prevents Braxton from standing back up.
#T6#
Braxton is trying to get back to full guard.
King wants to pass to mount but Braxton is defending the position.
King seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Braxton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
King is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Braxton keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
Braxton is adopting a defensive guard.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Braxton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T7#
King content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
King won't allow Braxton to sweep him here.
King with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Braxton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. King manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Braxton stopping the sweep attempt from King.
Braxton wants to get up but he can't break King's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #SUB2#
King is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Braxton is aware though and is defending well.
Braxton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T8##SU#
Braxton stands up from guard. Let's bang!
King misses with a hook to the body
and Braxton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Braxton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by King.
Braxton scores with a sloppy right hand. King should have avoided that one.
Braxton ducks under a wild hook from King.
King checks a low kick from Braxton.
Braxton lands a head shot.
King shoots in looking for a takedown. Braxton tries to sprawl out of it but King keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Braxton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Braxton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King misses with a jab to the body
and Braxton counters with a straight right hand.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
Braxton jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
It looks like Braxton has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.#T9#
Braxton tries a head kick but it misses.
#TD2#
Braxton gets caught napping as King dives in and scores a takedown. Braxton manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #ES#
Braxton has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. King has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Braxton cracks King with a nice body shot.
Braxton misses with a body punch.
King tries to break the clinch but Braxton is controlling the position.
Braxton tries a knee to the head but King blocks it.
King stalling against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Braxton won't allow it.
Braxton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Braxton tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Danny Braxton will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2##TD2#
King feints and as Braxton raises his hands in defense, King changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
King looking to pass the guard.
Braxton wants to get back to his feet but King is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Braxton keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
Arthur King has got the better of the ground game so far.
King is in close to Braxton's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braxton wants to stand but King is controlling the position.
Braxton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from King.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as King accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T1#
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
King postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
King prevents Braxton from getting back to his feet.
King trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
King stops Braxton from standing up. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
King sizes up Braxton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Braxton throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
King feints the counter takedown.
King looks to land a left hand but Braxton moved out of range nicely.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Braxton throwing a counter right hand but King manages to avoid it.
Braxton misses with a double jab
#TD2#
and King counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Braxton on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T2#
Braxton is looking for a sweep. King is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
King looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Braxton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
King trying to mount his opponent but Braxton defends it.
King seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Braxton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Braxton wants to get back to his feet.
King tries to pass to full mount but Braxton defends it. #SUB2#
King is looking for a kimura here.
Braxton is not content to let King control the position.#T3#
The fighters are battling for position here. Braxton manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Braxton holds on and takes a little breather.
Braxton working a defensive guard here.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Braxton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
King postures up in Braxton's guard and throws a big left but Braxton blocks it. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#TD2#
King gets a takedown into half guard.
Braxton kicks off King and gets to his feet.
A punch lands to the side of King 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A big left from King misses.
King misses with a hook.#TD2#
King closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - King lands in his opponent's guard.
Braxton trying to control the position.
King pushes down on Braxton's leg and manages to get into half guard.#T5#
King content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Braxton is trying to get back to full guard.
King missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
King working over Braxton with some ground and pound. Braxton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
King passes the guard and advances to mount! #T6#
King lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Braxton hang on?
Braxton wants to hold on but King pushes him away.
Braxton tries to reverse the position but King maintains control.
King looking to finish Braxton with some ground and pound. This is bad for Braxton!
Braxton tries to hold on but King postures up.
Braxton regains half guard.
King wants to lay and pray for a moment but Braxton keeps working. #T7##ES#
Braxton has one foot on King's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
King misses with a hook.
King uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Braxton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
King feints the counter takedown.
King misses the jab.
King missing with a left hand there. Braxton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice leg kick from Braxton, right into the meat of the thigh.
Braxton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Braxton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
Braxton tries to counter by moving into the clinch but King manages to circle out of the way.
A big right from King misses.
It looked like Braxton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T8#
Nice jab there from Braxton.
Braxton thuds his right hand into King's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from King misses.
Braxton is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from King.
Braxton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. King looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Braxton fails with an attempt to clinch.
King misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
King needs to keep his hands up - Braxton had a free shot at his head there.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Braxton.
Braxton slips under a jab.
Braxton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.#T9#
Braxton's jab looks to have found its range, popping King under the eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Braxton does a little dance to reset his feet.
King avoids the head kick by Braxton.
Braxton scores with a sloppy right hand. King should have avoided that one.
Nice takedown defense from Braxton. No joy for King on that attempt.
King checks the leg kick nicely there.
Braxton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#TD2#
King closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - King lands in his opponent's guard.
Braxton wants to sweep but no luck.
Braxton being controlled here, momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arthur King will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
King blocks a jab.
King takes one on the button.
King misses with an uppercut. Braxton saw that one coming.
Braxton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Braxton scores with a jab to the body.
King shoots in but no luck this time.
Braxton takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
Braxton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice sprawl there from Braxton as King shoots in.
Braxton tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King slips under a jab from Braxton.
King misses with a wild body shot.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Braxton counters with a nice body shot.
King has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#T1#
Braxton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Braxton wants it to stay on the feet.
Braxton tried to counter with a leg kick but King avoided it.
Danny Braxton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur King.#CL#
Braxton moves into the clinch successfully.
Braxton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
King has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Braxton after a bit of a struggle.
Braxton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kings head.
Braxton struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
#BC2#
King breaks from the clinch.
Braxton just misses with a punch to the body.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Braxton cracks King with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Braxton throws a chopping leg kick but King manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
King lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Braxton at a distance.
Braxton lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
#T2#
Braxton throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
King takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Braxton looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
King lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Braxton misses with a hook.
Braxton avoids a punch combination nicely.
King has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Braxton just misses with a punch to the body.
Braxton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
King digs a good body shot into Braxton's ribs.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Braxton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Braxton throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T3#
Braxton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Braxton cracks King with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick from Braxton lands but King takes it in his stride. #TD2#
King closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Braxton did well to prevent King getting side control.
King lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
King throws a strike but Braxton avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
King wants to control from the top but Braxton keeps moving. #T4#
Braxton pulls King in close to prevent any damage.
King throws a big elbow that misses.
Braxton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
King controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Braxton wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and King manages to pass to side control. #T5#
Braxton blocking the ground and pound attempt from King.
Braxton looks like he's trying to stand up.
King missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
King trying to control the action but Braxton is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Braxton.
And King tries to counter it with a takedown but Braxton pushes his down on his head and steps out.
King getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Braxton loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.
King with the counter takedown but Braxton avoids it easily.#T6#
Braxton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
King throws a predictable looking body shot
and Braxton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Braxton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Braxton.
King ducks under a wild hook from Braxton.
King looks like he wants to counter punch here.
King rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Braxton counters with a stiff right hand.
Braxton throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Braxton swinging wildly here.
Braxton tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Braxton throws a leg kick but King checks it.
King with the counter takedown but Braxton avoids it easily.
Braxton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.#T7#
Braxton throws a poor cross that misses
and King counters with a nice uppercut. #TD2#
King throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Braxton tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. King is in Braxton's guard.
King tries to free his leg and advance position but Braxton is retaining full guard.
King preventing the sweep.
King tries to free his leg and advance position but Braxton is retaining full guard.
King advances to half guard.
King with the ground and pound but Braxton uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Braxton is looking to stand up but King isn't so interested in that idea.
King lands a couple of elbows.
King throwing strikes but missing. #T8#
Braxton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Braxton wants to stand up but King is controlling him.
