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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grant Hyde (ranked 479 p4p, 939 weight class) and Arthur King (ranked 59 p4p, 122 weight class). Hyde comes to the cage accompanied by Darkside-Neoni. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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11 - 5 - 0 |
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Hyde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur King!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyde throws a right hand that misses
and King counters with a shoot takedown. Hyde 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.
Hyde keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
King throwing strikes but missing.
King stops Hyde from standing up.
King's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hyde's guard.
King thows a huge punch but Hyde dodges it nicely.
King prevents Hyde from standing back up.
King tries to pass to full mount but Hyde defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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 moves nicely into side control.
Hyde parries the strikes from King easily there. King is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hyde to escape.
Hyde prevents King from improving position.
King looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hyde is avoiding damage well.
Hyde tries to escape but King is in control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hyde parries the strikes from King easily there. King is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hyde to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King tries for a kimura but Hyde is defending well.
King tries to move to mount but Hyde blocks the move with his legs.
King wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hyde keeps working.
King tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
King is looking to take a break and control but Hyde is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
King lands a nice forearm strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hyde stops King from passing to mount.
Hyde on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
King wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hyde keeps working.
Hyde dodges the ground and pound from King.
Hyde parries the strikes from King easily there. King is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hyde to escape.
King tries for a kimura but Hyde is defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
An elbow from King crashes against the mat.
Hyde defending against the ground and pound.
King misses with the ground and pound.
King throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hyde wants to get back to his feet but King is dominant here and he's now got Hyde's back!
King is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Hyde staying busy and making it hard for King to control.
King looking to break Hyde's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Hyde remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise King will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - King's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Hyde covering up well under a series of strikes from King.
King scores with strikes from the back.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
King has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Hyde.
Hyde covering up well and avoiding damage.
King is working the ground and pound. Can Hyde escape?
King lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
King punches the canvas rather than the man.
King throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Hyde is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if King gets his way!
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 misses with a punch to the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
King struggling to keep hold of the position.
King missing with strikes.
Hyde covering up well under a series of strikes from King.
Hyde is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if King gets his way!
King has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
King punches the canvas rather than the man.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
King is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Hyde is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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