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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between African King (ranked 7620 p4p, 25264 weight class) and Toth Orion (ranked 635 p4p, 679 weight class). The key to victory for African King has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 cm 19 199 0 - 1 - 0 |
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194 cm 19 195 0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Excellent MT KO power |
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BJJ White Belt Brawler Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, African King! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Toth Orion! The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Orion slips under a jab from King. King throws a sloppy head kick and Orion moves out of range easily. Orion misses with an uppercut
and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Orion misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming. King blocks a head kick by Orion.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from King. Orion avoids the head kick by King.
Orion misses with a hook. King throws a counter high kick but Orion was just alert enough to avoid it. King lands a high kick!
King with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
King is looking to chop away at Orion's legs. King jabs Orion right on the nose. Orion blinks but takes it well. King tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab lands there for King. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Orion looking for a takedown here - he's got it. King has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Orion is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Orion prevents a body shot from King. King lands a hook to the side of the head. King keeps control of Orion as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Orion can't break the clinch.
King missing with knees to the body.
Orion stalling the fight.
A frustrated look appears on King's face as he tries to break the clinch. A short left from King. King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Orion throws out the jab. King throws a head kick that misses. King scores with a crisp jab that stopped Orion in his tracks. Orion has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight. King misses with a head kick.
Orion fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Orion is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Orion takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. King blocks a head kick by Orion.
Toth Orion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. King looks to land a left hand but Orion moved out of range nicely. King keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. African King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. A swing and a miss from King. Orion moves out of range as King throws a body kick.
Nice uppercut there from King. Orion lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
King misses with a hook. Orion looks like he wants to counter punch here. Orion throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily. Orion throws a lazy head kick and King counters with a flying knee. Nice. King slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Orion buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Orion on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Orion shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches King napping and manages to drive through into side control! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Orion decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Orion blocks a jab. Nice defenses there by King. Orion tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. King bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Orion throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot. Orion misses with the combination.
Orion throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease. King scores with a punch to the head. Orion looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely. A head kick misses from Orion. King is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Orion scores with a nice head shot. Nice shot by King. King throws a poor cross that misses
letting Orion counter with a right hand. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Orion misses with a right hand and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Orion slips a jab from King. Orion swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Orion throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it. King scores with a jab to the head.
Orion moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. King throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. King lands a head kick!
King throws a head kick but Orion moves out of range.
King moves out of range of the strikes. King misses with a head kick.
Orion let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. King throws a leg kick but Orion sees it coming and moves out of range. King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Orion. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Orion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. King swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Donk. King catches Orion right on the button with a cross. Orion throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily. King was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Orion misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
African King dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! A head kick misses from King. It looks like King has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him. Orion tries a head kick but it misses.
Orion misses with a head kick.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Orion. Orion 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. Orion moves out of range as King throws a body kick.
Orion throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily. Orion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Orion. Orion throws an ugly left hook that misses
and King counters with a straight right hand. King scores with a head kick.
King avoids the head kick by Orion.
King looks to throw the jab but Orion is out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. King is looking to slow Orion down with leg kicks. African King is winning the standup battle so far. Orion uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King. Orion moves out of range as King throws a body kick.
King avoids the head kick by Orion.
As Orion backs away, King returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. King throws a sloppy head kick and Orion moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. King with a nice cross. King throws a head kick that misses. King shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Orion dips to his left and cracks King with an uppercut!
It looks like African King has been cut. Orion moves out of range of the body kick from King.
Orion takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
King cracks Orion with a right hand to the side of the head. King missing with a left hand there. Orion was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. King misses with an attempted mid kick.
King plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Orion lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. King throws a hook to the side of Orion's head but Orion sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. King thows a body kick. Orion tries to catch it but that hurt him. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Orion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King. Orion throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Orion lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round. King misses with a left hand and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
King is rocked! King throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Orion shoots in looking for a takedown but King manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Orion's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Orion lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as King crumples to the floor! Orion milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Toth Orion!
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energy
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hype
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