King distracts Braxton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
King throws a big elbow that misses.
King lands a couple of elbows.
King throws a big elbow that misses. #T9#
King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
King misses with an uppercut.
Braxton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Braxton wants it to stay on the feet.
Braxton is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Braxton looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
King misses with an uppercut
and Braxton counters with a nice body shot.
King throws a jab when Braxton was well out of range.
Danny Braxton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Braxton throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
Braxton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck King on the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Braxton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Braxton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Braxton!
Danny Braxton retains his middleweight title!
Danny Braxton decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
TOF 59
Date: Dec 09, 2023 |
#R1#
Stewart with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stewart lands a lovely overhand right.
A big right from Stewart misses.
Danny Stewart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stewart stuffs the takedown.
We've been hearing reports that King has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Stewart misses with a hook.
King gets cracked there but stands up to it.
King takes a swing at Stewart's ribcage but misses.
Stewart avoids the body shot from King.
Stewart lands a really nice looking cross but King seems unphased.
Stewart connects with a looping right hand.
Stewart throws a sloppy body shot
#TD#
and King counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King throwing shots but Stewart is blocking nicely.
Stewart is staying active underneath King, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stewart felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Stewart wants to get back to full guard.
King lands strikes from half guard.#T1#
King is looking to take a break and control but Stewart is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
King controlling the action here.
Stewart won't allow King to pass to mount.
King not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
King sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stewart defending well though.
King is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Stewart!
King lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
King with a couple of short strikes.
Stewart tries to lock up and control but King gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T2#
King looking to control but Stewart is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #SUB#
King looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
King breaks from Stewart's wrist control and lands an elbow.
King scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stewart?
King thowing shots but they're missing.
Stewart is in a horrible position here. King smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stewart tries to hold on but King postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
King tries to control but Stewart wriggling away.
King postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stewart looks a forlorn figure.
Stewart tries to hold on but King pushes him away.
Stewart can't escape the position.
King looking to control but Stewart is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
King prevents Stewart from getting the reversal.
Stewart holds on, trying desperately to control.#T4#
Stewart tries to hold on but King pushes him away.
King with the ground and pound from mount.
King throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Stewart because King loaded up on that one.
A nice elbow there by King.
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.#SUB#
King goes for an armbar but Stewart turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Stewart.
King controls Stewart momentarily but Stewart frees himself.
King tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stewart must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T5#
King looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Stewart postures up.
#SUB#
King escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stewart gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
King has his hands on Stewart's head, controlling the position. #T6#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
King controls Stewart momentarily but Stewart frees himself.
King is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Stewart wants to stand but King is controlling his posture from full guard.
Stewart postures up.
King wants to sweep but no luck.
King looking to control.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T7#
Stewart looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like King wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Danny Stewart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Stewart.
King closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stewart.
Stewart misses with a left hand #TD#
and King counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
King postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
King throws a big elbow that misses.
King throws a big elbow that misses.
King with a nice head shot there.#T8#
Stewart is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
King controls from within his opponent's guard.
King postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
King trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
King with a nice head shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stewart is trying to control the position from the bottom.
King throws a big elbow that misses. #T9#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as King accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Stewart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
King postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Stewart is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of King, into his guard. #REVB#
King is controlling Stewart's posture.
King looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stewart is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
King is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Stewart frees his head nicely. Oh but King has switched to an armbar! Stewart is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Arthur King!
A victorious Arthur King thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Danny Stewart had this to say: 'Well shit...'. |
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Event:
TOF 54
Date: Nov 18, 2023 |
#R1#
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as King checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
King rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blue counters with a lovely straight right hand!
King misses with a looping right.
As King tries to get set, Blue tries to push him back and clinch up but King manages to avoid the attempt.
Blue swings for the body but King moves out of range.
Blue misses with a low kick.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Blue misses.
King feints the counter takedown.
Blue blocks a jab.
Blue throws a front kick that sends King stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blue.
Blue fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. King looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blue slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blue has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from King finds it's way round the side to connect with Blue's head.
Blue catches King with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lloyd Blue is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1##TD2#
Blue gets caught napping as King dives in and scores a takedown. Blue manages to retain guard.
King throwing strikes from guard but Blue blocks nicely.
King postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
King in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blue being controlled here, momentarily.
King postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
King trying to control but Blue is working from the bottom. #T2#
King throws a big right hand that misses.
King wants to pass the guard but Blue is keeping the position.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
King takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
King lands a slapping body shot.
Blue pivots, looking for a leg kick but King is out of range and Blue settles back down.
King slips a jab from Blue.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blue.
Donk. Blue catches King right on the button with a cross.
Blue jabs King to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blue misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blue.
Blue throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.#T3#
Blue tries to clinch there but King circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
King gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blue tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King misses with a hook. Blue ducked under it nicely.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blue.
King takes one to the side of the head.
King throws a body punch but Blue moves out of range.
Blue blocks a jab.
A low kick from King is predictable there
and Blue counters with a leg kick.
Blue looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blue slips a jab from King.
It appears Blue was looking to counter with a kick there.
King is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Blue does a little dance to reset his feet.#T4#
King misses the jab.
Blue throws a lazy head kick #TD2#
and King counters with a single leg into guard. Blue didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King throws a strike but Blue rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
King has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Blue has passed into side control.
King seems a little lost for a moment, as Blue dominates the positioning.
King wants to control but Blue postures up.
King felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
King tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Blue wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
King is not content to let Blue control the position. #SU#
Blue stands up and beckons King to his feet. #T5#
Blue thows a leg kick but King checks it #TD2#
and King counters with a nice double leg into guard.
King throwing strikes but missing.
King has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
King wants to control from the top but Blue keeps moving.
King passes Blue's left leg - he's now in half guard.
King is pressing down on Blue's thigh, looking to free his foot. Blue is holding on for now.
Blue makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Blue.#T6#
King looking to pass the guard.
Blue keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
King controlling from the top position.
King looking to sit in guard and control but Blue gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
King can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Blue controls the pace.#T7#
King looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blue is one step ahead there.
Blue tries to free his leg and advance position but King is retaining full guard.
King wants to sweep here but Blue controlling him for the moment.
King seems keen to control Blue's posture.#T8#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Blue sitting in guard, not really doing much. #SUB2#
King has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blue can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Blue is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
It looks like Blue has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
King shoots in but no luck this time.
Blue scores with a head kick.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Blue.
Blue tries to counter by moving into the clinch but King manages to circle out of the way.#T9#
Blue lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice takedown defense from Blue. No joy for King on that attempt.
Blue throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
King checks the leg kick nicely there.
King shoots in for a takedown but Blue shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lloyd Blue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur King.
Blue thows a leg kick but King checks it #TD2#
and King counters with a nice double leg into side control. Blue won't be happy with that.
King is looking to take a break and control but Blue is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blue managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by King.
King cracks Blue with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Blue is trying to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lloyd Blue dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
King avoids the body shot from Blue.
King throws a big shot that misses.
Blue misses with a low kick as King jumps back.
King is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Blue throws a leg kick but King sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blue scores with a punch to the head.
Blue changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Blue as King shoots in.
Blue throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#TD2#
and King counters with a nice double leg into side control. Blue won't be happy with that.
King lands a few punches from side control.
Blue tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Arthur King has got the better of the ground game so far.
King working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. #T1#
King working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
King misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
#SUB2#
King is trying to get an arm triangle but Blue is defending well.
Blue tries to improve position but can't.
The strikes coming from King are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
A lull in the action here as King stalls from top position.
King misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
King is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Blue will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
King throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Blue is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
King postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
#SUB2#
King goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Blue rolls with the submission and now he's on top in King's guard! Nice work there by Blue!
King pulls Blue in close to his closed guard and prevents Blue from doing any damage or advancing position.#T3##SU#
Blue decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on King, up you get!
Blue staying out of range there.
King misses with a hook
and Blue counters with a straight right hand.
Blue checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Blue uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T4#
King tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blue is able to avoid easily.
King checks a low kick from Blue.#TD2#
King shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Blue napping and manages to drive through into side control!
King fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Blue can't do much from the bottom here.
King controlling the position.
King misses with the ground and pound.
King tries to score with some ground and pound. Blue controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. #T5#
King throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
King misses with the ground and pound.
King postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
#SUB2#
King looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Blue is trying to control King's posture but King avoids it.
The ground and pound from King seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Blue tries to escape but King is in control. #T6#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Blue trying to remain calm as King controls from the top position.
King wants to control but Blue is keeping him busy. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Blue misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
King lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blue throws a lazy head kick #TD2#
and King counters with a nice double leg into side control. Blue won't be happy with that.
King working the ground and pound.
Blue stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Sloppy strikes there by King.
King is looking to take a break and control but Blue is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
King working the body and head with strikes. #T7#
King postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
King throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
King works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Blue parries the strikes from King easily there. King is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Blue to escape.
You can see the frustration on Blue's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Blue stops King from passing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King is looking to take a break and control but Blue is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T8#
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.
King creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Blue sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Blue is looking for a sweep.
The strikes coming from King are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
You can see the frustration on Blue's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
King in side control, throwing shots but Blue defends.
Sloppy strikes there by King.#T9#
Blue stops King from passing to mount. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
King cracks a nice hook into Blue's ribs.#TD2#
King gets the takedown into side control.
King in side control lands a decent elbow.
King trying to control the position but Blue is working away.
King slows the pace down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blue is working to avoid the ground and pound but King connects with a decent elbow.
King wants to control but Blue is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Blue wants to land a leg kick but King is out of range.
Blue throws a right hand that misses
#TD2#
and King counters with a nice double leg into side control. Blue won't be happy with that. #SUB2#
King tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
King looks up at the clock and then as Blue takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, King smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
A lull in the action here as King stalls from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.#T1#
King throwing shots but missing, from side control.
King in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
King wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blue keeps working.
King is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blue gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
King trying to control the action but Blue is working from the bottom.
King scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Blue regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from King.
King controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T3#
Blue utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
King makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
King showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Blue bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps King's head backwards.#TD2#
King gets a takedown into half guard.
Blue tries to roll over but King keeps him under control.#T4#
Blue avoiding damage under a succession of punches from King.
King is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Blue regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from King.
King wants to pass the guard but Blue is keeping the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Blue holds on and takes a little breather. #T5#
King throwing strikes but missing.
Blue keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
King sitting in guard, not really doing much. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T6#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blue. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
And King tries to counter it with a takedown but Blue pushes his down on his head and steps out.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lloyd Blue is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Blue misses.
King misses the shot to the body.
King looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Blue is fending him off so far but King persists. Nope, Blue circles away and we're back to standing.
King avoids the head kick by Blue.
King tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
King misses with an uppercut. Blue saw that one coming.
King blocks a head kick by Blue.
Blue is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
King shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#TD2#
King closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Blue wants to control but King postures up.
King scores with a couple of short elbows.#T7#
King cracks Blue with a big right hand but Blue just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
King wants to control but Blue is keeping him busy.
Blue is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
King wants to control but Blue is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
King is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Blue is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #T8#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
King working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. #SUB2#
King is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Blue knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Blue is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
King trying to control the position but Blue is working away.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.#T9#
Blue is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
King is working for a kimura but Blue is defending it quite comfortably.
Blue blocking the ground and pound attempt from King. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blue changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
King scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blue in his tracks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think King has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur King!
Arthur King seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Lloyd Blue had this to say: 'Thanks for this opportunity, and I wanna give a special shout out to my gym Triumph Over Fear, to my sponsor Honest Apparel, and most of all to True Octagon Fighting!'. |
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Event:
TOF 49
Date: Oct 29, 2023 |
#R1#
Bagrov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between King's hands.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bagrov.
King changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
King misses with an attempted mid kick.
King swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bagrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King darts in looking for a takedown but Bagrov gets double underhooks and turns King into the cage.
Bagrov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down King.
Bagrov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning King up against the cage.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bagrov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bagrov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bagrov.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bagrov's elbow.
Bagrov scores with a shoulder strike.
King goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bagrov prevents it.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land. #T1#
Bagrov lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bagrov.
Bagrov prevents a body shot from King.
King goes for a takedown attempt but Bagrov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Bagrov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bagrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Danila Bagrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Bagrov. No joy for King on that attempt.
Bagrov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
King throws a leg kick but Bagrov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bagrov scores with a nice strike.
Bagrov lands a lovely overhand right.
Bagrov doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
King has a takedown stuffed.
Bagrov scores with a jab to the body.
Bagrov tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T2#
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!
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bagrov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
King drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#ROC2#King is rocked!
King walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Bagrov swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Danila Bagrov!
During a confident post fight interview, Danila Bagrov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
TOF 40
Date: Sep 24, 2023 |
#R1#
Braxton misses with an uppercut.
King tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Danga de danga de dang - Braxton scores with a four punch combination!
Braxton slips under a jab from King.
King has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Braxton.
King darts in looking for a takedown but Braxton gets double underhooks and turns King into the cage.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Braxton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Braxton tries to clinch but King moves away #TD2#
and King counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by King.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Braxton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King is working Braxton over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
King landing with the ground and pound.
Braxton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#T1#
Braxton is really struggling to control King but he's trying to hold on to the position.
King has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
King trying to control but Braxton is working from the bottom.
Braxton 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.
King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Braxton is trying to keep King in close.
King showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Braxton looking to hit a scissor sweep but King is one step ahead there. #T2#
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.
Braxton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
King throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Braxton works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
King is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Braxton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice sprawl there from Braxton as King shoots in.
Braxton is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.#TD2#
Braxton tries to sprawl but King drives through with a takedown into half guard.
King prevents Braxton from improving his position.
King scoring with strikes to the body and head.
King is nestled in close to Braxton, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
King looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Braxton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #T3#
Braxton is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
King is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Braxton has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
King is working for a kimura but Braxton is defending it quite comfortably.
King lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Braxton is staying active underneath King, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Braxton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Braxton slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
King stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Braxton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
King trying to control but Braxton is working from the bottom.
Braxton trying to control the position.
Braxton controlling King's posture. #SUB2#
King drops back, looking for a kneebar! Braxton looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Braxton looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Braxton! #REVR##T5##SU#
Braxton stands up and beckons King to his feet.
King connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Braxton momentarily.
King takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Braxton stuns King with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Braxton lands with a good body shot.
King dives in and grabs Braxton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Braxton pushes down on King's head and hops out.
Danny Braxton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur King.#CL#
Braxton moves into range and clinches up with King.
A short uppercut from King.
Braxton lands a shoulder strike. #T6#
King is looking for a takedown.
Braxton lands a body shot in the clinch.
King tries a body shot but Braxton blocks it.
Braxton is working King over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
King trying to stall but Braxton improves his position.
King wants a takedown but no success here.
Braxton misses with the head strike.
#BC2#
King breaks the clinch.
Danny Braxton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Braxton is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
Braxton lands a glancing blow to the side of King's head.
