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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert MacArthur Jnr (ranked 182 p4p, 209 weight class) and Harley King (ranked 30 p4p, 34 weight class). MacArthur Jnr comes to the cage accompanied by barbarian pipe band. Robert MacArthur Jnr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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29 - 14 - 1 |
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194 cm
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19 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert MacArthur Jnr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harley King!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by MacArthur Jnr. Beautiful body shot.
Harley King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King misses with an uppercut. MacArthur Jnr saw that one coming.
It appears MacArthur Jnr was looking to counter with a kick there.
King lunges at MacArthur Jnr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by MacArthur Jnr's hand.
It looks like Robert MacArthur Jnr has been cut.
King lands a nice shot that snaps MacArthur Jnr's head back.
MacArthur Jnr takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
King gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MacArthur Jnr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King cracks MacArthur Jnr with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. King has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning MacArthur Jnr to stand back up!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
and MacArthur Jnr finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
King throws a hook to the side of MacArthur Jnr's head but MacArthur Jnr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
King rushes MacArthur Jnr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
MacArthur Jnr scores with a hook to the body.
MacArthur Jnr controlling the action here for a moment.
A shot in the inside from King.
MacArthur Jnr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
MacArthur Jnr scores with a shoulder strike.
MacArthur Jnr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacArthur Jnr lands a body punch in the clinch.
MacArthur Jnr tries a body shot but King blocks it.
MacArthur Jnr pushes King back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from MacArthur Jnr - that landed with a thud.
King looks winded!
MacArthur Jnr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
King misses with the head strike.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a punch to the body.
MacArthur Jnr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from King.
MacArthur Jnr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
MacArthur Jnr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt King or not.
A short right from MacArthur Jnr.
King tries a body shot but MacArthur Jnr blocks it.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MacArthur Jnr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
MacArthur Jnr lands a body punch in the clinch.
MacArthur Jnr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A body shot lands from MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt King or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacArthur Jnr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt King or not.
Nice body punch from MacArthur Jnr - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Jnr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. King is defending well for now.
I was talking to MacArthur Jnr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
MacArthur Jnr lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing MacArthur Jnr back against the cage.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a hook from the clinch.
MacArthur Jnr scores with a shoulder strike.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr pushes King back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
MacArthur Jnr stalling in the clinch.
MacArthur Jnr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
MacArthur Jnr cracks King with a nice body shot.
MacArthur Jnr lands with a short shot to the head.
King misses with the head strike.
MacArthur Jnr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
MacArthur Jnr lands a nice uppercut.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MacArthur Jnr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
MacArthur Jnr is leaning against King and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr lands a hook that snaps the head of King backwards.
MacArthur Jnr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt King or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr lands with a light punch inside.
MacArthur Jnr lands a nice shot to the body.
MacArthur Jnr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a body punch.
King has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. MacArthur Jnr seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if King can turn it around.
MacArthur Jnr tries a body shot but King blocks it.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
King is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr presses King against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
MacArthur Jnr lands a body punch.
MacArthur Jnr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
King tries a body shot but MacArthur Jnr blocks it.
MacArthur Jnr lands with a left to the head.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can MacArthur Jnr finish him?
MacArthur Jnr manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacArthur Jnr cracks King with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Robert MacArthur Jnr!
After winning the bout, Robert MacArthur Jnr 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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