|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Rourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and GK King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rourke's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rolling Stones - Paint it black. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 182 cm
20
196 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
|
180 cm
21
197 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong |
|
Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
|
| |
|
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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikko Rourke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, GK King!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Rourke.
Rourke scores with a jab to the head.
Rourke throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. King was covering up waiting for the punch and Rourke finishes the takedown easily into guard.
King looking to control.
King is adopting a defensive guard.
Rourke trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rourke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rourke with a flurry of punches that miss.
King seems keen to control Rourke's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rourke lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rourke is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
King keeping moving, preventing Rourke from controlling successfully.
Rourke throws a big right hand that misses.
King managing to control the position.
Rourke postures up.
Rourke has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rourke postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rourke controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rourke postures up in King's guard and throws a big left but King blocks it.
Rourke cracks King with a solid left hand.
Rourke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
King wants to sweep but no luck.
Rourke postures up.
Rourke won't allow King to sweep him here.
Rourke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rourke wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
King tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rourke is looking to work some ground and pound but King has wrist control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rourke has King up against the cage in a clinch.
King jumps guard.
Rourke with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rourke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. King is keeping the position for now.
Rourke works over King with some ground and pound from guard.
Rourke is looking to work some ground and pound but King has wrist control.
Rourke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rourke throwing strikes but missing.
Rourke stands up over King, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
King trying to keep a closed guard but Rourke is proving a slippery customer.
Rourke is looking to work some ground and pound but King has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rourke lands a couple of elbows.
Rourke trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rourke missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rourke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rourke has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of King is proving hard to escape from.
King lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rourke!
Rourke wants to control but King is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikko Rourke dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rourke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rourke tries to clinch there but King circles away.
Rourke tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
King tries to clinch up.
Rourke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
Rourke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rourke tries to clinch up.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rourke.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rourke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King lands the left hand.
King tries to clinch up.
King misses the shot to the body.
King avoids the head kick by Rourke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King circles away from the clinch attempt.
King closes the distance and pushes Rourke back into the cage.
Rourke keeps the fight in the clinch, despite King's efforts to push away.
Rourke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
King takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rourke misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a jab when Rourke was well out of range.
Rourke misses with a wild combination.
Rourke clinches up against the cage.
King tries to circle away but Rourke has him pinned against the cage.
Rourke landing knees to the body.
King is breathing heavily.
Rourke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Rourke.
Rourke gets a clinch.
Rourke with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Rourke.
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!
Rourke tightens his grip and picks King up, before dumping him to the ground. King manages to land in guard.
Rourke content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rourke slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rourke is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rourke trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rourke with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rourke keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of King's head.
Rourke throws a big right hand that misses.
Rourke wants to stand and escape but instead King has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
King drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rourke dives on top into guard.
Rourke is looking to work some ground and pound but King has wrist control.
Rourke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rourke lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rourke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rourke is looking to stand up but King won't let him.
Rourke throws a big right hand that misses.
Rourke throws a strike but King rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
King won't allow Rourke to get back to his feet.
King has gone for a leg lock! Rourke slips out almost immediately though and dives into King's guard.
King trying to control the position.
Rourke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
King escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rourke gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rourke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
King keeping moving, preventing Rourke from controlling successfully.
King utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rourke throwing strikes but missing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rourke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikko Rourke dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rourke defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
King looks to throw the jab but Rourke is out of range.
Rourke is looking to clinch.
Rourke shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rourke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rourke seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
King is positioning himself well to prevent Rourke advancing to mount.
Rourke tries to pass the half guard into mount. King knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rourke with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rourke wants to control but King is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is looking to control Rourke's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can King avoid being mounted?
Rourke lands strikes from half guard.
King is trying to get back to full guard.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rourke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rourke thows a huge punch but King dodges it nicely.
Rourke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
King is not content to let Rourke control the position.
Rourke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
King has hold of Rourke's hands but Rourke slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rourke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Rourke.
Nice takedown defense from King. No joy for Rourke on that attempt.
King misses with a straight left.
King connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rourke looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rourke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rourke moves into range and clinches up with King.
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King slips under a jab.
King is looking to clinch.
Rourke tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but King swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikko Rourke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King scores with a nice head shot.
Mikko Rourke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rourke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
King lands with a nice body punch.
King scores with a hook to the body. Rourke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rourke moves away from the strike by King.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King lands a jab to the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
King moves out of range of the body kick from Rourke.
Rourke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rourke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rourke misses with a straight left.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rourke. King shrugs it off though.
Rourke fails in his attempt to clinch.
King lands with a nice body punch.
Rourke wants to clinch up but King keeps it at a distance.
Rourke tries to clinch up
and King counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
King throws a nice looking combination but Rourke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rourke tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rourke thows a body kick. King tries to catch it but that hurt him.
King tries to close the distance and clinch but Rourke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King tries to clinch there but Rourke circles away.
Rourke lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rourke.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Rourke tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rourke tries to clinch there but King circles away.
Rourke is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
King looks to land a left hand but Rourke moved out of range nicely.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Rourke.
Rourke tries to clinch but King is having none of it.
Rourke cracks King with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rourke shoots in and bounces King off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
King keeping moving, preventing Rourke from controlling successfully.
Mikko Rourke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
King can't keep his opponent in guard - Rourke advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rourke wants to take a breather but King is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikko Rourke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rourke has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikko Rourke!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
52% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