Braxton explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
King tries to move into range but Braxton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Braxton lands with a cross. #T7#
A low kick from King misses
and Braxton counters with a three punch combo that has King backing up. King nods at Braxton to acknowledge the strikes.
King gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#ROC#King is rocked!
Braxton looks for the body kick but King saw that one coming.
King checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
King tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Braxton throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
King looks to throw the jab but Braxton is out of range.
Braxton is looking to counter the offense by King and move into the clinch.
King scores with a nice strike.
Braxton throws a leg kick that misses.
King misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Braxton tries to counter by clinching up but King breaks away and moves out of range.
Braxton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T8#
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
#CL#
and Braxton counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Braxton tries a knee to the head but King blocks it.
#TD2#
King has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Braxton clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braxton is covering up but some of the strikes from King are getting through and doing damage.
You can see the frustration on Braxton's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
King wants to control the position but Braxton frees himself and scrambles - King manages to regain control in side control.
#SUB2#
King looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T9#
Braxton is trying to improve his position.
King working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Braxton manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
King moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
King is pulling down on Braxton's head to control his posture.
King looking for a sweep. Not yet King, not yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Braxton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
King throws a low kick but it's checked well by Braxton.
Braxton looks for the body kick but King saw that one coming.
King throws out a counter right but Braxton avoids it with no problem.
King tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Braxton swivels and escapes.
Braxton scores with a sloppy right hand. King should have avoided that one.
Braxton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Braxton.
King feints the counter takedown.
King misses the body punch
and Braxton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Braxton scores with a push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braxton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Braxton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Braxton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Braxton checks a leg kick.
Danny Braxton is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
Braxton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice cross by King.
Braxton connects with a jab.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Braxton digs a good body shot into King's ribs.
Braxton clobbers King with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
King lands an overhand right.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Braxton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
King fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Braxton checks it well.
A quick step to the side and Braxton tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Braxton throws a half hearted mid kick.
King feints the counter takedown.
Braxton lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
#T2#
King throws a leg kick
and Braxton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King misses the shot to the body.
Braxton feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Braxton. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
Braxton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Braxton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before King has time to react.
King on the wrong end of a nice hook.
King ducks under a wild hook from Braxton.
Braxton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
King gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Braxton counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Braxton looks at the referee who does nothing so Braxton lands a crushing right that sends King to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Braxton! |
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Event:
TOF 34
Date: Sep 03, 2023 |
#R1#
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
King throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
King looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping King at a distance.
King fails with the takedown.
King throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
King throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#TD#
and King counters with a takedown into side control.
Johnson struggling a bit here.
Johnson manages to work his way to half guard, despite King's best efforts.
Johnson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Johnson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of King's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take King's back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King tries to escape the position.
#T1#
Johnson gets his hands free as King looks to control.
Johnson keeps control of the position as King tries to break free.
Johnson really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for King.
Johnson not allowing King to control his hands.
King looking very determined here, making life difficult for Johnson.
Johnson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control King haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
King wants to control his opponent's hands but Johnson gets his hands free.
King is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Johnson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Johnson doesn't have the hooks in and King manages to turn into his guard.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
Johnson is adopting a defensive guard.
King pushing down on Johnson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #T3#
Ground and pound from King.
Johnson is looking to control King's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
King lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. King lands a nice short elbow.
King content to control rather than advance.
Johnson trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
#T4#
A nice elbow there by King.
King wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.
Johnson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
King with the ground and pound from mount.
Johnson wants to try and get back to his feet.
King avoids the attempt from Johnson to control.
King lands a heavy elbow. #T5#
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
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.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
King sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Johnson can't escape the position.
King in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
King breaks from Johnson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Johnson wants to control but King is having none of it.#T6#
King putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
King landing strikes from the mount and Johnson is in trouble! #SUB#
King is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Johnson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Johnson shrugs it off.
Johnson is trying desperately to improve position.
King can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johnson is looking to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson is looking to improve his position but King isn't that keen on the idea.#T7#
Johnson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
King looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is looking to improve his position but King isn't that keen on the idea.
King tries to control but Johnson wriggling away.
King with a couple of short strikes.
King scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there. #T8##SUB#
King is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Johnson is surviving well by controlling King's body position as best he can.
Johnson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Johnson wants to control but King is having none of it.
Johnson is trying to escape the mount.
King is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Johnson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
King dominating with strikes here.
King lands a big elbow.
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!#SUB#
King has hold of Johnson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Johnson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
#T9#
King controlling from mount.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding King's attempts to control the action. #SUB#
King has control of Johnson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Johnson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Johnson can't escape the position.
King pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur King dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Johnson checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
King throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
King misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson avoids the body shot from King.
King throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
King swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
King takes a shot to the body in his stride.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johnson scores with a sloppy right hand. King should have avoided that one.
King missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson avoids the body shot from King.
#T1#
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #TD#
King shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. King showed some decent athleticism there.
Johnson trying to control here.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but King has control of the leg.
Johnson won't allow King to pass to mount.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. King connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.
King throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
King wants to pass to mount but Johnson is defending the position. #T2#
King takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Johnson scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but King manages to mount him!
King lands with some strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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 sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
King trying to control but Johnson is having none of it. #T3#
King unloading with bombs!
King trying to control but he's not successful this time.
King controlling the pace for now.
King cracks Johnson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
King dominating with strikes here.
King has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Johnson's face.
King with a couple of short strikes.#T4#
Johnson taking shots to the head. #ROC#Johnson is rocked!
King looking to finish Johnson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Johnson!
Johnson is still in real trouble! Can King finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King lands a big elbow - Johnson is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Johnson is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Arthur King!
An out of breath Arthur King thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
TOF 30
Date: Aug 13, 2023 |
#R1#
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
King throws out a leg kick but Johnson moves out of range and King only half commits.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by King.
King takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
King pivots, looking for a leg kick but Johnson is out of range and King settles back down.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
King shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson throws out a counter right but King avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
King throws a low kick but it's checked well by Johnson.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T1#
Johnson misses with a leg kick #TD#
and King counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by King.
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.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
King scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
King postures up.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
King loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
King scoring with punches to the head and body.
King prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
King trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
King tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
King lands a couple of elbows.#T2#
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
King throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
King tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Johnson pulls King in close to prevent any damage.
King's corner is telling him to maintain position.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T3#
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps King's head backwards.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
King throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King misses with a body punch
and Johnson counters with a right hand to the body. #TD#
Johnson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
King engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
King working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
King won't allow Johnson to sweep him 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.
King stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
King won't allow Johnson to sweep him here. #T4#
King connects with a couple of short punches.
King is fighting to break Johnson's control of his arms but Johnson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
King won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.
King might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SUB2#
Johnson has his foot on King's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. King works his way back into a safe position though.
King trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Marcus Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King blocks the body kick.
King appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T5#
Johnson throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
King looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#TD#
Johnson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows King to score an easy takedown into full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Johnson holds on and takes a little breather.
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but King is proving a slippery customer.
#SUB2#
Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but King can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
King wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving. #T6#
King postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
King is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
King won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
King with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
King keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
King controls from within his opponent's guard.
King works over Johnson with some ground and pound from guard.#T7#
King working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
King is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
King sitting in guard here, content to control.
King is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst King is controlling him.
King stays in close to Johnson's body and controls the position.
King sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Johnson's guard. #T8#
King prevents Johnson from improving his position.
King throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson trying to control from the bottom.
