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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur King (ranked 843 p4p, 2379 weight class) and Gan Bayarmaa (ranked 100 p4p, 265 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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180 cm 24 190 12 - 7 - 1 |
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182 cm 22 195 8 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling Basic striking Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt World class MT Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur King! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gan Bayarmaa! The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! 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. 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.
That's one minute gone in the round. 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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. 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 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. 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round. 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. 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.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round. 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.
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!
Bayarmaa is rocked!
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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
28% |
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