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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashabin Mmaori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh King has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ashabin Mmaori!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King gets a takedown into half guard.
King thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mmaori's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mmaori wants to improve his position but King is controlling well.
King slows the pace down in half guard.
King missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mmaori wants to improve his position but King is controlling well.
King thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
King seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
King landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King working over Mmaori with some ground and pound. Mmaori looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
King is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
King tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mmaori knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Still in half guard, King seems content to control.
King really is a fat lump.
King landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mmaori avoiding damage under a succession of punches from King.
King stalling.
King seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 Mmaori's temple.
King thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
King content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mmaori has hold of King's hands but King slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
King not landing any meaningful shots this time.
King thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mmaori's head.
King is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
King lands strikes from half guard.
Mmaori tries to get to full guard but King has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King lands strikes from half guard.
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 scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mmaori is trying to defend against the ground and pound but King scores with a couple of nice shots.
King lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. King lands a nice short elbow.
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 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 wants to take a breather but Mmaori is having none of it.
Mmaori really doesn't want to stay on the ground with King. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
King uses his free foot to push down on Mmaori's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mmaori.
Mmaori tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
King controlling from the full mount.
King landing strikes from the mount and Mmaori is in trouble!
King with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mmaori is trying desperately to improve position.
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 tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh King dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! King crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mmaori - the referee stops the clock and King gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mmaori. King manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mmaori lands with a kick to the temple. King shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Josh King has been cut.
Mmaori is looking to clinch.
King throws a one two combo.
Mmaori misses with a jab, cross combination.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mmaori.
Mmaori buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mmaori keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
King looks to land a combination but Mmaori avoids it well.
Mmaori has his takedown stuffed
and King counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
King thows a big elbow that misses.
King postures up in Mmaori's guard and throws a big left but Mmaori blocks it.
Mmaori controls King momentarily but King frees himself.
Mmaori looking to hit a scissor sweep but King is one step ahead there.
King postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
King won't allow Mmaori to get back to his feet.
King pushing down on Mmaori's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
King seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
King is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mmaori has hold of King's hands but King slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mmaori trying to control from the bottom.
King is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
King scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mmaori?
King is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mmaori can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
King putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
King lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mmaori hang on?
King working Mmaori over with strikes here.
King controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mmaori is bucking up trying to escape but King cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
King lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mmaori wants to control but King is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by King.
King is in the full mount, landing strikes.
King working Mmaori over with strikes here.
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 with shots to the head and body - Mmaori looks very uncomfortable down there.
King lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mmaori hang on?
King lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mmaori hang on?
King controlling the pace for now.
King is in the full mount, landing strikes.
King controlling the pace for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ashabin Mmaori will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Josh King's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
King scores a takedown into full mount!
King lands a big shot there that rocks Mmaori but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mmaori tries to lock up and control but King gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mmaori is in a horrible position here. King smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mmaori tries to buck King off but he can't manage it.
Mmaori can't escape the position.
King postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mmaori looks a forlorn figure.
King with good strikes from the mount here!
King looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mmaori takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
King connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Mmaori that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
King working the ground and pound effectively.
King lands a big elbow.
Josh King overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
King putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
King looking to control and managing it successfully.
The referee warns Mmaori that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mmaori takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
King controlling the position easily from mount.
King lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by King.
BOOM! King connects with a massive shot to the dome!
King controlling his opponent.
King scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mmaori?
Mmaori tries to reverse the position but King maintains control.
King with the ground and pound from mount.
King lands a nice shot to the head.
King lands with some strikes.
King is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mmaori can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King unloading with bombs!
King tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mmaori takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mmaori is in a horrible position here. King smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
King postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mmaori looks a forlorn figure.
Mmaori's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
King landing punches.
King landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mmaori takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
King controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King lands a big elbow.
King working Mmaori over with strikes here.
King in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
A nice elbow there by King.
King putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mmaori takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
King landing strikes from the mount.
King sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A nice elbow there by King.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh King showed his dominance in that final round.
I think King has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh King!
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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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