#SUB#
King is trying to work for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson works his way to full guard. Good work.
King wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#T9#
King distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
King distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
King slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
King creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
King takes a little break here. Johnson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson is working to avoid the ground and pound but King connects with a decent elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur King dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
King with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
King throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
King changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice uppercut lands for Johnson. That snapped King's head back.
King misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.#TD#
King is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Johnson's half guard.
King content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.#T1#
King working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
King is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnson gets back to full guard.
Johnson is adopting a defensive guard.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Johnson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
King slips nicely into half guard.
Arthur King overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
King slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.#T2#
Johnson is not content to let King control the position.
King scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
King wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Johnson has hold of King's hands but King slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Johnson is pressing down on King's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
King keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
King working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T3#
King trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
King not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
King working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson is adopting a defensive guard.
King is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
King is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but King is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
King wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson has momentary wrist control but King slips an elbow through the middle.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson misses with a looping left.#T5#
King throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King moves out of range of the body kick from Johnson.
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marcus Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson throws a counter combo.
Nice uppercut there from Johnson.#T6##TD#
King darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnson pushes King off but King dives into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Johnson!
King lands a couple of good shots and Johnson has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Johnson is really stuck here.
#SUB#
King working for the choke.
King softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Johnson is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by King.
#T7#
King is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. King gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. King gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. King apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Johnson slips a straight right by King.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
King appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from King. King gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
King throws a leg kick
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
King swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson throws a lazy head kick #TD#
so King counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Johnson kicks King off and gets to his feet. #T8#
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 looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
King on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
King fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Johnson checks it well.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
King throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
Johnson throws a one two combo.
#T9#
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
King misses with a leg kick.
King backing away here, and Johnson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Johnson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A big left from Johnson misses.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King tries to score a power double leg takedown but Johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten King somewhat.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jab, jab by King - just one landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Arthur King will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
King shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed King's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson lands a right hook to the body.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King looks to land a right hand but Johnson moved out of range.
King is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Johnson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
King shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing King's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johnson scores with a sloppy right hand. King should have avoided that one.
King punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Johnson stuns King with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson lands a jab to King's midsection.
Johnson throws a hook but King avoids it easily.#TD#
King is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Johnson's half guard.#T1#
King prevents Johnson from standing back up.
Johnson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Let's hope that Johnson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
King thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. King is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
King trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
King seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
King stalling.
King looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
King perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #SUB#
King wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#T3#
Johnson is trying to control but can't.
#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
King throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Johnson misses.
King takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#T4#
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice straight punches there by King. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of King.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
King fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
#TD#
King fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Johnson to the ground. King is now in Johnson's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Johnson manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from King.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T5#
King throws a head punch that misses.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
King wants a takedown.
King is looking to take this one to the mat.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Johnson stops a takedown attempt from King.
#T6#
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of King backwards.
King tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
King is looking to take this one to the mat.#BC#
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but King steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
King throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing King off to one side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Johnson! But no joy.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. King takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King takes one on the button.#T7#
King sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
King throws a half hearted mid kick.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
King misses with a straight left.
King moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
King shoots and misses
and Johnson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Johnson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
#T8#
King shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
King takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnson moves away from the strike by King.
King takes one to the chin there.
King with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
#TD#
and King counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that. #SUB#
King drops back looking for a leg! Johnson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johnson manages to kick King off! King jumps back into Johnson's guard.
King wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving. #T9#
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
King postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
King stands and throws Johnson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think King has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw! |
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Event:
TOF 25
Date: Jul 23, 2023 |
#R1#
Barre lands with an uppercut that bounces King off the cage and back into range.
King missing with a left hand there. Barre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King misses with a looping left.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King misses the shot to the body.
Barre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
King checks a leg kick.
King shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barre digs a good body shot into King's ribs.
Barre connects with a nice looking jab.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barre was well out of range. Poor timing from King.#TD2#
King drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King working the ground and pound but Barre is defending the strikes.
Barre's coaches at have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
The strikes coming from King are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
King looks up at the clock and then as Barre takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, King smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
#T1#
King working away.
King throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
King connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Barre some visible discomfort.
King working the body and head with strikes.
Barre prevents King from moving into mount.
King working the body and head with strikes.
King sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Barre is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Barre tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but King wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
King is chipping away with strikes.
King in side control lands a decent elbow.
Barre is trying to control King's posture but King avoids it. #T2#
King is chipping away with strikes.
King scoring with punches from side control.
Check out the look on King's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
King advances nicely into full mount.
King postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Barre looks a forlorn figure.
King landing shots from mount.
King is in the full mount, landing strikes.
King landing punches.
King throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King working Barre over with strikes here. #T3#
Barre is trying desperately to improve position.
King throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Barre because King loaded up on that one.
A nice elbow there by King.
King is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Barre can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
King looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
King with good strikes from the mount here!#ROC2#Barre is rocked!
King cracks Barre with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur King!
Our winner, Arthur King, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
WFC 44: Nomura v Dragon Li
Date: Jun 10, 2023 |
#R1#
Popizicki throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Donk. Popizicki catches King right on the button with a cross.
King is trying hard to land a takedown here. Popizicki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Popizicki misses the shot to the body. #TD#
King drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Popizicki pulls King in close to prevent any damage.
Popizicki keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Popizicki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King won't allow Popizicki to sweep him here. #T1#
King loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
King is in close to Popizicki's body, working some short punches and elbows.
King has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
King trying to control but Popizicki is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Popizicki is looking for a triangle but King pushes his legs off easily.
Popizicki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
King with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#SUB2#
Popizicki looking for a guillotine here but King defends easily.
#SUB2#
King content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Popizicki has locked up a guillotine! Popizicki's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? King is holding on here and Popizicki must be using up a lot of energy. King has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Popizicki gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Chaz Popizicki!
A victorious Chaz Popizicki thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
MMAHKI 48
Date: May 14, 2023 |
#R1#
Ung scores with a jab to the body.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ung tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ung unleashes a big counter combination but King bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
King lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ung wants to clinch.
Ung thows a leg kick but King checks it
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ung takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#TD#
King scores with a takedown into Ung's guard.
King looking to sit in guard and control but Ung gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Ung throws a big right hand that misses.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ung working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King is controlling Ung's posture.#T1#
Ung lands a couple of decent looking shots.
King is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
King trying to control the position here.
Ung postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ung trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
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.
King has Ung pulled in close to control his posture.
King wants to sweep but no luck.
King on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if King tries to get out of the position.
Ung seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ung looking to sit in guard and control but King gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Ung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ung is keeping the position for now. #T3#
Ung looking for a sweep. Not yet Ung, not yet.
King throws an elbow that misses. Ung uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in King's guard. Nice move by Ung!#REVB#
King is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Ung wants to get back to full guard but King has mounted him!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
King in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ung wants to control but King is having none of it.
King unloading with bombs!#T4#
King controlling from the full mount.
King wants to control the pace but Ung is squirming around nicely.
King lands a big shot there that rocks Ung but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ung is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ung gets back to half guard.
Ung is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ung trying to control but King postures up.
Ung taking some punishment here, with King in his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur King dominated that 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.#R2#
King looks to throw the jab but Ung is out of range.
Ung misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Arthur King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ung manages to avoid it.
Ung misses with a hook.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ung closes this distance looking for a takedown but King circles away.
King appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ung tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ung shoots in for a takedown but King shows good takedown defense.
Arthur King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leef Ung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Ung closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. King quickly recovers to half guard.
Ung thows a huge punch but King dodges it nicely.
King wants to control but Ung is keeping busy.
King is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T1#
King is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ung scores with a couple of nice shots.
King is controlling Ung's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Ung missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ung throwing shots but King is blocking nicely.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ung can do to turn this around?
King has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ung is working away from the top position though.
King blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ung.
Ung thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed King's head.
Ung not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ung throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
King wants to get back to full guard.
Ung sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. King defending well though.
Ung throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ung not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ung looks for a takedown but King sprawls well.
Ung fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
King keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No luck with that takedown attempt from King.
Ung will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#T3#
Ung tries for a takedown but King sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ung uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Ung is just out of range.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
Ung misses with a telegraphed body shot
#TD#
and King counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
King takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ung taking some punishment here, with King in his half guard.
King seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ung does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ung manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
King keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ung's head.#T4#
King throwing strikes from guard but Ung blocks nicely.
King with a flurry of punches that miss.
King trying to control but Ung is working from the bottom.
King works over Ung with some ground and pound from guard.
Ung avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ung is trying to control the position but King postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
King working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ung's head.
King won't allow Ung to sweep him here.
Ung is pulling down on King's head to control his posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur King dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
King throws a looping overhand right but Ung ducks down to avoid it.
Ung tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but King swivels and escapes.
Ung has a takedown stuffed.
King stuffs the takedown.
Arthur King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leef Ung.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ung wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from King misses. #TD2#
Ung gets the takedown into side control.
King is trying to control Ung's posture but Ung avoids it. #T1#
King avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ung.
Ung misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
King is trying to work for a sweep but Ung has mounted him!
Ung throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for King because Ung loaded up on that one.
Ung landing strikes from the mount and King is in trouble!
Ung with good strikes from the mount here!
King blocking the ground and pound.
Ung with good strikes from the mount here!
King tries to hold on but Ung postures up.#T2#
Ung connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
King tries to lock up and control but Ung gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
King is looking to improve his position but Ung isn't that keen on the idea.
Ung with good strikes from the mount here!
King tries to hold on but Ung postures up.
Ung trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ung avoids the attempt from King to control.#T3#
Ung landing shots from mount.
Ung sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
King working to try and regain half guard.
King sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
King controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Ung throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T4#
King wants to control but Ung is keeping busy and won't allow it.
King tries to roll over but Ung keeps him under control.
King trying to control here.
Ung throws a strike but King avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ung working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of King's head.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as King holds on and takes a little breather.
Ung is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leef Ung comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think King has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur King!
After winning the bout, Arthur King thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
MMAHKI 40
Date: Apr 14, 2023 |
#R1#
Van Dorner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Van Dorner feinted there with a counter leg kick.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Dorner is just out of range.
Van Dorner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Dorner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King feints the counter takedown.
Van Dorner moves out of range as King strikes.
King misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Dorner counters with a leg kick.
Van Dorner throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
King changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Dorner moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
King dives in and scores a takedown into Van Dorner's guard.
King postures up and lands a big shot to Van Dorner's brow.
King stays in close to Van Dorner's body and controls the position.
King working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
King working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
King passes into half guard.
Ground and pound from King.
Still in half guard, King seems content to control.
Van Dorner throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Van Dorner's coaches at Outlier Martial Arts have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Van Dorner trying to control but King postures up.
King working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
King lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
King is taking a breather. Van Dorner says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#T2#
Van Dorner flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Van Dorner with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
King working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
King seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
King looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Van Dorner with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
King looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. King lands a nice short elbow.
King lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #ROC2#Van Dorner is rocked!
King is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Van Dorner is hurt! He's hurt bad - King fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Van Dorner from any more punishment! Congratulations to King! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur King!
A victorious Arthur King thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
MMAHKI 35
Date: Mar 25, 2023 |
#R1#
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Carlier.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carlier.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carlier throws an ugly left hook that misses
#TD2#
and King counters with a nice double leg into side control. Carlier won't be happy with that.
King looks up at the clock and then as Carlier takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, King smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Carlier tries to get back to half guard but can't.
King lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Carlier down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlier is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Carlier tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Carlier regains half guard.#T1#
King lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
King is looking to take a break and control but Carlier is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carlier tries to get to full guard but King has control of the leg.
Carlier is looking to control King's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Carlier avoid being mounted?
King lands with a punch from half guard.
King working the head and body with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. King connects with a nice short shot to Carlier's temple.
Carlier is trying to maintain the position but King is very close to passing his half guard.
King lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've been hearing good reports from Carlier's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.#T2#
King takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
King working over Carlier with some ground and pound. Carlier looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#ROC2#Carlier is rocked!
King sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Oh Carlier is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
King scores with a big shot! Carlier's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Carlier! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur King!
Arthur King thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
MMAHKI 28
Date: Feb 19, 2023 |
#R1#
King swings for the body but Williamson moves out of range.
Williamson throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Williamson misses #TD2#
and King counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
King misses with a head shot. Williamson uses the momentum to regain guard.
King content to stall in guard here.
King advances to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
King winds up and cracks Williamson with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #T1#
Williamson trying to control here.
Williamson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Williamson is trying to get back to full guard.
King thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Williamson's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King lands strikes from half guard.
Williamson is looking for a sweep. King is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Williamson blocking the ground and pound attempt from King.
King lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
King missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
King sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T2#
King lands with a punch from half guard.
Williamson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
King sitting and controlling from the half guard.
It looks like King might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Williamson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
King is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T3#
Well, if King is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
#SUB2#
King is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Williamson defends it well.
King is nestled in close to Williamson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
King content to control rather than advance.
Williamson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. King is working away from the top position though.#T4#
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.
King has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
King putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
King landing strikes, looking to finish!
King looking to finish Williamson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Williamson!
King landing shots from mount. #ROC2#Williamson is rocked!#SUB2#
King looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Oh Williamson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King connects with a bit shot that sees Williamson covering up! More strikes from King and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! King is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur King!
A relieved looking Arthur King 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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Event:
HFC 60: Sudden Death
Date: Dec 31, 2022 |
#R1#
Spong stuffs the takedown.
Spong is looking to counter punch.
King misses the body punch
and Spong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King throws a body punch but Spong moves out of range.
Spong went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
King swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Spong appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Spong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Spong slips under a jab.
It looked like Spong was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from King.
We've been told by Spong's head coaches at The Italian Job that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
King tries to score a power double leg takedown but Spong sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten King somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Spong counter with a right hand.
Arthur King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
King takes a swing at Spong's ribcage but misses.
Spong is looking to counter with head kicks.
King misses with an uppercut.
Spong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
King throws an off balance right hand
and Spong counters with a nice body shot.
A swing and a miss from King.
King rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#KD#
and Spong counters with a crisp right hand that drops King! Spong lets King back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King throws a poor cross that misses
#KD#
and Spong counters with a crisp right hand that drops King! Spong lets King back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC#King is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from King misses
and Spong counters with a big left hand that crumples King! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jerome Spong!
After winning the bout, Jerome Spong thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
HFC 53: Harris vs Colson 2
Date: Dec 03, 2022 |
#R1#
King misses the jab.
King misses with a hook to the body
and Tampukpuk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Tampukpuk.
King seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
King misses with a few strikes there.
King throws a body punch but Tampukpuk moves out of range.
Tampukpuk scores with a three punch combo!
King throws a lazy right hand but Tampukpuk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Tampukpuk.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tampukpuk! But no joy.
Tampukpuk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tampukpuk defends well against a solid takedown attempt from King.
A countering left hand to the body from Tampukpuk misses.
King tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Tampukpuk as King shoots in.
King throws a low kick but Tampukpuk avoids it.#T1#
Nice shot by Tampukpuk.
A jab from King misses.
King throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tampukpuk counters with an inside leg kick.
Tampukpuk lands a nice shot to the body.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King shoots and misses
enabling Tampukpuk to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tampukpuk is out of range and King settles back down.
King throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tampukpuk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
King fails with a takedown attempt.
Tampukpuk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
No luck for King with that takedown attempt. #T2#
Tampukpuk checks a low kick from King.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tampukpuk! But no joy.
Tampukpuk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
King misses the shot to the body.
King throws a low kick, looking for Tampukpuk's leg but Tampukpuk calmly moves out of range.
King staying out of range there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tampukpuk.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tampukpuk slips under a jab from King.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King throws a body punch but Tampukpuk moves out of range.
King misses with a body shot.
#T3#
Tampukpuk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed King momentarily.
Tampukpuk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
King misses with a combination
and Tampukpuk counters with a series of strikes. King will be more careful next time no doubt.
A jab from Tampukpuk does it's job there.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tampukpuk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tampukpuk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
King changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tampukpuk shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. King eats them both and turns towards Tampukpuk to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tampukpuk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Tampukpuk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tampukpuk looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
Tampukpuk has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Arturito Tampukpuk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tampukpuk getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
King with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Tampukpuk to counter with a crisp jab.
Tampukpuk misses with a looping right.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Tampukpuk to counter with a crisp jab. #TD#
King closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tampukpuk is trying to buck King off.
King creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Tampukpuk sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
King working the head with strikes. #ES2#
Tampukpuk sneaks out the side door and pushes King away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Tampukpuk throws an off balance right hand
#TD#
so King counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arturito Tampukpuk dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Tampukpuk moves away from the strike by King.
King 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.
Tampukpuk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
King misses with a jab to the body
and Tampukpuk counters with a three punch combo that has King backing up. King nods at Tampukpuk to acknowledge the strikes.
Tampukpuk jabs at King's body.
Some wild striking there from Tampukpuk.
A leg kick checked by Tampukpuk.#TD#
King fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tampukpuk sprawls well initially but King persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tampukpuk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from King.
Tampukpuk wants to get back to his feet.
King knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tampukpuk on the ground.#T1#
King has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
King controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tampukpuk wants to hold on but King pushes him away.
King postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tampukpuk looks a forlorn figure.
King working Tampukpuk over with strikes here.
Tampukpuk is wriggling around trying to escape.
#T2#
King lands a couple of good shots and Tampukpuk has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
King is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Tampukpuk up.
Will King go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
#SUB#
King looking to break Tampukpuk's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Tampukpuk remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise King will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Tampukpuk is taking damage to the body and head.
King is landing with strikes. Tampukpuk can't take much more of this.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King cracks Tampukpuk with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Tampukpuk from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
#T3#
A lull in the action here.
King scores with punches to the body.
Will King go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Arthur King overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tampukpuk is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
A lull in the action here.
Good control from King.
King looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
#T4#
King not allowing Tampukpuk to control his hands.
A bit of a pause in the action here. King controlling the positon.
Tampukpuk trying to get back to his feet but King is in full control for now.
Tampukpuk is trying to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tampukpuk is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. #ES2#
Tampukpuk manages to escape to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur King dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
Tampukpuk scores with a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tampukpuk, as that shot connected.
Arthur King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Tampukpuk misses.
King darts in looking for a takedown but Tampukpuk gets double underhooks and turns King into the cage.
Tampukpuk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
King misses with a body punch.
King is trying to maintain a safe position but Tampukpuk gets an underhook and turns King into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King missing with knees to the body.
#BC#
King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tampukpuk throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
Tampukpuk might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
King looks for a takedown but Tampukpuk sprawls well.#T1#
King gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tampukpuk.#TD#
King shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tampukpuk is trying to defend but King finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
King seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tampukpuk does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
King is really struggling to control Tampukpuk but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Tampukpuk is trying to stand.
Tampukpuk regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from King.
Tampukpuk keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully. #T2##ES2#
Tampukpuk is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
King pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
King working aggressively here.
#BC2#
Tampukpuk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tampukpuk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tampukpuk misses with a few strikes there.
#T3#
Tampukpuk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King misses with a body shot.
Tampukpuk slips under a jab.
Tampukpuk misses with a two punch combination.
King misses with an attempted mid kick.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tampukpuk.
King bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tampukpuk counters with a three punch combo that has King backing up. King nods at Tampukpuk to acknowledge the strikes.#TD#
King shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tampukpuk napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Arturito Tampukpuk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
The strikes coming from King are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Tampukpuk regains half guard.
Tampukpuk is refusing to be controlled, as King sits in half guard.
King not landing any meaningful shots this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. King connects with a nice short shot to Tampukpuk's temple.
King throwing shots but Tampukpuk is blocking nicely.
Tampukpuk is trying to get back to full guard.
King is just content to waste time from the top position. Tampukpuk takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Arthur King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King lands a couple of elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arturito Tampukpuk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tampukpuk has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight for Arturito Tampukpuk!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Arturito Tampukpuk!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Arturito Tampukpuk!
Arturito Tampukpuk wins by unanimous decision! |
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Event:
HFC 47: Justice vs Lambart
Date: Nov 06, 2022 |
#R1#
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Travis.
King throws a solid leg kick but Travis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at King.
Travis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
King seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Travis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around King's waist but King gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Travis off to one side.
Travis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Travis wants to counter with a clinch but King pushes him away.
King throws a body punch but Travis moves out of range. #CL2#
Travis closes the distance and pushes King back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Travis manages to break the clinch.
Travis fails with a takedown attempt.
Arthur King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Landon Travis.
King fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Travis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T1#
Travis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Travis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from King.#TD#
King shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Travis napping and manages to drive through into side control!
King landing a few strikes. #SUB#
King is trying to get an arm triangle but Travis is defending well.
A lull in the action here.
Travis is trying to control King's posture but King avoids it. #T2#
Travis taking punishment in the form of punches.
Travis is not content to let King control the position.
King looks up at the clock and then as Travis takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, King smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Travis takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Travis taking punishment in the form of punches.
#ROC#Travis is rocked!
King lands a strong strike to the head of Travis. That's dazed him! King looking to finish here. Travis is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - King lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur King!
A very excited looking Arthur King made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
HFC 39: Ivanovic vs Truth
Date: Oct 08, 2022 |
#R1#
Davito throws a leg kick which misses King's front leg but catches the back leg as King tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Davito.
King misses with a body shot
enabling Davito to counter with a crisp jab.
King definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Davito. That's going to slow King down. #KD2#
Davito lands a big head kick that sends King tumbling to the mat! Davito takes a step backwards and waves King back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davito staying out of range there.
King has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Davito.
Davito dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
King misses with an uppercut.
King 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 walks straight into a right hand from Davito - that's dropped him! Davito jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save King from any more punishment! King complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pelosi Davito!
Pelosi Davito thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
HFC 33: Wood vs Jiminez
Date: Sep 10, 2022 |
#R1#
Blue misses the jab.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Blue is just out of range.
Blue was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blue keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Blue is looking to counter the offense by King and move into the clinch.
Blue throws a body kick despite being completely out of range#TD2#
and King counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
King sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Blue knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for King on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King slips a nice elbow through Blue's hands, connecting with Blue's forehead.
King content to control rather than advance.
King has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
King working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Blue on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Blue tries to get out of the position.#T1#
King not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
King looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
King lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
King content to control rather than advance.
King takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Blue wants to improve his position but King is controlling well.
King perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
King looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ground and pound from King.
King not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blue avoiding damage under a succession of punches from King.
King working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
King takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
King looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blue with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #T3#
King takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
King working Blue over with strikes.
King scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
King slows the pace down in half guard.
King slips a nice elbow through Blue's hands, connecting with Blue's forehead.
King stalling. #T4#
King is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
King content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. King lands a nice short elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
King controlling the action here.
Blue is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur King dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Blue misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Blue throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blue lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Blue misses.
King with the counter takedown but Blue avoids it easily.
King misses with a body shot.
Blue throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Blue throws a big shot that misses.
Blue throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Blue throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blue is looking to chop away at King's legs.
King changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
King ducks under a wild hook from Blue.
Blue throws a leg kick but King sees it coming and checks it nicely.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blue.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blue manages to avoid it.#T1#
Blue throws a body shot but no joy.
King drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Blue defends it well.
King avoids the body shot from Blue.
Blue throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blue throws a poor cross that misses
#TD2#
and King counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by King.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells King's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Blue is trying to control the position but King postures up.
King stands and throws Blue's legs to the side, diving into side control.
King lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Blue down.
King working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
King grinds an elbow into Blue's temple.
Blue is trying to escape the position but King is controlling the position.
King lands a few punches from side control.#T2#
King lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
King controlling the position from side mount.
King working the ground and pound.#SUB2#
King is trying to get an arm triangle but Blue is defending well.
King has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lull in the action here.
Blue is trying to improve his position.#T3#
King lands a few punches from side control.#SUB2#
King wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Blue, who protects the arm well.
King working the head and body with strikes.
Blue takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
King working away.
King cracks Blue with an elbow. That is naaassty.
King scoring with punches and elbows.
King creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.#T4#
King taking a breather here.
King in side control lands a decent elbow.
King working the body and head with strikes.
Blue can't do much from the bottom here.
King happy to just control the position for now.
King landing a few strikes.
King in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
King slips under a jab from Blue.
King looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
King slips a straight right by Blue.
King shoots for a takedown but Blue saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Blue digs a good body shot into King's ribs.
Lloyd Blue is winning the standup battle so far.
Blue misses with a telegraphed body shot
#TD2#
and King counters with a shoot takedown. Blue fights it but they end up in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as King accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
King is working Blue over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T1#
King content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Arthur King has got the better of the ground game so far.
King advances position into side control!
Blue can't do much from the bottom here.
King working the ground and pound from side control.
Blue taking punishment in the form of punches.
King remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Blue takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
#T2#
King controlling from side mount. #SUB2#
King working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
A control attempt from Blue but he's now mounted!
King landing punches. #T3#
King content just to control the position here.
King scoring with strikes but Blue is staying in there.
Blue is bucking up trying to escape but King cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
King lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Blue hang on?
King is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Blue can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
King landing shots from mount.
King lands a big elbow.
King controlling his opponent.
King scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Blue?
King in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
#T4#
King sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
King punishing his opponent with strikes.
Blue in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Blue?
King takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lloyd Blue has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arthur King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got King winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight for Arthur King!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Arthur King!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Arthur King!
Arthur King wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Arthur King 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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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 25, 2022 |
#R1#
Koufodinas shoots in but no luck this time.
King tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
King misses with an uppercut. Koufodinas saw that one coming.
Koufodinas fails with a takedown attempt.
And King tries to counter it with a takedown but Koufodinas pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Koufodinas with a poor takedown #TD2#
and King counters with a takedown into side control.
Koufodinas explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dimitris Koufodinas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dimitris Koufodinas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koufodinas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as King sprawls well. King wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Koufodinas gets slowly back to his feet.
Koufodinas throws a combination that misses #TD2#
and King decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Koufodinas's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King cracks Koufodinas with a solid left hand.
King is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T1#
Let's hope that King has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
King stands up over Koufodinas, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
King postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Koufodinas keeping full guard, as King tries to pass.
King stopping the sweep attempt from Koufodinas.
King with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Koufodinas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
King drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and King jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
King stands up over Koufodinas, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Koufodinas keeping full guard, as King tries to pass.
King working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Koufodinas's head.
Koufodinas wants to sweep here but King controlling him for the moment.
King lands a couple of digs.
King lands a couple of elbows.
King postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Koufodinas is breathing heavily.
Koufodinas can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as King controls the pace.
King passes into half guard. #T3#
King lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
King content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Koufodinas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
King looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
King is controlling the pace.
King winds up and cracks Koufodinas with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nice strikes from King there.
King looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
King is nestled in close to Koufodinas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
King slows the pace down in half guard.
Ground and pound from King.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
King is keen to just control but Koufodinas is a slippery customer.
Koufodinas has hold of King's hands but King slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur King dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
King throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
#TD2#
Koufodinas gets caught flat footed, as King shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells King's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
King with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#ROC2#Koufodinas is rocked!
King lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Oh Koufodinas is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Koufodinas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King connects with a couple of short punches.
Koufodinas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in King's guard. #REVR#
Koufodinas stopping the sweep attempt from King.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koufodinas seems to have got his legs back now.
Koufodinas will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koufodinas looking to pass the guard.
King 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.#T1#
Koufodinas wants to stand but King is controlling his posture from full guard.
King looking to hit a scissor sweep but Koufodinas is one step ahead there. #SUB2#
King looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King keeping moving, preventing Koufodinas from controlling successfully. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
King is pulling down on Koufodinas's head. It's preventing any offense from Koufodinas, at least for the moment.
Koufodinas looking to sit in guard and control but King gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##SUB#
Koufodinas looking for a guillotine here but King defends easily.
King cracks Koufodinas with a solid left hand.#T3#
King postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
King must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
King lands a couple of elbows.
King landing some decent shots from guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
King lands a couple of digs.
King scoring with some ground and pound.
King stopping the sweep attempt from Koufodinas.
Koufodinas trying to keep a closed guard but King is proving a slippery customer.
King controlling from the top position. #T4#
King connects with a couple of short punches.
King slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells King's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
King trying to control but Koufodinas is working from the bottom.
King is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
King postures up and lands a big shot to Koufodinas's brow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Koufodinas ducks under a wild hook from King.#TD2#
King shoots in and gets a takedown into Koufodinas's guard.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Koufodinas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King lands a couple of digs.
King postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
King wants to control from the top but Koufodinas keeps moving.
King stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Koufodinas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Koufodinas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Arthur King has got the better of the ground game so far.
Koufodinas keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully. #T1#
Koufodinas is striking from the bottom but King uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Koufodinas pushes King off looking to stand but King dives back in and keeps control.
King is trying to control. Koufodinas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. King connects with a nice short shot to Koufodinas's temple.
King is figuring out what he wants to do next.
King is pressing down on Koufodinas's thigh, looking to free his foot. Koufodinas is holding on for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
King really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Koufodinas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
King looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Koufodinas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
King working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #T2#
King is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Koufodinas is trying to defend against the ground and pound but King scores with a couple of nice shots.
Still in half guard, King seems content to control.
King takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Koufodinas is refusing to be controlled, as King sits in half guard.
King looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
King landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
King working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
King has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T3#
King is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Koufodinas is hurt! He's hurt bad - King fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Koufodinas from any more punishment! Congratulations to King! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur King!
A victorious Arthur King thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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